Thomas Reid (naval surgeon)
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Thomas Reid was an Irish
born Naval surgeon
. He was educated near Dungannon
, County Tyrone
and around 1811 he entered the Royal Navy
. In 1813 he passed the examinations of the Royal College of Surgeons
in London, being admitted as a member in November 1815. On the 10 January 1814 he was appointed as a naval surgeon.
In the role as a surgeon superintendent he made two trips on prison ships, one in the convict ship Neptune carrying male prisoners departed 16 December 1817 and arrived on the 5 May 1818 at Sydney and on the Morley which departed London carrying female prisoners on the 22 May 1820 and arrived on the 29 August 1820 at Hobart with further travel to leave prisoners at Sydney.
Reid was a close associate of the prison reformer Elizabeth Fry
and it was at the suggestion of Fry that Reid had taken on the role of surgeon superintendent for these journeys . It was to Fry that Reid dedicated his book, Two voyages to New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land.
On his return to London he subsequently revisited Ireland on a long tour in 1822, the record of which he documented in a book, Travels in Ireland in the year 1822, exhibiting a brief sketches of the Moral, Physical and Political state of the Country published in London in 1823.
Ireland
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born Naval surgeon
Surgeon
In medicine, a surgeon is a specialist in surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, whether human or animal, for a specific reason such as the removal of diseased tissue or to repair a tear or breakage...
. He was educated near Dungannon
Dungannon
Dungannon is a medium-sized town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the third-largest town in the county and a population of 11,139 people was recorded in the 2001 Census. In August 2006, Dungannon won Ulster In Bloom's Best Kept Town Award for the fifth time...
, County Tyrone
County Tyrone
Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...
and around 1811 he entered the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
. In 1813 he passed the examinations of the Royal College of Surgeons
Royal College of Surgeons of England
The Royal College of Surgeons of England is an independent professional body and registered charity committed to promoting and advancing the highest standards of surgical care for patients, regulating surgery, including dentistry, in England and Wales...
in London, being admitted as a member in November 1815. On the 10 January 1814 he was appointed as a naval surgeon.
In the role as a surgeon superintendent he made two trips on prison ships, one in the convict ship Neptune carrying male prisoners departed 16 December 1817 and arrived on the 5 May 1818 at Sydney and on the Morley which departed London carrying female prisoners on the 22 May 1820 and arrived on the 29 August 1820 at Hobart with further travel to leave prisoners at Sydney.
Reid was a close associate of the prison reformer Elizabeth Fry
Elizabeth Fry
Elizabeth Fry , née Gurney, was an English prison reformer, social reformer and, as a Quaker, a Christian philanthropist...
and it was at the suggestion of Fry that Reid had taken on the role of surgeon superintendent for these journeys . It was to Fry that Reid dedicated his book, Two voyages to New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land.
On his return to London he subsequently revisited Ireland on a long tour in 1822, the record of which he documented in a book, Travels in Ireland in the year 1822, exhibiting a brief sketches of the Moral, Physical and Political state of the Country published in London in 1823.