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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/FKA
Title	Records of the Kay family, related to Sir John Franklin by his marriage to his first wife, Eleanor
Date	1797-1860
Description	The records consist mostly of letters written to the Kays, including letters by John Franklin, his first wife Eleanor Anne, her father William Porden, and Franklin's second wife Lady Franklin.
Extent	88 items
Level	SubSubFonds
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Kay family of London
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Administrative History	The Kay family was related to John Franklin by his first wife, Eleanor Anne (nee Porden), whose older sister Sarah Henrietta had married architect Joseph Kay in 1807. The couple had at least 8 children, comprising 2 boys (William Porden Kay and Joseph Henry Kay) and 6 girls (Mary Anne, Henrietta Emilia Anna, Ellen Lydia, Eliza Margaret, Sarah Frances and Eleanor Franklin).