Shipton papers
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0064 SPN |
Held at | : National Maritime Museum Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://collections.rmg.co.uk/ › |
Full title | : Shipton papers |
Date(s) | : 1803-1881 |
Level of description | : Collection
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Extent | : |
Name of creator(s) | : Shipton | Francis Henry Eldred | fl 1877-1881 | Lieutenant-Commander
Shipton | James Maurice | fl 1803-1815 | Lieutenant |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Francis Shipton was promoted to lieutenant in 1884. He held the rank of lieutenant-commander during World War One, having previously retired from the Navy.
James Shipton entered the Navy in 1803. He served in HMS THUNDERER 1803 to1805, HIBERNIA 1805 to 1806, PRINCE OF WALES and PENELOPE 1806 to 1809, as midshipman and mate. He reached the rank and lieutenant in 1810, invalied early in 1812, and was on half pay from 1815.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers of Francis Henry Eldred Shipton comprising just one logbook kept in HMS DEFENCE 1877 to 1879, NORTHUMBERLAND 1879 to 1880 and CARYSFORT 1880 to 1881.
Papers of James Maurice Shipton comprising a series of logbooks kept by him as midshipman and mate between 1803 and 1809.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Conditions governing access:
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Conditions governing reproduction:
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Finding aids:
Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
The collection is on loan from Mrs Maitland since 1948.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Edited by Sarah Drewery, Sep 2011.
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
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