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D258 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1200-1905
1 - Title deeds including lead ore tithe - 1549-1872
2 - Title deeds
3 - Title deeds
4 - Accounts
5 - Accounts (D258/1), Philip Gell (1775-1842) (D258/5/2-6)
6 - Philip Gell (1775-1842)
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)
8 - Correspondence Christian-Gell re lead ore (D258/8/1) and Various papers (D258/8/2-56)
9 - Thomas Gell
10 - Sir John Gell I (1593-1671), Sir John Gell II (1613-1689), Civil War and various
11 - Various, 18th - early 19th century
12 - Various, 17th century
13 - Title deeds and other papers
14 - Various, 18th-19th century
15 - 17th Cent Printed Material
16 - Title deeds and other papers
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)
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)
19 - Various (D258/19/1-30, D258/19/31/24-33, D258/19/32-34), Ashbourne lectureship (D258/19/31/1-23)
20 - Various (D258/20/1-11, 30-66), Title deeds and leases (D258/20/12-29)
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)
22 - Parish Account Books (D258/22/1-3), Various, 16th-19th century (D258/22/4-23)
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
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)
25 - Miscellaneous legal, financial and other papers
26 - Title Deeds etc
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28 - Title Deeds
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2 - Estate
3 - Honour of Tutbury
1 - Description of the duties and fees of the receiver - 17th cent
2 - Appointment of Thomas Gell as receiver - 1648
3 - Bill of complaint of Thomas Gell to Lord Newburgh re right of pasture at Uttoxeter (Staffordshire) which Ralph Flyer has denied - [1625-1649]
4 - Survey of the Honour of Tutbury - 1658
5 - Order from William Wygston to the farmer of Wynnlands to appear at the next audit - 1567
6 - Notices of Forthcoming Audit - 1651
7 - Notices of Forthcoming Audit - 1660
8 - Notices of Forthcoming Audit - 1662
9 - Order from K Symore to John Fanshaw re collection of monies due for Honour of Tutbury - 1660
10 - Order to Deputies to Attend Audit - 1639
11 - Order to Deputies to Attend Audit - 1647
12-13 - Order to Deputies to Attend Audit - 1661
14-15 - Order to Deputies to Attend Audit - 1662
16 - Order of the Trustees for the Sale of Fee Farm Rents to Thomas Gell to report to them with his rentals - 1652
17 - Letter - Edward Seymour to John Chambers Covering letter for D258/32/3/18 - 1684
18 - Order of the Queen's Council re bond to be entered into by receivers - 1683
19 - Copy bond of John Gell for payment of revenue from honour of Tutbury - 1684
20-21 - Letters - Samuel Finnes to William Chambers, Order of Queen Dowager's Council for all receiver's accounts to be sent to auditor; unable to advise about Mr Thrimm; Mr Aldworth not concerned in other business - 1686
22 - Letter - William Chambers to John Gell. No want of `projecting persons'; Mr Thrimm - 1686
23 - Orders of Distraint - 1633
24 - Orders of Distraint - 1637
25 - Orders of Distraint - 1662
26 - Orders of Distraint - 1632
27 - Orders of Distraint - 1633
28 - Orders of Distraint - 1634
29 - Orders of Distraint - 1635
30 - Orders of Distraint - 1636
31 - Orders of Distraint - 1637
32 - Orders of Distraint - 1638
33 - Rentals - 1635
34 - Rentals - 1636
35 - Rentals - 17th cent
36 - Rentals - 17th cent
37 - Rentals - 1641
38 - Rentals - 1642
39 - Account Books; (rents and other revenues and some disbursements) - 1632
40 - Account Books; (rents and other revenues and some disbursements) - 1633
41 - Account Books; (rents and other revenues and some disbursements) - 1634
42 - Account Books; (rents and other revenues and some disbursements) - 1635
43-44 - Account Books; (rents and other revenues and some disbursements) - 1638
45-46 - Account Books; (rents and other revenues and some disbursements) - 1641
47-49 - Account Books; (rents and other revenues and some disbursements) - 1642
50 - Account Books; (rents and other revenues and some disbursements) - 1643-1645
51 - Account Books; (rents and other revenues and some disbursements) - 1644-1645
52 - Account Books; (rents and other revenues and some disbursements) - 1646
53 - Account Books; (rents and other revenues and some disbursements) - 1647
54 - Account Books; (rents and other revenues and some disbursements) - 1648
55 - Account Books; (rents and other revenues and some disbursements) - 1649
56 - Account Books; (rents and other revenues and some disbursements) - 1650
57 - Account Books; (rents and other revenues and some disbursements) - 1660
58 - Account Books; (rents and other revenues and some disbursements) - 1662
59 - Account summary - c.1691
60 - Order for payment to Nicholas Wayte and issue of debentures - 1650
61 - Orders for payment at rent audit - 1660-1666
62 - Receipts and rough accounts - 17th cent
63 - Glazier's bill - 17th cent
4 - Honour of Tutbury
5 - Honour of Tutbury
6 - Honour of Tutbury
7 - Honour of Tutbury
8 - Honour of Tutbury
9 - Honour of Tutbury
10 - Honour of Tutbury
11 - Honour of Tutbury
12 - Honour of Tutbury
13 - Honour of Tutbury
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14-52 - Various
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17 - Plan of Cambridge to Bishop Stortford section of the London and Cambridge Junction Canal, signed by Ralph Walker engineer, 15 Sep 1810 Scale 1½ inches: 1 mile. Size 41 × 12 inches - 1810
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32 - Charge to the Grand Jury at Sessions (very detailed) endorsed "Anthony Gell's Charge to the Grand Jury" - [late 16th cent]
