Studied at the London Hospital, then joined the Royal Navy, and served as Assistant Surgeon on HMS *Crocodile* in 1837 and 1840, engaged in the suppression of the slave trade. After further service he was appointed Medical Officer to Chatham Dockyard in 1842, and was Staff Surgeon to the Royal Docky

Came of a family which had as an ancestor Hugh Oldham, Bishop of Exeter, founder of the Oldham Blue Coat School. He was apprenticed to John Boutflower, of Greengate, Salford, and studied at Manchester Infirmary, in London, and at Paris. He practised at Adelphi Terrace, Salford, for twenty years, unt

Was apprenticed to Charles Smerdon, of Clifton, a relation and a "fine specimen of the old English surgeon-apothecary". He spent some time at St Bartholomew's Hospital, where he made lasting friendships, and after qualifying returned to Clifton, where he became partner with his old master (Messrs Sm

Educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital. He was in general practice at Fletton, Huntingdonshire, and then at Wansford, Northamptonshire, moving in the middle of the century to Rhyl, Flintshire, where he remained for many years and was Surgeon to the Rhyl Convalescent Institute. He was President for 18

Studied at University College, London, and practised at Norwich, where he was Surgeon to the Henstead Union, and filled other posts, residing in St Stephen's Street. Among his posts were: Surgeon to the City Dispensary; Medical Referee to the Norwich Union Life Assurance Society; Hon Secretary to th

Articled to John Moore at Bolton, and then studied at St Bartholomew's Hospital. From 1825-1831 he was House Surgeon at the Bolton Dispensary, on the termination of which post he received a gratuity and a warm vote of thanks from the Committee. He was then engaged in practice, which became extensive

Entered St Bartholomew’s Hospital as one of John Abernethy’s pupils. Among his contemporaries were F C Skey, Francis Kiernan, Thomas Wormald, and G L Roupell, the last named being one of his most intimate friends. After qualifying he joined the Hon East India Company’s Service and subsequently set u

Studied at St Bartholomew's Hospital, and practised as one of the firm of Harding & Hewer, later Harding, Hewer & Calthorp, at several addresses in London: 6 Mylne Street, Myddelton Square; 13 Spencer Street, Northampton Square; and Sandford House, Highbury New Park, where he acted as Surgeon to the

Was a student at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, who practised for forty years in Birmingham, especially as an obstetrician. He was for twenty years Obstetric Surgeon to the Queen’s Hospital, also Professor of Midwifery and Diseases of Women at Queen’s College. He was the founder of the Children’s and Wo

Received his professional training as apprentice to Mr Samuel Partridge, whose partner he afterwards became, and at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, where Edward Stanley (qv) offered him a Demonstratorship of Anatomy. After qualifying he was elected one of the Surgeons of the Eye Infirmary, Birmingham, a

Born at Rochester, where his father practised as a surgeon for many years, and studied at St Bartholomew's Hospital. After qualifying he was Assistant to Harrison, of Greenwich. He then practised for thirty years at Banbury, Oxfordshire, winning esteem and confidence both of patients and colleagues.

Educated at St George's Hospital. He succeeded in 1815 to the practice of his father, long well known, at Margate. For many years he was the leading practitioner in the Isle of Thanet, and was intimately associated with sanitary improvements at Margate. He was JP and Alderman for the Cinque Ports, f