| Andrew Sinclair |
| Family
Name: |
Sinclair |
Variant
Spellings: |
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| Given
Names: |
Andrew |
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| DOB |
13 April 1794
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DOD |
25 March 1861 |
| Place
of Birth: |
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Place
of Death: |
Rangitata River, New Zealand |
| Age
at Death: |
56
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| School:
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University:
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| Qualifications:
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LRCS Ed 1818
MD Glasgow 1835
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Speciality:
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Naval surgeon |
| Other
Occupations: |
Botanist |
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| Spouse:
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Never married |
| Children: |
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| Voyages:
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"Asia" from Portsmouth arr. Hobart 21 August 1841
Unknown voyage to New Zealand 1841
"Tyne" from Port Nicholson arr. Sydney 25 February 1842
"Cairo" for London dep. Sydney 16 April 1842
"Asiatic" with convicts arr. Hobart 23 September 1843
"Bangalore" from Sydney arr. Auckland 23 December 1843
"Louisa" dep. Sydney for Hobart 16 January 1845
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| Came
out as: |
Surgeon on convict ship |
| Date
Settled Aus: |
1841
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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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Hobart, VDL 1841 (shipping records)
New Zealand 1841-1842 (NZDB)
Sydney, NSW 1842 (shipping record)
UK 1842-1843 (shipping record)
Hobart 1843 (shipping record)
New Zealand 1843 onwards (NZDB) |
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| Positions
Held: |
Assistant Surgeon RN 1822
Surgeon RN 1829
Surgeon on "Owen Glendower" 1823-1832
Surgeon on "Sulphur" Pacific coast of America 1835-1839
Colonial Secretary NZ 1844-1856
MLC NZ 1844 |
| Publications:
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| Notes:
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A founder of St Andrew's Church, Auckland, 1847
A founder of the Auckland Museum, 1852 |
| Acknowledgments:
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| References: |
Bateson C. Convict ships. Glasgow : Brown, Son & Ferguson, 1959
Wright St.Clair (unspecified reference on NZ doctors)
New Zealand dictionary of Biography [born Paisley 13 April 1794
Addison WI. Roll of the graduates of the University of Glasgow, 1898
Shipping intelligence. Sydney Herald 26 February 1842
Shipping intelligence. Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser 19 April 1842
Departures. Sydney Morning Herald 17 January 1845 [Dr. Sinclair RN] |
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last updated 10-07-2019
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