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TAINSH, Robert *30 May 1793 |
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Robert Tainsh was a surgeon in the Royal
Navy. He was injured in an explosion on board the
Theseus in May 1799
In 1818 Robert Tainsh gave evidence before the
Select Committee on Contagion of the Plague.
....Click to read the rest of the interview
He first arrived in New South Wales as surgeon
superintendent on the convict ship
Earl St. Vincent which
arrived on 9th September 1823.
He was given the usual allowance of £50 to purchase
his return to England in September 1823. In October he travelled
as Surgeon on the sloop Sally from Sydney
to Port Stephens. It is not yet known on which vessel he returned
to England. He was next appointed as surgeon superintendent on the
Hooghley
which departed Cork on 5th January 1825 and arrived in Port
Jackson 23 April 1825. He became ill himself on this voyage.
The Hampshire Advertiser of 9th April 1842
carried the following death notice - Died, On the 28th ult. at
Calais, aged 62, Elizabeth, relict of the late Dr. R. Tainsh,
R.N.
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TARN, John R.N., * 8 September 1818 |
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John Tarn was appointed to the position of Assistant
Surgeon on 11 May 1813
He was appointed to the
Beever in 1817
and was
Acting Surgeon on the
Sybille in October 1819
He was surgeon on the Adventure on the
Surveying voyages of the Adventure and Beagle between the
years 1826 and 1830
John Tarn was employed as Surgeon Superintendent on the
convict ships
Georgiana
which departed 1 April 1831 and arrived in Port Jackson 27
July 1831;
George Hibbert
(with female prisoners) which departed the Downs 27 July 1834
and arrived in Port Jackson 1st December 1834;
T he
Bengal Merchant
which
departed the Downs on 8th August 1836 and arrived in Port
Jackson 9th December 1836;
the
Surry which departed the Downs 5 April 1842 and
arrived in Van Diemen's Land on 11 August 1842
and the Pestonjee Bomanjee from Dublin with convicts,
arrived in Hobart 3 January 1849.
 ...1841
(Sir Gilbert Blane's gold Medal was a Fund in
perpetuity, for the purpose of providing the means of
conferring a gold medal, once in every two years, on such two
Medical Officers, whether Surgeons, or Assistant-Surgeons
acting as Surgeons, as shall produce the most approved
journals of their practice, whilst Actually serving in King's
Ships.)
The Will of John Tarn late of Highweek in the county of Devon,
Staff Surgeon R.N. who died 7 November 1877 at Knowles Hill
Highweek was proved at Exeter by John Harris Whiteway of
Newton Abbot in the said County, solicitor the sole Executor.
Person Estate under
£8000
(87)
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TAYLOR, Alexander R.N., 23 July 1804 |
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Alexander Taylor was employed as Surgeon Superintendent on the
Guildford in 1816 and the
Prince Regent
in 1821
In the
Navy List of 1842,
Alexander Taylor (joined the Royal Navy 23 July 1804) is noted as having a pension of
£40
12s 4d per annum as retired surgeon of the convict ship
Surprise. (This may have been the prison hulk Surprise
which was moored at the Cove of Cork 1822 - 1837)
According to the House of Commons Papers 1826 (below) a Surgeon
employed on the hulks would receive a salary of £80 per annum
(click on the text below to find out more about prisons in
Cork)
Marriage - 1st July at Cove, Captain Thomas Hilton, 19th
Regiment, to Annie second daughter of Alexander Taylor Surgeon
R.N., (United
Services Magazine 1841)
Marriage - At Monkstown Church, Captain Robert Campbell 73rd
regiment to Dora, youngest daughter of Alexander Taylor Esq.
surgeon R.N. of Monkstown Cork. (Freeman's Journal 8 July 1847)
Alexander Taylor was on the List of Obituaries of retired Officers of
the Royal Navy in 1851 (The Navy List)
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THOMAS, David
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David Thomas (1843) recently serving in the Daphne on the
Pacific station, appointed Surgeon Superintendent of the
Midlothian convict ship (Medical Times and Gazette 1852)
The Midlothian arrived in Hobart from Kingstown on 24
February 1853.
