Family, estate and legal
Estate and family collections and also the records of the clients of solicitors, estate agents and land surveyors. These records are a rich source for the history of the counties which comprise Powys, containing many assorted title deeds, wills and even stray manorial and local government papers.
Breconshire
The Abercamlais Collection (Ref: B/D/ACA) [844KB]
Brecknock Museum Transfer: Miscellaneous records (Ref: B/D/BM/A) [251KB]
Brecknock Museum Transfer: Maps (Ref: B/D/BM/M) [35KB]
Brecknock Museum Transfer: Enclosure (Ref: B/D/BM/E) [1MB]
Brecknock Museum Transfer: Quarter Sessions (Ref: B/D/BM/S) [192KB]
British Records Association (Ref: B/D/BRA) [68KB]
Cardiff Libraries (Ref: B/D/CL) [207KB]
George Davies, Solicitors of Crickhowell (Ref: B/D/DAV) [341KB]
John Bevan, Llangammarch, estate papers (Ref: B/D/D/SB/20) [58KB]
Donation from Gwynedd Archives (Ref: B/D/GWA) [13KB]
JG Williams and PM Beales, Solicitors of Hay (Ref: B/D/JGW) [299KB]
Jeffreys and Powell, Solicitors of Brecon (Ref: B/D/JPO) [526KB]
Breconshire Library Deposits (Ref: B/D/LBY) [42KB]
Morgans, solicitors of Mill Street, Ludlow (Ref: B/D/MM) [34KB]
R Trevor Griffiths and Co, Solicitors of Hay (Ref: B/D/RTG) [44KB]
Robertson Williams papers (Ref: B/D/RW) [69KB]
H Vaughan Vaughan & Co, Solicitors of Builth (Ref: B/D/VV) [288KB]
Welsh Water Authority (Ref: B/D/WWA) [246KB]
Documents from these collections have been digitised:
Names of the Poor in Brecon, 1786 (B/D/ACA/2/171)
Notebook of Thomas Payne, 1806 (B/D/BM/104/1/1)
Montgomeryshire
Papers of Major E.A.T. Bonnor-Maurice of Llanfechain (Ref: M/D/BOM) [460KB]
British Records Association (Ref: M/D/BRA) [243KB]
Citizens Advice Bureau (Ref: M/D/CAB) [14KB]
Cardiff Libraries (Ref: M/D/CL) [56KB]
Garth Estate (Ref: M/D/GA) [14KB]
Gilbert Davies and Roberts, Solicitors, of Welshpool (Ref: M/D/GLD) [57KB]
Gwynedd Archives Deposit (Ref: M/D/GWA) [31KB]
Gwyn Evans, Gwasg y Sir, Y Bala (Ref: M/D/GWE) [53KB]
Harrisons, Solicitors of Welshpool (Ref: M/D/HAR) [219KB]
Humphries and Parsons, Solicitors, of Machynlleth (Ref: M/D/HPA) [1MB]
J W Hughes, Solicitors of Conwy (Ref: M/D/HUG) [72KB]
Jeffreys and Powell, Solicitors of Brecon (Ref: M/D/JPO) [277KB]
Welshpool/Newtown Library Deposits (Ref: M/D/LBY) [33KB]
Llanfair Caereinion Public Hall and Institute (Ref: M/D/LC) [11KB]
Milford Hall Collection (Ref: M/MIL) [609KB]
Milwyn Jenkins and Jenkins, Solicitors, of Llanidloes (Ref: M/D/MJJ) [103KB]
Morgans, Mill Street, Ludlow (Ref: M/D/MM) [20KB]
Pryce Jones Collection (Ref: M/D/PJ) [188KB]
Powysland Museum Deposit (Ref: M/D/PM) [37KB]
Hughes & Sons, Llanfair Caereinion (Ref: M/D/RDH) [20KB]
Salt and Sons, Solicitors of Shrewsbury (Ref: M/D/SALT) [38KB]
Sandbach Family of Bryngwyn, Llanfechain (Ref: M/D/SAND) [686KB]
Shropshire Record Office Deposit (Ref: M/D/SAR) [24KB]
Papers of Roderick Urwick Sayce (Ref: M/D/SAY) [58KB]
H. Vaughan Vaughan, Solicitors, of Builth (Ref: M/D/VV) [80KB]
W.H. Edwards, Solicitors, Y Bala (Ref: M/D/WHE) [124KB]
Ystum-Colwyn Estate, Meifod (Ref: M/D/YST) [129KB]
Radnorshire
The Baskerville Collection, Clyro Court (Ref: R/C/E/CLY) [350KB]
British Records Association (Ref: R/D/BRA) [204KB]
Cardiff Libraries Deposit (Ref: R/D/CL) [56KB]
Dilwyns Solicitors, Llandrindod (Ref: R/D/DIL) [66KB]
Green and Nixson, Solicitors of Presteigne and Knighton (Ref: R/D/GNX) [577KB]
Gwynedd Archives Deposit (Ref: R/D/GWA) [13KB]
J.G. Williams, Solicitor, Hay-on-Wye (Ref: R/D/JGW) [462KB]
Jones, Keppe, Solicitors (Ref: R/D/JK) [17KB]
Llandrindod Wells Library Deposit (Ref: R/D/LBY) [103KB]
Lewis of Y Neuadd (Ref: R/D/LEW) [907KB]
Llandrindod Wells Museum Deposit (Ref: R/D/LM) [12KB]
Midland Bank (Ref: R/D/MB) [106KB]
Morgans, Solicitors, of Mill Street, Ludlow (Ref: R/D/MM) [840KB]
Pen-y-bont Hall Estate (Ref: R/D/PEH) [135KB]
Pen Ithon Estate, Llanbadarn Fynydd (Ref: R/D/PEN) [42KB]
Phillips and Co., solicitors, of Ludlow (Ref: R/D/PHP) [167KB]
R.H. Hughes of Cardiff (Ref: R/D/RGH) [28KB]
R. Trevor Griffiths & Co., Solicitors of Hay-on-Wye (Ref: R/D/RTG) [13KB]
Salt & Sons, Solicitors of Shrewsbury (Ref: R/D/SALT) [13KB]
Salwey and Rickards, Solicitors, of Ludlow (Ref: R/D/SAR) [76KB]
The Venables-Llewellyn Estate, Llysdinam (Ref: R/D/VE) [98KB]
H. Vaughan Vaughan & Co, Solicitors, of Builth (Ref: R/D/VV) [445KB]
*Welsh Water Authority (Ref: R/D/WWA) [1MB]
*Elan Valley: see R/D/LEW, [907KB] R/D/WWA [1MB] and R/DX/47 and R/X/88.
Powys
British rail records (Ref: P/D/BR) [12KB]
Powys Co-ordinating Committee of Women’s Institutes (Ref: P/D/WI/1) [6KB]
There are also numerous small collections containing estate, family and legal papers in our Minor Deposits and Miscellaneous Collections.