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Bundle of 23 title deeds of properties in Selatyn and Whittington, co. Salop, 1805-1904; release of a property in Penrhyn Vechan, p. Llandrinio, 1740; rentals of estate in Merioneth 1802-1803; bond from William Gore of Baker Street, Portman Square, p. Marylebone, Middlesex, 1815.

Conveyance by Hon. T. Kenyon and others to W. Ormsby Gore of swan Hill and other lands in Oswestry and Selatyn, 26 March 1842; Conveyance by Hon. T. Kenyon and others to W.R.O Gore of several pieces of land situate near Oswestry, 15 April 1843; Conveyance by the trustees of Oswestry District Turnpike Roads to W. W. E. Wynne and W. K. Slaney of a cottage and yard in Willow Street, Oswestry, 20 Oct. 1876; and Abstract of title and agreement for sale, [19 cent.].

Final concords, Pantglas, [19 cent]; feoffment by William Lloyd to Maurice Roberts of a m. and land in p. Selatyn, Shropshire, 24 June 1805; ; probate of will of Morris Roberts, 1809; lease and release by Evan Morris and wife to Edward Roberts of premises in t. Porkington, 30 -31 Jan. 1811; mortgage by Edward Roberts to Thomas Edwards of remises in Porkington for securing £100, 23 March 1811; conveyance by William Lloyd to Edward Edwards of houses and lands in Nanty Cerrig in Selatyn upon certain trusts, 28 June 1854; probate of will of Edward Roberts, 28 June 1854; conveyance by Edward Roberts and others to Samuel Grice of several m's land and hereditaments situate at Pantglas in p. Selatyn, 14 July 1857; conveyance by Samuel Grice to Mrs M. J. Ormsby-Gore of several m's lands and hereditaments situate at Pantglas in p. Selatyn, May 1868; and memorandum of agreement for sale and other papers.

Conveyance G. H. W. Carew and his trustee to Mrs Ormsby Gore of a tmt called Ty Coch and other hereditaments in Selatyn, 25 March 1868; deed of indemnity by same to same, 25 March 1868; deed of exchange between G. H. W. Carew and Mrs Ormsby Gore, lands in p. Selatyn, 25 March 1869; conveyance of several pieces of land situate in p. Selatyn by G. H. W. Carew to Mrs M. J. Ormsby-Gore, 25 March 1869; ;deed of indemnity by same to same, 25 March 1869; conveyance of several m's or dwelling houses hereditaments and premises called Warrington Place situate in Willow Street, Oswestry, by G. H. W. Carew and his trustees to J. R. Ormsby-Gore and W. R. Ormsby-Gore. 25 March 1869; deed of indemnity by same to same, [c. 1869]; two abstracts as to Warrington Place, succession accounts, particulars of sale, abstracts and other papers, including a conveyance by J. R. Ormsby-Gore and W. R. Ormsby-Gore to the trustees of Mrs M. J. Ormsby-Gore, dec., of a piece or parcel of land on the north side of Willow Street in the town of Oswestry, 25 March 1870.

Probate of the will of Dame Ellin Eure [nee Maurice] of Porkington, containing several charitable bequests and the devise of six small dwellings in Willow Street, Oswestry, to the bailiffs and burgesses of Oswestry for housing the poor, 1626.

Brogyntyn, 1698-1824, namely Sir Robert Owen of Porkington, 1696, with codicil, 1698, proved 1698; Jane Owen previously of Porkington, then of Wrexham, 1727, with codicil, 1732, proved 1733; William Ormsby of Willy Brooke [Ireland] 1737, proved 1739; Lewis Owen of Wexham, Buckinghamshire, B.D., 1735, with deposition, 1746, and administration, 1758; Margaret Godolphin of Abertanat, 1764; Francis Lord Godolphin, 1764, with codicils, 1764, 1765, proved 1766; William Owen of Porkington, 1762, proved 1767; Francis Owen of Conduit Street, St George’s [London], 1773, proved 1775; William Ormsby of Willowbrooke, Sligo, 1780; Francis Lord Godolphin, with codicil, 1784, proved 1785; Owen Ormsby of Porkington, 1804; Margaret Ormsby of Porkington and of Stanhope Street [London], Middlesex, 1805, proved 1806; Elizabeth Gore of Baker Street Marylebone, 1813, proved 1815, and part of a previous will, signed and dated 1810; and John Owen of Penrhos, Montgomeryshire, 1817, proved 1824. The file also contains the will of Hugh Owen of Woodhouse, Salop, 1764, with an official extract of the will and successive administrations, 1768 and 1773; the will of Sarah Owen of Woodhouse, 1764; and the administration of Humphrey Jones of Machynlleth, 1809.

Bundle labelled ‘Probates etc.’ containing mainly copy wills of the Godolphin, Owen and Lyster families, 1730-1799, namely Henry Godolphin, Provost of the College of Eton, Berkshire, 1730, with codicil, 1731; Rev. Lewis Owen of Wexham, Buckinghamshire, 1735 (recte 1745), proved 1746; Elizabeth Lyster of Penrhos, Montgomeryshire, 1747, proved 1764; Elizabeth Owen [widow of Lewis Owen], 1752, with codicils, 1753, 1756; Margaret Godolphin of Abertanat, 1764; and Ellen Owen of Porkington, 1796; cases and opinions concerning devises in the wills of Francis Lord Godolphin and Margaret Godolphin to Ellen Owen and Francis Owen, 1793, and a bill to Ellen Owen for legal expenses, 1797-1799. The file also contains the administration of Rev. Richard Hughes of Dolgellau, 1826.

