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Collapse D258 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1200-1905D258 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1200-1905
Expand 1 - Title deeds including lead ore tithe - 1549-18721 - Title deeds including lead ore tithe - 1549-1872
Expand 2 - Title deeds2 - Title deeds
Expand 3 - Title deeds3 - Title deeds
Expand 4 - Accounts4 - Accounts
Expand 5 - Accounts, Philip Gell (1775-1842) (D258/5/2-6)5 - Accounts, Philip Gell (1775-1842) (D258/5/2-6)
Expand 6 - Philip Gell (1775-1842)6 - Philip Gell (1775-1842)
Expand 7 - Various including Medieval deeds (D258/7/1), Ship Money (D258/7/6) and Other Assessments (D258/7/13/19-35, 41-48), Tithes and church property (D258/7/13/49-D258/7/19) and Mining papers (D258/7/20)7 - Various including Medieval deeds (D258/7/1), Ship Money (D258/7/6) and Other Assessments (D258/7/13/19-35, 41-48), Tithes and church property (D258/7/13/49-D258/7/19) and Mining papers (D258/7/20)
Expand 8 - Correspondence Christian-Gell re lead ore (D258/8/1) and Various papers (D258/8/2-56)8 - Correspondence Christian-Gell re lead ore (D258/8/1) and Various papers (D258/8/2-56)
Expand 9 - Thomas Gell9 - Thomas Gell
Expand 10 - Sir John Gell I (1593-1671), Sir John Gell II (1613-1689), Civil War and various10 - Sir John Gell I (1593-1671), Sir John Gell II (1613-1689), Civil War and various
Expand 11 - Various, 18th - early 19th century11 - Various, 18th - early 19th century
Expand 12 - Various, 17th century12 - Various, 17th century
Expand 13 - Title deeds and other papers13 - Title deeds and other papers
Expand 14 - Various, 18th-19th century14 - Various, 18th-19th century
Expand 15 - 17th Cent Printed Material15 - 17th Cent Printed Material
Expand 16 - Title deeds and other papers16 - Title deeds and other papers
Expand 17 - Quarter Sessions (D258/17/1-9), Business - Canals and railways (D258/17/10), Miscellaneous/Various (D258/17/11-29, 33-44), Correspondence (D258/17/30-31), Philip Gell correspondence including Cromford Canal (D258/17/32, 45)17 - Quarter Sessions (D258/17/1-9), Business - Canals and railways (D258/17/10), Miscellaneous/Various (D258/17/11-29, 33-44), Correspondence (D258/17/30-31), Philip Gell correspondence including Cromford Canal (D258/17/32, 45)
Expand 18 - Manor of Hope (D258/1), Title Deeds (D258/18/2-3, 14-19, 21-34), Ashbourne Lectureship (D258/18/4), Estate papers (D258/18/5-D258/18/7/1-4, 30-38, D258/18/8), Wirksworth School (D258/18/7/5-29), Manors of Hopton, Carsington, Wirksworth, Hognaston, Middleton by Wirksworth and Hulland (D258/18/9-13), Assessments (D258/18/20), Miscellaneous printed items (D258/18/35-38)18 - Manor of Hope (D258/1), Title Deeds (D258/18/2-3, 14-19, 21-34), Ashbourne Lectureship (D258/18/4), Estate papers (D258/18/5-D258/18/7/1-4, 30-38, D258/18/8), Wirksworth School (D258/18/7/5-29), Manors of Hopton, Carsington, Wirksworth, Hognaston, Middleton by Wirksworth and Hulland (D258/18/9-13), Assessments (D258/18/20), Miscellaneous printed items (D258/18/35-38)
Expand 19 - Various (D258/19/1-30, D258/19/31/24-33, D258/19/32-34), Ashbourne lectureship (D258/19/31/1-23)19 - Various (D258/19/1-30, D258/19/31/24-33, D258/19/32-34), Ashbourne lectureship (D258/19/31/1-23)
Expand 20 - Various (D258/20/1-11, 30-66), Title deeds and leases (D258/20/12-29)20 - Various (D258/20/1-11, 30-66), Title deeds and leases (D258/20/12-29)
Expand 21 - Various (D258/21/1-20, D258/21/45/7-8, D258/21/46/1-7), Philip Gell (1723-1795) Correspondence (D258/21/21-24, D258/21/46/8-35), Yorkshire Quarter Sessions (D258/21/25), Estate papers and accounts 18th cent (D258/21/26-D258/21/45/6),Philip Gell (1723-1795) Various (D258/21/47/1-34), Various 16th-19th cent (D258/21/47/35, D258/21/48-66)21 - Various (D258/21/1-20, D258/21/45/7-8, D258/21/46/1-7), Philip Gell (1723-1795) Correspondence (D258/21/21-24, D258/21/46/8-35), Yorkshire Quarter Sessions (D258/21/25), Estate papers and accounts 18th cent (D258/21/26-D258/21/45/6),Philip Gell (1723-1795) Various (D258/21/47/1-34), Various 16th-19th cent (D258/21/47/35, D258/21/48-66)
Expand 22 - Parish Account Books (D258/22/1-3), Various, 16th-19th century (D258/22/4-23)22 - Parish Account Books (D258/22/1-3), Various, 16th-19th century (D258/22/4-23)
