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

Family tree of the Stanley Family of Alderley (File)

Biographical notes and chronology of Owen Stanley's life (File)

Owen Stanley in Port Essington (3pp.) (File)

'End of the Britomart May 1843' (File)

References to Owen Stanley in Alex Chisholm. Strange new world (4pp.) (File)

Stanley in New Zealand: chronology of episodes (25pp.) (File)

Stanley in Tasmania (6pp.) (File)

Voyage of HMS Rattlesnake (8pp.), 1846 - 1850 (File)

References to Owen and Charles Stanley in Arthur Stanley's memoir of Edward and Kitty Stanley (7pp.), 1879 (File)

References to Owen Stanley in other publications (4pp.) (File)

Photograph of the grave of Owen Stanley, St Leonards, Sydney (File)

Owen Stanley (Lough Swilly, Ireland) to his cousin William Stanley, 3 September 1837 (File)

Admiral Francis Beaufort (London) to Bishop Edward Stanley, 8 Sept. [1837] (File)

Lady Bremer (Plymouth) to Catherine Stanley, 6 November 1839 (File)

Quotes letter from Sir Gordon Bremer at Port Essington; news of Owen Stanley and HMS Britomart in East Indies.

Owen Stanley (Akaroa, New Zealand) to his family, 24 August 1840 (File)

Voyage to Bay of Islands; arrival of French emigrants; New Zealand scenery; death of Capt. Croker at Tonga.

Owen Stanley to Mrs Phipps Hornby, 17 November 1840 (File)

Voyage to Bay of Islands; refusal of French to acknowledge William Hobson as Governor of New Zealand; wreck of the Buffalo. (extracts)

Bishop Edward Stanley. Account of his ascent of Mount Snowden, Wales, 20 October 1842 (File)

Owen Stanley (Harwich) to his uncle Lord Stanley, 17 February 1846 (File)

Owen Stanley (Harwich) to Lord Stanley, 29 June 1846 (File)

Owen Stanley (HMS Rattlesnake) to his cousin Louisa Stanley, 17 October 1846 (File)

Preparations for the voyage of HMS Rattlesnake; refers to lieutenants Robert Suckling, Price and Joseph Dayman and surgeons John Thomson and Thomas Huxley.

Owen Stanley to Louisa Stanley, 4 November 1846 (File)

Pleased with the officers appointed to the ship; the quality of the young midshipmen.

Owen Stanley to John Thomson, 10 June, 21 Aug. 1846 (File)

Thomson's appointment as surgeon; offers to introduce him to Sir William Hooker.

Bishop Edward Stanley (Norwich) to his brother Lord Stanley, 15 January 1847 (File)

Bishop Edward Stanley (London) to Owen Stanley, 18 March 1847 (File)

Visit to Southampton to farewell Arthur Stanley; no news of Sir John Franklin and his expedition.

Owen Stanley (Sydney) to Charles Tyers, 28 August 1847 (File)

Trouble with tenders Bramble and Castlereagh; Rattlesnake 'is very comfortable'; enjoyment of returning to Sydney; visit to Twofold bay to determine the site of a customs house; mutual friends.(Copy)

Bishop Edward Stanley (Norwich) to his son Owen Stanley, 17 October 1847 (File)

Visit of the singer Jenny Lind to Norwich; invitation to Sir James Brooke of Sarawak; need for Stanley to keep Admiral Beaufort informed of the ship's movements; meeting with Edmund Strzelecki; letters from Charles Stanley in Van Diemen's Land; reference to Owen Stanley in the Quarterly Review.

Bishop Edward Stanley (Norwich) to Owen Stanley, 25 December 1847 (File)

Meeting with Sir James Ross; fate of Sir John Franklin; death of Archbishop of York; financial matters; possibility of promotion for Lieut. Robert Suckling.

Bishop Edward Stanley (Norwich) to Owen Stanley, 29 January 1848 (File)

Bishop Edward Stanley (Norwich) to Owen Stanley, 20 March 1848 (File)

Owen Stanley's letters; Lieut. Robert Suckling; receipt of birds and shells; revolution in France.

