Guide to the Collections held by the Dorset Record Office (as filmed by the AJCP), 1727-1975

Summary

Collection number:

M1170-M1171

Creator:

Dorset Record Office

Extent:

93 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:

Selections from parish records 1840-1852 referring to emigration of paupers to Australia.

Papers 1858-1887 of Sir Frederick Weld, colonial governor, and other members of Weld Family relating to property and investments in New Zealand, family history and administration of Straits Settlements.

Papers 1727-1738 of William and Jocelyn Pickard concerning death and estate of Strange Pickard of Fort Marlborough.

Diary and commendations 1860-1861 of Lieut. Albert Battiscombe of HMS Pelorus serving in New Zealand War.

Papers 1885-1915 of Williams Family, including letters of I.T. Simes in Sydney and Condobolin, New South Wales.

Journal 1854-1855 of Annie Beer on a voyage from London to Melbourne on the Canaan.

Papers 1871-1918 of Florance Family, including letters from members of the family in New Zealand.

Papers and publications 1834-1957 concerning the Tolpuddle Martyrs.

Copies of letters 1935-1954 concerning Samuel Stephens, surveyor with the New Zealand Company and one of the founders of Nelson.

Papers of Hardy Family 1851-1872, including diaries of Nathaniel Hardy on voyage to Adelaide on the Thetis in 1851 and return voyage to Plymouth in 1862, and a family tree.

Manuscript 1975 by P.A. Lewis on the history of Sandpit Farm in Broadwindsor, Dorset, referring to the Hardy Family in South Australia and the winemaking firm of Thomas Hardy and Sons Ltd.

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-vn2250146] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

Dorset History Centre, Bridport Road, Dorchester, England.

For further information see Dorset Record Office. [https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/libraries-history-culture/dorset-history-centre]

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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