Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk) has added a new database on Irish doctors:
Ireland, Apothecary Records, 1736-1920
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62260/
Source: Ireland Apothecary Records. Dublin, Ireland: Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.
About Ireland, Apothecary Records, 1736-1920
This collection contains details of registered apothecaries in Ireland between the years of 1736 and 1920. Records may also include lists of apprentice apothecaries. Most records are handwritten in ledgers, though newer records may be printed.
Using the collection
Records in the collection may include the following information:
Name
Age
Address
City
County
Registration date
This collection offers a unique insight into a highly specialised profession. These records can provide you with information about your family member's education level, lifestyle, and career.
Records list the apothecary's home address, however the apothecaries sometimes lived and worked in the same building. Some records also list addresses of other locations the apothecary may have used as a workplace, including laboratories and warehouses. If the record does not specifically list the home and shop at the same address, consider checking the provided address against a city directory or map to locate the shop and other facilities.
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A topic I am very interest as my 5th great grandfather was Dr. Henry Hunt (1707-1796) a son of John "Glangoole" Hunt of Curragh Chase who was the first State Apothecary 1783 (a title that stayed with the family through his son James, grand nephew, George Shirley Kiernan and grandson Thomas Hunt) and first Governor of Apothecaries' Hall 1791-1796, James and George also served a term.
ReplyDeleteTitles here include
Inspection of Apothecary Shops 1736-1832
Apothecaries Resident in Dublin 1850
Returns of the Apprentices from the beginning of Apothecaries' Hall from 1791
The first work takes you back to Edwards Curtis on Fishamble and Croker, Sr on Capel Street. 1736 Henry and Edward Coker would soon begin their partnership on Fishamble by 1742