Assignment of Lease for £42 dated 3 May 1833; (i) Howel Gwyn of Neath, esq., with; (ii) Anne David of Newcastle, spinster, residuary legatee of Charles Llewellyn, who was residuary legatee of Morgan Llewellyn, to; (iii) Henry John rant of Gnoll, esq., with; (iv) Charles Warde of Preswylfa, esq.: Premises contained in a lease dated 14 July 1790 called Cefn Gelly and Gwern Dwrch in the parish of Llantwit-juxta-Neath

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Gnoll Estate RecordsD/D Gn

Gnoll Estate DeedsDD Gn/1/hub

Briton Ferry (Jersey) EstateDD Gn/2/hub

Deeds of properties in the parish of AberavonDD Gn/3/hub

Deeds of properties in the parish of BaglanDD Gn/4/hub

Deeds of properties in the parish of LlangynwydDD Gn/5/hub

Deeds of properties in the parish of Llantwit-Juxta-NeathDD Gn/6/hub

Deeds of properties in the parish of NeathDD Gn/7/hub

Deed of properties in the parish of RadyrDD Gn/8/hub

Deed, parish unidentifiedDD Gn/9/hub

Deeds relating to the Thomas family of Llwynmadoc (Co. Brecon)DD Gn/10/hub

Deeds of properties in the parish of Llanfihangel-Abergwessin (Co.Brecon)DD Gn/11/hub

Deeds of properties in the parish of Llangammarch (Co. Brecon)DD Gn/12/hub

Deed of properties in the parish of Llangadock (Co. Carms)DD Gn/13/hub

Deeds of properties in the parish of Llangurrig (Co. Montgomery)DD Gn/14/hub

Deeds of properties in the parish of Nantmel (Co. Radnor)DD Gn/15/hub

Deed of properties in the parish of Rhayader (Co. Radnor)DD Gn/16/hub

Deeds of properties in the parish of St Harmon (Co. Radnor)DD Gn/17/hub

Deeds of properties in the parish of Llansantffraed Cwmdeuddwr (Co.Radnor)DD Gn/18/hub

Deeds and leases of minerals lying beneath parts of the Gnoll Estate, 1838-1914DD Gn/19/hub

Deeds relating to dealings with the Neath Water Company, 1861-1894DD Gn/20/hub

Leases of cottages, houses and lands in Neath, 1826-1835DD Gn/21/hub

Deeds of settlement of the Gnoll Estate, wills and other related deeds, 1810-1833DD Gn/22/hub

Attested copy Settlement on the marriage of (i) and (ii) dated 12 June 1810; (i) Evan Thomas of Westminster, esq., son of Henry Thomas and Martha, formerly Gwynne,; (ii) Alicia Thomas, wife of (i), daughter of Charles Ranken, deceased; (iii) William Owen of London, esq. and Henry John Grant of London, esq.,; (iv) Benjamin Hall of London, esq. and John Ranken of London, esq.: Properties in the parishes of Nantmel, St Harmon, Llansantffraid Cwmteuddwr (Radnorshire) and Llangurig (Montgomeryshire); Includes schedule of farms, their tenants and rentsD/D Gn 915

Contract for sale dated 3 July 1811; (i) Capel Leigh of Pontypool Park, esq., and Molly Ann his wife, to; (ii) Henry Grant of London, esq.: The manors of Neath Citra and Briton, Avon Wallia and Tir Iarll, the boroughs of Avon (Aberavon) and Neath, Gnoll Castle and lands lying in the parishes of Llantwit-juxta-Neath, Neath, Baglan, Aberavon, Glyncorrwg and LlangynwydD/D Gn 916

Declaration of trust, Capel Leigh of Pontypool, esq., and Molly Ann his wife, to John Coakley Lettsom of London, doctor of physic and the Rev. Thomas Leyson of Bassalegh, Monmouthshire, regarding two sums of £20000 and £20000. 17 Oct. 1812D/D Gn 917

Revocation of the trusts in the marriage settlement dated 12 Apr. 1797 (see D/D Gn 55) and new appointment, Capel Leigh of Pontypool, esq., and Molly Ann his wife, to John Coakley Lettsom of London, doctor of physic and the Rev. Thomas Leyson of Bassalegh, Monmouthshire. 17 Oct. 1812D/D Gn 918

