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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

26 - Title Deeds etc

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28 - Title Deeds

34 - John Gell (1539-1671)

1 - Grant of arms by William Flower, Norroy Principal Herald and King of Arms, to Anthonie Gell of Hopton, esq, Justice of the Peace and bencher of the Inner Temple, and to Thomas Gell his brother - 7 Jan [1577]

2 - Ordinances made by Thomas Lord Coventry, Keeper of the Seal with the advice of Sir Julius Caesar Master of the Rolls for the redress of Eros, defaults and abuses in the High Court of Chancery, 17 Nov At the end, Chancery fees as confirmed by King and Privy Council 5 Jul - 1635

3 - Account of George Eaton surveyor of the Shire Hall - 7 Aug 1657-3 Sep 1657

4 - Hunloke family accounts "in general" extracted from divers accounts Aug 1661 and Apr 1662; accounts of seats received by Lady Hunloke after Sir Henry's death 1848 - 1654 and rents received since "our" marriage in 1655, 1655 - 1660; mansion house repairs, including out-buildings and gardens, including trees planted 1652 - 1660; clothing for Sir Henry 1655 - 1661; women's clothing bought 1657 - 1661; money paid to Lady Hunloke 1656 - 1660 and 1666; accounts of Sir Henry's debts, money "layde downe" for debts 1655 and legal expenses [?1650s-1660s] - 1648-1660s

7 - List of the members of the Committee of Derby who have taken the oath mentioned in the Ordinance for Sequestrations 8 Jan 1644/5 - 1645

8 - List of the "Collonells Company", 27 Oct - 1649

10 - Ms. book - defence of John Gell at his trial - c1650

11 - Account book of Ralph Poyser, deputy barmaster - 1639-1645

15 - Survey of Green Fairfield, by Henry Gee 4 Aug - 1626

18 - Order of John Gell to George Steeple, distrainer of the Honour of Tutbury, re collection of unpaid rents, 18 April - 1663

19 - Copy list of the villages and hamlets within the Honour of Tutbury, temp Hen VIII, with later amendments - [1511]

22-23 - Numbers not used

27-28 - Not used

30 - Certificate [unexecuted] that Sir John Gell is taxed and assessed for the subsidy in Derbyshire - 1664

32 - Appointment, by Robert, Earl of Essex, of Sir John Gell as Governor of Derby 5 Jan 1643/4 - 1644

33 - Letter from William Strode, Thomas Hodges, Denis Bond and Roger Hill, at Haberdashers' Hall, London to Sir John Gell at Derby re assessment of Robert Willamot of Grays Inn for his estate near Derby at £1000, which he has refused to pay - ask Gell to sequester his estates 23 Aug - 1644

34 - Order of the Derbyshire Committee for Sequestrations, suspending all actions of delinquency against Sir Samuel Sleigh 14 May - 1646

35 - Copy will of Sir John Gell - 1687

36 - Certificate that Anna, daughter of John Toplady and Anna his wife was born 31 May and baptised 7 June 1661, at St Mary's Parish, Nottingham - 17th cent

37 - Receipt by Elizabeth East of St Martins Lane, to Sir John Gell and John Gell, for a legacy of £5 under the will of Sir John Gell decd 25 Nov - 1671

38 - Draft Lease by Elizabeth I to Gilbert, Earl of Shrewsbury, in consideration of £10, of the lands late of Thomas Gell, dec'd, comprising two parts of the manors of Griff Grange and Hopton, lands at Granson, Ible, Brassington, Wirksworth, Ashleyhay, Hulland, Hognaston and Kirk Ireton, rectory of Blackwell, Hope and Tideswell, tithes of Tunstead, Great Rocks, Fairfield, Bubnell, Hope, Wormhill, Wharton, Harwood, and the lead of Bakewell, and lands at Holmesfield, Ashford, Birch Hills, Monyash, Over Haddon and Chapel en le Frith during the minority of John Gell, at £23 s 2½d a year 10 Feb, 37 Eliz I - 1595

39 - Extent of the lands of Thomas Gell decd with respect to lease as in D258/34/38 - 1595

40 - Copy account of Nathaniel Hallowes as Treasurer of Derby, Nov 1642 - Apr 1643 - 1642/1643

41 - Copy government order to the Duke of Devonshire, Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire, for a return of all papists or reputed papists and their estates in the county 4 Apr - 1706

42 - Manuscript - "The questione is Whether the King without assent of Parliament may sett Imposicions upon the Wares and Goods of Merchants exported and imported out of and into this Realme." (28 pages) - 17th cent

43 - Muster roll for Ashbourne and Hartington [incomplete] - lists able persons for "calyvers and haquebusers", able archers, able persons for pikes, able persons for bills, pynors [pioneers], smiths and carpenters - [16th-17th cent]

44 - Memorandum of Agreement by the Earl of Rutland concerning the share of rentals for Belvoir and Haddon, maintenance of children and family expenses between himself and his wife 3 May - 1648

45 - Account of capons and eggs paid by the Hopton tenants - 17th cent

48 - Account of work done at Bellmott Bridge and Tutbury Castle, for the King's use - 1634

