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Correspondence between James Huddart (Torfrida Huddart's father?) and his uncle re marriage (2 Mar-8 June 1868).
Correspondence between James Huddart (Torfrida Huddart's father?) and his uncle re marriage (2 Mar-8 June 1868).
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Object Details
ID:
OLI/46
Type:
Manuscript
Display location:
Not on display
Creator:
Oliver, Robert Don
Date made:
1868-03-02 - 1868-06-08
Credit:
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:
5 items
Parts:
Oliver, Robert Don, Vice-Admiral, 1895-1980. (Manuscript)
Certificates, commissions and letters for Vice Admiral Robert Oliver 1914 -1965. (Manuscript) (OLI/1)
Manuscript (OLI/2)
Letters to First Lieutenant Robert D Oliver from his first wife, Mrs Torfrida L.A. Swann (nee Huddart), 24 November 1927-4 July 1928. (Manuscript) (OLI/3)
Letter to Vice-Admiral Robert Don Oliver and telegrams to his wife. 1927 - 1960 (Manuscript) (OLI/4)
Letter to Vice Admiral Robert Oliver from his second wife and step-daughter. (Manuscript) (OLI/5)
Manuscript (OLI/6)
Letters from Robert D Oliver to Colonel William J Oliver (his father) and Geraldine (his sister) from SS DOUGOLA and HMS GOOD HOPE, Mediterranean, at Malta, Salonika and Bashika Bay (22 Sep-24 November 1912). (Manuscript) (OLI/7)
Letters from Robert D liver to his family from HMS INFLEXIBLE, Mediterranean fleet, re power trials, a spell in hospital with boils and the funeral of the King of Greece (25 November 1912-1 June 1914). (Manuscript) (OLI/8)
Typed copy of letters from Robert D Oliver, HMS ALBION (as Acting Lieutenant) and HMS INFLEXIBLE, re minesweeping in the Dardanelles (18-21 March 1915). (Manuscript) (OLI/9)
Letters from Lieutenant Robert D Oliver to his parents and his sister, mostly from HMS TELEMACHUS and HMS MURRAY; 2 from HMS RENOWN and HMS LEANDER (15 January 1917-24 Dec 1918). (Manuscript) (OLI/10)
Letters from Lieutenant Robert D Oliver to his family, written from HMS RENOWN in Australia (24 May-2 August 1919). (Manuscript) (OLI/11)
Letters from Lieutenant Robert D Oliver to his parents from HMS RENOWN, San Diego, New Zealand, Sura to Samoa, and Nuremburg (25 March 1920-22 April 1922). (Manuscript) (OLI/12)
Letters from Robert D Oliver to his father from HMS EXCELLENT, Portsmouth; HMS WARSPITE, Mediterranean fleet; Lake Louise, Alberta; Wellington; and MV WANGANELLA, Huddart Parker LIne (6 September 1927-24 July 1937). (Manuscript) (OLI/13)
Letters from Commander Robert D Oliver re his journey from Kenya Colony to Khartoum via the River Nile, including typed extracts (5 January-24 March 1931). (Manuscript) (OLI/14)
Letters from Commander Robert D Oliver and his first wife, Mrs Torfrida L.A. Swann (nee Huddart), to his parents from Wellington, New Zealand, during his time at the Navy Office, including a photograph of a weekend at a cottage on Whaikanae River (Manuscript) (OLI/15)
Miscellaneous letters from Robert D Oliver, including one from SS CARTHAGE at sea and one from HMS RESOLUTION (n.d.). (Manuscript) (OLI/16)
Postcards from Robert D Oliver, to his family from Granada and Dominica (21 Feb-5 March 1912). (Manuscript) (OLI/17)
Letters to Robert D Oliver from his father, William J Oliver, Lochside, Kelso (n.d.). (Manuscript) (OLI/18)
Letters from William J Oliver (Robert D Oliver's father) to his wife, including letters from Robert D Oliver and Geraldine (21 Mar-21 May 1901). (Manuscript) (OLI/19)
Letters from William J Oliver (Robert D Oliver's father) to his wife from HMS REVENGE, Portland, Gibraltar, off Cartagena and Algiers, including an empty envelope (7 January 1920-27 March 1925). (Manuscript) (OLI/20)
Letters from William J Oliver (Robert D Oliver's father) to his wife from HMS REVENGE, Portland, Gibraltar, off Cartagena and Algiers, including an empty envelope (7 January 1920-27 March 1925). (Manuscript) (OLI/21)
