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Collapse D2791 - Gresley local history papers - 18th-20th cent

D2791 - Gresley local history papers - 18th-20th cent

1 - Copy of will of John Adams, gentleman of Church Gresley, 12 Feb 1682 including bequests to the poor of church Gresley, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, Donisthorpe and Oakthorpe. - 18th cent

2 - Certificate of exoneration of land tax on all land belonging to the perpetual curacy of Church Gresley, 16 Dec - 1814

3 - Brief manuscript notes concerning the foundation of Gresley parish church near the site of the former Priory; the descent of the manor of Church Gresley and the Priory Estate and early Gresley family history. - 19th cent

4 - Newspaper cutting on "ancient family records" with the claim that Sir Robert Gresley of Drakelow is thirty third cousin to King George V. - Early 20th cent

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

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

Bryan Donkin Company Ltd of Chesterfield, engineering firm

Bryan Donkin Company Ltd of Chesterfield, engineering firm

Strutt family of Belper

Strutt family of Belper

National Coal Board

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

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

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