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Henry Wolsey Bayfield fonds [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1816-1853.

Reference:

R3616-0-7-E, MG24-F28

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

105340

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Henry Wolsey Bayfield fonds
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Fonds includes:

3 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1816-1853.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

20.5 cm of textual records some transcripts.

Language of material:

English

Scope and content:

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Fonds consists of correspondence, 1816-1839; survey notes, 1816-1825; and journals, 1829-1853. This material is available on microfilm reels H-982 to H-983.

Provenance:

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Bayfield, H. W., 1795-1885

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Bayfield, H. W., 1795-1885 : Bayfield was born in Kingston-upon-Hull, to John Wolsey Bayfield and Eliza Petit. He joined the Royal Navy on 6 January 1806 at the age of 10, as a volunteer on HMS Pompee. In June 1817, Bayfield was made the admiralty surveyor for North America. He surveyed Lake Superior, Lake Erie and Lake Huron, among many others. After several years surveying the lakes in North America, he returned to England in the autumn of 1825, and completed several charts of the lakes. He was promoted commander in 1826, and the following year, he travelled to Quebec to complete surveys of the St Lawrence River. Bayfield was promoted to captain on 4 June 1834, and on 2 April 1838, he married Fanny, who was the only daughter of General Charles Wright; they had six children together. In 1841 his headquarters were moved to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, so that the survey could be continued. On 21 October 1856, he was promoted Rear Admiral of the Blue, and subsequently Rear Admiral of the White on 8 December 1857, Rear Admiral of the Red on 9 August 1861, and Vice Admiral of the Blue on 27 April 1863, and Vice Admiral of the Red on 11 January 1864. He retired on 31 March 1866, and was promoted admiral on the retired list on 18 October 1867. Over a period of over 20 years, he wrote a book entitled Sailing directions for the Gulf and River of St. Lawrence, that was published in instalments. It was later republished in 1860 as The St. Lawrence pilot. The city of Bayfield is named after him, as have been several ships owned by the Canadian Hydrographic Service. He died in Charlottetown on 10 February 1885, at the age of 90. Source: Wikipedia.

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(Electronic) All or some of the documents described have been digitized and are available at the following address: (90: Open)
http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_105340

(Electronic) Les documents décrits ont été complètement ou en partie numérisés et sont disponibles à l'adresse suivante : (90: Open)
http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_105340?usrlang=fr

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General note:

Survey notes, 1816-1825 received in 1937. Journals, 1829-1853 received in 1909.

Location of originals note:

Correspondence, 1816-1839, was transcribed in 1912 from originals with Public Record Office, Admiralty Service Records.

Related material:

See also MG40-I2 and MG12, Admiralty.
Subject heading:

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Surveyors - Canada, 1816-1853

Great Britain. Royal Navy - Officers, 1816-1839

Surveyors - Diaries, 1829-1853

Henry Wolsey Bayfield - Diaries, 1829-1853

Navies - Great Britain - Officers, 1816-1839

Surveying - Great Lakes, 1816-1853

Surveying Canada
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Private

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MG24-F28
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Textual records

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Textual records: microform

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Microfilm reel H-982--H-983

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Date modified:: 2024-05-10