Draft abstract of the will of William Owen of Porkington, 1762, proved 1767 (Watermark 1804)

Probate copy of the will of Ellen Owen of Porkington, Salop, made in 1796, proved 1802, which includes bequests to the charities founded by the Owen family in Selatyn, Penmorfa and Llangollen.

Volume containing copies of the wills of Herny Godolphin, Provost of the College of Eton, 1730, with codicil, 1731, proved 1732; Ellen Godolphin of Holles Street, Marylebone, Middlesex, 1754; Francis Earl of Godolphin, 1763, with codicils, 1764, 1765, proved 1766; Francis Lord Godolphin, with codicil, 1784, proved 1785; Ellen Owen of Porkington, 1796; and Margaret Ormsby of Porkington, 1805. At the back there are cases and opinions on the wills of Henry Godolphin and Francis Godolphin, 1785-1802.

Volume containing a copy of the will of Margaret Ormsby of Porkington and Stanhope Street, Middlesex, 1805, proved 1806, and the account of Thomas James Warren Viscount Bulkeley, Sir Robert Williams Vaughan and David Pennant, executors, with Miss Mary Jane Ormsby, her daughter and residuary legatee, and duplicate.

Will of William Ormsby Gore of Porkington, MP, made 1853, with codicils, 1854 and 1856, proved 1860.

Seventeen account books and loose accounts, 1841-1870 (mainly 1862-1869), accumulated by the executors and trustees of Mary Jane Ormsby Gore, following her death in 1869, and bills for legal charges from the office of Longueville solicitors, 1869-1870. The accounts are mainly with Oswestry tradesmen such as Jones and Rogers, tailors, William Smale, chemist and druggist, Morris and Jones, grocers, Edward Jones, tailor, J.E. Littlehales, ironmonger, Roberts and Oliver, drapers, William Jones, plasterer, for work at the almshouses and at Porkington, Edward and John Jones, cabinet makers and upholsterers, Dr William Fuller for medical attendance, and E & R. Hughes, drapers, whose account shows the funeral expenses of Mary Jane Ormsby Gore. Other items include a ‘general account’, miscellaneous payments, [?a postage book], servants’ wages, the house account per Mrs Blades for items bought from Lewis and Owen, the gardener’s account of James Edwards, the Sligo election account of William Richard Ormsby Gore, 1870, and bank account books of Mary Jane Ormsby Gore at the Oswestry Bank, Child’s Bank and London Joint Stock Bank.

Will of Mary Jane Ormsby Gore of Porkington, 1866, proved 1869, annotated with registration of the probate at the Principal Registry of the Probate Division of the High Court of Justice, Ireland, 1879.

Claim submitted to the Equitable Insurance Office after the death of Mary Jane Ormsby Gore, 1870.

Probate of the will of John Ralph Ormsby Gore, first Baron Harlech, made 1862, proved 1876, and a memorial to be registered by the Registrar of Deeds, Wills etc. in Ireland, 1877.

Accounts of the executors of John Ralph Ormsby Gore, first Lord Harlech, including a statement of interest on the late Mrs Gore’s trust estate, assets, stocks and shares, simple contract debts, succession duties, Longueville’s cash account, the second Lord Harlech’s cash account, bricks made at Maesgwyn, servants’ wages, keep of livestock at Brogyntyn and Glyn, and a residuary account for the Inland Revenue, 1876. Other papers, dated 1876-1877, include letters to Longueville and Co. from Lord Harlech, also mentioning the purchase of Deradda, Ireland, Lady Sarah Harlech, W.R. Lawford of Glyn, Arber and Rutter of Berkeley Square, London, referring to a leasehold property at Buckingham Gate, Dean and Taylor of Bedford Row, Fox of Harley Street and others; inventories and valuations of stock, machinery, household linen, furnishings, oils and other hardware at Brogyntyn, the timber yard at Brogyntyn and the brick yard at the Mount; valuations of Glyn; an abstract of the marriage settlement of William Richard Ormsby Gore and Emily Charlotte Seymour (1850); memoranda and queries on the accounts.

Accounts of the executors of the late William Richard Ormsby Gore, second Baron Harlech (d. 1904), showing stocks and shares, the estates of Tetworth and Derrycarne, debts and funeral expenses, assets and deductions together with Inland Revenue assessment forms for estate duty, 1904-1908, a list of securities sent by the London Joint Stock Bank Limited, 1904, letters to Longueville and Co., 1904-1909; and receipts for personal legacies including a gold watch previously given to the deceased by Sir George [Francis] Seymour, 1904-1905.

Accounts of the executors of the late William Richard Ormsby Gore, second Baron Harlech (d. 1904) showing cash in the house and various bank accounts, funeral expenses, legacies, debts due to and from the deceased, expenses for carrying on Glyn, Brogyntyn, Chesham Place and Tetworth, trustees, mortgages, insurance, taxes, stocks and shares, solicitors, etc. and income, 1904-1909, with a statement showing the amount of estate duty payable by the executors of the will to the trustees of the Brogyntyn settled estates in respect of the portions for the younger children, charged on the English and Irish estates.

Two original envelopes containing receipts of George Ralph third Baron Harlech, Henry Arthur Ormsby Gore, Seymour Ormsby Gore, Alfred M. Egerton, Emily Fortescue Countess Ebrington and Lady Mary Egerton, 1904-1905, for legacies received under the will of William Richard, second Baron Harlech, and portions under the Ormsby Gore family resettlement of 1881, together with a list of the trust funds, Inland Revenue forms for legacy duty, 1905, and a letter to Longueville and Co., 1922.