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

G

GALPIN, Richard
Born: -
Died: 11.4.1929
Practice: Surgeon, 16 High St, Kelvedon, (Medical direct 1893-1930)
Education: -MRCS,LSA 1870
Other information: Elected Colchester Medical Society 1879, President 1891., 
Married Mary Reader of Lee 14.11.1878; took part in a public concert 12.1889 as 
violinist

GIBBON, J. 


Born: - 


Died: - 


Practice: surgeon, Medical register 1779 


Education: - 


Other information: elected to Colchester Medical Society 1787; Elected vice president  
of Suffolk Medical Benev Society 1787





GIBBS, Robert 


Born: - 


Died: - 


Practice: Physician and surgeon,öThe Wildernessö Witham. ( Kelly Direct 1902) 


Education: - 


Other information: - 











GIBBS-SMITH, Edward 


Born: - 


Died: - 


Practice: physician and surgeon, 49-North Hill Colchester (Kelly direct 1902) 


Education: - 


Other information: - 




GIBSON John                                                                                                                                 
Born:1726                                                                                                                                  
Died:1773                                                                                                                                            
Practice: surgeon,Harwich                                                                                                                     
Education: apprenticed to John Fox surgeon Dedham 1743                                                                        
Other information: he apprenticed: Will Hempson for 5 yrs forú100 1759: Walter 
Annis for 6 yrs forú105.                                                                                                                 

GILBERD William                                                                                                                          
Born:1540                                                                                                                                               
Died:                                                                                                                                                  
Practice: physician to Queen Elizabeth I                                                                                 
Education: St JohnÆs Coll Cantab BA1560,MD 1569, FRCP1572                                                             
Other information: President RColl Physicians; wrote: De Magnete, lived at 
Tymperleys 

GILES Harold                                                                                                                                       
Born:                                                                                                                                                    
Died:                                                                                                                                                        
Practice: surgeon, Coggeshall  1850-1878 KD                                                             
Education: MRCS,LSA                                                                                                                                 
Other information: elected to CMSoc 1859



GILL, Charles 


Born: - 


Died: - 


Practice: chemist, Castle Hedingham, (Kelly direct 1855 )


Education: - 


Other information: - 








GILLING, John 


Born: - 


Died: - 


Practice: Pharmaceutical chemist and druggist, Market Hill, Saffron Walden,                                  
(KD 1878- 1902 )


Education: - 


Other information: - 





GILSON, Benjamin 


Born: - 


Died: - 


Practice: Surgeon, Gilson Benjamin and son, High str Halsted  (UB direct 1792-94, , 
Gilson and Rodick surgeons High street Halsted (Pigots direct 1835, 1839), surgeon 
residence Blue Bridge House, 


Education: 7.11.1716 apprenticed to Samuel Dale apothecary of Braintree 7 years, 
ú50 


Other information: elected to Colch Medical Society 1817 





GILSON, John 


Born: - 


Died: - 


Practice: surgeon in London 


Education:  apprenticed to Henry Hall apothecary of London 1737


Other information:


- 





GIMSON, Karl Carwardine


Born: - 


Died: - 


Practice:  surgeon, Witham and Chipping Hill, (Kelly direct 1894) 


Education: BA,MB (Cantab) 


Other information: - 

GIMSON, William 


Born: - 


Died: - 


Practiced: surgeon, Witham, (Kelly direct 1862- 1902) 


Education: LSA 1860, M.D.(St Andr) 1862, MRCS 


Other information: deeply involved in Terling Typhoid outbreak; elected to Colchester 
Medical Soc 16.4.1867,


 





GIRLING, Simon 


Born: - 


Died: 3.2.1792 


Practice: Surgeon,  Stadbroke, Suff, 


Education: - 


Other information: apprenticed Zachariah Daniel ú84, 1753 - 





GLISSON, Francis 


Born: 1597 


Died: 1677 


Practice: -physician at St Mary- at- the- Walls 


Education: Caius College Cambridge, graduated 1634 


Other information: Wrote important works on: Rickets 1650 and the liver 1654 
(GlissonÆs capsule) 


Came to Colchester in 1640 and was in the town during the siege of 1648, after which 
he moved to London. First fellow of the Royal Society. 