Owen Stanley (Sydney) to his family, 7 April 1848 (File)

Exploring expedition on north-east coast led by Edmund Kennedy; Stanley's advice to Governor FitzRoy.

Chronology of the Kennedy expedition (File)

Typescript, 2pp.

Owen Stanley (Cumberland Islands, Rockingham Bay) to Bishop Edward Stanley and to his sister Mary Stanley, 17 May 1848 (File)

The extract of the letter to Edward talks about the voyage to Rockingham Bay. The extract of Mary's letter refers to the landing of Kennedy's party; encounters with Indigenous Australians.

Bishop Edward Stanley (London) to Owen Stanley, 29 June 1848 (File)

Revolution in France; possible resignation of Lord John Russell; receipt of boxes of birds and insects.

Bishop Edward Stanley (Norwich) to Owen Stanley, 25 December 1848 (File)

Ipswich Museum dinner; frigate birds; award of C.B. to Edmund Strzelecki; exhibition of electric light; financial matters.

Bishop Edward Stanley (Alderley Park) to his wife Catherine Stanley, 16 February 1849 (File)

Incomplete.

Owen Stanley (Sydney) to Charles Tyers, 7 May 1849 (File)

Plans to explore Cape York reef; magnetic observations.

Owen Stanley (Moreton Bay) to Louisa Stanley, 15 May 1849 (File)

Work on charts of Torres Strait; promises to send an account of his adventures with New Guinea people; brief meeting in Sydney with Charles Stanley.

Bishop Edward Stanley (London) to Owen Stanley, 3 June 1849 (File)

Sends note from Sir Francis Beaufort; Edmund Strzelecki and Lady Franklin; despatch of books.

Bishop Edward Stanley to Owen Stanley, 29 June 1849 (File)

News of death of Edmund Kennedy; visit by Capt. Phillip P. King.

Bishop Edward Stanley (London) to his niece Louisa Stanley, 14 July 1849 (File)

Rev. Arthur Stanley (Dingwell) to [Owen Stanley], 7 September 1849 (File)

Death of their father Edward Stanley.

Maria Hare to Louisa Stanley, 21 September 1849 (File)

Funeral of Bishop Stanley.

H. Grey to Catherine Stanley, n.d. (File)

Death of Bishop Stanley.

Owen Stanley (Cape York) to Miss Tunno, 5 October 1849 (File)

Magnificent view of mountains of New Guinea in setting sun; quotes Sir Walter Scott.

Owen Stanley (Cape York) to Lord Stanley, 5 October 1849 (File)

Exploration of Louisiade Archipelago and southern coast of New Guinea; treachery of natives; mountains and gorges in New Guinea; dangerous shoals. (extract)

Private journal of Owen Stanley on fifth cruise of HMS Rattlesnake, 3 June 1849 - 2 October 1849 (File)

Probably written for his sisters Mary and Catherine. (54pp.)

Owen Stanley (Cape York) to his sister Mary Stanley, 16 October 1849 - January 1850 (File)

Account of cruise of HMS Rattlesnake; rescue of white woman Barbara Thompson living with Australian Aboriginals; encounters with Indiginous Australians; visits to Mount Ernest and Darnley Islands. (14pp.)

Owen Stanley to Charles Tyers, 22 December 1849 (File)

Explorations of Louisiade Archipelago and coast of New Guinea; charting of Torres Strait; rescue of Barbara Thompson; collection of weapons; Stanley's illness. The final portion of the letter was written in Sydney in March 1850.

Thomas Huxley. Account of the 5th cruise of HMS Rattlesnake, 8 May 1849 - 16 October 1849 (File)

Typed extracts, 31pp.

Thomas Huxley. Account of the 5th cruise of HMS Rattlesnake and the discovery of Barbara Thompson, 16 October 1849 - 7 February 1850 (File)

Typed extracts, 10pp.

