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D258 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1200-1905

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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

23 - Title deeds and other papers

25 - Miscellaneous legal, financial and other papers

1 - Feoffment by Sir Phillip Gell to Jonathan Smith of Bolehill, Wirksworth, yeoman, of 2 closes known as North Field Pingle and Rough Close Pingle lying under Bolehill (tenant Adam Ragg), at Wirksworth - chief rent 4d a year 26 Mar - 1712

2 - Feoffment by Sir Phillip Gell to John Slack, of Wirksworth, ironmonger, of a close called Mowbray Pingle with a small piece of land adjoining on the south, at Wirksworth - chief rent 2d a year 26 Mar - 1712

3 - Feoffment by Sir Phillip Gell to William Allen of Wirksworth, yeoman, of a house in Allen's tenure, a house and garden (tenant German Stafford), a house and garden (tenant Anne Allen widow), a house and garden (tenant Bartholemew Burton), the north part of a house or housestead, the house being lately pulled down, and a house, cowhouse and garden with two stables and a garden on the backside, a smithy and a swine cote, all in Wirksworth - chief rent 6d a year 26 Mar - 1712

4 - Feoffment by Sir Phillip Gell to Robert Greenesmith of Steeple Grange, esq, of a parcel of inclosed land called Hunger Hill, Long Pingle and Nether Wheatcroft at Wirksworth - chief rent 6d a year 26 Mar - 1712

5 - Feoffment by Sir Phillip Gell to John Mather of Warmbrook, labourer, of a dwelling house at Warmbrook (tenant Elizabeth Mather widow) and 1 rood on the backside thereof - chief rent 1d a year 26 Mar - 1712

6 - Feoffment by Sir Phlllip Gell to William Bamford the younger of Wirksworth, yeoman, of a parcel of land called the Peece below Creswell Barne (tenant Robert Toplis, chandler) and a pingle known as Torr Pingle (tenant Mary Helloby) at Wirksworth - 26 Mar 1712

7 - Feoffment by Sir Phillip Gell to John Tompson of Wirksworth, butcher, of a parcel of land on the east side of Tompson's Wheatcroft, known as Curtis Acre and a rood in Northfeild, a pingle called Hellobyes Pingle on the north side of Brassington Lane, a parcel of land known as Broadstone Pingle on the south side of Brassington Lane - chief rent 6d a year 26 Mar - 1712

8 - Feoffment by Sir Phillip Gell to Adam Ragg of Wirksworth, butcher, of a house, garden and barn at Wirksworth in Ragg's possession - chief rent 2d a year 26 Mar - 1712

9 - Feoffment by Sir Phillip Gell to William Hoades of Bolehill, yeoman, in consideration of £65, of a close called Barr Acre at Wirksworth - chief rent 6d a year 26 Mar - 1712

10 - Feoffment by Sir Phillip Gell to John Holloby of Wirksworth, husbandman, of a house in St John's Street at Wirksworth with barn, stable and garden, now in Holloby's possession - chief rent 2d a year 26 Mar - 1712

11 - Feoffment by Sir Phillip Gell to John Berresford of Wirksworth, baker, of a house in Church Lane, Wirksworth, late in the possession of Thomas Taylor, and the south part of a house or house stead in Church Lane as it is now divided by a wall, later in the possession of Thomas Greisdale, with a backside, stable and 2 gardens - chief rent 3d a year 26 Mar - 1712

12 - Feoffment by Sir Phillip Gell to Robert Spencer of Bolehill, (Wirksworth), jersey comber, of 2 closes lying under Bolehill, known as the Rough Closes - chief rent 1s a year 26 Mar - 1712

13 - Deed of exchange between Sir Phillip Gell and Robert Toplis of Wirksworth, tallow chandler - Gell to have a close known as Milneway Half Acre alias Mill Low Half Acre at Hopton Toplis to have closes known as Lady Croft, Willow Lands Pingle and Cram Acre Sytch at Wirksworth - chief rent 4d 30 Mar - 1712