GLUCKSTEIN, Mardus 


Born: - 


Died: - 


Practice: surgeon oculist, 35 Head street Colchester (Kelly 1855) 


Education: - 


Other information: - 





GLYDE, John William 


Born: - 


Died: - 


Practice: chemist and druggist, High street Maldon (Kelly direct 1855) 


Education: - 


Other information: - 



GODFREY John 


Born: 1710 


Died: - 


Practice:  Chemist and apothecary, Braintree 


Education: - 


Other information: -FRS 





GODFREY John (1) 


Born: 1737 


Died: 1778 


Practice: apothecary of Coggeshall ; 


Education:  apprenticed to Richard Groves citizen and distiller, 27.9.1731


Other information: he apprenticed John Cardinal for 7 years for ú42  1770- 







GODFREY, John (2) 


Born: 


Died: 30.12.1816 


Practice: surgeon, Coggeshall ( UB direct 1791-1827, ) 


Education:  apprenticed to Joseph Stapleton surgeon Colchester for 4 years ú126 


Other information: - son of the above John (1).Elected to Col Med Soc 1785. 


He apprenticed: George Willaher 1789; Edward Byant for 5 years for ú80 1793;Francis 
Eagle for 5 years forú100, 1797.



GODFREY, John (3) 


Born: - 1788


Died: 1837 


Practice: surgeon, Coggeshall (Pigots direct 1823-1824) 


Education:   


Other information: Son of John (2). Joined Colchester Medical Society  1812 


Married Mary Bradshaw





GOLDING Benjamin 


Born: -1793 


Died: -1863 


Practice: - physician, St Osyth and London 


Education MD( St Andrews) 1823; LRCP 1825 


Other information: founded the West London Infirmary which became Charing Cross 
Hospital 





GOOCH William Hobbs 


Born: - 


Died: - 
Practice: Chemist and druggist, Dedham, (Kelly direct 1882- 1902) 


Education: - 


Other information: - 





GOOD, John Mason 


Born: - 


Died: - 


Practice: surgeon, Sudbury 


Education: - 


Other information: left Sudbury for London, April 1793 





GOODALE John Wallett 


Born: - 


Died: - 


Practice: Chemist and druggist, Braintree ( Pigots 11827-89) 


Education: - 


Other information: - 





GOODBODY, Edmund Ernest 


Born: - 


Died: - 


Practice: Physician and surgeon: Brook house, Great Bardfield,( Kelly direct 1899- 
1902) 


Education: BA, MD, BCh, LM(Dublin) 


Other information: - 








GOODCHILD, A. 


Born: - 


Died: - 


Practice: -surgeon, Little Waltham 


Education: - 


Other information: elected to Colchester Medical Soc in 1877, resigned 1890  





GOODDAY, Horatio 


Born: - 


Died: - 


Practice: physician, Witham (Kelly direct 1862,) , 


Education: MD 


Other information: 

GOODWIN Charles                                                                                                                            
Born:                                                                                                                                                     
Died:                                                                                                                                                    
Practice: surgeon, Copford (KD1863-18660)                                                                                 
Education:                                                                                                                                                      
Other information:



GOODWIN William                                                                                                                            
Born:1746                                                                                                                                   
Died:1815                                                                                                                                        
Practice: surgeon, Earl Soham
Education:                                                                                                                                                   
Other information: elected Colch. Med Soc 1786

GOSNOLD Walter                                                                                                                               
Born:                                                                                                                                                       
Died:                                                                                                                                                      
Practice: surgeon, Colchester 1680, Ipswich 1709                                                                            
Education:                                                                                                                                                               
Other information:

