Quitclaim, from William Watkins of the town of Swansea, merchant to his younger son Robert Watkins, of half a burgage with the garden adjoining, formerly in his own possession, situated in Fishers Street [Fisher Street], in the town of Swansea, bounded on the east by land formerly of William Herbert, knight; on the west by Fisher Street; on the north by land belonging to David Benett and on the south by land belonging to Richard Bidder

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St Helen's Estate recordsD/D SH

Manorial survey, 1649-1742DD SH/1/hub

Deeds of properties in the town and parish of Swansea, 1598-1861DD SH/2/hub

Bond in £40, Robert Rogers of the town of Swansea, gent., Richard Sadler of Swansea, merchant and Roger John David of Llansamlet, yeoman, to William Watkins, merchant, to secure the quiet enjoyment of a half-burgage and garden adjoining, in the town of Swansea at a place called Fishers Streete [Fisher Street], between the lands of William Herbert, knight, to the east, Fisher Street to the west, the lands late of David Benett to the north and lands of Richard Bidder to the south as declared in a deed of the same dateD/D SH 2/1

Lease from Morgan Cracocke of Cheriton, esq., to Retherch Thomas of Swansea Town, tiler, of a house and two gardens adjoining, lying in the west end of the town of Swansea [not further described], for 99 years, for 26s 8d annual rent and a couple of capons every Christmas holiday, and 5s by way of heriot at the decease of the tenant.D/D SH 2/2

Quitclaim, from William Watkins of the town of Swansea, merchant to his younger son Robert Watkins, of half a burgage with the garden adjoining, formerly in his own possession, situated in Fishers Street [Fisher Street], in the town of Swansea, bounded on the east by land formerly of William Herbert, knight; on the west by Fisher Street; on the north by land belonging to David Benett and on the south by land belonging to Richard BidderD/D SH 2/3

Bond in £200, Morgan Cradocke of Cheriton, esq. and Phillippe Cracocke his son, gent., to Jenkin Cradocke of Llancadell, Glamorgan [Llancadle], gent., to secure the performance of covenants in an indenture of the same dateD/D SH 2/4

Final Concord, between William Thomas and Phillipp David, deforciants, and Phillipp Cradocke, gent. and Susan his wife, deforciants, in relation to property described as two messuages and two cottages with the appurtenances in Swansea, for a consideration of £41.D/D SH 2/5

Deed to lead the uses of a Fine, between (i) Walter Hughes the younger of Swansea town, gent. and Elizabeth his wife, (ii) Griffith Phillips of Swansea, alderman and Richard Phillipps of the same place, mercer, (iii) William Phillipps of Swansea, gent. and Silvanus Bevan of Swansea, merchant, and (iv) Isaac Seacomb of Swansea, mariner, relating to a house and courtyard on the Key [Quay] in Swansea, and the back room and kitchen in the courtyard, use of a passage from there to the Quay, and use of the well and pump in the passage, and also the middle kitchen with loft above, a buttery and kiln house and kiln malt loft and a chamber between the loft over the kitchen and the malthouse, with a share of the garden, backside and well, all of which is part of the mansion house where John Rees, apothecary, lived.D/D SH 2/6

Deed of transfer, from Walter Hughes of Swansea, gent., to the Rev. Morgan Thomas of Oxwich, clerk, of a debt of £182 15s 10d owed by Simon Simons of Swansea, gent., in consequence of an action against him in Chancery brought by David Simons the elder and David Simons the younger, both of Swansea, in relation to the ownership of premises called Sketty Isaf in the parish of SwanseaD/D SH 2/7

Lease from the Burgesses of the Borough of Swansea to Walter Vaughan of Clase, Llangyfelach, gent., of 4 acres of land, part of the Burroughs, being plot no. 24 as laid out by William Jones, land surveyor, for 99 years, for 16s annual rentD/D SH 2/8

Lease from the Burgesses of the Borough of Swansea to Leyson Morgan of the parish of Swansea, gent., of 4 acres of land, part of the Burroughs, being plot no. 25 as laid out by William Jones, land surveyor, for 99 years, for 16s annual rentD/D SH 2/9

Lease from the Burgesses of the Borough of Swansea to Henry Squire the younger of Swansea Borough, shipwright, of 4 acres of land, part of the Burroughs, being plot no. 26 as laid out by William Jones, land surveyor, for 99 years, for 16s annual rentD/D SH 2/10

Assignment of lease from Leyson Morgan of Swansea, gent., to Richard Collier of Swansea, officer of excise, of 4 acres of land, part of the Burroughs, being plot no. 25 as laid out by William Jones, land surveyor, for 10s 6dD/D SH 2/11

