GELL pedigree

Manuscript family tree of the Gell family, whose ancestral home was Hopton Hall, Wirksworth, Derbyshire. Believed to have been compiled circa 1849 by John Philip Gell, it covers 1400-1877, and is 20" x 15". My bid of £41 won Ebay auction on 21 Nov 2010. Manuscript received on 25 Nov 2010. Now my transcription is finished, anyone desiring the original manuscript please contact:

This manuscript is shortly being transferred to Wirksworth Heritage Centre Crown Yard, Wirksworth, Derbyshire, DE4 4ET, c/o David Killer (Trustee of WHC) where other GELL material can be seen 5 Jan 2011

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Manuscript family tree of the Gell family, whose ancestral home was Hopton Hall, Wirksworth, Derbyshire. Believed to have been compiled circa 1849 by John Philip Gell, whose name is the final one to appear in the original manuscript. In that year, he married Eleanor Isabella Franklin, only child of the famous Arctic exlorer, Sir John Franklin. The neat ink manuscript of the original family tree extends over a folio sheet (watermarked 'J.Whatman 1833'), opening to 20" x 15". It has been added to in pencil by another hand and partially extended upto 1877. On the reverse is a contemporary manuscript text explaining the object of producing the family tree, which was to prove that the Gell family were descendants of Henry Chichele (1362-1443) Archbishop of Canterbury and founder of All Souls College, Oxford. Such descendants were entitled to become candidates with preference for Fellowships of All Souls College! This item along with several others was purchased some years ago from a member of the Gell family. It is slightly worn but its character is not diminished by its neat, contemporary reinforcement along the reverse of the centre fold by a strip of perforated selvedge from the edge of a sheet of Queen Victoria 1d. red stamps (minus the stamps).

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Annotated FULL SIZE SCANS of the front of the Pedigree manuscript are available on CD only (they are too big to put on this website). Links to these are: D36-a (3205x4117-2.3Mb) D36-b (3310x4077-2.5Mb) D36-c (3072x4085-1.9Mb) D36-d (3184x4176-2.2Mb)

GELL pedigree Edward III King of England 1312-1377 001 | | | 002===v===003 004 Thomas CHICHELE 002-004 John " Blanche | d1400 " | " |----x-----|----------| Note-1 " | | | 005==v==006 007==v== ? 008====? 009 005-009 John |.Elizabeth William| Robert Henry CHICHELE 1364-1443 |. CHICHELE| founder of All Souls |. | 010==v==011 012==v==013 010-013 John | Constance John | Margery GREY | CHICHELE | | d1412 | | | 014==v==015 016==v==017 014-017 Edmund |Catherine John | Agnes GREY | TATTERSHALL | 1465 | d1446 | | | 018==v==019 020==v==021 018-021 John | Anne Ralph | Anne GREY | HASTINGS | d1498 | d1495 | 022==============v=========023 022-023 Ralph GELL Edmund | Florence of Hopton GREY | 024==v== ? d1510 025==v==026 024-026 | Note-2 Willm | Maria | Note-3 GREY | |-----|--x--| d1562 | | | | | 027 028 029==v==030 031==v==032 027-032 Henry Richd John | Agnes Henry | Honora GELL | DENNY | | | |-----x----|----| | | | | | 033==v==034 035 036 037==v==038 033-038 Thomas |Eliz RalphRichard George | Catherine GELL | FLEETWOOD| d1627 | | |----x----| | | | | 039==v=040 041 042 043==v==044 039-044 Anthony|Cic Mary Ferd. David | Honora GELL | LOWE WATKINS| 1603 | d1650 d1657 | | | | 045-058 |---x-----|---|---)-----------------)-----|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Note-4 | | | | | 045==v=046 047 048 049==v=050 051==v=052 053 054===v===055 056==v==057 058 Thomas |Mary AnthJohnEdwd |Doro Thom | Eliz Emmanuel Ralph | Anne Phil | Mart Mary GELL | LOWE | BURTON| GELL | GELL | 1645 | | 1662 | 1655 | d1744 | | |---| | | |059-084 |-----------|x--|---|-------)--------------)-----|---|--------------------------| |---|----x-----|---|---| |----x-----|---|---|---|---| | | | | | |--x-| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 059==v==060 061 062 063==v==064 065==v==066 067 068 069 070==v=071 072 073==v=074 075 076 077=v==078 079==v= ? 080 081 082 083 084 Geo |Cath Anne AnthThom | Cass Isaac|Honor Robt Han Rebecca Anthony |Sarah DanielThom |Cath Geo Lyd Benj| Eliz Phil | Jos Mart MaryElizSara GELL | GELL | BORROW| GELL | | | GELL | 1674 | 1679 | 1673 | d1746 | | | 1693 | | | |-----| | | | |085-117 |---x---|----------| |x-----)---|----------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |--x-------|---|---| | |---|-x-|---| |--x-------|---| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 085 086 087==v=088 089 090==v=091 092==v=093 094 095 096 097 098 099 100 101 102 103==v=104 105 106 107 108==v=109 110 111 112 113 114==v=115 116 117 CathThomGeo | Doro Phil |HonorJohn | Ann ThomEdwdRobtThomCassDoroMaryAnneTempThom | FranPhilMaryElizDanl | Eliz SaraPhoeBenjAnth |FrancMartAnne GELL | GELL | | GELL | | | 1733 | 1714 | | 1725 | | | | | | | | |118-133 |----x----| |-x-| | |---------|---x |--x--| |---x---|---| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 118====119 120 121 122==v===123 124==v=125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 William George HonorPhil | Elizabeth Thomas |Fran HenrAnthony Daniel Charles Anth WillmThomFred GELL | GELL | 1748 | 1769 | | | |----------|---|---|---|x---------| |---|---|---|---|-x-|---|---|---| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 134====135 136 137 138 139====140 141==v==142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 134-151 Philip Eliz ElizJohnRobtThomas AnneJohn | Isab Luce MaryElizAnneSaraThomMartCec John GELL GELL | 1783 1791 | | later additions in blunt pencil and poor writing |----|----x------|----| (1) (2) | | | | |===v===|===v===| 152==v==153 154 155 156 157 158 | 159 | 160 152-160 John | Eleanor Ann Phil John Edwd John | Mary | Sophia GELL | GELL | | | 1820 | | | |-------x | | | | x------|-------| 161 162 163 164 165 161-165 Sherbrooke Edward Cyril John Enid GELL GELL 1851 1874 |-------------|------|--------------------| | | | | | | | (1) (2) | (1) (2) 166=====167 168 169==v=170==v==171 172=====173====174 166-174 Philip Cath Henry Franc |Mary | Clara Lucy George Pierre HOSKINS | | COBB DUTBOIT |---------x x------|------|-----|-------| | | | | | | | 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 175-181 John Mary Susan Edward Emma Philip Jesse 1853 1861 1874 1875 1877 001. Edward III b. 1312 d. 1377 return 002. John of Gaunt D. of Lancaster 003. Blanche Plantagenet, Dau of Hen. D. of Lancaster 004. Thomas Chichele ob. 1400 at Higham Ferrers, Co Northampt return 005. John Duke of Exeter. beheaded 1400 006. Elizabeth Plantagenet 007. 3. William Chichele, Sherriff of London 008. 2. Robert [married] Lord Mayor of London. Had issue 009. 1. Henry Chichele. Abp of Canterbury. Founder of All-Souls College, Oxford ob 1443 A persecutor of the Lollards. written in Fox Chichesley. return 010. Sir John de Grey, son of Reginald, Lord Grey de Rathyn 011. Constance de Holland 012. John Chichele. Chamberlain of London. ob.1412 013. Margery Knollys return 014. Edmund Grey Earl of Kent crd 1465 ob - 015. Catherine Percy of Northumberland 016. John Tattershall. ob. 1446 017. Agnes Chichele return 018. John Lord Grey de Wilton ob: 1498 019. Anne de Gray 020. Sr Ralph Hastings (3rd Bro: of Willm 1st Ld Hastings) ob. 1495 021. Anne Tattershall return 022. Edmund L. Grey de Wilton ob. 1510 023. Florence Hastings return 024. Ralph of Hopton 025. William Ld Grey de Wilton ob.1562 026. Maria, d of Charles Somerset E of Worcester. return 027. Henry? 028. Richard 029. John 030. Agnes 031. Henry Denny, (whose son was Earl of Norwich) of Cheston, Bucks ? Cheshunt, Co Herts 032. Honora Grey ob 1659 (?90 years after her father ?1569) return 033. Thomas Gell ob. 7 Dec 1627 034. Elizabeth ob.1640 035. Ralph 036. Richard 037. Sir Geo: Fleetwood, Lord of the Vache in Chalfont St Giles's Co. Bucks. Knt. and of Calwick. Co Staff. Norf.IV 188-9 038. Catherine Denny return 039. Anthony Gell of Middleton b 1603 d 1690 040. Cicely Laurick mar.1643 ob. 1674 041. Mary [erased: Ann b 1619 Ralph b 1621 ob.1627] 042. Ferdinando Lowe, 5th son of Edward Lowe of Alderwasley, Esq: who died 1650 043. Sir David Watkins of London, Knt. and of Covent Garden, Mdx ob 1657. bur at Chalfont St Giles's. Will ? 1667 (523 Rutkin) 044. Honora Fleetwood bapt. at Chalfont 1599 m there 1629 bur there 1678 Will dated 2 Jun 1677 return N1. Written in Fox Chichesley - a persecutor of The Lollards. A Firebrand. return N2. About 1600 or 1650, see in the Stemmata Chicheleana a Nicholas Lowe, Co Derby, m. Dorothy dau of Thomas Catesby of Hardmeade, Bucks Her first husband was John Roper, her 3rd Wm Murray ? Bp of Llandaff. Was this Nicholas Lowe in our line? return N3. John Fowler has a Stem.Chich. A Quarto book an inch thick. return N4.. Note. Dorothy (Beighton) had also Dorothy m to Gilbert Cheshire of Derby Mary m to John Bissell of Staines, Ann m to R. Toplis of Wirksworth Elizabeth m to Peter Nightingale of Ashover (and Tho. Beighton, clerk of Egham) return 045. Thomas Gell of Middleton b 1645 ob 1716 046. Mary Spencer mar 1671 ob 1707 047. Anthony b 1647 m. & had issue: Jabesh, Ann, Caleb. 048. John b 1651. mard Ann Bridge & had issue. Thomas, John. Philip. 049. Edward Lowe of Wirksworth. The older branch of these Lowes became extinct in Eliz: dau of John bro: of Ferdinando: m. Nicholas Hurt of Castern, & Alderwasley. 050. Dorothy. m. 2ly George Beighton who died 1704 [see Note-4] Her will is dated 1742. She died Jan 8 1742. 051. Thomas Burton of Allhallows Barking London, Gent. 1662. Then of Putney, Co Surry. ob. 1710. bur. at Allhallows. 052. Elizabeth Watkins. 3rd dau: ob 1702: bur. at Allhallows. 2nd wife.(?) 053. Emmanuel b 1657 054. Ralph Gell of Wirksworth b 1655 md at Kniveton 1682 055. Anne Smedley 056. Philip Gell ob 1744 057. Martha Kemp. ob 1702 Elizabeth Turner 2nd wife m at S.Wingfield ob 1719 s.p. 058. Mary return 059. George Gell. b.1674. Em.C.? Camb. MA 1723. Rector of Appleby. 060. Catherine of Liverpool. 061. Anne b.1671 062. Anthony. b m. Sarah 063. Thomas Gell of Wirksworth. b.1679. d.1755. 064. Cassandra Lowe. Co-heir. m.1707. ob.1770 Her sister Dorothy married Gilbert Cheshire, whence Cathrine C. and Dor. Peach. 065. Isaac Borrow of Grays Inn, Co Midd. Esq. b.1673. ob 1745. bur. at Gotham, Co Notts. 066. Honor Burton. b. at Putney 1686. m. at Allhallows, Barking. sole heir of her Bro. ob 1756. bur. at Gotham. 