Born 13 February 1860 in Hertford Street, Mayfair, the son of John Carter of Elmlawn, civil servant, who had been in the Navy, and Hannah Elizabeth Miller, who came from Lincolnshire. The marriage took place at St George's, Hanover Square, in 1859. John Carter died, and in March 1871 Mrs Carter marr

Born 13 June 1865, the elder son of George Cheatle, a solicitor, and Mary Ann Crafter Allen, his wife. His younger brother, Arthur Cheatle, also distinguished himself as a surgeon. He was educated at Merchant Taylors School and at King's College Hospital, with which he was connected for the rest of