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| John Stewart |
| Family
Name: |
Stewart |
Variant
Spellings: |
Stuart |
| Given
Names: |
John |
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| DOB |
1807 appox.
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DOD |
28 January 1854 |
| Place
of Birth: |
Dunblane, Scotland
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Place
of Death: |
Simon's Town, South Africa |
| Age
at Death: |
46
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| School:
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University:
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| Qualifications:
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LFPS Glasgow 1829
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Speciality:
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Occupations: |
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| Spouse:
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Helena Poynz m.1844 Morpeth NSW |
| Children: |
Son b. 1844 Morpeth NSW
Daughter b. 1846 Newcastle NSW |
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| Voyages:
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"William Abrams" from Greenock arr. Melbourne 26 July 1841
"William Abrams" from Melbourne arr. Sydney 4 Sep 1841
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| Came
out as: |
Surgeon Superintendent |
| Date
Settled Aus: |
1841
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Date
of Departure: |
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| First
Registered: |
1841 NSW No.193
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Off
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| Addresses:
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Dunblane, Scotland
Melbourne, Vic 1841 (shipping record, PP Gazette)
Sydney, NSW 1841-1843 (Medical register)
Morpeth, NSW 1844-1845 (Maitland Mercury)
Newcastle, NSW 1846 (SMH)
Simon's Town, South Africa 1849 (Advertiser) |
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| Positions
Held: |
Surgeon to the Benevolent Asylum, Newcastle (Advertiser)
Health Officer, Simon’s Town 1849 (Advertiser) |
| Publications:
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Evils of Intemperance by John Stewart LFPSG, dedicated to Cornelius Stewart surgeon of Dunblane [advance notice in Essay on the Dunblane Mineral Springs, by Peter Gordon Stewart LFPSG 1839] |
| Notes:
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He was a brother of Dr. Cornelius Stewart (qv) and Dr. Gordon Stewart of Capetown. Their father was Dr. Cornelius Stewart of Dunblane, Scotland
According to the old AMPI index card John Stewart of Dunblane qualified LFPS Glasgow in 1829, whereas the NSW medical register has 1839
The earlier date is more likely, given his age, although the NSW medical register is rarely wrong
Gave lectures on Physiology at Sydney School of Arts in 1841 and at Maitland Mechanics Institute 1845
He was seeking two young men as boarders soon after his marriage (Maitland Mercury 17 February 1844)
From 1852-1862 the published lists of the NSW Medical Board have him as John Stuart, Maitland, reverting to John Stewart, Maitland, from 1863-1864 and then John Stewart with no address until 1885!
He probably left Australia in 1848 or 1849
His gravestone is at the Old Burying Ground, Simonstown, Cape |
| Acknowledgments:
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This record was updated in April 2008 with information supplied by Helen Robinson of Mount Waverley, Vic; and in January 2022 with information from Christopher Barends |
| References: |
New South Wales Medical Board. Minutes 4 October 1841 [John Stewart registered no.193 LFPSG 22 August 1839 (sic)]
New South Wales Medical Board. List of legally qualified medical practitioners. Sydney, 1842 [John Stewart, Elizabeth Street Sydney]
List of Licentiates of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow 1785-1855 (typescript of unknown origin) [John Stewart 1829 (sic)]
Curious Fox family history website 2016 [posting about descendants of Dr. Cornelius Stewart (1775-1855) of Dunblane, incl. John b. there 1810 (sic) d. Simonstown South Africa 1854]
Hughes IA Passengers to Port Phillip from Scotland, 1839-51. Northcote, Vic, 1980
Immigration Office, Melbourne Return 8 June 1852 [J. Stuart (sic) surgeon superintendent on "William Abrahams" (sic) from Greenock arrived 26 July 1841]
Dr. John Stewart [advertisement]. Port Phillip Gazette 31 July 1841 [just arrived per "William Abrams" will deliver a course of lectures on phrenology]
Shipping intelligence. Australasian Chronicle (Sydney) 5 August 1841 [arrival of the "William Abrams" (sic) from Greenock]
Shipping intelligence. Australian (Sydney) 7 September 1841 [arrival of "William Abrams" (sic) from Port Phillip]
Lecture on physiology. Sydney Herald 12 November 1841
Mr John Stewart surgeon [advertisement]. Sydney Herald 20 November 1841 [commencing practice in Sydney]
Married. Maitland Mercury 27 January 1844 [Surgeon John Stewart son of Dr. Cornelius Stewart, Dunblane, Scotland, to Helena Poyntz]
Card [advertisement]. Maitland Mercury 17 February 1844 [Mr. John Stewart, Surgeon, Morpeth, looking for boarders]
Family notices. Maitland Mercury 4 January 1845 [at Morpeth, on the 23rd December, Mrs. Dr. John Stewart, of a son]
Family notices. Sydney Morning Herald 6 April 1846 [at Newcastle, on the 1st April, Mrs. Dr. John Stewart, of a daughter]
Deaths. Maitland Mercury 11 October 1848 [on 7th October Ellen Amelia only daughter of John Stewart Esq MD late of Newcastle]
Died. South African Commercial Advertiser 21 April 1849 [at Sydney, NSW Ellen Amelia aged 2 yrs 7 months, daughter of Dr. John Stewart (lately Surgeon to the Benevolent Asylum of Newcastle NSW), Health Officer, Simon’s Town]
Deaths. Sydney Morning Herald 13 April 1869 [at Newcastle, James Stanley Stewart, son of the late Dr. John Stewart of Dunblane, Scotland in his 25th year][is this the son born 1844?]
Scotland. Medical Press 14 February 1883 [death of Dr. P. Gordon Stewart at Dunblane, returned there in 1882 after 32 years at the Cape] |
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Gravestone of John Stewart, Old Burying Ground, Simonstown, Cape |
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last updated 15-01-2022
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