Collectie GB 0064 SIS - Sisson, Commander James Joseph Lawson (1846-1883)

1ft; 31cm

GB 0064 SIS [1859-1883] Collection 1ft; 31cm Sisson , James Joseph Lawson , 1846-1883 , Commander

When he was a boy Sisson's family moved to Switzerland where he went to school. He entered the Navy in 1860 as a cadet in the BRITANNIA and was promoted to midshipman in 1862 After serving in the NEPTUNE, 1861 to 1863, in the Mediterranean, the EDGAR in home waters, 1863 to 1866 and the DORIS in North America and the West Indies from 1866 to 1869, he was promoted to lieutenant in 1869. From 1872 to 1875 Sisson was in the PETEREL on the Pacific Station. After a spell in the MALABAR in 1878 he commanded the FIREBRAND at the Cape of Good Hope from 1879 to 1882. He retired as a commander in 1882 and in 1883 was appointed Port Captain of Natal but died the same year.

The papers were presented in 1952 by Sisson's son, Mr. J.J.L. Sisson.

Papers of James Joseph Lawson Sisson, consisting of a diary, 1859-1860, logs, 1865-1869 and 1872-1876, family letters received and Sisson's own letters to his father, 1860-1883. There is also some biographical material, a pocket book and sketch book.

Please contact the Archive for further information.

Please contact the Archive for further information.

English

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 papers were presented in 1952 by Sisson's son, Mr. J.J.L. Sisson.

Papers of James Joseph Lawson Sisson, consisting of a diary, 1859-1860, logs, 1865-1869 and 1872-1876, family letters received and Sisson's own letters to his father, 1860-1883. There is also some biographical material, a pocket book and sketch book.

Please contact the Archive for further information.

Please contact the Archive for further information.

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English

Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .

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.

• Engels