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| George Vause Birks |
| Family
Name: |
Birks |
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Spellings: |
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| Given
Names: |
George Vause |
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| DOB |
7 December 1815
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DOD |
31 January 1858 |
| Place
of Birth: |
England
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Place
of Death: |
Angaston, South Australia |
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| Qualifications:
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MRCSE 1843
LSA 1852
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| Spouse:
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Hannah Napier m.1837 Manchester, England |
| Children: |
At least four sons, daughters unknown (ADB) |
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| Voyages:
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"Leonidas" from London arr. Adelaide 3 December 1853
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| Came
out as: |
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| Date
Settled Aus: |
1853
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Date
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| First
Registered: |
1854 SA no.99
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Off
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| Addresses:
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Manchester, England to 1853
Adelaide, SA 1853 (shipping record)
Angaston SA 1854 onwards (Observer etc) |
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| Positions
Held: |
Surgeon Chorlton and Ardwick lying-in charity 1850 (LP Directory)
District Vaccinator, Angaston 1855 (SA Register) |
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| Notes:
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Eight children, one being the merchant Charles Birks (ADB) |
| Acknowledgments:
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This record was updated in February 2004 with information supplied by Reece Jennings of North Plympton, S.A. |
| References: |
Jennings R. Annotated list of registered medical practitioners South Australia 1844-1918. Adelaide, 1994 [George Vause Birks registered April 1854 MRCSE 1842 LWCA London 1852]
London and Provincial Medical Directory 1847 [George Vanse (sic) Birks, Chorlton, Lancs MRCS 1843]
London and Provincial Medical Directory 1850 [Chorlton, Manchester, surgeon Chorlton and Ardwick lying-in charity]
British Medical Directory 1853 [Manchester, late surgeon Chorlton and Ardwick lying-in charity]
South Australian Register (newspaper)
Statton J. Biographical index of South Australians 1836-1885. Marden, SA, 1986
Birks, Charles Napier (1844 - 1924). Australian Dictionary of Biography [fourth son of George Vause Birks and Hannah Napier]
Shipping. South Australian Register 5 December 1853 [Mr and Mrs Birk with 7 children on "Leonidas" from London]
Angaston and neighbourhood [advertisement]. Adelaide Observer 11 February 1854 [Geo. V. Birks MRCS LAC has taken up residence in Angaston]
District vaccinators. South Australian Register (newspaper) 10 February 1854
Fatal accident. South Australian Register 5 February 1858 [death of Dr. Birks after fall from horse] |
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