Welcome to the  Australian Medical Pioneers Index website . . . .
Australian Medical Pioneers Index .
. . . .
Home
Search/Browse
Infomation Sources
Image Gallery
Colonial Medical Life
Links
About AMPI
Contributing to AMPI
Register your Project
Site Map
Disclaimer

Print Friendly Version
Maurice Appleby Felton
Family Name: Felton  Variant Spellings:  
Given Names: Maurice Appleby
DOB 1803
DOD 30 March 1842 
Place of Birth: Hinckley, Leicestershire, England
Place of Death: Sydney, NSW 
Age at Death: 39 approx.
School:
University:  
Qualifications: LFPS Glasgow 1830
Speciality:  
Other Occupations:
Spouse: Amelia m.1831 Hinckley, Leicestershire
Children: Louisa 1834
Myra 1835
Maurice
Ellisara
Voyages: "Royal Admiral" from Liverpool arr. Sydney 27 September 1839
Came out as:  
Date Settled Aus: 1839
Date of Departure:  
First Registered: 1840 NSW No.154
Off Register:  
Addresses: Hinckley, Leicestershire, England
  • Liverpool, England 1834 (LFPS Glasgow list)
  • Sydney, NSW 1839-1842 (shipping record, obituary)
  • Positions Held:
    Publications:
    Notes: A talented artist, he became known in the colony for his portraits (Pearce)
    Acknowledgments:
    References: New South Wales Medical Board. Minutes 6 July 1840 [registered Sydney LFPS 5 April 1830]
  • Pearce B. Maurice Appleby Felton. Dictionary of Australian artists online [accessed February 2009] [born 1803 Hinckley, Leicestershire, married Amelia 1831, in Liverpool 1834, Louisa born 1834, Myra 1835, then Maurice and Ellisara]
  • Travis IM. Felton story. Carlingford, NSW 1996 [unseen]
  • Gilmour J. More dash than cash. Portrait (National Portrait Gallery) October 2011
  • Shipping intelligence. Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser 28 September 1839 [Dr Morris Felton, Surgeon, Mrs Felton and 4 children on "Royal Admiral" from Liverpool]
  • Died. Sydney Herald 31 March 1842 [Maurice Felton Esq surgeon]
  • Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts. Sydney Morning Herald 2 June 1849 [self-portrait by Dr. Maurice Felton the work of no mean artist]
  • Portraits:
    Links to Pictures:  
    Other Links:

    last updated 14-02-2013

     

      VICNET Victoria's Network   Victoria's Virtual Library
    | Home | Search/Browse | About AMPI | Contributing to AMPI | Colonial Medical Life|
    | Information Sources | Image Gallery | Links | Site Map | Disclaimer |