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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Topic started by: Simplex4wd on Friday 30 March 07 12:06 BST (UK)
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From my great aunts death cert it appears her father, my great grandfather, was a "Doctor of Medicine". I have very few details of him but believe that he would have qualified circa 1870 in Ireland.
Does anyone know which medical schools were operating in Ireland at that time?
Tim
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Hello Tim,
The following colleges have a long history in Ireland and it may be worth getting in touch with them to see if your Great Grandfather was a graduate of their college..
The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI) was founded in 1654
Frederick House
19 South Frederick Street
Dublin 2
Ireland
Tel: +353 1 8639700
Fax: +353 1 6724707
Email: info@rcpi.ie
Website: http://www.rcpi.ie
http://www.ucc.ie/iumc/
Royal College of Surgeons
http://www.rcsi.ie/
Hope you find someone that can help you further from the above
Best wishes
Mo
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Irish doctors in our family went to medical school in Edinburgh. Are you sure he had his medical training in Ireland or did he just practise in Ireland?
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I've searched through the Scottish census without luck ( admittedly he could have started and qualified between census years )
If my information is correct he would have been in practice in the Straits Settlements - hence the difficulties I am having in finding him and his son ???
Mo, many thanks for the links, after I have got responses to my follow up enquiries I shall contact them.
Tim
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You are welcome, do let us know how you get on... would enjoy hearing where he trained etc...
Best wishes
Mo
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YOu could try checking the Trinity College Alumni list too though he may be a little late. I think the book ends in 1868.
Do you know where he practised? You could check the local directories.
Kate
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Kate,
There's the problem, assuming my information is correct, it's come from a convent who have stated that they didn't keep records at that time ???, he was practicing in the Straits Settlements, Malacca in 1882. possibly Penang earlier.
I am tempted to get the "Medical Directory 1898" from Archive CD books to try and sort the problem out but I'll have to wait a while because of various certs I've ordered and a search for a military record ;)
Tim
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Hello Tim,
Whereabouts in Ireland did your great grandfather live? He may have attended the Belfast Medical School which was founded in 1835 and transferred to the Queen's College, Belfast in 1847. The College became the Queen's University, Belfast in 1908.
Christopher
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Hi Tim,
My great-grandfather, also a doctor, was practising in Armagh around the same time as yours. He trained at Glasgow University, and did additional studies (midwifery) at Trinity College, Dublin. Glasgow keep good records- hope you find what you're looking for.
Bruce
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Why write "Doctor of Medicine" and not "Physician" or "Physician and Surgeon", that is what I would expect, curious. Dr of Medicine raises a question, did he complete his education and was he working as a Licentate?
Working on the basis that he was a full member of a College then you have his name and because it was a regulated profession it is reasonable to expect there to be records.
I suggest that you ignore the schools of medicine for now and look for the promulgation of fellowship. The Times is a good starting point (are they on line, I don't know).
What you should bear in mind is that the examining college was not necessarily in the country of one's medical school - you were just trying to get your fellowship any way possible.
When you know the College and date then you can focus on the records of that College (I know not what details they set out).
Even if he was a Licentate my guess is the College who granted it has records, but which College and where? Not sure if these are also promulgated or not.
Happy hunting
Canuc
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Hello Tim,
Are we attempting to establish where Dr William Falls from Enniskillen studied and qualified? If you know what school he attended would their records not show which university he entered after leaving school?
Christopher