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Collapse D258 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1200-1905D258 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1200-1905
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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
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9 - Hopton and Carsington Manor Court
9-13 - Manor Courts
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Expand 11 - Hognaston Manor Court - 1752-180111 - Hognaston Manor Court - 1752-1801
Expand 12 - Middleton by Wirksworth Manor Court12 - Middleton by Wirksworth Manor Court
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14 - Legal notebook of Thomas Gell - c1640
14-19 - Title Deeds and other Papers
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1-2 - Levy and assessment for the poor of Hopton - 1658, 1662
3 - Warrant to the constable of Brassington and Aldwark to collect 11s 8d per trained soldier for the county militia. 12 Apr - 1676
4 - Warrant to the constable of Brassington to collect 9s 6d per trained soldier for maimed soldiers, 2s 3d per trained soldier for the King's Bench Marshalsea and County Gaol, 4s 3d per trained soldier for the three houses of correction, 2s 6d per trained soldier for money due to the Baker for prisoners over the allowance, 8d per trained soldier for John Statham, overseer of Highways and Briges, 2s per trained soldier for repairs to Tutbury and Swarkestone Bridges and 4d per trained soldier for paying a fine of £6 levied on the county. 17 Apr - 1676
5 - Brassington and Aldwark for discharging several warrants to the constable. 26 Apr - 1676
6 - Brassington for maintenance - c.1670
7 - Hopton for paving the highways - 1657
8 - Brassington for the poor - 1686
9 - Six months tax [place not mentioned] - 1655
10-11 - Hulland and Idridgehay for poor and repair of Wirksworth church - 1658-1664
12 - Account of trespass money ordered by Sir John Gell that was committed upon the owners of Wallbanks View at Steeple Grange - 17th cent
13 - Carsington highway overseers' accounts - 1656
14-15 - Kirk Ireton for the maintenance of the armies in England, Scotland and Ireland. (2 copies) - 1656
16 - Note of accounts taken from the schedule for levies of land lately belonging to Anthony Spencer - 1665
17 - Three months pay for His Majesty's use [place not mentioned] - 1667
18 - The constable of Hulland for charges for militia horses - 1651
19 - Levy to pay Roger Jackson (of Alton) - [1652]
20 - Levy according to a warrant from the Council of State (of Alton) - [1652]
21 - Levy for 6 months pay for the army (of Alton) - 1652
22-23 - Levy of Ible and Callow for the parliament's service - 1648
24 - Constable's accounts [place not mentioned] - 1651
25 - Levy for oats for Derby to be gathered by the constable of Biggin for Alton - 1644
26 - Note of money disbursed for the repair of Carsington Church - 1652-1653
27-29 - Warrants to the church wardens of Hopton to levy money for the repair of Wirksworth church 1646, 1658 and undated - [mid 17th cent]
30-32 - Levies upon Hopton for the repair of Wirksworth church - 1646-1664
33 - Note of particulars charged upon Hopton for the repair of Wirksworth church - c.1660
34 - A £40 levy for the church of Wirksworth (township totals) - 1650
35 - Receipt to William Steeple, sidesman for Hopton, for payment of levy for repairing Wirksworth church and setting up the King's arms - 1662
36 - Account of money collected by the church wardens of Wirksworth (township totals) - 1664
37 - General levy of £40 towards the discharge of an amercement exhibited in the Exchequer against the whole parish of Wirksworth (township totals) - 1622
38-39 - Letter - John Stuffyn at Nottingham (Nottinghamshire) to John Gell - I send copies of such assessments for Wirksworth Church as I can find among my papers - with note of levies 1608-1611. 13 Dec - 1663
40 - Note of money levied for the church lay - 1640
41 - Assessment of what proportion of £1 the townships in the parish of Wirksworth ought to pay for parish levies - 1611
42-43 - Particular of all the money gathered by Henry Webster and Christopher Breck, constables of Ashbourne, upon the poll money - 1660
44 - Letter - Henry Buxton at Bradbourne to John Gell I was at Bakewell and after much debate of your business, we made an agreement of the differences concerning your assessment between Great Longstone and Holme - I send you a copy - [1657]
45 - Arbitration by Henry Buxton and Godfrey Watkinson between the inhabitants of Great Longstone and the landowners of Holme concerning assessments - at every 20s levy, Wardlow is to pay ¼, Great Longstone at the rate of 700 acres and Holme at the rate of 432 acres - 17 Feb [1657]
46-52 - Notes by John Gell II on taxes and assessments, and other papers - c.1660
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25 - Wirksworth Liberty lead mining accounts (barmaster?) - 1692-1697
26 - Account of land at Bakewell, purchased by Ralph Gell - 1562
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28 - Account of the ore at Have At All, both grove and hillock - 1712
29 - Warrant by Sir Henry Lello, warden of the Fleet Prison, to his servants John Eldred, Harbart Walwyne, William Gell and Ralph Pisar to apprehend Robert Jepson and James Walkelate who stand committed to the Fleet by order of Chancery for contempt - 1 Nov 1626
30 - Mortgage in Wirksworth manor court (Dean of Lincoln) by John Smythe of Mill House, yeoman, of 7 acres of arable upon Gyllchyll Toppe to the use of Agnes Ferne of Wirksworth, widow, for 16 years, for payment of 26s 8d annually until £21 has been paid. Fine 2s. 20 Dec, 13 Eliz I - 1570
31 - Letter - John Cock to his master Thomas Gell at Hopton - I have sent a note of the charges for repairs to the chancel of Tideswell - I marvel that you send for the rent of Grindlow Grange which I have paid together with the rent for Chatsworth, Beeley and Birchills - you shall receive the 16s 7d for Fairfield with 6s 8d for One Ash Grange - we are now busy at sowing - 6 Mar [1585]
32 - Receipt by Reignalde Bretlands, mayor of Chesterfield for a writ received from Nicholas Creswell, servant to John Gell, Sheriff of Derbyshire (ship money) - 23 Aug 1635
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34 - Warrant by Bartholemew Clerke of the Court of Arches that William Jackson and George Jackson of Kniveton are to appear before him in 15 days. 7 Nov - 1586
35 - Report of the Commissioners appointed by the the Bishop of Lichfield, for the purpose of examining into and deciding upon the dispute re pews between the Churchwardens and certain inhabitants of Derby St Werbugh (printed) - 1831
35-38 - Miscellaneous printed items
36 - Monthly extracts from the correspondence of the British and Foreign Bible Society (printed) - 1839
37 - Thirteenth annual report of the Derbyshire General Infirmary - 1838-1839
38 - Advertisement for New Pedometrical Patent Watch (printed) - [?19th cent]
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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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42 - Conserved fragments of estate plan showing fields (numbered) around house called Bank Top - 19th cent
Expand 43 - Hopton Receipt Papers43 - Hopton Receipt Papers
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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)
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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
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Expand 56 - Gell Family Papers Series A-D56 - Gell Family Papers Series A-D
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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
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UL - Gell of Hopton Hall: unlisted records
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