Guide to the Collections of the Portsmouth City Records Office (as filmed by the AJCP)

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Created: 2019

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Fonds S.. Sessions, 1842 - 1854

Series S7. Calendars of prisoners, 1842 - 1854

Borough of Portsmouth. Calendar of prisoners tried at General Quarter Sessions, 1842 - 1854 (File S7/1)

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Fonds 16A. Papers of Hewett and Anderson Families of Titchfield, Hants, 1855 - 1924

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Power of attorney granted by Anderson J. Hewett of Auckland to his mother Agnes F. Hewett of Titchfield concerning management of estates and receipt of rents (copy, 6pp.), 18 May 1898 (File 60)

Letters of Hewett Family, 1855 - 1924 (File 146)

Emily Powell to Anderson Hewett, 6 July 1896 (Item 35)

Refers to his impending departure for New Zealand.

Agnes Hewett and Mabel Hewett (Titchfield) to Anderson Hewett, 1900 - 1906 (Item 42-51)

Family news; Hewett's activities in New Zealand; financial matters; shearing in New Zealand; Sir Peirry Brett and voyage of Capt. G. Anson; Hewett's impending return to England. (10 letters).

Fonds 212A. Papers deposited by H.T. Jantzen, bookseller, of East Grimstead

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Power of attorney granted by Patrick Burke of Riverview College, Sydney, to Rev. Peter Kernan of Portsea relating to property at Portsea (4pp.), 16 November 1[?]85 (File 13/3)

Fonds 230A. Papers deposited by G.W. Didymus of Southsea, November 1924 - April 1936

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A souvenir of Portsmouth on the occasion of the visit of H.M.A.S. Adelaide (49pp.), November 1924 (File 1/2)

A souvenir of Portsmouth presented to officers and men of H.M.A.S. Melbourne (49pp.), April 1936 (File 1/3)

Booklet commemorating visit of H.M.A.S. Australia to Portsmouth, (40pp.), 24 July 1935 (File 1/5)

Fonds 564A. Papers relating to First Fleet, 16 July 1836 - 11 October 1938

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Papers relating to First Fleet, 1931 - 11 October 1938 (File 1)

D. Hope Johnston. Governor Phillip's registration of baptism; a London discovery (7pp., photocopy), 1931 (Item)
D. Hope Johnston. The founder of Australia; an important historical discovery (5pp., photocopy), 1936 (Item)
Viscount Wakefield. Address given at second annual service of thanksgiving in memory of Admiral Arthur Phillip (6pp., photocopy), 11 October 1934 (Item)
Rev. John W. Ward. Address given at third annual service of thanksgiving in memory of Arthur Phillip (13 pp., photocopy), 11 October 1935 (Item)
Sir Archibald Weigall. Address given at fourth annual service of thanksgiving in memory of Arthur Phillip (14 pp., photocopy), 13 October 1936 (Item)
S.M. Bruce. Address given at sixth annual service of thanksgiving in memory of Arthur Phillip (6 pp., photocopy), 11 October 1938 (Item)

Papers relating to First Fleet, 16 July 1836 - 4 November 1837 (File 2)

List of stores delivered to Sir Frederick Maitland at Portsmouth for shipment on H.M.S. Buffalo for New Zealand chief Patone (photograph), 16 July 1836 (Item)
Receipt, signed with Patone's mark, for suit of armour and suit of green clothes presented by King William IV and conveyed on H.M.S. Buffalo (photograph), 4 November 1837 (Item)

Fonds 691A. Papers of Harry J. Atkins of Fareham, 23 August 1863

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George Atkins (Melbourne) to Harry Atkins, 23 August 1863 (File 4/8)

Acknowledges letter and Times; growth of Merchant Navy; family news; work as auctioneer's clerk; mixture of nationalities among poorer classes in Victoria; unemployment. (typescript)

Fonds 694A. Rowlings Collection, 17 April 1787 - July 1920

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Series 12/1. Papers of Stanley and Stalkartt Families, 17 April 1787 - July 1920

Subseries 12/1/3. Correspondence, 28 June 1878 - July 1920
Letters from New Zealand relatives to Norman and Katherine Stanley (Southsea) (19 letters), 1878, 1905-1920 (File 7)
Isabella Stanley (Dunedin) to J.L. Stanley, 28 June 1878 (Item)

Does not expect to return to England; legal suit; financial matters.

