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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
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23 - Title deeds and other papers
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25 - Miscellaneous legal, financial and other papers
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26 - Title Deeds etc
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34 - John Gell (1539-1671)
35 - Various accounts, deeds etc
36 - Anthony Gell d. 1584
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1 - Draft deed between Sir Phillip Gell and Francis Gell re land and property in Wirksworth - c.1695-1702
2 - Copy deed between Sir John Gell, and William Sacheverell and William Eyre re lands in Hulland, Carsington, and Wirksworth (Lincs) - 1687
3-4 - Draft petition of Sir John Gell to Francis, Lord Guildford, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal re land at Winterton (Lincs) (2 copies) - c.1684
5 - Feoffment by Sir Philip Gell to Thomas Cheaney of Ashford in the Water gent, in consideration of £70 of a close (3 acres) upon Nether Moor Lands in the West Feild at Monyash, now known as Moore Close with appointment of Thomas Bagshaw of Bakewell, esq, and Francis Mosley clerk to Bagshaw, as attorneys for livery of seisin. 1 Mar 1717/18 - [1718]
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9 - Ms copy of the Bakewell enclosure bill - 18th cent
10 - Part of a ms copy of a bill for raising £100,000 from the Jews - c1700
11 - Ms copy of `An Act for Raiseing the Summe of One Hundred Thousand Pounds upon the Jews' - c.1700
12 - `The Case of the Jews Stated' Printed with ms notes by Sir Philip Gell - [1689]
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14 - Deposition of John Kellsall of Mayfield, (Staffordshire), clerk, and others re the Ashbourne lectureship - 1659
15 - The answers of John Buxton, one of the defendants to the information of Sir George Treby, Attorney General, at the relation of Thomas Goodread, vicar of Ashbourne, and William Hand of Ashbourne clerk, re the Ashbourne lectureship - 1658
16 - Draft deed of settlement by Sir Philip Gell - 1709
17 - Complaint by Sir John Gell to Francis, Lord Guildford, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, re land in Carsington - c.1685
18 - Deed of covenant and grant from William Greggorie of Hopton, yeoman and Alice his wife, and Rowland Mosely of Hopton, miner and Katherine his wife, to John Greatrex of Derby, dyer and William Kayes of Hobknowle in the parish of Wirksworth, gent; in consideration of £5, of a messuage, little house, garden and close of land (1 acre) called Bridgegate in Hopton. 22 Jul 1659 - 1659
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1 - Gift by William del Hoght [Hough], chaplain of Brassington, to John de Thoke of Kirk Ireton and Margaret his wife, of a messuage with buildings thereon and 1 bovate land at Kirk Ireton, which he had of the gift of the said John Witnesses: William de Culland, John le Bagger, John Rappok, Richard le Parker, John le Smith, all of Kirk Ireton etc Dated at Kirk Ireton, Monday after the Invention of the Cross, 44 Edw III [6 May 1370] - 1370
2 - Gift by John Raynald of Derby to John Rappok of Ireton and Isabel his wife, of a cottage with ¼ bovate of land, a croft and ½ bovate land in Ireton, which he had of the inheritance of John Raynald his grandfather Witnesses: John Bagger of Ireton, William Rappok of Ireton, John le Smith of Ireton, John Coke, John de Hopton etc Dated at Kirk Ireton, Sunday before St Thomas, 45 Edw III [?14 or 28 Dec 1371] - 1371
3 - Quitclaim by Isabel Coke of Kyrcyrton to William Bagger and William de Ashbourne chaplains, of all her title etc in a tenement etc in Kirk Ireton Dated at Ireton, Monday before St Barnabas, 14 Ric II [5 Jun 1391] - 1391
4 - Gift by William de Ashbourne and William Bagger of Ireton, chaplains, to William de Cubley, of all the land etc which he had of the gift of Isabel, daughter and heir of John Coke at Ireton Witnesses: John Bagger of Ireton, Robert Barker, John Rappok, John Grym, John Smith of Ireton etc Dated at Ireton, Monday before St Valentine, 15 Ric II [12 Feb 1392] - 1392
