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Peter Fisher

Family Name: Fisher Variant Spellings:

Given Names: Peter

DOB
DOD

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Speciality: Naval surgeon

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Voyages: "Majestic" from London arr. VDL 22 January 1839
"Runnymede" from London arr. Hobart 28 March 1840
"Mary Hay" from Hobart arr. Melbourne 31 May 1840
"Auriga" dep. Hobart for London 22 March 1843

Came out as: Surgeon on convict ship

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Addresses: Hobart, VDL 1839 (shipping record)
London, England 1839 (shipping record)
Hobart 1840 (shipping record)
Flinders Island 1841-1842
London 1843 (shipping record)

Positions Held: Assistant Surgeon RN 1813 (Navy List)
Surgeon RN 1823 (Navy List)
Superintendent, Aboriginal Establishment, Flinders Island 1841-1842

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References: Navy List 1814 [Peter Fisher appointed Assistant Surgeon 11 August 1813]
Navy List 1827 [Peter Fisher appointed Surgeon 11 September 1823]
Navy List 1859 [Peter Fisher on list of surgeons unfit for further srervice at sea]
Bateson C. Convict ships. Glasgow, 1959
Peter Fisher RN. In: Weep in silence: a history of the Flinders Island aboriginal settlement. Blubber Head Press, 1987 [unseen]
Shipping intelligence. Colonial Times (Hobart) 22 January 1839
Shipping intelligence. Hobart Town Courier and Van Diemen’s Land Gazette 3 April 1840
Shipping intelligence. Port Phillip Gazette 3 June 1840 [Doctor Fisher on "Mary Hay" from Hobart]
Local. Courier (Hobart) 6 August 1841 [Dr. Fisher RN to be Superintendent at Flinders Island where 59 natives now living]
Commissioner's Office. Courier (Hobart) 6 May 1842 [refers to land owned by Dr. Peter Fisher]
Ship news. Colonial Times (Hobart) 28 March 1843 [Dr. Fisher on "Auriga" for London]

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Peter Fisher
Family Name:	Fisher	Variant Spellings:
Given Names:	Peter

DOB		DOD
Place of Birth:		Place of Death:
Age at Death:

School:		University:
Qualifications:		Speciality:	Naval surgeon
Other Occupations:

Spouse:
Children:

Voyages:	"Majestic" from London arr. VDL 22 January 1839 "Runnymede" from London arr. Hobart 28 March 1840 "Mary Hay" from Hobart arr. Melbourne 31 May 1840 "Auriga" dep. Hobart for London 22 March 1843
Came out as:	Surgeon on convict ship
Date Settled Aus:		Date of Departure:
First Registered:		Off Register:
Addresses:	Hobart, VDL 1839 (shipping record) London, England 1839 (shipping record) Hobart 1840 (shipping record) Flinders Island 1841-1842 London 1843 (shipping record)

Positions Held:	Assistant Surgeon RN 1813 (Navy List) Surgeon RN 1823 (Navy List) Superintendent, Aboriginal Establishment, Flinders Island 1841-1842
Publications:
Notes:
Acknowledgments:
References:	Navy List 1814 [Peter Fisher appointed Assistant Surgeon 11 August 1813] Navy List 1827 [Peter Fisher appointed Surgeon 11 September 1823] Navy List 1859 [Peter Fisher on list of surgeons unfit for further srervice at sea] Bateson C. Convict ships. Glasgow, 1959 Peter Fisher RN. In: Weep in silence: a history of the Flinders Island aboriginal settlement. Blubber Head Press, 1987 [unseen] Shipping intelligence. Colonial Times (Hobart) 22 January 1839 Shipping intelligence. Hobart Town Courier and Van Diemen’s Land Gazette 3 April 1840 Shipping intelligence. Port Phillip Gazette 3 June 1840 [Doctor Fisher on "Mary Hay" from Hobart] Local. Courier (Hobart) 6 August 1841 [Dr. Fisher RN to be Superintendent at Flinders Island where 59 natives now living] Commissioner's Office. Courier (Hobart) 6 May 1842 [refers to land owned by Dr. Peter Fisher] Ship news. Colonial Times (Hobart) 28 March 1843 [Dr. Fisher on "Auriga" for London]
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	last updated 14-01-2020