49 - Notes on the Parliamentary examination on the fees for the creation of baronets and peers - c.1650

50 - Tailor's bill for John Gell 26 Dec - 1621

51 - Copy receipt by John Gell, esq, to Richard Wild, merchant, for £10, which with other money received by William Blackwell, is in full for services done by Blackwell for Parliament viz at the relief of Gloucester, the battle of Newbury, and elsewhere - 1 Feb [1644]

52 - Letter from Edward Nicholas at Westminster to John Gell, late Sheriff of Derbyshire - Gell has not sent him note of how the money required for setting forth a ship by Derbyshire, was assessed - Feb 1635

53 - Notes on the pay of army officers - c1645

56 - Copy of Colonel Eusebius Andrewe's speech before his death by execution - c1650

57 - "A Trew account of the raysing and imployinge of the forces under Sir John Gell ..... " (2 sheets) - 1642-1644

58 - List of deputy lieutenants appointed by Nicholas, Earl of Scarsdale, Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire, with list of militia officers - 1711

59 - Manuscript "Diurnall occurrences in Parliament ..... " from 9 to 23 May (2 sheets) - 1642

62 - Copy petition from the inhabitants of Derbyshire to King Charles - asking him to return to Parliament - 1642

63 - Letter from Robert Sacheverell at London to Sir Phillip Gell at Hopton - the King [William III] died on Sunday morning at 8.00 a.m. and the Princess of Denmark [Anne] has been proclaimed Queen - Lord Portland is to be ambassador to the Confederacy 10 Mar 1701/2 - 1702

64 - Letter from Temperance Gell to her brother Sir Philip Gell at Hopton - hopes the building is finished - general family gossip 10 Jul - 1701

65 - Note from R Sacheverell at London to Sir Phillip Gell at Hopton - Mr Secretary Harley has been committed to Newgate for keeping a correspondence with the French 6 Jan 1703/4 - 1704

66 - Letter from Robert, Earl of Leicester to Anthony Gell, feodary for Derbyshire - re his servant Ellis and the lands of Mr Seliock and Mr Barley, dec'd 31 Jul - 1576

67 - Letter from the Royal Council to the Commissioners of the Subsidy in Derbyshire re redress of defaults in assessments particularly the low taxations of some of the commissioners themselves - 8 Jul 1582

69 - Letter from Richard Radcliff at Manchester [Lancashire] to his father in law, Sir John Gell - Lord Strange has been appointed Lord Lieutenant by the King and has seized the magazines at Liverpool and Preston - was prevented from taking that at Manchester - have assembled 1000 armed men to resist Strange - there have been negotiations but they have rejected Strange's suggestions 10 Jul (2 sheets) - 1642

70 - Order of John Harpur, sheriff of Derbyshire, to the bailiff of Wirksworth Hundred to proclaim royal proclamations throughout the Hundred 28 Jun - 1642

71 - Letter from "Philobasileus" at London to [Gell] - there have been negotiations between the King and Parliament - the royal army moved its headquarters from Wickham to Reading last Saturday - negotiations were broken off that day - the charges against the 11 impeached members were read in the House on Tuesday 9 Jul - 1647

72 - Note from Nathaniel Barton at Derby to Sir John Gell at Hopton - order to provide Gell's soldiers with back and breast plates and helmets 22 Apr - 1651

73 - Note from Nathaniel Barton at Derby to Sir John Gell at Hopton - the mare has been rejected as too young and small - a more fit horse is to be supplied by Gell 24 Apr - 1651

74 - Fragment of an elegy upon the death of Mr Washington [by Allmond?] - 17th cent

75 - Petition of John Gell to Parliament, for release from prison and pardon - c1652

76 - Order to suspend sequestration proceedings against Rowland Morewood 15 May - 1646

77 - Letter from RM to Sir John Gell - the matter was carried negatively - information on case of Oxford justices and restraint of Dissenters - there was another naval battle on Wednesday last 7 Jun - 1673

78 - Letter from Anchitell Gray to Sir Philip Gell at Hopton - has enquired at the Crown Office about the writ - the affairs of France are variously reported - Lord Arran and other Scots have been committed to the Tower for treason 28 Feb 1688/9 - 1689

80 - Claim by Sir John Gell to free pardon under the Declaration of Breda 4 Jun - 1660

81 - Copy agreement between the inhabitants of Carsington - re pasturing of sheep etc on the commons 20 Apr, 14 Eliz I - 1572

82 - Notes on various legal cases - 17th cent

83 - licence by Earl of Northampton, Master of the King's Leash, to John Mannors of Haddon, as deputy for one year, to take such greyhounds, within 7 miles of Haddon he considers fit for King's use; also to control use of beagles, greyhounds and whippets 11 May - 1633

86 - Apprenticeship indenture of John Bowne, son of Anthony Bowne of Matlock, to Alexander Found, of London broderer for 7 years - 21 Nov 1604

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

Bryan Donkin Company Ltd of Chesterfield, engineering firm

Tweets by DRO

Strutt family of Belper

National Coal Board

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

Harpur Crewe family of Calke

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