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John Stephen Hampton |
Family
Name: |
Hampton |
Variant
Spellings: |
Hempton |
Given
Names: |
John Stephen |
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DOB |
1810
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DOD |
1 December 1869 |
Place
of Birth: |
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Place
of Death: |
Hastings, England |
Age
at Death: |
59
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School:
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University:
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Edinburgh |
Qualifications:
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MD 1828
LRCS 1828
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Speciality:
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Naval surgeon |
Other
Occupations: |
Governor |
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Spouse:
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Mary Essex |
Children: |
George Essex |
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Voyages:
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"Florist" from London arr. NSW 26 October 1839
"Argyle" dep. Sydney for London 9 April 1840
"Mexborough" from Dublin arr. VDL 26 December 1841
"Renown" dep. Sydney for Liverpool 14 April 1842
"Constant" from Dublin arr. VDL 29 August 1843
"Exporter" dep. Sydney for London 11 October 1843
"Sir George Seymour" from London arr. Hobart 27 February 1845
"Maitland" from London arr. Port Phillip 9 November 1846
"Nimroud" dep. Sydney for London 11 January 1856
"Strathallen" from London arr. WA 28 February 1862
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Came
out as: |
Surgeon superintendent |
Date
Settled Aus: |
1839
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Date
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First
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Register: |
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Addresses:
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Edinburgh, Scotland 1828 (qualifications)
Mexico (ADB)
Plymouth, England 1832 (ADB)
West Indies 1835 (Navy List 1836)
Van Diemen's Land 1846-1855 (ADB)
England 1856 (shipping record)
Canada 1857 (ADB)
Western Australia 1862-1868 (ADB)
England 1869 |
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Positions
Held: |
Assistant Surgeon RN 1829 (ADB)
Surgeon RN 1834 (ADB)
Colonial Office in Westminster (Bray)
Comptroller-General of Convicts in Tasmania 1846-1857 (ADB)
Governor of Western Australia 1862-1868 (ADB) |
Publications:
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Acknowledgments:
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References: |
Australian Dictionary of Biography
Pearn J. Medicine and Botany. Brisbane, 1990
Pearn J. Doctor in the garden. Brisbane, 2001
Gurry DL. Doctor as governor. IN: Covacevich J et al. History heritage and health. Brisbane, 1996:357-61
Bray F.I. Some early medical men of Western Australia. Medical Journal of Australia 1935; i: 793-801
Erickson R. Bicentennial dictionary of Western Australians. Nedlands, W.A., 1987-8 Vol.II
Hughes IA Passengers to Port Phillip from Southern England & Ireland 1843-48 (pub. 1981)
Historical Records of Australia. I: XXI: 623
Gandevia B. Malingering in the penal era. In: Festschrift for Kenneth Fitzpatrick Russell. Melbourne, 1978:61-88
Shipping intelligence. Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser 29 October 1839
Ship news. Sydney Gazette and NSW Advertiser 9 April 1840
Departures. Sydney Herald 14 April 1842
Departures. Sydney Morning Herald 12 October 1843
The Sir George Seymour. Courier (Hobart) 1 March 1845
Shipping intelligence. Courier (Hobart) 5 April 1845 [Dr. Hampton RN Surgeon Superintendent, Mrs Hampton and two children]
Clearances. Sydney Morning Herald 12 January 1856 [Dr. and Mrs. Hampton on "Nimroud" for London]
Shipping intelligence. Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth) 5 March 1862 [His Excellency Governor Hampton on "Strathallen" from London] |
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last updated 18-07-2019
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