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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 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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11 - Assessment of aid contributions for Brassington and Aldwark - 28 Jan [1691]
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12-29 - Title deeds and leases
13 - Lease from Ralph Gell to William Gell (his brother) of property including tan house, yard and pits in Carsington for 21 years, 20 Apr - 1578
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15 - Sale by Ralph Gell to John Billinge of property in Carsington 7 May - 1612
16 - Sale of Robert Westerne to Sir John Gell of property in Carsington for £145. 20 May - 1647
17 - Lease by Sir John Gell to Joseph Moore of property in Carsington for 21 years. 15 May - 1682
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19 - Quittance by the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield to John Curzon, guardian of John Gell (son of Thomas) of Bakewell and Kniveton rents, 1 Mar - 1 Mar [1611]
20 - Deeds relating to smelting mills at Bolehill, Wirksworth (Gell-Hutchinson) - 1701-1716
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24 - Papers involving members of the Sacheverell family and Gell family, including bonds, correspondence, also Callow - 16th cent-1754
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31 - Copy of deed for the provision of new supply of water to Westminster and London under letters patent, of 11 Feb 6 Cha [1631] which had also licensed the setting up of a lottery to finance the waterworks (16 Apr 14 Cha) - 1638
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34 - Letters of attorney from Henry Wyllyams, dean, and the chapter of Lichfield cathedral and the church of Bakewell to Ralph Gell of Hopton and son Anthony to collect tithes, rents etc. 12 Aug - 1543
35 - Deed to lead the uses of a fine made between Robert Farrynton fletcher and William Smythe draper both of Derby relating to land in Normanton next Derby and barns, garden and croft in Derby 7 Edw VI - 1553
36 - Draft release of all suits etc and of persons 26 Mar 1661 to 12 Jun concerning gathering duties of lead ore, lot, cope, burning moneys belonging to `me' as assignee of lead mines and lot and cope in Wirksworth Wapentake under lease granted by Charles I to David Ramsey. At foot reference to Mr Gell and marginal list of names - 17th cent
37 - Acknowledgement that Richard Alsop, curate of Baslow, is indebted to Thomas Gell of Bakewell in 13s 4d, 21 Sep - 1575
38 - Bond from John Eginton of Ible, yeoman, to Thomas Lee of the same, bachelor, for payment of £10 12s, 16 Oct - 1660
39 - Acknowledgement of payment by John Gell esq, high sheriff of Derbyshire, of £3500 to the Treasurer of the Navy, collected in the County by invite of Royal will of 4 Aug, 15 Dec - 1635
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42 - Letter from Bridget Wyll[oughby] to her daughter Elizabeth Gell, from Carlyle House, 2 May - 1611
43 - Letter from Martin Marshall to his Master Thomas Gell that Gell's landlord Mr Sachev[er]ell wishes to speak with him about Callow Side and Stains-borough and with reference to a new bond for the surety of Gell's money, 20 Nov - [c1593]
44 - Letter from John Blackwall at Burton [on Trent, Staffordshire] to John Gell esq that he has caused Thomas Keeling of Rolleston [Staffordshire] to be arrested etc 13 Dec - 1638
45 - Letter from Richard Pomeroy to Sir John Gell concerning a writ against Gell made out by Pomeroy as a clerk - 17th cent
46 - Notes which refer to 4½ oxgangs in Hognaston - [16th cent]
47 - Letter to Mr Gell from Richard Martinscrofte, referring to Gell's broken instrument, sending a question to work arithmetically to keep his geometical wits from lying idle, referring to a requirement on the winter to measure an irregular heptagon, with diagram and asking how the angles may be found - Early 17th cent
48 - List of numbers and words endorsed for Sir John Gell and Mr Tho Gell and "a sifer" [cipher] - 17th cent
49 - Bond from John Eayre and Edward Bulte of Ible, yeoman to John Gell, bart. for Eayre to appear in court to answer Thomas Sellers in a plea of trespass and a bill of £13 debt - 19 Mar [1673]
50 - Copy petition of Parliament from town and county of Nottingham to settle and confirm the King's rights and lawful prerogatives, punish delinquents, remove evil councillors, ordain a constitution etc. [immediately preceding the Civil War] - 17th cent
51 - Scrap from a rental. On the back, one entry refers to the stipend of Walton from Sir Godfrey Fuliambe foundation - [16th cent]
52 - ? copy of letter referring to my uncle George Curson, my brother, mines in Wales, Mr Thomas Parker, an arbitration between Higget and Tompson. [The tone of the letter is angry and defensive ? written to father] - 17th cent
53 - Letter from Nicholas Wilmot to Hugh Bateman esq, referring to Lord Northampton, lot and cope, Mr Gell, Griffe Grange, the Griffe and Griffe Sheepwalk - 17th cent
54 - Rental of Morley, Smalley and Kidsley - 1692
55 - Lists of names headed respectively the Lord General and the ? Lord Ashley - 17th cent
56 - Letter from Francis Gell in London to his brother Sir Philip, with dates of his bankruptcy in 1699 and renewal of bankruptcy 1706 - 1708
57 - Letter from Fra. Garratt to Sir John Gell relating to 2 deeds of purchase concerning Egginton etc. - 26 Feb [1675]
58 - Letter from Richard ?Lisett to Thomas Bagshawe esq at Bakewell, relating to ? a law suit with reference to miners at Grindlow - 24 Feb [1713]
59 - Paper in case between Thomas Harryson against Thomas Cadman re debt of 26s 8d with reference to the liberty of Wirksworth - [16th cent]
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61 - Notes for a will, M Cooper, 7 May - 1798
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65 - Survey of manor of ?Bugscote, ?Dare?te - [16th cent]
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42 - Conserved fragments of estate plan showing fields (numbered) around house called Bank Top - 19th cent
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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
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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
UL - Gell of Hopton Hall: unlisted records
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Horace John Rylands (1886-1961) of Bakewell, First World War soldier

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