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| Alexander Fox |
| Family
Name: |
Fox |
Variant
Spellings: |
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| Given
Names: |
Alexander |
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| DOB |
18 September 1837
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DOD |
13 June 1876 |
| Place
of Birth: |
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Place
of Death: |
Thames, NZ |
| Age
at Death: |
39
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| School:
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University:
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| Qualifications:
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LSA 1867
MRCS 1867
MRCP 1869
MD Brussels
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Speciality:
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| Spouse:
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Ellen Phillips m.1869 |
| Children: |
Four children |
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| Voyages:
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"Prince of Wales" from London arr. Melbourne 28 March 1859
Departed "Naval Reserve" dep. Melbourne for Callao 11 April 1864
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| Came
out as: |
Passenger |
| Date
Settled Aus: |
1859
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Date
of Departure: |
1864 |
| First
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| Addresses:
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Ballarat, Victoria 1859-1864
London, England 1864-1867
Finsbury Pavement, London 1867 (Medical Register)
Goldfield, Thames NZ 1868
London 1869
Shortland, Thames New Zealand |
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| Positions
Held: |
Clinical Assistant, London Hospital 1867
Consulting Physician at NE Hospital for Children, Hackney Road, London ? 1869
Surgeon at Thames Hospital, NZ |
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| Notes:
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He was not registered and did not practise in Australia, but did undergo his early training in medicine at Ballarat
At Ballarat he worked as manager of a chemist's shop owned by a surgeon [name unknown - Ed.] and commenced studying medicine privately
He returned to England in 1864 and there studied medicine, probably at the London Hospital
Founded in company with wife Ellen Phillips, the NE Hospital For Children, Hackney Road
Died of Pneumonia at Thames, NZ 1876
Brother of Henry Tregelles Fox (qv)
He came from a Quaker family |
| Acknowledgments:
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This record was updated in November 2009 with information from Cathy Stevenson, Victoria |
| References: |
Medical register. General Council of Medical Education and Registration UK 1868 [Alexander Fox, London, MRCS 1867 LSA 1867 registered 25 July 1867]
Oats M. Biographical Index of Quakers in Australia before 1862. [Hobart, 1982 Privately Published]
Wright-St.Clair RE. Historia nunc vivat: medical practitioners in New Zealand 1830 to 1940. Digital edition. Christchurch, 2013
Public Record Office of Victoria. Index to outward passengers....1852-1896
Shipping intelligence. Argus (Melbourne) 30 March 1859 [arrival of "Prince of Wales" from London]
Shipping. Leader (Melbourne) 16 April 1864 [departure of "Naval Reserve" for Callao] |
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