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Collapse D258 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1200-1905D258 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1200-1905
Expand 1 - Title deeds including lead ore tithe - 1549-18721 - Title deeds including lead ore tithe - 1549-1872
Expand 2 - Title deeds2 - Title deeds
Expand 3 - Title deeds3 - Title deeds
Expand 4 - Accounts4 - Accounts
Expand 5 - Accounts, Philip Gell (1775-1842) (D258/5/2-6)5 - Accounts, Philip Gell (1775-1842) (D258/5/2-6)
Expand 6 - Philip Gell (1775-1842)6 - Philip Gell (1775-1842)
Collapse 7 - Various including Medieval deeds (D258/7/1), Ship Money (D258/7/6) and Other Assessments (D258/7/13/19-35, 41-48), Tithes and church property (D258/7/13/49-D258/7/19) and Mining papers (D258/7/20)7 - Various including Medieval deeds (D258/7/1), Ship Money (D258/7/6) and Other Assessments (D258/7/13/19-35, 41-48), Tithes and church property (D258/7/13/49-D258/7/19) and Mining papers (D258/7/20)
Expand 1 - Medieval deeds including court case 1786 - [1247]-13601 - Medieval deeds including court case 1786 - [1247]-1360
Expand 2 - Various - [1624-1812]2 - Various - [1624-1812]
3 - Particular of the estates of Philip Gell at Hopton. No. on plan, tenant's name and address, extent, value and rent for Middleton, Carsington, Griffe, Hognaston, Kirk Ireton, Callow, Ible, Hopton, Wirksworth and Bonsall - 1807
Expand 4 - Various4 - Various
Expand 5 - Various5 - Various
Expand 6 - Ship Money - 1677-16786 - Ship Money - 1677-1678
Collapse 7 - Various7 - Various
1 - Articles of agreement between William and Robert Wingfield of Alderwasley, yeomen, William, James and Robert Muggleston of Breedon (Leics.), Henry Dunisthorpe and Edward Bodell of the same, yeomen, and Edward Dean of Hathorne (Leics.), yeoman, for the division of the estates of William Wingfield decd., in Derbyshire and Yorkshire - 1764
2 - Lease by John Gell of Hopton and Elizabeth his wife, to Thomas Wingfield of Wirksworth, yeoman, of a messuage, with outbuildings, lands etc. at Wirksworth, for 21 years at 31s. 8d. a year 1 Jun 4 Jas I - 1606
3 - Receipt by William Anson of Shugborough Manor (Staffs.), gent., and Jennett and Elizabeth Carryer of Wirksworth, spinsters, for £50 received from Thomas Wingfield, being the purchase money mentioned in indentures of even date, for three fourths of a close at Wirksworth known as Browderick Pingle or the Townend Pingle. 26 Mar - 1686
4 - Settlement following the marriage of Thomas Winfielde of Alderwaslee, son and heir of James Winfielde of Wirksworth, decd., and Dorithie, daughter of Edwarde Deane of Wirksworth, decd., whereby Thomas conveys to Edwarde Deane, citizen and clothworker of London, and William Hopkinson of Wirksworth, gent., a messuage and lands etc. at Wirksworth, upon trust to the use of Thomas for life and then to the use of James his son in tail male, and in default of such heirs, to the use of James's second son in tail male etc. 29 Jun 22 Jas I - 1624
5 - Fragment of articles of agreement concerning a marriage settlement - 1692
6 - Assignment of mortgage by Francis Hurt of Wirksworth, brother, heir and executor of Nicholas Hurt of Alderwasley, decd., to Robert Wingfield, son and devisee of James Wingfield, decd. 15 Feb - 1770
