Baynes and Nias family papers

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0064 BAY
Held at	: National Maritime Museum   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://collections.rmg.co.uk/ ›
Full title	: Baynes and Nias family papers
Date(s)	: [1810]-1901
Level of description	: Collection View subfonds/series records
Extent	: 3 boxes
Name of creator(s)	: Baynes | Henry Compton Anderson | 1852-1922 | Rear Admiral Baynes | Sir | Robert Lambert | 1796-1869 | Knight | Admiral Nias | Sir | Joseph | 1793-1879 | Knight | Admiral

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

See sub-fonds level descriptions for individual biographies.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers of the Baynes and Nias Families:

Papers of Henry Compton Anderson Baynes inclusing official service documents, 1866 to 1901; an article on 'Armament of Battleships', undated; a letter, 1888, concerning Whitehead torpedoes; a few letters about Baynes's fishery protection work in the North Sea in the 1890s and three night order books, 1893, 1895 and 1901.

Papers of Sir Robert Lambert comprising official service documents, details of ships on the Pacific Station 1854 to 1860, an autobiographical outline of his career, 1810 to 1857, invitations to social events, and other personal papers.

Papers of Sir Joseph Nias, comprising letters and orders received, 1815 to 1867, and service papers, and eighteen letters from Sir William Parker to Nias while he was Senior Officer at Hong Kong, 1841 to 1842.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

Arranged in three subfonds.

Conditions governing access:

Please contact the Archive for further information.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Please contact the Archive for further information.

Finding aids:

Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

The papers were presented in 1936 by Mrs H.C.A. Baynes and Miss Nias.

Allied Materials

Related material:

Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Edited by Sarah Drewery, Feb 2012.

Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions:
2010-08-26