Guide to the Papers of George Robert Pearson (as filmed by the AJCP), 1880-1881
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Summary
- Collection number:
- M979
- Creator:
- Pearson, George Robert
- Extent:
- 2 items
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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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-23 September 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-987654321)
- Availability:
- Not for loan
- Access conditions:
- Available for reference.
Background
- Content Summary:
- Diary September 1880-January 1881, kept while Pearson was a passenger aboard the Lady Jocelyn, travelling from Portsmouth to Auckland, and June-August 1881 on his return trip to England on the SS Chimborazo. The journal gives a detailed account of shipboard life, including domestic arrangements and entertainment arranged by the passengers. Pearson gives brief descriptions of Auckland and Melbourne. A typescript of the diary is included transcribed by Pearson's son.
- Biographical / Historical:
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George Robert Pearson (1858-1908) was born in Bristol, where he lived most of his life. After leaving school, he worked as an accountant in a tobacco factory, W.O. Bigg Co., at Lewins Mead in the centre of the city. (The company was taken over by the Imperial Tobacco Company in 1901.) Pearson suffered from severe bronchitis and in 1880 he was advised to go to a warmer climate to escape the coming winter. His employers paid his expenses. Pearson sailed to New Zealand on the Lady Jocelyn as a second class passenger, arriving in Auckland in January 1881. He stayed in Auckland for five months before travelling to Sydney. He returned to England as a third class passenger on the Chimborazo, reaching London in July 1881. In 1885 Pearson married (Amy) Clara Osborne (who is mentioned in the diary).
Access and use
- 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-23 September 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-987654321)
- Location of this collection:
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Parkes PlaceCanberra ACT 2600, Australia
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