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1. Mss Eur F697

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F697
Title:
Raban Family Papers
Scope & Content:
A collection of 28 diaries and 5 folders of papers kept by members of the Raban family, and their extended family, from 1803-1962. The collection comprises: 4 diaries kept by Colonel William Raban (1765-1843) covering his leave in England 1803-1804 and 1815-1816; 1 folder of copies of correspon...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1803-1962
Extent:
28 volumes, 5 folders

2. Mss Eur F697/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F697/1
Title:
Colonel William Raban
Scope & Content:
4 diaries kept by Colonel William Raban (1765-1843) during his time on leave in England and following his retirement from service with the East India Company. The first two volumes follow on from each other and cover the period 1803-1804; the third and fourth volumes covers the years 1815-1816. ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1803-1816
Extent:
4 volumes, 1 folder

3. Mss Eur F697/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F697/1/1
Title:
Captain William Raban, on furlough in England
Scope & Content:
The first of two diaries kept by William Raban, a Captain in the Bengal Army, during his furlough in England 1803-1804. The diary recounts Captain Raban's visits, attendances at events and travels during that period. Events attendend include exhibitions, masked balls, fireworks, the opera, din...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Jun 1803-1 Nov 1803
Extent:
1 volume (23 folios)

4. Mss Eur F697/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F697/1/2
Title:
Captain William Raban, diary of his travels around England during furlough
Scope & Content:
The second of two diaries kept by Captain William Raban during his furlough in England 1803-1804, describing his social life whilst on furlough and is eventual return to his regiment in April 1804. Events attendend include exhibitions, masked balls, fireworks, the opera, dinners, meetings with ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Nov 1803-9 Oct 1804
Extent:
1 volume (23 folios)

5. Mss Eur F697/1/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F697/1/3
Title:
Lieutenant-Colonel William Raban retired, diary of his travels through Great Britain and Ireland
Scope & Content:
Diary of Lieutenant-Colonel William Raban, Bengal Army, who retired from the Company's service 20 July 1814. The diary records his travels around England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales in the summer of 1815 including visits to Preston, Kendal, Penrith, Kelso, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Ayr, Ballantrae,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jun 1815-11 Sep 1815
Extent:
1 volume (28 folios)

6. Mss Eur F697/1/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F697/1/4
Title:
Lieutenant-Colonel William Raban retired, diary of his travels through Europe
Scope & Content:
Diary of Lieutenant-Colonel William Raban, Bengal Army, who retired from the Company's service 20 July 1814. The diary records his travels around Europe in 1816 including visits to Antwerp, Aix-la-Chapelle, Liege, and Paris. Particular attention is given to the theatre and opera performances h...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
01 May 1816-19 Sep 1816
Extent:
1 volume (50 folios)

7. Mss Eur F697/1/5

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F697/1/5
Title:
Photocopies of Correspondence between Lt-Col William Raban and The Hon. Thomas Stamford Raffles, 1811-1814
Scope & Content:
Copies of transcripts of 51 items of original correspondence primarily between Lieutenant-Colonel William Raban, Resident at Cheribon, Java and The Hon. Thomas Stamford Raffles, Lieutenant-Governor of Java, 1811-1814. The correspondence relates to the day to day administration of Cheribon and co...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1948
Extent:
35 folios

8. Mss Eur F697/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F697/2
Title:
Lydia King Baker
Scope & Content:
Five diaries kept by Lydia King Baker, later Raban (1821-1862) covering 1840-1846 and recounting her voyage to India on board the Maidstone; her first year's residency in Noakhali, where her father, a surgeon in the East India Company, was stationed; her engagement to Herbert Raban during a visi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1817-1846
Extent:
5 volumes

9. Mss Eur F697/2/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F697/2/1
Title:
Journal of A Voyage to India and Two Months Residence in that Country, Vol. 1.
Scope & Content:
The first of two diaries kept by Lydia King Baker, later Raban, of her voyage out to India with her mother Lydia (nee King) and youngest sister Sophie, to join her father John Baker, a surgeon for the East India Company. The diary covers the period 5 Aug 1840-15 Nov 1840, although the entries st...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1840-Jan 1841
Extent:
1 volume (69 folios)

10. Mss Eur F697/2/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F697/2/2
Title:
'Journal of a Voyage to India and Two Months Residence in that Country, Volume 2'
Scope & Content:
The second of three diaries kept by Lydia King Baker, later Raban, of her voyage out to India to join her father John Baker, a surgeon for the East India Company. The diary entries cover 15 November 1840 to 19 January 1841. The diary starts with the Maidstone's arrival in India and their arriva...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Nov 1840-12 Aug 1846
Extent:
1 volume (69 folios)