John Gell

Sir John Gell (born at Hopton Hall, near Wirksworth in Derbyshire in 1593, died on 26 October 1671) was a Parliamentarian politician and military figure.

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The Gell family were important land-owners in the Wirksworth/Hopton area for over 500 years, and the article concludes with some other notable members of the family.

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He was born to Thomas Gell and Millicent Sacheverell. His father owned a large estate in the Wirksworth area, largely based on extensive interest in the lead industry, which included possession of the lead tithes in the mines of Bakewell, Hope and Tideswell. His father died shortly before the birth of a second son in 1594 and his mother married John Curzon, of Kedleston Hall, soon afterwards. Until his return to Hopton in 1620, Gell lived with his mother and step-father at Kedleston. This proved significant to his later political career as he formed a close relationship with his step-brother, John Curzon, who became an influential Member of Parliament (MP). Gell was married in 1611, at the age of 15, to Elizabeth Willoughby, daughter of Sir Percival Willoughby of Wollaton Hall in Nottinghamshire.

Hopton: Places in England known as Hopton:...

Wirksworth: Wirksworth is a market town in Derbyshire, England. It has a population of approximately five thousand. Historically it grew up as a centre for lead mining (see derbyshire lead mining history). Perhaps the finest building in Wirksworth is St. Mary's Church, which was one of the first centres of Chr...

Derbyshire: Derbyshire (pronounced 'Dar-bee-shur') is a county in the East Midlands of England, which boasts some of England's most attractive scenery. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of h...

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