John Collis Carter – John Carter in the *Fellows’ Register* – was one of the earliest members of the Royal College of Surgeons, the Charter of which is dated March 22nd, 1800, as George Gunning Campbell (qv) was one of the last to be admitted a member of the old Corporation of Surgeons. Dates of his

Was commissioned as Hospital Mate for General Service on July 24th, 1812, and when this designation ceased, at the end of April, 1813, became Hospital Assistant to the Forces. He was appointed Assistant Surgeon to the 72nd Regiment of Foot on June 3rd, 1813, served with the Cape Corps from June 25th

Joined the Army as Supernumerary Assistant Surgeon on April 25th, 1803, and on Jan 1st, 1804, became Assistant Surgeon in the Ordnance Medical Department (Medical Establishment for the Military Department of the Ordnance). On Nov 11th, 1811, he was gazetted full Surgeon in the same Department, and r

Entered the Army as a Surgeon in 1805. At the time of his death he was Senior Surgeon of the Royal Jersey Militia and Medical Referee to several Insurance Societies. He practised at Vauxhall, Jersey, and died in 1864. According to Johnston's *Roll* a Charles Fixott was gazetted Assistant Surgeon of

Was a surgeon in the Royal Navy in 1830. He died at his residence, 9 Park Road Terrace, Forest Hill, Sydenham, on October 1st, 1860.

Was gazetted Hospital Assistant to the Forces on Dec 1st, 1825, Assistant Surgeon to the 1st Foot on November 16th, 1826, to the 12th Dragoons on Oct 8th, 1830, and to the Coldstream Guards on March 15th, 1838. He was promoted Surgeon to the same on April 14th, 1843, and Surgeon Major on September 2

Practised at Durham in partnership with Edward Kane Jepson (qv), and was Surgeon to the Durham Infirmary. He died at 55 Old Elvet, Durham, on November 11th, 1858.

Born at Inverness; he studied at Aberdeen University; in London, at St George's and Middlesex Hospitals, and at the Windmill Street School. Entering the Navy he served on the West Coast of Africa, on ships engaged in suppressing the slave trade, then in the Mediterranean on board HM Frigate *Castor*

Entered St Bartholomew’s Hospital as a pupil of John Abernethy. Started practice in Manchester, living for many years in Moseley Street; in 1815, on the establishment of the Eye Hospital, he was appointed Surgeon, and on his retirement Consulting Surgeon. In a paper on the “Treatment of Accidental C

Born at Prestonpans on March 20th, 1808, the son of James Fergusson. He was educated at Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, at the High School, and at the University of Edinburgh. He was placed by his own desire in a lawyer's office at the age of 15, but finding the work uncongenial he changed law for medicin

Educated at the North Staffordshire Infirmary and then at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. Practised in Burslem from 1825-1859, and afterwards at 1 Nelson Place, Newcastle-under-Lyme. He was Surgeon Extraordinary to the North Staffordshire Infirmary from 1835-1892. He resided finally at Cliffe House, Lond

Born at West Downham, Isle of Ely, where his father was curate. He was educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital, and after qualifying was for a short period assistant to a medical man at Birmingham. Soon, however, he went to Ipswich as assistant to Mr Stibbins, whose pupil he had been, and on the latte