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1. Mss Eur F697

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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

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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 F697/3

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Mss Eur F697/3
Title:
Lieutenant William Raban
Scope & Content:
Diary of Lieutenant William Raban (1792-1864), son of Thomas Raban and nephew of Colonel William Raban. The diary covers his service with HM's 22nd Regiment of Foot in Ireland, Jamaica and India.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1819-1846
Extent:
1 volume

4. Mss Eur F697/2

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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

5. Mss Eur F697/4

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Mss Eur F697/4
Title:
Partial diary of Jessie Raban
Scope & Content:
4 pages from a diary kept by Jessie Raban (1823-1891) covering 18-30 November 1850. The entries recount the weather, her daily activities and who she has received correspondence from. The entry for the 20 November includes reference to a letter from her brother Herbert announcing the arrival...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Nov 1850-30 Nov 1850
Extent:

1 item (2 folios)

6. Mss Eur F697/7

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Mss Eur F697/7
Title:
Ellen Lydia Mary Curteis "Ellie" Raban
Scope & Content:
2 diaries kept by Ellen Lydia Mary Curteis Raban (1857-1914), known to the family as "Ellie". The diaries cover 1 January to 23 November 1879, and 11 October 1886 to 20 May 1888. Ellie married on 22 July 1893 to The Reverend Richard John Knowling.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1879-1888
Extent:
2 volumes

7. Mss Eur F697/13

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F697/13
Title:
Baker family history and records
Scope & Content:
Family history and records relating to the Baker Family, compiled by Charlie Baker in 1949 and with later annotations by Peter Raban in 1962.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1949-1962
Extent:
1 item, 45 folios

8. Mss Eur F697/14

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Mss Eur F697/14
Title:
Isabel Fenella Place 'Voyage to India in the Madagascar'
Scope & Content:
Diary kept by Mrs Isabel Fenella Place, née Clay of her journey to India in 1851 aboard the Madagascar, Captain Hight commanding. The diary includes an illustration, possibly of the Madagascar; a list of the officers and passengers aboard the ship and entries from 26th March to 9th June 1851. ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1851
Extent:
1 volume (58 folios)

9. Mss Eur F697/9

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Mss Eur F697/9
Title:
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Henry Baines
Scope & Content:
2 diaries kept by Charles Henry Baines (1783-1844), a Colonel in the East India Company Army. He married in 1830 to Mary Elizabeth Raban.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1830-1838
Extent:
2 volumes

10. Mss Eur F697/12

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Mss Eur F697/12
Title:
Constance Maud Raban
Scope & Content:
3 diaries kept by Constance Maud Raban (1 Sep 1876-1 Sep 1952), youngest daughter of Sir Edward Raban. The dates of the diaries overlap and cover 1890-1926; 1896-1901; and 1918.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1890-1926
Extent:
3 volumes