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| George Frederick Helm |
| Family
Name: |
Helm |
Variant
Spellings: |
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| Given
Names: |
George Frederick |
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| DOB |
1838
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DOD |
31 March 1898 |
| Place
of Birth: |
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Place
of Death: |
Marazion, Cornwall, England |
| Age
at Death: |
60 approx.
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| School:
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University:
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| Qualifications:
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MRCS 1859
FRCS 1863
MD Dublin 1867
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Speciality:
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| Spouse:
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Mary Elizabeth Thomas m.1863
Catherine Emma Shearme |
| Children: |
Son and two daughters survived him (BMJ) |
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| Voyages:
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"Highflyer" from London arr. Melbourne 25 December 1868
"Hoghton Tower" dep. Melbourne for Bombay 19 Nov 1869
"Collingrove" from Plymouth arr. Port Adelaide 17 January 1871
"Collingrove" dep. Adelaide for London 10 March 1871
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| Came
out as: |
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| Date
Settled Aus: |
by 1868
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Date
of Departure: |
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| First
Registered: |
1869 Vic
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Off
Register: |
1872 |
| Addresses:
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St. Bartholomew's Hospital London 1860 (Medical register)
Cambridge, England 1863 (Medical Register)
Rugby, England 1863-1867 (BMJ, Medical Register)
Melbourne 1868-1869 (Medical Register, shipping record)
India 1869 (shipping record)
England 1870 (shipping record)
Adelaide, SA 1871 (shipping record)
England 1871 (shipping record)
Marazion, Cornwall, England 1874 approx. onwards (Medical Register, Medical Directory, BMJ) |
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| Positions
Held: |
House Surgeon, St. Bartholomew's Hospital 1860 (BMJ)
Physician, Rugby School 1863-1867 approx. (BMJ)
Ophthalmic Surgeon to the Royal Cornwall Infirmary, Truro 1888-1898 approx. (BMJ) |
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| Notes:
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Youngest son of late Rev Joseph Helm vicar of Worthing (BMJ)
He came out to Australia 1868-1869 (BMJ) returning home via India; and made a second trip to Australia (not noted in the BMJ) in 1871
Noted cricketer(Plarr) |
| Acknowledgments:
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| References: |
Medical Board of Victoria. Register of Medical Practitioners for 1869 [registered 8 January 1869, Melbourne, MRCS 1859 FRCS 1863 MD Dublin 1867] 1870 [Melbourne] 1871 [Sandhurst]
Medical register. General Council of Medical Education and Registration UK, 1860 [registered 1859, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, MRCSE 1859] 1863 [Cambridge] and 1866 [Rugby]
Medical Directory (UK) 1878 [Marazion, Cornwall]
Plarr's lives of the fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. RCS website, 2016
Shipping intelligence. Argus (Melbourne) 28 December 1868 [Dr. Helm, nurse and child on "Highflyer" from London]
Smallpox or chickenpox at Greensborough. Argus 21 January 1869 [signed George F. Helm MA (Cantab) MD FRCS
Shipping intelligence. Argus (Melbourne) 20 November 1869 [Dr. Helm, Miss Helm and servant on "Hoghton Tower" for Bombay]
Shipping news. South Australian Advertiser 20 December 1870 [Dr. Helm and Mrs. Helm on "Collingrove" from Plymouth]
Ship "Collingrove" [advertisement]. South Australian Register 17 January 1871 [George F. Helm and C. E. Helm signatories to testimonial to the ship's captain]
Shipping news. South Australian Advertiser 10 March 1871 [Dr. Helm, Mrs Helm and child on "Collingrove" for London]
George Frederick Helm [obituary]. British Medical Journal 23 April 1898 [born 1838 educated Marlborough College, Cambridge. At Rugby 1863-1867, Australia 1868-1869, then Cornwall] |
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last updated 25-05-2019
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