Alice Geehan

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Maureen Withey on 30th November 2021

Alice was ill with dysentery, for almost thre weeks, on board Kinnear, and was treated by the Surgeon, which he documented in his journal: Surgeon’s Journal of Her Majesty’s Female Convict Ship Kinnear, Mr J. G. Williams, Surgeon. Between the 2nd May and 14th October 1848. Adm. 101-040-06 Alice Geehan Æt: 13 Convict admitted into the hospital 20th Augt. And discharged into her Mess the 7th Sept. 1848. Dysenteria. This girl has been for some time now complaining of a bowel complaint to her mess women – at the date of her admission into the hospital, there was considerable pyrexia, with severe gripping pains in the bowels, and frequency of pulse, nausea, and vomiting occasionally, loss of appetite with frequent discharge of a peculiarly foetid matter from the anus, being sometimes pure mucus or mucus mixed with blood, & not unlike putrid sauies, considerable emaciation and debility has already supervened. Rx. Hydrarg. Submuriat. gr xij Opii Colati gr iij fiat Pil. xij Capiat 1 omnia hora 21st - Passed a better night, bowels much in the same state as yesterday still passing blood, with considerable griping. Ordered Arrowroot and farinaceous food. Rep. Pil. ut heri Rx. Mistura Cretæ ziij - Opii zfs Mft. Mistura. Capiat cochl.ij mag. ter quatum in die Ordered the same nourishment as before. 22nd - Passed a good night and is considerably better this morning, less pyrexia. Rep. Medicament. ut heri 23rd - The dysenteric complaint much better, less pyrexia etc. Rep. Medicament. ut heri 24th - This morning complains of a headache has more fever. Rep. Medicament. ut heri 25th - This morning she is much worse, the dysenteric complaint very troublesome, dejections very frequent, fæces mixed with pure blood, and very slimy with considerable pyrexia 26th - Passed a restless night, tenesmus and tormina fæces muco- sanguineous Rep. Medicament. ut heri A large Blister was also applied along the course of the colon, both transverse and descending. 27th - Passed a restless night, dysenteric complaint has not been so troublesome during the night. Blister risen & dressed. Rep. Pul ut heri - Mist. Cretæ ut antea Ordered arrowroot as before 28th passed a good night, and is much better this morning, tormina & tenesmus have quite left her, no pyrexia, blister dressed considerable discharge from it. Rep. Medicament. ut heri 29th - Bowel complaint much better, dejections few, & no griping pains as before, no pyrexia. Rep. Medicament. ut antea 30th - I may date her rapid recovery from this date, the blister continued to discharge freely for some days. She perfectly recovered without another bad symptom & was discharged into her Mess as above.

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Maureen Withey on 30th November 2021

Tasmanian Indents. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-5$init=CON15-1-5p22 and https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON15-1-5$init=CON15-1-5p23 Alice Geehan, tried at Monaghan, 5 April 1847, 7 years, age 15, 4 ft 11 ½ catholic, can neither read nor write, Single, Offence: £2 from the person pro Co Monaghan. 1 mth, potatoes, 5 weeks Butter. Surgeon’s report: Good, Trade, House maid. Native place, Monaghan. Remarks: Father Michael, Mother Biddy, Bro, Jas & Michael. Sis, Mary, Cath, Betsy at N.P. -------------------------------------------------- Conduct Report https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON41-1-19$init=CON41-1-19p50 Alley Greehan. T of L 4/11/51. March 15/52. Recommd for a C.P. Cond Pardon Appd, 7/6/53. ----------------------------------------------------- https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON52-1-3p130j2k Marriage Permissions. George Philpot, per Marion, amd Alley Greehan, per Kinnear, Approved 11 Feb 1851. ---------------------------------------------------- Departures, from Launceston to Melbourne 11 October 1853, per Yarra Yarra. George Philpot and Alley Greehan, both Conditional Pardons.