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Mss Eur D1092
- Record Id:
- 032-002276164
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002276164
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000075.0x0000df
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur D1092
- Title:
- Papers of Maj William Lindsay, Bengal Army 1826-57, his wife Lillias, and the Lindsay family
- Scope & Content:
- Letters and papers of and relating to Maj William Lindsay (1810-57), Bengal Army 1826-57, and other members of his family recording their lives in India and deaths at Cawnpore in the mutiny; also copies of memoirs of the Lindsay family, compiled c1975-78, by Sir Ronald Alexander Lindsay, 2nd Bart (b 1933).
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002276164", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur D1092: Papers of Maj William Lindsay, Bengal Army 1826-57, his wife Lillias, and the Lindsay family" },{ "id" : "040-002276165", "parent" : "032-002276164", "text" : "Mss Eur D1092/1: Letters from William Lindsay to his father, brother Martin, and sister Jane." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002276166", "parent" : "032-002276164", "text" : "Mss Eur D1092/2: Letters from William and Lillias Lindsay to members of their family. Dated as: 1834; 1846-56" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002276167", "parent" : "032-002276164", "text" : "Mss Eur D1092/3: Letters from William and Lillias Lindsay to members of their family; also one from Caroline Lindsay." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002276168", "parent" : "032-002276164", "text" : "Mss Eur D1092/4: Last letters from William and Lillias Lindsay written from Cawnpore Dated as: 19, 27 May 1857" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002276169", "parent" : "032-002276164", "text" : "Mss Eur D1092/5: Letters and papers relating to the death of William Lindsay and members of his family at Cawnpore." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002276170", "parent" : "032-002276164", "text" : "Mss Eur D1092/6: Additional papers relating to the death of members of the Lindsay family at Cawnpore Dated as: 1857-c1904" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002276171", "parent" : "032-002276164", "text" : "Mss Eur D1092/7: Letters received by Mrs Jane Boase from her sister Mrs George Lindsay and her neice Caroline Lindsay at Cawnpore (with modern…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002276172", "parent" : "032-002276164", "text" : "Mss Eur D1092/8: Notebook into which selected items from the correspondence listed above had been interleaved. (These items have been restored to…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002276173", "parent" : "032-002276164", "text" : "Mss Eur D1092/9: Notes, apparently by Major William Lindsay's son (also named William), summarizing passages in his parents' letters recording the…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002276174", "parent" : "032-002276164", "text" : "Mss Eur D1092/10: Pencil drawing of William Lindsay (1854); photograph of portrait of Lillias Lindsay; photographs of members of the Lindsay family…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002276175", "parent" : "032-002276164", "text" : "Mss Eur D1092/11: Xerox copies of papers relating to the death of members of the Lindsay family at Cawnpore, and of biographical notes and…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002276176", "parent" : "032-002276164", "text" : "Mss Eur D1092/12: Xerox copy of memoir entitled 'William Lindsay (1810-1857)' containing brief biographical notes on him and other members of his…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002276177", "parent" : "032-002276164", "text" : "Mss Eur D1092/13: Xerox copy of memoir entitled 'Three Generations' containing biographical and genealogical notes on members of the Lindsay family…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002276178", "parent" : "032-002276164", "text" : "Mss Eur D1092/14: Typescript transcripts of letters included in Mss.Eur.D.1092/2-3. Transcribed by Andrew Ward in Apr 1993." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002276179", "parent" : "032-002276164", "text" : "Mss Eur D1092/15: Typescript transcript of a letter from Major William Lindsay from Cawnpore to his brother James Charles Goodchild Lindsay concerning…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002276164
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Mss Eur D1092/1 : Letters from William Lindsay to his father, brother Martin, and sister Jane.
Mss Eur D1092/2 : Letters from William and Lillias Lindsay to members of their family. Dated as: 1834; 1846-56
Mss Eur D1092/3 : Letters from William and Lillias Lindsay to members of their family; also one from Caroline Lindsay.
Mss Eur D1092/4 : Last letters from William and Lillias Lindsay written from Cawnpore Dated as: 19, 27 May 1857
Mss Eur D1092/5 : Letters and papers relating to the death of William Lindsay and members of his family at Cawnpore.
Mss Eur D1092/6 : Additional papers relating to the death of members of the Lindsay family at Cawnpore Dated as: 1857-c1904
Mss Eur D1092/7 : Letters received by Mrs Jane Boase from her sister Mrs George Lindsay and her neice Caroline Lindsay at Cawnpore (with…
Mss Eur D1092/8 : Notebook into which selected items from the correspondence listed above had been interleaved. (These items have been restored…
Mss Eur D1092/9 : Notes, apparently by Major William Lindsay's son (also named William), summarizing passages in his parents' letters…
Mss Eur D1092/10 : Pencil drawing of William Lindsay (1854); photograph of portrait of Lillias Lindsay; photographs of members of the Lindsay…
Mss Eur D1092/11 : Xerox copies of papers relating to the death of members of the Lindsay family at Cawnpore, and of biographical notes and…
Mss Eur D1092/12 : Xerox copy of memoir entitled 'William Lindsay (1810-1857)' containing brief biographical notes on him and other members…
Mss Eur D1092/13 : Xerox copy of memoir entitled 'Three Generations' containing biographical and genealogical notes on members of the Lindsay…
Mss Eur D1092/14 : Typescript transcripts of letters included in Mss.Eur.D.1092/2-3. Transcribed by Andrew Ward in Apr 1993.
Mss Eur D1092/15 : Typescript transcript of a letter from Major William Lindsay from Cawnpore to his brother James Charles Goodchild Lindsay…
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- 032-002276164
- Container:
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 15 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1826
- End Date:
- 1858
- Date Range:
- 1826-1858
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Source of Acquisition:
- Deposited on permanent loan and subsequently presented by Mr A L Binney. Sir Ronald Lindsay, 31 December 1984
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Bengal Army
Don, Family
Lindsay, Family
Lindsay, Lillias, née Don
Lindsay, William, Major
Moorsom, William Robert, army officer in India, 1834-1858 - Places:
- Burma, Asia
Cawnpore, India
Myanmar, Asia
Pinang, Malaysia