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Thomas Atkinson
Family Name: Atkinson  Variant Spellings:  
Given Names: Thomas
DOB 1797 approx.
DOD 26 November 1875 
Place of Birth: Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland
Place of Death: Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland 
Age at Death: 78
School:
University:  
Qualifications: MD Ed 1825
MRCS Ed 1825
FRCS Ireland 1845
Speciality: Military surgeon 
Other Occupations: Soldier
Spouse: Harriet Lydia Williams b.1811 approx. England m.1834 Chatham d.1857 Hobart Town, Tas.
Children: Thomas 1835 Gibraltar
Harriet
Augustus 1838 Devon, England
Emily 1839 Gibraltar died by 1840
Robert 1837 Cork, Ireland
Lucy 1842 Quebec, Canada
Alice 1845 Chatham, England
Albert 1847 Grahamstown, South Africa
Charles 1857 Hobart Town, Tas.
Voyages: "Abberton" from London arr. Hobart 16 October 1854
  • "Emeu" dep. Melbourne for Galle 15 July 1858
  • Came out as: Army surgeon 
    Date Settled Aus: 1854
    Date of Departure:  
    First Registered: 1855 VDL
    Off Register:  
    Addresses: Edinburgh, Scotland 1825 (qualifications)
  • Hobart Town, Tas 1854-1858 (shipping record)
  • Ceylon 1858 (shipping record)
  • Positions Held: Hospital Assistant, Army 1825 (Johnston)
  • Assistant Surgeon, Army 1826 (Johnston)
  • Surgeon 68th Regiment 1840 (Johnston)
  • Staff Surgeon 2nd Class 1844 (Johnston)
  • Staff Surgeon 1st Class 1846 (Johnston)
  • Deputy Inspector General 1854 (Johnston)
  • Principal Medical Officer, Hobart 1855-1857 (Courier, Mercury)
  • Retired with honorary rank Deputy Inspector General 1862 (Johnston)
  • Publications:
    Notes: On list of the Court of Medical Examiners, Van Diemen's Land 1855-1857
  • Registered in the UK 1859
  • According to the shipping lists in the newspapers 4 daughters and 3 sons arrived VDL in 1854 and an unnamed daughter plus Alice, Albert, Harriet, Charles departed 1858
  • Acknowledgments:
    References: Court of Medical Examiners. Cornwall Chronicle (Launceston) 25 October 1856 [T. Atkinson MD Hobart Town on list of legally qualified practitioners]
  • Medical register. General Council of Medical Education and Registration of the UK, 1860 [registered 1859 Deputy Inspector General of Hospitals, Army, MD Ed 1825 MRCS 1825 FRCSI 1845]
  • Johnston W. Roll of commissioned officers in the Medical Service of the British army. Aberdeen, 1917 [MD Ed 1825 FRCS Ireland 1845 died 26 November 1875]
  • White P. Atkinson family. GenForum website accessed May 2012 [for details of his wife and children]
  • Shipping news. Courier (Hobart) 17 October 1854 [Dr. Atkinson with wife and 7 children from London]
  • Shipping report. Hobarton Mercury 18 October 1854 [Dr. Atkinson, Mrs. Atkinson, 4 daughters, 3 sons]
  • Royal Society of Van Diemen's Land. Courier (Hobart) 1 February 1855 [Dr. Atkinson PMO]
  • General intelligence. Hobart Town Daily Mercury 1 July 1858 [Dr. Atkinson PMO leaving colony to take up duties at Ceylon]
  • Shipping intelligence. Argus (Melbourne) 16 July 1858 [Dr. Atkinson, unnamed daughter, Alice Albert Harriet Charles on "Emeu" for Galle]
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