Letters to Major William J Oliver (Robert D Oliver's father) from his brother Dick, including a leter from Robert D Oliver's school (21 Oct 1906-5 May 1907). (Manuscript) (OLI/22)
Letters from Geraldine and Jim (Robert D Oliver's sister and brother) to their father, Major William J Oliver, including a letter forwarded from Robert D Oliver, Cordwalles, and a list of fixtures for the Cordwalles Cricket Club, 1907 (Manuscript) (OLI/23)
Letters from Robert D Oliver's sister, Geraldine, to their parents (15 Feb 1908 - 1912 June 1909, including undated). (Manuscript) (OLI/24)
Letters from Robert D Oliver's sister, Geraldine, to their parents (15 Feb 1908 - 1912 June 1909, including undated). (Manuscript) (OLI/25)
Letters from Robert D Oliver's first wife, Mrs Torfrida L.A. Swann ("Swannee"), to his father, Colonel William J Oliver (30 November 1927-16 January 1928). (Manuscript) (OLI/26)
Letters from Robert D Oliver's sister, Geraldine, and his brother, Jim, to their parents (n.d.). (Manuscript) (OLI/27)
Letters to Robert D Oliver's father from various (25 September 1925-28 November 1927, including undated) and 6 prescriptions (25 Dec 1900 - 1919 Feb 1906). (Manuscript) (OLI/28)
Letters to Mrs Oliver from various (2 Feb 1915-31 January 1946). (Manuscript) (OLI/29)
Miscellaneous letters (20 August 1905-6 Oct 1969, including undated). (Manuscript) (OLI/30)
School List from Cordwalles, Maidenhead (May 1906). (Manuscript) (OLI/31)
Newspaper cuttings, including an obituary of Robert D Oliver's grandfather and an article re his uncle, Sir Henry F Oliver (14 August 1908-29 April 1988). (Manuscript) (OLI/32)
Letters from Robert D Oliver and his sister, Geraldine, to their parents from Hillhead, including 2 letters from their governess Miss Young and their mother (?) to their father, Major William J Oliver (5-18 June 1902). (Manuscript) (OLI/33)
Letters and postcards from Robert D Oliver to his family from Cordwalles, Maidenhead, including a reply from his father re a letter he had received about Robert's bad behaviour at school (Manuscript) (OLI/34)
Letters from Robert D Oliver to his parents from the Royal Naval College, Osborne (15 March 1907-5 Dec 1909, including undated). (Manuscript) (OLI/35)
Letters and postcards from Robert D Oliver to his father from HMS CORNWALL, during a training cruise to the West Indies and Canada (25 January-9 June 1912). (Manuscript) (OLI/36)
Letters, telegrams and postcards from Robert D Oliver to his family from HMS INFLEXIBLE, Malta, Mediterranean and Falkland Islands. (Manuscript) (OLI/37)
Letters, telegrams and postcards from Robert D Oliver to his family from HMS INFLEXIBLE, Gibraltar and Mediterranean; HMS ALBION and HMS PRINCE OF WALES (1 January-26 September 1915). (Manuscript) (OLI/38)
51 letters and postcards from Robert D Oliver to his family from HMS MURRAY, one including a 50 centimes notes and a coupon from Ypres (26 Oct 1915-26 Dec 1916). (Manuscript) (OLI/39)
Letters from Robert D Oliver to his parents from Lochside; Villa Marina, Antibes, Alpes Maritimes; Portsmouth; and HMS RENOWN (undated). (Manuscript) (OLI/40)
Series of envelopes containing papers of receipts and invoices. (Manuscript) (OLI/41)
Correspondence between James Huddart (Torfrida Huddart's father?) and his uncle re marriage (2 Mar-8 June 1868). (Manuscript) (OLI/46)
Correspondence between James Huddart (Torfrida Huddart's father?) and his wife, including 2 coils of hair (22 June 1868-1 September 1894). (Manuscript) (OLI/47)
Miscellaneous photographs of the Huddart family (nineteenth and twentieth centuries). Please note that two photographs, one of a child and one of a boy are unavailable to order: they form part of the Voyager's Exhibition. (Manuscript) (OLI/57)
Correspondence between Vice Admiral Robert D Oliver and various companies, including Graham How & Co (Insurance Brokers) Ltd, re insurance policies and claims (18 April 1962-16 January 1977). (Manuscript) (OLI/58)
