Guide to the Journal of Beaumont Featherston (as filmed by the AJCP), 05 January 1889-09 April 1894

Summary

Collection number:

M1134

Creator:

Featherston, Beaumont Thomas

Extent:

1 item

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for reference.

Background

Content Summary:

Journal of Beaumont Fetherston, January 1889 - April 1894, mainly kept on his travels in Europe, Egypt, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.

Places visited include: Albany; Amoy; Auckland; Cairo; Colombo; Constantinople; Fiji; Kyoto; Malta; Melbourne; Nagasaki; Napier; Naples; Sydney and Wellington.

Biographical / Historical:

Beaumont Thomas Fetherston (1839-1918) was born at Packwood House, near Lapworth, Warwickshire, which had belonged to his family since it was built in about 1560. He was educated at Rugby and Downing College, Oxford. He did not follow any particular profession and for most of his life was a man of leisure. He was a prominent member of the Rugby Cricket Club and played regularly for the Free Foresters.

In his middle years Fetherston travelled extensively. In 1889 he spent six months sailing around the Mediterranean and Black Seas and he made another trip to Italy, Egypt and Malta in 1890. In 1891 he made a long voyage to Asia and the Pacific, visiting China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. He returned to Australia in late 1892 and remained there until April 1894. He spent most of that time in Melbourne and for several months was private secretary to the governor, Lord Hopetoun.

In 1892, following the death of his elder brother, Fetherston became the owner of Maxstoke Castle in Warwickshire. Built in the fourteenth century, Maxstoke was acquired by the Dilke Family in the seventeenth century. The Dilke and Fetherston families later became closely related. Beaumont Fetherston lived mainly in London and only occasionally stayed at Maxstoke. He never married. Following his death, ownership of Maxstoke passed to his nephew, Percival Fetherston-Dilke.

Related

Existence and Location of Copies:

The original AJCP microfilm of the records filmed from this collection is available at the National Library of Australia [https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn725661] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

The private residence of Captain B.A. Featherston-Dilke. Warwickshire, England

Conditions Governing Access:

Available for Access.

Conditions Governing Use:

Many of the records digitised as part of the AJCP are still in copyright. Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from the owner of the original material.

The journal may not be reproduced without the permission of the copyright owner and anyone wishing to do so should write in the first instance to the Warwick County Record Office, Priory Park, Cape Road, Warwick CV34 4JS.

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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