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D8760 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1714-1994
- F - Family records of the extended Franklin family and the Gell family of Hopton Hall - 1714-1994

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/GPH
Title	Records of Reverend Philip Gell
Date	1844-1870
Description	The items currently listed in D8760 comprise letters and a memorial card among the Franklin papers previously held under reference numbers D3287 and D3311.
Extent	7 items
Level	SubSubFonds
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Rev Philip Gell (1787-1870)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Administrative History	Philip Gell (1787-1870) was an Anglican clergyman, serving variously as Curate of Matlock (from 1806), Perpetual Curate of Rocester (1812-1820), Assistant Rector of All Saints, Derby (in 1851) and Rural Dean of Derby: in his later years he became known as a "clergyman of the Church of England without the care of souls". He married Elizabeth Dod and they had 8 children: John Philip (1816-1898), Elizabeth (1817-1900), Charles Augustine (1818-1839), Henry (1819-1843), Frederick (1820-1902), Arthur Daniel (1822-1848), Harriet Isabella (1824-1896, later Childe) and Caroline Mary (1829-1920). His eldest son John Philip Gell, who regarded his father as somewhat strict and repressive in outlook, went on to marry Eleanor Isabella Franklin, daughter of the Arctic explorer, in 1849.
Related Material	Other records of his can still be found under reference number D3287, including family letters. There is one letter written by him to his prospective daughter-in-law, Eleanor Isabella Franklin, 1846, at D8760/F/FEG/1/5/1.