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Barry Cotter

Family Name: Cotter Variant Spellings:

Given Names: Barry

DOB 1807
DOD 1 November 1877

Place of Birth: Cork, Ireland
Place of Death: Swan Hill, Victoria

Age at Death:

School:
University:

Qualifications: LFPSG 1829
Speciality:

Other Occupations:

Spouse: Inez Seville Fitzgerald m.1838

Children: Charles Henry Barry
Frances Laura Snodgrass
Helena Hayes
Francis Henry Durell

Voyages: "Juno" from Liverpool arr. Hobart 7 November 1830
"Norval" dep. Launceston for Port Phillip 21 October 1835
"Rookery" dep. Melbourne for London 6 March 1841
"Agostina" from London arr. Launceston 30 March 1843
"Tamar" dep. Launceston for Port Phillip 31 March 1843
"Isabella" dep. Port Phillip for London 18 June 1844 wrecked 22 June 1844
"Martha and Elizabeth" from Port Phillip arr. Sydney 7 September 1844
"Dublin" dep. Sydney for Hull 8 April 1846
"Royal George" from London arr. Adelaide 26 June 1847

Came out as:

Date Settled Aus: 1830
Date of Departure:

First Registered: 1845 NSW No.270
Off Register:

Addresses: Ireland
Campbell Town, VDL 1830-1835
Melbourne, Port Phillip 1835-1841 approx.
Europe 1842 approx.
Melbourne 1843-1844
Sydney, NSW 1845 (Medical Register)
Goulburn, NSW 1845 (Spurway)
Europe 1846-1847 (shipping record)
South Australia 1847 (shipping record)
Gawler, SA 1850 (SA Register)
Bendigo, Vic 1852 (Bowden)
Wentworth, NSW 1859-1861 (Spurway, Argus)
Menindee, NSW 1867-1870 (Empire, SA Register)
Wilcannia, NSW 1875 (Town and Country Journal)
Swan Hill, Vic 1877 (where died)

Positions Held: Assistant Colonial Surgeon, Campbell Town, VDL 1830-1835
Assistant Colonial Surgeon, Melbourne 1837
Medical Officer, Quarantine Station, Point Nepean 1840

Publications:

Notes: Melbourne's first doctor, arrived Port Phillip 6 November 1835
His parents were Barry Cotter, a magistrate, and Elizabeth Hayes
Doctor and druggist in early Melbourne having come as storekeeper and medical officer with the Port Phillip Association
Visited to Europe in about 1841 but returned to find he was ruined
His wife declared herself a widow after not hearing from him for 11 years, remarried England, died Australia 1864 aged 40 (Spurway)
Set out for London on the "Isabella" but the vessel was wrecked in the Furneaux Group 22 June 1844
Not registered SA (rejected by the Board) but was in practice at Gawler in 1850 (SA Register)
Moira McAlister is writing a biography of this doctor and would like to be contacted by anyone with further information (moira.mcalister@gmail.com)

Acknowledgments: Lenore Frost, Essendon, Vic, December 2003; Reece Jennings, North Plympton SA, March 2004; Michael Bollen of Adelaide, November 2006; Suellen Spiteri of Parkwood, WA, June 2008, Christine Laskowski of Essendon, Vic Dec 2008; Moira McAlister, March 2012