Assignment of lease from Benjamin Davies of Swansea town, cordwainer to Thomas Maddocks of Swansea, shipwright and burgess of Swansea, of a piece of land (4 acres), part of the Burroughs, being plot no. 22 as laid out by William Jones, land surveyor, for £1 1s.D/D SH 2/12

Assignment of lease from Richard Collier of Swansea, officer of excise, to William Jones of Swansea, merchant, of 4 acres of land, part of the Burroughs, being plot no. 24 as laid out by William Jones, land surveyor, for £15 15sD/D SH 2/13

Assignment of lease from Richard Collier of Swansea, officer of excise, to William Jones of Swansea, merchant, of 4 acres of land, part of the Burroughs, being plot no. 25 as laid out by William Jones, land surveyor, for £15 15sD/D SH 2/14

Lease from William Phillips of Redruth, Cornwall, gent., to Miles Bassett of Swansea, clerk, of a new-built messuage or dwelling house situated in Wind Street, Swansea, having the house in the possession of John Price, saddler, on the east and another house of the said William Phillips in the occupation of Mr Rowland Taylor on the west; also the brewhouse, malthouse, stable and garden belonging to and adjoining it, and also the right to use all the goods and implements in the house, along with liberty to plant-train and nail up any trees he wishes against the walls adjoining the property, for the life of the said Miles Bassett, for £20 annual rent for the house and £4 annual rent for the malthouse. The goods and implements are specified in a schedule on the back of the document and are arranged by room, i.e. attic over the front parlour, dining room, bedroom over the parlour, front parlour, back parlour, cellar, entry, pantry, kitchen, and brewhouse, and include, for the most part, fireplaces, sash windows and door locks, which are described with measurements. [NB the Rev. Miles Bassett died in 1813 at the age of 82]D/D SH 2/15

Lease from Iltid Thomas of Swansea, gent., to Thomas Morgan of Swansea, saddler, of a shop late in the occupation of William Davies, mercer, and also a house adjoining it, late in the occupation of Alice Harries, widow, in Wind Street, Swansea, for the lives of the said Thomas Morgan, Margaret Morgan his wife, and William Davies son of Evan Davies of the Wheaten Sheaf in the town of Swansea, victualler, for £10 10s annual rent, and in consideration of the cost of the tenant taking down the old shop or building now standing on part of the premises and building a house there.D/D SH 2/16

Assignment of lease from Thomas Maddocks of Swansea Town, gent., to John Jones of the Franchise of Swansea, esq., for a consideration of £90, of lands on the Burrows subject to leases dated 1763, and being plots 21 and 22 on the map by William Jones, land surveyor.D/D SH 2/17

Lease from Joseph Anthony Simons of Swansea, mercer to John Jones of St Helen's, esq., of a field near St Helen's, part of a property leased to Thomas Richards by the Burgesses of Swansea on one lot, or two parcels of land (3 acres) as marked out by William Jones, land surveyor, and marked nos. 28 and 29 on the plan of the Burrows; for the residue of a term of 99 years from 29 Sep. 1764, for 3s annual rent.D/D SH 2/18

Copy draft lease, from (i) Thomas Harcourt Powell of Brecon, surviving executor of the will of Gabriel Powell of Swansea, esq., with (ii) The Rev. Thomas Powell of Swansea, one of the sons of Gabriel Powell, to (iii) George Rees of Swansea, gent., of a messuage, tenement and lands called The Hill, otherwise Baptist Well Farm, in the Franchise of the Town of Swansea, except for a certain piece of land called The Nursery and Plantation, for 21 years for £60 annual rent.D/D SH 2/19

Lease from Henry, Duke of Beaufort to Morgan John of Swansea Town, gent., of a house in Swansea, in High Street below the Gate, adjoining the house of James Garrett, both of which properties were formerly held by Rachel Cooper, deceased, for the lives of the lessee aged 76, Alice John his wife aged 76 and Margaret Morgan their daughter aged 50, for £11 11s annual rent and 5s by way of heriot at the decease of the tenant.D/D SH 2/20

Lease to vest possession, from (i) Adey Bellamy of High Wycombe, gent., Joseph Gurney Bevan of Stoke Newington, gent., Wilson Birkbeck of London, iron founder and Richard Phillips of London (devisees in trust of the will of James Phillips of London, bookseller and printer, deceased, who was the brother, heir and devisee of the will of Richard Phillips of Woodland, Glamorgan, deceased, who was the eldest son and heir of William Phillips late of Redruth, Cornwall), and Mary Phillips of Tottenham, widow of James Phillips, and William Phillips of London, bookseller and printer, son and heir of James Phillips, and also heir of William Philips, both deceased, to (ii) Elizabeth Hancorne of Swansea town, widow, of a house and garden in Wind Street, Swansea, and a stable adjoining the said garden to the west, on Fisher Street, Swansea, all of which were formerly in the occupation of Julia Yea or her under-tenants, then later of Robert Hancorne, deceased, and now of Elizabeth Hancorne, his widow.D/D SH 2/21

