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The table below (still incomplete, data from the Navy Lists for 1840, 1850, 1860 and 1870) summarises the careers of the 40 men appointed as Assistant Surgeon in the year 1839.
| Surname | Christian name(s) | Seniority as ... | Retired | In service in 18.. | ||||||||
| Ass. Surg. | Surgeon | Staff Surg. | DIG | IG | Date | Rank | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | ||
| Hodge | John | 19.01.1839 | + | - | - | - | ||||||
| Henderson | William | 24.01.1839 | + | - | - | - | ||||||
| Craig | William | 05.02.1839 | + | - | - | - | ||||||
| Leitch | William | 05.02.1839 | + | - | - | - | ||||||
| Bacon | Robert | 22.02.1839 | + | - | - | - | ||||||
| Wilson, M.D. | Alexander | 22.02.1839 | 10.04.1849 | + | + | + | - | |||||
| O'Callaghan | Daniel | 04.03.1839 | + | - | - | - | ||||||
| Wilkinson | Charles N. | 15.03.1839 | + | - | - | - | ||||||
| Harvey | Frederick | 30.03.1839 | 10.04.1849 | 15.07.1861 | + | + | + | + | ||||
| Sandys | Stephen Edward | 30.03.1839 | + | - | - | - | ||||||
| Haire | John Hillary | 04.04.1839 | 09.11.1846 | - | - | - | Surgeon | + | + | + | - | |
| Mackarsie | Henry Herbert | 04.04.1839 | + | + | - | - | ||||||
| Ayling | Thomas | 15.04.1839 | 28.08.1851 | + | + | - | - | |||||
| Paul | James Johnston | 23.04.1839 | 01.05.1845 | + | + | - | - | |||||
| Buchanan | James Gregory | 01.05.1839 | 09.11.1846 | - | - | - | Surgeon | + | + | + | - | |
| Martin, M.D. | Lawrence | 01.05.1839 | + | - | - | - | ||||||
Pottinger |
Robert | 03.05.1839 | 21.12.1847 | 18.11.1862 | 08.12.1868 | 05.03.1876 | 11.03.1878 | IG | + | + | + | + |
| Russell | David | 03.05.1839 | + | - | - | - | ||||||
| O'Hagan, M.D. | Hugh | 04.05.1839 | 09.11.1846 | + | + | - | - | |||||
| Domville | Henry Jones | 18.05.1839 | 09.11.1846 | n.a. | 08.11.1864 | 15.04.1875 | 18.12.1878 | IG | + | + | + | + |
| Hooker |
Joseph Dalton | 18.05.1839 | - | - | - | - | Ass. Surg. | + | + | + | - | |
| Peacock | Henry | 18.05.1839 | - | - | - | - | Ass. Surg. | + | + | + | - | |
| Robinson | David John Raymond | 18.05.1839 | + | - | - | - | ||||||
| Beveridge | Hugh Tod Spalding | 06.06.1839 | 14.06.1844 | - | - | - | Surgeon | + | + | + | - | |
| Kincaid | Thomas | 06.06.1839 | 17.03.1848 | + | + | - | - | |||||
| Lyall | David | 06.06.1839 | 04.07.1846 | 17.11.1861 | 07.05.1873 | DIG | + | + | + | + | ||
| Moffit | Andrew | 06.06.1839 | 07.07.1849 | + | + | + | - | |||||
| Monk | Hugh Henry | 06.06.1839 | + | - | - | - | ||||||
| Pritchard | Francis Bowen | 06.06.1839 | 30.01.1847 | - | - | - | 02.05.1856 | Surgeon | + | + | - | - |
| Simpson, M.D. | John | 06.06.1839 | 31.01.1849 | + | + | - | - | |||||
| Davidson | John | 29.07.1839 | 09.04.1845 | n.a. | 01.03.1855 | 04.07.1866 | + | + | + | + | ||
| Lillie | Andrew | 29.07.1839 | + | - | - | - | ||||||
| Denvir | Thomas | 16.08.1839 | + | - | - | - | ||||||
| Hart | Thomas | 16.08.1839 | + | - | - | - | ||||||
| Walsh | Eustace James | 16.08.1839 | + | - | - | - | ||||||
| Loney | William | 18.11.1839 | 01.11.1845 | 18.02.1863 | 18.09.1872 | - | 03.07.1877 | DIG | + | + | + | + |
| Mitchell, M.D. | Alexander | 20.11.1839 | 02.11.1849 | - | - | - | Surgeon | + | + | + | - | |
| Rogers | William | 20.11.1839 | 20.10.1845 | - | - | - | Surgeon | + | + | + | - | |
| Tweeddale | John Dunbar | 20.11.1839 | 20.11.1843 | + | + | - | - | |||||
| Coulter, M.D. | Daniel | 19.12.1839 | + | - | - | - | ||||||
Notes:
n.a. = not applicable; rank of Staff Surgeon introduced in 1855
rank at retirement is substantive rank (and not any honorary rank awarded upon retirement).
The number still in the Navy at the beginning of each decade was as follows:
| Year | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 |
| Number | 40 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 0 |
The highest rank reached was (still subject to confirmation):
| Rank | Assistant Surg. | Surgeon | Staff Surg. | DIG | IG |
| Number | 20 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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