1881 census shows age 6 months living with parents at 50 & 52 Westgate
Guisbrough, shown as Roy A Merryweather
Medical Directories
1905 In Guisborough, N Yorkshire.
Member Royal College of Surgeons, Edinborough 1903
Lic College of Physicians 1093
1907/08 at 27 Nelson Rd. South. Great Yarmouth.
Late Asst Med. Supt. Brompton Hosp. Sanit. Frimley
1909/10 at 122 Aberdeen St. Perth. W Australia
1913. Asst Physician Perth Hospital
1915 at 162 Aberdeen St. Perth
1921 at 22 St Georges Terrace, Perth
Member Medical & Midwife Board of W Australia
1925 Author " Prevention of Tuberculosis " Med Journal Australia 1922
Late Hon Physician University College Hospital and Brompton Hosp of
Consumption.
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Roy Charles Merryweather was born in Yorkshire in 1880 the son of James
Merryweather a medical practitioner and Elizabeth Mary (nee Corney). He
studied medicine at University College Hospital London and passed the
examination of the conjoint Colleges in 1903. He was awarded the
Fellowes's Medal in Clinical Medicine.
After qualifying he was appointed House Physician at the Brompton
Hospital for Consumption and Diseases of the Chest. On completion of his
12 months in this position he was appointed to the position of Clinical
Assistant to Out-Patients at the Brompton Hospital. Following a period as
House Physician at University College Hospital he was appointed Assistant
Medical Superintendent to the Brompton Sanitarium at Frimley in Surrey.
In 1908 Roy Merryweather left England for Australia and settled in Perth
where he went into private practice with Dr William Trethowan. His skill
as a physician was to a large extent responsible for his success in a
very large practice. Shortly after his arrival in Perth he was appointed
Honorary Physician to Out-Patients at the then Perth Public Hospital.
Later he became Honorary Physician at the Children's Hospital and
Honorary Physician to In-Patients at the Perth Public Hospital.
Dr Merryweather took an active role in church affairs. He was a
Foundation Fellow of Church of England Schools (1917), a member of the
Diocesan Council (1917-20), and a member of Synod (1911-25). He was W.A.
Branch President of the BMA (1916) and also a member of the Medical Board
and the Midwives Registration Board. He had a reputation as a man of
sound judgement, wide knowledge and keen intellect.
In 1910 Roy Merryweather married Hilda Blanch Roe, granddaughter of John
Septimus Roe, they had two sons and a daughter. One son Peter is a
Pharmacist.
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