| John Le Gay Brereton |
| Family
Name: |
Brereton |
Variant
Spellings: |
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| Given
Names: |
John Le Gay |
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| DOB |
1827
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DOD |
28 October 1886 |
| Place
of Birth: |
Bawtry, Yorkshire, England
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Place
of Death: |
Sydney, NSW |
| Age
at Death: |
59
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| School:
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University:
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| Qualifications:
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MD St Andrews 1851
LRCS Ed 1851
LSA 1851
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Speciality:
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Homeopathy
Hydropathy |
| Other
Occupations: |
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| Spouse:
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Mary Tongue |
| Children: |
Five sons and two daughters survived him (ADB) |
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| Voyages:
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"Dover Castle" from Plymouth arr. Melbourne 24 June 1859
"Wonga Wonga" from Melbourne arr. Sydney 6 July 1859
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| Came
out as: |
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| Date
Settled Aus: |
1859
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Date
of Departure: |
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| First
Registered: |
1859 NSW
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Off
Register: |
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| Addresses:
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Yorkshire, England to 1859
Sydney, NSW 1859 onwards |
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| Positions
Held: |
Lecturer, Sheffield 1858 on Turkish Baths |
| Publications:
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Books of poetry and prose conected with his religious beliefs (see ADB) |
| Notes:
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A convert to homoepathy and hydropathy (ADB)
Established Sydney's first Turkish bath (ADB)
In Sydney belonged to the New Jerusalem Church (ADB)
Father of the scholar and writer John Le Gay Brereton (1871-1933) (see ADB) |
| Acknowledgments:
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| References: |
Australian Dictionary of Biography
New South Wales Medical Board. Medical Register 1867 [John Le Gay Brereton registered October 1859 Sydney LRCS Ed 1851 MD St Andrews 1853 LAC 1851]
Medical Directory for New South Wales and Queensland. Sydney, 1860
Ford E. Bibliography of Australian Medicine 1790-1900. Sydney, 1976
Smart RN. List of doctors awarded the MD of the University of St. Andrews [unpublished manuscript]
Obituary. Australasian Medical Gazette
Arrived. Argus (Melbourne) 25 June 1859 [Mr. and Mrs. Brereton]
Shipping. Sydney Morning Herald 7 July 1859 [Dr.Brereton on "Wonga Wonga" from Melbourne] |
| Portraits:
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Ryde City Library
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