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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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1 - Note of the provisions of Ralph Gell's will - 1562
2 - Court of Wards and Liveries - John Curzon and John Gell (his late ward) v John Ferne - Ferne ordered to pay £10 annual instalment of £40 as ordered on 28 November last and to pay £120 due at Christmas or have extent awarded against him - 1616
3 - List of debts owed by Millicent Curzon, wife of John Curzon (mother of John Gell I) - [1619]
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5 - Notes re sale of manor of Netherhall (Suffolk) by Thomas, Duke of Norfolk to Thomas Reynet, confirmed by the Crown after the Duke's attainder - [16th cent]
6 - Probate copy of will of Samuel Hurd of Hognaston, yeoman. Proved at Derby, 7 April - 1718
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1 - Deed to lead the uses of a recovery - viz William, Lord Cure, Raphe Cure his son and heir, William Cure (second son), Thomas Lord Arundel of Wardour (Wiltshire), Miles Phillippson of Wardour, esq., Robert Perkinson of the same, gent., Robert Lewin of Windburne (Dorset) gents., Nathan Knipe of Christchurch (Huntingdon) and John Wascotte of Odiham (Huntingdon) gents., covenant with William Darcy of Brancepeth Castle (Co Durham) esq., Sir William Belasses of Morton (Co Durham) and Jerrard Salvin of Croxdale (Co Durham) esq. and with Richard Slynger of Durham, gent. and Aaron Abdall of Newcastle, gent. to convey to Slynger and Alsdall, the castle and lordship of Wilton le Wear (Co Durham) with the parks, watercornmill, town, townfields etc. of Wilton, so that they may be tenants for suffering a recovery of the premises by Darcy et al to the use of Darcy et al. 1 Jun 12 Cha I - 1636
2 - Exemplification of recovery by William Darcy, William Bellasis and Gerard Salvyn against Richard Slinger and Aron Abdall of the castle of Witton with the manors of Wilton and Hamsterley, 130 messuages, 30 barns, 4 mills, 4 dovecotes, 50 gardens, 50 orchards, 1000 acres land, 1000 acres meadow, 3000 acres pasture, 500 acres wood, 2000 acres furze and heath, 10000 acres moor and 100s. rent in Wilton le Wear, Hamstoley, Sedborne, Sedbornehall, Northbedborne, Garth Macknell, Testhill, West Aukland, New Blackley Hall and Ditchburn Hall and free fishing in the Wear 13 Jun 4 Cha I - 1638
3 - Appointment by Sir William Darcy of Witton Castle, sheriff of the County Palatine of Durham, of William Collingwood of Durham, gent., to be undersheriff with all fees of the sheriff or undersheriff 25 Oct - 1641
4 - Settlement upon the marriage of William Jessop of Broomhall (Yorkshire), esq., - whereas in consideration of a marriage portion of £3000, it was agreed to settle lands in Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire upon the marriage and whereas the lands were mortgaged by Jessop to several persons for £2000 and part of the £3000 was agreed to pay off the same - grant to Jessop of lands at Witton known as Witton Parke and Hall Banck (500 acres) with proviso that if the marriage is solemnized within 3 months and Darcy shall pay Jessop £1000 before 23 January 1699/1700, then the grant to be void - 23 Jan [1697]
5 - Bond in £2000 by Christopher Darcy of Sedbury (Yorkshire), gent., to Elizabeth Darcy of York, spinster for payment of £1000 1 Nov - 1689
6 - Release and quitclaim by Christopher Darcy to Elizabeth Darcy of all errors, misprisons etc. which he might prosecute against her by reason of a judgement against him at the suit for £1000 debt and 40s. costs - 2 Jan [1690]
7 - Release by Henry Thomas Carr, sole executor of Elizabeth Darcy, dec'd., to James Darcy of Sedbury, Lord Darcy of Navan (brother of Christopher Darcy) of the above bond in £2000, in consideration of Darcy having become bound to him in £2000 for payment of £1000 - 2 Feb [1732]
8 - Assignment of mortgage, Francis Frances Stringer to John Bright - 1701
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13 - Letters patent appointing John Gell sheriff of Derbyshire - 1822
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Expand 18 - Bond in £20 by Henry Blackett of Shipley, William Taylor of Edgeknowle, and John Hodgson of Fitche, all of parish of Hamsterley, to Sir William Darcy of Witton Castle, for the performance of covenants in a bargain and sale of even date 27 Jun - 165418 - Bond in £20 by Henry Blackett of Shipley, William Taylor of Edgeknowle, and John Hodgson of Fitche, all of parish of Hamsterley, to Sir William Darcy of Witton Castle, for the performance of covenants in a bargain and sale of even date 27 Jun - 1654
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Expand 34 - John Gell (1539-1671)34 - John Gell (1539-1671)
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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
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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)
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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
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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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
UL - Gell of Hopton Hall: unlisted records
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