Osbaldeston, Edwin Turner
Dates
- Existence: 1838 - 1929
Biography
Edwin Osbaldeston used the name Dr. Edwin Turner while he was in New Zealand in 1876, perhaps because he had been in gaol in Adelaide from 1867 until 1873. He was a burglar, petty thief, masseur, ship's surgeon, ventriloquist and lecturer. He began his 1876 stay in New Zealand as resident physician at Waiwera Hot Springs, near Auckland (his occupation when this notebook was written). He came to Christchurch in the same year, where he spent some time in Addington Gaol. He broke out of gaol and went to Melbourne, then back to England as a ship's surgeon.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Edwin Turner Osbaldeston papers
Photocopy of original manuscript notebook of Edwin Turner Osbaldeston. Includes a typed transcript and notes about Edwin Osbaldeston.
Edwin Turner Osbaldeston’s Diary: photocopied transcript of M/S, with transcript accompanying M/S on every page. He lived from 1838 – 1929 and his diary covers his stay in NZ in 1876. He was born in England and died (suicide) in USA. Transcript by Ms Noel Siver, London, the great grand-daughter.