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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
  - FKA - Records of the Kay family, related to Sir John Franklin by his marriage to his first wife, Eleanor - 1797-1860
    - 3 - Letters written to the children of Joseph and Sarah Henrietta Kay - 1826-1849
      - 4 - Letters from Eleanor Isabella Franklin to her cousin (Sarah) Frances Kay - 1837-1849

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FKA/3/4/2
Former Reference	D3287/26/21/12
Title	Letter from Eleanor Isabella Franklin to her cousin Frances Kay, during her the period of her residence in Van Diemen's Land [now Tasmania] while her father was Governor, including reference to the succession of Queen Victoria
Date	7 Nov 1837
Description	Speaks of a fire in one of their outhouses. Queen Victoria succeeds her father to the British throne. Franklin has to swear allegiance to this new majesty. Stayed for a time at Lindisfarne, a farm owned by one of the settlers.
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	Eleanor Isabella Franklin
Sender Location	Hobart Town
Recipient	Frances Kay
Recipient Location	Gower Street, London
Archive Creator	Kay family of London
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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