Born at Burton-on-Trent, and after education at the Grammar School was apprenticed for five years to Septimus Allen. Entered St Bartholomew’s Hospital in October, 1825, dissected, with Richard Owen, a fellow-student, and attended the lectures of John Abernethy. He was appointed Librarian of the Medi

Third son of the Rev Samuel Alford, of Queen's College, Oxford, who graduated BA in 1797 and MA in 1800. He was born at Curry Rivel, near Taunton. The Alford family had held property in West Somerset from the middle of the sixteenth century, and son had succeeded father in the church for several gen

Studied at Guy's Hospital, and practised at Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, where he was for some time in partnership with Joseph Brampton Wright, and died there after retirement on May 30th, 1888.

Born on May 3rd, 1805, the eldest son of S Cowper Brown, surgeon, of Lewisham. He was apprenticed at the Royal College of Surgeons in 1821, and was educated at the Borough Hospitals of Guy’s and St Thomas’s, where he was a Dresser to Sir Astley Cooper, and a favourite Clinical Clerk to Dr Bright. In

Practised at Greenacres Moor, Oldham, Manchester, where he was Medical Officer to the Oldham Union, and Certifying Surgeon under the Factory Act. He was in the midst of practice and about to meet a colleague in consultation when he died suddenly on May 14th, 1854.

Practised at Speenhamland, Newbury, Berkshire, and died on June 12th, apparently at Bath.

Practised at 51 Strand, WC, and died there on February 6th, 1866. He was a member of the Royal Institution and of the Medical Society of London.

Educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital and at the Worcester Infirmary. He practised at Ross, Herefordshire, where he was Surgeon to the Dispensary and to the Hereford, Ross, and Gloster Railway. He died, after his retirement, at his residence, 9 Berkeley Square, Bristol, on March 20th, 1880.

Educated at Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals. He practised at Horndean, Hants, and was Medical Officer of the Catherington Union. He died at his residence, 11 Melville Road, Redland, Bristol, on January 11th, 1886.

Born at Brighton on December18th, 1805, the son of John Furner, member of an old Sussex family. His elder brother was a Judge of the County Court, and another brother, Robert Furner, was the donor to Brighton of the Furner Collection of Prints. Edmund Joseph Furner was educated at St George's Hospi

Educated at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and practised at 40 Edgware Road and at 9 Oxford Square, W. He was Surgeon to the Western General Dispensary, where he was succeeded by his son Edgar Barker jnr, MRCS.

Educated at Guy's Hospital. He for many years carried on a good country practice inherited from his father at Kingsbridge, Devon, but retired shortly before his death owing to increasing deafness, and was succeeded by his son. He was a sound and judicious practitioner, and a local patriot, being at