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

Practised at Rochdale, where for many years he was Consulting Surgeon to the General Dispensary. He died, after his retirement, at Southport, on August 24th, 1873.