Guide to the Guide to Journals of General Surgeons (as filmed by the AJCP)

HMS Modeste, Journal of R.R. Siccama, staff surgeon, Naval brigade in Perak (50pp.), 1 January 1876 - 31 December 1876 (File 32 (TNA: Adm 101/196))

HMS Ringlove, Journal of Anthony Gorham, staff surgeon, Perak expedition, 1 January 1875 - 31 December 1876 (File 38 (TNA: Adm 101/192))

China station in 2 parts.

HMS Growler, Journal of George M. Cuffe, surgeon, Malay States (40pp.), 18 February 1877 - 31 December 1877 (File 39 (TNA: Adm 101/198))

HMS Fly, Journal of Edward T. Lloyd, surgeon, Operations in Malay States (50 PP.), 1 January 1875 - 31 December 1875 (File 41 (TNA: Adm 101/193))

Case histories, also descriptions of Batavia.

HMS Rinaldo, Journal of John Buckley, surgeon, References to Penang, Singapore, Labuan, Manila (70pp.), 1 January 1872 - 31 December 1872 (File 50 (TNA: Adm 101/188))

HMS Rinaldo, Journal of John Buckley, surgeon, References to Singapore, Malacca. Penang, King George's Sound (60pp.), 1 January 1871 - 31 December 1871 (File 51 (TNA: Adm 101/185))

HMS Rinaldo, Journal of John Buckley, surgeon, References to Japan (60pp.), 10 May 1870 - 31 December 1870 (File 52 (TNA: Adm 101/182))

HMS Juno, Journal of Robert Nelson, staff surgeon, References to Singapore, Hong kong and Shanghai (100pp.), 1 October 1876 - 31 December 1877 (File 53 (TNA: Adm 101/197))

HMS Niger, Journal of William Patrick, surgeon, References to Shanghai, Singapore, Borneo (100pp.), 1 June 1856 - 30 June 1860 (File 54 (TNA: Adm 101/160))

HMS Sphinx, Journal of Gilbert L. King, surgeon, Refers to Philippines, Pelew Islands (Palau), Mariana Islands (50pp.), 1 October 1861 - 1 October 1862 (File 57 (TNA: Adm 101/173))

Story of the search for a ship-wrecked crew.

HMS Sphinx, Journal of Thomas Coghlan, surgeon, Refers to East India, China, and passage to England, 1 January 1863 - 9 July 1863 (File 58)

Includes drawings of landscapes, and Flora and Fauna.

HMS Perseus, Journal of A.B. Messer, surgeon, Refers to Philippines and Pelew Islands (Palau) (100pp.), 1 January 1867 - 11 October 1867 (File 61 (TNA: Adm 101/179 ))

Discussion on fever and intestinal fevers

HMS Charybdis, Journal of Thomas L. Bickford, staff surgeon, Refers to military action in the Malay States, 1 January 1874 - 31 December 1876 (File 65 (TNA: Adm 101/191))

Action against Malay's includes a long account of the movements of the forces. (01/01/1874), (60pp.)...

HMS Pylades, Journal of John T. Caddy, surgeon, Refers to Singapore and New South Wales, 25 February 1858 - 31 December 1860 (File 72 (TNA: Adm 101/167))

Journals of East india, China and pacific stations, and Journals of Kelcoma or Yemen sore...

HMS Dido, Journal of Godfrey Goodman, staff surgeon, Refers to Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and other Pacific islands (50pp.), 1 January 1875 - 31 December 1875 (File 108 (TNA: Adm 101/245))

Introduction of measles into Fiji.

HMS Pearl, Journal of A.B. Messer, staff surgeon, Refers to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji (50pp.), 1 January 1874 - 31 December 1874 (File 109 (TNA: Adm 101/243))

HMS Pearl, Journal of A.B. Messer, staff surgeon, Refers to Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands (50pp.), 1 January 1875 - 31 December 1875 (File 110 (TNA: Adm 101/246))

Australia. Includes a description of an outbreak of entric fever, the Pearl and the Barracouta, and sewerage in Sydney...

HMS Basilisk, Journal of Godfrey Goodman, staff surgeon, Refers to Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands (50pp.), 1 January 1872 - 31 December 1872 (File 111 (TNA: Adm 101/242/1A))

The Australian coast. Includes a small amount of description of the area covered.

HMS Basilisk, Journal of Peter Comrie, staff surgeon, Refers to Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and Pacific Islands (50pp.), 1 January 1874 - 15 December 1874 (File 112 (TNA: Adm 101/244))

New Guinea and home voyage.

HMS Curacoa, Journal of A.B. Messer, assistant surgeon, Naval brigade in New Zealand (30pp.), 21 April 1863 - 20 May 1864 (File 113 (TNA: Adm 101/239))

HMS Pelorus, Journal of Robert Edwardes, assistant surgeon, Naval brigade in New Zealand (30pp.), 1 January 1861 - 31 December 1861 (File 114 (TNA: Adm 101/236))

Includes New Zealand climatic figures.

