Henry Kelsall b. 1802

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
An amateur sketcher and surgeon Kelsall made five trips to Australia as Surgeon-Superintendent aboard various convict ships including the shipwrecked 'Waterloo' in 1842. The artist and convict Knud Bull was known to Kelsall on one such journey and a sketchbook completed by both of them is held at the Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery.
Name
Henry Kelsall
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Naval Officer (ANZSIC code: 7600)
  • Surgeon-Superintendent (ANZSIC code: 8512) (Surgeon-Superintendent aboard the Andromeda II, the Margaret, the Waterloo, the Cape Packet and the John Calvin)
  • Surgeon (ANZSIC code: 8512)
Birth date
1802
Death date
1874
Active Period
  • c.1822 - c.1846
Residence
  • c.1846 - c.1874 Leicester, England, UK
Training
  • c.1822
Cultural Heritage
  • English?
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • DAA with additions