collection Acc4331 - Diary of Henry Smith, Esquire while sailing to New Zealand : [1858-1859]

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Diary of Henry Smith, Esquire while sailing to New Zealand : [1858-1859]

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CA PCA Acc4331

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  • Transcribed [199-] (Production)
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    Smith, Henry

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Description matérielle

13 p. of textual records

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Smith, Henry (1851-1941)

Notice biographique

Henry Smith of Charlottetown, (1851-1941), son of William Smith (1817-1897) and Elizabeth Alley (ca. 1822-1869). Henry Smith was a carpenter, and later Clerk of the Queen's County Court. He married Eliza Lawson of Charlottetown in 1887. Henry and Eliza Smith had the following children: Bertha L. (b. 1888), Marianne Grantham (1894-1918), Henry (b. 1889), Flora (b. 1893), Helen (b. 1897), and William Raynor (died in infancy). Henry Smith was a co-worker and distant relative of Judge George Alley. Smith was co-executor of George Alley's will along with John D. Reid, Manager of the Telephone Co. Smith was a Water Commissioner for the City of Charlottetown.

Historique de la conservation

This fonds consists of a diary, written in a converted ledger during the voyage, which has been passed down through the family over the years and now resides in the hands of one of the two sons of Reverend John Smith, son of Henry Smith. The partial transcription, with editorial notes was made by Alan Graham of Auckland, New Zealand.

Présentation du contenu

The diary contains an account of the voyage from the port of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island on 2 December 1858 to arrival just off the harbour of Auckland on 9 May 1859. Graham appears to have transcribed entries in their entirety to the end of January and from then on to have combined this with a precis of some "less interesting" sections. Details recorded include raging storms and becalming doldrums, course and mileage covered, food, illnesses encountered, and behavior of passengers. There is no account of the passengers first impressions of their new home. Also included is a copy of the survey of the "Prince Edward" declaring her fit for the voyage and a page of genealogical notes re. Henry Smith and his son John.

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NO RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

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PERMISSION FOR USE AND REPRODUCTION IS REQUIRED FROM THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES AND RECORDS OFFICE; QUESTIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER

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NO FURTHER FINDING AID AVAILABLE

Éléments associés

Another account of the voyage by W. D. Morpeth can be found in Acc2651, passenger lists in Acc2949. A related memoir by a later traveller to New Zealand, Margaret Bagnall, is found in Acc3071

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