H HALFORD Thomas Josiah Born: - Died: - Practice: Chemist & Druggist, Maldon (Piggot1823-28) Education: - Other information: - HALL Benjamin Born: - Died: 1930 Practice: Surgeon, Clacton on Sea then West Mersea ( Kelly1898-1902) Education: MRCS, MB Other information: Elected to CMS in 1902, President 1926 HALL John James Born: - Died: - Practice: Chemist & Druggist, Kelvedon(Kelly1878-92) Education: - Other information: - HALL Richard Born: - Died: - Practice: Chemist & Druggist, Castle Hedingham (Kelly 1862-66) Education: - Other information: - HALL William Born: - Died: - Practice: Barber-Surgeon, Colchester Education: - Other information: Buried in St Martins church. 1637 HALLS Robert Born: - Died: - Practice: surgeon Colchester Education: MD Other information: elected to CMS 1794 Essex & Herts Benev Medical Soc 1787- HALL Stanley Allman Born: - Died: 24/3/1948 Practice: GP, Dunmow Education: MRCS, LRCP Other information: son of Stanley Hall q.v. Married Joyce Mary Carwardine HAMILTION Robert Born: 1749 Colraine Died: 1830 Practice: Physician, Ipswich Education: MD (Edin) 1780, LRCP 1784 Other information: Joined CMS 1785 Served in the army 1780-1784 Married Mrs M Bloomfield 1825 He continued to Practice as a physician though totally blind, with the aid of a nephew, William Hamilton, until 1803, when William moved away to Yoxford. Author of two books û Duties of a Regimental Surgeon, 1788 and The cure of Hydrophobia, 1786 . HAMMERTON Edward Born: - Died: - Practice: Chemist & Druggist, 28 High St. Colchester (Kelly1862-90) Education: - Other information: - HAMMOND Benjamin Born: - Died: - Practice: Dentist at Black Notley , Braintree, Dunmow, Coggeshall, Bardfield, Wethersfield, Thaxted and Halstead ( kelly1890-94) Education: - Other information: - HANDLEY John Born: - Died: - Practice: Saltwater Baths Proprietor at the Hythe Maldon (Kelly1850) Education: - Other information: - HANNAY Born: - Died: - Practice: surgeon, Harwich Education: - Other information: 9/11/1878 û Dr Hannay of Harwich attended a man who fractured his leg on the pier HARDING Joseph Born: - Died: - Practice: Chemist & Druggist, 5 Market St, Harwich (Kelly1866-92) Education: - Other information: - HARDWICKE William Wright Born: - Died: - Practice: Physician and Surgeon, 13 Orwell Terrace, Harwich (Kelly1886-92) Education: MRCP (Edin) Other information: - HARDY R Born: - Died: - Practice: Chemist & Druggist, 4 Market st, Harwich (Kelly 1862) Education: - Other information: - HARLE Ezra Born: - Died: - Practice: surgeon, Stanstead Education: LSA û 25.11.1847 Other information: HARLE Thomas William Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Druggist and Chemist, Stanstead, Dunmow(Kelly 1850) Education: - Other information: - HARLEY Edward Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Church st ,Saffron Walden ( Kelly178-99) Education: - Other information: - HARRINGTON John Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Nayland and Hadleigh Education: - licenced for Practice by the Bishop of Norwich 1753 Other information: he apprenticed George Benyone, 5 years for ú100 , 1765 HARRINGTON Martin Born: - Died: - Practice: Physician and Surgeon, Nayland Education: - Licenced to Practice by the Bishop of Norwich 1723 Other information: HARRINGTON Thomas Rawling Born: - Died: - Practice: Chemist & Druggist, 16 Head St, Colchester ( Kelly 1836-66) Education: - Other information: - HARRIS Robert Born: - Died: - Practice: Chemist & Druggist, High St, Colchester1783 Education: - Other information: - with Anne Pellet &Taylor HARRISON John Born: - Died: - Practice: Member of the Corporation of Surgeons, Bardfield Education: - Other information: He apprenticed Robert Tweed û 5 years - ú105 -1776 HARRISON John Born: 1857 Died: 1929 Practice: Apothecary,Surgeon, High St, Braintree, Coroner for East Essex Education: LM(Edin)MRCS,LSA, LRCP (Edin) Other information: he apprenticed Benj Smith-5yrs-ú136_1789 ôA very keen Conservative supporter At election times would sometimes organise a æBlue BandÆ composed of big, burly men painted all over in blue paintö(P.Laver) HARRISON Ralph Born: - Died: 1680 Practice: Doctor of Physic Education: MD 1676 Other information: Gravestone in