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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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1-5 - Sir Philip Gell
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3 - Appointment of Sir Philip Gell as Receiver of the Honour of Tutbury, 4 Aug, 1 Anne - 1702
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5 - Appointment by Nicholas, Earl of Scarsdale, of Sir Philip Gell as a deputy lieutenant, 28 Dec - 1711
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8 - Draft will of Sir Philip Gell - c1719
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1 - Land Tax, May; Brassington and Aldwark - 1705
2 - Land Tax, May; Cromford - 1705
3 - Land Tax, May; Eaton and Alsop - 1705
4 - Land Tax, May; Elton - 1705
5 - Land Tax, May; Fenny Bentley - 1705
6 - Land Tax, May; Hartington Middle Quarter - 1705
7 - Land Tax, May; Hartington Nether Quarter - 1705
8 - Land Tax, May; Hartington Quarter - 1705
9 - Land Tax, May; Hartington Upper Quarter - 1705
10 - Land Tax, May; Hognaston - 1705
11 - Land Tax, May; Hopton and Carsington - 1705
12 - Land Tax, May; Kirk Ireton - 1705
13 - Land Tax, May; Kniveton - 1705
14 - Land Tax, May; Mappleton - 1705
15 - Land Tax, May; Matlock - 1705
16 - Land Tax, May; Middleton - 1705
17 - Land Tax, May; Middleton and Smerrill - 1705
18 - Land Tax, May; Newton Grange - 1705
19 - Land Tax, May; Parwich - 1705
20 - Land Tax, May; Thorpe - 1705
21 - Land Tax, May; Tissington and Lea - 1705
22 - Land Tax, May; Wensley and Snitterton - 1705
23-24 - Land Tax, May; Wirksworth - 1705
25 - Land Tax, Apr; Hartington Upper Quarter; Hartington Middle Quarter; Hartington Nether Quarter; Hognaston; Hopton; Carsington; [Kirk] Ireton and Ireton Wood; Kniveton; Mappleton and Thorpe; Mappleton; Matlock; Cromford; Middleton & Smerrill; Newton Grange; Offcote and Underwood; Parwich; Tissington; Wensley and Snitterton; Wirksworth - 1711
26 - Land Tax, May; Ashbourne - 1711
27 - Land Tax, May; Ballidon - 1711
28 - Land Tax, May; Bonsall - 1711
29 - Land Tax, May; Bradbourne - 1711
30 - Land Tax, May; Brassington and Aldwark - 1711
31 - Land Tax, May; Callow - 1711
32 - Land Tax, May; Carsington - 1711
33 - Land Tax, May; Dethick, Tansley and Lea - 1711
34 - Land Tax, May; Eaton and Alsop - 1711
35 - Land Tax, May; Elton - 1711
36 - Land Tax, May; Fenny Bentley - 1711
37 - Land Tax, May; Hartington Middle Quarter - 1711
38 - Land Tax, May; Hartington Nether Quarter - 1711
39 - Land Tax, May; Hartington Quarter (Apr) - 1711
40 - Land Tax, May; Hartington Quarter (May) - 1711
41 - Land Tax, May; Hartington Upper Quarter - 1711
42 - Land Tax, May; [Kirk] Ireton - 1711
43 - Land Tax, May; Kniveton - 1711
44 - Land Tax, May; Mappleton - 1711
45 - Land Tax, May; Mappleton & Thorpe - 1711
46 - Land Tax, May; Matlock - 1711
47 - Land Tax, May; Middleton - 1711
48 - Land Tax, May; Middleton and Cromford - 1711
49 - Land Tax, May; Newton Grange - 1711
50 - Land Tax, May; Offcote and Underwood - 1711
51 - Land Tax, May; Parwich - 1711
52 - Land Tax, May; Ashbourne; Ballidon; Bonsall; Bradbourne; Brassington & Aldwark; Catton & Ible; Dethick; Elton - 1712
53 - Land Tax, May; Fenny Bentley - 1712
54 - Land Tax, May; Hopton - 1712
55 - Land Tax, May; "Lett and Cope" - 1712
56 - Land Tax, May; Tissington - 1712
57 - Land Tax, May; Wirksworth - 1712
58 - Ashbourne land tax assessment - 1709
59 - Elton land tax assessment - 1707
60 - Wirksworth hundred summary of land tax - 1710
61 - Certificate by Samuel Baker - 1705
9-10 - Wirksworth Hundred Tax Assessments
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11 - Draft will of John Wingfield of Wirksworth, gent, including bequests concerning his shares in monies, his estates at Bradfield, Yorkshire, and Wirksworth including Noreton Steere Farme, 6 Jul - 1704