GREAT ( de GROOT)  family: 
 Samuel                                                                                                                                        
Born:1625
Died:1706 
Practice: apothecary  and manufacturer of Eryngo Root Candied fomöTwisted Pots 
and tilesö two doors down from Red Lion hotel.                                                           
Education: apprenticed to Robert Buxton, apothecary, maker of eryngo root candied, 
later taking over the practice and premises.                                                                           
Thomas (Sen)                                                                                                                                          
Died: 1731                                                                                                                                           
Thomas (Jun)                                                                                                                                         
Born:                                                                                                                                                     
Died: 1762
Practice: continued the family apothecary business and Eryngo Root manufacture 
Other information: owned the Red Lion (rain water hopper has T.G.1716) 
Apprenticed: John Sparrow for 7 yrs forú63, 1747; John Clubb for ú73,1755.    Charles                                                                                                                                   
Born:                                                                                                                                                                                
Died:1797                                                                                                                                        
Practice: the last of the family of the apothecary business for 150 years. Grocer and 
eryngo root confectioner.                                                                                                                     
Other information:  elected Freeman, collector of fine pictures. Presented Eryngo root 
candied to Princess Charlotte Mecklebenrgh-Strelitz on her way to marry George III 
and  also to Prince of Orange fleeing French revolutionary invasion 31 Jan 1795.                             


GREEN, Hugh 


Born: 1823 


Died: 1895 


Practice: Surgeon, West Mersea,( Kelly direct: 1862- 92) 


Education: apprenticed to Robert Growse of Bildeston  1842-47 then18 months at 
Barts.  LSA 1847 


Other information: Member of Colchester Medical Society, ôalways an invalid, never 
recovered from the crushing of a stone in the bladder operation. He owned The Cups 
Hotel.ö(P.Laver)








GREEN, James Bisdee Malcolm 


Born: 1910 


Died: 30.06.2005 


Practice: Medical Officer, 1937 then Cons ENT Surgeon at Essex County Hospital 


Education: Studied medicine at Wadham, then St Thomas Hosp, MRCS, LRCP 1936 


Other information: MO on Discovery in Antarctic Expedition 1938; married Lois Ruffel 
of Cape Town 1939. He instigated setting up the Colchester Postgraduate Medical 
Centre and involved in the building of the Mercury Theatre. 





GREEN, Robert Poynter 


Born: - 


Died: - 


Practice: Chemist, druggist and dentist, Colchester (Kelly direct, 1850,- 1902), 


Education: - 


Other information: - 





GREENFIELD Frederick 


Born: - 


Died: - 


Practice: - surgeon,Colchester 


Education: LSA 21.3.1822 


Other information: - 





GREENWOOD Joseph 


Born: - 


Died: - 


Practice: druggist, High st, Halstead (UB direct 1791-1827) 


Education: - 


Other information: - 





GREENWOOD Robert 


Born: - 


Died: - 


Practice: Chemist, druggist and cigar dealer, Market hill Halsted, (Pigots D 1835-39) 
Education: - 
Other information: - 

GREGORY James 


Born: - 


Died: - 


Practice: - surgeon,Long Melford 


Education: LSA 30.3.1826 


Other information: - 












GRETTON Phillip 


Born: 1757 


Died: 1834 


Practice: Surgeon, apothecary man-midwife at Colchester and East Bergholt, ( UB 
direct 1791-94, Pigots direct 1823-4,)


Education: 1776 apprentice of  J.Stapleton (qv). 


Other information: Joined CMS 1779, resigned 1833. Married Miss Knipton 1812 
Subscriber to Essex& Herts Med Ben Soc1788-1805. He apprenticed: William Cooke 
for 5 years ú200,1794; William Spark for 5 years ú200,1798.







GRICE Joseph 


Born: - 


Died: - 


Practice: Surgeon, Gt. Dunmow, (UB direct 1791-1827, Kelly direct 1845-48) 


Education: - 


Other information: Essex and Harts Medical Ben. Soc, 1821 





GRIFFITH Guyon 


Born: 1755 


Died: 1785 


Practice: Physician, Colchester 


Education: - 


Other information: - 





GRIFFITH Moses 


Born: 1699 


Died: 1785 


Practice: Physician,surgeon,London then Colchester


 Education: apprenticed to Edward Sayer apothecary of Norwich 20.8.1712, 
Leyden,MD, LRCP1




Other information: Published ôpractical observations on the cure of hectic and slow 
fevers and the pulmonary consumption, to which is added a method of treating 
several kinds of internal haemorrhage. He apprenticed: Thomas Wright for 5 years 
ú120, .1740



