Born at Lancaster of a medical family settled there for a hundred years. His grandfather and father both practised in the town. His father, Christopher Johnson, senr, was an Edinburgh graduate, and for more than half a century a leading practitioner who cultivated both literature and science. His el

Studied at Guy's Hospital and practised at Aspley Guise, Woburn, Bedfordshire, where he died at the age of 92 on January 17th, 1911. Publication: *A Memoir of the late Thomas Parkes, Ex-Surgeon and Apothecary at Aspley Guise, Woburn, Bedfordshire*, 8vo, portrait, Woburn, 1854.

Studied at St Bartholomew's Hospital, practised at Prees, and was Medical Officer of the Prees district of the Wem Union, Shropshire. He died at Prees on November 2nd, 1871.

Born on January 4th, 1818, at Fort William, Calcutta, the eldest son of Captain Pitman, of the 59th Regiment. He was appointed to the Bombay Army as Assistant Surgeon on January 17th, 1844, was promoted Surgeon on August 27th, 1861, and Surgeon Major on January 17th, 1864. He was a passenger on the

Educated at the London Hospital, and was at one time Surgeon to Queen Adelaide's Lying-in Hospital and Senior Surgeon to the Portsmouth Town Free Dispensary. He was a member of the Pathological Society and a Fellow of the Obstetrical Society; he practised at 9 Marlborough Hill, St John's Wood, NW (N

Born on January 17th, 1817, and after being privately educated was apprenticed to Dr Pye Smith, father of Dr Philip Henry Pye Smith, of Guy's. He entered at Guy's Hospital as a student in 1838 and was dresser to Aston Key. James Oldham, though not strong either in frame or in health, was able throu

A descendant of an old Surrey family, who was educated at Guy's Hospital. He began to practise near Russell Square, where he soon met with success. In 1848 he joined partnership with John Sutton and Charles Hewitt Sams, of Greenwich and Blackheath. He became deservedly popular, and for many years he

Born in 1819. He was one of the Surgeons of the parish of St Mary, Newington, and in this capacity was called a 'cholera surgeon'. He was also Surgeon to the Royal South London Dispensary, Medical Referee to the Merchants and Tradesmen's Life Assurance Society, and a member of the South London Medic

Born on May 20th, 1818, and at the time of his death was the only surviving son of the Rev John Nance, DD, Rector of Hope and Old Romney, Kent. In 1835 he was articled to George Curtis & Son, of Dorking, and completed his professional training at University College Hospital. He was in practice at Ec

Born about 1818 at Garnedd, in West Anglesey, and was apprenticed to his uncle, William Roberts, at Carnarvon. He held several dispensary appointments in Ireland, then settled at Uxbridge Place, Carnarvon, for more than forty years. He sat on the Town Council, became an Alderman, and had a large pra

Practised at 35 Montpelier Road, Brighton, and died on January 26th, 1890.

The eldest son of John Porter, of Sheffield; educated at University College, Sheffield, and in Paris. At Sheffield he was a pupil of Henry Thomas. He settled in practice there and in 1848 became Thomas's partner, but the partnership was dissolved in about two years' time owing to the retirement of T