Collection GB 0064 BAX - Bax Family Papers

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GB 0064 BAX

Titre

Bax Family Papers

Date(s)

  • [1844-1894] (Création/Production)

Niveau de description

Collection

Étendue matérielle et support

6 vols

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Notice biographique

Henry Bonham Bax was in the Navy from 1813 to 1817, after which he entered the service of the East India Company. In 1844 he became an Elder Brother of Trinity House. See Arthur Nesham Bax, A Bax family of east Kent (published privately, 1951).

Captain Bonham Ward Bax was the son of Henry Bonham Bax (q.v.). He entered the Navy in 1851 and specialized in surveying. From 1871 to 1875 Bax commanded the survey ship DWARF on the China Station and published an account of the voyage. From December 1876 until his death in July 1877, he commanded the SYLVIA, also on the China Station. He published The Eastern Seas (London, 1875).

Robert Nesham Bax was the son of Bonham Ward Bax (q.v.). He joined the Britannia in 1889, rose to captain in 1913 and saw active service in World War One. He was promoted to admiral on the retired list in 1932.

Histoire archivistique

GB 0064 BAX [1844-1894] Collection 6 vols Bax , Robert Nesham , 1875-1969 , Admiral

Bax , Henry Bonham , 1798-1869 , Commander (H.E.I.C.)

Bax , Bonham Ward , 1837-1877 , Captain RN

Henry Bonham Bax was in the Navy from 1813 to 1817, after which he entered the service of the East India Company. In 1844 he became an Elder Brother of Trinity House. See Arthur Nesham Bax, A Bax family of east Kent (published privately, 1951).

Captain Bonham Ward Bax was the son of Henry Bonham Bax (q.v.). He entered the Navy in 1851 and specialized in surveying. From 1871 to 1875 Bax commanded the survey ship DWARF on the China Station and published an account of the voyage. From December 1876 until his death in July 1877, he commanded the SYLVIA, also on the China Station. He published The Eastern Seas (London, 1875).

Robert Nesham Bax was the son of Bonham Ward Bax (q.v.). He joined the Britannia in 1889, rose to captain in 1913 and saw active service in World War One. He was promoted to admiral on the retired list in 1932.

Papers of Admiral Robert Bax, Henry Bonham Bax and Captain Bonham Ward Bax.

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English

Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .

Edited by Sarah Drewery, Jun 2011.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

2010-08-26 Bax , Bonham Ward , 1837-1877 , Captain RN Bax , Robert Nesham , 1875-1969 , Admiral Surveying Information sources Documents Primary documents Ships logs Naval history History Navigational aids Buoys Transport Vehicles Ships Bax , Henry Bonham , 1798-1869 , Commander (H.E.I.C.) Royal Navy China East Asia

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Portée et contenu

Papers of Admiral Robert Bax, Henry Bonham Bax and Captain Bonham Ward Bax.

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Langue des documents

  • anglais

Écriture des documents

  • latin

Notes de langue et graphie

English

Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques

Instruments de recherche

Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .

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Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux

LSE microfilmed the originals for preservation purposes.

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National Maritime Museum

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Langue(s)

  • anglais

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