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Collapse D8760 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1714-1994D8760 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1714-1994
Expand E - Estate records of the Gell family of Hopton Hall - 1794-1863E - Estate records of the Gell family of Hopton Hall - 1794-1863
Collapse F - Family records of the extended Franklin family and the Gell family of Hopton Hall - 1714-1994F - Family records of the extended Franklin family and the Gell family of Hopton Hall - 1714-1994
Expand FBO - Records of the Booth family of Lincolnshire, related to Sir John Franklin - 1817-1838FBO - Records of the Booth family of Lincolnshire, related to Sir John Franklin - 1817-1838
Expand FEG - Records of Eleanor Isabella Gell nee Franklin, daughter of Sir John and Eleanor Franklin and wife of Reverend John Philip Gell - 1828-[early 20th cent]FEG - Records of Eleanor Isabella Gell nee Franklin, daughter of Sir John and Eleanor Franklin and wife of Reverend John Philip Gell - 1828-[early 20th cent]
Expand FEP - Records of Eleanor Anne Porden, first wife of Sir John Franklin - 1800-1828FEP - Records of Eleanor Anne Porden, first wife of Sir John Franklin - 1800-1828
Expand FJR - Records of John Richardson, colleague, friend and later relative of John Franklin - 1820-1861FJR - Records of John Richardson, colleague, friend and later relative of John Franklin - 1820-1861
Collapse FKA - Records of the Kay family, related to Sir John Franklin by his marriage to his first wife, Eleanor - 1797-1860FKA - Records of the Kay family, related to Sir John Franklin by his marriage to his first wife, Eleanor - 1797-1860
Expand 1 - Letters of Sarah Henrietta Kay, daughter of William Porden and sister-in-law of John Franklin - 1797-18601 - Letters of Sarah Henrietta Kay, daughter of William Porden and sister-in-law of John Franklin - 1797-1860
Collapse 2 - Papers of Joseph Kay, brother-in-law of Sir John Franklin - 1803-18492 - Papers of Joseph Kay, brother-in-law of Sir John Franklin - 1803-1849
Collapse 1 - Letters from John Franklin to his relative Joseph Kay - 1825-18341 - Letters from John Franklin to his relative Joseph Kay - 1825-1834
1 - Letter from John Franklin to his relative Joseph Kay, in the period following the death of Franklin's first wife, Eleanor Anne, Kay's sister-in-law - 12 May 1825
2 - Letter from John Franklin to his relative Joseph Kay, during Franklin's second Arctic land expedition, including reference to Kay's trusteeship of London property - 6 Feb 1826
3 - Letter from John Franklin to his relative Joseph Kay and fellow trustees Nicholas Garry and Henry Sellwood, relating to trust accounts for Franklin's London property, with part of document signed by Franklin - 7 May 1828
4 - Letter from John Franklin to his relative Joseph Kay, sent during Franklin's visit to the continent, including to Russia - 18 Aug 1828
5 - Letter from John Franklin to his relative Joseph Kay, on business and family matters, including gift of pin which his first wife, Eleanor Anne, arranged to have made for Franklin - 28 Apr 1829
6 - Letter from Sir John Franklin to his relative Joseph Kay, including on the taking-on of Kay's son, Henry Kay, as part of the crew on Franklin's ship, H.M.S. Rainbow, and the future use of steam power on ships - 6 Apr 1831
7 - Letter from Sir John Franklin to his relative Joseph Kay, on the arrival of Kay's son, Henry Kay, on board H.M.S. Rainbow - 26 Nov 1831
8 - Letter from Sir John Franklin to his relative Joseph Kay, during his tour of duty in the Mediteranean, including on Henry Kay's satisfactory conduct on board H.M.S. Rainbow - 29 Dec 1831
