Convict Surgeons and Medicos
Surgeons and Medicos who arrived as convicts often faced challenges, particularly financially due to their status, however their medical skills were valuable to the colony. They worked in various capacities, from assisting the official surgeons to managing hospitals and contributing to public health in towns and cities throughout the colony
Names of Surgeons and Medicos sent as Convicts
John Irvine
John Irving - arrived with the First Fleet on the Lady Penrhyn in 1788
Daniel Kelly
Daniel Kelly arrived on the ship Scarborough in 1790
John Francis Molloy
John Francis Molloy on the ship Pitt 1792
Evan Morgan
Evan Morgan arrived on the ship Ganges 1797
Daniel MacCallum
Daniel MacCallum on the ship Friendship 1800
Bryan O'Connor
Bryan O'Connor on the ship Minerva 1800
William Redfern
William Redfern on the ship Minerva 1800
John Francis
John Francis to VDL on the ship Indefatigable in 1812
Henry Ravenscroft
Henry Ravenscroft on the ship Earl Spencer in 1813. Surgeon in navy
William Bland
William Bland to VDL on the ship Denmark Hill in 1814
Thomas Parmenter
Thomas Parmeter arrived on the ship Fanny in 1816
Patrick Smith
Patrick Smith on the ship Chapman in 1817
Stephen Wilks
Stephen Wilks, on the ship Adamant in 1821
Patrick Connolly
Patrick Connolly on the ship Phoenix to VDL in 1824; Lady East to NSW 1825
Henry White
Henry White on the ship Earl St. Vincent to VDL in 1826
Thomas Tracy
Thomas Tracy on the ship Mangles in 1828. Physician from Kings Co., aged 40. Tried in Dublin. Sentenced to 7 years transportation for shop lifting. Sent to Wellington Valley on arrival. Died in sydney Hospital 15 September 1828
William Whitlaw
William Whitlaw arrived on the ship Sophia in 1829
Patrick Montgomery
Patrick Montgomery arrived on the ship Florentia in 1830
Thomas Gibbons
Thomas Gibbons arrived on the ship Burrell in 1830
William Strang
William Strang - arrived on the ship Mermaid in 1830
Henry Turner Harrington
Henry Turner Harrington arrived in VDL on the Manlius in 1830
Alexander McDonald
Alexander McDonald arrived on the ship Lord Lyndoch in 1833
James Souter
James Souter arrived on the ship Exmouth in 1831
William Pedley
William Pedley on the ship Lady Nugent in 1835. Apprentice surgeon
George Steele
George Steele on the ship Lady Kennaway in 1835
John Waugh Drysdale
John Waugh Drysdale arrived on the John Barry in 1836
Thomas Stedman
Thomas Stedman on the ship Strathfieldsaye in 1836
Samuel Playsted Jeston
Samuel Playsted Jeston arrived on the ship Waterloo in 1838
John Gordon
John Gordon arrived VDL and Norfolk Island on the ship ship Nautilus in 1840
Samuel Newcombe
Samuel Newcombe arrived on the ship Buffalo in 1840
John Martin
John Martin arrived on the ship Mount Stewart Elphinstone in 1849
Kevin O'Doherty
Kevin O'Doherty arrived on the ship Mount Stewart Elphinstone 1849
George Bridge Mullins
George Bridge Mullins arrived on the ship Adelaide in 1849
John Douglas
John Douglas arrived in Western Australia on the ship Lord Raglan in 1851
John Sampson
John Sampson to Western Australia on the ship Clara in 1855
William Lemon Oliver
William Lemon Oliver arrived on the ship Merchantman
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