Guide to the Collections held by the West Devon Area Record Office (as filmed by the AJCP), 1800-1952

Summary

Collection number:

M2054

Creator:

West Devon Area Record Office

Extent:

22 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:

Papers 1800-26 of Mayor and Town Clerk of Plymouth concerning convicts and transportation.

Papers 1859-89 of Petherbridge Family relating to properties in Adelaide.

Papers 1923-36 concerning William Bligh, including research into his birthplace and education, and notes on genealogy.

Logbooks 1858-65 kept by Samuel W. Jordan on the Prince of Wales and the Walmer Castle on voyages to Melbourne.

Lecture 1952 by F.S. Blight on Capt. Tobias Furneaux.

Papers 1826-27 of Major Edmund Lockyer referring to his expedition to Swan River and King George's Sound.

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-vn2296808] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

Plymouth and West Devon Record Office. Unit 3, Clare Place, Coxside, Plymouth PL4 0JW, England

For further information see Plymouth and West Devon Area Record Office catalogue (http://web.plymouth.gov.uk/archivecatalogue.htm).

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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