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Collapse D8760 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1714-1994D8760 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1714-1994
Expand E - Estate records of the Gell family of Hopton Hall - 1794-1863E - Estate records of the Gell family of Hopton Hall - 1794-1863
Collapse F - Family records of the extended Franklin family and the Gell family of Hopton Hall - 1714-1994F - Family records of the extended Franklin family and the Gell family of Hopton Hall - 1714-1994
Expand FBO - Records of the Booth family of Lincolnshire, related to Sir John Franklin - 1817-1838FBO - Records of the Booth family of Lincolnshire, related to Sir John Franklin - 1817-1838
Collapse 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]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]
Expand 1 - Correspondence of Eleanor Isabella Gell nee Franklin - 1828-18591 - Correspondence of Eleanor Isabella Gell nee Franklin - 1828-1859
Expand 2 - Diaries of Eleanor Isabella Gell nee Franklin - 1836-18502 - Diaries of Eleanor Isabella Gell nee Franklin - 1836-1850
Collapse 3 - Personal records of Eleanor Isabella Gell nee Franklin - [mid 19th cent]3 - Personal records of Eleanor Isabella Gell nee Franklin - [mid 19th cent]
Collapse 1 - Notes and drafts made or collected by Eleanor Isabella Gell nee Franklin, some of which seem to relate to the preparation of a biography of her father, Sir John Franklin - [mid 19th cent]1 - Notes and drafts made or collected by Eleanor Isabella Gell nee Franklin, some of which seem to relate to the preparation of a biography of her father, Sir John Franklin - [mid 19th cent]
1 - First page of draft of outline of career of Sir John Franklin, written by Eleanor Isabella Franklin - [mid 19th cent]
2 - Draft of biography of Sir John Franklin, written by Eleanor Isabella Franklin - [mid 19th cent]
3 - Loose pages of draft biography of Sir John Franklin, written by Eleanor Isabella Franklin - [mid 19th cent]
4 - File of pages of draft biography of Sir John Franklin, written by Eleanor Isabella Franklin - [mid 19th cent]
5 - Extract from letter originally dated 15 July 1842, relating to thanks of those attending an assembly meeting chaired by Sir John Franklin on what is thought to be the last occasion he will be present before he sails from Tasmania to England - [mid 19th cent]
6 - Handwritten extracts from Captain Fitzjames's letter to Sir John Barrow off the coast of Greenland, original letter dated 1-12 July 1845 - [mid 19th cent]
7 - Handwritten extracts from Captain Fitzjames's letter to Sir John Barrow off the coast of Greenland, original letter dated 1-12 July 1845 - [mid 19th cent]
8 - Handwritten extracts from Captain Fitzjames's letter to Sir John Barrow off the coast of Greenland, original letter dated 1-12 July 1845 - [mid 19th cent]
9 - Manuscript transcriptions of letters sent by J.W. Fairholme to his father, while on the voyage of Franklin's last expedition of 1845 - [mid 19th cent]
10 - Manuscript copy of account of clairvoyancy, involving Dr Haddock and medium Emma, taking place on 21-22 September 1849, written out by E.I. Gell - [mid 19th cent]
11 - Manuscript transcript of extract from the Presidential address of Sir Roderick Murchison to the Geographical Section of the British Association at the Oxford meeting of 1860, in hand of Eleanor Isabella Franklin - [1860]
Expand 2 - Items relating to the time when HMS Erebus and Terror were in Hobart, Tasmania, during the Antarctic expedition commanded by James Clark Ross - 18412 - Items relating to the time when HMS Erebus and Terror were in Hobart, Tasmania, during the Antarctic expedition commanded by James Clark Ross - 1841
3 - Note of confirmation of Eleanor Isabella Franklin - 20 Sep 1843
4 - List of places, possibly of prints, in handwriting of Eleanor Isabella Franklin - 18 Mar 1849
5 - Drawing in pencil of Matlock Rectory by E. Gell, believed to be possibly by Eleanor Isabella Gell - [1850s]
6 - Manuscript extract from an Australian newspaper relating to Captain Flinders, sent by Miss Tyler - 10 Jan 1854
7 - Manuscript poem sent to Eleanor Franklin, entitled "The Dying Mother to her Infant" by F.S.P.W. - 3 Dec 1838
8 - Notes of hand-written subjects for prayer belonging to Eleanor Gell - [mid 19th cent]
9 - Manuscript transcript of passage entitled "For keeping the Heart", copied out in unknown hand - [mid 19th cent]
Expand 4 - Documents following the death and burial of Eleanor Isabella Gell nee Franklin in 1860 - 1860-[early 20th cent]4 - Documents following the death and burial of Eleanor Isabella Gell nee Franklin in 1860 - 1860-[early 20th cent]
Expand FEP - Records of Eleanor Anne Porden, first wife of Sir John Franklin - 1800-1828FEP - Records of Eleanor Anne Porden, first wife of Sir John Franklin - 1800-1828
Expand FJR - Records of John Richardson, colleague, friend and later relative of John Franklin - 1820-1861FJR - Records of John Richardson, colleague, friend and later relative of John Franklin - 1820-1861
Expand FKA - Records of the Kay family, related to Sir John Franklin by his marriage to his first wife, Eleanor - 1797-1860FKA - Records of the Kay family, related to Sir John Franklin by his marriage to his first wife, Eleanor - 1797-1860
Expand FLJ - Records of Jane, Lady Franklin nee Griffin, second wife of Sir John Franklin - 1841-1871FLJ - Records of Jane, Lady Franklin nee Griffin, second wife of Sir John Franklin - 1841-1871
Expand FSJ - Records of Sir John Franklin - 1810-[early 20th cent]FSJ - Records of Sir John Franklin - 1810-[early 20th cent]
Expand FWP - Records of William Porden, father-in-law of Sir John Franklin - 1754-1822FWP - Records of William Porden, father-in-law of Sir John Franklin - 1754-1822
Expand GBM - Records of Boyd Pollen Manningham - 1823-1830GBM - Records of Boyd Pollen Manningham - 1823-1830
Expand GEL - Records of Edith Lyttelton Gell - 1880-1937GEL - Records of Edith Lyttelton Gell - 1880-1937
Expand GFK - Records of Frederick Gell - 1840-1869GFK - Records of Frederick Gell - 1840-1869
Expand GHW - Records of Henry Willingham Gell - 1855-1938GHW - Records of Henry Willingham Gell - 1855-1938
Expand GJF - Records of John Franklin Gell - 1872-1873GJF - Records of John Franklin Gell - 1872-1873
Expand GJP - Records of Reverend John Philip Gell - 1836-1897GJP - Records of Reverend John Philip Gell - 1836-1897
Expand GMF - Records of Mary Frances Gell, grand-daughter of Sir John Franklin - 1930-1940GMF - Records of Mary Frances Gell, grand-daughter of Sir John Franklin - 1930-1940
Expand GPH - Records of Reverend Philip Gell - 1844-1870GPH - Records of Reverend Philip Gell - 1844-1870
Expand GPL - Records of Philip Lyttelton Gell, son of John Philip and Eleanor Isabella Gell nee Franklin, grandson of Sir John Franklin - 1873-1922GPL - Records of Philip Lyttelton Gell, son of John Philip and Eleanor Isabella Gell nee Franklin, grandson of Sir John Franklin - 1873-1922
Expand GPV - Records of Colonel Philip Victor Willingham Gell and his wife Aileen Edith Pauline Gell nee Maunsell - 1896-1976GPV - Records of Colonel Philip Victor Willingham Gell and his wife Aileen Edith Pauline Gell nee Maunsell - 1896-1976
Expand LIB - Printed volumes and other printed material, mostly on Sir John Franklin and related topics - 1714-1994LIB - Printed volumes and other printed material, mostly on Sir John Franklin and related topics - 1714-1994
Expand OBJ - Objects collected by members of the Franklin and Gell families - [c350-c1900]OBJ - Objects collected by members of the Franklin and Gell families - [c350-c1900]
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Horace John Rylands (1886-1961) of Bakewell, First World War soldier

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