COLCHESTER MEDICAL SOCIETY BIOGRAPHICAL PROJECT            
PRACTIONERS IN MEDICINE OF COLCHESTER & NE ESSEX Up to 1900
Compiled by Dr John Blake Penfold FRCP 


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FACEY, William Edwin 
Born:- 
Died:- 
Practice: Surgeon,2 High St., Maldon, (Kelly1890-1902)                                                      
Education: BA, MB  
Other information:- 
FAIRCLOUGH, William 
Born:- 
Died: 1790 
Practice: Surgeon and Man-midwife, Nayland                                                               
Education: -  
Other information: Early member of Colchester Medical Society.1774,                                      
Elected trustee Suff. Benevolent Med Society 1787. Received Humane SocietyÆs 
Medal, awarded for his resuscitation of the 15 month old child of James and 
Elizabeth Baker, 24th March 1777. 
FARADAY, George 
Born:- 
Died:- 
Practice: Chemist and Druggist, High St. Saffron Walden (Kelly1899-1902) 
Education: -  
Other information:- 
FARRANT, Zachariah 
Born: 
Died:-  
Practice: Stationer and Druggist, Earls Colne (Kelly1845-50)  
Education: -
Other information:- 
                                                                                                                                                                       
FAULKE, Herbert Charles 
Born:- 
Died:- 
Practice:  surgeon,West Mersea ( Kelly 1890-94)                                                                                    
Education: LRCP (Edin)  
Other information:- 
FAULKNER, Herbert 
Born:- 
Died:- 
Practice: Surgeon, High St. Manningtree (Kelly1890)                                                                       
Education: LRCP (Edin)  
Other information:- 
FEARNLEY, Richard 
Born:- 
Died:- 
Practice: Chemist and Druggist, High St. Maldon (Pigot 1835 Kelly1848)                        
Education: -  
Other information:- 
FELL, Alfred Nolan 
Born:- New Zealand 
Died:-1953 
Practice: Colchester GP 
Education: - MB (Edin) 
Other information:  married Mary White of Edinburgh.Elected to Colchester 
Medical Society, 1907;Pres 1930. Lived at St. MaryÆs House, (now QuakersÆ) 
Church St.  Father of John Fell (qv). His other son Douglas Lt RAMC killed in1942
FELL, John Nolan 
Born: 1912 
Died: 1996 
Practice: GP  Crouched Friars, Crouch st.;  Anaesthetist ECH, appointed in 1947 
Education: Caius Coll Cambridge, St Marys Hosp MB DA.FFARCS  
Other information: first Consultant Anaesthetist at ECH 
FENN Charles E. 
Born:- 
Died:- 
Practice: GP and Surgeon Colchester at ECH                                                                                           
Education: -  
Other information: Elected Colchester Medical Society, 1904, Resigned 
1905.Son of Dr Edw L. Fenn (qv) 
FENN, Edward Liveing 
Born: 1843 
Died: 1907, Age 64, Died at Alston Court  
Practice: Physician, Grey Friars, High st Colchester 
Education: MRCS, 1865; KingÆs College Hospital Studied in Vienna for a year. û  
MD (Edin) 1873.Held position of physician at KingÆs College Hospital. 
Other information: Elected to Colchester Medical Society,1868,                           
President 1896. Married Cath Julius in 1872,) Son of Thomas H. Fenn (qv).


FENN, Thomas Harold  
Born: 1816  
Died: 1870  
Practice: Surgeon,Alston Court, Nayland  
Education: Apprenticed to Dr Edward Liveing of Nayland 1833-38 , then 15 
months at Barts .LSA, 1838, MRCS, 1838  
Other information: ôA most precise man, did good practice but was quite unfit 
for it as he was very deaf and was quite an old fashioned gentleman with his 
white shirt, tie and stock.öElected to Colch Med soc 1843,Pres 1852  Buried in 
Nayland Churchyard. Father of Dr E.L.Fenn (qv) 
FENTON, William 
Born: 
Died:  
Practice: Druggist, Halstead (Piggot1823)  
Education: -  
Other information: -  

FERBER, 
Born: 
Died:  
Practice:  
Education: 
Other information: Elected to Colchester Medical Society, 1st December 1908 

FIDLER, Joshua 
Born: 
Died: 
Practice: surgeon,Dunmow  
Education: LSA, 29/4/1841  
Other information: - 
FILLTOR, Samuel 
Born: 
Died: 
Practice: Surgeon, Wivenhoe,  
Education: -  
Other information: -1730 apprenticed George Culpeck ú30 for 7 years 

