There were four Teales, surgeons, connected with Leeds - Thomas Pridgin Teale, senr, his father, and his two sons, Thomas Pridgin Teale, junr (qv), and John William Teale (qv). Thomas Pridgin Teale, senr, was born on January 1st, 1801, in Leeds, where his father had a large practice, and was educat

The second son of John Syme, of Cartmore and Lochore in the Kingdom of Fife, was born at 56 Princes Street, Edinburgh, on November 7th, 1799, his father being a Writer to the Signet. He received most of his early education at the Edinburgh High School and spent much of his spare time working with Ro