Introduction

Over the years the Falkland Islands Company Ltd were the agents for many of the shipping companies, such as the Pacific Steam Navigation Company (PSNC), as well as acting for many of the shipping casualties in their capacity as Lloyd’s Agents in the Falkland Islands. They also dealt with a number of shipping agencies around the world.

NB: There are a number of gaps in the following collections.

The PSNC vessel ss Oravia on Billy Reef November 1912 – photo FIC Collection

Maclean & Stapledon, Montevideo

FIC-WS-MAC-1-1. Tumbled correspondence - 1918 to 1923.pdf2.63 MB

FIC-WS-MAC-1-2. Tumbled correspondence - 1931.pdf4.01 MB

FIC-WS-MAC-1-3. Tumbled correspondence - 1932.pdf4.18 MB

FIC-WS-MAC-1-4. Tumbled correspondence - 1933.pdf3.33 MB

FIC-WS-MAC-1-5. Tumbled correspondence - 1934.pdf2.72 MB

FIC-WS-MAC-1-6. Tumbled correspondence - 1954.pdf2.43 MB

FIC-WS-MAC-1-7. Tumbled correspondence - 1955.pdf1.67 MB

FIC-WS-MAC-1-8. Tumbled correspondence - 1957 to 1959.pdf5.04 MB

FIC-WS-MAC-1-9. Tumbled correspondence - 1960 to 1963.pdf5.71 MB

Pacific Steam Navigation Company

FIC-WS-PSN-1-1. Various re claims for damaged goods on the Oravia 1911 - tumbled papers.pdf19.55 MB 

FIC-WS-PSN-1-2. Oravia wreck. Action of Receiver of Wrecks - tumbled papers.pdf2.43 MB

FIC-WS-PSN-1-3. Oravia. Letters from Receiver of Wrecks with accounts as to salvage and sundries. Rams and PSN salvage.pdf1.08 MB

FIC-WS-PSN-1-4. Oravia. Rams.pdf1.96 MB

FIC-WS-PSN-1-5. Oravia. Salvage distribution.pdf2.3 MB

FIC-WS-PSN-1-6. Oravia. Copies of telegrams and correspondence between FIC Agency and PSNC.pdf3.77 MB

FIC-WS-PSN-1-7. Oravia. Forwarding agent. Oravia A8.pdf1.14 MB

FIC-WS-PSN-1-8. Oravia. Boarding lists. Passengers and crew.pdf12.46 MB

FIC-WS-PSN-1-9. Tumbled correspondence - 1911 to 1914.pdf8.57 MB

FIC-WS-PSN-1-10. Tumbled correspondence - 1918.pdf2.39 MB

FIC-WS-PSN-1-11. Tumbled correspondence - 1919.pdf1.68 MB

FIC-WS-PSN-1-12. Tumbled correspondence - 1920.pdf3.6 MB

FIC-WS-PSN-2-1. Tumbled correspondence - 1921.pdf4.44 MB

FIC-WS-PSN-2-2. Tumbled correspondence - 1922.pdf3.07 MB

FIC-WS-PSN-2-3. Tumbled correspondence - 1923.pdf3.34 MB

FIC-WS-PSN-2-4. Receipt book for outward bound cargo - 4 September 1925 to 9 March 1936.pdf7.66 MB

FIC-WS-PSN-2-5. Tumbled correspondence - 1935.pdf4.89 MB

Disclaimer

While every effort has been taken to ensure accuracy the Jane Cameron National Archives does not accept responsibility for any errors or omissions in these records.

Copyright guide

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Introduction

The Falkland Islands Company Limited purchased their first vessel in 1852 as part of their Royal Charter to provide a regular postal service.  The Amelia, a 150 ton brigantine under Captain Bracey Robson WILSON, arrived in Stanley 1 July 1852 nine days out from Montevideo with general cargo and 19 passengers.  The Falkland Islands Company owned a number of vessels over the subsequent years and continued to carry passengers, mainly between Stanley and Montevideo and Stanley and Punta Arenas.  They also provided a mail, freight and passenger service around the Falkland Islands.  Some of the passenger books and lists have survived and scans of the earliest are below.

FIC-IP01. Passages Book -1938-01-29 to 1949-02-12.pdf21.64 MB

FIC-IP02-Passages Book. 1951-01-26 to 1955-07-15 67.5 MB

FIC-IP03-Passages Book. 1955-08-21 to 1958-02-22 37.4 MB

FIC-IP04. Passenger Lists -1931-05-10 to 1955-11-25.pdf7.94 MB

FIC-IP05. Passenger Lists 1956-08-05 to 1963-08-25 73.6 MB

FIC-IP06. Passenger Lists 1945-04-30 to 1956-10-10 53.3 MB

FIC-IP07. Passenger Lists -1938-01-08 to 1940-05-18.pdf6.72 MB

FIC-IP08. Passenger Lists 1946-10-24 to 1951-12-24 109 MB

FIC-IP09. Passenger Lists 1955-01-13 to 1969-12-21 53.2 MB

FIC-IP10. Passenger Lists 1956-01-10 to 1960-12-21 79.1MB

FIC-IP11. Passengers Lists. 1962-01-20 to 1965-12-22 40.9 MB

FIC-IP12. Passenger Lists. 1966-01-09 to 1968-12-18 60.8 MB

FIC-IP13-Passenger Lists. 1969-01-08 to 1971-01-02.pdf13.04 MB

Disclaimer

While every effort has been taken to ensure accuracy the Jane Cameron National Archives does not accept responsibility for any errors or omissions in these records.