FINCH, Henry 
Born: 1839 
Died: 19th September 1883, Aged 44  
Practice: Surgeon, Colchester 
Education: 
Other information: Joined Colchester Medical Society in 1871. Lived at no.7 
North Hill: (a white front, rough-cast house on East side, afterwards occupied by 
Dr J. W.Cook, MD.(Aberd), and in 1910 occupied by Mr G. H. Prangley, manager 
of the Capital and Counties Bank). ôFinch was a nice but rum chap.ö(P.Laver) 
Buried in the corner of St. LeonardÆs Lexden Churchyard.  
Sold his Practice to Dr J W Cook, purchasing that of Dr Low of KingÆs Lynn but 
unfortunately he was taken ill before the Practice was transferred.
FIRMAN, Henry Benjamin 
Born: - 
Died: - 
Practice: Chemist and Druggist, Wivenhoe (Kelly1862)  
Education: -  
Other information: - 
FIRMIN, George  
Born: -  
Died: -  
Practice: Chemist and Druggist at: 28 High St, Colchester 1791-1827 and later 
Firmin Fenton& Co Manufacturing Chemists, Colchester  
Education: 
Other information: - 
FIRMIN, Giles 
Born: 1614, Ipswich  
Died: 1697, Ridgewell 
Practice: was Physic in New England, returned to a Shalford 1648, Physic at 
Ridgewell. 
Education: - Colchester Grammar School, then Cambridge 
Other information: A Puritan divine was fired from job in Shalford under Act of 
Uniformity but set up a Presbyterian meeting at Ridgewell. 
 
FIRMIN, John  
Born: -  
Died: -  
Practice: Surgeon, Colchester  
Education: licensrd by Bishop of London 15/11/1676. Cert. by Richard Morton 
MD, C Goodhall MD  
Other information: (From Oath of Supremacy Records) ôJohn Firmin surgeon of 
Colchester Practices with ôplurinam beuvolentiam, amorem et famamö 

FIRMIN, Nathaniel  
Born: - 
Died: - 
Practice: Physician and surgeon, Castle Hedingham 
Education: Licensed to Practice 11/8/1704 by Lambeth (Wallis 18th Cent. 
Medics),  
Other information: 
FIRMIN, Richard 
Born:  
Died: 
Practice: -  
Education: -24/1/1775 apprenticed to Cater Day Surg of Colch for 5 yrs ú150                                            
Other information: 
FISHER, Nathaniel Briggs 
Born: 1808 
Died: 10/7/1853, found dead in bed 
Practice: Surgeon, Bungay, Suffolk                                                                                        
Education: Appr to Robert Alling1825-30, then 6 months at Middlesex Hospital 
MRCS 1830, LSA 4/11/1830  
Other information: Married Eliza Holdrich 11/6/1834. In 1843 û Wrote paper to 
Prov. Med Journal on Malignant Fever. 
FISKE, E 
Born: 
Died: 
Practice: Surgeon and Apothecary, Saffron Walden, 1811  
Education: -  
Other information: - 
FISKE, John 
Born: - 
Died: 1773 
Practice: Surgeon, Colchester  
Education: -  
Other information: 27/6/1767 û Fiske and Day take over FranklynÆs Inoculating 
House at Mile End. 28/3/1772 û Fiske advertises Inoculations ôin a house 
pleasantly situatedö. 20/3/1773 û Fisk advertises that he has inoculated 99 
persons this year with no ill effects and good pustules. 22/5/1773 û Notified 
smallpox (see Hossack(qv) 
FISKE, Robert 
Born: 
Died: - 
Practice: Apothecary, Halstead  
Education: -  
Other information:. Halstead Freeholders book: 30 years estate, ú 10.                   
Married, 1722. Thomas Price apprenticed to him for6 years for ú60 1719
FISKE, Samuel 
Born: - 
Died:  
Practice: Surgeon, Halstead and Saffron Walden  
Education: -  
Other information: Married, 1708 

FISKE, Zachariah 
Born: - 
Died:  
Practice: Apothecary, Lavenham                                                                                         
Education: -  
Other information:  He apprentd: James Daniel for 7 yrs for ú60,1772;                              
Rice Manning for 7 years for ú48,1731 

FITCH, Frederick  
Born: 20th March 1822  
Died: -  
Practice: Surgeon, Woodbridge  
Education: A ppretd to Nathaniel Moore of Woodbridge 1837-1845. LSA 1845,       
MRCS 1844 Later MD, ( St Andrews).  
Other information: Res.Med. Suprintendent: Cheshire Lunatic Asylum

