Charles Ritchie Kinnear was born in 1817 at Angus, Scotland.
He was appointed Surgeon in the Royal Navy 31 January 1842[1].
Surgeon Superintendent
He was employed as Surgeon Superintendent on the convict ship Cadet to Van Diemen's Land in 1848. The Cadet departed the Downs 9th September 1847 with government stores and 163 female convicts and 30 children. [4].
He returned to England on the Rattler in January 1848.
Deputy Inspector of Hospitals
In 1856 Charles Ritchie Kinnear M.D. was appointed Deputy Inspector of Hospitals and Fleets [2]
On 8 July 1861 he was appointed Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals at Chatham 8 July 1861.[3]
Qualifications
He is listed in the 1865 Medical Register. Deputy Inspector of Hospitals. Qualifications - Lic. Royal College Surgeon, Edinburgh 1837.
Death
He died 21 February 1869 at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England.