Probate of the Will of John Price of Bath, esq., including bequests to his cousins Jane Lewis, Daniel Price, and goddaughter Hannah Gardner, and the bulk of his estate (consisting of farms in Radnorshire) to Evan Thomas, the son of his cousin Harry Thomas. made 7 Apr. 1814, proved at the PCC 14 July 1814D/D Gn 919

Copy Settlement previous to the marriage of Henry John Grant and Miss Warde dated 24 May 1822; (i) Henry Grant of London, esq., and Henry John Grant of London, esq., his son, with; (ii) Mary Warde of Woodland Castle near Swansea, spinster, to; (iii) Charles Warde of Woodland Castle, esq., naval captain, Henry Warde of the same place, esq., Turner Grant of London, Lieutenant Colonel and William Watkins of London, esq.: Sum of £14000D/D Gn 920

Mortgage for £14000 dated 24 May 1822; (i) Henry Grant of London, esq., with; (ii) Henry John Grant of London, esq., son of (i), to; (iii) George Warde of Woodland Castle, esq., Lieutenant General and Charlotte his wife, and Mary Warde of the same place, spinster, their daughter, ; (iv) Charles Warde of Woodland Castle, naval captain, Henry Warde of the same place, esq., Turner Grant of London, Lieutenant Colonel and William Watkins of London, esq. and William Wilkins of London, esq.: The manors of Neath Citra and Briton, Avon Wallia and Tir Iarll, the boroughs of Avon (Aberavon) and Neath, Gnoll Castle and lands lying in the parishes of Llantwit-juxta-Neath, Neath, Baglan, Aberavon, Glyncorrwg and LlangynwydD/D Gn 921

Copy Grant of an annuity of £300, Henry Grant and his mortgagees to the Rev. Dr Madan and Charles Warde esq. to be paid to Mrs Charlotte Warde in the event of her surviving her husband General Warde. 24 May 1822D/D Gn 922

Lease for 72 years from 2 Nov. 1822 for £240 annual rent dated 1 Apr. 1823; (i) John Morgan of Neath, gent., to; (ii) Henry John Grant of Gnoll, esq.: Tithes payable on properties belonging to the Gnoll Estate in the parish of Neath, and those for Llantwit LowerD/D Gn 923

Assignment of lease by Lease and Release for £26 1s 6d dated 1 and 2 Sept. 1824; (i) John Morgan of Cae-garw in the parish of Llangeinor, farmer and Elizabeth his wife, to; (ii) Henry Grant of Gnoll, esq.: House and lands called Bryn Treharne in the parish of Llantwit-juxta-Neath, subject to a lease originally from Lord Vernon; Enclosed: 1. Memorandum of Agreement to sell the above farm for £65, the Earl of Jersey to John Rees and John William Rees, dated 16 Aug. 1815; Enclosed: 2. Final Concord regarding the above farm dated 4 Sept. 1824, Henry Grant esq., plaintiff and John Morgan and Elizabeth Morgan, deforceantsD/D Gn 924-927

Attested copy appointment of Daniel Mildred the younger of London, esq. by Capel Hanbury Leigh and Molly Ann his wife as new trustee of Mrs Leigh's settled estates in place of Dr John Coakley Lettsom, deceased (see D/D Gn 917 above). 9 Dec. 1824D/D Gn 928

Attested copy Conveyance by Lease and Release for 5s dated 10 and 11 Dec. 1824; (i) John Stone, with; (ii) Capel Hanbury Leigh and Molly Ann his wife, to; (iii) Thomas Leyson and Daniel Mildred: Manors, houses, lands and tenements, not named, in the county of Glamorgan (comprised in the marriage settlement of Capel Leigh and Molly Ann his wife, see D/D Gn 54, 55)D/D Gn 929-930

Conveyance by Lease and Release (lease missing) for £2500 dated 10 Nov. 1828; (i) Henry Grant of Gnoll, esq., ; (ii) The Rev. Thomas Leyson of Bassalegh, clerk, and Daniel Mildred the younger of London, esq., with; (iii) Capel Hanbury Leigh of Pontypool Park, esq. and Molly Ann his wife, to; (iv) Bevington Gibbins of Melincryddan, esq., with; (v) Thomas Gibbins of the same place, esq., with; (vi) Joseph Ashby Gillett of Banbury, banker: Land on a marsh called Cae Velin Coch at Melincryddan containing the Melincryddan Chemical Works, in the parish of Llantwit-juxta-Neath; Includes planD/D Gn 931