Oswald Brierly. Account of passing through the coral reefs of Louisiade Archipelago (4pp.), June 1850 (File)

John Thomson (Sydney) to his wife Mary Thomson, 5 March 1850 (File)

Refers to deteriorating relations between Capt. Owen Stanley and his officers. (extract)

John Thomson (Cape York) to Mary Thomson, 9 October 1849 (File)

Louisiade Archipelago; exasperating prudence or cowardice of Capt. Stanley in refusing to explore interior of New Guinea; survey has added nothing to chart of Dumont D'Urville. (extract)

John Thomson (Sydney) to Mary Thomson, February 1850 (File)

Illness of Capt Stanley; distress arising from deaths of his father and brother; his petulance and discourtesy to his officers. (extract)

Thomas Huxley (London) to John Thomson, 31 March 1851 (File)

News from Australia; publication of John MacGillivray's account of the voyage of HMS Rattlesnake. (typescript copy)

Owen Stanley (Sydney) to his family, 1 March 1850 (File)

Illness; sad news received on reaching Sydney; letters from home and also from Eliza Stanley [in Hobart]; hopes for a shore appointment. (extracts)

G. B. Griffiths (Sydney) to Sir Francis Beaufort, 14 March 1850 (File)

Death of Capt. Owen Stanley; Stanley's pleasure in receiving a letter from Beaufort.

Robert King (Sydney) to Mary Stanley, 14 March 1850 (File)

Death of Capt. Owen Stanley.

Epitaph of Bishop Edward Stanley and his sons Charles and Owen Stanley (File)

Notes and extracts from Life and letters of Dean Stanley (2pp.), 1893 (File)

Extracts from Nancy Mitford. The Ladies of Alderley (3pp.) (File)

Extracts from manuscript diary of George Boyes (1p.) (File)

Extracts from diary of Thomas Huxley (1p.) (File)

Sketch maps by Charles Stanley, including the route of the Windermere on its voyage from England to Van Diemen's Land (File)

Drawings by Charles Stanley (File)

Sketch map of Norwich (File)

Drawing of the Windermere and the American barque Wallace (File)

Sketches made on board the Windermere (File)

Catherine Stanley (Alderley) to Julius Hare, 2 February 1832 (File)

Charles Stanley (London) to his sister Catherine Stanley, 4 March 1837 (File)

Life at Brompton Barracks; new acquaintances.

Charles Stanley (Preston) to Catherine Stanley, 26 January 1844 (File)

Horse.

Charles Stanley (Preston) to Catherine Stanley, 21 February 1844 (File)

Horse; hunting.

Charles Stanley to Catherine Stanley, 21 September 1844 (File)

Marriage proposal to Eliza Clayton.

Journal of Charles Stanley on the Windermere on the voyage from Spithead to Madeira en route to Van Diemen's Land (12pp.), 16 October 1846 - 1 November 1846 (File)

Charles Stanley (Windermere) to his family, 30 October 1846 (File)

Voyage; gales in the English Channel; fellow-passengers; Eliza Stanley 'will never make a good sailor'.

Charles Stanley (Windermere) to his brother Capt. Owen Stanley, 31 October 1846 (File)

Voyage; gales; good relations with Sir William and Lady Denison.

Charles Stanley (Madeira) to Capt. Owen Stanley, 2 November 1846 (File)

Arrival at Madeira; scenery; meetings with Lowe and Gordon families.

Eliza Stanley (Hobart) to her mother-in-law Catherine Stanley, 26 January 1847 (File)

Arrival in Hobart; official welcome to Sir William Denison; Sir John Eardley Wilmot living in cottage assigned to Stanleys; Government House.

Charles Stanley (Hobart) to his family, 27 Jan. 1846 [ie. 1847] (File)

Voyage; Sir William Denison contradictory and argumentative; Lady Denison kind but formal; their ill-disciplined children; insolence of the governess Miss Webb; improved health of Eliza Stanley; death of Sir John Eardley Wilmot.

Charles Stanley (Hobart) to his sister Catherine Stanley, 16 February 1847 (File)

Death of Sir John Eardley Wilmot; first impressions of Hobart; fern trees; eucalyptus; fruit and vegetables; climate.

