John Glover - Surgeon in the Royal Artillery

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Hello 

Am wondering if anyone can direct me to where I might find further information on John Glover who was a surgeon in the Royal Artillery (this is how John is named and listed on the death certificate for his son George - excerpt attached)). I believe John was born around 1780/1 in England, however, I'm yet to discover exactly where.

His wife was named Elizabeth (surname unknown).

The only information I can find (and this is if I have found the correct John Glover) is information relating to serving aboard the HMS Pyramus from 1811 to 1814, then the Sultan from 1814 to 1815 and then on the Ajax from 1815 to 1816. The Naval Officer and Rating Service Records, however, don't indicate what rank he was, or whether he was in fact a surgeon.

Unfortunately, this is all of the information I have on him. I'd appreciate any pointers :-)

Regards
Meg

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Excerpt now attached below:

[ShaunJ]

If he was Royal Artillery then he would be Army, not Navy. However there are no Glovers listed in the Roll of Commissioned Officers in the Medical Service of the British Army 1727-1898.

What do you know about George's origins? 

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Thanks Shaun

That would indicate I have the wrong information for John. I've not been able to find anything that at least lists the surgeons in the military from the early 1800's onwards.

All I can tell you about the son George is that he was born in approx 1816 (he is listed as being 31 years years of age at the time of migration to Australia in 1837 - ship Augusta Jessie). It is believed that he was born in Wittersham, Kent, however, I've not been able to confirm this, or the year of birth. George died in Australia on 26 June 1869.

Cheers
Meg

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Just further to the above:

I notice in Ancestry that quite a number of people have George Glover's parents listed as a Timothy Glover and Elizabeth Farris.

That said, not one tree has that information sourced or verified. One tree also has 'Timothy known as John' with no evidence to support how they know this.

Suffice to say, this information is being ignored by me until proven otherwise :-)

Regards
Meg

[ShaunJ]

All I can tell you about the son George is that he was born in approx 1816 (he is listed as being 31 years years of age at the time of migration to Australia in 1837 - ship Augusta Jessie).

Should that be 1806?

[ShaunJ]

The Glovers (George junior, 11 months and Mrs Glover, 24) are mentioned in the surgeon's journal of the Augusta Jessie- have you seen that? http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C10523558

Mrs Glover gave birth prematurely while on board but the child did not survive.

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Thanks Shaun :-)

I hadn't seen that information. It relates to George's wife Amelia and their young son George.

The death certificate for George indicates he was 53 years old when he died in 1869, so confusion reigns as to whether he was born in 1806 or 1816.

I'm starting to think that George's father John may not have been a surgeon at all, much less also being known as Timothy........aarrgghhh :-)

Cheers
Meg

[MaxD]

Could it be a misspelling for sergeant in the ....  As said, there were no surgeons in the Royal Artillery

maxD