Subfonds GB 0064 SPN/1-10 - Shipton, Lieutenant James Maurice (fl 1803-1815)

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GB 0064 SPN/1-10

Title

Shipton, Lieutenant James Maurice (fl 1803-1815)

Date(s)

  • 1803-1809 (Creation)

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Biographical history

James Shipton entered the Navy in 1803. He served in HMS THUNDERER 1803 to1805, HIBERNIA 1805 to 1806, PRINCE OF WALES and PENELOPE 1806 to 1809, as midshipman and mate. He reached the rank and lieutenant in 1810, invalided early in 1812, and was on half pay from 1815.

Archival history

GB 0064 SPN/1-10 1803-1809 Subfonds

Shipton , James Maurice , fl 1803-1815 , Lieutenant

James Shipton entered the Navy in 1803. He served in HMS THUNDERER 1803 to1805, HIBERNIA 1805 to 1806, PRINCE OF WALES and PENELOPE 1806 to 1809, as midshipman and mate. He reached the rank and lieutenant in 1810, invalided early in 1812, and was on half pay from 1815.

The collection is on loan from Mrs Maitland since 1948.

Papers of James Maurice Shipton comprising a series of logbooks kept by him as midshipman and mate between 1803 and 1809.

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Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .

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.

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The collection is on loan from Mrs Maitland since 1948.

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Papers of James Maurice Shipton comprising a series of logbooks kept by him as midshipman and mate between 1803 and 1809.

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  • English

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  • Latin

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English

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Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .

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The records of the Japan Council have not been deposited in this collection. However, the series of British Home Council correspondence include correspondence relating to the Japan Council and copies of some Japan Council minutes.

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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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  • English

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