James Ellis shipboard diary
Scope and Contents
Photocopied typed transcripts of an original shipboard diary written on board the Marlborough, 9 August 1886-24 April 1887.
Includes and brief introductory note by Captain James Gillespie, who made this transcription. Includes note added by James Ellis in 1891, regarding the fate of the Marlborough and the loss of the friends he had made on his voyage.
Includes sketches and photographs, one of Ellis and family in 1886.
Dates
- Creation: 1886-1887
Creator
- Ellis, James (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Ellis sailed around the world (1886 – 1887) with a 3 month break in New Zealand. He sailed on the Marlborough which was later lost. Ellis was chief executive of a company importing frozen mutton, lamb and wool from NZ.
Extent
1 Folders
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Shelf TU H 1b, Tūranga, Tuakiri floor, ANZC Archives
Existence and Location of Originals
The original of this shipboard diary is at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, UK.
- Title
- James Ellis shipboard diary
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Christchurch City Libraries Archives Collection Repository
Tūranga
60 Cathedral Square
Central City
Christchurch Canterbury 8011 New Zealand
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