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Printed book - 'Nauticks; or Sailor's verses... in two volumes...'. Poems and verses written by Edward Thompson, 2 vols, 1783. (Manuscript)
1783 - 1783
THM/350
THOMPSON, Lady Ellinor - Printed material - printed books - 'Nauticks; or Sailor's verses... in two volumes...'. Poems and verses written by Edward Thompson, 2 vols, 1783.
Printed book - 'Naval battles, from 1744 to the Peace in 1814', by Charles Ekins, Rear-Adm, 1824 (Manuscript)
1824 - 1824
THM/354
THOMPSON, Lady Ellinor - Printed material - printed books - 'Naval battles, from 1744 to the Peace in 1814', by Charles Ekins, Rear-Adm, 1824
Printed book - 'The seaman's new vade mecum; containing a practical essay on naval book-keeping with the method of keeping the Captain's books', 1798 (Manuscript)
1798 - 1798
THM/351
THOMPSON, Lady Ellinor - Printed material - printed books - 'The seaman's new vade mecum; containing a practical essay on naval book-keeping with the method of keeping the Captain's books', 1798
Printed books - 'Nelson', by Carola Oman, 1948 (Manuscript)
1948 - 1948
THM/362
THOMPSON, Lady Ellinor - Printed material - printed books - 'Nelson', by Carola Oman, 1948
Printed book - 'Byron's works, complete in one volume...', 1837 (Manuscript)
1837 - 1837
THM/358
THOMPSON, Lady Ellinor - Printed material - printed books - 'Byron's works, complete in one volume...', 1837
A handwritten family tree rolled. (Manuscript)
1960 - 1970
THM/372
This is a handwritten Thompson family tree beginning with Abraham Laden in 1643 and continued till 1823 and Vice-Admiral Thomas Boulden Thompson.
A series of draft chapters of Lady Thompson's book as well as the research she used to write it (Manuscript)
1960 - 1970
THM/371
This is draft chapters 14-18 of the family book Lady Thompson wrote with edited notes as well as her research notes.…
Letters to Lady Thompson on her family research. (Manuscript)
1960 - 1960
THM/365
Family research on the Thompson includes letters from The Borthwick Institute of Historical research, Country Records office of Yorkshire, Kingston Upon Hull Public Libraries, Record office of Carlisle letters on the establishment on the coat of arms of her family.…
A folder containing xerox copies sent by record offices, including the last will and testaments of Thompson family members. (Manuscript)
1960 - 1960
THM/367
Xerox copies of Elizabeth Thompson of Kingston with transcript, last will and testimony of Joseph Thompson, the last Will and Testimony of Francis Thompson and the last Will and Testimony of Arrabella Thompson 1739.
A draft hand drawn family tree of the Thompson family. (Manuscript)
1960 - 1960
THM/368
This is a draft of the rolled family tree hand drawn in pencil as well as a letter to Lady Thompson from Peter Ryons. On the family tree from the Mummerys and Pittock family side as well as the book that Lady Thompson was working on.
A copy of the last Will and Testimony of George Thompson. (Manuscript)
1960 - 1970
THM/369
A photocopy of the last Will and Testimony of George Thompson June 1800 in Sculcoates. This copy is from the Borthwick Institute of Historical Research.