Expand 23 - Title Deeds and other papers (D258/23/1-19/5), Correspondence 16th-early 18th cent (D258/23/19/6-26, D258/23/20-22)23 - Title Deeds and other papers (D258/23/1-19/5), Correspondence 16th-early 18th cent (D258/23/19/6-26, D258/23/20-22)
Expand 23 - Title deeds and other papers23 - Title deeds and other papers
Expand 24 - Sir Philip Gell (D258/24/1-5, D258/24/30-47, 49-54), Ashbourne Lectureship (D258/24/6), Various (D258/24/6/27, D258/24/7-8, D258/24/11-29), Wirksworth Hundred Tax Assessments (D258/24/9-10), Fagg v Gell (D258/24/48)24 - Sir Philip Gell (D258/24/1-5, D258/24/30-47, 49-54), Ashbourne Lectureship (D258/24/6), Various (D258/24/6/27, D258/24/7-8, D258/24/11-29), Wirksworth Hundred Tax Assessments (D258/24/9-10), Fagg v Gell (D258/24/48)
Expand 25 - Miscellaneous legal, financial and other papers25 - Miscellaneous legal, financial and other papers
Expand 26 - Title Deeds etc26 - Title Deeds etc
Expand 27 - Title Deeds etc27 - Title Deeds etc
Expand 28 - Title Deeds28 - Title Deeds
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Expand 30 - Sir John Gell, Thomas Gell30 - Sir John Gell, Thomas Gell
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Expand 1 - Title Deeds1 - Title Deeds
Expand 2 - Title Deeds2 - Title Deeds
3 - Quit roll of the accounts of Philip Gell as sheriff of Derbyshire, 29 Sep 1821-29 Sep 1822 - 1822
Collapse 4 - Title Deeds4 - Title Deeds
1 - Letters patent of Charles II granting to Sir William William Darcy the office of Chancellor of the Bishopric and County Palatine of Durham and Sedburgh - 16 Aug 1660
2-3 - Lease and Release by Sir William Darcy of Witton Castle (Durham) and George Darcy his son and heir, James Darcy of Richmond (Yorkshire) esq, Sir Metcalfe Robinson of Newby (Yorkshire), bart. and John Hodgson of Fitches (Durham), gent, to Marmaduke Darcy of Westminster, esq of the castle and manor of Wootton alias. Witton upon Wear with the site of the manor and parcels of land known as East Park and West Park (820 acres) and the manor and township of Hamsterley with the hamlet of Witton Rowe alias Wootton Rowe, and the capital messuage of Ricknall Grange with the water cornmill upon the water of Skerne, paid by Marmaduke Darcy to be employed by James Darcy in paying debts (scheduled) of Sir William Darcy 26-27 May - 1663
4-5 - Mortgages by James Darcy of Sedbury (Yorkshire) esq to Dame Ursula Bouchier, widow of Sir Barrington Bouchier of Beningborough - reciting mortgage by Darcy to William Jessop of Broomhall (Yorkshire) esq, of lands at Wootton (Durham) viz a parcel of land called Witton Park and a parcel called Hall Bank or Back of the Barn, upon proviso that if Jessop should marry Darcy's daughter Mary, Darcy was to pay Jessop £1000 - and reciting that the marriage took place but the £1000 has not been paid - and reciting that Dame Ursula has agreed to lend Darcy £600 to be paid to Jessop - for £600 paid to Jessop, of premises as above, the premises to remain a security to Jessop for £400 23 Jan 1700/01 - 1701
6-7 - Mortgages by James Darcy to William Jessop - recitals as in D258/31/4/4-5 above - for £400, of closes at Witton (Durham) called Back of the Barn and Calfe Close 24 Jan 1700/01 - 1701
8-9 - Mortgage by James Darcy to Dame Ursula Bouchier - recitals as in D258/31/4/4-5 above - for £600, of Witton Park 24 Jan - 1701
10 - Reconveyance by Francis Stringer of Sutton (Nottinghamshire) esq, to James Darcy of Sedbury (Yorkshire) esq, of a farm at Hampsterly called the Fitches (yearly value of £8 6s) and farms at Witton upon Wear (detailed) which were in mortgage to Stringer for £2000 6 Oct - 1702
11 - Assignment of mortgage by John Richardson of the parish of St Margaret, Westminster, and Dame Ursula his wife, on the direction of James Darcy, to John Styleman of London, merchant, and John Bradley of York, clerk, of lands at Witton Park as in D258/31/4/8-9 12 Dec - 1704
Expand 5 - Title Deeds5 - Title Deeds
6 - Deeds relating to property in Witton, Hamsterley, West Auckland and Bedburn (Durham) and Ricknell including commill (Yorkshire) (Darcy) - 1663-1702
7 - Deeds relating to property in Carsington including Heighfield, Sothereyes and Costhill (Gell, Buxton, Walton, Taylor, Booth, Rippon) - 1616-1711
8 - Deed relating to corn and hay tithes in Great Longstone, Hassop, Rowland and Wardlow, also cottage and hempyard at Carsington (Kniveton/Rowsley - Tidderton) - 1592
