| Joseph Ravenscroft Elsey |
| Family
Name: |
Elsey |
Variant
Spellings: |
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| Given
Names: |
Joseph Ravenscroft |
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| DOB |
14 March 1834
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DOD |
31 October 1857 |
| Place
of Birth: |
London, England
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Place
of Death: |
St. Kitts, West Indies |
| Age
at Death: |
23
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University:
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| Qualifications:
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MB London 1853
MRCS England 1855
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Speciality:
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| Other
Occupations: |
Explorer
Naturalist
Ornithologist |
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| Voyages:
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"Marco Polo" from Liverpool arr. Melbourne 25 June 1855
Unknown voyage to Sydney 1855
"Tom Tough" and "Marco Polo" dep. Sydney for Victoria River 20 July 1855
"Alnwick Castle" dep. Sydney for London 15 March 1857
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| Came
out as: |
Passenger |
| Date
Settled Aus: |
1855
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Date
of Departure: |
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Registered: |
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Off
Register: |
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| Addresses:
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London, England (ADB)
Sydney, NSW 1855 (ADB)
Victoria River, NT 1855-1856 (ADB)
Queensland 1856 (ADB)
England 1857 (ADB)
St Kitts, West Indies 1857 (ADB) |
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| Positions
Held: |
Surgeon and Naturalist to the North Australian Exploring Expedition 1855 |
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| Notes:
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In 1856 trekked 2000 miles overland from the Victoria River to Brisbane.
In 1857 returned to England from Sydney, thence to the West Indies where he died.
Ripogonum elseyanum named after him.
A creek in the area explored by the Gregory expedition is named after him |
| Acknowledgments:
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This record was updated in June 2004 with information supplied by Reece Jennings of North Plympton, SA |
| References: |
Australian Dictionary of Biography
Pearn J. Medicine and Botany. Brisbane : Amphion Press, 1990
Pearn J. Doctor in the garden. Brisbane : Amphion Press, 2001
Pearn J. Around the rim : the role of surgeons in discovery and research in the Pacific rim. Parts 1 and 2. Aust N Z J Surg 1994;64:38-44, 121-4
Gregory AC. Journals of Australian explorations. Brisbane, 1884
Cumpston JHL. Inland sea and the great river. Sydney : Angus and Robertson, 1964
Shipping intelligence. Argus (Melbourne) 27 June 1855 [Mr Elsey on "Marco Polo" from Liverpool]
Northern expedition. Sydney Morning Herald 18 July 1855 [J. R. Elsey surgeon and naturalist]
Shipping intelligence. Maitland Mercury 21 July 1855 [departure of "Monarch and "Tom Tough" for Moreton Bay]
Shipping intelligence. Empire (Sydney) 14 March 1857 [Mr Elsey on "Alnwick Castle" for London] |
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