Thomas Martin Sloman diaries of voyages, 1833, 1845-1852, with miscellaneous financial accounts, 1836-1844

MLMSS 3531

fonds

1833-1852

826122

Microfilm : CY 4598 (MLMSS 3531)

0.06 metres of textual material (1 folder and 1 volume in box)

Thomas Martin Sloman (1811-1902) arrived in Australia in 1833 aged 22. He was involved in a number of business ventures before becoming manager of the Savings Bank of New South Wales at Bathurst in 1872. He married Amelia ('Amy') Henning in 1855.

Part of diary of the voyage from London to Sydney in the ship Ann, May - July 1833, with a description of Rio de Janeiro. Includes details of all Sloman's voyages and biographical information written in 1978 by Margaret W. Whiting, grand daughter of T.M. Sloman. MLMSS 3531/1.

Diary describing voyages between Sydney and London, 1845-1852, with financial accounts, 1836-1844. Comprises voyage from Sydney to London in the Sir Robert Peel, 16 Mar. - 18 June 1845; voyage from London to Sydney in the Soubahdar, 2 Nov. 1846 - 10 Feb. 1847; voyage from Sydney to London in the barque Tasmania, 15 Jan. - 15 May 1851; voyage from Plymouth to Sydney in the Royal Stuart, 30 Oct. 1851 - 3 Feb. 1852. MLMSS 3531/2.

Transcriptions of the diaries, by Margaret W. Whiting, are located at MLMSS 7798