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Penmaenuchaf & Arthog Estates Ownership Notes - Historical Sources

Information Derived From Various Conveyances, Deeds , Abstracts of Title and Indentures etc.
Date Doc./Source Subject Parties
12 Nov 1864 Indenture/Conveyance (London Seal) Arthog Hill Estate Mary Fowden (Arthog), John Worthington (Cheadle, Moseley, Chester), & Matthew Fowden
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Thomas Taylor, Cotton Spinner (Bolton-le-Moors, Lancaster)
1902 Abstract of title re. Gallestra, Pant-y-piod, Ty’n llidiart, Glastir & Mynydd, Gellilwyd Fach (nr. Kings) (c.1829) the property of Mr. John Griffiths (Jones), farmer, eldest son and heir of late Griffith Jones of Deildre [Daildref?]
19 Jan 1872 Conveyance farms: Frotty Fach, Pant-y-Llan and Ffrydd Boydell in parish of Celynin. (Cregennen) William Griffiths solicitor, (Dolgelley [Dolgellau])
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Thomas Taylor, (Southfield House, Bolton, Lancaster)
7 Oct 1873 Conveyance Garthyfog Farm, Cregennan & Castell Cottages & Efalfach Cottage Lewis Evans, farmer, (Garthyfog, w. Arthog)
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Thomas Taylor, (The Cliffe Dolgelley)
29 Jan 1878 Conveyance Nant-y-gwyrddail[?] & Frîdd-y-Mynydd David Davis, (Blaengwa [?], Aberdare, Glam.) & Lewis Davis (Aberin, Merioneth)
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William Taylor, (Westbourne, Bolton-le-Moors)
28 Jul 1888 Conveyance Arthog Estate George Culley, lessor, Commissioner of Woods, Land Revenues of the Crown (Wales), (Whitehall Place).
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William Taylor, lessee, (40 Bennet Park, Blackheath, Kent)
30 Oct 1901 Conveyance Arthog Estate William Taylor, (Southport, Lancaster)
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John Leigh Taylor, (Penmaenucha, Dolgelley)
20 Jun 1902 Conveyance Ty’n llidiart, Gallestra, Pant-y-piod, Mynydd Gelli, Gwyd Fach, Glastir & part of Cregennan Lake Mr John Griffith, farmer, (Gallestra)
– and –
John Leigh Taylor, (Penmaenucha, Dolgelley)
7 Aug 1909 Statutory Declaration (Irrevocable Gift) Stock, shares & securities including a shareholding in the Penmaenpool Bridge Company Limited and Cambrian Railway. Beatrice Mary Scott [née Taylor daughter of John Leigh Taylor], (Penmaenucha, near Dolgelley in the County of Merioneth)
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Lieutenant-Colonel George Frederick Scott – retired (Penmaenucha, near Dolgelley in the County of Merioneth)
28 Feb 1918 Assent To the devise and bequest of freehold hereditaments – Penmaenucha and Arthog Hall Estates in the County of Merioneth to Mrs Wynne-Jones. (1) Sir Samuel Haslam Scott
(Linthwaite nr. Bowness on Windermere)
Baronet Francis Clayton Scott Esquire
(Mahon [?] Ground Windermere)
Edward Gwynne Eardley Wilmot
(Come [?] House Gerrards Cross Bucks)
[Executors to the late George Frederick Scott, d.Oct 1916]
Footnotes:
(1) Sybil Mary Gella Wynne-Jones, daughter of George Frederick Scott inherited the Penmaenucha and Arthog Estate. She married Major Charles Llewelyn Wynne-Jone. They had three children: two sons, who were both killed in the Second World War, and a daughter Esperance. Esperance Wynne-Jones was the last in the family line to own Penmaenucha before it was bought by Rite & Gavin Miller from Cardiff in 1978.

Researchers will find various spelling variations as follows:-
Penmaenucha / Penmaenuchaf / Penmaen Ucha / Penmaen-Cliffe / The Cliffe
Penmaenpool / Llyn Penmaen
Cregennen / Creigennan
Dolgellau / Dolgelley

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