Guide to the Papers of Bunbury Family, 1824-1872

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 8098
Creator:
Bunbury Family
Extent:
0.42 metres and (3 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Bunbury Family, National Library of Australia, MS 8098, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The Bunbury Family Papers contain 215 letters written by Hanmer Bunbury to his wife Sarah, Hanmer and Sarah Bunbury to their parents and letters received by Hanmer and Sarah Bunbury. The letters described Hanmer and Sarah Bunbury's voyage to and life in Australia.

The collection also includes a few miscellaneous documents belonging to the Bunbury Family.

Biographical Note:

Captain Richard Hanmer Bunbury (1813-1857), youngest son of Lt. General Sir Henry Bunbury (1778-1860, 7th Baronet, author of works on military history. Served in Royal Navy. In 1838 married Sarah Susanna Sconce, son of Robert Sconce, Chief Commissary of Navy at Malta. Bunbury and his wife, together with Robert K. Sconce ( later Anglican minister at St. Andrews, Sydney) and his wife, emigrated to Port Phillip on the Argyle, arriving in March 1841. Bunbury was appointed a magistrate in 1841, Superintendent of Water Police at Williamstown in 1842 and Harbour Master at Williamstown in 1844. He returned to England in 1857.

Provenance:

The papers of the Bunbury Family were acquired by Mr Graeme Powell, AJCP Officer, London in 1986.

Indexed terms

Names:
Bunbury Family

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1574404).
Conditions Governing Use:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Bunbury Family, National Library of Australia, MS 8098, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact:
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