Dr. George Edmond Farncomb HATCH

[ColTree]

I came across information that a year or so ago a Victorian Medical Association wrote a tribute to Dr. HATCH for his work as a "ships surgeon" during the mid 1800's.  He was the husband of my great grand aunt, Martha (COLLINS) but, unfortunately, he perished on his last voyage back to the UK from Melbourne, when his ship, the "Royal Charter", was wrecked on rocks off the coast of Wales, in 1859.  I have tried to obtain a copy of the tribute from the Victorian Medical group but to no avail, they just haven't replied to my email's.  I would very much appreciate it if anyone might be able to help me get a copy of the tribute.
Thank you
Peter COLLINS

[cando]

Do you have this summary?
http://www.medicalpioneers.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?detail=1&id=2838

I think you have made a request to an organization which wasn't incorporated at the time your relative was in Victoria.

The Port Phillip Medical Association, the first medical association in the Australian colony, was fashioned on the British Medical Society to which the doctors belonged.  The Australian Medical Association - Victoria originated from the Port Phillip Medical Association and British Medical Society.

Cando

[ColTree]

No, I don't have this summary but I will try it straight away and see what it brings.
Thanks very much.
Peter

[ColTree]

Thanks Cando.
I did have a look at the summary and a lot what was on there, I did have.  It was quite some time that I made the request and the person who I made the request to said that she didn't have the tribute but would contact the necessary organisation and ask them to get in touch with me but that never happened.  I have been away for a while and am just getting started again and I have lost my original contact, so I am starting from scratch once mere.
Peter

[cando]

Well why not try this person
http://www.medicalpioneers.com/contact.htm

Cando 

[judb]

While you may already have this information it gives, at least, an approximate date for the tragedy:

This is one account of shipwreck of the Royal Charter, from The South Australian Advertiser Monday 9 January 1860.  The wreck was about the 27th October 1859.  There are many more articles on TROVE.

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/1200951

This article tells of finding his body and personal effects.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/72464840

Can't see a mention for any obituary though.

Judith

[ColTree]

Once again everyone, thank you for your valuable help, some of which I had, some I didn't but it just goes to help me compile more of the Family story.
Thanks.
Peter

[barryd]

Did they ever find his body? I see no evidence of a death registration England/Wales.

His marriage:

George Edmund Farncombe Hatch 
married  Martha Collins, 18 Jul 1844,   
Walton On Thames, Surrey, England. 

Known to have lived at Walton-in-Thames and Farnham Royal, Buckinghamshire.

www.familysearch.org

[ColTree]

Hi barryd, Yes, they did find his body and they buried him, and others from the disaster, in a cemetery near where the ship went down, but for some reason a Death Certificate was never issued.  All that you have posted is correct but of course there is plenty more, eg Wills etc.
Thanks for your interest, though.
Peter