MANORIAL HERITAGE REGISTRY CONVEYANCE & DESCENT HISTORY ============================================================================ ABERYSTWYTH MANOR AND BOROUGH Public record: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_manor=aberystwyth-manor-and-borough Exported: 15 October 2026, 11:20 GMT+0000 Recorded historical holders: 5 Location: Cardiganshire SUCCESSION REGISTER | EARLIEST RECORDED TO PRESENT ============================================================================ Relationships below reproduce saved published paths; unrecorded routes are not inferred. 1. English Crown, represented by the king and the royal lordship of Lampadervaur or Llanbadarn Fawr, King of England, Lord of Ireland, lord of Wales by conquest and royal administration | 1277 - 1633 Transfer: Royal establishment and retention of the castle, honor, king's lands, borough and associated manor; the end date marks the reported purchase by the Lewis family, not a fully verified Crown conveyance date. Holding arrangement: The Crown's royal lordship and associated borough and manorial rights; no separate fractional share is evidenced. / Royal lordship of Lampadervaur or Llanbadarn Fawr Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edward-i-king-of-england-14573 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 2. Sir John Lewis of Abernant-bychan and James Lewis of Cwm Awen, jointly, Sir John Lewis: Cardiganshire gentleman and High Sheriff of Cardiganshire in 1609 and 1633. James Lewis: Cardiganshire gentleman and Member of Parliament for Cardiganshire at various times between 1624 and 1656. | 1633 - after 1660 Transfer: Purchase from the Crown or from the Crown's estate; the reported transaction included the boroughs and manors of Cardigan and Aberystwyth, assize rents of burgesses, tolls and other perquisites. Holding arrangement: Joint / Joint purchase; the respective shares are not stated. / Lewis family purchasers Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-john-lewis-of-abernant-bychan-james-lewis-of-cwm-awen-14574 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 3. Powell family of Nanteos, Lords of the manor of Aberystwyth, associated with the Nanteos estate and lordship of Llanbadarn Fawr | after 1660 - at least 1929 Transfer: The precise conveyance from the Lewis ownership has not been located. A historical account states that the Aberystwyth and Cardigan borough and manor interests passed to the Nanteos estate after 1660. National Library of Wales records directly identify the Powell family of Nanteos as lords of the manor of Aberystwyth in records spanning 1706-1929. Holding arrangement: Family estate interest; no separate share is stated. / Nanteos estate Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=powell-family-of-nanteos-14575 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 4. William Edward Powell of Nanteos, Welsh landowner, Member of Parliament for Cardiganshire, 1816-1854, Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire | by the 1820s - 1854 Transfer: Continuation of the Nanteos family holding; the exact instrument by which the manor descended to William Edward Powell is not established in the sources consulted. Holding arrangement: Individual life or estate interest is not precisely specified in the available archival description. / Nanteos estate under William Edward Powell Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-edward-powell-14576 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 5. William Beauclerc Powell of Nanteos, identified as lord of the manor in the late nineteenth-century local directory evidence | by 1895 - after 1895 Transfer: Later continuation of the Nanteos/Powell lordship; the precise conveyance or succession from William Edward Powell's estate is not established in the sources consulted. Holding arrangement: Not stated. / Nanteos estate in the late nineteenth century Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-beauclerc-powell-14577 Relationship to present holder: Not recorded DETAILED CONVEYANCE HISTORIES AND LINKED PEDIGREES ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 1 | 1277 - 1633 English Crown, represented by the king and the royal lordship of Lampadervaur or Llanbadarn Fawr, King of England, Lord of Ireland, lord of Wales by conquest and royal administration Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edward-i-king-of-england-14573 Transfer: Royal establishment and retention of the castle, honor, king's lands, borough and associated manor; the end date marks the reported purchase by the Lewis family, not a fully verified Crown conveyance date. Previous holder: Native Welsh rulers and local lordship before the Edwardian conquest; the precise predecessor estate is not treated as a continuously documented legal manor in this record. Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: The Crown's royal lordship and associated borough and manorial rights; no separate fractional share is evidenced. Shared holding: Royal lordship of Lampadervaur or Llanbadarn Fawr Narrative / explanation: The Edwardian settlement was created as a royal castle and free borough. The royal character is supported by the 1277 borough charter and by the 1278 appointment of Roger de Molis to keep the castle and honor of Lampadervaur together with the king's lands in the county of Cardigan. The appointment of a keeper is evidence of royal administration, not a private conveyance to Roger de Molis. Source citation: Edward I's charter of 28 December 1277, Calendar of Charter Rolls, 1257-1300, vol. II, p. 206; Arnold Taylor, The Welsh Castles of Edward I, pp. 5, 14, citing Littere Wallie, the Liberate Roll, E 372/122 and SC 6/1218/10; Victoria County History, Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs to 1516, entry for Aberystwyth. Source URL: https://api.pageplace.de/preview/DT0400.9780826422033_A23738788/preview-9780826422033_A23738788.pdf Other parties: The English Crown Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=edward-i-king-of-england-14573 Person dates: 1239-1307; reigned 1272-1307 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 2 | 1633 - after 1660 Sir John Lewis of Abernant-bychan and James Lewis of Cwm Awen, jointly, Sir John Lewis: Cardiganshire gentleman and High Sheriff of Cardiganshire in 1609 and 1633. James Lewis: Cardiganshire gentleman and Member of Parliament for Cardiganshire at various times between 1624 and 1656. Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-john-lewis-of-abernant-bychan-james-lewis-of-cwm-awen-14574 Transfer: Purchase from the Crown or from the Crown's estate; the reported transaction included the boroughs and manors of Cardigan and Aberystwyth, assize rents of burgesses, tolls and other perquisites. Previous holder: English Crown Holding arrangement: joint Share / interest: Joint purchase; the respective shares are not stated. Shared holding: Lewis family purchasers Narrative / explanation: A secondary account states that in 1633 Sir John Lewis, together with his son James, bought the boroughs and manors of Cardigan and Aberystwyth. The source does not supply the deed, consideration, precise date, or full legal description, so the transaction is recorded as a medium-strength conveyance. The later disposition is not securely documented: the same account says that the interests passed to the Nanteos estate after 1660, but no exact conveyance has been identified. No inference is made from family succession or from the Lewis family's other Cardiganshire properties. Source citation: Lewis family historical journal, discussion of Sir John Lewis and James Lewis's 1633 purchase of the boroughs and manors of Cardigan and Aberystwyth, with an explicit statement that the interests passed to the Nanteos estate after 1660. Source URL: https://lewis-genealogy.org/genealogy/Lewis/Lewis-Journals.htm Other parties: Sir John Lewis of Abernant-bychan, James Lewis of Cwm Awen Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=sir-john-lewis-of-abernant-bychan-james-lewis-of-cwm-awen-14574 Person dates: Sir John Lewis, c.1580/81-1655/56; James Lewis, born 1601; death date not securely established here Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 3 | after 1660 - at least 1929 Powell family of Nanteos, Lords of the manor of Aberystwyth, associated with the Nanteos estate and lordship of Llanbadarn Fawr Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=powell-family-of-nanteos-14575 Transfer: The precise conveyance from the Lewis ownership has not been located. A historical account states that the Aberystwyth and Cardigan borough and manor interests passed to the Nanteos estate after 1660. National Library of Wales records directly identify the Powell family of Nanteos as lords of the manor of Aberystwyth in records spanning 1706-1929. Previous holder: Sir John Lewis of Abernant-bychan and James Lewis of Cwm Awen Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Family estate interest; no separate share is stated. Shared holding: Nanteos estate Narrative / explanation: This entry records the later Nanteos lordship without inventing the missing conveyance. The National Library of Wales describes papers and letters from 1706-1929 demonstrating the interest of the Powell family of Nanteos as lords of the manor of Aberystwyth. The same archival body preserves