Born at Cirencester 12 November 1847 the third son and youngest child of Samuel Lediard, a solicitor, and Mary Croft Whatley, his wife. The Lediards were of the same family as Thomas Lediard, FRS, (1685-1743) the historian of Marlborough. H A Lediard entered Cheltenham College at Michaelmas term 186

Born at 76 Lombard Street, the second son of Samuel Tomkins, partner in the firm of Willis & Percival, and Eliza Alicia Isabella Smith, daughter of Edward Tyrrell Smith, a contemporary of Nelson. Tomkins was educated at St Thomas's Hospital, where he entered as a pupil of Joseph Henry Green, of Linc

Born 23 October 1870, the fourth child and second son of Henry Stanley Newman of Leominster, Herefordshire, and his wife Mary Anna Pumphrey. H S Newman edited the Quaker journal *The Friend* for many years. He was educated at Sidcot School, Winscombe, and Bootham School, York, at Edinburgh Universit

Was articled at the age of 15 years to David Davies, Surgeon to the Cyfarthfa Iron and Coal Works, Merthyr. At the end of the three years he entered as a student at Grainger's School in the Borough and was educated at the Borough Hospitals. He practised throughout his life at Merthyr Tydfil. The

Born on May 21st, 1848, in London. He was educated at University College and studied at Guy's Hospital. After holding a hospital appointment in Manchester and being threatened with tuberculosis, he acted for two years as Surgeon on board the Peninsular and Oriental Company's ships. On his return he

Born in London on 29 May 1872, fourth son of the Very Rev the Hon William Henry Fremantle, Dean of Ripon, and Isabella, his wife, daughter of Sir Culling Eardley, 3rd Baronet, the religious philanthropist (for whom see *DNB*). The Dean was the second son of Thomas Francis Fremantle, 1st Lord Cottesl