FITCH, Frederik Nunn 
Born: 21/12/1816 
Died: 22/8/1854 of cholera 
Practice: Surgeon, Sible Hedingham 
Education: LSA û 1839, MRCS û 1838 
Other information: Elected to Colchester Medical Soc 1846,  President 1854       
ôA pretty good elected presidentö 

FLACK, Horace 
Born:  
Died: - 
Practice: Surgeon, Wivenhoe  
Education: -  
Other information: Married to Mary King, 1722., He set up Sea-water bathing 
establishment in 1753 in WIVENHOE with assistant Dr Tumner.                                            
Apprenticed John Raynes for 6 years for ú50 1730. 

FLACK, Richard 
Born: 
Died: -1742 
Practice: Apothecary at Colchester and Southminster                                                          
Education: - Apprenticed to John Luften 1718 - 1721 
Other information:  

FLANEGAN, H J 
Born:  
Died:  
Practice: GP, Surgeon, Clacton, pre-1914  
Education: -  
Other information: ôI have had the pleasure of knowing Dr Flanegan for a long 
time. I consider Dr Flanegan an erudite and accomplished Surgeon, and I have 
no doubt that the inhabitants of any locality in which he may elect to settle will 
derive much benefit from his valuable services.ö - R.L. Swan, Vice-President 
R.C.S.Ireland.  

FLETCHER, Moses 
Born: 1772 
Died: 1848 
Practice: Surgeon, Brightlingsea  
Education:  
Other information: Buried, Brightlingsea Church 

FOAKER, Frederick 
Born: -  
Died: 
Practice: surgeon,Great Baddow? 
Education: - LSA  1834  
Other information: - 
FOAKER, George 
Born:  
Died:  
Practice: surgeon,Thorpe le Soken? 
Education: Taught by Braude and Farraday at the Royal Institue, also St. Georges 
Hosp       LSA 1831 
Other information: Elected to Colchester Medical Society 1816. Gone by 1833  

FOAKER, Jeremiah 
Born: - 
Died: - 1777 
Practice: Surgeon, Manningtree 
Education: Apprenticed to Henry Mann, Surgeon, Manningtree for 7 years for 
ú75 1767. 
Other information: Married Elizabeth Nunn of Bradfield 1777. He apprenticed 
Joseph Orlebar of Harwich for 6 years for ú105 1780. Attended managerial 
meeting of Essex and Herts Benevolent society (13/10/1786).Elected to CMS 
1782
FOAKER, Leonard 
Born: - 
Died: - 
Practice: surgeon, Great Baddow                                                                                      
Education: MRCS (1809) LSA1816 
Other information: Elected to Colchester Med Soc in 1809 

FOLEY, Samuel 
Born:  
Died:  
Practice: Dentist, 150 High Street, Colchester (Kelly1894)  
Education: -  
Other information:  

FOLKARD, J.  
Born: -  
Died: 
Practice: surgeon, Manningtree 
Education: - Medical Reg. 1779 to 1783 
Other information: - 

FORBES, William 
Born: 
Died: 
Practice: . Surgeon, Coggeshall (Bailey's British Directory 1782)  
Education: - 
Other information: Early member of Colchester Medical Society (1777) 

FORD(E), Samuel Hayward 
Born: 
Died: 
Practice: surgeon Colchester 
Education: - LSA 10/06/1831 
Other information: -

FORREST, John George 
Born:  
Died:  
Practice: Surgeon, Brook House, Finchingfield, (Kelly Direct 1888 )                                    
Education: - LRCP, 
Other information: - 

FORSTER, William Evelyn 
Born: 
Died: 
Practice: Surgeon, 23 East Hill, Colchester.( Kelly Direct 1890 - 1892)                                         
Education: -  
Other information: - 

FORSTER, ( & Allen) 
Born: 
Died: 
Practice: Chemists and Druggists, High St Colchester. (Pigots 1823-1824)                             
Education: - 
Other information: - 
FORSTER, Robert 
Born:  
Died: 
Practice: Chemist + druggist,  Castle Headingham, Kelly 1886- 1892. 
Other information: - 
FOSTER, Francis Wheldale 
Born: 
Died: 
Practice: Surgeon, 4 Navarino Place, Walton on the -Naze (Kelly  1819 +1892)  
Education: MRCS, MRCP(Eng)  LAH (Dublin) 
Other information: - 

