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Records of the Kay family, related to Sir John Franklin by his marriage to his first...

Catalogue reference: D8760/F/FKA

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Reference: D8760/F/FKA
Title: Records of the Kay family, related to Sir John Franklin by his marriage to his first wife, Eleanor
Date: 1797-1860
Description: The records consist mostly of letters written to the Kays, including letters by John Franklin, his first wife Eleanor Anne, her father William Porden, and Franklin's second wife Lady Jane Franklin.
Held by: Derbyshire Record Office
Creator(s): Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth; Kay family of London
Physical description: 88 items
Administrative / biographical background: The Kay family was related to John Franklin by his first wife, Eleanor Anne (nee Porden), whose older sister Sarah Henrietta had married architect Joseph Kay in 1807. The couple had at least 8 children, comprising 2 boys (William Porden Kay and Joseph Henry Kay) and 6 girls (Mary Anne, Henrietta Emilia Anna, Ellen Lydia, Eliza Margaret, Sarah Frances and Eleanor Franklin).
Record URL: https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/8e0ee18b-7adb-4cd0-86e7-0a5373eb8c68/

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Records of the Kay family, related to Sir John Franklin by his marriage to his first wife, Eleanor