Copyright guide

Copies of government records may be used freely for private research and educational purposes.  If material is to be used for commercial publication, exhibition or broadcast the written permission of the Jane Cameron National Archives must first be obtained. Whenever material from the Jane Cameron National Archives is reproduced in any form or in any medium, the user must acknowledge the Jane Cameron National Archives as the source and give all document references.  For non-government records it is your responsibility as the user to ensure that copyright is not infringed and any infringement that does occur is your responsibility.

Introduction 

The following files are miscellaneous items which don’t necessarily fit under any particular topic.

COBB COLLECTION:

Arthur Frederick COBB was an avid ornithologist and photographer. He leased Bleaker Island from the Falkland Islands Company Ltd and while there made copious notes recording his observations on the wildlife. Although these records are incomplete they are a valuable resource.

FIC-OM-COB-1.1. A F COBB. Bleaker Island - Notebook wildlife weather and other observations. C 1906 to 1923.pdf21.24 MB

FIC-OM-COB-1.2. A F COBB. Bleaker Island - Cattle Book 1910 to 1922.pdf1.4 MB

FIC-OM-COB-1.3. A F COBB. Bleaker Island - Farm Diary 1914 incomplete.pdf4.75 MB

FIC-OM-COB-1.4. A F COBB. Bleaker Island - Farm Diaries 1910 to 1921 loose pages and incomplete.pdf4.27 MB

A F COBB. Notes for lectures and miscellaneous notes.pdf12.39 MB

A F COBB. Correspondence from A G Bennett 10 Apr 1907 to 8 Sep 1954.pdf13.34 MB 

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Introduction

The Falkland Islands Company Limited was formed in January 1851 to purchase Samuel Fisher Lafone’s rights and interests in the land and wild cattle in the southern portion of East Falkland, later known as Lafonia. A preliminary meeting was held 30 April 1851 to discuss the purchase. The Charter of Incorporation was signed 23 December 1851 and the Deed of Settlement signed 10 January 1852. The new company was run by a board of directors in London aided by a Colonial Manager in Stanley. Books of records were kept in both places.

GENERAL: 

Charter etc 1851.pdf(13.41 MB)

Deed of Settlement of the Falkland Islands Company 1852.pdf(49.7 MB)

MINUTES OF MEETINGS OF DIRECTORS:

30 April 1851 to 16 March 1852 - FIC-AM1.pdf(22.2 MB)

A - 19 Jun 1851-28 Jun 1853 - FIC-AM2.pdf(19.13 MB)

A - 5 Jul 1853-1 Jun 1855 - FIC-AM2.pdf(15.94 MB)

B - 21 Jun 1855-7 Mar 1860 - FIC-AM3.pdf(24.45 MB)

B - 29 Mar 1860-21 Dec 1863 - FIC-AM3.pdf(15.96 MB)

C - 11 Jan 1864-15 Dec 1866 - FIC-AM4.pdf(15.44 MB)

C - 17 Jan 1867-30 Jun 1873 - FIC-AM4.pdf(19.77 MB)

D - 2 Jul 1873-5 Dec 1881 - FIC-AM5.pdf(21.57 MB)

D - 2 Jan 1882-19 Nov 1889 - FIC-AM5.pdf(19.45 MB)

ANNUAL REPORTS:

Annual Reports 1852-1854.pdf(534 KB)                Annual Reports 1921-1939.pdf(1.69 MB)     

Annual Reports 1866-1888.pdf(3.27 MB)            Annual Reports 1940-1947.pdf(855.1 KB)       

Annual Reports 1889-1904.pdf(1.84 MB)              Annual Reports 1948-1956.pdf(1.31 MB)  

Annual Reports 1905-1920.pdf(1.68 MB)

 ACCOUNTS:

Dales Journal June 1852 to February 1854 and Dales Cash Book 1 March to July 1854.pdf(20.59 MB)

Waste Book. Part 1. Hope Place - accounts day book and journals - 1852 to 1858.pdf(23.75 MB)

Waste Book. Part 2. Lafonia - Stores drawn by men cash etc in 1868 and 1869.pdf(33.3 MB)

Copyright guide:

Copies of government records may be used freely for private research and educational purposes. If material is to be used for commercial publication, exhibition or broadcast the written permission of the Jane Cameron National Archives must first be obtained. Whenever material from the Jane Cameron National Archives is reproduced in any form or in any medium, the user must acknowledge the Jane Cameron National Archives as the source and give all document references. For non-government records it is your responsibility as the user to ensure that copyright is not infringed and any infringement that does occur is your responsibility.