Series of letters from William M Raikes and JM Raikes re: TB Thompson's personal financial matters etc, 1799-1824 (Manuscript)
1799 - 1824
THM/126
THOMPSON, Thomas Boulden, Sir, Vice-Admiral (1766?-1828) - Series of letters from William M Raikes and JM Raikes re: TB Thompson's personal financial matters etc, 1799-1824
Papers of Lady Thompson consisting of extracts from Dictionary National Biography and O'Byrne's on Sir Thomas Raikes Trigge Thompson (Manuscript)
THM/312
THOMPSON, Lady Ellinor - Papers of Lady Thompson consisting of extracts from Dictionary National Biography and O'Byrne's on Sir Thomas Raikes Trigge Thompson
Notes relating to the Raikes and Trigge families, including the coat-of-arms for the Trigge family (watercolour on vellum) (Manuscript)
THM/313
THOMPSON, Lady Ellinor - Notes relating to the Raikes and Trigge families, including the coat-of-arms for the Trigge family (watercolour on vellum)
Letters and notes relating to Lady Thompson's research into the Lovett family, Isham Baggs, John Pendragon, and the story behind Gertrude, Duchess of Bedford, and her riding habit being chosen as the new design for the Royal Navy uniform, c1747 (Manuscript)
THM/315
THOMPSON, Lady Ellinor - Letters and notes relating to Lady Thompson's research into the Lovett family, Isham Baggs, John Pendragon, and the story behind Gertrude, Duchess of Bedford, and her riding habit being chosen as the new design for the Royal Navy uniform, c1747
Printed matter which includes newspaper cuttings 'The Gloucester Journal', 4 Oct 1930, 'The Illustrated London News', 7 Oct 1865; and copies of the 'Sunday Times' and 'Observer' magazines, 1965-1970 (Manuscript)
1865-10-07 - 1970
THM/321
THOMPSON, Lady Ellinor - Printed matter which includes newspaper cuttings - 'The Gloucester Journal', 4 Oct 1930 in memory of Robert Raikes, a centenary celebration; 'The Illustrated London News', 7 Oct 1865; and copies of the 'Sunday Times' and 'Observer' mag…
Correspondence, drafts and notes re: Thomas Boulden Thompson's request to receive half pay as a naval officer after taking up the post of Comptroller of the Navy, (Manuscript)
1799 - 1816
THM/112
THOMPSON, Thomas Boulden, Sir, Vice-Admiral (1766?-1828) - Correspondence, drafts and notes re: Thomas Boulden Thompson's request to receive half pay as a naval officer after taking up the post of Comptroller of the Navy, stating the precedence of Sir Andrew Snape Hammond.…
Papers, mainly letters, regarding a medal awarded to Thompson after the Battle of the Nile, 1798. (Manuscript)
1801 - 1822
THM/114
THOMPSON, Thomas Boulden, Sir, Vice-Admiral (1766?-1828) - Papers, mainly letters, regarding a medal awarded to Thompson after the Battle of the Nile, 1798, and re: the award of the KCB in 1815, 1801-1822.…
Certificate appointing Edward Thompson a Brother of Trinity House, 1765 (Manuscript)
1765 - 1765
THM/1
THOMPSON, Edward, Commodore (1738?-1786) - Certificate appointing Edward Thompson a Brother of Trinity House, 1765 (with wax seal).
This item requires specialist conservation treatment and is currently unfit for production. Please contact staff for further information.…
THOMPSON, Thomas Raikes Trigge, Sir, Vice-Admiral, 2nd Bt (Manuscript)
1830 - 1830
THM/201
THOMPSON, Thomas Raikes Trigge, Sir, Vice-Admiral, 2nd Bt (1804-1865) - Rough letterbook, mainly personal letters, kept by TRT Thompson while on board HMS CADMUS, 1830. Navigational calculation at the back
Letters re: the estate of Hartsbourne Manor Place belonging to TB Thompson, 1808 (Manuscript)
1808 - 1808
THM/133
THOMPSON, Thomas Boulden, Sir, Vice-Admiral (1766?-1828) - Letters re: the estate of Hartsbourne Manor Place belonging to TB Thompson, 1808
Legal documents - will of Thomas Smith with letter from his sons and a few papers, 2 May 1821; a lease between Robert Hucks and Edward Gray, 1778. (Manuscript)
1778 - 1828-05-19
THM/134
THOMPSON, Thomas Boulden, Sir, Vice-Admiral (1766?-1828) - Legal documents - will of Thomas Smith with letter from his sons and a few papers, 2 May 1821; a lease between Robert Hucks and Edward Gray, 1778; and counterpart of a lease between Mrs Sarah Noyes to Dame Anne Thompson of Hartsbourne Manor …
Pocket ledger recording Thompson's personal accounts, 1803 (Manuscript)
1803 - 1803
THM/105
THOMPSON, Thomas Boulden, Sir, Vice-Admiral (1766?-1828) - Pocket ledger recording Thompson's personal accounts, 1803
Pocket ledger recording Thompson's personal accounts, 1805 (Manuscript)
1805 - 1805
THM/107
THOMPSON, Thomas Boulden, Sir, Vice-Admiral (1766?-1828) - Pocket ledger recording Thompson's personal accounts, 1805
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