the chancel in St Leonards- at- the- Hythe, HARRISON Robert Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Bocking Education: - Other information: apprenticed: Isaac Savill-7 years- ú84-1753; William Payne, -7 years - ú70- 1757 HARRISON Robert Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Kelvedon Education: BA Licensed by Bishop of London 1706 (certified by John Talbot, Vicar of Kelvedon and John Harrison Vicar of Burnham). Other information:, apprenticed: Martin Olley -7 years - ú63-1738; Henry Stapleton - 7 years -ú50-1744. HARRISON Thomas Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Coggeshall Education: - Was apprenticed to Phillip Hast of Great Coggeshall, ú80, 1747 Other information: HARROLD Thomas Churchman Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Nayland Education: was apprenticed to Arnold Aldous surgeon Lowestoft -1779 Other information: Elected to Colchester Medical Society, 1791. President of Suffolk Ben Med Soc1808. He apprenticed Edward Liveing 1812-1817 HARSANT Born: - Died: 1846 Practice: Surgeon, Wivenhoe Education: - Other information: HART Francis Freeling Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Harwich Education: MRSA,LSA 1834, Other information: 1834 û Appointed MO to a parish in Harwich under the Poor Law, was Town Councillor HART Henry Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Church St, Coggeshall(Kelly1855) a later Birch (Kelly1862-90) Education: LRCP (Edin) - 1882 Other information: -son of the first Master of Lexden & Winstree Workhouse, Stanway HART Walter Born: - Died: - Practice: surgeon,Harwich Education: LSA û 9/5/1822 Other information: HARTLEY Charles Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Dunmow (Kelly1882-92) Education: Other information: - HARTLEY John Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Dunmow, in partnership with Charles Hartley Education: - Other information: Surgeon from 1882-1892 HARVEY G H Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Abberton (Kelly190-92) Education: -MB CM Other information: - HARVEY Gabriel Born: - Died: - Practice: Doctor ,Saffron Waldon Education: - BA Cantab 1550-1 631 Other information: Article published on him in The Athenaeum, 20/12/1913 HARVEY George Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Castle Hedingham (Pigot 1835) Education: - Other information: Ex& Herts Benev. Medical Soc HASELFOOT Henry Born: - Died: - Practice: Naval Surgeon, Harwich, 1677-1748 Education: - Other information: - HASELFOOT Robert Born: 1675 Died: 12/6/1745 Practice: Surgeon, Harwich Education: - 1706 apprenticed to Thomas Haslefoot (qv) and Licensrd by Bishop of Lodon 1706(certified by Chas Nichols, MD, Henry Bull and Edward Woodword ) Other information: Appointed surgeon to HM Pacquet Boats which ferried mail. HASELFOOT Thomas Born: - Died: 1706 Practice: Surgeon, Harwich Education: - Other information: - HASSELFOOT William Born: -1702 Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Finchingfield Education: - Other information: Freeholder estate ú20 at Finchingfield 1734 HASLAM (HASLAND) Hugh Born: - Died: - Practice: surgeon, Essex Education: LRCP û 2/2/1638 Other information: HAST Phillip Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Great Coggeshall Education: - 1706 Licensed by Bishop of London( cert by James Boys, Robert Taylor, Will Dammant, W.Gosnold) Other information: he apprenticed: William Thompson-, 6 years - ú80-1752; Thomas Harrison, son of Thomas Harrison-, 7 years- ú80-1747 HAVENS Phillip Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Colchester then Wivenhoe Kelly 1848-63 Education: LSA û 1830 Other information: Elected to CMS, June 1836 ôHis father Dr Robert owned the estate of East Donyland Hall to which he succeeded. His son (who is a doctor but does not practice) is the present owner. Phillip, like the rest of the family, was very eccentric. He may have married later in life but at all events he had a large family, now mostly deadö (P.Laver) HAVENS Robert Born: - Died: - Practice: surgeon, East Donyland Hall ,Wivenhoe Education: - Other information: Essex & Herts Ben Med Soc1787-1804. Father of Philip q.v. HAWOOD Ambrose Born: - Died: - Practice: Barber Surgeon, Coggeshall