The younger brother of James Rumsey (qv), to whom he dedicated his Bonn Doctorial Thesis, published in London in 1837 with the title, *De placenta disrupta*. The copy in the College Library was presented by the author as displaying a physiological process, the disposal of the dismembered placenta wh

John Williams, Surgeon, RN, died at Southsea, Hampshire, in 1857.

Practised at Taunton, where he was Surgeon to the Taunton and Somerset Hospital, later at Soho Hill, Birmingham, and finally at 145 Portsdown Road, London, W, where he died on March 24th, 1883.

Born on April 18th, 1769, and joined the 2nd Dragoon Guards as Surgeon by purchase on May 25th, 1791. He was Staff Surgeon under the Duke of York in the Campaign on the Continent, having been appointed on April 19th, 1794. He became Assistant Inspector of Hospitals on November 13th, 1799, and was af

Born on April 21st, 1815, the second son of Thomas Joseph Pettigrew, FAS (qv), the medical biographer, which explains the strangeness of his second christian name. His grandfather had been a Surgeon in the Royal Navy before he settled in practice in London. Pettigrew was admitted to Westminster Sch

Entered the Royal Artillery Ordnance Department as temporary Assistant Surgeon on May 12th, 1812; was gazetted Second Assistant Surgeon on December 2nd, 1812; First Assistant Surgeon on October 5th, 1823; and Surgeon on June 1st, 1830. The status of the Ordnance Department is noted under James Roche

Joined the Army as Supernumerary Assistant Surgeon on April 25th, 1803, and on Jan 1st, 1804, became Assistant Surgeon in the Ordnance Medical Department (Medical Establishment for the Military Department of the Ordnance). On Nov 11th, 1811, he was gazetted full Surgeon in the same Department, and r

Entered the Army as a Surgeon in 1805. At the time of his death he was Senior Surgeon of the Royal Jersey Militia and Medical Referee to several Insurance Societies. He practised at Vauxhall, Jersey, and died in 1864. According to Johnston's *Roll* a Charles Fixott was gazetted Assistant Surgeon of

Born on July 16th, 1785, the son of William Collier and Elizabeth his wife. He lost his father in early youth and was started in life by his elder brother. He entered on his career on September 25th, 1805, as a Medical Cadet and Surgeon's Mate on the Hospital Staff, not attached to a regiment, and w

Educated at Guy's Hospital, and practised at Sunnyside, Bishop Wearmouth, Sunderland, where at the time of his death he was Consulting Surgeon to the Sunderland Infirmary. He died on January 18th, 1856. His son, W B Ferguson, reported his death to the College in a letter dated June 2nd, 1856.

Was a Surgeon in the Royal Navy; he died at sea in August or September, 1849.

Practised in Guernsey and then at Bishopstoke, Hampshire. He died before June 25th, 1858.