James Metge Barry |
Family
Name: |
Barry |
Variant
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Given
Names: |
James Metge |
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DOB |
1827 approx
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DOD |
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Place
of Birth: |
Dublin, Ireland
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Place
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Age
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School:
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University:
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Qualifications:
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LRCSI 1850
LKQCP 1860
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Speciality:
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Ship's surgeon |
Other
Occupations: |
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Spouse:
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Elizabeth Anne Porter m.1850 Dublin, Ireland |
Children: |
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Voyages:
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"War Spirit" from Liverpool arr. Melbourne 11 June 1857
"Saldanha" from Greenock arr. Keppel Bay 7 September 1863
"General Caulfield" arr. Brisbane 4 September 1864
"Electric" from Plymouth arr. Adelaide 24 September 1865
"Canterbury" from London arr. Adelaide 31 December 1867
"Tornado" from Liverpool arr. Port Phillip 31 December 1868
"Western Empire" from London arr. Melbourne 8 Sept 1871
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Came
out as: |
Surgeon Superintendent |
Date
Settled Aus: |
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Date
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First
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Off
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Addresses:
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Glengarry, County Dublin, Ireland 1860 (Medical Register)
Brisbane, Qld 1863, 1864 (shipping)
Adelaide, SA 1865 (shipping record)
Melbourne, Vic 1869 (shipping record)
Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland 1873 (Medical Directory) |
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Positions
Held: |
Assistant Surgeon, Royal Meath Militia
Surgeon Government Emigration Service |
Publications:
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Notes of a recent visit to Queensland. Journal of the Royal Dublin Society 11 April 1864
See also the the 1873 directory for his publications |
Notes:
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The 'Argus' in 1871 noted that Dr Barry had been surgeon superintendent on "many" immigrant ships |
Acknowledgments:
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This record was created in July 2005 with information supplied by Gillian Arnot Smith of Qld |
References: |
Medical register. General Council of Medical Education and Registration UK 1860 [James Metge Barry, Glengarry Co. Dublin, LRCSI 1850]
Belcher TW. Records of the King and Queen's College of Physicians in Ireland. Dublin 1866. Digital edition online 2019
Medical Directory UK 1873 [Dalkey Co. Dublin LKQCP 1870 LRCSI 1850 Assistant Surgeon Royal Meath Militia, Superintendent Government Emigration Service etc.]
Appendix to the thirteenth report of the Deputy Keeper of Public Records....in Ireland. Dublin, 1899 [lists Elizabeth Anne Porter and James Metge Barry, marriage licence, 1850]
Shipping. Age (Melbourne) 12 June 1857 [Dr. J. M. Barry surgeon on "War Spirit" from Liverpool]
Address and testimonial [advertisement]. Argus (Melbourne) 13 June 1857 [Captain Gray acknowledges services of Dr. J. M. Barry on "War Spirit"]
Shipping intelligence. North Australian (Brisbane) 10 December 1863 [Dr. Barry on "Young Australia" for London]
Our immigration system. Brisbane Courier 26 July 1864 [James M. Barry surgeon on "Saldanha" from Liverpool]
The General Caulfield. Brisbane Courier 6 September 1864 [Dr Barry Surgeon Superintendent, previously came out on "Saldanha"]
Immigration agent's quarterly report. South Australian Register 27 October 1865 [Dr James M Barry Surgeon Superintendent on "Electric" from Plymouth]
Shipping intelligence. South Australian Register 2 January 1867 [Dr. J. W. (sic) Barry on "Canterbury" from London]
Week's news. Adelaide Observer 9 February 1867 [Dr. J. M. Barry present at dinner on the "Canterbury" had been on "Electric" last]
Shipping intelligence. Argus 2 January 1869 [J. M. Barry MD (sic) Surgeon Superintendent on "Tornado" from Liverpool]
Victorian news. Australasian (Melbourne) 9 September 1871 [Dr James Barry surgeon superintendent on "Western Empire" from London]
Clipper ship "Westen Empire". Argus (Melbourne) 9 September 1871 [Dr Barry has had the medical oversight of many immigrant ships] |
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last updated 13-01-2022
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