| Administrative History | Records of the Hallowes family and their properties in Dethick and the Glapwell area. These documents also include medieval deeds of the Nedham family relating to the Peak, particularly Hayfield.
The Hallowes family may have originated in Hallows, Dronfield, but became prominent through the activities of Nathaniel Hallowes (1582-1661), probably son and heir of Thomas Hallowes of Derby. Nathaniel was an active Parliamentarian during the Civil War and Commonwealth periods and MP for Derby in the Short and Long Parliaments. He purchased two thirds of the manor of Dethick in 1636 (and the rest later) as well as other properties. The family established itself at Glapwell by the marriage of Samuel Hallowes and the heiress Elizabeth Woolhouse in the late 17th century. |
| Custodial History | Some of these documents were given to the County Council in 1959, becoming part of the holdings of the Record Office on its opening in 1962. The remainder were deposited in the Record Office in November 1962. |