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| Martin Griver |
| Family
Name: |
Griver |
Variant
Spellings: |
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| Given
Names: |
Martin |
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| DOB |
11 November 1814
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DOD |
1 November 1886 |
| Place
of Birth: |
Barcelona, Spain
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Place
of Death: |
Perth, WA |
| Age
at Death: |
71
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| School:
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University:
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| Qualifications:
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MB Barcelona 1845
BS Barcelona 1845
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Speciality:
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| Other
Occupations: |
Minister of Religion |
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| Voyages:
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"Ferrolana" from Cadiz arr. WA 29 December 1849
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| Came
out as: |
Passenger |
| Date
Settled Aus: |
1849
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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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Barcelona, Spain (ADB)
Western Australia 1849 (shipping record, ADB)
Perth, WA 1854-1868 (Erickson)
Europe 1869-71 (Erickson)
Perth, WA 1871 onwards |
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| Positions
Held: |
Roman Catholic priest
Apostolic Administrator of Perth 1862 (ADB)
Bishop of Perth 1871 (ADB) |
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| Notes:
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ADB does not indicate that he practised medicine as a profession, but notes that many in outback WA "benefited from his knowledge of medicine" during his priestly wanderings |
| Acknowledgments:
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| References: |
Australian Dictionary of Biography
Cohen B.C. History of Medicine in Western Australia. Perth, WA, 1965 p.105-6
Erickson R. Bicentennial dictionary of Western Australians. Nedlands, WA, 1987-8 Vol.1
Bourke DF. History of the Catholic church in Western Australia 1829 to 1979
Perth. Catholic Encyclopaedia website [Bishop of Perth 1873, died 1 November 1886, born Granollers, Spain, 11 November 1810, studied medicine, later to priesthood]
Shipping intelligence. Inquirer (Perth) 2 January 1850 [arrival of Spanish man-of-war "Ferrolana"] |
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