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THOMPSON, John
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Malabar 1821 (VDL) |
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THOMSON, David *22 July 1812 ? |
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David Thomson was employed as Surgeon
Superintendent on the convict ships
Eliza 1830 (VDL)
Earl of Liverpool 1831 Stakesby 1833 (VDL)
New Grove 1835 (VDL) and
John Barry 1837
The Midlothian departed Dublin 17 November 1852 and
arrived in Van Diemen's Land 24 February 1853
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THOMSON, George *1 January 1814 |
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George Thomson was appointed
Assistant-Surgeon to the
Daedalus in 1810
George Thomson was employed as Surgeon
Superintendent on the convict ships
England
in 1826 and the
Borodino
in 1828.
By the entry at
Oxnam Monumental Inscriptions By Elizabeth Leitch, Joanne
Burns & Davina Smart, he may have died at Port Mahon, Minorca,
on 17 June 1834 aged 43 years. Cholera ravaged the population
in
Port Mahon in 1834.......scroll down to find out more
about the family of George Thomson.......
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THOMSON, James *18 September 1781 |
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James Thomson was employed as surgeon on the
Surprise
in 1794
Governor King to Earl Camden, Sydney 22
February 1806 (Extract).......Being informed
that Mr. James Thompson, assistant surgeon
now on leave in England, has no intention of
returning to this colony, and not knowing
what the event of the sentence passed on Mr.
Savage, another of the assistant surgeons,
may be, and there being a great want of the
necessary medical gentlemen to do duty here,
I have taken it upon me to appoint Mr. John
Connellan, who has been so strongly
recommended by the Irish Government, as
stated in the enclosed copy of Mr. Secretary
Marsden's letter, to act as surgeon at
Norfolk Island until you Lordship's further
commands are received thereon...(HRA NSW.,
Vol. IV, p20)
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THOMSON, Thomas
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?Blenheim 1849 (VDL)
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THROSBY, Charles |
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Charles Throsby
was born at Glenfield near Leicester, England, son of John Throsby.
He joined the navy as a surgeon and served in the armed transports
Coromandel and Calcutta from 1797.
In June 1802 he arrived in New South Wales as naval surgeon of the
Coromandel
and was complimented by Governor Philip Gidley King on the good health of the
convicts and settlers under his charge.
He was was appointed medical officer and magistrate at Castle Hill and then
to Sydney
He was first sent to Newcastle as assistant surgeon at the settlement and
when Lieut. Menzies resigned Throsby was appointed superintendent of labour.
When Ensign Draffen who had been appointed Commandant became mentally ill,
Charles Throsby was appointed to the position.
Select here to read Charles
Throsby's account of the settlement at Newcastle and the difficulties
with Ensign Draffin
To find out more about Charles Throsby select
Australian Dictionary of Biography
Charles Throsby died in 1828.
Select here to read his obituary.
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TOMS, Philip R.N. *22 January 1834.
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Philip Toms was born in Plymouth
c. 1800, son of Francis and Mary Toms (Family
Search.org).
He was promoted from
Assistant-Surgeon to the position of Surgeon in
1834 (Morning Post 3 March 1834). He was appointed to the Brig Spey
at Falmouth on 29 April 1834.
He was employed as Surgeon Superintendent on the convict ship
Maitland
which departed Sheerness on 22 March 1840 and arrived in Port Jackson on 14
July 1840. He departed the colony in August 1840 on the Pilgrim bound
for Liverpool with Drs. McKeckney and Mahon.
In the 1841 UK Census Philip Toms gives his age as 40 and resides in
Kingsbridge, Devon with William Toms age 42 (probably his brother), also a
surgeon and William's wife and children. Alexander Henry age 18,
assistant-surgeon also resides with the family.
Philip Toms was on the List of Surgeons of the Royal Navy who were fit for
service in 1841.
