Son of William a’Beckett, attorney, by his wife Sarah Abbot, a strenuous supporter of municipal reform. He came of a Wiltshire family which claimed direct descent from the father of St Thomas à Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury. His elder brothers were Sir William a’Beckett (1806-1869), Chief Justice

Eldest son of Robert Burrows, silversmith, of Ipswich, by his wife Elizabeth, daughter of James Cordy, of London, was born at Ipswich on August 5th, 1813. He was educated at the Ipswich Grammar School and apprenticed to William Jeffreson, surgeon, of Framlingham. He completed his medical education a

Educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital. At the time of his death he was Surgeon to the Sussex County Hospital and to the Deaf and Dumb Institute, and Consulting Surgeon to the Brighton and Sussex Eye Infirmary. He practised at 24 Cannon Place, Brighton, in partnership with G E Pocock, and died on Oct

Educated at University College and at Westminster Hospital. He was Hon Surgeon of the Royal Masonic Girls’ School, and a Fellow of the Medical Society of London. He practised at 7 Argyll Place, Regent Street, W, and died there on July 23rd, 1873.

For a time he practised at 1 Montagu Street, Portman Square, London, where he was Surgeon in Ordinary to the Ottoman Embassy Resident in London. Practised later at 7 Boyne Terrace, Notting Hill, London, where he died on Feb 25th, 1891.

Practised in Manchester, first at Piccadilly, then at 1 Dolphin Place, Ardwick. He was Surgeon to the Manchester Royal Infirmary and Consulting Surgeon to the Ardwick and Ancoats Dispensary. As a lecturer and teacher of surgery he was deservedly popular among students. He exhibited great skill and j

Studied at St Thomas’s and Guy’s Hospitals, and after qualifying practised in Cambridge. He opened a discussion in 1860, at the Cambridge Branch of the British Medical Association, upon the treatment of acute inflammatory diseases. Antiphlogistic measures were considered undesirable; some would use

Studied at University College Hospital, acted as House Surgeon to the Shrewsbury Infirmary from 1837-1848, and was then appointed Surgeon. He was also Surgeon to the Shropshire and Montgomery Counties Lunatic Asylum, practising at St Mary's Court, Shrewsbury. He was much interested in archaeology

Entered St George's Hospital as a perpetual pupil to Caesar Hawkins on Sept 30th, 1831. He was in practice at Winchester in 1845, after which he emigrated to Australia, and in 1881 was in practice at South Yarra, Melbourne. The date of his death is not known.

Was Surgeon to the Bristol General Hospital until his death at 24 Park Street, Bristol, on September 27th, 1861. He had been at one time a Vice-President of the Paris Medical Society.

Practised at Gwennap, near Redruth, Cornwall. He was a Member of the British Medical Association, and JP for the County. He died in retirement on April 17th, 1891.

The sixth son of John Nolloth, at one time Assistant Secretary of the Navy Board and latterly of the Portsmouth Dockyard. Edward Nolloth was the first to be appointed on the staff of the Royal Naval Hospital, Malta, the second appointment being Sir Spencer Wells (qv). He served as surgeon on HMS *Vi