Born on September 30th, 1805, the eldest son and second child of Jonathan William Crompton, a merchant living in Edgbaston, by his wife Martha Webster, of Penns. He was sent at an early age as a pupil to G E Male, Physician to the General Hospital at Birmingham from 1805-1816. He was afterwards appr

Educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital, where he served as House Surgeon. He was at one time Senior Surgeon to the Farringdon General Dispensary and Surgeon to the North London Eye Infirmary. He continued in practice at 5 Suffolk Place, Pall Mall East, till his retirement, when he lived at Dover, Tun

Entered St George's Hospital as a twelve-months surgical pupil to Benjamin Brodie in September, 1823. He practised at 11 Bigg Market, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and died at Westoe after a long illness on December 6th, 1855.

The son of a Suffolk yeoman, born near Stowmarket, in which town he was apprenticed at an early age to Mr Bailey, the surgeon-apothecary, whose daughter he married in 1815. After his apprenticeship he studied at St George's Hospital and at the Windmill Street School of Anatomy, where he soon gained

Born at Cannock, Staffordshire, in September, 1795; was apprenticed to Dr Somerville of Stafford, then studied at St Bartholomew's Hospital, where he was dresser under Abernethy, and afterwards studied anatomy in Paris. He joined Somerville in partnership at Stafford, and in 1823 was appointed Surge

Practised at Stafford, where he was Surgeon to the County Infirmary and Prison. He moved later to Barnstaple, where he died on November 22nd, 1880.

Born in Manchester, at 116 Water Street, on March 3rd, 1787. His family came from Holland in the fourteenth century, and his grandfather went to Manchester in 1745 in company with his cousin Blacklock, a founder of the firm of Bradshaw, Blacklock & Co, publishers of the railway time-tables. Joseph J

Was Surgeon to the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Bloomsbury Square, and to the Artists' Benevolent Fund. He was a thoroughly good surgeon, a most sincere and warm-hearted friend, and a strictly honourable and upright man, of high independent spirit. To the patients of the hospital he was extremely kin

Alfred Hamilton may have been one of seven children of Dr William Hamilton, Physician to the London Hospital, who practised in Old Broad Street and died in 1807. He was elected Assistant Surgeon to the London Hospital on April 7th, 1831, becoming full Surgeon on December 23rd, 1845. He practised at

Born in Ireland on October 2nd, 1800. His father was a Member of the London College of Surgeons, and Francis was the eldest of his four children. His parents came to live in England, and he was sent at an early age to the Roman Catholic College at Ware, Hertfordshire, where he laid the foundations o

Educated at St Thomas's Hospital, and practised at Winchester and at Brighton. At the time of his death he was Consulting Surgeon (having previously been Surgeon) to the Hampshire County Hospital, County Gaol, and Police, Winchester. He died at Brighton on September 10th, 1873. Publications:- Lyfor

The eldest surving son of Hall Overend, who practised in Sheffield. He was born in May, 1806, and was educated at the Sheffield Grammar School. He then entered the united hospitals of Guy's and St Thomas's and was afterwards sent to Edinburgh. A prospectus of a School of Anatomy and Surgery was issu