9 - Letter from Sir John Franklin to his relative Joseph Kay, during his tour of duty in the Mediterranean, including on quarantine regulations for meeting Lady Franklin - 7 Feb 1833
10 - Letter from John Franklin to his relative Joseph Kay, reporting on apparently successful operation on his brother [James Franklin] - 23 Jul 1834
Expand 2 - Letters from Lady Franklin to Joseph Kay, the brother-in-law of Sir John Franklin's first wife - 18332 - Letters from Lady Franklin to Joseph Kay, the brother-in-law of Sir John Franklin's first wife - 1833
Expand 3 - Letters from Sir Francis Beaufort to Joseph Kay - 18493 - Letters from Sir Francis Beaufort to Joseph Kay - 1849
Expand 4 - Travel papers of Joseph Kay - 1803-18044 - Travel papers of Joseph Kay - 1803-1804
Expand 3 - Letters written to the children of Joseph and Sarah Henrietta Kay - 1826-18493 - Letters written to the children of Joseph and Sarah Henrietta Kay - 1826-1849
Expand FLJ - Records of Jane, Lady Franklin nee Griffin, second wife of Sir John Franklin - 1841-1871FLJ - Records of Jane, Lady Franklin nee Griffin, second wife of Sir John Franklin - 1841-1871
Expand FSJ - Records of Sir John Franklin - 1810-[early 20th cent]FSJ - Records of Sir John Franklin - 1810-[early 20th cent]
Expand FWP - Records of William Porden, father-in-law of Sir John Franklin - 1754-1822FWP - Records of William Porden, father-in-law of Sir John Franklin - 1754-1822
Expand GBM - Records of Boyd Pollen Manningham - 1823-1830GBM - Records of Boyd Pollen Manningham - 1823-1830
Expand GEL - Records of Edith Lyttelton Gell - 1880-1937GEL - Records of Edith Lyttelton Gell - 1880-1937
Expand GFK - Records of Frederick Gell - 1840-1869GFK - Records of Frederick Gell - 1840-1869
Expand GHW - Records of Henry Willingham Gell - 1855-1938GHW - Records of Henry Willingham Gell - 1855-1938
Expand GJF - Records of John Franklin Gell - 1872-1873GJF - Records of John Franklin Gell - 1872-1873
Expand GJP - Records of Reverend John Philip Gell - 1836-1897GJP - Records of Reverend John Philip Gell - 1836-1897
Expand GMF - Records of Mary Frances Gell, grand-daughter of Sir John Franklin - 1930-1940GMF - Records of Mary Frances Gell, grand-daughter of Sir John Franklin - 1930-1940
Expand GPH - Records of Reverend Philip Gell - 1844-1870GPH - Records of Reverend Philip Gell - 1844-1870
Expand GPL - Records of Philip Lyttelton Gell, son of John Philip and Eleanor Isabella Gell nee Franklin, grandson of Sir John Franklin - 1873-1922GPL - Records of Philip Lyttelton Gell, son of John Philip and Eleanor Isabella Gell nee Franklin, grandson of Sir John Franklin - 1873-1922
Expand GPV - Records of Colonel Philip Victor Willingham Gell and his wife Aileen Edith Pauline Gell nee Maunsell - 1896-1976GPV - Records of Colonel Philip Victor Willingham Gell and his wife Aileen Edith Pauline Gell nee Maunsell - 1896-1976
Expand LIB - Printed volumes and other printed material, mostly on Sir John Franklin and related topics - 1714-1994LIB - Printed volumes and other printed material, mostly on Sir John Franklin and related topics - 1714-1994
Expand OBJ - Objects collected by members of the Franklin and Gell families - [c350-c1900]OBJ - Objects collected by members of the Franklin and Gell families - [c350-c1900]
Horace John Rylands (1886-1961) of Bakewell, First World War soldier

Horace John Rylands (1886-1961) of Bakewell, First World War soldier

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Sir John Franklin (1786-1847), naval officer and arctic explorer
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Horace John Rylands (1886-1961) of Bakewell, First World War soldier
Horace John Rylands (1886-1961) of Bakewell, First World War soldier
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