7 - Deed to lead uses of fine by Dorothy Morton, widow of Thomas Morton of Bradfield [Yorks] William Wingfield, Dorothy his wife and John Wright of Eyam, Paul Webster of Chesterfield, merchant, and Thomas Statham of Tiddeswell, acknowledging a fine to Wright et al of a messuage at Wirksworth in the tenure of Samuel Hiller, cottages at Wirksworth in the tenure of Elizabeth Frost, James Potter and John Nealor, a barn in Wirksworth and closes known as North Town End Close or Pingle, New Close, Leadmans Stead, Hungerhill, 2 pieces in Northfield, Stony Croft, Stadfold, Beightons Pingle, and 2 pieces in Overfield with all other the lands etc. of William in Wirksworth, a messuage at Offcote and Underwood called Tomlinsons House and Close in the tenure of John Hayne and a capital messuage at Bradfield (Yorkshire) called the Spouthouse, with all lands etc with another messuage called Thornehouse or Thornehouse Farm, in the tenure of Ralph Hawley and a farm called Slackfield in the tenure of Joseph Bayley, upon trust to uses (recited) - 1698
8 - Recovery by Thomas Alsopp and William Hopkinson against Thomas Wingfield, of a garden, 8a. arable, 8a. meadow, 8a. pasture and common of pasture at Alderwasley, Ashleyhay and Wirksworth. 2 Jul 4 Cha I - 1628
Expand 8 - Various8 - Various
9 - Copy charter of Edward VI to found Nuneaton [Warwks] Grammar School - 11 May [1552]
10 - Depositions and draft indenture regarding bankruptcy of William Bradley including references to Kedleston - 1677-1679
11 - Information in Duchy of Lancaster court against John Wigley for inclosing Marten Ashgreen at Wirksworth belonging to the Queen and to Mr Gell - [mid-late 16th cent]
Expand 12 - Various12 - Various
Expand 13 - Various, including assessments (D258/7/13/19-35, 41-48) and Tithes and church property (D258/7/13/49-62)13 - Various, including assessments (D258/7/13/19-35, 41-48) and Tithes and church property (D258/7/13/49-62)
14 - `The boke of the tythe': rents 1 May - 2 & 3 Philip and Mary - 1553-1556
Expand 15 - Tithes and church property15 - Tithes and church property
16 - Objections to the election of burgesses for Cirencester [Glos] - 17th cent
17 - Draft indenture between John Curzon of Kedleston and Francis Leake, son and heir of Francis Lord Daynecourt and Nicholas Leake esq, to provide annuity of £100 in payment for £1000 loan - 1641
18 - Copy petition to Sir Thomas Witherington, Speaker of the Commons, by excluded Members of Parliament including names [?signatories] - c 1650
Expand 19 - Tithes and church property19 - Tithes and church property
Expand 20 - Mining Papers20 - Mining Papers
Expand 20 - Mining Papers20 - Mining Papers
Expand 8 - Correspondence Christian-Gell re lead ore (D258/8/1) and Various papers (D258/8/2-56)8 - Correspondence Christian-Gell re lead ore (D258/8/1) and Various papers (D258/8/2-56)
Expand 9 - Thomas Gell9 - Thomas Gell
Expand 10 - Sir John Gell I (1593-1671), Sir John Gell II (1613-1689), Civil War and various10 - Sir John Gell I (1593-1671), Sir John Gell II (1613-1689), Civil War and various
Expand 11 - Various, 18th - early 19th century11 - Various, 18th - early 19th century
Expand 12 - Various, 17th century12 - Various, 17th century
Expand 13 - Title deeds and other papers13 - Title deeds and other papers
Expand 14 - Various, 18th-19th century14 - Various, 18th-19th century
Expand 15 - 17th Cent Printed Material15 - 17th Cent Printed Material
Expand 16 - Title deeds and other papers16 - Title deeds and other papers