2nd wife. 067. Robert B[urton]. only son, & heir. Adm[inistrator] to his fathers effects. 068. Hannah, m.Allsopp. 069. Rebecca, b 1681 m Edm.Evans of Bonsall, d 1733. Ancestor of Evans of Allestree. 070. Anthony ob 1746-7 071. Sarah. dau of his Uncle Philip born 1686 072. Daniel, of the City of Westminster, & Battersea Co Surrey. See Note. 073. Thomas 074. Catherine Case. widow. d.1775 075. George, b 1695 076. Lydia b 1699 077. Benjamin 078. El[izabeth] Clay 079. Philip Gell of Wirksworth & Derby. bap.1693 080. Joseph ob 1695 081. Martha 082. Mary ob 1694 083. Elizabeth 084. Sarah m Anthony Gell of Middleton return 085. Catherine. m. Tho Moore. bur: at Appleby. 086. Thomas. bur. at All Saints, Dec: 1703. George do. 1704. Mary 087. George Gell. Em[manuel] Coll[ege] MA 1733. Rector of Thurning, Huntingdon. 088. - Salisbury. 089. Dorothy. m. Harris. bur. at Appleby. Elizabeth 090. Philip Gell of Wirksworth & Derby. Esq. b.1714. Emman C. Camb. M.B.1737 d. 1776 Sep 8. Catherine Cheshire was his cousin * 091. Honor Borrow. b Dec 14 1712. bap. at St Werburgh's Derby. 092. Jno. Wright of Nottingham. son of Ichabod Wright and Ann Wildbore. 093. Ann Sherbrooke, dau of John Sherbrooke of Nottingham, and Mary Sherwin. 094. Thomas 095. Edward 096. Robert d 1744 097. Thomas, attorney at law, Wirksworth md A. Francis s.p. 098. Cassandra 1767 099. Dorothy. m R.Wright of Derby ob s.p. d.1720 100. Mary, m Fr.Hurt esq Alderwasley d 1801 101. Anne 102. Temperence, b 1725 d 1795 103. Thomas Gell of Wirksworth b 1725 Rector of Edlaston 104. Frances, d of Hen. Fletcher, Rector of Boylston. Vicar of Spondon. d 1816 105. Philip 106. Mary d 1777 107. Elizabeth m John Toplis, Wirksworth d 1795 108. Daniel of the City of Wells. Proctor. liv? 1773 109. D[aughter] of Captain Perry 110. Elizabeth m Sandys 111. Sarah m Bates 112. Phoebe d 1814 113. Benjamin 114. Anthony of the City of Westminster 115. Fr[ance]s Dalby 116. Martha m Hy Fox, Derby d 1803 s.p. 117. Anne, m Skelton, Derby. d. s.p. return 118. William Salisbury Gell 119. ....Wright 120. George. A.B. Camb 1769. ob 1777 121. Honor. m. to Jos. Bainbrigge esq, 1777. ob 1778. s.p. 122. Philip Gell of Wirksworth Esq. & of Lincoln's Inn b. Nov 17 1748 ob.25 Mar. 1822. 123. Elizabeth Wright. m. 27 July 1780. 2nd wife. his 1st wife was Cassandra, dau of F. Hurt of Alderwasley. ob. s.p. 124. Thomas Gell. M.A. Camb. Rector of Boylston. b 1769 125. Frances d of Paul Hogg of Clifton, Asbourn. Gent. m 1795 126. Henry, born at Wirksworth 1772 127. Anthony. clerk b 1776 ob 1811 128. Daniel 129. Charles 130. Anthony. ob 1801. Auditor's Office, in Exchequer 131. William 132. Thomas d infant 1768 133. Frederic. d infant 1771 at Westminster return 134. Philip Gell b. 22 Feb 1783. M.A. Trin. C. Camb. Rural Dean of Derby. 135. Elizabeth d. of Chadwick Dod, of Macclesfield, Co Chester, & Co-heir. b. 3 May 1793, mar. 1815. 136. Elizabeth d. young 137. John, b. 1785. ob 1799, and bur: at ye foot of Carmel in Syria. 138. Robert b.1788. M.A. Queen's College, Cambridge. 139. Thomas. twin with Robert. Major in the Army. 140. Anne, dau of Francis Hurt Esq. of Alderwasley. m. 1833. 141. John Sherbrooke b 1791 jan 7. Solicitor at Nottingham. ob Mar 7 1837 142. Isabella dau of T.Parker esq. of Hornby Hall, Co Lanc. m 1816 143. Lucetta-Frances 144. Mary-Carter 145. Elizabeth ob 1814 146. Anne 147. Sarah 148. Thomas-Fletcher b 1805 149. Martha 150. Cecilia 151. John ob inf. return 152. John Philip Gell 153. Eleanor Isabella. heiress of Sir John Franklin. 