9 - Deed relating to property in Hognaston (Jessop/Bainbrigge - Stone/Hurd) - 1712
10 - Deeds relating to property in Witton, Hamsterley, West Auckland and Branicepeth (Durham), Ricknell and Gaterley Moore (Yorkshire) (Darcy) - 1634-1734
11 - Deeds relating to property in Carsington and Brassington (Stone, Rollesley, Buxton, Walton, Gell, Westerne, Booth, Jessop) - ?1510-1540
12 - Deed relating to land in Middleton by Wirksworth (Hope - Turner/Watham) - 1698
13 - Pardon of Sir John Gell by Charles II - 18 Mar 1661
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14 - Articles of agreement re repair to sough between John Lees and proprietors of lead mines in North Griffe Rake and Bailey Flatt Rake, Wirksworth (including Sir John Gell) 10 Dec - 1688
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16 - Appointment of Philip Gell as a deputy lieutenant of Derbyshire by William, Duke of Devonshire, 9 Jul - 1757
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Expand 34 - John Gell (1539-1671)34 - John Gell (1539-1671)
Expand 35 - Various accounts, deeds etc35 - Various accounts, deeds etc
Expand 36 - Anthony Gell d. 158436 - Anthony Gell d. 1584
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Expand 38 - Correspondence etc38 - Correspondence etc
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42 - Conserved fragments of estate plan showing fields (numbered) around house called Bank Top - 19th cent
Expand 43 - Hopton Receipt Papers43 - Hopton Receipt Papers
Expand 44 - Sir John Gell44 - Sir John Gell
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Expand 46 - Staffordshire estate papers, 19th century - 1834-187946 - Staffordshire estate papers, 19th century - 1834-1879
47 - Unidentified plan showing part of the course of a waterway, marked at points with numbers, and the dates 20 Aug and 22 Aug. Scale not given. Dimensions approx 150cm x 130cm - [19th Cent]
Expand 48 - Philip Gell (d 1842), draft deeds, estate and financial papers - 1706-187748 - Philip Gell (d 1842), draft deeds, estate and financial papers - 1706-1877
49 - Log book of the Cutter Yacht Albatross from the port of Cowes, Isle of Wight to any port or ports her owner may think proper, wind and weather permitting' [to Scotland] - 18 May-29 Aug 1836
Expand 50 - SIR WILLIAM GELL (1777-1836)50 - SIR WILLIAM GELL (1777-1836)
Expand 51 - Various51 - Various
Expand 52 - Volume of bound letters and other documents - Late 17th-early 19th cent52 - Volume of bound letters and other documents - Late 17th-early 19th cent
Expand 53 - Printed Pamphlets53 - Printed Pamphlets
Expand 54 - Isabella Thornhill - c1850-187054 - Isabella Thornhill - c1850-1870
Expand 55 - Pedigrees and other papers55 - Pedigrees and other papers
Expand 56 - Gell Family Papers Series A-D56 - Gell Family Papers Series A-D
Expand 57 - Family Papers57 - Family Papers
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63 - Number not used
Expand 64 - Boer War (largely Henry [Harry] Anthony Chandos-Pole-Gell) - 1899-190264 - Boer War (largely Henry [Harry] Anthony Chandos-Pole-Gell) - 1899-1902
Expand 65 - Henry [Harry] Anthony Chandos-Pole-Gell (1872-1934) and other material65 - Henry [Harry] Anthony Chandos-Pole-Gell (1872-1934) and other material
Expand 67 - Masque by William Browne written for the Inner Temple and associated correspondence - 1615-196467 - Masque by William Browne written for the Inner Temple and associated correspondence - 1615-1964
Expand 68 - Pedigrees - 19th cent68 - Pedigrees - 19th cent
Expand 69 - Plans - 1711-182869 - Plans - 1711-1828
70 - Manor of Holland p Wirksworth and Lands Grant [temp Q Anne] to Philip Gell of Hopton [outsize parchment deed, badly damaged by damp, partly illegible]
Expand 71 - Isabella Thornhill, nee Gell (1800-1878): diary - 1863-187571 - Isabella Thornhill, nee Gell (1800-1878): diary - 1863-1875
72 - `Catalogue of the library at Hopton Hall' Arranged by size of volume: folio, quarto, octavo Duodecimo, `sixteens and twenty-fours' Title, edition and date of publication Folio paper vol, in slip case - ?17th cent
Expand 73 - Gell of Hopton Hall: family seal dies - late 19th cent73 - Gell of Hopton Hall: family seal dies - late 19th cent
Expand UL - Gell of Hopton Hall: unlisted records - [20th cent]UL - Gell of Hopton Hall: unlisted records - [20th cent]
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