Expand 17 - Quarter Sessions (D258/17/1-9), Business - Canals and railways (D258/17/10), Miscellaneous/Various (D258/17/11-29, 33-44), Correspondence (D258/17/30-31), Philip Gell correspondence including Cromford Canal (D258/17/32, 45)17 - Quarter Sessions (D258/17/1-9), Business - Canals and railways (D258/17/10), Miscellaneous/Various (D258/17/11-29, 33-44), Correspondence (D258/17/30-31), Philip Gell correspondence including Cromford Canal (D258/17/32, 45)
Expand 18 - Manor of Hope (D258/1), Title Deeds (D258/18/2-3, 14-19, 21-34), Ashbourne Lectureship (D258/18/4), Estate papers (D258/18/5-D258/18/7/1-4, 30-38, D258/18/8), Wirksworth School (D258/18/7/5-29), Manors of Hopton, Carsington, Wirksworth, Hognaston, Middleton by Wirksworth and Hulland (D258/18/9-13), Assessments (D258/18/20), Miscellaneous printed items (D258/18/35-38)18 - Manor of Hope (D258/1), Title Deeds (D258/18/2-3, 14-19, 21-34), Ashbourne Lectureship (D258/18/4), Estate papers (D258/18/5-D258/18/7/1-4, 30-38, D258/18/8), Wirksworth School (D258/18/7/5-29), Manors of Hopton, Carsington, Wirksworth, Hognaston, Middleton by Wirksworth and Hulland (D258/18/9-13), Assessments (D258/18/20), Miscellaneous printed items (D258/18/35-38)
Expand 19 - Various (D258/19/1-30, D258/19/31/24-33, D258/19/32-34), Ashbourne lectureship (D258/19/31/1-23)19 - Various (D258/19/1-30, D258/19/31/24-33, D258/19/32-34), Ashbourne lectureship (D258/19/31/1-23)
Expand 20 - Various (D258/20/1-11, 30-66), Title deeds and leases (D258/20/12-29)20 - Various (D258/20/1-11, 30-66), Title deeds and leases (D258/20/12-29)
Expand 21 - Various (D258/21/1-20, D258/21/45/7-8, D258/21/46/1-7), Philip Gell (1723-1795) Correspondence (D258/21/21-24, D258/21/46/8-35), Yorkshire Quarter Sessions (D258/21/25), Estate papers and accounts 18th cent (D258/21/26-D258/21/45/6),Philip Gell (1723-1795) Various (D258/21/47/1-34), Various 16th-19th cent (D258/21/47/35, D258/21/48-66)21 - Various (D258/21/1-20, D258/21/45/7-8, D258/21/46/1-7), Philip Gell (1723-1795) Correspondence (D258/21/21-24, D258/21/46/8-35), Yorkshire Quarter Sessions (D258/21/25), Estate papers and accounts 18th cent (D258/21/26-D258/21/45/6),Philip Gell (1723-1795) Various (D258/21/47/1-34), Various 16th-19th cent (D258/21/47/35, D258/21/48-66)
Expand 22 - Parish Account Books (D258/22/1-3), Various, 16th-19th century (D258/22/4-23)22 - Parish Account Books (D258/22/1-3), Various, 16th-19th century (D258/22/4-23)
Expand 23 - Title Deeds and other papers (D258/23/1-19/5), Correspondence 16th-early 18th cent (D258/23/19/6-26, D258/23/20-22)23 - Title Deeds and other papers (D258/23/1-19/5), Correspondence 16th-early 18th cent (D258/23/19/6-26, D258/23/20-22)
Expand 23 - Title deeds and other papers23 - Title deeds and other papers
Expand 24 - Sir Philip Gell (D258/24/1-5, D258/24/30-47, 49-54), Ashbourne Lectureship (D258/24/6), Various (D258/24/6/27, D258/24/7-8, D258/24/11-29), Wirksworth Hundred Tax Assessments (D258/24/9-10), Fagg v Gell (D258/24/48)24 - Sir Philip Gell (D258/24/1-5, D258/24/30-47, 49-54), Ashbourne Lectureship (D258/24/6), Various (D258/24/6/27, D258/24/7-8, D258/24/11-29), Wirksworth Hundred Tax Assessments (D258/24/9-10), Fagg v Gell (D258/24/48)
Expand 25 - Miscellaneous legal, financial and other papers25 - Miscellaneous legal, financial and other papers
Expand 26 - Title Deeds etc26 - Title Deeds etc
Expand 27 - Title Deeds etc27 - Title Deeds etc
Expand 28 - Title Deeds28 - Title Deeds
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Expand 30 - Sir John Gell, Thomas Gell30 - Sir John Gell, Thomas Gell
