Carey, Samuel Orby - I157

Ship's Surgeon ♂

Doctor Samuel Orby Carey
Born 9 May 1841
Nationality	Irish
Born	9 May 1841 Churchfield Co. Tipperary, Ireland
Genealogy Data
Person ID	I157
Birth Family
Carey Family - F94
Father	Langer Carey  (abt 1799 – 1866)
Mother	Margaret Anna   (abt 1794 – 1869)
Marriage Family/Families
Carey Family - F95
Spouse	Anna Dubourdieu  (1834 – 1865)
Nationality	Unknown
Married	19 Oct 1861 Dublin, Ireland
Children:
Clara Sophia Carey (abt 1863 – 1956) Anna Mabel Carey (Aug 1865 – 1942)
Carey Family - F73
Spouse	Marian Louisa Eagle  (b. abt 1841)
Nationality	Unknown
Married	4 May 1867 Dublin, Ireland
Children:
Lylie Evelyn Carey (May 1867 – 1958)
Voyage Data
Voyage to London in 1866
Personal role	Surgeon
Name on list	Samuel Orby Carey
Travel Family	Carey Family - F73
Age on voyage	24
Last ship	City of Adelaide
Joined date	abt Jan 1866
Joined place	Adelaide
Left date	Abt Apr 1866
Left place	London
Left reason	Discharged
Voyage to Adelaide in 1867
Personal role	First Class Passenger
Name on list	Dr. S. Orby Cary
Travel Family	Carey Family - F73
Age on voyage	26
Occupation	Surgeon
Joined place	London
Left place	Adelaide
Voyage to Adelaide in 1867
Personal role	Surgeon
Name on list	Samuel Orby Carey
Travel Family	Carey Family - F73
Age on voyage	26
Last ship	City of Adelaide
Joined date	17 Jul 1867
Joined place	London
Left date	10 Oct 1867
Left place	Adelaide
Left reason	Discharged

See also: Carey Family - F73

Samuel Orby Carey was born in Churchfield Co. Tipperary, Ireland on 9 May 1841. He was the youngest son of Langer Carey (~1799-1866, physician) and his wife Margaret Anna (~1794-1869). Samuel (aged 20) married Anna Dubourdieu (1834-1865) in Dublin on 19 October 1861. In August 1863, accompanied by his wife and baby daughter, Samuel sailed to Adelaide as surgeon on the Irene - coincidentally with David Bruce (Master) and his son John Bruce (Chief Mate and about Samuel's age) who would both later captain the City of Adelaide. Arriving in November 1863, Samuel (22) set up his general medical practice in Angaston, about 50 miles north-east of Adelaide where in August 1865 his second daughter was born and his wife died three weeks later.

Samuel decided 'to leave the colony for a time'. Samuel (24) sailed from Adelaide to London via Cape of Good Hope in January 1866 as medical officer onboard the City of Adelaide, with the father and son Bruce team now in charge of this vessel (Samuel is not listed in Adelaide newspaper passenger lists or, apparently, the crew list for this voyage).

Returning to Ireland, Samuel obtained licentiates in medicine, midwifery and surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland. Samuel (25) married Marian Louisa Eagle (~23) in Dublin on 4 May 1867. Marian, born in Dublin about 1844, was the eldest daughter of Dublin commercial agent and merchant George Eagle (~1804-1858) and his wife Marian Annette (~1812-1886).

Samuel (26) and Marian (~23) left Ireland in June 1867. They sailed First Class (Saloon) from London for Adelaide per City of Adelaide, John Bruce master, in July. Samuel again acted as ship's surgeon and attended the dying Mrs Opdahl, the wife of the captain of the Lina which had hailed the City of Adelaide while in the Atlantic off west Africa on 11 August. Fellow passenger Mr F. A. Edelsten kept a diary of the voyage which makes numerous references to 'Dr Carey' and his wife, including accounts of rat-hunting in their cabin, the Doctor's ability to catch birds, and his drinking champagne with the Captain.