Conveyance by Lease and Release for £16966 6s 3d, £1064 and £1000 dated 7 and 8 Apr. 1829; (i) George earl of Jersey, with; (ii) James Wood and Ralph Addison of London, esqs., with; (iii) John Wormald of London, esq., to ; (iv) Henry Grant of Gnoll, esq., with; (v) Henry John Grant of Gnoll, esq.: Houses on Wind Street, Neath, and fields (names not extracted) in Neath; farms called Cefn-don, Pen Cae'r Felin, Ty'n y Graig, Clyn Gwillim Ychaf, Blaen Cwm Cacka, Ynisdonvant, Ystradowen, Tyr y Cline and Rag Ynis, Keven Gelly and Tyn y Wein, Penrhewnharad Issa, Penrhewnharad Ychaf, Ynis Neath, part of Tonna, Ynis Neath Wood and Graig Wenalt, in the parish of Llantwit-juxta-Neath; also Little Mill Lands, 1/2 share in woodlands at Melincourt and the tithes of Clyne and Resolven hamlets, farms called Cefngelly, Tyn y Cwm alias Cefn Resolven, Pant y gifir, Glyn Castle, Drechir, Ynisfach, Cae Ffoes Domlid, Cae Aberclydach, part of Pentwyn, Tyr Mary alias Ton Jenkin Jenkins, Gwaun Gorofa alias Hoel Hir, Pant y Cribach, a water mill (not named), Melin Court furnace, public house called Wilson's house and cottage at Melin Court, Pant y Gelly and Wernfawr or Cae Evan Vaughan, Wernfawr, Ffald y Dref, Nant y Glisiadd, Ynis y Allor, Aberclwyd, and Tyr AberclydachD/D Gn 932-933

Assignment of 2 terms of 1000 years each to attend the inheritance, the Earl of Jersey, his trustees and mortgagees to Henry Grant and his trustees. 8 Apr. 1829D/D Gn 934

Deed of covenant for the production of title deeds for the above sale (nos. 932, 933 above). 8 Apr. 1829D/D Gn 935

Conveyance by Lease and Release for £2400 dated 13 and 14 Apr. 1831; (i) Mary Thomas of Pontypool, widow of Henry Smyth Thomas late of Swansea, ; (ii) Henry Smith Thomas of Chepstow, gent., William Proctor Thomas of Bristol, gent., John Thomas of Bristol, gent., George Thomas of Newport, gent., James Thomas of Bristol, surgeon and Sarah Anne Thomas of Pontypool, spinster, ; (iii) John Proctor of Caldicot, esq., ; (iv) John Buckle, esq., ; (v) John Proctor; (vi) John Proctor and James Proctor, ; (vii) Henry John Grant of Gnoll, esq., ; (viii) Charles Warde of Preswylva, esq.: Piece of land adjoining the Ship and Castle Inn, a warehouse in New Street, a yard and a smith's shop, NeathD/D Gn 936-937

Probate of Will of Henry Grant of Gnoll, esq. (died 5 July 1831); includes financial bequests to his wife Alicia and children Turner, Maria Louisa, Harriette, Letitia, the residue to pass to his son Henry John Grant. proved at the PCC 8 Mar. 1832D/D Gn 938

Assignment of Lease for £42 dated 3 May 1833; (i) Howel Gwyn of Neath, esq., with; (ii) Anne David of Newcastle, spinster, residuary legatee of Charles Llewellyn, who was residuary legatee of Morgan Llewellyn, to; (iii) Henry John rant of Gnoll, esq., with; (iv) Charles Warde of Preswylfa, esq.: Premises contained in a lease dated 14 July 1790 called Cefn Gelly and Gwern Dwrch in the parish of Llantwit-juxta-NeathD/D Gn 939

Release from all actions at law, Thomas Leyson and Daniel Mildred the younger, with Capel Hanbury Leigh and Molly Ann his wife, to Henry John Grant and Turner Grant. 12 July 1833D/D Gn 940

Papers relating to the puchase of the Manor of Wormley and mansion house at Wormleybury, Hertfordshire, by Henry John Grant, 1852-1853DD Gn/23/hub

Papers relating to the administration of the estate of Henry John Grant after his death on 17 Apr. 1861, and after the death of Mary Grant on 27 Oct. 1880DD Gn/24/hub

Gnoll Estate plans and estate management papersDD Gn/E/hub

Records relating to industryDD Gn/I/hub

Gnoll Estate manorial recordsDD Gn/M/hub

Gnoll Estate, miscellaneousDD Gn/X/hub