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12 - List of names of Middleton cottagers - 1714
13 - List of cottages erected and encroached upon the waste of Wirksworth Manor - c.1700
14 - List of "the names of the clergy that made soldiers" in Wirksworth Wapentake, with names of the soldiers concerned - 1625
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16 - The Bankrupt's Case, with reasons for passing a bill re agreements made with bankrupts (printed) - 1689
17 - Petition to Parliament of the artisans and others concerned in the public works of St Pauls and the parochial churches of London, concerning potential debt problems (printed) - c.1689
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19 - Copy address of the County of Derby to William III for the defence of the crown against France and the Stuarts, signed by the county's deputy lieutenants, Justices of the Peace and other gentlemen and tradesmen of Wirksworth Hundred - 1701
20 - Case for opinion re will of William Taylor, made [?15 Dec 1690] - c.1700
21 - Order of the Duke of Devonshire to the deputy lieutenants re search for arms in the possession of dangerous persons, 22 Jul - 1715
22 - Letter of the Duke of Devonshire (to the deputy lieutenants) - re suppression of papist priests, enclosing copy letter, 20 Apr - 1716
23 - Muster of Capt Hoveringham's troop, at Derby, 3 Jul - 1690
24 - Copy letter to sheriffs re attendance of Justices of the Peace at Assizes, 25 Jun, copied 10 Jul - 1719
25 - Copy letter of Lord Sidmouth to Philip Gell re maintenance of mails during snow, 11 Dec - 1816
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33 - Copy bill of complaint of George Langford of Nottingham, gent., in the case Langford v Gell, re money owed to him by William Sacheverell of Barton (Nottinghamshire) dec'd, 3 Nov - 1692
34 - Copy answer of Ann Rosell, widow, one of the defendants to the bill of complaint of Sir Philip Gell re Holland or Richmond Manor in Wirksworth, 3 Jun - 1701
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36 - Copy of barmoot court roll - complaint by Sir John Gell that Senior and his partners have not freed their meer at Leawood - verdict that Senior and his grovefellows forfeit their meer, 3 Nov - 1645
37 - Receipt by Caleb Jessopp to Sir Philip Gell for an indenture between William Jessope, his father, Sir John Gell and Caleb of 2 closes in Hognaston called Ravensitch Close and Abbottes Close Head and 2 beastgates - 28 Oct 1693
38 - Dean and Chapter of Lichfield's receipt to Sir Philip Gell for payment of £21 11s 5d rent, 2 Mar 1690/1 - 1691
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40 - Papers re enclosure of Ashleyhay and Alderwasley, comprising rough lists of inhabitants involved and acreages - 1689
41 - Household accounts. [Sir Philip Gell] 20-27 Jan, 1713/14 - 1714
42 - Accounts of William Sacheverell's executors [Sir Philip Gell] - 1691-1694
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44 - Account of Mr Jessop with the executors and trustees of Sir Philip Gell, dec'd - 1721
45 - Note by Sir Philip Gell re lot and cope - 1708
46 - Manuscript poem - "New Instructions to a Painter" (political) - 1667
47 - Manuscript poem - "The Dolefull Complaint of Sir H M" (political) - 18th cent
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Expand 25 - Miscellaneous legal, financial and other papers25 - Miscellaneous legal, financial and other papers
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26 - Title Deeds etc
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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)
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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
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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
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