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Obadiah Pineo
Family Name: Pineo  Variant Spellings: Pinio 
Given Names: Obadiah
DOB 1783
DOD 31 December 1848 
Place of Birth:
Place of Death: Southsea, Portsmouth, England 
Age at Death: 65
School:
University:  
Qualifications:
Speciality: Ship's surgeon
Naval surgeon 
Other Occupations:
Spouse: Wife
Children: Three daughters emigrated on "Marion" in 1844
Voyages: HMS "Porpoise" from England arr. Sydney 6 August 1806
  • "England" from England arr. Sydney 28 September 1835
  • "Pyramus" from Cork arr. Sydney 14 December 1836
  • "Lord Lyndoch" from England arr. Sydney 8 August 1838
  • "Brothers" from England arr. Sydney 11 March 1841
  • "Hamlet" for London dep. Sydney 18 February 1843
  • "Marion" from Plymouth arr. Hobart 3 April 1844 [as passenger]
  • "Lydford" dep. Launceston for London 20 April 1847
  • Came out as: Surgeon on convict ship 
    Date Settled Aus: 1806
    Date of Departure:  
    First Registered:
    Off Register:  
    Addresses: Sydney, NSW 1806, 1835, 1836, 1838, 1843 (shipping record)
  • VDL 1844 (shipping record)
  • Deloraine, VDL 1845 approx.
  • Launceston, VDL 1846-1847 (Launceston Examiner)
  • Positions Held: Surgeon RN 1805
  • Surgeon Deloraine Probation Station 1845 approx.
  • Publications:
    Notes: HMS "Porpoise" brought William Bligh from England in 1806
  • The surgeon on the voyage is identified in HRNSW as O. Pineo
  • In 1843 he applied for more land in NSW citing 40 years service in the RN nearly all abroad and 30 years as a full surgeon
  • His voyages of 1835, 1836 and 1838 were with convicts (Bateson)
  • Acknowledgments:
    References: Bateson C. Convict ships. Glasgow, 1959 [Obediah (sic) Pineo surgeon superintendent on "England" 1835, "Pyramus" 1836, "Lord Lyndoch" 1838]
  • Free settler or felon? Website accessed June 2012 [Surgeon Deloraine Probation station]
  • "Porpoise" inquiry. HRA I;6:50-2 and HRNSW 6:217-20 [evidence from Mr. O. Pineo surgeon on HMS "Porpoise" 1806]
  • Applies for land. HRA I;22;601
  • Domestic intelligence. Australian (Sydney) 9 February 1836 [Dr. Boyter and Dr. Pineo on "Norflok" for England 10 February]
  • Shipping intelligence. Sydney Herald 15 December 1836 [Dr. Pineo RN on "Pyramus" from Cork]
  • Shipping intelligence. Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser 13 March 1841 [Dr. O. Pineo Surgeon Superintendent on "Brothers" from Liverpool with immigrants]
  • Shipping intelligence. Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser 19 February 1842 [Dr. Pinnio]
  • Shipping intelligence. Courier (Hobart) 5 April 1844 [Dr. Pineo, Mrs Pineo and three Misses Pineo]
  • Medical. Launceston Examiner 18 March 1846 [local profession augmented by arrival of Dr. Pineo, Surgeon RN for 20 years]
  • Shipping intelligence. Colonial Times (Hobart) 27 April 1847 [Dr. Pineo and Miss Pineo on "Lydford" from Launceston for London]
  • Deaths. Courier (Hobart) 17 November 1847 [at house of Dr. Turnbull, Elizabeth 2nd daughter of Dr. O. Pineo esq Surgeon RN]
  • Deaths. Courier (Hobart) 14 July 1849 [Suddenly on 31st December 1848 in his 66th year]
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    last updated 09-05-2019

     
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