Settlement prior to the marriage of the Rev. Charles Hill, rector of Instow and Trenishoe, Devon, clerk, with (ii) Elizabeth Hancorne of Bishopston, widow of Robert Hancorne, to (iii) John Lock of Lynmouth, Devon, merchant, and William Grove of Swansea, gent. The properties are conveyed to (iii) in trust and include copyhold lands in the manors of Oystermouth and Bishopston, Manselfield in the parish of Nicholaston, and subject to the settlement on the marriage of Robert Hancorne, then of Berry, Glamorgan, gent. and Elizabeth Griffith, dated 12-13 Dec. 1790; also a freehold house and garden in Wind Street Swansea and a stable in Fisher Street, Swansea, formerly in the occupation of Elizabeth Hancorne but now of Thomas Cooper-Vanderhorst esq., and which is subject to a mortgage; also a house lately purchased in Bishopston; also two leasehold fields called Cae'r Stigill Wen or White Style, in the parish of Swansea, the freehold of which belongs to George Venables Vernon of Briton Ferry, and also sundry lands and properties in Devon, the property of the Rev. Charles Hill.D/D SH 2/22

Lease to vest possession, from (i) Adey Bellamy of High Wycombe, gent., Joseph Gurney Bevan of Stoke Newington, gent., Wilson Birkbeck of London, iron founder and Richard Phillips of London, conveyancer (devisees in trust of the will of James Phillips of London, bookseller and printer, deceased, who was the only brother and devisee of the will of Richard Phillips of Woodland, Glamorgan, deceased, who was the eldest son and heir of William Phillips late of Redruth, Cornwall), and Mary Phillips of Tottenham, widow of James Phillips, and William Phillips of London, bookseller and printer, son and heir of James Phillips, and also heir of William Philips, both deceased, to (ii) Thomas Morgan of Wind Street, Swansea, saddler, and John Jones of St Helen's, esq., of a messuage, tenement or dwelling house on the west side of Wind Street in the Town of Swansea with the house late belonging to William Jeffreys, afterwards of James Wallis but now of Thomas Williams, surgeon, towards the south part; the house in the occupation of Rowland Taylor late belonging to Richard Phillips deceased but since sold to Elizabeth Hancorne, widow, now Elizabeth the wife of [blank] Hill, clerk, towards the north; also the outhouse, malthouse, stable and garden, with all the cellars, rooms etc., currently in the occupation of Miles Basset, clerk, under the terms of a lease for life granted to him by the said William Phillips dated 6 July 1778 [see D/D SH 2/15 above].D/D SH 2/23

Copy conveyance by lease and release (lease missing) from (i) Charles Hill of Bishopston, clerk, and Elizabeth his wife, with (ii) William Grove of Swansea, merchant, John Lock of Countisbury, Devon, esq., and Henry Foote of Southmolton, Devon, gent., trustees of (i), to (iii) The creditors of Charles Hill and Elizabeth his wife, of the following properties: a house in Bickington in the parish of Fremington, Devon, two houses in the parish of Pitton, Devon, a quarter share of an overland tenement called Elwills and the common belonging to it in the parish of Trentishoe, Devon, and an overland tenement called South Down in the parish of Trentishoe, Devon; also all that messuage or dwelling house in Wind Street, Swansea, together with the outhouses, garden and stable belonging to it situate in Fisher Street, lately in the possession of Thomas Cooper Vanderhorst esq., and also all such parts of the messuage, tenement and farm called Bishopston Farm in the parish of Bishopston, in the possession of (i), and also Newton Farm in the parish of Oystermouth, in the possession of Griffith Givelin, for a consideration of 10s, in order to facilitate the liquidation of the debts owed by (i); also, and for a further consideration of 10s, a messuage, tenement and farm called Manselfield Farm in the parish of Nicholaston, in the occupation of Nicholas Kemp and William Givelin; also a field called White Style Field in the parish of Swansea; also, for a further consideration of 5s, all the rectories or parsonages of the parishes of Instow and Trentishoe, Devon, and an annuity payable from a farm called Pottrington in the parish of Pitton, Devon; also all the household goods of (i) in and around the house in Swansea described above.D/D SH 2/24

Attested copy of Final Concord between Jenkin Davies Berrington, gent., plaintiff and the Rev. Charles Hill and Elizabeth his wife, deforciants, of properties described as five messuages, five cottages, five barns, five stables, five gardens, five orchards, fifty acres of land arable, fifty acres of meadow, fifty acres of pasture, fifty acres of wood and underwood and fifty acres of furze and heath, in the town of Swansea and parish of Bishopston, for £660.D/D SH 2/25

