Guide to the Papers of Thomas Robinson (as filmed by AJCP), 1844-1889

 

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Summary

Collection number:
M844
Creator:
Robinson, Thomas
Extent:
10 items
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for reference.

Background

Content Summary:
The material filmed by the Australian Joint Copying Project includes: Letters 25 October-13 December 1889 from Thomas Robinson to his wife describing his voyage to Western Australia on the SS Cuzco and his first few days in Australia; Family documents including a family tree of 'The Townsends of Buckminster Leicestershire'; a copy of the marriage certificate of John Townsend and Jane Machin 24 March 1844; a copy of the birth certificate of Ann.
Biographical / Historical:

Little is known of Thomas Robinson, apart from the fact he was a wheelwright. He was born in 1850 and married Ann Townsend at the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel at Grantham, Lincolnshire, in 1873. Emigrant to Western Australia in 1889.

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Available for Access.
Conditions Governing Use:
Many of the records digitised as part of the AJCP are still in copyright. Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from the owner of the original material.
Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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