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[Hanbury-Leigh & Miers families] Bundle
of Family Papers
When Molly Ann Hanbury-Leigh of Pontypool Park died in 1846, the wording of
her will was to have repercussions 15 years later when her husband Capel Hanbury-Leigh
died. This group of 17 documents (+ a couple of copies) is the build-up to a court action
brought about to settle affairs, including the legal status of the rectory of Cadoxton
(Glamorgan) which came into the family through Molly Hanbury-Leigh's first marriage (to
Sir Digby Mackworth). Prominently involved are the related Monmouthshire families of Leigh
and Miers, whose roots seem to have been in North Wales. All the papers date from the
1860s, though some are copies of earlier documents. Quite a bit of family detail, and a
story to be unravelled. (ref 7610) £55.00 post-free Not for export
A History of the Baptist Church Abercarn
Rex H Pugh, 1932. 128pp, several photo-plate ills, useful bibliography.
Formerly the property of Rev George Hughes. Nice clean copy, VG. (ref
2422) £15.00
[Abersychan document] Lease of Coal and Other Mines
under Blackbarn or Tyr Ysgyborddu
This 1911 20-year lease is of ‘All those mines beds veins and seams of coal
ironstone fireclay and building stone lying below and including the Cwm Tillery seam of
coal lying and being in and under the several closes pieces or parcels of land situate in
the parish of Abersychan (formerly called Trevethin)..........’. The lease is
accompanied by a hand-drawn plan on waxed linen. Multi-paged document in manuscript on
parchment, bears signatures of parties involved. (ref 6131) £28.00 post-free Not for export
A Geographical Historical and Religious
Account of the Parish of Aberystruth...
Edmund Jones, 1988 facsimile rep of the original 1779 ed. 160pp. Although a
parish in its own right & thus appears in gazetteers, you won't find it on the current
Ordnance Survey map as it is has been transmogrified into Blaina and Nantyglo. Just 500
copies of this rep were produced. F in F d/w. (ref 7274) £9.00
[Bettws Newydd] Tithe Map and Schedule
A large scale (6 chains to the inch) map dated 1843, size approx
32"x28", accompanied by two versions of the schedule (one by plot number, one by
landowner) which provide details of landowners, occupiers, names & acreages of
meadows/fields/woods etc together with their state of cultivation. Mostly clean
though some leaves are extensively dampstained, though probably due to inappropriate
storage rather than accident. Tithe maps and schedules were produced in limited
numbers - one set for the Tithe Commission and now presumably at the PRO, one for the
diocesan bishop and now at the diocesan record office, and a copy for the parish, probably
by now at the county record office. Quite often these 'official' copies were
produced on parchment; the copies on offer here are on paper, we assume for a major
landowner who wanted his own copy, though one of the schedules bears a Tithe Commission
rubber stamp in the top corner. The map bears a few grubby finger-marks mostly round
the edges and there is a small piece (about 3/4 inch square) torn from the bottom margin.
Probably unique in terms of availability. (ref
) £150.00 post-free Not for export
A Brief History of Blaenavon Monmouthshire
Lewis Browning, 1988 facsimile rep of the original 1906 ed. Small 8vo, 95pp,
several ills. F in F d/w. (ref 7294) £6.00
Registers of Caerwent 1568-1812 and Llanfair
Discoed 1680-1812
Joseph Alfred Bradney, 1920. Tall 8vo, plain paper wrappers with printed
title, 70pp, unindexed. F unopened copy. (ref 2909) £15.00
6 View Letter-Card of Chepstow
Unused letter card containing 6 sepia collotype views inc the main entrance
to the Castle without todays car-park etc. Undated, perhaps 1950s, pub by Valentine. Few
small tears but G. £1.50 UK post-free
[Goytre & Mamhilad] Property
Deed
This lengthy 1822 deed is on 7 large parchment sheets, the parchment being so
strong that it will need a greater motivation than we have to keep it unfolded while
reading each individual sheet. The outside (as folded) reads Release of certain
messuages and lands in the several parishes of Goytre and Mamhilad in the County of
Monmouth and covenant to surrender copyholds in favor [sic] of Mr Wm Morgan. This is
very much a Morgan family document, the principal one being William Morgan of Pontkerneys,
Llanvair Kilgeddin. Other parties are Mary Morgan of Llangeview and her brother
William Morgan of Abergavenny, and their mother Sarah Davies (born Sarah James) the widow
of John Morgan late of Trevethin. We've only read as far as the parties involved in
this evidently involved property transaction, and it may be revealed further on what was
the relationship (if any) between William Morgan of Llanvair Kilgeddin and the other
Morgans. A lot of parchment for your money and probably much detail to be gleaned
from the document. (ref 4095) £15.00 post-free Not for export
[Gwernesney] Tithe Map and Schedule
A nice clean linen-backed map dated 1843, size approx 21"x30",
accompanied by two versions of the schedule (one by plot number, one by landowner) which
provide details of landowners, occupiers, names & acreages of meadows/fields/woods etc
together with their state of cultivation. Both versions of the schedule are
dampstained, though probably due to inappropriate storage rather than accident.
