Record

D8760 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1714-1994
- F - Family records of the extended Franklin family and the Gell family of Hopton Hall - 1714-1994
  - FEG - Records of Eleanor Isabella Gell nee Franklin, daughter of Sir John and Eleanor Franklin and wife of Reverend John Philip Gell - 1828-[early 20th cent]
    - 3 - Personal records of Eleanor Isabella Gell nee Franklin - [mid 19th cent]
      - 1 - Notes and drafts made or collected by Eleanor Isabella Gell nee Franklin, some of which seem to relate to the preparation of a biography of her father, Sir John Franklin - [mid 19th cent]

Browse this collection	This entry describes an individual archive record or file. Click here to browse the full catalogue for this collection
Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FEG/3/1/4
Former Reference	D3311/59/16
Title	File of pages of draft biography of Sir John Franklin, written by Eleanor Isabella Franklin
Date	[mid 19th cent]
Description	Somewhat disorganized in order, with some pages numbered, including passages on his qualities as a captain, the death of his brother Major Franklin, his appointment as Governor of Van Diemen's Land [now Tasmania] and the journey there in 1836-1837, the journey back in 1843, and his return to England, 1843-1844
Extent	1 file (54 pages)
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Term	Colonialism
Term	British Empire

Places

Place (click for further details)	Type
Australia
Tasmania

Add to My Items

Sir John Franklin (1786-1847), naval officer and arctic explorer

Sir John Franklin (1786-1847), naval officer and arctic explorer

Strutt family of Belper

Strutt family of Belper

Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale

Sir John Franklin (1786-1847), naval officer and arctic explorer

Sir John Franklin (1786-1847), naval officer and arctic explorer

Horace John Rylands (1886-1961) of Bakewell, First World War soldier

Horace John Rylands (1886-1961) of Bakewell, First World War soldier

Collection Highlights