Hickley, Henry Dennis, Admiral, 1826-1903.

The Hickley collection consists of two short diaries and a watch bill from HMS Diadem; appointment papers detailing the rise of Henry Dennis Hickley from lieutenant in 1847 to Admiral of Her Majesty's Fleet by 1892; Navy pay records and statements of service; letters and telegraphs between Hickley and the Admiralty from 1869 to 1890; and a small number of documents relating to the domestic life of the Hickleys between 1842 and 1888. The address book of his wife, Mrs. H.D. Hickley, also features in the collection

Object details

ID: HIK/1-6
Type: Manuscript
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 1842-1892
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 1 box, 6 items
Parts: Hickley family papers on Admiral Henry Dennis Hickley and papers on his son Lieutenant John Dennis Hickley. (Manuscript)