Education: - Other information: he apprenticed Henry Hancock, - 7 years -ú5-1731 HAYMAN Phillip Charles Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Marine Terrace, Walton-on- the- Naze (Kelly1878) Education: - Other information: - HAYNES David Born: - Died: - Practice: surgeon , The Mansion, Copford Education: - Other information: Father of DHB Haynes q.v. ô He wore pigtails and did all his work in the saddle. A good story is told about him: a wealthy farmer, had the shaft of his cart run into his chest and recovered. Dr Haynes visited him every afternoon for 12 months and the two managed a bottle of port between them. At the end of this time, the farmer insisted on having his bill, when findings all the visits charged for, he objected to pay and he said the doctor only came for his port. The Dr placed a big poker in the fire, saying he would make a hole in his chest as he found it and did not mean to cure it. The farmer paid up and the visits continued as beforeö( P.Laver) HAYNES David Henry Bell Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Moat Farm, Copford Education: LSA û 7/7/1842 Other information: Elected to CMS, 13/6/1843 ôHe was always known as young doctor Haynes, his father having been there in Practice before him. HAYNES Sydney Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Stanstead Mountfichet (Kelly 1862-1902) Education: LSA , MRCS Other information - HAYNES Walter Frederick Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon and Physician, Stanstead, Mountfichet (Kelly 1890-1902) Education: LRCP,LRCS (London) Other information: - HAYWARD John Robert Samuel Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Maldon (Kelly1886) Education: - Other information: - HEALD William Newman Born: - Died: - Practice: Chemist & Druggist, Maldon (White1848) Education: - Other information: - HEALDE Thomas Born: - Died: - 1789 Practice: Physician, Witham then to London in 1767 becoming Gresham Professor of Physic at The London Hosp. Education: - MB 1749( Trinity Coll. Cantab), MD1754 Other information: - gave the Harveyan Oration in 1765 HEATH Edward Born: - Died: 22/3/1880 Practice: naval surgeon, Dovercourt Education: - MD, Other information: - HEATHERLEY John Born: - Died: 2/5/1784 Practice: Apothecary and Surgeon, Witham Education: - Other information: He apprenticed: Edward Alston- 7 years - ú63- 1765; Archibald Douglas- 5 years -ú60- 1772; Samuel H. Sterry- 6 years- ú100-1789. HEAVER Arthur William Born: - Died: - Practice: Chemist & Druggist, 64 High St, Maldon (Kelly 1849-1902) Education: - Other information: - HECKFORD William Born: - 1686 Died: -1734 Practice: Apothecary and Surgeon, Thaxted Education: Other information: he apprenticed: Dixon Jeremiah- ú50- 1718; Morley Spurgin- 8 years- ú50 -1711; Phillip Martin- 7 years- ú105-1724. HEMPSON Philip Born: - Died: - Practice: surgeon, Ramsey Education: LSA û 6/1/1820 Other information: - HEMSTED Stephen Born: - Died: 1784 Practice: Apothecary & Surgeon, Haverhill Education: - Other information: -invented a pulverising mill for use by apothecaries. HENDRIK Born: - Died: - Practice: - chirurgeon, Colchester Education: - Other information: Mr Hendrick, a Dutch surgeon, was appointed as searcher and pestmaster in the Plague Year 1665 at 20 shillings per week. Total paid ú11 HEWARD Thomas Spencer Born: May 1814 Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Clare, Suffolk Education: apprenticed to Thomas Bourne of St Mary Axe then The London hosp, LSA û 20/4/1837 Other information: - HICKS Richard Born: - Died: - Practice: surgeon, Sturmer Education: LSA û 19/8/1841 Other information: - HILL William Reed Born: - Died: - Practice: Homeopathic Surgeon, 29 Crouch St, Colchester (Kelly1894) Education: MBCM Other information: - HILLS George Born: - Died: 1804 Practice: Surgeon, Bardfield Education: - Other information: Attended inaugural meeting of Essex of Herts Med. Benev. Soc. û 30/10/1786. Member to 1804. HILLS Morison Born: - Died: 21/1/1853 Practice: Cupper, Guys Hospital, London Education: - Other information: In the Essex Standard, 28/1/1853 û ôDeath of above on January 21st, who for 30 years ably and skilfully filled the office of Cupper at Guys Hospital, and who died aged 62. His virtues will be remembered by almost every student at Guys within the last 30 years.