Miscellaneous papers and ephemera, including 6 greetings cards and 7 postcards (April 1948-2 September 1965). (Manuscript) (OLI/65)
10 miscellaneous photographs, one dated 27 September 1940, and one negative (n.d.). (Manuscript) (OLI/66)
Newspaper cuttings, including 3 re Robert D Oliver's appointments (Feb 1944-26 November 1963, including undated). (Manuscript) (OLI/67)
Magazine cuttings (19 May 1956-15 May 1963). (Manuscript) (OLI/68)
Copper bookplate with a crest on it (n.d.). (Manuscript) (OLI/69)
Album of baby photographs and congratulations cards for Rosalind, daughter of Robert D Oliver's second wife, Mrs Marion Joyce Glendinning Van de Velde (8 Aug-31 Dec 1949). (Manuscript) (OLI/70)
Box containing family correspondence, including an envelope of unused Christmas cards and letters from Robert D Oliver to his second wife, Mrs Marion Joyce Glendinning Van de Velde. (Manuscript) (OLI/71)
Diaries for 1960-1978, mostly belonging to Robert D Oliver. (Manuscript) (OLI/72)
Account of James Ingham and his family's voyage to Melbourne in the SUSSEX from London (14 Oct-30 Dec 1854). (Manuscript) (OLI/73)
Rear Admiral Robert D Oliver's Visitors Book (14 Sep 1947-3 September 1948), including an inventory for fire insurance of 11 Pitt Street, Edinburgh (25 Feb 1966). (Manuscript) (OLI/74)
Oliver, Vice Admiral R Don (Manuscript) (OLI/75)
Ledgers re Lochside Farm, 1909-1928 and 1949-1965, and 1966-1969. (Manuscript) (OLI/76)
Various framed and oversize drawings, documents and photographs, including 2 re Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry F Oliver (Robert D Oliver's uncle) on his 100th birthday. (Manuscript) (OLI/77)
File of Vice Admiral Robert D Oliver's recollections, including details of his life: loose newspaper cuttings; and a letter from the RN Sailing Association rejecting an article on a passage to Melbourne in 1854, including the article (Manuscript) (OLI/78)
Folder marked "Robert D Oliver's naval recollections", including: a letter from Arthur Marder, author of "From the Dardanelles to Oran", and Robert D Oliver's reply (11 September 1973) (Manuscript) (OLI/79)
Letters from W.H. Smith to the Earl of Haddington and the Marquis of ? re his nomination of Henry F Oliver (Robert D Oliver's uncle) to go up for examination for a Naval Cadetship, including an empty envelope addressed to Robert Oliver (Manuscript) (OLI/86)
Recollections for Rear Admiral Robert D Oliver, CBE DSC", written by Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry F Oliver. (Manuscript) (OLI/87)
Letters from Henry F Oliver to his brother Colonel William J Oliver, Robert D Oliver's father (17 March 1904-27 January 1930), including 14 photographs of smoke trials at sea, a floating dock at Portsmouth and tanks (14 May 1917 and undated). (Manuscript) (OLI/88)
Enevlope of family papers including letters and photographs. (Manuscript) (OLI/89-90)
Three folders containing 100th birthday letters for Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Francis Oliver (Vice Admiral Robert D Oliver's uncle), including a Nominal Roll of Greetings and replies from his wife Dame Beryl Oliver (Manuscript) (OLI/91)
Enevlope of letters and newspaper clippings about Sir Henry Francis Oliver. (Manuscript) (OLI/92-93)
Account books belonging to Sir Henry Francis Oliver 1926 - 1935. (Manuscript) (OLI/94)
Scrap book, containing 5 letters, including 2 to Mrs Oliver from Winston Churchill (2 Aug-30 November 1952), and a newspaper cutting re Mrs R.D. Oliver's exhibition of paintings at the Walker Gallery, Liverpool (16 April 1936). (Manuscript) (OLI/95)
Photographs, including one of Vice Admiral Robert D Oliver (n.d.); Sir Henry F Oliver (August 1927); Robert Oliver and John Morrison on the lawn at Lochside (c1902) and other family members. (Manuscript) (OLI/96)
Miscellaneous framed photograph of a soldier (n.d.). (Manuscript) (OLI/97)
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