HMS Fawn, Journal (illustrated) of W. Fasken, surgeon, Refers to Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands (50pp.), 1 January 1862 - 31 December 1862 (File 115 (TNA: Adm 101/237))

Includes a chart of polynesia and a watercolour of Queens House, Wallis Island.

HMS Wolverene, Journal of Walter Reid, staff surgeon, Refers to Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands (50pp.), 1 August 1876 - 31 December 1876 (File 116 (TNA: Adm 101/247m))

Includes a description of the ship, the diet for the boys on the training ships, notes on Oxalic acid poisoning, also a discussion of the diseases beside the cases recorded.

HMS Wolverene, Journal of Walter Reid, staff surgeon, Refers to Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands (50pp.), 1 January 1879 - 31 December 1879 (File 117 (TNA: Adm 101/248))

Notes on South Sea Islands and dietary.

HMS Dance, Journal of George Mair, staff surgeon, Refers to Australia, New Zealand, Samoa and other Pacific Islands (40pp.), 1 January 1880 - 31 December 1880 (File 118 (TNA: Adm 101/249))

Notes on Samoan groups of islands. Notes on special diseases.

HMS Miranda, Journal of Henry Slade, surgeon, Naval brigade in New Zealand, 1 January 1864 - 31 December 1864 (File 119 (TNA: Adm 101/240))

Wounded of naval brigade in New Zealand. Description of wounds and aid given during battle. 2 vols. Vol 1 includes a general review of cases and health...

HMS Miranda, Journal of Henry Slade, surgeon, Refers to Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and other Pacific Islands (50pp.), 1 January 1862 - 31 December 1862 (File 120 (TNA: Adm 101/238))

HMS Harrier, Journal of D. Hilston, assistant surgeon, Naval brigade in New Zealand (30pp.), 1 November 1862 - 16 July 1863 (File 121 (TNA: Adm 101/238/1A))

HMS Salamander, Journal of Alexander Rattray, surgeon, Refers to Australia. (400pp.), 1 January 1865 - 31 December 1866 (File 122 (TNA: Adm 101/241))

Between Sydney and Somerset (Cape York). Contains description of the area, medical notes, history of the ship, medical climatology, physiological experiment, influence of diet and heat on the weight of the crew, climate and physical geography of the East coast of Australia. Includes climatic, geological and oceonographic maps, meteorolgical notes, and many tables of statistics.

HMS Salamander, Journal of Alexander Rattray, surgeon, Refers to Australia, New Zealand and the East Indies, 1 January 1867 - 31 December 1867 (File 123 (TNA: Adm 101/138))

Contains cases and discussions of disease, report on fever at the Cape of Good Hope.

Lord Dalhousie, Journal of Charles A. Anderson, surgeon superintendent (50pp.), 4 April 1852 - 21 August 1852 (File 136 (TNA: Adm 101/251))

Difficulties with guards.

Adelaide, Journal of Samuel Donnelly, surgeon superintendent, 2 April 1855 - 23 July 1855 (File 138A (TNA: Adm 101/254/1A))

Voyage from Portland to Port Fremantle, Perth with 260 male convicts.

Castle Eden, Journal of John W. Elliott, surgeon, 9 September 1855 - 26 March 1856 (File (TNA: Adm 101/254/1B))

Voyage from Deptford and Portsmouth to Bermuda with 346 convicts.

Duchess of Northumberland, Journal of Charles Smith, surgeon, 9 November 1852 - 27 April 1853 (File (TNA: Adm 101/254/1C))

Voyage from Woolwich to Hobart with 219 female convicts.

Hyderabad, Journal of T.H. Keown, surgeon superintendent, 20 August 1850 - 24 December 1850 (File (TNA: Adm 101/254/1D))

Voyage from Queenstown to Van Diemen's Land with 287 male convicts.

Horatio, Journal of Robert Grahame, surgeon superintendent, 23 January 1852 - 31 December 1852 (File (TNA: Adm 101/254/1E))

Stationed at Sheerness.

John William Dare, Journal of Robert W. Clarke, surgeon, 11 November 1851 - 29 May 1852 (File (TNA: Adm 101/254/1F))

Voyage from Dublin to Hobart with 172 female convicts.

Lady Kennaway, Journal of Joseph Caldwell, surgeon, 27 December 1850 - 30 July 1851 (File (TNA: Adm 101/254/1G))

Voyage from Portsmouth to Hobart and Norfolk island with 250 male convicts.

Lady Montague, Journal of Samuel Donnelly, surgeon, 29 June 1852 - 15 December 1852 (File (TNA: Adm 101/254/1H))

Voyage from Plymouth to Hobart with 290 male convicts.

Phoebe Dunbar, Journal of John W. Bowler, surgeon, 4 May 1853 - 21 September 1853 (File 138B (TNA: Adm 101/253/1A))

Voyage from Kingstown, Dublin to Swan River, W.A. with 295 male convicts.