Isabella Stanley (Wellington) to Katherine Stanley, 1905 - 1906 (Item)

Family news; health; visit to Christchurch; growth of Wellington. (9 letters).

Wilhemina Jack (Wellington) to Katherine and Norman Stanley, 1911 - 1919 (Item)

Family news; health; Coronation of King George V. (4 letters).

Leslie Hunt (Waikuri) to Norman Stanley, 6 February 1919 (Item)

Ill-health; family news; liquor poll.

Keith Jack (Wellington) to Norman Stanley, February 1920 - July 1920 (Item)

Illness and death of Wilhemina Jack; relatives; New Zealand Squadron. (4 letters, 1 cable).

Subseries 12/4. Miscellanea, 17 April 1787 - 10 May 1787

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Newton Fowell (HMS Sirius) to father, 17 April 1787 (File 4)

Hopes to leave England soon; chance of preferment; inquiry about convict Widdicombe on Charlotte.

Newton Fowell (HMS Sirius) to father, 10 May 1787 (File 14/1)

Arrival of Capt A. Phillip; pay due to men; imminent departure (photocopy and transcript).

Fonds 1072A. Papers of Charles Vignoles, 26 February 1848 - 28 April 1850

Francis W. Shields (Sydney) to Charles Vignoles, 26 February 1848 (File 1214)

Possible return to England; lack of prospects in Australia.

Francis W. Shields to Charles Vignoles, 6 May 1848 (File 1219)

Legislative council committee on introduction of railways; possible Sydney-Parramatta line; questions on construction.

Francis W. Shields to Charles Vignoles, 16 June 1848 (File)

Legislative council report on railways; railway 'mania' in Sydney; funding of construction.

C. Plunkett to Charles Vignoles, 31 January 1849 (File 1222)

Vignoles trip to Russia; appointment of Francis Shields engineer to the first Australian railroad; improvement in Australia' prospects; increase in emigration.

F.W. Shields to Vignoles, 15 January 1849 (File)

Offer of position as engineer in newly formed railway company; awaiting outcome; negotiations for government to guarantee public shares in case of economic failure.

Francis W. Shields to Vignoles, 4 February 1849 (File 1223)

Working for railway company; acceptance of position at railway company; plans of construction; requests for construction details; future orders for locomotives; future legislative council meeting to establish Railway Act.

Francis W. Shields to Vignoles, 28 April 1850 (File 1231)

Progress of railway; funding; extreme curves and gradients of Sydney-Goulburn line; types of locomotives; railway gauges; rail design; iron mines to be opened allowing local iron manufacturing; traffic on Sydney-Parramatta line.

Fonds 1319A. Papers of Edney Family, 18 September 1876 - 25 December 1901

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James Edney (Adelaide) to Edward Edney, 4 July 1878 (File 1/1)

Description of Adelaide; remembrance of landmarks of childhood and youth.

James Edney (Winchester) to Edward Edney, 18 September 1876 (File 1/2)

Farewell on leaving England.

James Edney (Waikato) to Edward Edney, 30 January 1882 (File 1/3)

Progress of fruit farm and sheep run; plans to marry.

Rev R. Parker (Wickham, Hants) to T.W. White (Auckland), 17 January 1881 (File 1/4)

Character of James Edney who proposes to marry White's niece.

James Edney to father: conditions on emigrant ship, n.d. (File 1/5)

Edward Edney to Lihou, [1893] (File 1/6)

Son sent to New Zealand in disgrace. (draft).

Edward Edney to Frank Edney, [1893] (File 1/7)

Exhorts him to lead better life; arrangements for family to join him.

Frank Edney to Edward Edney, 1 July 1893 (File 1/8)

Conditions in New Zealand; distances involved in obtaining stores and post; small earthquake.

Edward Edney to Frank Edney, 25 December 1901 (File 1/9)

Physical fitness; development of Wickham and Fareham districts.


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