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Date(s)
- 1796-[19 cent., second ½] (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 envelope (11 numbered items)
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Name of creator
Biographical history
The Burchinshaw family was settled at Arllwyd in the parish of Llansannan, Denbighshire, by 1655. Other members of the family were settled at Plas Issa, 1668-1750, Chwibren, 1691-c. 1730, Ty Ucha, 1741, and Foel, 1785-1836, all in the parish of Llansannan, and in the parish of Eglwys-fach 1757-1781, all in Denbighshire.
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Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donation; May 1971.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers, 1796-[19 cent., second ½], concerning the Burchinshaw family of Llansannan, Denbighshire, comprising a copy of the will of Margaret Burchinshaw, Voel, Llansannan, dated 17 March 1796 (item 1); two copy letters and a memorandum, 1822, relating to the dispute between Robert Burchinshaw (1786-1855) and his father Thomas Burchinshaw (1755-1846) concerning the felling of timber (see also Burchinshaw family papers 29-33) (items 2-4); a copy of the will of Robert Evans, Nant-y-cwm, Llansannan, dated 22 July 1827 (item 5); two copy letters, 1847, relating to disputes between Robert Burchinshaw and his late father's executors (items 6-7); Robert Burchinshaw's account with Messrs Lloyd Roberts Williams & Jones, 1847-1848 (item 8); a copy of the 'Rental of the late Mr [Robert] Burchinshaw's Estate' for 1855-1857 (item 9); and the account of 'The Beneficiaries under the late Mr Robert Burchinshaw's Will' with John Davies, 1874 (item 10); together with genealogical notes, [19 cent, second ½], in an unidentified hand, concerning the Burchinshaw family (item 11).
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Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged chronologically at NLW.
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Language of material
- English
- Welsh
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Language and script notes
English, some Welsh.
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Title based on contents.