ö HILTON John Born: - Died: - Practice surgeon, Hedingham Education: LSA û 29/3/1827 Other information: - HINDS James Born: - Died: 18/6/1884 Practice: Surgeon, Halstead Education: - Other information: Elected to CMS, 7/10/1873 . Was on steering committee for Halstead Hospital, 18/6/1883 but died before the opening of the hospital in September 1884. HINES George John Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, St Osyth (kelly1890) Education: - Other information: - HITCHCOCK Charles Edward Born: - Died: - Practice: Chemist & Druggist, 29 Head St, Colch. (Pigot1839 Kelly1845-55) Education: - Other information: - HITCHIN George Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Harwich (before 1695 tor 1715) Education: - Other information: - HODDY Benjamin Born: - Died: - Practice: pharmaceutical Chemist, Halstead and Coggeshall (Kelly1855-88) Education: - Other information: - HODSON James Born: - Died: - Practice: Chemist & Druggist, 58 High st, Colchester (Pigot 1835-39) Education: - Other information: - HOLDICK Richard H Born: - Died: - Practice: surgeon (ex Hornchuch) retired to 7 North Hill, Colchester, 1851 Education: - Other information: - HOLDICH Richard Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Thaxted, 1801 Education: - Other information: - HOLDITCH W B Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Hedingham, 1801-1809 Education: - Other information: - HOLINGSWORTH Thomas Born: - Died: - Practice: surgeon, Colchester, made a Freeman in 1558 Education: - Other information: - HOLLAND J Born: - Died: - Practice: Dentist, 19 High St, Braintree, ( K.1878) Education: - Other information: - HOLLINGWORTH Robert Thomas Born: - Died: - Practice: chirurgeon, Colchester Education: - Licenced by Bishop of London, 23.8.1564 Other information: made Burgess 1555 HOLMSTEAD John Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Bank St, Braintree, (Kelly1845-66) Education: - Other information: - HOLMSTEAD John Born: - Died: - Practiced Chirurgeon, St MaryÆs Colchester Education: licensed by Bishop of London 1706(,certified by W.Gosnold, W.Dammant, J.Nicholas ) Other information: he apprenticed James Curtis -ú50- 1710 HOLMSTEAD Thomas Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Bocking& Braintree, c. 1796 Education: -1774 Apprentcd to Thomas Brown of Saffron Walden for6yrs ú100 Other information: -Ex & Herts Benv Med Socc1787-1808 HOLT George Palmer Born: 1788 Died: 20/11/1831 Practice: Physician Colchester Education: - admitted as pensioner, elected to a foundation scholarship, 1/1/1807 û readmitted as a fellow commoner, 30/10/1817 at Jesus College, Cambridge. MD (Aberdeen) 1821,MRCS Other information: Married 3/2/1814 Vice president of Colchester Philosophical Society, 1825 Mentioned in Medical Men and Others 1821-1915: û ôHe left for London when disappointed of a post at the Essex County Hospital(,then newly built on Lexden Road.) He may have been handicapped by a wife who was no hand at entertaining.ö HONE John Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Colchester 1685 Education: - Other information: - HOOKER James Francis Born: - Died: - Practice: Chemist & Druggist, High St, Manningtree, ( Kelly1845-63) Education: - Other information: - HOOKER Stephen Born: - Died: - Practice: Chemist & Druggist, High St, Colchester, c.1773 Education: - Other information: ôHooker... was for many years highly esteemed and respected by his neighbours. His propensity to thieve, which he indulged in a long time without suspicion, and many petty thefts were attributed to others of which he was the perpetrator. He at last stole a gold watch of great value from Mr Nathaniel Hedge. Being from other circumstances suspected, a plan was laid to detect him, and at a club at the Red Lion Inn, a wager was proposed by which everyone present was obliged to produce their watches. Hooker, not suspecting any design, rendered callous to detection by frequent escapes, most inadvertently produced his among the rest. It was recognised and immediately claimed by Hedge. Hooker begged for mercy, and forbearance to expose him delivered up the watch, and was suffered to retire to his home. The next morning he quitted Colchester for America.