GRINDER 


Born: - 


Died: - 


Practice: - surgeon, Braintree 


Education: - 


Other information: Mentioned in Essex review volume XVI 





GROWSE John (1) 


Born: 1761 


Died: 28.7.1840 


Practice: surgeon, Boxford then Bildeston, 


Education: - 


Other information: Elected to CMS 1816. Trained 4 apprentices





GROWSE John (2) 


Born: 1796 


Died: 1854 


Practice: Surgeon, Hadleigh,  


Education: apprenticed to his father John (1) - 


Other information:. elected to CMS 22.4.1834  








GROWSE John (3) 


Born :1821 


Died: 


Practice: surgeon, Hendon then Hadleigh 


Education: Apprentice to George Bullen of Ipswich.MRCS 1843, LSA1845
Other information: son of John(2) Elected Colch Med Soc 1848 





GROWSE Robert (Sen) 


Born: 1797  
Died: 1877 


Practice: surgeon with his father at Bildeston 


Education: apprenticed to his father John (1) 1821 


Other information: married Miss Terry 1827 





GROWSE Robert (jun) 


Born: 1828, 


Died: 1870 


Practice: Surgeon, Bildeston then Brentwood 


Education: Apprenticed to his father  Robert (sen)1844-49, Guys, LSA 1849 MD1851 


Other information: married Maria Betts 1853 





GRUMMITT William Clarke 


Born :


Died :


Praticed: Chemist & druggist, Castle Hedingham (kelly1878) 
Education:
Other information:

GULL Sir William 


Born: 31/12/1816 Colchester 


Died: 1890 


Practice: Physician to Prince of Wales and Queen Victoria 


Education: MB of London University 1841, MD 1846 


Other information: Father was barge owner at Thorpe le Soken, who died of cholera in 
1827. In later years often said his ôreal Education was given to him by his motherö. 
Apprenticeship at GuyÆs Hospital û Brought him 2 rooms and a salary of ú50 a year û 
Stayed for 15 years. 1872 û Created a baronet in recognition of his services to the 
Prince of Wales when he was ill with typhoid fever ôA man of medium height, of 
strength and vigour and a manner which resembled Napoleon the Firstö. ôWe have no 
system to satisfy, no dogmatic opinions to enforce. We have no ignorance to cloak, 
for we confess it.ö û William Gull. Buried in Thorpe le Soken Churchyard 


Has a very strong link to the Jack the Ripper case: 
- Sir William Gull features in a number of theories and fictional works in connection 
with the Whitechapel "Jack the Ripper" murders of 1888. These are usually (though 
not always) associated with variants of conspiracy theories involving the Royal Family 
and the Freemasons. 


- The earliest known allegation that links the Whitechapel murders with a prominent 
London physician was in two articles published by a number of US newspapers 
between 1895 and 1897. 


- In an alleged conversation between William Greer Harrison, a prominent San 


Francisco  citizen, and a Dr Howard of London. According to Howard, the murderer 
was a "medical man of high standing" whose wife had become alarmed by his erratic 
behaviour during the period of the Whitechapel murders. She conveyed her suspicions 
to some of her husband's medical colleagues who, after interviewing him and 
searching the house, "found ample proofs of murder" and committed him to an 
asylum. 
- Refer to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_William_Gull,_1st_Barone and 


http://www.casebook.org/ripper_media/book_reviews/non-fiction/cjmorley/74.html 

GURDON Theophilus George 


Born: 1814 


Died: 1878 û 


Practice: Surgeon, Boxford 


Education: Apprenticed to William Mudd, then a year at St ThomasÆ LSA 1835, 
MRCS 1841 


Other information: . Married Anna, Daughter of William Mudd û 1843. Elected to 
Colchester Medical Society 1839 President1859 








GURNEY Harold 


Born: - 


Died: - 


Practice: Physician and Surgeon, Harwich (kelly1890-99) 


Education: - 


Other information: 

GUTTERIDGE Edwin Parker 


Born: - 


Died: - 


Practice: Surgeon, London Rd, Maldon (White1863 Kelly 1882-94) 


Education: - 


Other information: - 








GUY Thomas 


Born: 1780 


Died: - 


Practice: Military Surgeon, Essex 


Education: - 


Other information: -