Maconochie, Alexander, 1787-1860
Variant namesEpithet: Commander; RN; KH; formerly Superintendent at Norfolk Island
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000876.0x0002c3
Alexander Maconochie was born in February 1787 in Edinburgh. He joined the Royal Navy in 1805 serving in the West Indies. He retired as Captain in 1855. Maconochie accompanied Sir John Franklin to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) as private secretary but was dismissed in 1838. He served a superintendent of the penal colony on Norfolk Island between 1840-1844. He died in Morden Surrey in October 1860
From the guide to the Alexander Maconochie collection, 1848, (Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge)
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| referencedIn | Hall, James Lincoln. Australian history : manuscript for early music articles. | Libraries Australia | |
| creatorOf | Maconochie, Alexander, 1787-1860. Letter, [not after 1910] [manuscript]. | Libraries Australia | |
| referencedIn | Manuscript Albums, 1615 - 1959 | Newcastle University: Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Alexander Maconochie collection, 1848 | Scott Polar Research Institute | |
| creatorOf | Alexander Maconochie collection, 1848 | Scott Polar Research Institute | |
| referencedIn | Vol. CCCCI (ff. 489). 12-31 Dec. 1845.includes:f. 1 Bernard Barton, poet: Correspondence with Sir R. Peel: 1845-1848.ff. 3, 5 Matthew Bell, MP: Correspondence with Sir R. Peel: 1828-1845.ff. 7, 188-201 Walter Francis Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 5th ... | British Library |
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| associatedWith | Hall, James Lincoln. | person |
| associatedWith | Maconochie Alexander 1787-1860 | person |
| associatedWith | Ripon, Frederich John Robinson 1st Earl of Ripon., 1782-1859. | person |
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Birth 1787-02-11
Death 1860-10-25
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