Charles Stanley (Hobart) to Catherine Stanley, 16 February 1847 (File)

Life at Government House; kindness of Denisons; believes voyage and climate have suited Eliza.

Eliza Stanley to her sister-in-law Mary Stanley, 18 February 1847 (File)

Unofficial ADC during absence of Sir William Denison and Andrew Clarke; intricacy of colonial society; invitations to parties will cause great difficulties; improved health; climate; beauty of gardens; bushfires; acquisition of a pony.

Eliza Stanley to her mother-in-law Catherine Stanley, [March 1847] (File)

Appointment of a housemaid, butler and groom; relations with the Denisons; the move into their new home; receipt of letters; departure of the Windermere. (incomplete)

Eliza Stanley (Hobart) to her sister-in-law Catherine Stanley, 24 March 1847 (File)

Receipt of letters; Charles Stanley visiting convict stations with Sir William Denison; behaviour of governess Miss Webb; hopes of Owen Stanley visiting Hobart; Lieut. Joseph Kay; new acquaintances.

Charles Stanley (Hobart) to his sister Catherine Stanley, 13 March 1847 (File)

New cottage; views of harbour; horses.

Charles Stanley. Account of a visit with Sir William Denison and John Hampton to the convict stations on Tasman Peninsula, including Port Arthur, 23 March 1847 (File)

7pp. [Addressed to Bishop Edward Stanley]

Charles Stanley to Catherine Stanley, 26 April 1847 (File)

Approach of first wedding anniversary; vulgarity and forwardness of Miss Webb; Mrs Meyer at New Norfolk.

Charles Stanley to Bishop Edward Stanley, n.d. (File)

Sends account of tour of Tasman Peninsula; garden.

Charles Stanley (HMS Rattlesnake) to his mother Catherine Stanley, 13 July 1847 (File)

Holiday cruise; difficulties of working with Sir William Denison; his violent temper and superficial knowledge; Lady Denison has changed for the worse; improved health of Eliza; Owen Stanley's relations with Charles Denison and his officers.

Charles Stanley (Hobart) to his sister Catherine Stanley, December 1847 (File)

Weather; a walk to a waterfall on Mount Wellington; Hobart Regatta; size and quality of cherries; dogs; arrival of the Windermere; report of death of Lady Mary FitzRoy in Sydney.

Charles Stanley (Hobart) to his mother Catherine Stanley, 16 June 1848 (File)

Anxiety about events in Europe; complaints about continuance of convict transportation; birth of a son to Lady Denison; departure of John P. Gell and Francis Simpkinson.

Charles Stanley (Hobart) to his brother Rev. Arthur Stanley, 6 October 1848 (File)

Progress of Christ College; replacement of J.P. Gell as warden by Frederick Cox; Bishop F.R. Nixon not judicious or wise in his public capacity; hopes of colonists for a representative assembly.

Bishop Edward Stanley (Norwich) to Charles Stanley, 25 December 1848 (File)

Scientific societies; dinner for Edmund Strzelecki; financial matters; expects John Gell will marry Eleanor Franklin; no news of Franklin expedition; discussions about electric light.

Account of a visit by Charles and Eliza Franklin to Tullochgoram, the home of the Grant Family, including stops at Oatlands, Campbelltown and Avoca (12pp.), February 1849 (File)

Charles Stanley (Hobart) to his sister Catherine Stanley, 22 February 1849 (File)

Decision of Capt. Denison to return to England; 'an extremely unsociable man'; news of Owen Stanley; theft of a yacht owned by Bishop F.R. Nixon.

Bishop Edward Stanley (Norwich) to Charles Stanley, April 1849 (File)

Death of aunt Gibson; Ruck murder case.

Charles Stanley (Hobart) to his sister Catherine Stanley, 30 June 1849 (File)

Cruise; neglect of Eliza by Lady Denison; death of their grandmother; Jenny Lind; Bishop F.R. Nixon; Francis Simpkinson; Magdalene Society in Hobart.