FOULSHAM, Henry Botwright 
Born: 
Died: 
Practice: Chemist and druggist at Castle Headingham, (Kelly  1882)                                                         
Education: -  
Other information: - 

FOWKE, Frederic Gustavus 
Born: 1815 
Died: 12/1/1886 at Walton on the Naze 
Practice: Surgeon, Sudbury, 
Education: Apptctd to J Bedingfield of Stonwmarket 1831-1836, then 1 year at 
The London Hospital. LSA 21/7/1836,  MRCS  
Other information:
 
FOWLE, Thomas 
Born: 
Died: 
Practice: Physician and surgeon of Dedham,  
Education: - licensed to Practice by  Lambeth 27/1/1631 
Other information: - 

FOX, Francis 
Born:  
Died: 
Practice:  Surgeon, High Street Maldon, (Kelly  1866) 
Education: -  
Other information: - 

FOX, Henry Tregelles 
Born:  
Died: 
Practice:  surgeon, Dunmow,   (Kelly direct 1850)  
Education: LSA 24/1/1850  
Other information: - 

FOX, John Senior 
Born: 
Died: 1768 
Practice: Surgeon and apothecary, Dedham, 
Education: 
Other information: He apprenticed:  John Franklin, for5 yrs for ú70, 1728;  
Nathaniel Pelham, 5 years, ú100 1732;Charles Darley for  ú150  1735; John 
Gibson 7 years, ú130 1743; John Cockerell  for 6 yrs for ú130, 1745; Thomas 
Rust, 6 years ú130 1753;  John Elliston, 5 years, ú80 1756.                                           
Married Alice Normal, spinster, 1729, 3 children: Mary, Elizabeth, and John?  
ôLost surgeons pocket case of instruments between Ipswich and Colchester, Half 
a guinea rewardö 10/10/1747.  On 11/3/1758he advertised for apprentices.  On 
7/3/1767 Drs  John Fox and John Barnard, ô were fitting up large house at 
Ardleigh, late seat of Sir Ralph Creffield for Inoculation, 5 and 4 Guineas for 
separate rooms; 3 guineas for servants; half a guinea board, for friend or 
servant accompanying them (later name of Rose added to their ads.ö-From 
Ipswich Journal. 

FOX, John jun 
Born: 
Died:  
Practice: Surgeon and apothecary of Dedham,(U.B.  1791.)  
Education:  apprenticed to  John Eardley surgeon, Colch. for 7 yrs for ú80, 1778. 
Other information: with his partner, Daniel Cock they were paid ú26 by the 
Overseer for the poor of Dedham. - 

FOX, Mark 
Born: 
Died:  
Practice: Apothecary of Dedham 
Other information: Mark Fox, gent of Dedham married to Susan Firmin 1699  He 
apprenticed:Bartholomew Wall son of Bartholomew of Holborn for 6 years ú45, 
3.3.1718; Samuel Newton son of Sarah Newton widow of Colchester for 6 years 
ú60 6.5.1730; William Castleton son of Charles Castleton clerk, for  7 years ú45, 
8.10.1716 

FRANCIS, Francis Phillip 
Born: 
Died: 
Practice:  surgeon Colchester  
Education: 11.5.1848, LSA  
Other information: - 

FRANCIS, James Bugham 
Born: 
Died: 28.6.1860, at St Mary Elms, Ipswich 
Practice: Surgeon,  Ipswich 1824-1860 and to Lying-in Charity 1849,                                      
Education: Apprentice to C J Howard 1815-1821, spent 6 months at the General 
Dispensary; LSA .1821, MRCS 1820, 
Other information: founding member of Suff. Medical book society, registrar of 
marriages. Married Hannah Kershaw 26.2.1824, two sons at Ipswich school, 
Alfred 1839, Frederick 1851-53 

FRANKLIN, S 
Born: 
Died: 
Practice:  surgeon,Kelvedon ( Medical register 1779-1783)  
Education: -  
Other information: - 

FRANKLIN, Louis Hugh 
Born:  
Died: -  
Practice: Surgeon, Chappel, (Kelly direct 1866)  
Education: 
Other information: - 

FRANKLIN, Thomas 
Born: 
Died:  
Practice: chemist and druggist at Thorpe le Soken ( Kelly1855-63) 
Education: -  
Other information: - 
FRANKLYN, John 
Born:  
Died: 
Practice: - Surgeon, Mile End, Colch 
Education: John Franklin son of Elizabeth apprenticed to John Fox surgeon and 
chemist of Dedham 5 years ú70 1728 
Other information: Mr J. Franklin also offers inoculation, at Mile-End Colchester 
28.3.1767( was succeeded by Fiske and Day 1767 qv)