Tithe maps and schedules were produced in limited numbers - one set for the Tithe
Commission and now presumably at the PRO, one for the diocesan bishop and now at the
diocesan record office, and a copy for the parish, probably by now at the county record
office. Quite often these 'official' copies were produced on parchment; the
copies on offer here are on paper, we assume for a major landowner who wanted his own
copy. Probably unique in terms of availability. (ref
) £150.00 post-free Not for export
Register of Llanddewi Rhydderch 1670-1783
Joseph Alfred Bradney, 1919. Tall 8vo, plain paper wrappers with printed
title, 36pp, unindexed. F unopened copy. (ref 2880) £12.50
The Bryn and Llangattock-nigh-Usk
Lorna Pragnell and Barbara Beck, 1984. 4to, 187pp, 95 photo-ills.
The parish, the manors and larger houses, and the development of the village of The
Bryn. Very nice copy, F in VG though price-clipped d/w. (ref 4137) £16.00
[Llanvrechva Upper] Lease and
Assignment of Land & House near Pontnewydd
In 1874 this 400 sq yd plot of land, part of Tynewydd Farm, was leased to
build a pair of houses. In 1889 the lease of one of the houses was transferred to
local landowner William Williams. On offer is an 1889 copy of the 1874 lease (this
is on paper - water damaged and parts are illegible) and the 1889 transfer on parchment.
The principal party is engine driver George Rouffe Sier. The pair (ref 28/66)
£10.00 post-free Not for
export
The Charters of Newport
William Rees, 1951. 4to, xxi+53pp, 6 ills. Transcripts of
charters awarded by Humphrey, Earl of Stafford, in 1427, and James I in 1623. Nice
clean copy, VG. (ref 1223) £12.00
Another Copy
This one is ex-Glamorgan Record Office Library, the only evidence being their
stamp on the title-page and a short class-mark in snopake at the top of the spine.
G. (ref 252/133) £8.50
Programme for Pontypool UDC Coronation
Concert, 1953
8pp programme in blue card covers. The concert was performed by the
combined school choirs of Pontypool at the Queen's Ballroom. Some slight foxing to
covers, staples rusty o/w G. (ref 6595) £5.00 UK post-free
Official Guide to Raglan Castle
Ministry of Works, 1950. Pale green printed card covers, 48pp followed by
folding site plan, 8 full page photo plates. Several dogeared leaves, G. (ref 120/36) £2.50
UK post-free
Notes on the Ecclesiastical Remains at
Runston, Sudbrook, Dinham and Llan-bedr
Octavius Morgan and Thomas Wakeman, 1858. 4to in original paper covers,
33pp followed by 11 lithographed plates, some full page ills, others are plans or
architectural details. Bears the signature of Octavius Morgan MP. 2 copies of
this scarce item are available, 1 very waterstained, dogeared and with much of the spine
missing (ref 5292) at £10.00 UK post-free, the other
very much better (though the spine again is very brittle and there has been some careless
folding and slight tearing of the back cover) (ref 6878) at £16.00 UK post-free
Early Victorian Usk
David R Lewis, 1988 rep. White pictorial card covers enclosing 120pp, 39
ills. A good example of how a community can be brought to life from a variety of sources
inc census records and contemporary maps. F. (ref 8241) £5.00
Monmouthshire Wills proved in the Prerogative
Court of Canterbury 1560-1601
South Wales Record Society vol 12, 1997. Details of 154 wills of people from
Elizabethan Monmouthshire who held property in more than one diocese. A wealth of
information on land, property, trade, homes and furnishing as well as the religious
beliefs of people ranging from the country elite to small yeoman farmers and humble
clerks. Mint copies can be ordered via Chapel Books at the published price of £24.00
UK post-free
A Picture of Monmouthshire or an Abridgement
of Mr Coxe's Historical Tour in Monmouthshire
A Lady (William Coxe's sister), 1802. Small 8vo, 168pp. Early half calf
(worn) on marbled boards, the gilt lines on the spine have survived but not the lettering.