ö (P.Laver) HOOPER Francis Leopold Born: - Died: - Practice: surgeon, Great Canfield Education: LSA û 4/6/1846 Other information: - HOPKINS John Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon and Apothecary, Harwich Education: - Other information: Joined CMS, January 1776 Was mayor of Harwich no less than 16 times û 1782-1827 HOPSON Charles Born: - Died: - Practice: Physician, Colchester Education: -MD Leyden Other information: Joined CMS, pre-1780 HORA James Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Harwich (Pigot1823) Education: - Other information: - HORNE Herbert Born: - Died: - Practice: Chemist & Druggist, Clacton-on-Sea, (Kelly1890) Education: - Other information: - HORSLEY John Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Colchester, c1530 Education: -Licensed by Bishop of London 1521( certified by Tomas Vicary, Thomas Gibson, J.Baldewyne, J.Alyef). Other information: - HOSSACK Colin Born:1706 - Died: 1783 Practice: Physician, Colchester, Kelvedon& Braintree, c.1764 Education: -MD (Edin) Other information: Was physician to Frederick, Prince of Wales who died in 1752 and who was the father of George III. One of the founders of the Colchester Medical Society .Mayor of Sudbury 1753 Bought freedom of Sudbury (Suff) made Burgess, Alderman, and Mayor1753. HOUGHTON John Born: - Died: - Practice: Physician in Essex, c.1608 Education: -BA MA (Cantab) MD Padua Other information: - HOULTON Joseph Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Saffron Walden (Pigot 1823) Education: - Other information: - HOWARTH Ambrose Born: - Died: - Practice: Dentist, Saffron Walden, (Kelly 1898) Education: - Other information: - HOWE George Born: - Died: - Practice: Chemist & Druggist, Tollesbury, (Kelly 1862-66) Education: - Other information: Elected to CMS û 28/9/1906 HOWELL Horace Sydney Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Great Dunmow (White 1863) Education: - Other information: - HOWELL Thomas Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Walton-on-the-Naze (White 1848) Education: - Other information: - HUDSON John Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Colchester Education: - ?Dutch Other information: In a paragraph speaking of the importance of the refugees in this country occurs ôfor when Henry VIII visited Colchester, the bailiffs prayed him to make John Hudson, a foreign surgeon there, a denizen.ö HUGGINS Mrs Rose Born: - Died: - Practice: Chemist & Druggist, Stanstead Mountfichet (Kelly1882-92) Education: - Other information: - HUGH-JONES Gwynnedd Born: 1898 Died: - Practice: GP, Obstetrician, Anaesthetist, Essex County hospital 1927-48 Education: MB BS London, MRCES LRCP - 1924 Other information: - Elected to CMed Soc 1927,President 1944. Her portrait, in oils, hung at Colchester Maternity hosp. and now hangs in the Maternity ward ,CGH HUMPHREY George Murray Born: 1820 Died: 1896 Practice: Surgeon, Sudbury Education: LSA û 12/5/1842 Other information: Apprenticed to John Green Crosse at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, then at Barts. Become Professor at Surgery at Cambridge, Knighted in 1891. HUNT Edgar Atlee Born: 1854, London Died: 1923 Practice: GP and Hon Cons Surgeon, ECH.1886-1903 Education: St GeorgeÆs hosp. MRCS LRCP LSA - 1894 Other information: Married twice û Charlotte Mary Bawtree then Catherine Hawkins Reeve. Chairman of the Monuments Committee which erected the War Memorial on Cowdrey Crescentwhich was unveiled 1923. Elected to CMS 1882 President 1892 HUNT Henry Born: - Died: - Practice:surgeon, Thorpe Le Soken Education: - Other information: James Brown, son of Stephen Brown of Norwich, apprenticed to Henry Hunt, 6 years- ú84,-1737 HUTCHINS William F Born: - Died: - Practice: Chemist & Druggist, High St, Saffron Walden (Kelly 1886-92) Education: - Other information: - HUTCHINSON Frederick Arundel Stewart Born: - Died: - Practice: surgeon, High St, Dunmow (Kelly 1902) Education: MA, MB, BC (Cambridge) Other information: - HUTCHINSON William Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Finchingfield and Kelvedon (Kelly1894-98) Education: - Other information: -