The second son of the Rev Richard Holmden Amphlett, MA Oxon, Lord of the Manor and Rector of Hadzor, Worcestershire, and afterwards of Wychbold Hall, near Droitwich. He was younger brother to Mr Justice Sir Richard Paul Amphlett (1809-1883). Apprenticed to Mr Jukes at the Birmingham General Hospital

A pupil of William Cother, a very able surgeon, at the Gloucester Hospital, which, being situated in the midst of an extensive manufacturing district, gave abundant opportunities for practice in the art of operative surgery. The surgeons of that day were not generally operators, and consequently all

One of the first surgeons appointed to the Sussex County Hospital at Brighton, his colleagues being Robert Taylor (q.v.) and John Lawrence (q.v.). He was Surgeon to the Royal Family, and received £300 a year for attending the household at the Pavilion. He vaccinated King Edward VII and the Princess

Was born of yeoman stock at Aynho, Oxfordshire, and was educated at the local grammar school under Mr Leonard, known for his scholarship and his addiction to green tea. He was apprenticed to a surgeon at Woodstock, and afterwards became a pupil of John Abernethy at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, where h

Blagden appears to have been of the family of Sir Charles Blagden (1748-1820), MD, Secretary of the Royal Society, of whom Dr Johnson, speaking of his copiousness and precision of communication, said, “Blagden, Sir, is a delightful fellow”. He was a friend of Horace Walpole and had a large and fashi

Born on Dec 29th, 1788, the third son of the Rev James Mayo, MA, Head Master of Queen Elizabeth’s Free Grammar School, Wimborne, and Rector of Avebury in succession to his father and grandfather. The Mayos may be described as a Wiltshire family, members of it having flourished there as clergymen and

The son of a land agent in Shropshire. He became apprentice at an early age to a Mr Taylor, of Middlewick, and after serving his term was assistant to Richard Hughes, the well-known Stafford surgeon, with whom he gained much experience. He then continued his studies at the London Hospital and at St.

Received his professional training at St George’s Hospital. He practised at Salisbury, where he was Surgeon to the Infirmary from 1804-1847. He died at Salisbury on April 6th, 1848. Another Henry Coates seems to have been entered as six-months’ pupil to Benjamin Brodie at St George’s in August, 18

Joined the Bengal Army as Assistant Surgeon on March 18th, 1805, being promoted to Surgeon on Jan 20th, 1817, to Superintending Surgeon on March 11th, 1831, and becoming a member of the Medical Board in October, 1840. He retired in January, 1841, and resided at Exeter. He died at Bath, after a long

Was apprenticed to Mr Dawe, of Bridgwater, and was educated at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. He practised for many years at Cornhill, Bridgwater, Somerset, where he founded, and was for thirty-three years Surgeon to, the Infirmary. He also practised at Taunton. He died at Torquay, after his retirement,

Entered the Army as Surgeon’s Mate, unattached, on May 26th, 1804; was gazetted Assistant Surgeon to the 4th Foot on Nov 7th, 1805, was promoted to Staff Surgeon in Portugal under Lieut-General S W Carr Beresford on Aug 17th, 1809, and to the rank of Deputy Inspector of Hospitals in Portugal on Oct

Was gazetted Supernumerary Assistant Surgeon on July 14th, 1804, in the Ordnance Medical Department, Assistant Surgeon on Aug 1st, 1806, and Surgeon on Nov 11th, 1811. He saw active service at the Battle of Maida in Calabria on July 4th, 1806, where the British under Major-General Sir John Stuart se