He was employed as Surgeon Superintendent on the
convict ship Prince Regent
in 1842. The Prince Regent departed Ireland 7th August
1841 with 182 convicts and arrived in Van Diemen's Land 2
January 1842.
He was appointed Surgeon to the Tyne in April 1843
(Hampshire Advertiser 22 April 1843)
Philip Toms was on the List of Fellows admitted by the
College of Surgeons in 1844 - 45.
He was employed as Surgeon Superintendent on the convict ship Waverley.
The Waverley arrived on 25 October 1847 and brought 129 female
prisoners, 32 children and 39 free females from Dublin. He
returned to England on the Calcutta in January 1848.
In 1848 he was appointed Surgeon on the Tortoise
guard-ship at Ascension (The Standard 17 November 1848)
In 1853 he was appointed to the Royal George, 120,
screw, at Sheerness (The Standard 2 November 1853)
In 1860 he was on a List of
members of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, resident
in Plymouth, Devonshire, Stonehouse who signed
correspondence to the Members of the Medical Council of the
united Kingdom re granting a diploma to men of insufficient
education. (The Lancet)
When the 1861 Census was taken Philip Toms resided in Plymouth
at the house of widow Amy Moore and her two unmarried
daughters Louisa and Fanny. He gives his age as 55 and is
unmarried; he gave his occupation as Surgeon, Retired. The
other lodger at the house of was William Barke, a ship owner.
Entries in the British Medical Directory of 1853 give the
following information:
Phillip Toms, Kingsbridge, Devon, F.R.C.S. (Nom) 1844;
M.R.C.S.E. 1824; L.S.A. 1823; Surg R.N.
William Toms, Kingsbridge, Devon, M.R.C.S.E. 1820; L.S.A.
1819.
He was on the List of Surgeons of the Royal Navy retired in
1864
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TROTMAN, William Henry
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William Henry Trotman was born in Barbadoes in 1795. He was Acting
Surgeon's 2nd Mate on the vessel Spartiate at the
Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. He was 20 years old.
Find out more about the
Union Jack that flew on the Spartiate when William Trotman
took part in the Battle.
William Henry Trotman was employed as Surgeon Superintendent on the
convict ship
Claudine
which arrived in Port Jackson on 6th December 1829 and the
Waterloo
which arrive on the 31 April 1831.
He was on the List of Surgeons of the Royal Navy
who were fit for service in 1841...
William Trotman can be found in the 1861 Census residing in Bristol
with his wife Jane. William is aged 76 and Jane 40 years of age.
William gives his place of birth as Barbadoes and Jane was born in
Ireland.
William Henry Trotman of Charlotte Street, Park-street, Bristol,
Surgeon R.N. on the retired list, (Seniority 21st August 1810) died age
77 on 23 April 1862.
William Trotman's widow Jane was Executrix of his estate which
was valued at under £2000 (87)
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TURNER, Samuel
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Samuel Turner was one of the Missionaries on board the
missionary vessel
Duff in 1798. The Duff sailed from Portsmouth in
convoy with the
Hillsborough in 1798.
He was employed as Surgeon on the
convict ship
Royal Admiral in 1800. He
died of fever on the voyage before reaching Rio de Janeiro.
(The history of missions: or, Of the propagation of
Christianity. Click to read more)
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TWEEDDALE, John
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John Tweedale was born c. 1781 in Scotland. John Tweeddale was employed as Surgeon Superintendent
on the Coromandel in 1838 (VDL). The Coromandel
arrived on 25 October from London with cargo, 349 male prisoners
and soldiers of the 51st and 21st regiment. John Tweeddale (*24 February 1807) was
on the List of Surgeons of the Royal Navy who were unfit for
service in 1841. He can be found in the 1851 Census residing in
King's Lynn. He is 70 years of age and gives his occupation as
Magistrate for Lynn, M.D. Aberdeen University on half pay as
Surgeon, Royal Navy. His wife Harriet age 55 who was born in
Middlesex resides with him. They have three servants.  ....1852 |
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