Collection RS2 - Hudspeth Diaries

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Identity area

Reference code

AU TAS UTAS SPARC RS2

Title

Hudspeth Diaries

Date(s)

  • 1812-1849 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

2 type one boxes

Context area

Name of creator

(1792-1837)

Biographical history

After medical training he undertook work as ship's surgeon, finally with the Hudson Bay Company in 1815. In 1817 he started practice in Bowden-on-the Tweed, England, married Mary Lowrey (1793-1853) , an old school mate on 20 July 1819 and emigrated to V.... »

Name of creator

(1767-1849)

Biographical history

He was a surveyor and school master at Bowsden, Northumberland, U.K. In 1791 he married Alice Fox-Maule. Some time after 1822 he, together with four of his eight children, Elizabeth, Catherine, James and Alexander, joined his eldest son John Maule at '... »

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Bequeathed to the Royal Society by W.H.Hudspeth (d.1952)

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Collection of diaries kept by Thomas Hudspeth at "Bowsden" Jericho, Tasmania and John Maule Hudspeth on his voyage to Greenland and Hudon Bay and voyage to Tasmania in 1823

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing reproduction

This material is made available for personal research and study purposes under the University of Tasmania Standard Copyright Licence. For any further use permission should be obtained from the copyright owners. For assistance please contact Special.Collections@utas.edu.au

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Dates of creation revision deletion

HE Feb2020

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