Nanteos estate material relating to the lordship of Llanbadarn Fawr and a file concerning William Edward Powell's title to the Manor of Aberystwyth. The surviving evidence supports continuity of the Nanteos/Powell lordship but does not justify assigning an exact start date immediately after 1660 or reconstructing every succession within the family. Source citation: National Library of Wales Archives and Manuscripts, 'Papers, letters, etc. relating to Aberystwyth Borough and Corporation', 1706-1929; National Library of Wales Nanteos estate records, including material concerning W. E. Powell's title to the Manor of Aberystwyth and the lordship of Llanbadarn Fawr. Source URL: https://archives.library.wales/index.php/papers-letters-etc-relating-to-aberystwyth-borough-and-corporation Other parties: Powell family of Nanteos Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=powell-family-of-nanteos-14575 Person dates: Documented as the relevant lordly family from the early eighteenth century; the precise acquisition date after 1660 is unresolved Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 4 | by the 1820s - 1854 William Edward Powell of Nanteos, Welsh landowner, Member of Parliament for Cardiganshire, 1816-1854, Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-edward-powell-14576 Transfer: Continuation of the Nanteos family holding; the exact instrument by which the manor descended to William Edward Powell is not established in the sources consulted. Previous holder: Powell family of Nanteos Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Individual life or estate interest is not precisely specified in the available archival description. Shared holding: Nanteos estate under William Edward Powell Narrative / explanation: A National Library of Wales catalogue entry explicitly refers to 'WEP's title to Manor of Aberystwyth' in connection with Quarter Sessions and Nanteos estate records. This is direct evidence that William Edward Powell held or claimed title to the manor by the 1820s. His end date is based on the documented death of William Edward Powell in 1854; the source consulted does not state the precise legal transfer of the manor at his death. Source citation: National Library of Wales Archives and Manuscripts, Nanteos estate records, catalogue entry for correspondence concerning 'Quarter Sessions, and WEP's title to Manor of Aberystwyth'; National Library of Wales, Powell family of Nanteos authority record. Source URL: https://archifau.llyfrgell.cymru/index.php/informationobject/browse?collection=1846471&page=140&sort=endDate&sortDir=asc&topLod=0 Other parties: William Edward Powell Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=powell-family-of-nanteos-14575 Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-edward-powell-14576 Person dates: 1788-1854 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 5 | by 1895 - after 1895 William Beauclerc Powell of Nanteos, identified as lord of the manor in the late nineteenth-century local directory evidence Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-beauclerc-powell-14577 Transfer: Later continuation of the Nanteos/Powell lordship; the precise conveyance or succession from William Edward Powell's estate is not established in the sources consulted. Previous holder: Powell family of Nanteos, including William Edward Powell's documented title Holding arrangement: sole Share / interest: Not stated. Shared holding: Nanteos estate in the late nineteenth century Narrative / explanation: A late nineteenth-century account identifies William Beauclerc Powell of Nanteos as lord of the manor in the Aberystwyth and Llanbadarn Fawr area. This is used as evidence for the continuing Powell lordship, but no exact date of acquisition or formal conveyance is inferred. The National Library of Wales archival description also confirms the Powell family's continuing connection with the manor through records extending to 1929. Source citation: Peter Glyn Williams, historical discussion citing Kelly's Directory of South Wales, 1895, for Llanbadarn Fawr and identifying W. B. Powell of Nanteos as lord of the manor; National Library of Wales archival description of Aberystwyth Borough and Corporation papers, 1706-1929. Source URL: https://pure.aber.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/28174703/Williams_Peter_Glyn.pdf Other parties: William Beauclerc Powell Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=william-beauclerc-powell-14577 Person dates: Nineteenth-century Cardiganshire landowner; exact dates not established in the source used Relationship paths: No published path recorded. END OF EXPORTED APPROVED CONVEYANCE HISTORY