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| Arthur Martin A'Beckett |
| Family
Name: |
A'Beckett |
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Spellings: |
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| Given
Names: |
Arthur Martin |
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| DOB |
1812
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DOD |
23 May 1871 |
| Place
of Birth: |
London, England
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Place
of Death: |
Sydney, NSW |
| Age
at Death: |
58
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| School:
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University:
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| Qualifications:
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LSA 1835
MRCS 1838
FRCS 1855
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Speciality:
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Parliamentarian |
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| Spouse:
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Emma Louisa Elwin m.1838 London |
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| Voyages:
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"Lord Eldon" from London arr. Sydney 14 November 1838
"Marchioness of Londonderry" dep. Sydney for London 17 February 1855
"Star of Peace" from Gravesend arr. Sydney 20 April 1856
"Wonga Wonga" dep. Sydney for Melbourne 18 March 1859
"Prince of Wales" dep. Melbourne for London 30 April 1859
"La Hogue" from London arr. Sydney 7 November 1865
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| Came
out as: |
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| Date
Settled Aus: |
1838
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Date
of Departure: |
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| First
Registered: |
1839 NSW No.15
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Off
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| Addresses:
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London, England
Paris, France 1835 (SMH obituary)
Spain 1835-1837 (SMH obituary)
London 1838 (marriage, shipping record)
Sydney, NSW 1838-1855 (shipping record)
England 1855-1856 (shipping record)
Surbiton, Surrey, England 1859 (Medical Register)
Sydney 1865 onwards (shipping record etc) |
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| Positions
Held: |
Staff Surgeon British Auxiliary Legion, Spain 1835-1837 (SMH)
MLC, New South Wales 1856-1860 |
| Publications:
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To the editor. Empire (Sydney) 28 April 1866 [publication of letters detailing a dispute between him and Dr. Sprott Boyd (qv) to whom he sold his practice before leaving Sydney in 1859] |
| Notes:
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Decorated Knight of St. Ferdinand (Plarr's lives)
Knight of the Order of St. Ferdinand of Spain (2nd class), and cross (Calatrava F) for gallant conduct under fire in the field. Bronze Cross and Medal for his services at St. Sebastian and Irun (Sydney Mail)
During his Sydney years he was twice in Europe (Plarr's lives) the second time from 1858-1865 (NSW Parliament website)
Brother of Sir William A'Beckett (1806 - 1869), Chief Justice of Victoria (NSW Parliament website)
A founder of the Unitarian Church, Sydney |
| Acknowledgments:
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| References: |
New South Wales Medical Board. Minutes 7 January 1839 [registration of Arthur Martin A'Beckett, Sydney, MRCS 9 March 1838]
Medical register. General Council of Medical Education and Registration UK 1860 [registered 10 October 1859 Surbiton LSA 1835 MRCS 1838 FRCS 1855]
Low's City of Sydney Directory for 1844
Ford's Sydney Commercial Directory 1851
Young J.A et al (eds) Centenary book of the University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine. Sydney University Press, 1984
Power D. Plarr's lives of the fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. 2 vols. Bristol, 1930 [LSA 1835, MRCS 1838, FRCS 1855, FRGS, born London, Staff Surgeon in Spain etc]
Calendar of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. London, 1872 [Arthur Martin A'Beckett awarded Fellowship by election i.e. not by examination, 13 December 1855]
Former members. Parliament of New South Wales website [MLC 1856-1860, includes personal details, portrait]
NSW Medical Gazette 1870 i 317 portrait
Somerville A.British Auxilliary Legion of Spain. Army list 1 April 1837. In: History of the British Legion and war in Spain. London, 1839 [A. M. A'Beckett Staff Surgeon 1 Jan 1836]
Mariners and ships in Australian waters [website] [A. M. Bukett (sic) Surgeon on "La Hogue" from Plymouth 1865]
Shipping intelligence. Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser 15 November 1838 [Mr. and Mrs Arthur A'Beckett on "Lord Eldon" from London]
Shipping. Sydney Morning Herald 17 February 1855 [Dr and Mrs A'Beckett and 5 children on "Marchioness of Londonderry" for London]
Shipping intelligence. Empire (Sydney) 21 April 1856 [Dr and Mrs A'Beckett and 5 children on "Star of Peace" from Gravesend]
Farewell address to Dr. A'Beckett. Maitland Mercury 19 March 1859 [a founder of the Unitarian Church in Sydney, one of the faithful few]
Shipping Gazette (Sydney) 28 March 1859 [Mr and Mrs A. M. A'Beckett and family on "Wonga Wonga" for Melbourne]
Shipping intelligence. Argus (Melbourne) 30 April 1859 [Dr and Mrs A. M. A'Beckett and children on "Prince of Wales" for London]
Shipping. Empire (Sydney) 6 November 1865 [Dr and Mrs A'Beckett on "La Hogue" from Plymouth]
Deaths. Sydney Morning Herald 25 May 1871 [at Ashfield, Arthur Martin A'Beckett FRCS aged 58]
Obituary. Sydney Morning Herald 14 June 1871 [born London June 1812, LSA, to Paris, thence to Spain 1835, served British Auxiliary Legion 2 years, MRCS 1838 and to Australia]
Obituary. Sydney Mail 17 June 1871 |
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