Guide to the Papers of the Phipps Hornby Family (as filmed by the AJCP), 1847-1903

Summary

Collection number:

M3068-M3072

Creator:

Phipps Hornby (Family)

Extent:

50 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:

Not for loan

Access conditions:

Available for reference.

Background

Content Summary:

Papers 1847-1851 of Sir Phipps Hornby concerning British and French interests in the Pacific. Correspondents include William Miller and George Pritchard.

Papers 1865-1891 of Sir Geoffrey Phipps Hornby mainly relating to activities of HMS Liverpool on Australian Station in 1866-1870.

Papers 1901-1903 of Robert S. Phipps Hornby relating to service of HMS Pylades on the Australian Station.

Papers 1900-1901 of Windham M. Phipps Hornby comprising journal kept by Corbet A.F. Radford on the Woolloomooloo on a voyage to Australia.

Biographical / Historical:

Sir Phipps Hornby (1785-1867), the son of the Reverend Geoffrey Hornby, was born at Winwick, Lancashire. He entered the Royal Navy in 1797 and was promoted to lieutenant in 1804. He took command of his first ship in 1806 and became a captain in 1810. For several years took part in actions in the Mediterranean and the Adriatic, but after the end of the Napoleonic Wars he had no further service until 1832. He then became superintendent of the Royal Naval Hospital at Portsmouth. He was transferred to Woolwich in 1838 as superintendent of the dockyard and subsequently was comptroller of the coast guard. Hornby was promoted to rear-admiral in 1846 and from 1847 to 1850 was commander-in-chief of the Pacific Station. He was knighted in 1852 and retired in 1858 with the rank of admiral.

Sir Geoffrey Thomas Phipps Hornby (1825-1895) was the son of Admiral Sir Phipps Hornby and his wife Sophia. He was born at Winwick, Lancashire, and attended Winwick Grammar School and Southwood's School, Plymouth. He joined the Royal Navy in 1837 and served in the Mediterranean and at the Cape of Good Hope. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in 1844. In 1847 he accompanied his father to the Pacific Station as his flag lieutenant. He was promoted to the rank of commander in 1850 and captain in 1852, the youngest captain in the Navy. In the following years he served in the Pacific, the Mediterranean, the Channel and the west coast of Africa. In 1869 Hornby was made a rear-admiral and commanded the flying squadron (1869-71) and the Channel squadron (1871-74). Promoted vice-admiral in 1875, he took command of the Mediterranean Station in 1877, which he held during the Russo-Turkish War. He was knighted in 1878. In 1881 he was appointed president of the Royal Naval College at Portsmouth and he was later president of the Navy League. He was made Admiral of the Fleet in 1888. From 1875 onwards he was consulted by the Admiralty on all matters of policy and even in his last years he remained a highly influential figure.

Robert Stewart Phipps Hornby (1866-1956) was the son of Sir Geoffrey Phipps Hornby and his wife Emily. He entered the Navy in 1879 and served in the Egyptian War in 1882. He became a lieutenant in 1886 and a captain in 1902. In 1914-15 he was commander-in-chief of the North America and West Indies Station. He retired in 1922 with the rank of admiral.

Windham Mark Phipps Hornby (1896-1987), the son of Robert Phipps Hornby, entered the Navy in 1909. He was promoted to sub-lieutenant in 1916, lieutenant in 1918, and lieutenant-commander in 1925. He retired in 1932.

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-vn1715464] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

National Maritime Museum. Romney Street, Greenwich, London.

Collection reference: N.M.M. Section 4. PHI. For further information, see National Maritime Museum Archive Catalogue [http://collections.rmg.co.uk].

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

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