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Papers relating to the Bayes and Wymer families, 1882 - 1933

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  • Description

    Contains photocopied material. Item 1 -- Transcribed shipboard diary [incomplete?] of Joseph Bayes, kept whilst aboard the ship 'Famenoth' during a voyage from Southampton, England, to Auckland, New Zealand, 15 November 1882 - 14 January 1883.

    Also included is a transcribed letter to 'Friends' (presumably back in England) from Joseph Bayes, Auckland, New Zealand, dated 27 March 1883, and an extract taken from the 'New Zealand Herald' (16 January 1883) concerning the arrival of the 'Famenoth'. (typescript; 8 leaves)

    Item 2 -- Newspaper extract (photocopy) titled 'Arrival of the Famenoth'. (1 leaf) [Source: New Zealand Herald, 15 January 1883]

    Item 3 -- Newspaper obituary (photocopy) for Isaac Wymer, dated 17 November 1933. (1 leaf) [Source: Unknown]

  • Other Id

    7115 (Presto content ID)

    MS-2010-3 (Reference Number)

    84439 (DBTextworks system ID)

    2010/3 (Registration number)

  • Department

    Manuscripts

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Catalogue

  • Object Type

    manuscript

  • Name/Title
    Papers relating to the Bayes and Wymer families, 1882 - 1933
  • Primary Maker

     Joan Cooper

  • Date
    1882-1933
  • Physical Description

    1 folder (3 items)

  • Level of Current Record
    Parent
  • Provenance Details
    Provenance: The diary and letter (Item 1) appear to have been sent to the donor by Mrs Rachel Gillies, 15 Meachen Terrace, Waiuku, South Auckland. In her letter of provenance, Mrs Cooper (daughter of James Francis Wymer) states that the Wymer family were the original owners of a 100-acre block of land known as 'Sylvia Park'. [Ref. Letter from Joan Cooper to Bruce J. Ralston, Auckland War Memorial Museum Library, dated 12 January 2010. Auckland Museum Library correspondence folder 3844-06, January - December 2010]
  • Credit Line
    Donated by Mrs Joan Cooper (granddaughter of Isaac Wymer) on 12 January 2010.
  • Last Update
    07 Jul 2023
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