154. Ann Elizabeth b 19 Dec 1816 d 27 May 1831 156. John Sherbroke twin 155. Philip twin b Nov 1817 d ? 157. Edward b Oct 25 1818 d Oct 8 1829 158. John Sherbroke b 13 Jan 1820 159. (1st wife) Mary Leigh d S.Atkinson of Torquay b 24 Jun 1824 160. (2nd wife) Sophia Isabella Annesley b 25 Jan 1821 d - return 161. Sherbroke Leigh b Feb 6 1851? 162. Edward Boscawen b 12 Aug 1857 163. Cyril Annesley b 1 Jun 1874 164. John Reginald Annesley b 2 Dec 1875 165. Enid Annesley 15 Sep 1877 return 166. Philip Hoskins ? 167. Catherine Abbot d of James Parker of Parknook, Tasmania 168. Henry Nicholas b 6 Jan 1824 b 29 Jun 1859 in Jamaica 169. Francis b 1 Mar 1825 170. (1st wife) Mary Hannah d of Bennett d Feb 5 1866 171. (2nd wife) Clara Emma d. of Southam 172. Lucy b 15 May 1826 173. (1st husband) Rev George Cobb Newenham? 174. (2nd husband) Pierre Dutboit? return 175. John Francis b Feb 6 1853 176. Mary Frances b 9 Aug 1861 177. Susan Clara Joyce b Ap 1874 178. Edward Anthony Sydney b 23 Jun 1875 179. Emma b 17 July 1877 180. Philip Francis 181. Jesse Cassandra

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The object of this Pedigree, independently of its showing the Family of GELL of Middleton and Wirksworth, is to prove the Kindred of Philip [122], son of Philip Gell [090] and Honor Borrow [091], and his Issue, to Henry Chichele Abp of Cant: and Founder of Allsouls College, Oxford; by which they are entitled to become candidates with preference for Fellowships there. It was an easy matter of curiosity collaterally to ascend to the Kings of England from Edmund Ld Grey de Wilton [022]. The Chichele pedigree, from Sir George Fleetwood [037] upward, is extant in the "Stemmata Chicheleana", and downward, in the pedigree of Thomas Borough Esq: of Chetwynd Park, Shropshire; which is also recorded in the Herald's Office. The arms now borne by these Gells were granted, 6 March 1731, to Daniel Gell [072], his descendants, and those of his father, Ralph [054], and his Uncle Thomas [045]. He himself died without issue, June 1763, will dated 24 Dec 1762, cod. Ap 1763, and is buried, together with his two wives, in Westminster Abbey, west cloister. He married first Elizabeth Higton, and secondly Margaret; dau. of Nicolas Claggett, D.D. Bishop of Exeter, who died 1783. He was bapt. 7 Feb 1687. The Arms are, "Parted per bend argent & gules, a Rose between two mullets of six points, in bend, countercharged; and for the Crest, on a wreath, a Greyhound pean, about the neck a collar argent, and thereon a Rose between two mulletts of six points gules." See Copy of Grant. The Arms of the Family of Lowe, which came in by Thomas Gell [063] 1707, are, 1. Modern, of Alderwasley; - Gules, a Wolf passant argent. 2. Antient, Ancestors to the Lowes of Denby, Locko, & Alderwasley: - Azure, a Buck tripping proper. 3. Came in by Thomas Lowe, Hen:VII & VIII, who married the dau. & heir of Fawne; of Alderwastley; - Argent, A Bugle stringed sable, between three crescents of the same, on each a Bezant. The manor of Aldersley was granted to him by the Duchy of Lancaster. 