No privacy for writing; Shipborard diaries 1852-1879 Shipboard diaries, 1852-1879

Reference Number
PP/1117
Level of Description
Item
Title
No privacy for writing; Shipborard diaries 1852-1879 Shipboard diaries, 1852-1879
Creator(s) & Administrative History
Hassam, Andrew: Author
Melbourne University Press: Publisher

Austrailia

PO Box 278, Carlton South,Victoria 3053,Austrailia
Date
1995
ISBN
0 522 84468 5
Extent
Pages: 235
Description
Includes extrracts from the Diary of Edwin Francis, born in Bath 1834 (son of Samuel Francis, shoemaker), who emigrated to Austrailia from Bristol in 1852, sailing on the Clara Symes. The extract gives details of his family life in Bath. In Australia, Edwin ran a successful boot and shoe business, married and had thirteen children. His diary is held in the National Library of Austrailia, Canberra.
Subject
Diaries
Emigration
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