[Editor: This obituary, regarding Dr. James Edwards, was published in the “Obituary” section of The Mercury (Hobart Town, Tas.), 31 December 1879.]
Obituary.
Dr. Edwards. — Mr. James Edwards, M.R.C.S., England, who died at his residence, Harrington House, on the 27th instant, was an old colonist, and had secured the esteem of many with whom his professional duties brought him into contact.
He was born in London, and qualified himself for the vocation of a surgeon at Newcastle-on-Tyne. On April 3, 1854, he was admitted into the College of Surgeons, England, and a few months later he received his diploma as a L. M.
The deceased gentleman arrived in Hobart Town about 25 years ago. Having practised for some time at Bicheno, he left for Melbourne. After spending about two years in that city he returned to Tasmania, following his profession at Spring Bay, then at Richmond, and for the last nine years in Hobart Town.
He was a man of unostentatious habits, but of a kindly disposition. His name had been on the commission of the peace for many years past. Mr. Edwards married Miss Susanna Greatrex, daughter of Dr. Greatrex, of Staffordshire, and had one son, Mr. F. Edwards, of Howrah. The deceased gentleman was the medical adviser for several benefit societies, including St. John’s, and a branch of the Manchester Unity Order of Oddfellows.
Source:
The Mercury (Hobart Town, Tas.), 31 December 1879, p. 2
Editor’s notes:
Bicheno = a locality on the east coast of Tasmania, situated north of Freycinet Peninsula
See: “Bicheno, Tasmania”, Wikipedia
Hobart Town = an early name for Hobart (now the capital city of Tasmania); it was also known as Hobarton
L.M. = (abbreviation) Licentiate in Medicine (a medical degree); distinct from L.M.S., an abbreviation of Licentiate in Medicine and Surgery (a medical degree awarded in several British colonies and in British-ruled India)
M.R.C.S. = (abbreviation) Member of the Royal College of Surgeons
See: 1) “Qualifications of a Surgeon”, Royal College of Surgeons of England
2) “Membership of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons”, Wikipedia
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