William Lane Milligan
| William Lane Milligan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1 February 1795 Cavan, Ireland |
| Died |
2 September 1851 London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Military surgeon |
| Title | Dr |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Sybil Lane |
| Children | 3 |
William Lane Milligan (1795–1851) was a British military surgeon. He became an early resident of the Swan River Colony in Western Australia.
Early life
Milligan was born on 1 February 1795 in Cavan, Ireland.[1] He received a Licentiate of Midwifery and a Doctorate in Medicine from the University of Edinburgh.[2]
Career
He was a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London and served as a military surgeon.[1][2] He originally joined the 16th Regiment of the British Army, but he transferred to the 63rd Regiment on 8 February 1827.[2]
In 1830, he emigrated to Western Australia with his wife, child and a nephew[3][4] on James Stirling's expedition.[1] They arrived aboard Wanstead.[1][3][4] On the second day after their arrival, he helped Drummer Mitchell deliver the first white child born in the colony.[2]
Milligan was present at the foundation of Perth on 12 August 1829. This event is commemorated in a painting "The Foundation of Perth 1829".
He opened the first hospital in the colony in June 1830[3][4] and served as its superintendent.[2]
He was the original owner of the land at the southern end of Milligan Street, Perth, which was named after him.[2][5] He moved to Fremantle in 1834, but was then transferred to India and left on Merope in April 1834.[1][3][4][6] He was Staff Surgeon at Poonamallee, near Madras (Chennai) in 1837.
In 1837 Milligan published a paper in the Madras Journal of Literature and Science titled "Some Account of the New Colony of Western Australia".[7]
Milligan retired from the army in 1847 due to ill health, and lived in Nuneaton, England.[8]
Personal life
He married Elizabeth Sybil Lane in 1823.[1] They had four children: Anna, William, Harriet, Maria. The last three were born in the colony;[3][4] William lived only four days.[2]
Death
He died on 2 September 1851 in London, England.[1]
References
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "William Lane Milligan". Australian Medical Pioneers Index. 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Cygnet (1938-09-24). "Perth Names. 9: Milligan of Milligan-street.". The West Australian. Perth, WA. p. 5.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Pamela Statham (1979). Dictionary of Western Australians 1829–1914: Volume 1: Early Settlers 1829–1850. University of Western Australia Press. p. 232. ISBN 0-85564-159-2.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Rica Erickson (1988). The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians pre-1829 – 1888: Volume III K-Q. University of Western Australia Press. p. 2167. ISBN 0-85564-278-5.
- ↑ "The Origin of Perth's Names: City Streets". Stephen Yarrow. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22.
- ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal. 1834-04-26. p. 274. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
- ↑ Milligan, William. " Some Account of the New Colony of Western Australia". Madras Journal of Literature and Science. Madras Literary Society and Auxiliary of the Royal Asiatic Society. Wikisource. p. pp. 318-350. [scan]
- ↑ "WA Early History". Royal Perth Hospital Heritage Society. Retrieved 2014-05-25.