Deelarchief GB 0064 PKS/1-5, 101-107 - Parks, Murray Thomas, Commander, (1827-1877)

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GB 0064 PKS/1-5, 101-107

Titel

Parks, Murray Thomas, Commander, (1827-1877)

Datum(s)

  • 1843-1870 (Vervaardig)

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Biografie

Murray Thomas Parks joined the Navy in 1842. He was appointed to HMS COLUMBIA as a volunteer and was employed for five years in survey work in North America. He returned to England and was in the VICTORY and EXCELLENT and served on the coast of Africa for about a year as midshipman and acting mate. He passed his lieutenant's examination and was appointed to the ENTERPRISE under Captain Collinson (q.v.) on a Franklin search expedition. He returned to England in 1855 and was appointed Marine Surveyor at Liverpool. He served at Liverpool for twelve years before retiring due to ill health. He became a retired commander in 1870 and died in 1877.

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GB 0064 PKS/1-5, 101-107 1843-1870 Subfonds

Parks , Murray Thomas , 1827-1877 , Commander

Murray Thomas Parks joined the Navy in 1842. He was appointed to HMS COLUMBIA as a volunteer and was employed for five years in survey work in North America. He returned to England and was in the VICTORY and EXCELLENT and served on the coast of Africa for about a year as midshipman and acting mate. He passed his lieutenant's examination and was appointed to the ENTERPRISE under Captain Collinson (q.v.) on a Franklin search expedition. He returned to England in 1855 and was appointed Marine Surveyor at Liverpool. He served at Liverpool for twelve years before retiring due to ill health. He became a retired commander in 1870 and died in 1877.

The Parks family papers were presented to the Museum in two batches. The first batch were given by M T Parks in 1955, and the remainder of the collection was presented after Mr Parks' death by his cousin, Miss Rose Powell in 1973.

The papers for Commander Murray Thomas Parks include official service documents 1843 to 1870, but are made up mainly of papers relating to the ENTERPRISE and the Arctic expedition of 1851.

Please contact the Archive for further information.

Please contact the Archive for further information.

English

Detailed catalogue online at the: [ National Maritime Museum website ](http://www.nmm.ac.uk/collections/archive/catalogue/record.cfm?ID=PKS/1-5, 101-107) .

Edited by Sarah Drewery, Sep 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 Parks , Murray Thomas , 1827-1877 , Commander Arctic Travel Expeditions

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The Parks family papers were presented to the Museum in two batches. The first batch were given by M T Parks in 1955, and the remainder of the collection was presented after Mr Parks' death by his cousin, Miss Rose Powell in 1973.

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The papers for Commander Murray Thomas Parks include official service documents 1843 to 1870, but are made up mainly of papers relating to the ENTERPRISE and the Arctic expedition of 1851.

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  • Engels

Schrift van het materiaal

  • Latijn

Taal en schrift aantekeningen

English

Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen

Toegangen

Detailed catalogue online at the: [ National Maritime Museum website ](http://www.nmm.ac.uk/collections/archive/catalogue/record.cfm?ID=PKS/1-5, 101-107) .

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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.

Status

Niveau van detaillering

Verwijdering van datering archiefvorming

Taal (talen)

  • Engels

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