Material on Charles Drinkwater : Died in Australia
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Material on Charles Drinkwater : Died in Australia
Description
Material on Charles Drinkwater, born in Mellor, who emigrated to Australia:
1. Photocopy of newspaper obituary from Derbyshire Paper (date unknown) giving account of his life (plus typed transcript) organist, doctor.
2. Photocopy of letter from Charles Drinkwater in Melbourne 1888 (with typed transcript), describing his voyage from England round the Cape of Good Hope to Australia. Includes account of catching a dolphin and two sharks, the Neptune ceremony at the crossing of the equator and the difficult working conditions of the sailors.
3. Photocopy of death certificate of Charles Drinkwater 1889
4. Hand drawn family tree researched by J L Turner
1. Photocopy of newspaper obituary from Derbyshire Paper (date unknown) giving account of his life (plus typed transcript) organist, doctor.
2. Photocopy of letter from Charles Drinkwater in Melbourne 1888 (with typed transcript), describing his voyage from England round the Cape of Good Hope to Australia. Includes account of catching a dolphin and two sharks, the Neptune ceremony at the crossing of the equator and the difficult working conditions of the sailors.
3. Photocopy of death certificate of Charles Drinkwater 1889
4. Hand drawn family tree researched by J L Turner
Identifier
PPL/06/03
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Louiset
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Citation
“Material on Charles Drinkwater : Died in Australia,” Marple Local History Society Archives, accessed April 25, 2024, https://marplelocalhistorysociety.org.uk/archives/items/show/1327.