Admiral Phillip Parker King family papers, 1805-1902

MLMSS 5277

fonds

1805-1902

Textual Records, Graphic Materials

913714

Microfilm : Refer to Contents for location numbers

1 box of textual material

Acquired from Mrs Frances Joyce King and Robert Geoffrey King in 1989. Phillip Parker King (1791-1856), son of Philip Gidley King, third Governor of New South Wales, and Anna Josepha, nee Combe, was born at Norfolk Island. Educated in England he entered the navy and became lieutenant in 1814. In February 1817 he was appointed to conduct a survey of the north and north-west coastline of Australia not previously examined by Matthew Flinders. He sailed for the colony in April in the transport Dick accompanied by his wife of two months, Harriet, the youngest daughter of Christopher and Mary Lethbridge. Between 1817 and 1822 King made five exploratory voyages. The first, from December 1817 to July 1818, commenced the survey at the North-West Cape by way of the western route and Bass Strait. King surveyed as far as Van Diemen's Gulf and Melville Island and visited Timor. During her husband's absence Harriet King lived at 'Rosehill Cottage', Paramatta, near her sister in law, Anna Maria, wife of Hannibal Hawkins Macarthur. When King was recalled in 1822 she travelled with him accompanied by their three young sons. During the voyage a fourth son was born. With King's departure for South America, Harriet King returned to New South Wakes to manage the family property, Dunheved, near St Marys. The eldest son, Philip Gidley 91817-1904), went with his father in the Adventure to survey the southern coast of South America and in 1831 sailed as midshipman in the Beagle. In later years he was involved in the management if the Australian Agricultural Company and the formation of the Peel River Land and Mining Company

Series 01: Phillip Parker King, 1808-ca. 1822
A. Remark books, 3 volumes
Items 1-3
December 1817-February 1818; February 1818-March 1818;
March 181-April 1818. Illustrations
Written on board the Cutter Mermaid during the first survey of the north-west coast of Australia; the basis for the published account, 'Narrative of a survey of the intertropical and western coasts of Australia performed the years 1818 and 1822, 'London, J. Murray, 1826
For the journal and log of the Mermaid see microfilm MAV / FM4 / 2094, original being housed in Admiralty Library, London
(Request Microfilm: CY 2565, frames 1 - 350)

B. Family letters (6) received, 1808-1817
Item 4
Includes letters from King's sisters, Anna Maria and Elizabeth, 1808, his mother, Anna Joseph, 1808, his grandmother, Utricia King, 1809, 1811, and his mother in law, Mary Lethbridge, 1817
Arranged chronologically

C. Scrapbook, 1812-1815
Item 5
Contains newscuttings of verse, letters and articles relating to naval and military matters, social life, amusing and unusual happenings

D. 'Accounts of farms in the South Creek', 1805-1814
Item 6
Fair copy wm 1813. Signed by Phillip Parker King page 23 and page 35. Copy attributed to Phillip Parker King when serving in the colony between 1817-1822
Contains accounts for Dunheved, the King family property, beginning with Governor King in 1805. After his departure the account is kept by Rowland Hassall on his behalf and, later, in the name of Mrs King

Series 02: King family, 1817-ca. 1902
A. Correspondence, 1817-1873
Item 7
Includes letters (2) from Harriet King to her mother, Mary Lethbridge, 1817, with postscript by Phillip Parker King; letter from Reverend Samuel Marsden to Anna Josepha King, 1818; letters (3) from Harriet King to her sister in law, Anna Maria Macarthur, 1822, 1823; letter from Christopher Lethbridge to Anna Josepha King, 1826; letter from Harriet King to her sons, Philip Gidley King, the younger, and John King, 1830; and letter from Benjamin Brancker to Mrs King, 1873, i.e. Harriet King

This collection includes maps at M Ser 4 000/1 MLMSS 5277/Maps 1-9
B. Maps 18 - -1902

M Ser 4 000/1 MLMSS 5277/Map 7
i 'Plan of the western division of Dunheved', 1861

M Ser 4 000/1 MLMSS 5277/Map 2
ii 'Plan of Dunheved' 1869

M Ser 4 000/1 MLMSS 5277/Map 9
iii Map of Cambridge Park, 18-

M Ser 4 000/1 MLMSS 5277/Maps 3 and 8
iv Plan of St. Steven's estate County of Cumberland, Parish of Castlereagh, 1902

M Ser 4 000/1 MLMSS 5277/Map 4
v 'Plan of part of Kingswood estate near Penrith', 19-

M Ser 4 000/1 MLMSS 5277/Map 1
vi 'To clear Cambridge Park Kingswood, 1 mile from Penrith private sale, farm blocks from 4 acres to 50 acres at low prices' 19-

M Ser 4 000/1 MLMSS 5277/Map 6
vii Town of Tamworth, section, 47, 19-

M Ser 4 000/1 MLMSS 5277/Map 5
viii. Town of West Tamworth, section U, 19-

Series 03: Philip Gidley King, the younger, 1849-1901
A. Bill of loading, 1849
Item 8

B. Notes relating to the King family and properties, including Dunheved, ca. 1895. MS, typescript
Item 9
Includes listing of real estate, 1806-1849

C. Papers relating to Philip Gidley King, Governor of NSW, CA. 1898. MS, printed
Item 10
Includes letter and note by George William Rusden, May 1898, relating to volume 5 of Historical Society Records of New South Wales: King, 1803-1805

D. Papers relating to conveyancing, 1875-1901. MS, printed
Item 11
Includes draft of short form conveyance

Series 04: Miscellaneous
Item 12

(Request Microfilm: CY 2566)

Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (1-350C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011