5 - Gift by Thomas Orme rector of Ireton and William de Wythilles, chaplain, to William de Cubley of Ireton and Cecily his wife, of all the lands which they had of the gift of the said William, in Ireton Witnesses: John Bagger of Ireton, John Rappok, John Parker, John Grym, John Smith etc Dated at Ireton, Sunday after St James, 18 Ric II [26 Jul 1394] - 1394
6 - Gift by William Bagger and William de Wythilles, chaplains, to Adam de Halgh and Joan his wife, of a messuage at Ireton with a bovate of land, which they had of the gift of John Grym Witnesses: John Rappok of Ireton, John de Brailsford, John Parker of Ireton etc Dated at Ireton, St Andrew, 1 Hen IV or V(?) [30 Nov 1399 or 1413] - [1399-1413]
7 - Gift by Richard de Statham to John Husband of Ireton of a messuage and croft and 2½ bovates land at Kirk Ireton Witnesses: John Parker, John Baynay, William de Steeple, all of Irteon etc Dated at Kirk Ireton, Saturday after octaves of Epiphany, 4 Hen V [16 Jan 1417] - 1417
8 - Gift by John Litchurch of Weston to Hugh le Heire [ Eyre] of Hognaston of a parcel of land in a close called le Heigh at Ireton, formerly the property of Richard Litchurch of Derby Witnesses: William Rappok, John Parker, John Bagger, Oliver Bee, Adam Borowe, Thomas Dey, all of Ireton etc Dated at Ireton, Sunday after St Nicholas, 9 Hen V [7 Dec 1421] - 1421
9 - Quitclaim by John Bagger of Kirk Ireton to William Benet, chaplain, and Thomas Hay, of all his title etc to all the lands etc which the said William and Thomas had of the gift of John Gresley and Thomas Blount Kts, John Baily and Richard Porter, in Kirk Ireton Dated at Kirk Ireton, 1 Apr 18 Hen VI [1440] - 1440
10 - Power of attorney by John Gresley, Kt, Thomas Blount, Kt, John Baily and Richard Porter, to John Verney senior, to deliver seisin to William Benet, chaplain and Thomas Hey of all the lands etc at Kirk Ireton which they had of the gift of John Bagger. 30 Apl 18 Hen VI [1440] - 1440
11 - Gift by John Gresley Kt, Thomas Blount, Kt, John Bayle and Richard Porter to William Benet, chaplain, and Thomas Hey of Derby, of all the land etc at Kirk Ireton which they had of the gift of John Bagger Witnesses: William Beighton of Ashleyhay, John Scatergoude [Scattergood] of Atlow etc Dated at Ireton, 30 Apr 18 Hen VI [1440] - 1440
12 - Gift by William Benett, vicar of St Michael, Derby, and Thomas Haye of Derby, to Henry Scortred [Shortreed], rector of Kirk Ireton, Adam Wetton, vicar of Ashbourne and Thomas Wyche, chaplain, of all lands rents etc which they had of the gift of John Gresley, Kt, Thomas Blount, Kt, John Bayle and Richard Porter, at Kirk Ireton Witnesses: Robert Verney, John Vaeney senior, John Alsoe, John Parker, William Scortred [Shortreed] etc Dated at Kirk Ireton, 5 Nov 23 Hen VI [1444] - 1444
13 - Power of attorney by William Benet, vicar of St Michael, Derby and Thomas Haye of Derby to William Scortred [Shortreed] , to deliver seisin to Henry Scortred [Shortreed], rector of Kirk Ireton, Adam Wetton, vicar of Ashbourne and Thomas Wyche, chaplain, of lands at Kirk Ireton Dated at Kirk Ireton, 6 Nov, 23 Hen VI - 1444
14 - Quitclaim by Hugh Eyre of Hognaston to Henry Scortred[Shortreed], rector of Kirk Ireton, Adam Wetton, vicar of Ashbourne and Thomas Wyche, chaplain, of all his claim etc to all the tenements, lands etc in Kirk Ireton which were formerly the property of John Bagger Dated at Ireton, 10 Nov, 23 Hen VI [1444] - 1444
15 - Power of attorney by Robert Verney senior of Kirk Ireton to William Verney to deliver seisin to John Verney senior and Robert his son, of a tenement at Kirk Ireton, lying next to the well called Broningwall, which he had of the gift of John Verney his son. Dated Vigil of Saint Barnabas 27 Hen VI [10 Jun 1449] - 1449
16 - Power of attorney by John Verney son of John Verney of Kirk Ireton to Robert Alsop to deliver seisin to Henry Verney his son, of all his estates in Kirk Ireton - [2 Feb 1474]
17 - Power of attorney by Richard Alsop of Hognaston and William Alsop of Tissington to Henry Verney to deliver seisin to Thomas Toplis of a messuage etc at Kirk Ireton Dated 24 May 15 Edw IV - 1475
18 - Gift by Richard Alsop of Hognaston and William Alsop of Tissington to Thomas Toplis of a messuage at Kirk Ireton, lying between the tenements of John Bradbourne esq, and Nicholas Stortered, with all appurtenances Witnesses: Nicholas Stortrede of Kirk Ireton, Henry Verney of Kirk Ireton, Richard Wade of Blackwall etc, which he had of the gift of Adam Wetton, late vicar of Ashbourne Dated at Kirk Ireton, 24 May 15 Edw IV - 1475