A few odd spots particularly affecting the feps, one of which in an early hand bears some
common Welsh place-name elements, their pronunciation and meaning. Both inner hinges
cracked, nevertheless a quite firm copy of a scarce-ish item. (ref 2972) £90.00
Law and Disorder in Tudor Monmouthshire
Ben Howell, 1995. 108+100pp inc 2 indexes. The 108pp intro sets the scene and
gives valuable background material on society, local administration & quarter sessions
as well as the transformation of medieval Gwent into the shire of Monmouth in the 16th
century. The second part of the book contains a calendar of a hitherto unknown QS &
Assize roll of 1576-7. Monmouthshire is almost unique in having QS records dating back to
the 16th century. Until recently this was in print at £14.95. F copy in F d/w.
(ref 8250) £10.00
An Ecclesiastical History of Monmouthshire Pt 1
E T Davies, 1953. 146pp, 3 maps. Part 1 covers the period up to
the Reformation, the intended part 2 was never published. Some embrowning of eps o/w
a F copy. (ref 4135) £20.00
The Mapping of Monmouthshire
D P M Michael, 1985. Approaching A4 size in pictorial card covers, 112pp inc
index of cartographers/engravers, 61 ills (some in colour), contents are in chronological
order. A descriptive catalogue of pre-Victorian maps of the county from Saxton in 1577,
with details of British atlases published during that period. Every serious Monmouthshire
researcher should have a copy of this indispensable reference book on the shelf. The
detail is such that it can be used in the study of maps of other parts of the British
Isles. VG. (ref 0000) £8.50
The History and Administration of the County
of Monmouth
Catalogue of the exhibition organised by Monmouthshire Archives Committee to
mark the Coronation in 1953. The 69 exhibits included account books, documents etc.
Rone'd typescript, 11pp in buff card covers. Ex-Glamorgan Record Office
Library, their stamp in lower corner of front cover. (ref 252/145) £3.50
UK post-free
Monmouthshire County Guide
2nd ed, nd but late 1950s county guide. Pictorial card covers, 76pp,
fldg map. Top corner of back cover creased, but a nice clean fresh copy,
ex-Glamorgan Record Office Library, their stamp in lower corner of title-page. (ref
252/159) £4.00 UK post-free
South Wales and Monmouth Record Society vol 4, 1957
Tall 8vo in printed buff card covers, 180pp, a few map ills. Some very interesting
subjects:-
Accounts of the Ministers of the Lordship of Monmouth for the year 1256-1257 [26pp].
A Selection from the Records of the Lordship of Senghenydd with Caerphilly from the 13th
to 15th Century [20pp].
The Friaries of Cardiff & Newport - the 1st Financial Accounts after the Suppression
viz for 1538-1539 [6pp].
Sessions in Eyre in the Lordship of Gower & Kilvey 1524: Records of Dispute Earl of
Worcester v his Tenants [12pp].
Monmouthshire Recusants in the Reigns of Elizabeth and James I (with maps) [43pp].
The Copper Industry of Swansea and Neath: The Record of a Suit in the Court of Exchequer
1723 [30pp].
The Parish of Rumney as seen from the Registers of the Parish from 1744 to 1854 [10pp].
Trafalgar Commemoration Year 1955: the Men of Glamorgan who took part in the Battle [2pp].
Quite a nice copy, VG. (ref 2787) £15.00 [note - this is also on the
Glamorgan page]
[Herefordshire, Monmouthshire & Gloucester
Borders] Sale Particulars
Printed particulars for the 1842 sale of 900 acres of 'Desirable &
Valuable Freehold Estates Lying Within a Few Miles of Each Other' comprising:
Herefordshire - Lystone House 'lately occupied by Abraham Whittaker Esq, deceased'
with 29 acres in the parish of Llanwarne.
