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| William Stanger |
| Family
Name: |
Stanger |
Variant
Spellings: |
Stranger |
| Given
Names: |
William |
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| DOB |
27 September 1811
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DOD |
11 March 1854 |
| Place
of Birth: |
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England
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Place
of Death: |
Durban, South Africa |
| Age
at Death: |
43
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| School:
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University:
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| Qualifications:
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MD Ed 1837
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Speciality:
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| Other
Occupations: |
Botanist
Surveyor |
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| Spouse:
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Sarah Hursthouse m.1842 Lowestoft, England |
| Children: |
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| Voyages:
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"Hope" from London arr. Sydney 18 October 1838
"Hope" dep. Sydney for London 20 February 1839
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| Came
out as: |
Ship's surgeon |
| Date
Settled Aus: |
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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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Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England (Botanical Society)
Sydney, NSW 1838-1839 (shipping record)
London, England 1839-1841
Niger, West Africa 1841-1842
South Africa 1843 onwards |
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| Positions
Held: |
Geologist and Medical Officer, Niger Expedition 1841
Surveyor General, Natal, South Africa 1845 |
| Publications:
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| Notes:
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Visited Australia and New Zealand
MWS = Member of the Wernerian Society (a natural history society) |
| Acknowledgments:
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| References: |
Medical graduations. Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal 1 October 1837 [William Stanger of England degree of Doctor of Medicine conferred 1 August 1837]
List of Graduates in Medicine in the University of Edinburgh to 1866. Edinburgh, 1867 [lists William Stranger (sic) 1837]
William Stanger (surveyor). Wikipedia April 2013 [born 27 September 1811 Wisbech died 14 March 1854 Durban, on Niger Expedition 1841 etc]
Mouat R. Narrative of the Niger Expedition. Colonial Magazine volume 2 c1844 [lists William Stranger (sic) MD geologist]
JSTOR Plant Science. Website April 2013 [entry includes his marriage]
Cleland JB. Naturalist in medicine with particular reference to Australia. Medical Journal of Australia 1950;1:549-63 [contains errors]
Shipping intelligence. Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser 18 October 1838 [William Stanger Esq MD FGS MWS aged 25 on "Hope" from London]
Ship news. Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser 21 February 1839 [Dr Stanger on "Hope" for London]
Botanical Society. Third Annual Report. Edinburgh, 1840 [William Stanger Esq MD FGS of Wisbeach, Cambridgeshire admitted 1836]
News item. Sydney Morning Herald 18 November 1845 William Stanger Esq appointed Surveyor General for Natal] |
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last updated 26-05-2020
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