Ramillies, Journal of Daniel Ritchie, surgeon, 12 April 1854 - 14 August 1854 (File (TNA: Adm 101/253/1B))

Voyage from London and Plymouth to Perth with 280 male convicts.

Robert Small, Journal of Harvey Morris, surgeon, 5 April 1853 - 13 September 1853 (File (TNA: Adm 101/253/1C))

Voyage from London to Perth with 312 male convicts

Scindian, Journal of George D. MacLaren, surgeon, 16 January 1855 - 20 February 1855 (File (TNA: Adm 101/253/1D))

Voyage to Gibraltar with convicts.

Sea Park, Journal of Joseph Caldwell, surgeon, December 1853 - April 1854 (File (TNA: Adm 101/253/1E))

Voyage from London to Perth with 304 male convicts.

Sibella, Journal of John Stewart, surgeon, 26 January 1853 - 2 March 1853 (File (TNA: Adm 101/253/1F))

Voyage to Gibraltar with convicts and troops.

Martin Luther, Journal of Thomas Crawford, surgeon, 1 June 1852 - 9 September 1852 (File 138C (TNA: Adm 101/252/1A))

Voyage from Dublin to Hobart with 212 female convicts.

Mermaid, Journal of Alexander Kilroy, surgeon, 16 December 1850 - 21 May 1851 (File (TNA: Adm 101/252/1B))

Voyage from Portsmouth to Perth with 209 male convicts.

Mermaid, Journal of Robert Stevenson, surgeon, 3 June 1856 - 11 August 1856 (File (TNA: Adm 101/252/1C))

Voyage to Gibraltar with convicts.

Midlothian, Journal of David Thomas, surgeon, 30 October 1852 - 3 March 1853 (File (TNA: Adm 101/252/1D))

Voyage from Dublin to Hobart with 170 female convicts.

Minden, Journal of John Gibson, surgeon, 15 June 1851 - 22 October 1851 (File (TNA: Adm 101/252/1E))

Voyage from Plymouth to Perth with 302 male convicts.

Nile, Journal of John Kidd, surgeon, 15 June 1850 - 15 October 1850 (File (TNA: Adm 101/252/1F))

Voyage from Portland to Hobart with 300 male convicts.

Oriental Queen, Journal of David Geddes, surgeon, 23 September 1852 - 26 February 1853 (File (TNA: Adm 101/252/1G))

Voyage from Plymouth to Hobart with 280 male convicts.

Merchantman, Journal of William Smith, surgeon superintendent, 8 October 1862 - 17 February 1863 (File 138D (TNA: Adm 101/255/1A))

Voyage from London to Bermuda and Perth with 191 male convicts. Issue of grog and tobacco to convicts at Bermuda.

Merchantman, Journal of William Smith, surgeon superintendent, 11 June 1864 - 17 September 1864 (File (TNA: Adm 101/255/1B))

Voyage from Portland to Perth with 260 male convicts.

London, Journal of James Booth, surgeon,, 1 November 1850 - 28 March 1851 (File (TNA: Adm 101/255/1C))

Voyage from Dublin to Hobart with 288 male convicts.

Lord Auckland, Journal of John Moody, surgeon superintendent, 4 September 1848 - 27 January 1849 (File (TNA: Adm 101/255/1D))

Voyage from Dublin to Hobart with 200 female convicts.

Lord Auckland, Journal of John Davidson, surgeon superintendent, 1 September 1852 - 12 April 1853 (File (TNA: Adm 101/255/1E))

Voyage from Cork to Hobart with 248 male convicts.

Maria Somes, Journal of J.G. Williams, surgeon, 1 April 1850 - 16 August 1850 (File (TNA: Adm 101/255/1F))

Voyage from Portsmouth to Hobart with 257 male convicts.

Marion, Journal of Frederick Le Grand, surgeon superintendent, 21 October 1851 - 7 February 1852 (File (TNA: Adm 101/255/1G))

Voyage from Portland to Perth with 280 male convicts.

HMS Megara, Journal of William H. Adam, surgeon (70pp.), 7 February 1871 - 11 October 1871 (File 139 (TNA: Adm 101/266))

Passage from Sheerness to Australia; wrecked at St Paul Island, Indian Ocean. Later picked up and taken to Australia.

HMS Topaze, Journal of Charles Forbes, surgeon, January 1863 - December 1863 (File 145 (TNA: Adm 101/274))

Includes notes on the topography, geology and climate of Vancouver Island. Notes on the bounty system of enlistment.

HMS Repulse, Journal of William Hoggan, fleet surgeon (100pp.), 1 January 1875 - 31 December 1875 (File 146 (TNA: Adm 101/282))

Refers to Hawaii. Notes on sealions.

HMS Charybdis, Journal of John C. Messer, surgeon TNA:(80pp.), 1 January 1869 - 31 December 1869 (File 156 (TNA: Adm 101/277))

Refers to diseases contracted in New Zealand and New South Wales. Notes on Pacific station.