Hallo :) Thank you for all the advise and opinions!  Obviously it's not going to be an easy answer question. Henry's DN only said "doctor" but he would have studies in he mid 1830's and came back to Albania district in the now South Africa.  Albania is were the 1820 British Settlers settled and 15 years later there were not much more than farms and very small towns there.  I can't see why someone with a doctoral in anything but medicine, would go back there. Am I correct in saying that  finding any documental proove of John Henry studying as a doctor, would be unlikely? Does someone know how long they used to study to become a medical doctor? Kind regards Sunelia Heath - South Africa ________________________________ From: Helen Whapshott <helen.whapshott@ntlworld.com> To: Sunelia Heath <sunelia.heath@yahoo.com>; KENT-ENG@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, April 28, 2010 7:44:59 AM Subject: RE: [KENT-ENG] Education in medicine before 1850 The first medical school was at the London Hospital (est 1785) followed by St Bartholomews (med school est 1822).  They would be the nearest to Northfleet but not at a commuter level in those days. HTH  Helen -----Original Message----- From: kent-eng-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:kent-eng-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sunelia Heath Sent: 27 April 2010 20:54 To: KENT-ENG@rootsweb.com Subject: [KENT-ENG] Education in medicine before 1850 Hallo :) My Henry Heath's grandson, John Henry Heath, was born and lived in South Africa.  On his death notice his occupation is given as:  doctor.  It is unlikely that he would have been able to study medicine in South Africa at that time.  And if he studied abroad, it would have most probably been somewhere close to where his grandfather stayed, which was Northfleet, Kent. Does someone know where the closest school in medicine would have been in about 1835? Kind regards Sunelia Heath       ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KENT-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi, Depending on finances etc - Is there a possibility that - he had gone somewhere else other than England to study medicine? Europe? Some people are dedicated to their chosen career. Perhaps - like some {not many] today ,are not as concerned about making the dollars - but want to follow their calling - of healing. - no matter what the pay. *like frontier doctors - payment with food, etc Of course not knowing the situation. just speculation. Just wonder if the Archive for S.Africa - might hold some documentation. Cheers,STella At 09:05 AM 28/04/2010, Sunelia Heath wrote: >Hallo :) > >Thank you for all the advise and opinions! Obviously it's not going >to be an easy answer question. > >Henry's DN only said "doctor" but he would have studies in he mid >1830's and came back to Albania district in the now South >Africa. Albania is were the 1820 British Settlers settled and 15 >years later there were not much more than farms and very small towns >there. I can't see why someone with a doctoral in anything but >medicine, would go back there. > >Am I correct in saying that finding any documental proove of John >Henry studying as a doctor, would be unlikely? > >Does someone know how long they used to study to become a medical doctor? > >Kind regards >Sunelia Heath - South Africa

Sunelia Heath wrote: > Henry's DN only said "doctor" but he would have studies in he mid > 1830's and came back to Albania district in the now South Africa. > Albania is were the 1820 British Settlers settled and 15 years > later there were not much more than farms and very small towns > there. I can't see why someone with a doctoral in anything but > medicine, would go back there. He was most likely a doctor of medicince but he could have been had a doctorate in a science field other than medicine or been a doctor of divinity, ie a clergyman. > Am I correct in saying that finding any documental proove of John > Henry studying as a doctor, would be unlikely? I'm not sure it would be unlikely but it might be difficult. Someone else might have a better idea where to look for documentary proof, but in the interim you could try the London Gazette and the Times to see if there were any announcements on his qualifying. Google will find the London Gazette and your local library may have the Times Digital Archive. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk