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D8760 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1714-1994
E - Estate records of the Gell family of Hopton Hall - 1794-1863
F - Family records of the extended Franklin family and the Gell family of Hopton Hall - 1714-1994
FBO - Records of the Booth family of Lincolnshire, related to Sir John Franklin - 1817-1838
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]
FEP - Records of Eleanor Anne Porden, first wife of Sir John Franklin - 1800-1828
FJR - Records of John Richardson, colleague, friend and later relative of John Franklin - 1820-1861
FKA - Records of the Kay family, related to Sir John Franklin by his marriage to his first wife, Eleanor - 1797-1860
FLJ - Records of Jane, Lady Franklin nee Griffin, second wife of Sir John Franklin - 1841-1871
FSJ - Records of Sir John Franklin - 1810-[early 20th cent]
1 - Correspondence of Sir John Franklin - 1810-[early 20th cent]
1 - Letters from Eleanor Anne Porden, later Franklin, to John Franklin, later her husband - 1821-1824
2 - Letters from Eleanor Isabella Franklin to her father Sir John Franklin - 1832-1849
3 - Letters from John Philip Gell to his prospective father-in-law Sir John Franklin - 1845-1847
4 - Letters from James Franklin to his brother Sir John Franklin - 1812-1825
5 - Letters from Willingham Franklin to his brother Sir John Franklin, with related correspondence - 1815-1824
6 - Correspondence between sister Elizabeth Franklin and brother John Franklin - 1822-1825
7 - Letters from Hannah Booth and others to her brother John Franklin - 1825-1837
8 - Letters from Mary Richardson (née Booth) to her uncle John Franklin - 1839-1841
1 - Letter from Mary Richardson to her uncle John Franklin, with much information on family news - 2 Feb 1839
2 - Letter from Mary Richardson to her uncle John Franklin, mostly concerning news of the death of Joseph Hooker's sister - 12 Jul 1841
9 - Letters by John Richardson to his naval colleague and friend John Franklin - 1823-1828
10 - Correspondence of John Franklin from members of the Kay family - 1825-1834
11 - Correspondence of John Franklin with members of the Flinders family - 1810-1842
12 - Correspondence of John Franklin with other members of his extended family - 1820-1839
13 - Correspondence of John Franklin received from Admiralty, fellow naval officers and other correspondents - 1816-1842
14 - Letters, notes and unfinished drafts written by John Franklin - 1819-1840
15 - Typed transcripts of letters of John Franklin not held in the Gell collection, including several items not written by or to him - [20th cent]
2 - Personal papers of Sir John Franklin - 1818-1878
3 - Published works of Sir John Franklin - 1823-1829
4 - Records relating to the trustees of Sir John Franklin, following his death - 1853-1859
FWP - Records of William Porden, father-in-law of Sir John Franklin - 1754-1822
GBM - Records of Boyd Pollen Manningham - 1823-1830
GEL - Records of Edith Lyttelton Gell - 1880-1937
GFK - Records of Frederick Gell - 1840-1869
GHW - Records of Henry Willingham Gell - 1855-1938
GJF - Records of John Franklin Gell - 1872-1873
GJP - Records of Reverend John Philip Gell - 1836-1897
GMF - Records of Mary Frances Gell, grand-daughter of Sir John Franklin - 1930-1940
GPH - Records of Reverend Philip Gell - 1844-1870
GPL - Records of Philip Lyttelton Gell, son of John Philip and Eleanor Isabella Gell nee Franklin, grandson of Sir John Franklin - 1873-1922
GPV - Records of Colonel Philip Victor Willingham Gell and his wife Aileen Edith Pauline Gell nee Maunsell - 1896-1976
LIB - Printed volumes and other printed material, mostly on Sir John Franklin and related topics - 1714-1994
OBJ - Objects collected by members of the Franklin and Gell families - [c350-c1900]
Bryan Donkin Company Ltd of Chesterfield, engineering firm
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