19 - Power of attorney by John Alsop senior of Ireton to Henry Verney to deliver seisin to Richard Smith, rector of Irteon, and Robert Parker, rector of Carsington, of a messuage etc in Ireton Dated at Ireton, St Andrew, 18 Edw IV [30 Nov 1478] - 1478
20 - Gift by John Alsop senior of Kirk Ireton, to Thomas Alsop his younger son, of a messuage in Kirk Ireton, with all lands etc Witnesses: John Parker, Henry Verny, Ralf Mere, William Borrow, Hugh Fairchild [or Fairclough](all of Kirk Ireton) etc Dated at Kirk Ireton, St Lawrence, 19 Edw IV [10 Aug 1479] - 1479
21 - Gift by Thomas Alsop, son of John Alsop senior, late of Kirk Ireton, to John Fern of Balldion and Otiwel Ferne, of a messuage in Kirk Irteon with all appurtenances, which he had of the gift of the said John Fern Witnesses: Henry Verney, John Dey, Hugh Fairclough [ or Fairchild], Ralph Meye, Robert Parker, all of Kirk Ireton etc Dated Thursday before St Lucy, 4 Hen VII [11 Dec 1488] - 1488
22 - Release and quitclaim by Thomas Verney of Kirk Ireton, son and heir of Henry Verney, to John Fern of Ballidon, of all his claim etc to 15d annual rent issuing from a tenement in Kirk Ireton, which tenement was formerly the property of Thomas Alsop Witnesses: Thomas Scortred [Shortreed], Robert Parker, Henry Heyr [Eyre] etc Dated Monday after St Martin in Winter, 12 Hen VII [14 Nov 1496] - 1496
23 - Power of attorney by Thomas Topley senior to Robert Smith, Thomas Stortrede and Robert Topley to deliver seisin to Richard Topley his son, of all his lands etc at Kirk Ireton Dated at Thornton, Friday after the Ascension, 13 Hen VII [25 May 1498] - 1498
24 - Gift by Thomas Topley senior to Richard Topley his son, of all his messuages, lands etc in Kirk Ireton Witnesses: Henry Millinge, chaplain, then vicar of Thornton [Leics], William Pickering of Thornton, Robert Ormeston of Thornton, Thomas Smythe of Thornton, Richard Ormeston of Thornton etc Dated at Thornton, Friday after the Ascension 13 Hen VII [25 May 1498] - 1498
25 - Gift by Richard Toplis, son of Thomas Toplis of Thornton [Leic] decd, to Richard Dawson of Uttoxeter and William Munning, clerk, of 2 messuages and 2½ bovates land in Kirk Ireton, which he had of the gift of his said father Witnesses: Robert Smith of Kirk Ireton, Thomas Scortred [Shortreed], John Dey, Robert Parker, Thomas Verney etc 21 Oct 15 Hen VII [1499] - 1499
26 - Gift by Thomas Toplis of Trusley, son and heir of Thomas Toplis decd, to Richard Dawson of Uttoxeter (Staffordshire) and William Munning, clerk, of 2 messuages and 2½ bovates land in Kirk Ireton Witnesses: Robert Smith of Kirk Ireton, Thomas Scortred [Shortreed], John Dey, Robert Parker, Thomas Verney etc 21 Oct 15 Hen VII [1499] - 1499
27 - Gift by William Munning, clerk, to William Browne of 2 messuages and 2½ bovates land in Kirk Iretonwith power of attorney to John Palmer to deliver seisin of the same Witnesses: Thomas Bateman of Uttoxeter, Robert Calgare of Kirk Ireton, William Verney of Kirk Ireton etc 10 May 22 Hen VII [1507] - 1507
28 - Gift by Thomas Verney of Kyrk Ireton to William Allsop of Byggyng, of a cottage at Ireton next to a well called Brownyngwall, and a croft adjoining the same, which he had of the gift of his father Witnesses: Robert Smyth, Robert Parkar, Thomas Parkar, William Blakwall, Thomas Schortred etc Dated at Kryk Ireton, 12 Apr, 6 Hen VIII [1515] - 1515
29 - Quitclaim by Richard Verney of Walleston and Margaret his wife, to John Fern of Workysworth, of all their claim to half a messuage and half a bovate of land in Kirk Ireton 13 Jan 12 Hen VIII (1521) - 1521
30 - Gift by Richard Verney of Walleston, yeoman, to John Ferne of Workysworth, of half a messuage and half a bovate of land in Kyrkireton, which he had of the gift of John Verney 13 January, 12 Hen VIII [1521] - 1521
31 - Bond in 20 marks by Richard Verney of Walston, husbandman, to John Fern of Workysworth yeoman, to indemnify Fern re "half a mease place" and ½ oxgang at Kyrkireton which he has bought of Richard 13 Jan 12 Hen VIII [1521] - 1521
32 - Lease by Roger Newton, chantry priest of the altar of St Helen at Wirksworth, to John Ferne of Hognaston, yeoman, of a messuage, a cottage and a close or pasture called the Hey and all other his lands in Church Ireton, for Roger's life at £3 p.a. 31 Dec, 28 Hen VIII [1536] - 1536
