Born about 1818 at Garnedd, in West Anglesey, and was apprenticed to his uncle, William Roberts, at Carnarvon. He held several dispensary appointments in Ireland, then settled at Uxbridge Place, Carnarvon, for more than forty years. He sat on the Town Council, became an Alderman, and had a large practice both around Carnarvon and in Anglesey. He died, after an illness of several weeks, on July 24th, 1897. He was a widower with a son and six daughters.