Robert Espie | |
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| Born | 1791 Derry, Ireland |
| Died | 2 October 1870 |
| Occupation | Surgeon |
| Employer | The Royal Navy |
| Known for | Medical missionary work on convict ships to Australia. |
| Spouse | Janet Jerman Simmons |
| Children | 3 |
Robert Espie (1791 – October 1870) was an Irish convict ship surgeon-superintendent born in 1791. He served for the Royal Navy and was appointed surgeon on 21 May 1811. He was a surgeon on eight convict ships throughout the early 1800s. Out of all of the voyages, only eight patients died under his care.[1] Many of his medical journals did not survive but the ones that did provide insight to his life and experiences as a surgeon on the ships. He died on 2 October 1870.