Jay, Melville R H - I20252
| Doctor Melville R H Jay | |
|---|---|
| Born 1856 | |
| Nationality |
 Australian |
| Born |
1856 Australia |
| Genealogy Data | |
| Person ID | I20252 |
| Voyage Data | |
| Voyage to Adelaide in 1871 | |
| Personal role | First Class Passenger |
| Name on list | Dr. Jay |
| Occupation | Surgeon |
| Joined place | London |
| Left place | Adelaide |
| Voyage to Adelaide in 1881 | |
| Personal role | First Class Passenger |
| Name on list | Dr. Jay |
| Occupation | Surgeon |
| Joined place | London |
| Left place | Adelaide |
| Voyage to Adelaide in 1881 | |
| Personal role | Surgeon |
| Name on list | Melville R H Jay |
| Age on voyage | abt 25 |
| Wage | 0-1-0 |
| Joined date | 02 May 1881 |
| Joined place | London |
| Left date | 28 Jul 1881 |
| Left place | Adelaide |
| Left reason | Discharged |
We suspect that the 'Dr. Jay' travelling on the 1871 and 1881 voyages to Adelaide were the one and same surgeon.
In his diary entry of Thursday 8th June 1871, Melville Miller gave his private opinions of his fellow passengers. Miller described Dr. Jay as:
2nd Dr Jay – Surgeon of the ship – a slight made “loon” – pleasant but very quiet, about 25 years old. He does not appear to be up to much, but we will be better able to judge by and bye.
From the Sydney Morning Herald of Saturday 4 August 1917:[1]
THE CYRIL MAUDE SEASON
Mr. Cyril Maude is now in Adelaide, where he enjoyed a Mayoral reception, at which he was welcomed by the Premier (Mr. A. H. Peake) and leading citizens. Dr. Melville Jay informed the gathering that 36 years ago, when he was surgeon on board the ship City of Adelaide, Mr. Maude was a passenger, and came under his care. Dr. Jay has practised in Adelaide ever since. When "Grumpy" the plan for which opens at Paling's on Monday, is produced at the Criterion next Saturday the cast will be as follows:- Andrew Bullivant, Cyril Maude; Ernest Heron, Herbert Hanson; Ruddock, Edward Lester; Jarvis, Frank Elliott; Isaac Wolf, Robert Ayrton; Dr. Maclaren, Stephen Scanlan; Keble, F. Gatenby Bell; Merridew, Harry Sweeney; Dawson, H. H. Wallace; Virginia Bullivant, Dorothy Cumming; Mrs. Maclaren, Stella Payter; Susan, Betty Murray.
Notes
- As a surgeon, Dr. Jay appeared in both the 1881 Crew List and 1881 Passenger List.
References
- ↑ "THE CYRIL MAUDE SEASON.". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842-1954) (NSW: National Library of Australia). 4 August 1917. p. 16. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
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