Joseph Steret R. N.,
Convict Ship Surgeon-Superintendent
Date of Seniority Royal Navy 10 March 1824
Assistant-Surgeon
Joseph Steret was appointed Assistant-Surgeon on 6 December 1813. He was appointed Assistant-Surgeon to the Favourite in 1817 and to the Eurydice in January 1819. [1] He was appointed Assistant-Surgeon to the Conquerer in 1820.[2]Surgeon
He was promoted to the position of Surgeon in 1824. Others promoted at the same time included Thomas Brownrigg and Andrew Douglas Wilson [3]He was appointed Surgeon to the Bellerephon in 1824[4]. In 1825 he was transferred from the Jasper to the Ranger. [5]
Four years later he was appointed to the Challenger for foreign service [6]
His next employment was as Surgeon to the Ramilies in 1829 [7], followed by the Curacao in December 1831 [8]
Surgeon Superintendent
Joseph Steret was employed as Surgeon-Superintendent on five convict ship voyages to Australia:-
Camden to NSW in 1833
- Edward to VDL in 1834
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Bardaster to VDL in 1836
- Gilmore to VDL in 1839
- Edward to VDL in 1834
He was on the list of surgeons fit for service in 1841[9]
1841 Census (UK)
In the 1841 Census - Joseph Steret, aged 40, residing in the same household at Croydon, Surry was Catherine Duff age 60 (independent); Elizabeth Duff age 25; Penelope Steret age 35 and Catherine Reid age 6.[10]References
[1] The Morning Chronicle 29 January 1819[2] Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
[3] The Navy List
[4] The New Navy List
[5] Galignani's Messenger: The Spirit of the English Journals. 1825
[6] The Standard 10 November 1828
[7] The Morning Post 15 June 1829
[8] Hampshire Telegraph 12 December 1831
[9] The Navy List
[10] 1841 Census. Class: HO107; Piece 1078; Book: 9; Civil Parish: Croydon; County: Surrey; Enumeration District: 10; Folio: 33; Page: 25; Line: 14; GSU roll: 474665.
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