Received his professional training at the London Hospital and was the sixth John Barker in direct succession who practised at Coleshill, near Birmingham. One of these, a John Barker (1708-1748?) published a controversial paper, printed at Salisbury in 1743, "On the Nature, Cause and Cure of the Pres

Born at Dunstable, and at the age of 14 was apprenticed to Mr Harris, a surgeon in Birmingham, with whom he lived for four years during his apprenticeship, and for a subsequent two years attending the Birmingham General Hospital and also the Snow Hill School of Medicine. At the age of 20 he proceede

Was a student at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, where he won many honours and prizes, including the Lawrence Scholarship and Gold Medal. He held for some years the post of House Surgeon at Tunbridge Wells Infirmary. In 1848 he became the Resident Apothecary at Westminster Hospital, combining in an eleme

Educated at Westminster Hospital, where he was a distinguished student and prizeman. He went out to Australia, began the practice of his profession in Sydney in 1842, and continued actively to exercise it for thirty years. He was at the head of the profession in Sydney, and is said to have been cour

Educated at King's College and at St Bartholomew's Hospital, where he was House Surgeon. After qualifying he was elected House Surgeon to the Lincoln County Hospital on December 1st, 1838, and held the post for four years, after which he became partner with Messrs Hewson and Brook, and practised at

Educated at University College. He practised at Woodford, Essex, in partnership with William George Groves, MRCS, and died there after his retirement, on September 29th, 1875.

Educated at King’s College and at Westminster Hospital. He was in general practice (1847) at 35 Great Portland Street and then at 11 Carlton Hill East, St John’s Wood. In the seventies he was practising at Stourbridge, where he was Medical Officer to No 1 Oldswinford District of the Stourbridge Unio

Educated in Dublin, at St Bartholomew's Hospital, and in Paris. He practised at Burton-on-Trent in partnership with Robert Sherratt Tomlinson, and was at one period Surgeon to the Dispensary, to the Union, and to the Infirmary, of which latter institution he was Consulting Surgeon at the time of his

Educated at the Kingston-upon-Hull College and at Bishopston, Ripon. After having served as apprentice to his father, William Lunn (qv), he entered the University of Edinburgh in 1835 and completed his professional training at University College, London, and Munich. He practised at 7 Charlotte Stree

Studied at St Bartholomew's and at the Dublin Lying-in Hospitals. He practised at St Giles' Plain, Norwich, was Surgeon to the County Gaol, and Surgeon-Accoucheur to the Norwich Lying-in Institution. He died in retirement at the above address on September 3rd, 1883.

Belonged to a family prominent through several generations at East Stonehouse between Plymouth and Devonport, where for many years his father was in practice. He, too, practised at East Stonehouse for some twenty years until 1859. From 1856 he was in partnership with Christopher Bulteel, who was Sur

Educated at Guy's Hospital. He practised as a Surgeon at Great Yarmouth, where he was at one time Surgeon to the Hospital, and at first in partnership with Dr Bateman. After retiring from the Surgeoncy of the Hospital he became a member of the Committee. He was for many years a member of the Town Co