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| Samson Davis |
| Family
Name: |
Davis |
Variant
Spellings: |
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| Given
Names: |
Samson |
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| DOB |
17 November 1818
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DOD |
23 December 1860 |
| Place
of Birth: |
Whitechapel, London, England
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Place
of Death: |
Newstead, Vic |
| Age
at Death: |
42
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| School:
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University:
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| Qualifications:
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LSA 1844
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Speciality:
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Occupations: |
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| Spouse:
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Louisa Emerson m.1840 d.1842 London, England
Annie Rathbone Reeves m.1846 London, England |
| Children: |
George
Edward
Mary Eliza b.1855 |
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| Voyages:
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Possibly "Maitland" 1851 (see Davis no first name)
"Gloriana" from England arr. Melbourne 11 December 1852
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| Came
out as: |
Passenger |
| Date
Settled Aus: |
1852
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Date
of Departure: |
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| First
Registered: |
1855 Vic
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Off
Register: |
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| Addresses:
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London, England 1842
New York, USA 1843 approx.
London 1844-1850 (qualification, directories)
Sandhurst, Vic 1856 (electoral role)
Castlemaine, Vic 1856 onwards |
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| Positions
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| Publications:
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Physiological Principles of Physiognomy and Natural Language. London: Simpkin & Marshall, 1843. Dedicated to Mrs F C Dodsworth, Turnham Green |
| Notes:
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Apprenticed to Mr Robert Hesselwood of Sydney Place, Commercial Rd, London, 23 August 1835
1839-1841 attending medical classes in London
After the death of his first wife in 1842 travelled to the USA
His brother Joseph also emigrated to Australia and settled at Castlemaine, Vic |
| Acknowledgments:
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Most of the information for this record was contributed by Michelle Dennis of Sunbury, Vic in September 2003 |
| References: |
Medical Board Office. Victoria Government Gazette 18 January 1856 [Samson Davis on list of legally qualified medical practitioners]
Medical Board of Victoria. Medical Register 1863 [Samson Davis LSA London 1844, registered 5 March 1855, registration not renewed]
London and Provincial Medical Directory 1847, 1850 [Samson Davis, Mile-end, General Practice, LSA 1844]
Victorian Electoral Roll - Emerald Hill Division, 1856
Dennis M. Doctors and gunmakers in the East End [from her website] [life story of Samson Davis]
Maladies, medicos and miracle cures - guide to history of medicine in Castlemaine
Castlemaine Directory 1856 & 1857
Bowden KM. Doctors and diggers on the Mount Alexander goldfields. Maryborough, Vic, 1974
Report of his accidental drowning. Mt Alexander Mail Newspaper, Castlemaine. Friday 28 December 1860
Supposed suicide of a medical man. Argus (Melbourne) 27 December 1860 [Dr. Samson Davis drowned in the Loddon river while under the influence of delirium tremens] |
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Dr. Samson Davis (by kind permission Michelle Dennis) |
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last updated 04-04-2015
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