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E003422 - Ward, Thomas (1808 - 1865)
Title:
Ward, Thomas (1808 - 1865)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E003422
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2013-01-23
Description:
Obituary for Ward, Thomas (1808 - 1865), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Ward, Thomas
Date of Birth:
1808
Date of Death:
18 October 1865
Place of Death:
Southgate, Middlesex
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS October 21st 1831

FRCS August 12th 1852

LSA 1829
Details:
Is said to have been a witness (he could not have been a qualified medical witness) at the trial in 1824 of John Thurtell (1794-1824), who murdered William Weare, solicitor, with whom he had gambled, at Gibbs Hill, Lane Road, Radlett, on the St Albans Road, and threw the body into a swamp two miles away; but Ward is not mentioned as a witness in the *Dictionary of National Biography*. He practised at Southgate, Middlesex, where he was District Medical Officer of the Edmonton Union. He died at Southgate, on October 18th, 1865.
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
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Asset Path:
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E003000-E003999/E003400-E003499
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Unknown