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Mss Eur B298
- Record Id:
- 032-002278124
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002278124
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000075.0x0000a9
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur B298
- Title:
- Papers of Robert Bensley Thornhill (1818-57) and family
- Scope & Content:
- Papers and miscellaneous items, dated 1840-95, of and relating to Robert Bensley Thornhill (1818-57), Bengal Civil Service 1836-57 and his wife Mary (nee Siddons) (d1857), particularly to their deaths at Cawnpore in the Indian Mutiny; also letters, dated 1858-1919, to their daughter Henrietta (Minnie) from her cousins and other members of the family, including comments on life at Allahabad, Naini Tal, and Sialkot.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002278124", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur B298: Papers of Robert Bensley Thornhill (1818-57) and family" },{ "id" : "036-002278125", "parent" : "032-002278124", "text" : "Mss Eur B298/1-11: Papers of Robert Bensley Thornhill, Bengal Civil Service 1836-57, and his wife Mary Thornhill" },{ "id" : "040-002278126", "parent" : "036-002278125", "text" : "Mss Eur B298/1: Three letters from Mary Thornhill; one from Ghazipur dated 13 Feb 1854, to her mother; and two letters to Emily Couper (wife of Sir…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002278127", "parent" : "036-002278125", "text" : "Mss Eur B298/2: Verses by Robert Bensley Thornhill found at Fatehgarh in December 1857 together with other verses and a note addressed to his wife.…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002278128", "parent" : "036-002278125", "text" : "Mss Eur B298/3: Correspondence relating to the discovery of of these verses; also a letter concerning the Thornhills. Dated as: 1870; 1895" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002278129", "parent" : "036-002278125", "text" : "Mss Eur B298/4: Mary Thornhill's copy of The Afflicted's Refuge or Prayers adapted to various circumstances of distress (Edinburgh, 1840), found in…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002278130", "parent" : "036-002278125", "text" : "Mss Eur B298/5: Letter from C.M. Tucker (A.L.O.E.) to Mrs Thornhill giving news of the course of the Mutiny." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002278131", "parent" : "036-002278125", "text" : "Mss Eur B298/6: Ambrotype of Robert Bensley Thornhill." },{ "id" : "041-003242971", "parent" : "040-002278131", "text" : "Mss Eur B298/6(1): Ambrotype portrait of Robert Bensley Thornhill. TRANSFERRED TO PHOTO 1229. Photographer: Unknown" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002278132", "parent" : "036-002278125", "text" : "Mss Eur B298/7: Gold locket containing the hair of Robert and Mary Thornhill." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002278133", "parent" : "036-002278125", "text" : "Mss Eur B298/8: The Memorial Well, a story for children (London, 1859)." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002278134", "parent" : "036-002278125", "text" : "Mss Eur B298/9: The Office for the consecration of the Memorial Well and adjacent graves at Cawnpore (Allahabad, 1863)." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002278135", "parent" : "036-002278125", "text" : "Mss Eur B298/10: Four postcards of memorial sites at Cawnpore." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002278136", "parent" : "036-002278125", "text" : "Mss Eur B298/11: Correspondence concerning the disposal of the estate of Henry Bensley Thornhill, Bengal Civil Service 1846-57, who was killed at…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002278137", "parent" : "032-002278124", "text" : "Mss Eur B298/12-18: Letters to Minnie Thornhill, daughter of Robert Bensley Thornhill, written from India by her cousins: Ellen who married Capt James…" },{ "id" : "040-002278138", "parent" : "036-002278137", "text" : "Mss Eur B298/12: Letters from Ellen Thornhill." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002278139", "parent" : "036-002278137", "text" : "Mss Eur B298/13: Letters from Henriette written in Naini Tal and Allahabad, and from Ellen written during her voyage to India." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002278140", "parent" : "036-002278137", "text" : "Mss Eur B298/14: Letters from Ellen and Henriette Thornhill in Allahabad and Naini Tal." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002278141", "parent" : "036-002278137", "text" : "Mss Eur B298/15: Letters from Ellen Drummond in Allahabad and Sialkot." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002278142", "parent" : "036-002278137", "text" : "Mss Eur B298/16: Letters from Ellen Drummond in Sialkot." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002278143", "parent" : "036-002278137", "text" : "Mss Eur B298/17: Letters from Henriette Garden, some from Simla." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002278144", "parent" : "036-002278137", "text" : "Mss Eur B298/18: Letters from Sir Henry Beaufoy Thornhill, Indian Army 1873-1913." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002278145", "parent" : "032-002278124", "text" : "Mss Eur B298/19-24: Additional papers of the Thornhill family, presented 1986" },{ "id" : "040-002278146", "parent" : "036-002278145", "text" : "Mss Eur B298/19: Letters to Minnie Thornhill, some jointly with her cousin Ellen, from their grandmother, Henriette Philippine Thornhill (nee…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002278147", "parent" : "036-002278145", "text" : "Mss Eur B298/20: Letters to Minnie from her brother Edward and from various cousins." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002278148", "parent" : "036-002278145", "text" : "Mss Eur B298/21: Letters to Minnie from her uncle, Mark Thornhill (1822-1900), his wife, Mary (d 1901) and daughter-in-law Mary; with a cutting from…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002278149", "parent" : "036-002278145", "text" : "Mss Eur B298/22: Letters to Minnie from various correspondents including Rev T.R. Fisher, rector of Lyston 1857-93, and from two servants at Lyston…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002278150", "parent" : "036-002278145", "text" : "Mss Eur B298/23: Letters to Minnie's daughter, Mabel Siddons-Downe, from her cousin Bill; with enclosure." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002278151", "parent" : "036-002278145", "text" : "Mss Eur B298/24: Miscellaneous papers." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002278124
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Mss Eur B298/1-11 : Papers of Robert Bensley Thornhill, Bengal Civil Service 1836-57, and his wife Mary Thornhill
Mss Eur B298/12-18 : Letters to Minnie Thornhill, daughter of Robert Bensley Thornhill, written from India by her cousins: Ellen who married Capt…
Mss Eur B298/19-24 : Additional papers of the Thornhill family, presented 1986
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- 032-002278124
- Container:
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 24 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1840
- End Date:
- 1919
- Date Range:
- 1840-1919
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Source of Acquisition:
- Presented by Henrietta's daughter Miss Mabel Siddons-Downe, 24 March 1976 and 26 Apr 1976; 1986
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Drummond, Ellen, née Thornhill, wife of James David Drummond, 8th Viscount Strathallan, d 1873
Indian Army, 1895-1947
Thornhill, Family
Thornhill, Mary
Thornhill, Robert Bensley, of the Indian civil service, 1818-1857 - Places:
- Allahabad, United Provinces
Cawnpore, India
Naini Tal, United Provinces
Sialkot, Punjab
Simla, India