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Expand 34 - John Gell (1539-1671)34 - John Gell (1539-1671)
Expand 35 - Various accounts, deeds etc35 - Various accounts, deeds etc
Expand 36 - Anthony Gell d. 158436 - Anthony Gell d. 1584
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Expand 38 - Correspondence etc38 - Correspondence etc
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42 - Conserved fragments of estate plan showing fields (numbered) around house called Bank Top - 19th cent
Expand 43 - Hopton Receipt Papers43 - Hopton Receipt Papers
Expand 44 - Sir John Gell44 - Sir John Gell
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Expand 46 - Staffordshire estate papers, 19th century - 1834-187946 - Staffordshire estate papers, 19th century - 1834-1879
47 - Unidentified plan showing part of the course of a waterway, marked at points with numbers, and the dates 20 Aug and 22 Aug. Scale not given. Dimensions approx 150cm x 130cm - [19th Cent]
Expand 48 - Philip Gell (d 1842), draft deeds, estate and financial papers - 1706-187748 - Philip Gell (d 1842), draft deeds, estate and financial papers - 1706-1877
49 - Log book of the Cutter Yacht Albatross from the port of Cowes, Isle of Wight to any port or ports her owner may think proper, wind and weather permitting' [to Scotland] - 18 May-29 Aug 1836
Expand 50 - SIR WILLIAM GELL (1777-1836)50 - SIR WILLIAM GELL (1777-1836)
Expand 51 - Various51 - Various
Expand 52 - Volume of bound letters and other documents - Late 17th-early 19th cent52 - Volume of bound letters and other documents - Late 17th-early 19th cent
Expand 53 - Printed Pamphlets53 - Printed Pamphlets
Expand 54 - Isabella Thornhill - c1850-187054 - Isabella Thornhill - c1850-1870
Expand 55 - Pedigrees and other papers55 - Pedigrees and other papers
Expand 56 - Gell Family Papers Series A-D56 - Gell Family Papers Series A-D
Expand 57 - Family Papers57 - Family Papers
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63 - Number not used
Expand 64 - Boer War (largely Henry [Harry] Anthony Chandos-Pole-Gell) - 1899-190264 - Boer War (largely Henry [Harry] Anthony Chandos-Pole-Gell) - 1899-1902
Expand 65 - Henry [Harry] Anthony Chandos-Pole-Gell (1872-1934) and other material65 - Henry [Harry] Anthony Chandos-Pole-Gell (1872-1934) and other material
Expand 67 - Masque by William Browne written for the Inner Temple and associated correspondence - 1615-196467 - Masque by William Browne written for the Inner Temple and associated correspondence - 1615-1964
Expand 68 - Pedigrees - 19th cent68 - Pedigrees - 19th cent
Expand 69 - Plans - 1711-182869 - Plans - 1711-1828
70 - Manor of Holland p Wirksworth and Lands Grant [temp Q Anne] to Philip Gell of Hopton [outsize parchment deed, badly damaged by damp, partly illegible]
Expand 71 - Isabella Thornhill, nee Gell (1800-1878): diary - 1863-187571 - Isabella Thornhill, nee Gell (1800-1878): diary - 1863-1875
72 - `Catalogue of the library at Hopton Hall' Arranged by size of volume: folio, quarto, octavo Duodecimo, `sixteens and twenty-fours' Title, edition and date of publication Folio paper vol, in slip case - ?17th cent
Expand 73 - Gell of Hopton Hall: family seal dies - late 19th cent73 - Gell of Hopton Hall: family seal dies - late 19th cent
UL - Gell of Hopton Hall: unlisted records
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