FRANKUM, Thomas 
Born: 
Died: 
Practice: Chemist and druggist in Dunmow,( Pigots 1835 )                                                  
Education: -  
Other information: - 

FRASER, Archibald Henry 
Born: 
Died:  
Practice: surgeon and physician, Witham (Kelly direct 1882-86) 
Education: - LRCPLRCP (Edin) 
Other information: Elected Colchester Med Soc 1882
 
FREEMAN, Ernest Carrick 
Born:1860 
Died:1932  
Practice: -RAMC 1887 served in South African war 1899-1901, Gallipoli as 
Director of Sanitation;  rose to Lt Colonel; created CMG  
Education: Westminster, St ThomasÆ  MRCS,LRCP1886; DPH 1904; 
MD(Durham)1906 
Other information :son of WH Freeman MRCS,LSA; married Lilian Barnet; lived 
at Tymperleys Trinity st 1909-1919; elected to C Med Soc 1909; Member of Soc 
of Apothecaries 1890 and Court of Assistants 1923. 

FRESHFIELD, Allen 
Born: - 
Died: - 
Practice: Surgeon, West Street Harwich (White direct 1863-1866)                                 
Education: -  
Other information: - 

FRESHFIELD, Phillip William (jun) 
Born: 
Died:  
Practice: surgeon, Chemist and druggist, Great Oakley, (Kelly direct 1866) 
Education: MRCS 1856, LSA 1855  
Other information: elected to Colchester Medical Society 30.10.1860, resigned 
12.8.1862,  

FRESHFIEL, Phillip William (sen.) 
Born: 
Died: 
Practice: Surgeon, Church St, Harwich, (White direct 1848,)  farmer   
Education: LSA 1818, MRCS 1819 
Other information: Mayor Harwich 1845, JP, Alderman,., Elected Colchester 
Medical Society 4.1836, attended twice 8.1836 and 22.8.1837, sent fines on 
11.4.1843, refused to pay fines on 30.10.1843, was declared beneath the 
contempt of the society and removed from it. 

FRITH, John Bruff 
Born: 
Died:  
Practice: Chemist and druggist, Market hill Coggeshall and Kelvedon, (Kelly: 
1898- 1902)  
Education: 
Other information: - 

FROST, Abraham 
Born: 
Died: 
Practice: Dentist, 13 Head street, Colchester (Kelly direct 1902)  
Education: -  
Other information: -Hon dental surgeon to Essex County hosp 1906-1918 
FROST, John  
Born:  
Died:  
Practice: Surgeon, Kelvedon (UB direct 1791-1827)                                                         
Education: 
Other information: Subscriber to Hertfordshire and Essex Medical Benev. Society 

FROST, Murdows 
Born:  
Died: - 
Practice: - surgeon, Kelvedon 
Education: Apprenticed to Nathan Bucke of Ipswich surgeon, ú150 
Other information: - 

FROST, William 
Born:  
Died: 
Practice: surgeon and apothecary Kelvedon, (Medical register 1779- 1783) 
Education: Apprenticed to John Fiske of Colchester apothecary ú20,whom he 
succeeded.  
Other information: Essex and Hertfordshire Medical Benev Society member 
attended 5 meetings between 1787 and 1792 

FRY, Augustine Cradock 
Born: 19.7.1868 Woburn, Beds 
Died: 24.9.1943 
Practice:  GP.Wellesley Rd., Hon Surgeon Essex County Hosp 1901/2. 
Education: Pembroke Coll (Cantab) then Guys MA MRCS LRCP 1899 
Other information: married Maude Bell, served in Boer war as Civilian doctor, 
and was taken prisoner. Joan Fry, daughter, played in a Wimbledon final. Elected 
Colchester Medical Society on the1902, resigned 1905, 

FRY(E), John William 
Born: 
Died:  
Practice: surgeon, Thaxted, (Kelly direct 1862),  
Education:  
Other information:

FRYE, Philemon 
Born: 
Died: 
Practice: Druggist and taylor, Thaxted, (Kelly direct 1850)                                    
Education: 
Other information: purveyor of Linen and woollen drapes, cloaks and hats 

FURNIVAL , C H. 
Born:  
Died:  
Practice: Surgeon, Great Bentley, (Kelly direct 1878)  
Education: -  
Other information: Elected Colchester Medical Soc 25.5.1876,