Guide to the Papers of the Fremantle Family (as filmed by the AJCP), 1807-1860

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Summary

Collection number:

M1672 - M1675

Creator:

Fremantle Family

Extent:

35 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:

Material filmed by the Australian Joint Copying Project includes: correspondence regarding land claims in New Zealand; legal papers, draft reports, orders and records of HMS Juno which document: the social life of naval officers in Sydney and Hobart; a cruise in the Pacific; the transfer of the Pitcairn Islanders to Norfolk Island; the defence of Sydney and Melbourne; the activities of the surveying ship HMS Herald; the annexation of the Cocos Islands in 1857; the possible annexation of Fiji; and Fremantle's disciplinary troubles on HMS Juno and the Journal 1856 of Lieut. G.W. Gregorie describing the removal of the Pitcairn Islanders to Norfolk Island.

Correspondents include: Major John Campbell, Lord Stanley, Sir Thomas Fremantle, Capt. H.M. Denham, Sir William Denison, W. Hamilton, Sir James Stirling, Sir Michael Seymour, T.G. Browne, Sir Charles Hotham and Sir James Graham.

Biographical / Historical:

Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Fremantle (1765-1819). Entered Navy 1777, Captain 1793. Served mainly in Mediterranean and Baltic, including Battles of Copenhagen and Trafalgar. Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean, 1818-19.

Sir Thomas Fremantle (1797-1890), 1st Baronet (created 1821), 1st Baron Cottesloe (created 1874). Conservative M.P. 1830-46. Secretary of Treasury 1834-35, 1841-44, Secretary at War 1844-45, Chief Secretary for Ireland 1845-46, Vice-Chairman and Chairman of Board of Customs 1846-73.

Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Fremantle (1800-1869). Entered Navy 1812, Captain 1826. Commanded Challenger 1829-32 and in May 1829 took possession for the British Crown 'of all that part of New Holland which is not included in the territory of New South Wales'. Served in Crimean War 1855-56. Commanded Channel Fleet 1858-60. Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth, 1861-66.

Captain Stephen Fremantle (1810-1860). Entered Navy 1824, Lieutenant 1829, Captain 1842. Senior Officer commanding the Australian Squadron 1855-57.

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.