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Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales Cymorth chwilio | Finding Aid - The Chain Papers, (GB 0210 CHAIN) Cynhyrchir gan Access to Memory (AtoM) 2.3.0 Generated by Access to Memory (AtoM) 2.3.0 Argraffwyd: Mai 06, 2017 Printed: May 06, 2017 Wrth lunio'r disgrifiad hwn dilynwyd canllawiau ANW a seiliwyd ar ISAD(G) Ail Argraffiad; rheolau AACR2; ac LCSH This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) Second Edition; AACR2; and LCSH. https://archifau.llyfrgell.cymru/index.php/chain-papers archives.library .wales/index.php/chain-papers Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales Allt Penglais Aberystwyth Ceredigion United Kingdom SY23 3BU 01970 632 800 01970 615 709 [email protected] www.llgc.org.uk The Chain Papers, Tabl cynnwys | Table of contents Gwybodaeth grynodeb | Summary information .............................................................................................. 3 Hanes gweinyddol / Braslun bywgraffyddol | Administrative history | Biographical sketch ......................... 3 Natur a chynnwys | Scope and content .......................................................................................................... 4 Trefniant | Arrangement .................................................................................................................................. 5 Nodiadau | Notes ............................................................................................................................................. 5 Pwyntiau mynediad | Access points ............................................................................................................... 6 Llyfryddiaeth | Bibliography ........................................................................................................................... 6 Disgrifiad cyfres | Series descriptions ............................................................................................................ 6 D. vtls005519783 ISYSARCHB67, Gabb & Co., solicitors. 6 files,, 1820-1960. ..................................... 10 E. vtls005519790 ISYSARCHB67, Personal papers. 12 files,, 1835-1951. .............................................. 10 I. vtls005519826 ISYSARCHB67, Sport. 6 files,, 1862-1917. ................................................................. 14 J. vtls005519833 ISYSARCHB67, Ephemera. See also C 2/1-16, above. 6 files,, 1868-1952. ................ 14 K. vtls005519840 ISYSARCHB67, Printed books, pamphlets and off-prints. 30 files,, 1780-1972. ........ 15 - Tudalen | Page 2 - GB 0210 CHAIN The Chain Papers, Gwybodaeth grynodeb | Summary information Lleoliad | Repository: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales Teitl | Title: The Chain Papers, ID: GB 0210 CHAIN Virtua system control vtls004250353 number [alternative]: GEAC system control (WlAbNL)0000250353 number [alternative]: Dyddiad | Date: 1780-1972 / (dyddiad creu | date of creation) Disgrifiad ffisegol | 0.4 cubic metres (14 boxes) Physical description: Iaith | Language: English Dyddiadau creu, golygu a dileu | Dates of creation, revision and deletion: Nodyn | Note Title supplied from contents of fonds [generalNote]: Hanes gweinyddol / Braslun bywgraffyddol | Administrative history | Biographical sketch Nodyn | Note Both Baker and Gabb were old Catholic families from Abergavenny, Monmouthshire. The Baker family claimed descent from Sir Roger Vaughan of Bredwardine, Herefordshire, and had held large estates in Monmouthshire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire. The earliest deed relating to a member of the Baker family of Abergavenny is dated 1590. The family believed (probably wrongly) that David Lewis otherwise Charles Baker (1616-1679), a Jesuit priest and 'pretended bishop of Llandaff', was a member of the family. The Gabb family also owned property in the Abergavenny area. The earliest Gabb deed (of Grosmont, Monmouthshire) appears to be that dated 1660. The families were joined by the marriage of John Gabb (d. 1690) of Goytre, Grosmont, to Elizabeth, the daughter of Henry Baker of Bailey Baker, Abergavenny. Thomas Gabb founded a solicitor's practice in Abergavenny in 1760. The firm of Gabb & Co. still practices out of the same offices in Abergavenny. Thomas Gabb practised on his own until 1781, when he was joined by Baker Gabb the elder (d. 1821), and in 1808 by his son, Baker Gabb the younger (d. 1858). There was a member of the Gabb family in the firm from 1760 until 1921. Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales Tudalen | Page 3 GB 0210 CHAIN The Chain Papers, From the 1850s, most family members seem to have either used Baker as a last christian name, or used a hyphonated Baker-Gabb surname. Hanes gweinyddol / Braslun bywgraffyddol | Administrative history | Biographical sketch Nodyn | Note Both Baker and Gabb were old Catholic families from Abergavenny . The Baker family claimed descent from Sir Roger Vaughan of Bredwardine, Herefordshire, and had held large estates in Monmouthshire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire. The earliest deed relating to a member of the Baker family of Abergavenny is dated 1590. The family believed (probably wrongly) that David Lewis otherwise Charles Baker (1616-1679), a Jesuit priest and 'pretended bishop of Llandaff', was a member of the family. The Gabb family also owned property in the Abergavenny area. The earliest Gabb deed (of Grosmont, Monmouthshire) appears to be that dated 1660. The families were joined by the marriage of John Gabb (d. 1690) of Goytre, Grosmont, to Elizabeth, the daughter of Henry Baker of Bailey Baker, Abergavenny. Thomas Gabb founded a solicitor's practice in Abergavenny in 1760. The firm of Gabb & Co. still practices out of the same offices in Abergavenny. Thomas Gabb practiced on his own until 1781, when he was joined by Baker Gabb the elder (d. 1821), and in 1808 by his son, Baker Gabb the younger (d. 1858). There was a member of the Gabb family in the firm from 1760 until 1921. From the 1850s, most family members seem to have either used Baker as a last christian name, or used a hyphenated Baker-Gabb surname. Natur a chynnwys | Scope and content Family and estate records of Baker-Gabb of The Chain, Abergavenny, and papers relating to Gabb & Co., solicitors of Abergavenny, including estate rentals, 1876-1918, including the Grovefield and Latham estates, [both in the parish of Abergavenny?], and the Ffawyddog estate in the parish of Cwm- iou, Monmouthshire; papers, 1908-1918, relating to the Grwyne Fawr reservoir in the parish of Llaneleu, Breconshire; family and household papers include registers of meteorological readings (thermometer, barometer and rain gauge) at The Chain, 1881-1947, which also contain numerous diary entries; newspaper cuttings and other ephemera of local and family interest; cellar books, 1884-1932; diaries of tours, including to the Austrian Tyrol, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Scotland, Sicily, Switzerland, 1893-1908; papers relating to the Monmouthshire Polo Club, 1872-1888, to Patrishow church, Breconshire, 1856-1963, and to St Mary's Church and Priory, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, 1925-1949, and papers, 1902-1960, relating to the history of the firm of Gabb & Co., solicitors. Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales Tudalen | Page 4 GB 0210 CHAIN The Chain Papers, Nodiadau | Notes Nodiadau teitl | Title notes Ffynhonnell | Immediate source of acquisition Deposited by Iain Paterson in 1984 Trefniant | Arrangement Arranged into: estate records; Gabb & Co.; personal papers; papers relating to churches; sport; ephemera, and printed material. Cyfyngiadau ar fynediad | Restrictions on access Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form. Amodau rheoli defnydd | Conditions governing use Usual copyright laws apply Rhestrau cymorth | Finding aids Hard copies of the catalogue are available at NLW and HMC. An online catalogue can be accessed. Disgrifiadau deunydd | Related material Artefacts and visual material such as drawings, photographs, postcards, prints, printers' plates, and watercolours are National Library of Wales, Special Collections, PG 4189-4209. Further papers are National Library of Wales, Baker-Gabb Estate Records and Baker-Gabb 1969 deposit which remains uncatalogued, and Gwent Record Office, D1583 which cover 1873-1918. Transcripts of the diaries of John Baker Gabb (1826-93) and David Baker Gabb (1836-64) are NLW ex 2094. Ychwanegiadau | Accruals Accruals are not expected Nodiadau eraill | Other notes • Statws cyhoeddiad | Publication status: Published Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales Tudalen | Page 5 GB 0210 CHAIN The Chain Papers, Pwyntiau mynediad | Access points • St. Mary's Priory Church (Abergavenny, Wales) • Partrishow Church (Wales) • Chain (Abergavenny, Wales) -- Archives • Grovefield Estate (Wales) • Latham Estate (Wales) • Gabb & Co. • Ffawyddog Estate (Wales) • Monmouthshire Polo Club (Wales) • Chain Estate (Wales) • Farm rents -- Wales -- Monmouthshire (ffurfiau dogfennol) | (documentary form) • Meteorology -- Wales -- Abergavenny (pwnc) | (subject) • Law firms -- Wales -- Abergavenny. (pwnc) | (subject) • Administration of estates -- Wales -- Monmouthshire (pwnc) | (subject) • Reservoirs -- Wales -- Llaneleu (pwnc) | (subject) • Switzerland -- Description and travel (pwnc) | (subject) • Ireland -- Description and travel (pwnc) | (subject) • Italy -- Description and travel (pwnc) | (subject) • Tyrol (Austria) -- Description and travel. (pwnc)