Papers of William Geering (born 1824), master mariner, and his brother-in-law Gunner George Ellis (died 1885)

1. Letter from William Geering to his wife, discussing the loss of the barque ARCTURUS of Shoreham on a reef in the Ionian Islands, dated 3 March 1869.
2. Certificate of the death of George Ellis, naval pensioner, aged 62, at Lewes, on 2 May 1885.
3. Receipt relating to a valuation for probate, issued to Mary Ellis by J. King, North Street, Lewes, dated 7 May 1885.
Plus three related envelopes and a memo.

Record Details

Item reference: BGY/G/2
Catalogue Section: Manuscript documents acquired singly by the Museum
Level: ITEM
Extent: 7 items
Date made: 1869-1885
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London