33 - Lease by George Vernon, priest of the chantry of St Helen within the parish church of Wirksworth, Thomas Babington of Dethick, son and heir of Sir Anthony Babington, and Sir Roger Newton priest and incumbent in the said chantry, to Margaret Ferne, widow, of a messuage, a cottage and a close or pasture called the Hey, at Kirk Ireton, 23 years at £3 p.a., 6 Nov 31 Hen VIII - 1539
34 - Gift by Robert Alsop of Byggyng, yeoman, to John Fern of Workesworth, yeoman, of a cottage in Kyrkeyreton beside the well known as Brownyngwall, and a croft adjoining Witnesses: Bartholomew Damport, gent, of Callow, John Lane of Byggyng, Henry Smyth of Kyrkeyreton, Nicholas Wyllson of Kyrkeyreton, Hugh Lylee etc Dated at Kyrkeyreton, 25 Feb 36 Hen VIII [1545] - 1545
35 - Bond in £10 by Robert Alsop of Byggyng, yeoman, to John Fern of Workesworth yeoman, to indemnify Fern against all claims etc concerning a cottage and croft at Kyrkeyrton which he has bought of Robert 26 Feb 36 Hen VIII [1545] - 1545
36 - Lease by John Fern of Workesworth, yeoman, to Richard Kyrkeland of Kyrkeyretun, miller, of a tenement and croft in Kyrkeyreton, near to Brownynges Well, with ½ oxgang arable and meadow, for 21 years at 12s p.a 14 Mar 37 Hen VIII [1546] - 1546
24 - Volume of rent accounts for the Hopton estate in Derbyshire - 1731-1738
25 - Final concord (2 copies) between John Gell plt and Thomas Spencer, John Spencer and Anne Spencer, widow, of 1 messuage, 5 cottages, 6 gardens, 8 acres of arable, 4 acres of meadow, 8 acres of pasture, 8 beastgates in Middleton Wood and common of pasture at Middleton by Wirksworth. Consideration £60 3 weeks of Michaelmas [20 Oct] - 1659
26 - Exchange between John Gretrakes of Hopton, yeoman, and Thomas Stepull of Hopton, Stepull to have a selion of land in Holestonnstedfeld at Hopton upon le Brecke, between the lands of Stepull east and west and a selion in Overfeld called Halfe Acres, between the land of Ralf Gell gent, east and Stapull west, extending south to the land of John Rollesley; Greatrakes to have a selion in Holetonnsted called Bryggeyate between the lands of James Coughen west and the King east and a selion in le Overfeld called Thartehouses between the lands of Gretrakes east and west and butting south on the land of John Rollesley Witnesses: Ralf Gell of Hopton, Thomas Eyton, Ralf Eyton, Henry Glossop of Workesworth etc Dated at Hopton, 8 Mar 1 Edw VI [1547] - 1547
27 - Lease by John Gell of Hopton, esq, to Thomas Wigley of Middleton by Wirksworth, esq, of a close or pasture ground called Orme Leas in Wirksworth, for 10 years at a peppercorn p.a. 6 Aug 16 Jas I [1618] - 1618
28 - Lease by Philip Gell of Hopton esq, to Thomas Evans of Derby, ironmonger, and George Evans of Bonsall (his brother), of a smelting mill at Wirksworth known as Middle Mill, late in the possession of John Willcockson, with all buildings etc, for 7 years at a peppercorn for the first 2 years and £10 p.a. thereafter - 23 Mar [1751]
29 - Letter from Thomas Bagshaw to Sir Philip Gell at Hopton, hopes he has laid hold of £200 or 260 more for Gell, it may not be amiss to lay the exemplification of the bill answer and depositions in Gell's evidence 2 Jun - 1710
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30 - Quarter Sessions order re a cottage built in Aug by George Bradwall of Middleton by Wirksworth, upon Middleton Common 8 Oct 12 Wm. III - 1700
31 - Particular of the rectories and parsonages (except advowsons) of Ashbourne and Wirksworth, held in lease from the Dean of Lincoln for 3 lives [gives names of tenants and rentals] - c.1740
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34 - Pencil notes on various fields at Carsington - 19th cent
35 - Pages 161-174 of Salomon's "Oeconomicks" [printed] - 17th cent
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42 - Conserved fragments of estate plan showing fields (numbered) around house called Bank Top - 19th cent
43 - Hopton Receipt Papers
44 - Sir John Gell
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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
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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
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