The 57 acre Lawn Farm (tenanted by James Digwood)
The 196 acre Upper House Farm (Charles Watkins)
A house & blacksmith's shop (John Powles)
A cottage & garden (Edward Digwood)
An un-named 48 acre farmstead (Charles Watkins, James Digwood, John Wellin, James
Meredith, Cornelius Blewitt, James Rooke, John Roberts).
[The above properties are described as being in the parishes of Llanwarne, Much Birch and
Much Dewchurch].
Monmouthshire -The 176 acre Deepham Farm (John Morgan) in the parishes of Rockfield
& Monmouth.
The 210 acre Treyvor Farm (George Webb) in the parishes of St Maughan and Rockfield.
Gloucestershire - The 124 acre Dymock Farm (Robert Thurston) in the parish of
Dymock.
These particular particulars have been amended (by ink lining through the non-required
detail) to relate specifically to the Deepham and Treyvor Farms - nevertheless all the
detail of each of the properties is perfectly legible, and thankfully the plans of the 300
acre Lystone Estate, of Deepham Farm, of Treyvor Farm and of Dymock Farm are unaffected.
The outside (as folded) is quite grubby but the rest (apart from the ink lines)
nice and clean. Scarce - don't remember having a copy in stock in the last 15 years.
(ref 6663) £30.00 UK post-free
POSTCARDS - prices include UK postage
English Baptist Church Interior, Abercarn
The Wrench series no 12371, postmarked 1908. £3.00
Abergavenny Bridge
Piper's Bazaar series, their ref A257/1003. Real photo view from
riverbank looking across to The Bridge inn. Postally used but stamp removed -
perhaps 1910s/1920s. Worn & rather grubby and with old crease in top corner.
(ref 6748) £2.00
Blackwood Church
According to the inscription St Margrets Church, real photo, maker unknown. £2.00
Blackwood Church
Coloured view in Harding's 'Britannia' Series, no 1514. Unused.
£2.50
Blackwood Church
Real photo by MB & SP. Unused. £2.50
Parish Church Chepstow
Produced by Stengel & Co (their ref 26534) of London though printed in
Dresden. Unused & undated but the style of the card dates it to the period 1904-1918.
£3.00
Chepstow Church
Coloured front-on view (by Valentine) of tower, apparently dating from 1921
though unused. Nice copy. £3.00
Beaufort Square, Chepstow
Sepia card, undated, no manufacturer, probably 1940s/50s. The view down the
hill from Burton's Family Grocer on the left and Bon Marche on the right. Unused. (ref
7894) £7.50
Chepstow High Street
Frith sepia card (their ref 54507). Unused, undated, perhaps 1920s. Nice
street-scene view of top of High Street showing the buildings flanking the old town gate
(today's CAB on the left & Archer's on the right). (ref 7895) £7.50
Banqueting Hall, Chepstow Castle
Sepia card, unused, one of Valentine's 'Carbotype' series. £2.00
Church Road, Griffithstown
Coloured card, unused, grubby, creased & quite worn. Printed by T A Jones
of Pontypool. £1.00
St Mary's Church, Monmouth
Unused card, no manufacturer shown but a faint ref 10370 in top left hand
corner of picture. £2.50
Monmouth, General View
Sepia card produced by Harvey Barton & Son from painting
by Ewart Baker. Undated & unused. £2.00
High St, Newport
Coloured card by MJR, their ref B6270. Unused & undated crowded street
scene but no cars. £2.50
Stow Church, Newport
Hartmann card postmarked 1903. £2.50
Stow Hill, Newport
Coloured street scene card by MJR, their ref B7963. Unused & undated but
from the tram & dress of pedestrians, perhaps 1920s. 4 copies available, each at £3.00
Raglan Church
F Frith sepia view, unused, undated. £2.50
Raglan Church
Real photo, ref 8041, no maker, unused. Quite a few slight scratches but an
interesting scene containing chap with horse-and-cart and a couple with their bicycles. £3.50
Interior, Skenfrith Church
Real photo card by Donovan C Wilson. Postally used 1957. £2.50
As Above
Unused. £2.50