Newspaper Article – Presentation on Crown of Italy Wreck (1936)
This Sydney Morning Herald news story of May 21, 1936, describes a presentation made many years later by William Wade, a captain who was Second Mate on Crown of Italy,…
Postcard from Betws y Coed, Wales (1899)
A postcard from Betws-y-Coed, where Frank & Amy Hewson spend their honeymoon after their wedding on June 19, 1899. From a family scrapbook. See also P. 390 of the By…
Elizabeth “Lizzie” (Waters) Pyne Obituary
The obituary of Lizzie Pyne from the Surbiton Times, dated November 24, 1911. See also P. 392 of the By Sea, By Land book.
Frank Hewson Birth Certificate (1865)
Frank Hewson’s birth certificate from October 6, 1865. The father (John Hewson) is not listed. See also P. 348 of the By Sea, By Land book.
Robert Pepperdine & Charlotte Furniss Marriage Certificate (1897)
Marriage register entry for the wedding of Robert Pepperdine and Charlotte Furniss on September 26, 1867. See also P. 349 of the By Sea, By Land book.
Robert Pepperdine/Charlotte (Furniss) Pepperdine Divorce Petition (1872)
The petition from the contentious divorce of Robert Pepperdine and Charlotte Furniss, Frank Hewson's mother, dated May 25, 1872. See also P. 350 of the By Sea, By Land book.
Handwritten Frank Hewson Diary of 12 Voyages
Frank Hewson prepared this document for Amy sometime after they met. It contains detailed descriptions of his voyages as a merchant seaman with the Pacific Steam Navigation Company. NOTE: A…
Thomas Waters Jr. Sketch of Barque Fawn (1840)
Thomas wrote this letter to his mother and father, Thomas Sr & Elizabeth Waters, shortly after he became a teenaged apprentice on the whaling ship Barque Fawn. You can faintly…
Royal Marines Statement of Service for Thomas Waters Sr.
Thomas Waters Sr.'s Statement of Service in Royal Marines. See also P. 174 of the By Sea, By Land book.
Handwritten Poem About John Waters
Hand-written transcription of an elegiac poem written by an unnamed friend of John Waters after his death in 1847. Found in the Waters Family Scrapbook. P. 53. See also P.…
Excerpt from Benjamin Waters Journal (1846)
A portion of Benjamin Waters’ handwritten journal containing thirty-two entries spanning the dates July 30, 1846, to January 9, 1848, has been preserved. This page is dated July 30, 1846,…
Amaret Dakin (1840s)
The earliest image we have of Amaret Dakin, and in fact, any relative from the Waters family. It is a hand-tinted daguerreotype, likely from the 1840s. See also P. 211…