Subject: Bute X.6(12) — 1877 Bute trustee accounts/receipts and possible Great House Farm / Llandough transaction
From: Sion Buckler
Direction: sent
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2026 19:13 UTC
Institution: Glamorgan Archives
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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,
Sion Buckler (Ret'd Sergeant)
Royal Signals Cyber/Electronic Warfare Professional and Life Member