Additional papers of Mrs Margaret Noble: Papers connected with Mrs Noble's research into Brooke family history, 1837-1976

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MSS. Pac. s. 83/29

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Comprises:

Folder 1, 4 Nov 1837-31 Aug 1838:

(item 1) 'Log of Thomas Plumer Halsey, of a cruize in the Fanny cutter to Madeira, Gibraltar and Malta': typescript, pp. 1-91 [Jean Brooke married in 1926 Captain (Sir) Thomas Halsey, Royal Navy].

Folder 2, [1845]-[c. 1975]:

Copies of letters and other papers relating to Mrs Noble's work on a biography of John Brooke Brooke, né Johnson, nephew of Sir James Brooke (for original letters from Sir James, see MSS. Pac. s. 90, Vols 1-4):

(fol. 1) part of letter [from Sir James] about John Brooke Brooke going to Sarawak as his Aide-de-Camp, [1845?]
(fols. 2-5) letter from Sir James to John Brooke Brooke (and typed copy), about John Brooke Brooke's marriage to Annie Grant and his future prospects in Sarawak, 2 Apr 1947
(fols. 6-13) xerox and typed copies of letters from Sir James to his sister Emma Johnson (John Brooke Brooke's mother), to her son Stuart about his entering the Sarawak Service, and to his brother-in-law Rev. F.C. Johnson, about his own illegitimate son [Reuben Walker], 1 Jun 1848, 24 Dec 1857, 9 Jan 1858
(fols. 14-16) copies in Mrs Noble's hand of a letter from Annie Grant to her father [John Grant] about marrying John Brooke Brooke, and from her aunt Lady Matilda Maxwell to John Grant about Annie, 12 and 13 Jul 1856
(fols. 17-19) typed copy of a 'Letter from John Brooke Brooke presumably to Templar' about Sir James's treatment of him and his wish for reconciliation, asking for his correspondent's help as mediator, 8 Mar 1864
(fol. 20) note in Bertram Brooke's hand about John Brooke Brooke and his family, n.d.
(fols. 21-41) 'John Brooke Brooke, 1823-1868': typescript of the Introduction and opening chapter of Mrs Noble's unfinished biography, n.d. [c. 1975].

Folder 3, 8 Sep 1847-13 Jun 1854:

(items 1 and 2) typescript (two copies, pp. 1-32) of letters from Sir James Brooke to Charles Grant (for original letters see MSS. Pac. s. 90, Vol. 4, fols. 1-295, and Box 1/1).

Folder 4, 1853-1967:

Papers concerning Colonel Charles William Brooke [eldest son of Thomas Brooke and half-brother of Sir James Brooke] and his descendants. These papers were given to Mrs Noble by Miss Winifred Brooke, the Colonel's great-granddaughter (see also MSS. Pac. s. 83 Vol. 14, folder A, fols. 117-170). Notes attached to some papers are in her hand. Comprises:

(fol. 1) manuscript copy of poem by Moore, and on verso a list of deaths (Thomas Brooke and his descendants) and a note about the Brooke family, 11 Dec 1853
(fol. 2) copy of baptismal certificate (Montreal) of Charles William Alfred Brooke, 30 Jun 1860
(fols. 3-20) seven holograph letters from Sir James Brooke to his nephew Alfred Bainbrigge Brooke, referring to gifts of money; and a letter from Sir James's solicitors enclosing cheque for £10, a bequest from his estate. Also, copies of five additional letters from Sir James to Alfred Brooke, 1860-1864, 28 Jul 1860-11 Nov 1867
(fols. 21-26) photograph of Emma Reeve; 'In memoriam' cards of Alfred Bainbrigge Brooke (two copies and a cutting of the announcement of his death), Reginald Eugene Brooke, and Adelaide Emma Brooke, 1868; 1904-1946
(fols. 27-30) 'Services of Colonel J[ohn] C[heape] Brooke, Bengal Staff Corps': printed summary of his career in India, with extracts from letters from 'his superiors', n.d. [after 1873]
(fols. 31-35) letter from William Brooke, Richmond, Canada, to his brother Alfred and wife, 3 Apr 1886
(fols. 36-38) manuscript copy of obituary notice from the Westley Gazette Montreal about William Brooke, Barrister, son of Lt Col C.W. Brooke; also of a note about William Brooke, 23 Aug 1894 and n.d.
(fols. 39-60) genealogies, extracts, and notes relating to the Brooke family, n.d.
(fol. 61) printed letter of thanks from the Trustees of the British Museum to Miss C.A. Brooke for a letter book (C.W. Brooke to his father, Thomas Brooke, 1803-1804), 11 Dec 1943
(fols. 62-85) letters from Mrs Noble to Miss Winifred Brooke, about research into Brooke history; also, copies in Mrs Noble's hand of genealogies and a letter from Sir James to his sister Emma, 10 May 1862, 1 Oct 1966-10 Nov 1971
(fol. 86) letter from J.A. Crabbe, British Museum (Natural History), to Miss Brooke about her Bolivian ferns, 9 Oct 1967.

