Papers of the Wilson family of merchant shipowners.
Scope and Contents
The collection documents the life and global commercial interests of a Banffshire family who settled in Tasmania and Bengal, and is comprised of the correspondence and papers of Captain John Wilson, his wife Barbara Wilson, their children Captain William Wilson and his wife Grace Wilson; Jane Craigie, née Wilson and her husband George Craigie; John Wilson; and Sir James Milne Wilson, KCMG, and his wife Deborah Hope Wilson. With correspondence and papers of their relatives John Wilson Smith and the Allardyce family.
Dates
- Creation: 1823-1880.
Creator
- Wilson, John, 1762-1833 (merchant shipowner of Banff) (Person)
- Wilson, Barbara, 1772-1859 (née Grey, wife of John Wilson of Banff) (Person)
- Wilson, Grace, 1806-1844 (née Lord, wife of William Wilson) (Person)
- Wilson, John, 1806-1825 (son of John Wilson of Banff) (Person)
- Wilson, James Milne, Sir, 1812-1880 (Knight Premier of Tasmania) (Person)
- Wilson, Deborah Hope, 1821-1897 (née Degraves, wife of Sir James Milne Smith) (Person)
- Wilson Smith, John, fl 1828-1830 (Person)
- Allardyce, fl 1824-1850 (of Banff and Hobart) (Family)
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
9 Folders
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The papers were arranged into series by the State Archivist of Tasmania, Dr Mary McRae, who oversaw their copying by the AJCP. This arrangement has been retained.
Custodial History
The papers were collected by Ada Wilson, a daughter of Sir James Wilson, and passed to the donor by descent.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 2021, by Mr Tony Fleetwood-Wilson, Windsor.
Existence and Location of Copies
A selection of records from this collection was microfilmed by the Australian Joint Copying Project (AJCP) in 1975. The original AJCP microfilm is available at the National Library of Australia as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.
Geographic
- Australia. Oceania. Nation. Longitude: 135.0000. Latitude: -25.0000.
- Banffshire, Aberdeenshire. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland. County.
- Bengal. Asia. General region.
- Hobart. Oceania - Australia - Tasmania. Inhabited place. Longitude: 147.3000. Latitude: -42.9000.
- India. Asia. Nation. Longitude: 77.0000. Latitude: 20.0000.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk