The youngest of the three children of Augustus Barker, a surgeon practising in Westminster, who married Sarah Anne Wilder at St Anne’s Church, Westminster, on May 8th, 1806. His father was the Rev W H Barker, of Carmarthen. W R H Barker was born on October 17th, 1810, and, his parents dying whilst

Educated at St George's Hospital, where he was House Surgeon. He practised at Leatherhead, and died on June 20th, 1879.

Studied at St Bartholomew's Hospital and practised at Market Street, Cambridge, where he was Surgeon to Addenbrooke's Hospital and to the Gaol. He died on November 3rd, 1875.

Educated at Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals. He practised at Brixton Hill, and died there, after his retirement, on February 18th, 1886.

Was at one time Visiting Surgeon to the Liverpool Dispensary. He afterwards practised at Wrexham, Denbighshire, where he was Surgeon to the Wrexham Infirmary and Dispensary. He died in March, 1862.

Studied at St Thomas's Hospital, and practised at 7 Claremont Place, North Brixton. He was Surgeon to the Brixton District of Lambeth Parish. Later he practised at Fernlea, Surbiton Hill, where he died on May 15th, 1876.

Studied at Guy's Hospital and practised at Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, next at Uckfield, Sussex, again at Stanford-le-Hope about 1850, and became Medical Officer of the first District of the Orsett Union. In 1853 he was practising at 14 Buckingham Place, Brighton. After that he was Medical Superintende

Born at Bristol of a military family; studied at St Bartholomew's and University College Hospitals. He then went as Ship's Surgeon, and on one of his voyages saved the life of a sailor whose leg had been torn open by a large hook. He next for thirty-five years practised at Brixton, and was so suc

Born in the neighbourhood of Wigan, to which his family belonged. He was apprenticed to Christopher Morris, of Wigan, and later, in 1830, became a student at St Bartholomew's and University College Hospitals. In the year 1830-1831 he obtained the prize in surgery at the Medical School in Aldersgate

Born at Salisbury in 1812, the son of William Henry Coates (qv). He was educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital, and was for a time teacher of anatomy and midwifery at the École Pratique de Médecine in Paris. He succeeded his father as Surgeon to the Salisbury Infirmary in 1847, a post which he resign

Educated at Guy’s Hospital; was Demonstrator of Anatomy at Grainger’s School, and of Morbid Anatomy at St Thomas’s Hospital. He was for many years a medical and surgical tutor, or, as it was then called, ‘a grinder’, living at 15 St Thomas’s Street, Southwark. He retired to Hollybank Cottage, St Joh

Practised at 12 Mount Place, Whitechapel Road, London, where he was Surgeon-Accoucheur to the Royal Maternity Charity and Tower Hamlets Dispensary. Continuing this post to the year 1855 he was in partnership with Dr Charles Henry Payne at Union Villa, High Street, Camberwell, Payne living at Mount P