Lease to vest possession, from John Lock of Countisbury, Devon, gent., William Grove of Swansea, gent., Henry Foote of South Molton, Devon, gent. and the Rev. Charles Hill of Swansea, clerk and Elizabeth his wife, to Thomas Morgan of Swansea town, saddler, of a house in Swansea, in Wind Street, with the outhouses, garden and stable belonging to it in Fisher Street, Swansea.D/D SH 2/26

Abstract of title of the Rev. Charles Hill and Elizabeth (née Hancorne) his wife to a house in Wind Street and stable in Fisher Street in the town of Swansea. The root of the title is a will of Richard Phillips dated 3 May 1734, devising to his wife Esther 'all that messuage, burgage or mansion house, outhouses, curtilage and garden with the appurtenances situate in a certain street called Wind Street within the Town of Swansea aforesaid then in the several tenures and occupations of his father John Phillipps, Nicholas Thorne and John Rich, and also all that malthouse by him lately purchased from his uncle Griffith Phillipps deceased and adjoining said messuage then in the possession tenure or occupation of Testator'. It describes the descent of title by will, and the purchase by Elizabeth Hancorne of a house and garden in Wind Street and stable in Fisher Street for £612 dated 24-25 Mar. 1800 [see D/D SH 2/21 above] and the marriage settlement of the Rev. Charles Hill and Elizabeth Hancorne, and concludes with an opinion as to the title and the best means of conveyance thereof.D/D SH 2/27

Abstract of the title of Iltid Thomas to the Island House and a house and shop adjoining in the town of Swansea. The root of the title is the will of Thomas Popkins of Bryncoch, Cadoxton-juxta-Neath parish, gent., dated 28 July 1752.D/D SH 2/28

Lease to vest possession, from Wriothesley Digby of Moreden, Warwickshire, esq. and the Rev. Iltid Thomas of Stratton, Wiltshire, clerk, eldest son and heir of Iltid Thomas of Swansea, esq., deceased, to Thomas Morgan of Swansea, saddler and John Jones of St Helens, Swansea, his trustee, of two messuages, tenements or dwelling houses in Wind Street near the Island House in the town of Swansea, formerly in the occupation of William Thomas, John Harris and William Davies, since in the occupation of Thomas Morgan and David Hughes, and now of Thomas Morgan and [blank] HopkinsD/D SH 2/29

Lease from Thomas Morgan of Swansea, saddler, to William Hopkins of Swansea, linen draper, of two messuages or dwelling houses now in the occupation of Thomas Morgan and William Hopkins in Wind Street in the Town of Swansea, for 99 years from 25 Mar. 1810 for £84 annual rent, dated 6 Jan. 1810. Endorsed: surrender of lease from Charles Ridout and John Hall of Bristol, linen merchants, and George Haynes the younger of Swansea, banker, assignees of the estate of William Hopkins, bankrupt, to Thomas Morgan, dated 6 Feb. 1813.D/D SH 2/30

Lease from Thomas Morgan of Swansea, esq., commander in the Royal Navy, to Eli James of Swansea, linen draper, of a messuage or dwelling house and premises called the Island House in Wind Street in the town of Swansea, for 21 years from 29 Sep. 1832, for £52 10s annual rent (except for the first year, as the lessee has expended that amount on improvements to the property)D/D SH 2/31-32

Bill of J. Jackson Price, Swansea [solicitor] to Captain John Morgan for various pieces of business in connection with his houses in Wind Street and Fisher Street, Swansea, following his decision to have them valued and put up for sale, culminating in the intervention of his brother Evan Morgan and the subsequent sale of the properties to himD/D SH 2/33

Lease and counterpart lease, from Colonel Evan Morgan of St Helen's, Swansea, esq., Colonel of the Glamorgan Royal Artillery, to William Clarke of Swansea, wine merchant, of a messuage or dwellinghouse and premises, being number fifty six in Wind Street in the Town of Swansea, with rights to make alterations to the premises so that the value of the said premises be not diminished thereby, for 21 years from 24 June 1861 for £63 5s annual rentD/D SH 2/34-35

Deeds of properties in the parish of Defynnog, Breconshire, 1742-1752DD SH/3/hub

Records relating to probate 1819-1926DD SH/4/hub

Account books of Evan Morgan, 1822-1874DD SH/5/hub

Family papers, 1887-1922DD SH/6/hub

Records relating to the Royal Institution of South Wales, Swansea, 1879-c. 1920sDD SH/7/hub

Various legal records, 1807-1904DD SH/8/hub

Notes and miscellaneous receipts, 18th century-1877DD SH/9/hub

Correspondence, 1798-1951DD SH/10/hub

Photographs, engravings and paintings, early 19th century-c. 1920s Items D/D SH 11/6-10 (oil paintings and drawings) are facsimiles of the original items. Digital versions are also available.DD SH/11/hub