4. Came in by Lawrence Lowe, Hen: VI Ed IV, who married the dau: & heir of Rosell, of Denby; Argent, three roses gules, barbed & seeded proper. Qu?: - Asburn, earlier than records: Argent, on a Fesse engrailed gules, Three molets or, between three crescents gules. See monument in Wirksworth Church. The arms of the Family of Dod, Cheshire, which came in by Philip Gell [134], 1815, are, Argent; on a Fesse gules, three crescents Or, between two bars wavy sable. It is stated in the Preface to the Stemmata Chicheleana, 1765, that whenever the College of All Souls have refused a Claimant, pleading consanguinity to the Founder, they have been overruled by their Visitor, when the Case has come regularly before Him. In 1762 one Claimant of the fourteenth Generation and another of the eleventh were admitted; as several had been of the 11th, 12th & 13th and 14th before; though the tenth was in this case, in 1761, attempted to be pleaded as a legal Limit. And the Visitor having hitherto declined making any Declaration either for or against a limitation, the Practice goes to maintain the Virtue of Consanguinity as indefinite, and the Vacancies seldom more than two in a year. A claimant of the 16th Gen: was admitted, 1765, Tab 451? - do 1769 - do 1773, Tab 456. Three also of the fifteenth appear before 1775. The Descents are reckoned from Thomas [004] the Father of the Abp: - William [007] being of the first, John [012] of the second, etc wherefore Philip Gell [122], the s[on] of Honor Borrow [091], is of the thirteenth. In the Stemm[ata] there is an evident error in the numbering from Anne Tattershall [021] downwards. Thomas Borrow, the Grandson of Isaac, in case his own children died without issue, devised his estates in tail to Lieut. Col. Philip Bainbrigge and his heirs, for ever; which Philip was Grandson of Anne, dau of Isaac Borrough. Another daughter Elizabeth married Dale of Ashbourne. 1 - 14th 4 13 3 12 9 11 before 1762 Eight of the 14th 12 13th 6 12th before 1775

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----Anyone with more details for publication on this webpage, please email ---- Glenis Stewart Booth writes Dear Mr.Palmer, I have just been checking the Gell Pedigree and find that the compiler was not aware of the connection between the Gell family and my own ancestors the Buxton's of Carsington. John and Agnes Gell's son Ralph (no.35 in pedigree) m.Elizabeth Buxton 21.6.1605 in Carsington. John and Agnes's other children,Richard,Elizabeth and poss.Margaret were also married there about that time (all info on D.F.H.S. Carsington P.R.'s webpage.) Elizabeth Buxton's parents are given as Edmund and Ellen, who I believe to be my direct ancestors in the Buxton line. I am strongly convinced from the naming patterns that the Gell's and the Buxton's may well be linked more than once, probably further back in time and the Ralph at the head of the Gell of Hopton line may even be the link. Agnes,although a popular name,appears several times in both lines as does Richard etc. Just thought it of interest in case no link shown in any other listings. I have been an avid fan of your amazing site for many years - my links to Wirksworth are almost enumerable - particularily through the Rag/Ragge/Wragg, Wigley,Lowe,Toplis etc.lines (and much much more) but it is many years since I was in the area so find the info that you supply absolutely invaluable. Hope this will not add anything daunting to your stockpile of work - but the Buxton's have been a pet project of mine for quite some time - still have not completely cracked the Carsington years though and still struggling with the link to Hob Knoll/Buxton origins. best wishes, Glenis Stewart

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