Person

Redfern, William (1774? - 1833)

Born: 1774?
Canada
Died: July 1833
Edinburgh, Scotland
Occupation: Surgeon

Summary

William Redfern came to Australia as a convict in 1802 and was granted a pardon in 1803. He was appointed Assistant Surgeon in the Colony in 1808. Redfern's contribution to Australian medicine and public health was significant. The Dictionary of Australian Biography (1967) describes him as the "first to receive an Australian qualification, the first teacher of Australian medical students, and the author of important reforms in the convict transports".

Details

Born Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, 1774 (?). Died Edinburgh, Scotland, July 1833.

Chronology

1797: Life event - Arrested and Charged with Mutiny
1797: Career position - Surgeon's Mate, British Navy
1797: Education - Passed examination, London Company of Surgeons
c. 1801: Life event - Transported to Sydney, Australia
1802 - 1808: Career position - Assistant Surgeon, Norfolk Island
1808 - 1819: Career position - Assistant Surgeon, Colony of New South Wales
1816 - 1819: Career position - Sydney Convict Hospital

Related Corporate Bodies

Colony of New South Wales (1788 - 1901)
William Redfern was a Surgeon who worked for the Colony of New South Wales and the Sydney Convict Hospital.

Archival resources

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

William Redfern - Records, 1812 - 1918, ML MSS 2381; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
William Redfern - Records, 1794 - 1938, A5407; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

Ford, Edward, 'Redfern, William (1774-1833)' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 2: 1788 - 1850 I-Z, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1967), pp. 368-371. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020324b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

Jones, Arthur R, 'Surgeon William Redfern in London and Edinburgh', Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, 103 (2) (2017), 201 - 211. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q8017423. Details
'Redfern, William (1774-1833)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1463019. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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