References: Medical Board of New South Wales. Minutes 25 January 1845 [registration of Dr. Cotter of Sydney with affidavit diploma (LFPSG) lost in "Isabella"]
McAlister M. Dr.Barry Cotter: the first doctor in Melbourne. Website accessed December 2018
Howard GT. Port Phillip's early doctors 1835-1839. Medical Journal of Australia 1934; i: 361-6
Cannon M. Historical Records of Victoria Vol I
Bowden KM. Doctors and diggers on the Mount Alexander goldfields. Maryborough, Vic, 1974
Gibbney HJ, Smith AG. Biographical register 1788-1939. Canberra, 1987
Tofft K. In: Campbell Town, Tasmania. Municipal Council, 1966:179
Spurway JT. Australian Biographical and Genealogical Record Series I 1788-1841 ABGR Sydney 1992
"Garryowen". Disciples of Aesculapius. In his: Chronicles of early Melbourne 1835 to 1852. Melbourne, 1888
Ship news. Colonial Times (Hobart) 12 November 1830 [passengers Clarke, Cotton (sic) et al on "Juno" from Liverpool]
Arrived. Hobart Town Courier 13 November 1830 ["Juno" from Liverpool, passenger include Mr. B. Collar (sic)]
Shipping report. Launceston Advertiser 22 October 1835 [J. Bateman (sic) and B. Cotter on "Norval" for Port Phillip]
Port Phillip. Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser 14 May 1840 [Dr. Cotter at the quarantine station]
Shipping intelligence. Port Phillip Gazette 10 March 1841 [Dr. Cotter, lady and family on "Rookery" for London]
Shipping intelligence. Courier (Hobart) 7 April 1843 [Dr. B. Cotter on "Agostina" from London]
Melancholy shipwreck. Colonial Times (Hobart) 10 July 1844 [Mr. Barry Cotter the surgeon of the vessel]
Shipping intelligence. Sydney Morning Herald 9 September 1844 [Dr. Cotter on "Martha and Elizabeth" from Port Phillip]
Clearances. Sydney Morning Herald 9 April 1846 [Dr. Cotter on "Dublin" for Hull]
Adelaide. Sydney Morning Herald 28 July 1847 [Dr. Cotter on "Royal George" from London] [not T. Y. Cotter who was in Gawler Place early July]
Resident Magistrate's Court. South Australian Register (newspaper) 18 January 1850 [Barry Cotter, surgeon, Gawler Town, gives evidence]
One Tree Hill jumping case. Argus (Melbourne) 8 January 1861 [evidence from Barry Cotter medical practitioner at Wentworth]
Serious accident. Empire (Sydney) 29 July 1867 [victim conveyed to Dr. Cotter at Menindie]
Wanted doctors. South Australian Register 11 February 1870 [Dr. Barry Cotter rumoured to have received appointment in SA, leaving Menindie district]
Wilcannia. Australian Town and Country Journal 30 October 1875 [Dr. Cotter's new premises]

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last updated 15-01-2020

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Barry Cotter
Family Name:	Cotter	Variant Spellings:
Given Names:	Barry

DOB	1807	DOD	1 November 1877
Place of Birth:	Cork, Ireland	Place of Death:	Swan Hill, Victoria
Age at Death:

School:		University:
Qualifications:	LFPSG 1829	Speciality:
Other Occupations:

Spouse:	Inez Seville Fitzgerald m.1838
Children:	Charles Henry Barry Frances Laura Snodgrass Helena Hayes Francis Henry Durell

Voyages:	"Juno" from Liverpool arr. Hobart 7 November 1830 "Norval" dep. Launceston for Port Phillip 21 October 1835 "Rookery" dep. Melbourne for London 6 March 1841 "Agostina" from London arr. Launceston 30 March 1843 "Tamar" dep. Launceston for Port Phillip 31 March 1843 "Isabella" dep. Port Phillip for London 18 June 1844 wrecked 22 June 1844 "Martha and Elizabeth" from Port Phillip arr. Sydney 7 September 1844 "Dublin" dep. Sydney for Hull 8 April 1846 "Royal George" from London arr. Adelaide 26 June 1847
Came out as:
Date Settled Aus:	1830	Date of Departure:
First Registered:	1845 NSW No.270	Off Register:
Addresses:	Ireland Campbell Town, VDL 1830-1835 Melbourne, Port Phillip 1835-1841 approx. Europe 1842 approx. Melbourne 1843-1844 Sydney, NSW 1845 (Medical Register) Goulburn, NSW 1845 (Spurway) Europe 1846-1847 (shipping record) South Australia 1847 (shipping record) Gawler, SA 1850 (SA Register) Bendigo, Vic 1852 (Bowden) Wentworth, NSW 1859-1861 (Spurway, Argus) Menindee, NSW 1867-1870 (Empire, SA Register) Wilcannia, NSW 1875 (Town and Country Journal) Swan Hill, Vic 1877 (where died)

