Subject: Bute X.6(12) — 1877 Bute trustee accounts/receipts and possible Great House Farm / Llandough transaction
From: Requester
Direction: sent
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2026 19:13 UTC
Institution: Glamorgan Archives
Refs: none
Archive id: gm-1a1273c7920043b3
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Dear Cardiff Central Library Local Studies / Manuscripts Team,

Glamorgan Archives has advised me (email reference 2026/4097b, received 30 September 2026) that your library holds a Bute collection containing reference Bute X.6(12), described as “abstracts of payments and receipts by the trustees of the Marquis of Bute’s properties, 1877 (copy)”. I am writing to establish access to that exact item and to ask whether related Bute Estate records in the same collection may assist a targeted historical search.

The property under investigation is Great House Farm / Tŷ Mawr, Llandough-juxta-Penarth, adjoining St Dochdwy’s Church (approx. ST 168 733), Cardiff. Please keep this distinct from the separate Llandough Farm opposite the hospital, Llandough juxta-Cowbridge, and Llandow. The historical question is whether surviving estate material in 1876–1878 records a transaction involving Daniel Thomas / D. Thomas and the Bute Estate or its trustees concerning this particular farm/defined parcel. That is a research question, not an assertion that X.6(12) necessarily concerns this property.

Please confirm:
1. whether Bute X.6(12) is still held by Cardiff Central Library, its full item title/date coverage and any catalogue or manuscript identifier;
2. whether the item can be inspected or copied, what the booking/form/fee conditions are, and whether a digital image of the relevant 1877 entry can be supplied;
3. whether staff can check the entry/index for Daniel Thomas, D. Thomas, Great House Farm/Tŷ Mawr, Llandough, Llandough Limeworks, quarrying/mineral rights or a dwelling adjoining St Dochdwy’s churchyard;
4. whether related Bute X.6 account/receipt volumes, estate ledgers, correspondence, rent/lease records, conveyances or attached maps/plans survive for 1876–1878 and can be searched; and
5. if no relevant entry is found, which volumes/indexes were checked and whether there is a reliable route to other Cardiff Library manuscript registers or a transfer/custody record.

For any possible match, please provide the exact reference, date, parties as written, property description, amounts/transaction terms if recorded, acreage/boundaries, and whether a map or plan accompanies the entry. Please do not infer that a generic “Llandough” entry refers to this farm without a supporting description.

Thank you for your help. Please direct me to the correct collection custodian if Bute X.6(12) has moved or is managed elsewhere.

Kind regards,
Requester