He came of a Midland family of traders in leather, and was educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital. He settled in general practice in Brixton as soon as he had qualified and quickly obtained many patients, specializing more particularly in midwifery. He was early appointed surgeon to the Camberwell Pr

Born 8 July 1864 at St Mabyn, Cornwall, the fifth child and third son of the eight children of Charles Pollard, a farmer, and Mary Hawken, his wife. He went to school at Crewkerne and received his medical education at Guy's Hospital. He acted as clinical assistant at the Chelsea Hospital for Women a

Born on 1 June 1862 at Kensington, second child and eldest son of Beevor Roll, chartered accountant, and Ellen Winfield, his wife. He was educated at Bedford Grammar School, at Christ's College, Cambridge, and at St Thomas's Hospital, where he served as ophthalmic house surgeon. He was later chief c

The second child and only son of Francis Edward Nairn, a gentleman of independent means, and his wife, *née* Curtis, was born at Greytown, New Zealand on 12 March 1862. He was educated at Nelson College and at Wellington College until he came to England and entered St Thomas's Hospital for his medic

Born in Dublin on 2 April 1858 the son of Arthur Hill Griffith solicitor, and his wife Hannah Rose Cottingham. The family emigrated to Australia in 1872, and he was educated at Scotch College, Melbourne from his fourteenth to eighteenth year. He took his medical training in England, qualifying at th

Born at Paignton, Torquay, South Devon on 15 October 1863, the eldest son of William Henry Stabb and Ellen Curling, his wife. He was educated by a private tutor before entering St Thomas's Hospital Medical School in 1882. Here he won the prosector's prize in anatomy in 1883-84, was runner up for the

Born 3 August 1863 at Goos Vladimir, Russia, the sixth child and fifth son of William Edge, engineer, and his wife, née Pollitt. He was educated at Bolton Grammar School and at Owens College, Manchester. He then proceeded to St Thomas's Hospital and afterwards took postgraduate courses at Munich and

Born 12 April 1863, the third son of Arthur Isaac Solly, country gentleman and company director, and Georgina Reade, his wife. He was educated at Rugby School and St Thomas's Hospital, where he won many prizes, including the Solly gold medal for surgery, founded by his family. After qualifying in 18

Born 2 July 1861 at 27 Old Steine, Brighton, the second son and second child of Frederic William Jowers, FRCS, and Gertrude Amelia Matthew, his first wife. He was educated at Winchester College from 1875 to 1878, when the Rev G Ridding was head master. At St Bartholomew's Hospital he served as house

Born at Chartham, Farningham, Kent on 2 September 1860, the younger son of James Russell, a farmer, and Ellen Phillips, his wife. He was educated at King's College and at King's College Hospital. He filled the post of resident accoucheur under Dr William Playfair and was the last house surgeon to se

Born 10 June 1860 at Binham, Norfolk, fifth child and third son of Richard Harris, gentleman-farmer, and Elizabeth Browne Wrench his wife, a direct descendant of Sir Thomas Browne, the author of the *Religio Medici*. He was educated at Truro, in a school kept by an uncle, and at Christ's College, Ca

Born at South Norwood, 25 March 1860, seventh child and fifth son of the Rev Charles Maddock Arnold, minor canon of Westminster and vicar of St Mark's, South Norwood. His mother was Jane, daughter of John Haywood, MD, of Chippenham, Wilts. Like two of his brothers he went to Westminster School, whic