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| Thomas Atkinson |
| Family
Name: |
Atkinson |
Variant
Spellings: |
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| Given
Names: |
Thomas |
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| DOB |
1797 approx.
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DOD |
26 November 1875 |
| Place
of Birth: |
Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland
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Place
of Death: |
Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland |
| Age
at Death: |
78
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| School:
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University:
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| Qualifications:
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MD Ed 1825
MRCS Ed 1825
FRCS Ireland 1845
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Speciality:
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Military surgeon |
| Other
Occupations: |
Soldier |
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| Spouse:
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Harriet Lydia Williams b.1811 approx. England m.1834 Chatham d.1857 Hobart Town, Tas. |
| Children: |
Thomas 1835 Gibraltar
Harriet
Augustus 1838 Devon, England
Emily 1839 Gibraltar died by 1840
Robert 1837 Cork, Ireland
Lucy 1842 Quebec, Canada
Alice 1845 Chatham, England
Albert 1847 Grahamstown, South Africa
Charles 1857 Hobart Town, Tas. |
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| Voyages:
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"Abberton" from London arr. Hobart 16 October 1854
"Emeu" dep. Melbourne for Galle 15 July 1858
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| Came
out as: |
Army surgeon |
| Date
Settled Aus: |
1854
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Date
of Departure: |
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| First
Registered: |
1855 VDL
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Off
Register: |
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| Addresses:
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Edinburgh, Scotland 1825 (qualifications)
Hobart Town, Tas 1854-1858 (shipping record)
Ceylon 1858 (shipping record) |
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| Positions
Held: |
Hospital Assistant, Army 1825 (Johnston)
Assistant Surgeon, Army 1826 (Johnston)
Surgeon 68th Regiment 1840 (Johnston)
Staff Surgeon 2nd Class 1844 (Johnston)
Staff Surgeon 1st Class 1846 (Johnston)
Deputy Inspector General 1854 (Johnston)
Principal Medical Officer, Hobart 1855-1857 (Courier, Mercury)
Retired with honorary rank Deputy Inspector General 1862 (Johnston) |
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| Notes:
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On list of the Court of Medical Examiners, Van Diemen's Land 1855-1857
Registered in the UK 1859
According to the shipping lists in the newspapers 4 daughters and 3 sons arrived VDL in 1854 and an unnamed daughter plus Alice, Albert, Harriet, Charles departed 1858 |
| Acknowledgments:
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| References: |
Court of Medical Examiners. Cornwall Chronicle (Launceston) 25 October 1856 [T. Atkinson MD Hobart Town on list of legally qualified practitioners]
Medical register. General Council of Medical Education and Registration of the UK, 1860 [registered 1859 Deputy Inspector General of Hospitals, Army, MD Ed 1825 MRCS 1825 FRCSI 1845]
Johnston W. Roll of commissioned officers in the Medical Service of the British army. Aberdeen, 1917 [MD Ed 1825 FRCS Ireland 1845 died 26 November 1875]
White P. Atkinson family. GenForum website accessed May 2012 [for details of his wife and children]
Shipping news. Courier (Hobart) 17 October 1854 [Dr. Atkinson with wife and 7 children from London]
Shipping report. Hobarton Mercury 18 October 1854 [Dr. Atkinson, Mrs. Atkinson, 4 daughters, 3 sons]
Royal Society of Van Diemen's Land. Courier (Hobart) 1 February 1855 [Dr. Atkinson PMO]
General intelligence. Hobart Town Daily Mercury 1 July 1858 [Dr. Atkinson PMO leaving colony to take up duties at Ceylon]
Shipping intelligence. Argus (Melbourne) 16 July 1858 [Dr. Atkinson, unnamed daughter, Alice Albert Harriet Charles on "Emeu" for Galle] |
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