IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0402 LAJ
Held at: Royal Geographical Society
Title: JACKSON, Lady Amelia (d 1872)
Date(s): 1790-1868
Level of description: Collection Level
Extent: 16 vols
Name of creator(s): Jackson | Lady | Amelia | née Waddell | d 1872 | wife of Sir Keith Alexander Jackson
Waddell | George | d 1831 | surgeon | father of Amelia Jackson
Waddell | George | fl 1828 | son of George Waddell and Amelia King and brother of Amelia Jackson
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Amelia Waddell, daughter of George Waddell married Sir Keith Alexander Jackson, 2nd Baronet, Feb 1834, she died, 1872.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Travel diaries chiefly of Lady Amelia Jackson (née Waddell) describing tours through France, the Netherlands and Wales, 1822-1828 and diaries describing her life in England (Bath, East Malling, Taunton), 1861-1868. Also diary of her father George Waddell in Benares, Malabar and Bombay, 1799-1800 and diary in Bombay including of his marriage to Amelia King, 1800-1803 and diary of her brother George Waddell Junior on tour in Wales, May-Sep 1828.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
Chronological.
Conditions governing access:
Accessible via The Foyle Reading Room. Free of charge for Fellows, Members and those with valid academic identification. All other users pay a charge and must bring identification in order to register on arrival.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Photocopying at the discretion of the Archivist and subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.
Finding aids:
Hand list and card index.
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Accruals:
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Donated 1934.
ALLIED MATERIALS
Related material:
Papers of Lady Amelia Jackson's husband, Sir Keith Alexander Jackson (Ref: KAJ) and papers of her son, Sir Keith George Jackson (Ref: KGJ) are held in the RGS archive.
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Archivist's note: Prepared by Archives volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Sources: http://thepeerage.com/p20794.htm
Date(s) of descriptions: 29th November, 2001. Oct 2008.