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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
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D8760/F/GJF
Title
Records of John Franklin Gell
Date
1872-1873
Description
The records currently listed consist of letters written to him which were in the Franklin papers previously held under reference number D3311.
Extent
3 items
Level
SubSubFonds
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator
John Franklin Gell (1851-1884)
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Administrative History
John Franklin Gell (1851-1884) was the eldest son and second child of John Philip Gell and his wife Eleanor Isabella (nee Franklin). He died at Madras [now more widely known as Chennai] in India in 1884, having taken up an administrative post in the provision of education there a number of years before.
Related Material
See D3287 for further letters from and to other family members, together with a few photographs and other items.
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Gell; John Franklin (1851-1884); civil servant
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