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| William (1) Bland |
| Family
Name: |
Bland |
Variant
Spellings: |
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| Given
Names: |
William (1) |
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| DOB |
5 November 1789
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DOD |
21 July 1868 |
| Place
of Birth: |
London, England
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Place
of Death: |
Sydney, NSW |
| Age
at Death: |
78
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| School:
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University:
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| Qualifications:
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Speciality:
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Naval surgeon |
| Other
Occupations: |
Convict
Parliamentarian
Philanthropist |
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| Spouse:
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Sarah Henry m.1817 and separated
Eliza Smeathman m.1846 |
| Children: |
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| Voyages:
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"Denmark Hill" arr. Hobart 1814
"Frederick" from Hobart arr. Sydney 14 July 1814
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| Came
out as: |
Convict |
| Date
Settled Aus: |
1814
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Date
of Departure: |
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| First
Registered: |
1839 NSW No.33
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Off
Register: |
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| Addresses:
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India 1813
Sydney, NSW 1814 onwards |
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| Positions
Held: |
Surgeon's Mate, RN 1809
Surgeon RN 1812
Medical Officer, Castle Hill Asylum 1814
MLC NSW 1843-1848, 1849-1850, 1858-1861
For other positions see ADB |
| Publications:
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See Ford |
| Notes:
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Son of Dr. Robert Bland, London, and (presumably) brother of Rev. Robert Bland, author of Elements of Latin Hexameters etc.(ADB, Cyclopaedia of Biography)
When surgeon RN, convicted of murder Bombay 1813, transported to Sydney 1814, pardoned 1815
Imprisoned 12 months in 1818 for a publication offensive to the Governor
Successful private practitioner and politician NSW
There are numerous article-length biographies of him (most not listed here) |
| Acknowledgments:
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| References: |
Australian Dictionary of Biography
Australian Encyclopaedia
Dunlop NJ. Peep into the past. Medical Journal of Australia 1924;ii:471-6; 522-9
McIntosh AM. Life and times of William Bland. Bulletin of the Post-Graduate Committee in Medicine, University of Sydney, 1954:109-52
Lehane, R. Duelling surgeon, colonial patriot. Australian Scholarly Press 2011
Ford E. Bibliography of Australian Medicine 1790-1900. Sydney, 1976
Ford E. Medical practice in early Sydney. Medical Journal of Australia 1955;ii:41-54
Medical Society of Victoria archives file held at Brownless Medical Library, University of Melbourne
NSW Colonial Secretary Index website [convict Bombay transported on "Frederick", Surgeon RN, Surgeon Castle Hill Asylum, pardon 1815]
Cyclopaedia of Biography. London, 1858 [Rev Robert Bland b.1779 London, son of Dr. Robert Bland eminent physician, d. Leamington 1825, author of Elements of Latin Hexameters etc]
Navy List 1814 [William Bland, Surgeon 1 December 1812] |
| Portraits:
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Several portraits are held at the State Library of New South Wales and may be viewed online
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last updated 04-07-2019
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