The youngest of the three children of Augustus Barker, a surgeon practising in Westminster, who married Sarah Anne Wilder at St Anne’s Church, Westminster, on May 8th, 1806. His father was the Rev W H Barker, of Carmarthen. W R H Barker was born on October 17th, 1810, and, his parents dying whilst

Educated at Guy’s Hospital; was Demonstrator of Anatomy at Grainger’s School, and of Morbid Anatomy at St Thomas’s Hospital. He was for many years a medical and surgical tutor, or, as it was then called, ‘a grinder’, living at 15 St Thomas’s Street, Southwark. He retired to Hollybank Cottage, St Joh

The son of Edward Jobson, of Elswick, was apprenticed to his uncle, Dr Frost, of Newcastle, and next served as apprentice assistant to Dr Leighton, of Newcastle, whose pupil at that time was Dennis Embleton. He then studied at Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals, and having qualified distinguished himse

Educated at Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals. He practised at Brixton Hill, and died there, after his retirement, on February 18th, 1886.

Born at Bristol of a military family; studied at St Bartholomew's and University College Hospitals. He then went as Ship's Surgeon, and on one of his voyages saved the life of a sailor whose leg had been torn open by a large hook. He next for thirty-five years practised at Brixton, and was so suc

Studied at St Thomas's Hospital, and practised at 40 Quay Street, Newport, Isle of Wight. He was Surgeon to the Royal Isle of Wight Infirmary, to Parkhurst Prison, and to the Isle of Wight Artillery Regiment of Militia. In 1859 he was elected an Alderman of the Borough. He died on October 7th, 1886.

Studied at St Thomas's Hospital, and practised at 7 Claremont Place, North Brixton. He was Surgeon to the Brixton District of Lambeth Parish. Later he practised at Fernlea, Surbiton Hill, where he died on May 15th, 1876.

Educated at St George's Hospital, where he was House Surgeon. He practised at Leatherhead, and died on June 20th, 1879.

Was at one time Visiting Surgeon to the Liverpool Dispensary. He afterwards practised at Wrexham, Denbighshire, where he was Surgeon to the Wrexham Infirmary and Dispensary. He died in March, 1862.

Educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital and practised at Millbrook, Southampton. He was Surgeon to the 4th Administrative Battalion, Hampshire Rifle Volunteers, and at the time of his death President of the Southampton Medical Society. He died at Millbrook on August 19th, 1885. His photograph is in th

Practised at Warrington Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, where he was Medical Officer of the Union Hospital and of the District Infirmary, also Certifying Factory Surgeon. He died at Ashton-under-Lyne on May 2nd, 1871.

Studied at Guy's Hospital and practised at Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, next at Uckfield, Sussex, again at Stanford-le-Hope about 1850, and became Medical Officer of the first District of the Orsett Union. In 1853 he was practising at 14 Buckingham Place, Brighton. After that he was Medical Superintende