| Robert Turnbull |
| Family
Name: |
Turnbull |
Variant
Spellings: |
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| Given
Names: |
Robert |
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| DOB |
16 June 1791
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DOD |
3 June 1842 |
| Place
of Birth: |
Midlothian, Scotland
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Place
of Death: |
Parramatta, NSW |
| Age
at Death: |
51
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| School:
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University:
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| Qualifications:
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Speciality:
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Military surgeon |
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Occupations: |
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| Spouse:
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Rachel Harper b.1794 Scotland d.1871 Grafton, NSW |
| Children: |
Catherine b.1824
Caroline b.1826 m.1852 NSW
Robert Edwin b.1828
Eliza Ann b.1828
William Frederick b.1829
Four children emigrated in 1837 |
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| Voyages:
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"Charles Kerr" from London arr. Sydney 9 October 1837
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| Came
out as: |
Army surgeon |
| Date
Settled Aus: |
1837
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Date
of Departure: |
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| First
Registered: |
1840 NSW No. 142
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Off
Register: |
1843 |
| Addresses:
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New South Wales 1837 (shipping record)
New Zealand 1840 approx. (Wright St Clair)
Parramatta, NSW 1842 (Medical register) |
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| Positions
Held: |
Hospital Assistant 1813 (Johnston)
Assistant Surgeon Army 1815 (Johnston)
Surgeon 80th Regiment of Foot 1836 (Johnston)
For a complete list of his Army postings see Johnston |
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| Notes:
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As an Assistant Surgeon he served in the Royal Africa Corps and the Cape Corps for about ten years from 1815 (Johnston) |
| Acknowledgments:
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Information from Ian Turnbull was added to this record in March 2014 and February 2018 |
| References: |
New South Wales Medical Board. Minutes 27 April 1840 [registration of R. Turnbull 80th Regiment]
Johnston W. Roll of commissioned officers in the Medical Service of the British army. Aberdeen, 1917 [died Parramatta 3 June 1842]
1st/80th Foot Regiment. Rootsweb website May 2012 [Surgeon Robert Turnbull died Parramatta 3rd June 1842 aged 51]
Wright-St.Clair RE. Historia nunc vivat: medical practitioners in New Zealand 1830 to 1940. Digital edition. Christchurch, 2013
Ackroyd M. Advancing with the army...1790-1850. Oxford University Press, 2006
Shipping intelligence. Sydney Herald 12 October 1837 [Dr. Turnbull 80th Regiment Mrs Turnbull and four children on "Charles Kerr" from London]
Died. Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser 14 June 1842 [at Parramatta on 3rd June Dr. Turnbull of the 8th (sic) Regiment]
Married. Sydney Morning Herald 16 November 1852 [Caroline youngest daughter of Robert Turnbull Esq Surgeon of HM 80th Regiment]
Deaths. Evening news (Sydney) 2 June 1871 [at Grafton, Rachel, relict of the late Robert Turnbull MD, Surgeon 80th Regiment] |
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last updated 10-08-2020
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