Dr. Armstrong (Berehaven, 1846)
family confidence: 0 — not family / context
"A highly respectable practitioner of this town" — i.e. Castletown Berehaven — who performed the post-mortem on Timothy Sullivan in late December 1846. POSSIBLY the same man as person_dr_armstrong_berehaven_1881, possibly a father or uncle. Held as a separate record per the two-possibly-same-people rule.
Facts
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- Residence:
- Berehaven (Castletownbere)
| Date | Fact | Conf. | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1846-12 | occupation · 'a highly respectable practitioner of this town' (Berehaven (Castletownbere)) One primary report. | 95 | 1846-12-31 — The Times, p.8 |
| 1846-12 | event · called on by head constable Wade when the coroner could not attend; had Timothy Sullivan's body disinterred; 'strict post mortem examination, held on last Sunday night'; stated 'his conviction that starvation was the immediate cause' (Berehaven (Castletownbere)) As reported. The reporter says the statement was made 'in my presence'. | 95 | 1846-12-31 — The Times, p.8 |
| 1846-12 | event · attributed 'the frequency of deaths at present occurring in this barony' to 'the badness of the quality and the insufficiency of the food' (Barony of Bere) As reported. | 95 | 1846-12-31 — The Times, p.8 |
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Appears with
- Timothy Sullivan1 shared source
- Humphry Curtin1 shared source
Sources linking to this person
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- 1846-12-31 — The Times, p.8role: post_mortem_examiner · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: Dr. Armstrong
Identity: The record was made from this report; the clipping holds him only in mentioned:.