Reverend George Hunn Nobbs, papers, 1829-1885, with related papers, 1937-1941
Reverend George Hunn Nobbs, papers, 1829-1885, with related papers, 1937-1941
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1829-1941
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A 2881
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Contents
13 volumes of textual material
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Fonds
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Issue Copy
Microfilm : CY 346, frames 1-1231 (vols. 1-5)
Microfilm : CY 349, frames 1-428 (vol. 6)
Microfilm : CY 350, frames 1-1029 (vols. 7-8)
Microfilm : CY 351, frames 1-952 (vols. 9-10)
Microfilm : CY 352, frames 1-540 (vols. 11-13)
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Contents
Vol. 1
Guide compiled in the Mitchell Library (21 pages). An alphabetical index is in the guide
Series 01: Nobbs family papers, 1851-1881
Vol. 2
Includes correspondence between G. H. Nobbs and other members of the Nobbs family, and a journal, 1851-1853, kept at Pitcairn Island by one of the Rev. G .H. Nobb's children
Seri...
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Reverend George Hunn Nobbs, papers, 1829-1885, with related papers, 1937-1941
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Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (6-406B) as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012
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Administrative / Biographical history
G. H. Nobbs, 1799-1884, arrived at Pitcairn Island in 1828, where he became teacher, and
conducted religious services. He went to England and was ordained by the Anglican Church in 1852, returning to Pitcairn in 1853. Nobbs accompanied the Pitcairn Islanders in 1856 and lived there until his death. He married Sarah Christian, granddaughter of...
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A 2881
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94RxWLj1
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940074
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