Humphery family - papers, 1805-1944
Humphery family - papers, 1805-1944
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Date
1805 - 1904
Call Numbers
MLMSS 6240/Boxes 1-6, 8-11 , MLMSS 6240/Box 7X
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Physical Description
Contents
1.90 metres of textual material (10 boxes and 1 outsize box)
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Scope and Contents
Contents
1923-1927; Legal documents relating to family estate. Wills of Frederick Thomas Humphery and Alice Humphery, and power of attorney for L.A.M. Humphery (Call No.: MLMSS 6240/1)
1908-1924; Banking records. Includes pass books, cheque books, half yearly reports of the Commercial Bank of Sydney Ltd., and correspondence (Call No.: MLMSS 6240/...
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Full title
Humphery family - papers, 1805-1944
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Notes
General note
This collection was listed in 2005 as part of the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW 1856-2006 Project.
For preservation reasons this collection was re-housed and re-catalogued in 1997. The collection was formerly located at MLMSS 1851.
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Mr & Mrs R.W. McKay in 1969
Administrative / Biographical history
Frederick Thomas Humphery (1841-1908), merchant and parliamentarian, was born near Berrima, NSW, son of Thomas Bott and Mary Ann Humphery. Educated privately Humphery began working in commerce at the age of thirteen. He was a commercial agent and receiver who became a director of a number of public companies and acquired significant rural landho...
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 6240/Boxes 1-6, 8-11 , MLMSS 6240/Box 7X
Record Identifier
npAdVD61
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/npAdVD61
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Reference code
442759
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