Guide to the Papers of the Denison Family (as filmed by the AJCP)

Letters to Alfred Denison, Clementina Denison, Lady Charlotte Hamilton, and Louisa Denison, 1839 - 1910 (File C1-55)

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Letters to Sir William Denison from the Duke of Newcastle and Sir George Grey, 1853 - 1854 (File C56-61)

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Letter to Caroline Lucy Denison, 31 December 1877 (File 62-62a)

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Letters to William Denison from Sir William Denison, 1855 - 1862 (File C63-77)

The Australian letters (C63-71) refer to family news, guests at Government House in Sydney, balls and other social events, the cottage at Parramatta, elections, ministerial changes, travels in country districts, the wreck of the Dunbar (1857), his visit to Norfolk Island (1859), the separation of Queensland from New South Wales, and the war in New Zealand.

Letters to Sir William Denison from Sir George Grey and Sir Charles Wood, 1852 - 1863 (File C78-82)

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Letters mostly to William Evelyn Denison and his wife, Lady Elinor Denison, 1855-c.1862 (File C83-88a)

Also includes Denison family tree and genealogical details.

Letters to William and Frank Denison from Lady Denison, c.1855-1860 (File C89-96)

The letters, which are not precisely dated, refer to family news, birthdays, social events, news from England, elections, honours, the construction of the Pyrmont Bridge, and a cricket match between New South Wales and Victoria.

Letters to William and Frank Denison from their brother Henry and sisters Ellen, Lina, Lucy Emily, Mary Charlotte and Susan Maria, c.1855-1860 (File C97-166)

Most of the siblings were quite young and only wrote a few letters. There are longer runs of letters from the elder sisters, Mary Charlotte (C122-40) and Susan Maria (M141-66), who wrote in much more detail and referred to their social life, concerts, travels in the colony and political events.

Letters from Frederica Lucy and Lina Mary Hornby (Little Green, Sussex), n.d.; 7 April (File C167-168)

Two letters.

Letters from Maria Sophia Hornby (Little Green, Sussex), 25 January [1856] - 22 September [1858] (File C169-176)

Nine letters to William and Frank Denison.

Letter from an Aunt of W.E. and F.G. Denison (File C177)

Letters to William and Frank Denison from Lady Denison, 1855 - 1859 (File C178-228)

The letters, which are not precisely dated, were written by Lady Denison in Sydney to her eldest sons, who were attending Eton College in England. They mostly deal with the activities of her various children, the death of her son Charles Denison (1858), life at Government House in Sydney, visitors, birthday parties and other social events, and excursions to beaches, Sydney Harbour and elsewhere. She also wrote about the progress of William and Frank at school, their future careers, and activities described in their letters. More generally, the letters discuss news from England, the Crimean War, colonial politics, her visits to schools, orphanages and Sydney University, tours by Sir William Denison of the colony and his visits to Norfolk Island, the transfer of the Pitcairn Islanders to Norfolk Island, colonial politics, the opening of railway lines and the telegraph between Sydney and Melbourne, news from Tasmania, the Victorian gold rushes, concerts, visits to the theatre, and trips to Parramatta and Wollongong. There are references to many individuals including Alfred Denison (the brother of Sir William Denison), Sir Charles Nicholson, Professor John Woolley, Archdeacon William Cowper, Sir Daniel Cooper, Christiana Dumaresq, Captain Henry Denham, Captain Stephen Fremantle, Captain William Loring and Sir Henry Young.

Letters, and copies of letters, to William and Frank Denison from Sir William Denison, 1855 - 1860 (File C229-262)

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Correspondence about armorial bearings, 1914 - 1915 (File C263-266)

Estate papers, 1873 - 1902 (File E1-8)

Miscellaneous papers, including a letter about the lease of Cotes Grange Farm, a list of rentals of the Nottinghamshire estates of Lord Ossington, a list of rentals of Kelston Estate, Lincolnshire, and valuations and insurance of jewellery at Ossington Hall.

Family Papers, n.d.; 1854 (File F1-5)

Miscellaneous papers, including notes on members of the Denison Family (poor legibility), notes on the death of Bishop Edward Denison (1854), and a printed pedigree of the Denison Family of Wakefield, Methley and Leeds, descendants of Giles Denison (d. 1637).

Certificates of appointment and other documents including printed and typescript items, 1819 - 1882 (File O1-13)

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Miscellaneous printed and manuscript items, 22 March 1831 - July 1866 (File X1-8)