Folder 5, 1858-[c. 1945]:

Miscellaneous papers:

(fols. 1-3) 'Damming a Brooke': typed copy of Punch article about Sir James, 18 Dec 1958
(fol. 4) note about a branch of the Brooke family in Maryland, n.d.
(fols. 5-8) press cuttings about the death of the second Rajah, Sir Charles Brooke, [1917]
(fols. 9-13) genealogies of Johnson and Brooke families (typescript), n.d.
(fol. 14) note signed 'Aunt Nell' giving memorial inscriptions of Thomas Brooke, Ruth Casson Brooke, and Anna Maria Brooke, n.d.
(fols. 15-24) manuscript notes about the Nicholetts and Brooke families, chiefly about Vyner and Bertram Brooke, n.d.
(fols. 25-26) coats-of-arms of Brooke and Ward families, drawn by Mrs Noble, n.d.
(fol. 27) xerox copy of inscription, see MSS. Pac. s. 83/9, Vol. 35, folder 2, fol. 4, n.d. [c. 1945]
(items 1 and 2) two notebooks of Mrs Noble's, which include notes about the Brooke family, the memorials to the Johnson family in White Lackington church, and coats-of-arms, n.d.

Folder 6, 1866-1868, 1965:

(items 1 and 2) 'Diary of Charles Brooke Second Rajah': two typed transcripts with corrections and (pp. 1-27 and 1-26). Attached to each is a covering letter from Arthur Noble to Bertram Brooke and to Jean Halsey, dated 8 and 9 Apr 1964; the first explains the provenance of the diary, 12 Sep 1866-10 Jul 1868
(fol. 3-4) letter from Otto C. Doering 3rd to Arthur Noble, about the diary extract lent to him, and referring to Dr H.S. Morris, London School of Economics, and his interest in Sarawak, 2 Jun 1965.

Folder 7, 1963-1967:

The Rajah of Sarawak Fund:

(item 1) draft Objection by the Rajah to registration of the Fund under the Charities Act 1960 (pp. 1-11), 26 Jan 1963
(item 2) copy of letter from the Rajah's solicitors to the Director of the Legal Branch, Department of Education and Science (pp. 1-10), 25 Aug 1965
(item 3) published Draft Scheme made by the Secretary of State for Education and Science (pp. 1-5), 6 Mar 1967
(item 4) copy of Declaration of Trust between Simon Mackay of the one part and Evelyn Hussey and T.C. Martine ('the Custodians') of the other part, 8 Mar 1967.

Folder 8, n.d. and 1976:

Chronology, Guide, and Pedigree, drawn up by Mrs Noble:

(item 1) chronological table of the Brooke family and others connected by service to Sarawak, 1837-1878, n.d.
(item 2) abbreviated guide to relationships between De Windts, Johnsons, Brookes, Grants, and Hays (2 photocopies), n.d.
(items 3-5) (roll) 'Pedigree of families connected by service to Sarawak' (Johnson, Brooke, Grant, Bruce, and Hay): Mrs Noble's original manuscript, also a photocopy (reduced in size) and the negative, 1976.