Registry of medical doctors

louis346789 · 03-03-2021 6:12pm #1

Hi All
Anyone know of a registry of medical doctors in Ireland circa 1850.
Louis

Hermy · 03-03-2021 6:42pm

The place I usually go to is the Roll of Licentiates at the RCSI website.

However, they seem to have moved or removed them from the site as I can't find sight nor sound of them.

You could try emailing their heritage officer who I've always found brilliant to deal with.

louis346789 · 03-03-2021 6:46pm

Hi Hermy
Thank you for this. I will give them a try.

Hermy · 03-03-2021 6:54pm

I saved the pdf's of the Rolls - if you'd like me to look up a name just ask.

Another place that might mention doctors is trade Directories like Thom's.
You'll find some of them on Ancestry and elsewhere online.

louis346789 · 03-03-2021 7:03pm

Hi Hermy.
Thanks.
DR Nicholas Mullen
Dundalk County Louth
1855 to 1890.

Hermy · 03-03-2021 7:25pm

louis346789 wrote: »

1855 to 1890.

Are those the years he was practising or the years of his birth and death?

louis346789 · 03-03-2021 7:31pm

Hi Hermy
Years in practice.

Hermy · 03-03-2021 7:36pm

I've searched from 1844 to 1860 and not a mention.

What year was he born?

louis346789 · 03-03-2021 7:46pm

Born 1832 in ballinlough Louth
Died 1893 in ballinlough Louth.
On birth certs for his children he is down as a farmer.
My cousins in Australia reckon he was a doctor.
I have my doubts but I do not want to burst their bubble without checking!!!

Hermy · 03-03-2021 7:57pm

If he was doctor I'd be surprised he'd fail to mention it where he could.

louis346789 · 03-03-2021 7:59pm

Absolutely agree.

L1011 · 03-03-2021 8:04pm

Death cert is also farmer - it would be astoundingly unlikely that it wouldn't be mentioned, also its not really a doctors death (bronchitis from TB). (edit: not implying anything bad with a TB death, it was a part of life back then and for some decades more and I've it plenty of times in my tree - it just wasn't that common in the very small 'professional classes')

You're sure you've the right man, though, I presume?

louis346789 · 03-03-2021 8:32pm

Yes the correct man. I am satisfied the Australians are mistaken.
They will have to settle for a small Irish farmer as their ancestor.
Thanks for checking though.

pummice · 03-03-2021 8:54pm

Just checked the newspaper archives, there is a list of deceased for the time he died in evening herald, he is listed as Mr Nicholas Mullen, Ballinlough, and 2 names above him there is a doctor listed, so looks like he was not a dr

pinkypinky · 04-03-2021 4:28pm

There is a medical directory on FindMyPast, afaik.

The RCPI archivist, Harriet Wheelock, is very approachable.

Registry of medical doctors

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