Photograph by Chapman, High Street, Swansea, showing seven members of the Morris family of 1 Pell Street, Swansea, including Eliza and her children Charles, Alan, Fred, Archie, Ada and Lilian

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Deeds relating to no. 1 Pell Street, Swansea, and to the Morris family who lived there and later in Townhill, 1851-1939D/D Z 1107

Copy lease for 99 years from 25 Mar. 1850 for £4 16s annual rent, from (i) Anne Tennant of Pantygwydr near Swansea, widow, John Tennant of Glasgow, esq., and William Stroud of Swansea, banker, devisees in trust of the will of David Tennant of Pantygwydr, esq., deceased, and mortgagees of the land, with (ii) Rawleigh Addenbrooke Mansel of Swansea, esq., devisee in trust of the will of Calvert Richard Jones, late of Heathfield, Swansea, esq., deceased, with (iii) The Rev. Calvert Richard Jones of Heathfield, clerk, residual devisee under the will of Calvert Richard Jones, deceased, to (iv) Llewellyn Evans of Highway in the parish of Pennard, farmer. A plot of land, formerly part of a field called Swan Field late in the occupation of Charles Dicks, publican, and which contains a street [identifiable as Pell Street] intended to be made in parallel with Heathfield Street, with frontage onto the street of 34 feet 10 inches and a depth from north to south of 93 feet, with power to build two houses there. Includes plan.D/D Z 1107/1

Assignment for £210, from (i) Samuel Davies of Great Kittle in the parish of Pennard, farmer, with (ii) John Glass of 2 Pell Street, Swansea, cabinet turner, to (iii) John Evans of Cradock Street, Swansea, surgeon. House at no. 1 Pell Street, Swansea, one of the houses built on the land under the terms of the lease of 20 Jan. 1851. Includes plan. Also includes license to assign from the agent for the trustees of the late Rev. Calvert Richard Jones, deceased, dated 3 Oct. 1879.D/D Z 1107/2

Assignment for £260, from (i) John Evans of Cradock Street, Swansea, surgeon, to (ii) John Gronow of Ffynone Dinas, Pembrokeshire, master mariner. House at no. 1 Pell Street, Swansea. Includes license to assign, from the agent of the trustees of the late Rev. Calvert Richard Jones, deceased, dated 12 May 1882.D/D Z 1107/3

Assignment for £250, from (i) John William Maurice of Tabor Villa, Dinas, Pembrokeshire, minister of the Gospel, with (ii) Martha Anne George, wife of David George of 2 Garden Terrace, Dinas Cross, Pembrikeshire, to (iii) Eliza Jane Morris wife of William Morris of 1 Pell Street, Swansea, marble mason. House at no. 1 Pell Street, Swansea.D/D Z 1107/4

Mortgage for £120 dated 23 Jan. 1912, from (i) Eliza Jane Morris of 1 Pell Street, to (ii) Frederick Ernest Morris of 66 Hollingberg Park Avenue, Brighton, schoolmaster. House at no. 1 Pell Street, Swansea. Includes licence to mortgage, from John Davies of Pennard House, Bishopston, to Eliza Jane Morris, dated 23 Jan. 1912. Endorsed: receipt of the mortgage sum dated 26 Nov. 1941.D/D Z 1107/5

Photograph by Chapman, High Street, Swansea, showing seven members of the Morris family of 1 Pell Street, Swansea, including Eliza and her children Charles, Alan, Fred, Archie, Ada and LilianD/D Z 1107/6

Photograph of Class 1 at Oxford Street Infants' School, SwanseaD/D Z 1107/7

'Tenants Handbook' produced by Swansea County Borough Council. Incudes advice and rules, handy tips, information on local amenities etc. for tenants of council housing. Also includes a map of the Townhill Estate, and a newspaper cutting from the South Wales Evening Post of 9 Feb. 1994 regarding the memories of Mr H. 'Hugh' Jones of Killay of Townhill in the inter-war period.D/D Z 1107/8