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| Donald McLeod |
| Family
Name: |
McLeod |
Variant
Spellings: |
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| Given
Names: |
Donald |
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| DOB |
1779 approx.
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DOD |
12 November 1840 |
| Place
of Birth: |
Bernisdale, Inverness, Scotland
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Place
of Death: |
Calcutta, India |
| Age
at Death: |
61
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| School:
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University:
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| Qualifications:
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MD Aberdeen 1821
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Speciality:
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Military surgeon |
| Other
Occupations: |
Magistrate
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| Voyages:
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"Skelton" from Leith via Hobart arr. Sydney 16 January 1821
"Prince Leopold" dep. Sydney for Hobart 27 March 1821
"Royal George" from England arr. Sydney 7 November 1821
"Marquis of Huntley" from England via Cork arr. Sydney 20 January 1828
"Guildford" dep. Hobart Town for Bombay 19 January 1830
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| Came
out as: |
Army surgeon |
| Date
Settled Aus: |
by 1821
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Date
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| First
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| Addresses:
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Cape of Good Hope 1806 (Johnston)
South America 1807 (Johnston)
Walcheren, Holland 1809 (Johnston)
USA 1814 (Johnston)
Parramatta, NSW 1821
Europe (Lea Scarlett)
Campbelltown, NSW 1828 (Bayley)
Sydney, NSW 1829
India 1830 (shipping record) |
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| Positions
Held: |
Regimental Mate 1798, Hospital Mate 1799 (Johnston)
Assistant Surgeon 82nd Foot 1800 (Johnston)
Surgeon 38th Foot 1803, Staff 1813 half pay 1821, full pay 1827 (Johnston)
Deputy Inspector of Hospitals 1828, Inspector General 1837 (Johnston)
Superintendent of Female Factory
Police Magistrate at Parramatta
Justice of the Peace at Parramatta
Medical Attendant to Vice-Regal Family
Medical Officer to Government House Staff at Parramatta 1823 |
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| Notes:
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Served in the Peninsula War 1808-1809, 1812-1814 (Johnston)
Received land grant of 5000 acres (HRA)
Went with Sturt to the Darling River 1828 (Barrier Miner) |
| Acknowledgments:
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| References: |
Brown KM. Medical practice in old Parramatta . Sydney, 1937 [attended Government House staff, at Parramatta by 1823]
Historical Records of Australia 1:11:740-1 [police magistrate and physician attached to His Excellency's household, has resided at Parramatta since 1821]
Historical Records of Australia 1:12:498-9 [in 1826 land grants 2000 acres, was police magistrate at Parramatta and Superintendent of Female Factory]
Historical Records of Australia 1:13:83, 767, 798 [considered unsuitable for senior government post as had been cohabiting with a woman of bad character]
Historical Records of Australia 1:14:479 [land grant of 5000 acres]
Johnston W. Roll of commissioned officers in the Medical Service of the British army. Aberdeen, 1917 [died Calcutta 12 November 1840 aged 61 born Bernisdale etc]
Anderson PJ. Officers and graduates of University and King's College Aberdeen 1495-1860. Aberdeen, 1893 [MD 28 March 1821]
Bayley WA. History of Campbelltown, 1974 [Dr. Mcleod advertised 1828 had taken up residence and was in practice]
Lea-Scarlett E. Gundaroo. Canberra, 1972 [Dr. Mcleod's farm "Barnsdale", came out on "Royal George" 1821, brother Archibald emigrated to VDL etc]
Ship news. Hobart Town Gazette 2 December 1820 [Major McLeod, lady and family on "Skelton" from Leith]
Claims and demands. Hobart Town Gazette 9 December 1820 [Dr McLeod Esq and family departing on "Skelton"]
Ship news.Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser 20 January 1821 [arrival of "Skelton" from Hobart Town]
Ship news. Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser 31 March 1821 [Major McLeod, lady and family on "Prince Leopold" for Hobart]
Ship news. Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser 10 November 1821 [Mr. McLeod on "Royal George" from England]
Shipping intelligence. Monitor (Sydney) 31 January 1828 [Staff Surgeon M'Leod on "Marquis of Huntley" from England via Cork and the Cape]
Awful and horrible catastrophe. Australian (Sydney) 21 March 1829 [Dr. M'Leod attends in Sydney]
Come down by the "Sovereign". Hobart Town Courier 17 October 1829 [Dr. M'Leod on his tour as inpector general of hospitals, will return to Sydney, then to an appointement at Ceylon]
Shipping intelligence. Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser 17 November 1829 [Dr. M'Leod on "Sovereign" from Hobart Town]
Passengers by the "Guildford". Hobart Town Courier 30 January 1830 [for Bombay, include Dr. M'Leod]
River Darling found 99 years ago. Barrier Miner (Broken Hill) 8 February 1928 [Sturt's expedition left Sydney 10 September 1828 included Staff Surgeon M'Leod] |
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last updated 25-05-2019
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