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John Martin Coates I Odds and Ends

Records from Queen's College, Belfast

John Coates b. 1831/2 son of Henry Coates, Portaferry. Educ. R. Belfast Academical Institution. Queen's 1851-52 (Med)
This information was contained in the Student register sheets for the period (Archive Ref - QUB/B/2/4/B/2).
R. Belfast Academical Institution" is the the Royal Belfast Academical Institution - a school in the centre of Belfast.

Further references are contained in the university "Calendar". -
the 1854 Calendar names 'Coates, John" as a non matriculated student (Archive Ref - QUB/B/1/4/5, p. xxvii)
the 1856 calendar names 'Coates, John" as one of the M.D. graduates of 1855 (Archive Ref - QUB/B/1/4/16, p. xxii)

So John Coates was a student in the university from at least the academic year 1851/2 and graduated in medicine in 1855.

Further Notes from Student Records at Queen's College Belfast

He was one of the first students at Queen's College Belfast and started in 1850 aged 18.
He graduated in 1855 with a MD having qualified in his studies for MB, BCh and BAO.
He attended school at Belfast Royal Academical Institution.
His father was Henry Coates from Portaferry.
He was Presbyterian and whilst residing in Belfast he spent the first two years at his cousins" address - 24 Fountain Street.
1843 Belfast Directory Wallace, Hugh, & Co., Solicitors, 24 Fountain Street & 29 North Great George's Street, Dublin, Mr. Wallace's Residence, Downpatrick http://www.lennonwylie.co.uk
Can't make out the addresses for the other years as his handwriting is not always legible.

When finished at Queen's College Belfast he went on to the Indian Medical Service, by competition, was also Principal and Professor of Medicine, Medical College, Calcutta. Finally he was the Sanitary Commissioner for Bengal.

Records from Wellcome Trust Library

Roll of the Indian Medical Service 1615-1930 by D. G. Crawford 1930

John Martin Coates, born on 6 July 1832. Q.C. Belfast, M. D. Q.U.I 1855 AND L.F.P.S.G.

Appointed Assistant Surgeon 4 August 1855

Appointed Surgeon 4 August 1867

Appointed Surgeon Major 1 July 1873

Appointed Brigade Surgeon 12 May 1881

Retired on extra pension 6 July 1890

Died Calcutta 18 July 1895

Reference to Indian Mutiny 1857 operations in Bihar, medal but no specific details are given

Author of Vocabulary of Seven Languages or Dialects of Chota Nagpore, 1875

Times Digital Archive

10 October 1881 page 8

Appointment of J M Coates as Brigade Surgeon

17 September 1890 page 8

Approval of retirement of J M Coates