Guide to the Collections of the Portsmouth City Records Office (as filmed by the AJCP), 1787-1938

Summary

Collection number:

M2117

Creator:

Portsmouth City Records Office

Extent:

29 items

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:

Calendars of prisoners tried at General Quarter Sessions 1842-1854.

Papers 1896-1906 of Hewett and Anderson Families of Titchfield containing family news from New Zealand.

Papers 1931-1938 relating to the First Fleet, including addresses given at memorial services for Capt. Arthur Phillip.

Letter 23 August 1863 from George Atkins of Melbourne to Harry J. Atkins of Fareham referring to unemployment in Victoria and growth of merchant navy.

Letters 1905-1920 from relatives in Wellington, Dunedin and Waikuri to Norman and Katherine Stanley of Southsea.

Letters April-May 1787 of Newton Fowell to his father concerning imminent departure of HMS Sirius.

Letters 1848-1850 of Francis Shields of Sydney to Charles Vignoles, mainly dealing with development of railways.

Papers 1878-1901 of Edney Family, including letters of James and Frank Edney in New Zealand.

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-vn774517] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

Portsmouth History Centre and Records Office. 3 Museum Road, Portsmouth PO1 2LJ, England.

For further information, see Portsmouth History Centre and Records Office (https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/libraries/portsmouth-history-centre-and-records-office.aspx).

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.

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

Contact:

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