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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]
1 - Correspondence of Eleanor Isabella Gell nee Franklin - 1828-1859
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D8760/F/FEG/1/15
Title
Letters from Hannah Booth to her niece Eleanor Isabella Gell
Date
1849-1858
Description
All the letters relate to the period after Eleanor's marriage to John Philip Gell in June 1849. Hannah (1778-1867) was one of the seven sisters of Eleanor's father, Sir John Franklin. She had nursed Eleanor's mother at the time of her death, after which she very briefly took care of Eleanor herself.
Extent
25 items
Level
SubSeries
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator
Eleanor Isabella Franklin, later Eleanor Gell (1824-1860)
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Related Material
For three earlier letters sent by Eleanor while still a teenager to her aunt, 1837-1838, see D8760/F/FBO/1/2/1-3
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Booth; Hannah (1778-1867)
Gell; Eleanor Isabella (1824-1860); daughter of explorer Sir John Franklin
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