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| John Irving |
| Family
Name: |
Irving |
Variant
Spellings: |
Irvine |
| Given
Names: |
John |
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| DOB |
1720 approx.
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DOD |
3 September 1795 |
| Place
of Birth: |
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Place
of Death: |
Parramatta, NSW |
| Age
at Death: |
75
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| School:
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University:
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| Qualifications:
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Speciality:
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| Other
Occupations: |
Convict |
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| Spouse:
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Ann Marsh (de facto) |
| Children: |
John b.17 January 1796 |
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| Voyages:
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"Lady Penrhyn" from Portsmouth arr. Botany Bay 20 January 1788 (First Fleet)
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| Came
out as: |
Convict |
| Date
Settled Aus: |
1788
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Date
of Departure: |
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| First
Registered: |
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Off
Register: |
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| Addresses:
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Sydney, NSW 1788-1790 (ADB)
Norfolk Island 1790-1791 (ADB)
Parramatta, NSW 1791 onwards (ADB) |
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| Positions
Held: |
Hospital Assistant, Sydney and Norfolk Island(Richards) |
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| Notes:
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First convict doctor
First convict emancipated in Australia, 1790 |
| Acknowledgments:
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| References: |
Australian Dictionary of Biography
Pearn J. Gentlemen of the faculty : a synopsis of First Fleet surgeons. Medical Journal of Australia 1988;149:639-43
Nobbs, R. Norfolk Island and Its First Settlement 1788-1814. Sydney : Library of Australian History, 1988
Gray AJ. John Irving : the first Australian emancipist. J Royal Aust Hist Soc 1954-55;40:316-31
Richards D. Medical transportees to the Australian colonies 1788-1868. In: Covacevich J. History, Heritage and Health: Proceedings of the Fourth Biennial Conference of the Australian Society for the History of Medicine. Sydney : The Society, 1996.
Dan N. Medical men of the First Fleet. In: Pearn J., O'Carrigan C. Australia's quest for colonial health. Brisbane : Department of Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital, 1983: 3-12
Richards D. Medical men at Norfolk Island : the first settlement 1788-1814. In: Covacevich J et al. History heritage and health. Brisbane : Australian Society for the History of Medicine, 1996: 409-11
Gillen M. Founders of Australia. Sydney : Lbrary of Australian history, 1989 |
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