33 - Order of the Council to John Gell - whereas the King has sent Gell a writ to provide a ship of 350 tons which will cost £3,500, of which Derby will bear £120 and Chesterfield £50 unless otherwise agreed locally - 1635
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35 - List of members of the Committee of Priviledges - c1650
36 - Particular of a farm at Hope, the property of P Gell, occupied by William Eyre - Late 18 cent
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38 - Letter Patent of Charles I granting, at the nomination of William Storer and other commoners of Millehay/Milnehay Moor/Milley Ward or Colbrook Ward in Duffield Frith, to Edward Potterell of Derby, William Hopkinson of Wirksworth, John Flamstead of Little Hallam and Mathew Beresford of Ashbourne, of 550 acres pasture or waste known as Millhay alias Milnehay Moore als. Milley Ward als. Colebrooke Ward, 200 acres beginning at a close by the River Derwent [ ] a little spring on the south, ascending the hill in a straight line to the Bending of a way called Colepit Way, thence to a place by Weganley Greene and leaving Weganley Greene and Colepitt Way to the south to the north or north east bound of our half, butting on le Lowdbrooke; all the waste or pasture called Beighton Banck als. Beighton Hill (3 acres 3 roods 20 perches); the pasture called North Common and Stony Bankes als. Neither Commons alias Stony Bankes (37½ acres); the pasture called Toplesse Greene als. the Commons near Toplesse House (5½ acres); the pasture called Hellot Bent (10 acres 1 rood 20 perches); the pasture called Chappell Bancke als. Chappell Hill (6 acres 3 roods); the pasture lying at the south side of Bridghill; 30 acres pasture, parcel of Little Prev[ ] near Chappell Hill; 244 acres pasture, beginning at Triple Yate, thence to Roger Corner, then to Gerun Yate at the entry to Hellot Bent, thence by the close called Deadcarne Ground, in a straight line to the division between us and Edward Lowe at the meeting of Lowdbrook and Fencebrooke, to be held in socage subject to a rent of 2s a year 7 Mar, 15 Cha I - 1632
39 - Exemplification of recovery by Humphrey [?Oker] and Edward Wood against John Gell of the manor of Hope with 20 messuages, 20 gardens, 200 acres land, 70 acres meadow, 200 acres pasture, 40 acres wood, 100 acres furze and heath and common of pasture in Hope, Hognaston Hill by Wirksworth, Ashleyhay, Alderwasley and Wirksworth, and tithes of corn and hay in Hope, Tunstead Meadow, Greatrakes, Fairfield and Wormhill, 29 Jun, 7 Cha I - 1631
40 - Release to follow lease by William Radclyffe of Manchester [Lancashire], esq, to John Gell of Hopton, esq, - for the raising of money for the payment of his debts - of all his real estate in Manchester, upon trust to sell such parts as shall be thought fit and to pay Radclyffe's debts to his brothers, sisters or others, 23 Oct - 1667
41 - Mortgage of property ?some at Losehill [largely illegible]
42 - Account of money due to Sir Philip Gell from Ralph Smith and due to Ralph Smith from Sir Philip Gell, Dec 1710 - Dec 1711 - 1711
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46 - Notes by Sir John Gell II of acquittances from the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield to [Thomas and John Gell] (1568-1640) - 17th cent
47 - Land tax assessment [?] - Late 18th cent
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49 - Copy petition of Henry, Earl of Dover, to the King re the drainage of the Dovegang [mine] [in the hand of Thomas Gell] endorsed with part of petition re tithe to mines - c1640
50 - Note to Sir John Gell that the writer or his deputy will be at Tutbury on 27 Oct to keep his Majesty's audit, 13 Aug - 1660
51 - Copy by Thomas Gell of notes on Dovegang: the issue in the trial in the Duchy [of Lancaster] should be what ?mines in the Dovegange were deserted when Sir R H first got possession etc - c1640
52 - General pardon by James I to Thomas Cleburne of Cleburne, (Westmorland) esq, 12 May 1 Ja I - 1604
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34 - John Gell (1539-1671)
35 - Various accounts, deeds etc
36 - Anthony Gell d. 1584
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38 - Correspondence etc
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42 - Conserved fragments of estate plan showing fields (numbered) around house called Bank Top - 19th cent
43 - Hopton Receipt Papers
44 - Sir John Gell
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46 - 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]
48 - 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
50 - SIR WILLIAM GELL (1777-1836)
51 - Various
52 - Volume of bound letters and other documents - Late 17th-early 19th cent
53 - Printed Pamphlets
54 - Isabella Thornhill - c1850-1870
55 - Pedigrees and other papers
56 - Gell Family Papers Series A-D
57 - Family Papers
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63 - Number not used
64 - Boer War (largely Henry [Harry] Anthony Chandos-Pole-Gell) - 1899-1902
65 - Henry [Harry] Anthony Chandos-Pole-Gell (1872-1934) and other material
67 - Masque by William Browne written for the Inner Temple and associated correspondence - 1615-1964
68 - Pedigrees - 19th cent
69 - 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]
71 - 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
73 - Gell of Hopton Hall: family seal dies - late 19th cent
UL - Gell of Hopton Hall: unlisted records
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