Beaufort, Sir Francis, (1774-1857), Knight, Rear Admiral, hydrographer

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Surname:	Beaufort
Pretitle:	Sir
Forenames:	Francis
Gender:	Male
Date:	1774-1857
Title:	Knight
History:	Naval officer and hydrographer
Biography:	ODNB link for Beaufort, Sir Francis (1774-1857) Knight Rear Admiral Hydrographer
References:	DNB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P276089 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P129853 )
Online related resources	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Sir Francis Beaufort

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1641-2012: Admiralty: Hydrographic Department: Original Surveys	The National Archives, Kew	ADM 352
2	1787-1857: corresp, journals and papers	Huntington Library	mssFB 1-1920	See Guide 1982
3	1831-57: corresp and papers	Royal Geographical Society	JMS	See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
4	papers rel to testimonial	Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives	RGO MSS 943-47
5	1796-1802: account book	Duke University: William R Perkins Library		See Guide 1980 p38
6	1790-1857: weather logs	National Meteorological Archive		NRA 9962
7	1850-57: corresp with Sir George Airy	Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives	RGO MSS
8	c1848-57: letters to Sir George Back	Royal Geographical Society	SGB	See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
9	1839-50: letters to Sir Richard Collinson	National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library and Archive	CLS	NRA 30121 Nat Maritime Mus
10	1818-50: corresp with Maria Edgeworth and family	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	Edgeworth papers	NRA 30927 Edgeworth
11	1828-1852: letters (115) to Sir John Herschel	Royal Society	HS	NRA 8803
12	1829-57: letters (76) to Sir William Hooker	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives		See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
13	1830-1845: letters (38) to Sir John Lubbock	Royal Society	JWL	See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982; LUB
14	1837-53: letters to Sir John Ross	The National Archives	BJ2/3
15	1827-45: letters (c100) to Society for Diffusion of Useful Knowledge	UCL: University College London (UCL) Special Collections	SDUK	NRA 22241 SDUK
16	1832-52: letters (21) to William Whewell	Cambridge University: Trinity College Library	WHEWELL	NRA 8804
17	1793-1857: (copies) corresp and papers, incl journals and commonplace books	British Library, Manuscript Collections	RP 276