Came of a family which had as an ancestor Hugh Oldham, Bishop of Exeter, founder of the Oldham Blue Coat School. He was apprenticed to John Boutflower, of Greengate, Salford, and studied at Manchester Infirmary, in London, and at Paris. He practised at Adelphi Terrace, Salford, for twenty years, until in search of better air he moved to Didsbury for a further twenty years. His practice was never large, but he was a kind-hearted practitioner, greatly respected by his patients. He was much interested in church matters under Canon Hugh Stowell, of Christchurch, Salford, and was a generous subscriber to charities at Didsbury. He died there in Park Terrace on October 26th, 1886.