Born 26 September 1866 at King Street, Carmarthen, the thirteenth child and fifth son of William Spurrell and his wife Sarah Walters. William Spurrell was a printer and publisher, and an author in English and Welsh; his Welsh dictionary is an accepted authority. Charles Spurrell was educated at Quee

Born in London, 8 January 1866, the fourth child and third son of Constantine A Ionides, of the Stock Exchange, and Agatha Fenerly, his wife. He thus belonged to the family of Greek merchants whose art bequests are preserved at the Victoria and Albert Museum. He was educated at Winchester, and at Un

Born on 24 October 1867, the only child of Stephen Yearsley and Joanna Bowring Chittenden, his wife. His father's father, James Yearsley, was a first cousin of the famous otologist of the same name (see P M Y's letter in *British Medical Journal* 12 March 1935, 1, 596). The family originated in York