14 - Release by Robert Toplis to Sir Phillip Gell of premises at Hopton as D258/31/2/13 above 10 May - 1712

15 - Feoffment by Sir Phillip Gell to Phillip Gell of Wirksworth, yeoman, of a close called Upper Wheatcroft with the barn thereon, another close called Upper Wheatcroft with the barn thereon, 1a called the Three Lands lying in Willow Lands and a small parcel of land on the north side of Thomas Collinsons new garden near the North Town End, at Wirksworth - chief rent 8d a year 24 Feb 1712/13 - 1713

16 - Feoffment by Sir Phillip Gell to John Higgott of Heage, tailor, of a house at Hard Hurst Side near Bruckwalls, at Wirksworth - chief rent 1d a year 26 Mar - 1713

17 - Feoffment by Sir Phillip Gell to William Aspinall of Wirksworth, husbandman, of a messuage at Wirksworth with a chamber over the gate thereof, a barn, a stable and 2 gardens - chief rent 4d a year 26 Mar - 1713

18 - Feoffment by Sir Phillip Gell to John Wilcockson Wilcockson of Wirksworth, gent, of a close called Hunger Hill, 1 acre in the New Close, all Gell's share of Breeches Pingle, a parcel of land on the north side of the said pingle, another parcel in the said pingle and a third parcel in the said pingle at Wirksworth - chief rent 8d a year 26 Mar - 1713

19 - Feoffment by Sir Phillip Gell to John Wilcockson of Wirksworth, gent, of closes known as Hunger Hill 1 acre in the New Close, Gell's share of Breeches Pingle a parcel in the same pingle a parcel of land in Cotefeild Gapp, a parcel of land in Wheatleys Half Acre in Northfeild and 2 parcels of land called Wheatleys 26 Mar - 1713

20 - Feoffment by Sir Phillip Gell to William Sheldon the elder of Breech, Wirksworth, yeoman, of a close called Willow Topp Close - 2 parcels of land in Wheatcroft at Wirksworth - chief rent 8d a year 29 Sep - 1713

21 - Feoffment by Sir Phillip Gell to Peter Millward of Wirksworth, barber, of a dwelling house in Wirksworth known as Bowling Alley House and a parcel of land called the Bowling Green - chief rent 4d a year 24 Dec - 1713

22 - Feoffment by Sir Phillip Gell to Edward Wheatcroft of Wirksworth, currier, of a dwelling-house, garden, and stable with working room over, a house in the tenure of John Bacon, a close called Greisdals als. Back Wetherwicke, 1 land to the west thereof, closes called Back Wetherwicke Pingle, Wetherwicke Leas and Longe Pingle and another close called Wetherwicke Leas, at Wirksworth - chief rent 1s a year 26 Mar - 1714

23 - Feoffment by Sir Phillip Gell to German Yeomans of Wirksworth, yeoman, of 2 parcels of land known as the Tenter Peeces, a parcel of land in the middle of Rope Close als. Lady Croft (tenant Elisha Hodgkinson), at Wirksworth - chief rent 3d a year 26 Mar - 1714

24 - Feoffment by Sir Phillip Gell to William Hoades of Bolehill, yeoman, of a parcel of land in Torr Pingle, a parcel of land called Crabb Tree Rood lying in Barne Close at Wirksworth - chief rent 2d a year - 26 Mar 1714

25 - Feoffment by Sir Phillip Gell to Robert Spencer of the Kinges Head in Wirksworth, yeoman, of a close known as Peires Meadowe with the barn thereon, at the top of the Dale at Wirksworth - chief rent 6d a year 26 Mar - 1714

26 - Final concord between Sir John Gell Francis Tomlinson, John Browne, clerk, Thomas Cockerton and Thomas Kirke, plaintiffs, and Robert Toplis senior, Richard Clay, Katherine Clay, widow, and William Allow and Sarah his wife, defendants, of 1 messuage, 1 cottage, 40 acres of arable, 40 acres of meadow, 40 acres of pasture and 3 beastgates in Hopton, Wirksworth, Carsington and Kirk Ireton, 3 weeks of Trinity, 13 Anne [Jun 1714] - 1714

