Gertrude Parry collection 1822

Gertrude Gatty Parry

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Gertrude [Gatty] Parry was born in 1788 in Bath, daughter of the eminent physician Caleb Hillier Parry and sister to the Arctic explorer William Edward Parry. After the death of William Edward Parry's wife, Isabella, in 1839, Gertrude moved into the family home in London, taking care of her brother's four children before his second marriage in 1841. She died in 1848. From the guide to the Gertrude Parry collection, 1822, (Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge) ...

Parry, William Edward, Sir, 1790-1855

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Sir (William) Edward Parry: b 1790; entered Royal Navy 1803; Lt 1810; in 1818 he commanded the ALEXANDER, a hired brig under the orders of Captain John Ross in his expedition to the Arctic; in 1819 he was appointed to the HECLA, in command of an expedition to discover the north-west passage; promoted Commander, 1820 and Captain 1821; led a further three expeditions to the Arctic, 1821-1825; Hydrographer to the Admiralty, 1825; led a further expedition to the North Pole, 1827, reaching further no...

Parry Gertrude 1788-1841

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