Born at West End House, Hampstead. His father, a cloth-merchant, afterwards resided in Milk Street, BC. In infancy he suffered from infantile paralysis and was consequently lamed for life. He was apprenticed to George Chapman, of Liverpool, saw severe work among cholera patients on ships in the port

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

Lived and practised at Ormskirk, Lancashire, residing at The Cottage, Burscough. He was at one time Honorary Surgeon to the Ormskirk Dispensary. JP for County Lancaster. He died on July 18th, 1878.

Educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital. He practised at Llansaintffraid, Oswestry, was Medical Officer of the 1st District of the Llanfyllin Union, and also Surgeon to several Friendly Societies. In 1875 he was Public Vaccinator and Medical Officer of Health to the 2nd District of the Llanfyllin Unio

Educated at King's College, London, and the Middlesex Hospital. He practised at Welford, Northamptonshire, where he died on March 20th, 1868. Publications: "Case of Caesarean Operation and the Resulting Correspondence." - *Prov. Med. and Surg. Jour.*, 1844, 382, 480, 543. "Strangulated Femoral Hern

Studied at St George's Hospital, the University of Edinburgh, and Paris. He first practised as a physician at Newport, Shropshire: in 1855 during the Crimean War he was on the Medical Staff (1st Class) of the Forces at Scutari. He returned to London, where he was Physician to the Farringdon General

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.

Practised at Canterbury about the year 1847, but is not included in the *Medical Directories* for many years afterwards. He died in or before 1872.

Received his professional training at University College, London, and in Manchester. He settled in practice in Manchester, and in 1841 was appointed Surgeon to St Mary's Hospital, resigning in 1848. He was a hard worker, a clever and cautious obstetrician, but was overshadowed professionally by h

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

Born on April 1st, 1816, at Samarang, Java. His birth certificate was in Dutch, but his father was an officer in the Bengal Army. He entered the Bombay Army as an Assistant Surgeon on October 29th, 1849, and retired on August 25th, 1862, afterwards practising at Cheltenham. He died at Mall House, Ha