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| Thomas Jamison |
| Family
Name: |
Jamison |
Variant
Spellings: |
Jamieson |
| Given
Names: |
Thomas |
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| DOB |
1753 approx.
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DOD |
27 January 1811 |
| Place
of Birth: |
See notes
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Place
of Death: |
London, England |
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at Death: |
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| School:
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University:
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| Qualifications:
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Speciality:
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Naval surgeon |
| Other
Occupations: |
Trader in NSW (ADB) |
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| Spouse:
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See notes |
| Children: |
See notes |
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| Voyages:
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"Sirius" from Portsmouth arr. Botany Bay 20 January 1788 (First Fleet)
"Atlas" to Rio de Janiero 1801 (ADB)
"Hercules" from Rio arr. Sydney June 1802 (ADB)
"Admiral Gambier" dep. Sydney for England June 1809 (ADB)
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| Came
out as: |
Surgeon on convict ship |
| Date
Settled Aus: |
1788
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Date
of Departure: |
October 1799 |
| First
Registered: |
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Off
Register: |
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| Addresses:
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Sydney, NSW 1788
Norfolk Island 1788-1799 (ADB)
Sydney 1800 (ADB)
England 1801 (ADB, Gillen)
Sydney 1802-1809 (ADB)
England 1809 onwards (ADB) |
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| Positions
Held: |
Naval Surgeon 1777
Acting Surgeon General of NSW 1802 (ADB)
Prinicipal Surgeon 1805-1811 |
| Publications:
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General Observations on Smallpox. Sydney Gazette 14 October 1804 (the first medical publication in Australia) (ADB) |
| Notes:
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His date and place of birth are given variously in the references as 1745 Dublin (Coffey and Morgan), c1745 Egremont, Cumberland (Gillen) and c1753 Ballywater Ireland (ADB)!
According to Mollie Gillen he was the Thomas Jameson from Cumberland who graduated MA TCD 1772 (Gillen, Alumini Dublinensis)
He had a wife (Gillen) named Rebecca (ADB) in England, and was survived by their son (Gillen, ADB) and two daughters (ADB)
He lived on Norfolk Island with Elizabeth Colley by whom he had five daughters (ADB) or three daughters and a son (Gillen); and he also had a son by Sarah Place (ADB)
Father of Sir John Jamison (qv)
In NSW acquired farmland and stock (Gillen) |
| Acknowledgments:
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| References: |
Australian Dictionary of Biography
Nobbs, R. Norfolk Island and its first settlement. Sydney, 1988
Coffey HW, Morgan MJ. Irish families in Australia and New Zealand 1788-1983. South Melbourne, 1983
Dan N. Medical men of the First Fleet. In: Pearn J., O'Carrigan C. Australia's quest for colonial health. Brisbane : Department of Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital, 1983: 3-12
Cummins CJ. History of medical administration in NSW 1788-1973. 2nd ed. North Sydney : NSW Department of Health, 2003
Gillen M. Founders of Australia. Sydney : Lbrary of Australian history, 1989
Obituary. Gentleman's Magazine February 1811 [Jan 27th in Upper Berkeley Street, aged 58, Thomas Jamison Principal Surgeon of NSW]
Alumni Dublinenses. London : Williams and Norgate, 1924 [Jameson, Thomas, of Cumberland, 1 November 1763 BA 1768 MA 1772] |
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