Positions Held:	Assistant Colonial Surgeon, Campbell Town, VDL 1830-1835 Assistant Colonial Surgeon, Melbourne 1837 Medical Officer, Quarantine Station, Point Nepean 1840
Publications:
Notes:	Melbourne's first doctor, arrived Port Phillip 6 November 1835 His parents were Barry Cotter, a magistrate, and Elizabeth Hayes Doctor and druggist in early Melbourne having come as storekeeper and medical officer with the Port Phillip Association Visited to Europe in about 1841 but returned to find he was ruined His wife declared herself a widow after not hearing from him for 11 years, remarried England, died Australia 1864 aged 40 (Spurway) Set out for London on the "Isabella" but the vessel was wrecked in the Furneaux Group 22 June 1844 Not registered SA (rejected by the Board) but was in practice at Gawler in 1850 (SA Register) Moira McAlister is writing a biography of this doctor and would like to be contacted by anyone with further information (moira.mcalister@gmail.com)
Acknowledgments:	Lenore Frost, Essendon, Vic, December 2003; Reece Jennings, North Plympton SA, March 2004; Michael Bollen of Adelaide, November 2006; Suellen Spiteri of Parkwood, WA, June 2008, Christine Laskowski of Essendon, Vic Dec 2008; Moira McAlister, March 2012
References:	Medical Board of New South Wales. Minutes 25 January 1845 [registration of Dr. Cotter of Sydney with affidavit diploma (LFPSG) lost in "Isabella"] McAlister M. Dr.Barry Cotter: the first doctor in Melbourne. Website accessed December 2018 Howard GT. Port Phillip's early doctors 1835-1839. Medical Journal of Australia 1934; i: 361-6 Cannon M. Historical Records of Victoria Vol I Bowden KM. Doctors and diggers on the Mount Alexander goldfields. Maryborough, Vic, 1974 Gibbney HJ, Smith AG. Biographical register 1788-1939. Canberra, 1987 Tofft K. In: Campbell Town, Tasmania. Municipal Council, 1966:179 Spurway JT. Australian Biographical and Genealogical Record Series I 1788-1841 ABGR Sydney 1992 "Garryowen". Disciples of Aesculapius. In his: Chronicles of early Melbourne 1835 to 1852. Melbourne, 1888 Ship news. Colonial Times (Hobart) 12 November 1830 [passengers Clarke, Cotton (sic) et al on "Juno" from Liverpool] Arrived. Hobart Town Courier 13 November 1830 ["Juno" from Liverpool, passenger include Mr. B. Collar (sic)] Shipping report. Launceston Advertiser 22 October 1835 [J. Bateman (sic) and B. Cotter on "Norval" for Port Phillip] Port Phillip. Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser 14 May 1840 [Dr. Cotter at the quarantine station] Shipping intelligence. Port Phillip Gazette 10 March 1841 [Dr. Cotter, lady and family on "Rookery" for London] Shipping intelligence. Courier (Hobart) 7 April 1843 [Dr. B. Cotter on "Agostina" from London] Melancholy shipwreck. Colonial Times (Hobart) 10 July 1844 [Mr. Barry Cotter the surgeon of the vessel] Shipping intelligence. Sydney Morning Herald 9 September 1844 [Dr. Cotter on "Martha and Elizabeth" from Port Phillip] Clearances. Sydney Morning Herald 9 April 1846 [Dr. Cotter on "Dublin" for Hull] Adelaide. Sydney Morning Herald 28 July 1847 [Dr. Cotter on "Royal George" from London] [not T. Y. Cotter who was in Gawler Place early July] Resident Magistrate's Court. South Australian Register (newspaper) 18 January 1850 [Barry Cotter, surgeon, Gawler Town, gives evidence] One Tree Hill jumping case. Argus (Melbourne) 8 January 1861 [evidence from Barry Cotter medical practitioner at Wentworth] Serious accident. Empire (Sydney) 29 July 1867 [victim conveyed to Dr. Cotter at Menindie] Wanted doctors. South Australian Register 11 February 1870 [Dr. Barry Cotter rumoured to have received appointment in SA, leaving Menindie district] Wilcannia. Australian Town and Country Journal 30 October 1875 [Dr. Cotter's new premises]
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	last updated 15-01-2020