Came of an Oxford family, and was probably born in Oxford in the year 1802. His brother, George Parsons Hester, was a solicitor and was for many years Town Clerk of Oxford. James was a student at St Bartholomew's Hospital. He was admitted 'Chirurgus Privilegiatus' of the University of Oxford in June

Was gazetted Hospital Assistant to the Forces on Dec 1st, 1825, Assistant Surgeon to the 1st Foot on November 16th, 1826, to the 12th Dragoons on Oct 8th, 1830, and to the Coldstream Guards on March 15th, 1838. He was promoted Surgeon to the same on April 14th, 1843, and Surgeon Major on September 2

A son of J B Maurice (qv). He studied at St Thomas's and Guy's Hospitals, and joined his father in practice at Marlborough, where he was Union Medical Officer and Surgeon to the Gaol. He died between November, 1879, and November, 1880.

Practised in Church Street, Lancaster. He had among his apprentices Richard Owen (qv), transferred to him in 1823 by Joseph Seed, who had become a naval surgeon. Harrison's pupils had access to the County Gaol, and carried out post-mortem examinations, which served to interest Owen in anatomy, as is

Practised at Oldham, and was certifying Factory Surgeon and Medical Officer of the Oldham District Union. He died at his house in Church Street, Oldham, in 1860.

Studied at St Bartholomew's Hospital and practised at St Giles', Norwich, where he was instrumental in founding, and acted as Surgeon to, what was first termed the Free Hospital for the Hopeless, then the Royal Free Hospital for Incurables. Later, in the fifties, he removed to 4 Onslow Square, Bromp

Born at Redditch in 1796, and in 1806 accompanied his uncle to Birmingham. The latter had been apprenticed to the well-known surgeon, Edmund Hector, of Old Square, the schoolfellow of Samuel Johnson. Thomas Taylor derived his early training from this uncle and from the Birmingham General Hospital,

Studied at St Bartholomew's Hospital, and practised at Chertsey, Surrey, where he was Physician to the Welsh Schools at Ashford, Middlesex. He retired and lived for many years at 21 Stafford Terrace, Phillimore Gardens, Kensington, where he died on July 18th, 1888.

Studied at Edinburgh University, Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals. He started practice at Reading in 1822, and soon after was appointed Surgeon on the Staff of the Reading Dispensary. On the foundation of the Royal Berkshire Hospital he was elected the Senior of the Surgeons, the other two being F A