27 - Feoffment by Sir Phillip Gell to Thomas Kirke of Wirksworth, mason, of closes known as Lilley Crofts with a barn thereon (tenant Mary Helloby widow) at Wirksworth - chief rent 6d a year 18 Dec - 1714

28 - Feoffment by Sir Phillilp Gell to Elisha Helloby of Wirksworth, blacksmith, of a messuage in St Johns Street, Wirksworth, with a garden and shop or smithy - chief rent 3d a year 25 Mar - 1715

29 - Feoffment by Sir Phillip Gell to John Rowbotham of Wirksworth, jersey comber, of a messuage (tenant James Woodiwise) with stable, slaughter house and garden (tenant John Helloby) and a coach house, at Wirksworth - chief rent 1s a year 29 Sep - 1717

30 - Feoffment by Sir Phillip Gell to Adam Ragg of Wirksworth, butcher, of a close called Great Dale Field, at Wirksworth - chief rent 1s a year 26 Mar - 1718

31 - Feoffment by Sir Phillip Gell to Rebecca Berresford of Wirksworth, widow, in consideration of £160, of closes known as Brickhill Peece (tenant William Hoades), Yew Tree Acre (Widow Higton), Pearsons Long Land (tenant John Pearson), the Half Acre (tenant Adam Ragg), Brabants Acre (tenants the daughters of Marmaduke Brabant), Armefields South Acre (tenant Rebecca Berresford), Adam Raggs Halfe Land (tenant Adam Ragg), Greisdales Half Acre als. Griffins Peece (tenant Bartholemew Griffin), Berresfords North Peece (tenant Rebecca Berresford), all in Northfield at Wirksworth with 2 sittings in the parish church - chief rent 1s a year 3 Jul - 1718

32 - Feoffment by Sir Phillip Gell to Daniel Wood of Wirksworth, gent, of a close called Stadfoulds (tenant Adam Ragg) and a parcel of land in the Holme (tenant Job Spencer) at Wirksworth - chief rent 1s a year 14 Jul, with memorandum - 1718

33 - Feoffment by Sir Phillip Gell to Marcellus Molinas of Wirksworth, miner, of Gell's share of a close called Higgett Hannage (tenant Henry Wheatcroft) at Wirksworth - chief rent 6d a year 30 Sep - 1718

3 - Quit roll of the accounts of Philip Gell as sheriff of Derbyshire, 29 Sep 1821-29 Sep 1822 - 1822

8 - Deed relating to corn and hay tithes in Great Longstone, Hassop, Rowland and Wardlow, also cottage and hempyard at Carsington (Kniveton/Rowsley - Tidderton) - 1592

9 - Deed relating to property in Hognaston (Jessop/Bainbrigge - Stone/Hurd) - 1712

12 - Deed relating to land in Middleton by Wirksworth (Hope - Turner/Watham) - 1698

13 - Pardon of Sir John Gell by Charles II - 18 Mar 1661

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14 - Articles of agreement re repair to sough between John Lees and proprietors of lead mines in North Griffe Rake and Bailey Flatt Rake, Wirksworth (including Sir John Gell) 10 Dec - 1688

16 - Appointment of Philip Gell as a deputy lieutenant of Derbyshire by William, Duke of Devonshire, 9 Jul - 1757

34 - John Gell (1539-1671)

35 - Various accounts, deeds etc

36 - Anthony Gell d. 1584

38 - Correspondence etc

42 - Conserved fragments of estate plan showing fields (numbered) around house called Bank Top - 19th cent

43 - Hopton Receipt Papers

44 - Sir John Gell

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

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

Strutt family of Belper

Tweets by DRO

Bryan Donkin Company Ltd of Chesterfield, engineering firm

Strutt family of Belper

National Coal Board

Sir John Franklin (1786-1847), naval officer and arctic explorer

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