Ramsden family - Company records [M1340-1362], 1869-1952

M 1340-1362

fonds

Canberra : Australian Joint Copying Project, [19--]

432536

Microfilm : M 1340-1362

3 microfilm reels 35 mm

In the early 1870s Sir John William Ramsden (1831-1914) acquired sugar and rubber estates in Malaya, the previous owner having been his brother-in-law Edward Horsman M.P. After his death his son John F. Ramsden (1877-1958) maintained an interest in the companies

This collection of records of sugar and rubber estates in Malaya contains letters, reports and balance sheets on the workings of the estates. Correspondence consists mostly of copy letters sent to Sir John W. Ramsden and his son John F. Ramsden

Approval for reproduction required: Permission of the Cumbria Record Office required before copies of the reels can be supplied

Originals held by Cumbria Record Office, The Castle, Carlisle, Cumbria, England

Title on containers: Pennington of Muncaster papers
Corporate author varies : Cumbria Record Office
Cited in Beth Stone's "Guide to microfilm research collection in the National Library" as Pennington of Muncaster: papers relating to sugar, rubber and coconut plantations in Malaya 1876-1925
Filmed as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project by the National Library of Australia and the State Library of New South Wales
National Library of Australia holds microfilm master
Available for reference
Australian Joint Copying Project handbook. Part 8 : Miscellaneous [M series], Entry 123 and 216, p. 60 and 88
Australian Joint Copying Project miscellaneous series M1340-1362
Descriptive list available (17 p.). Also appears at the beginning of reel M1340

Microfilm copy of originals held by Cumbria Record Office, The Castle, Carlisle, Cumbria, England