COLCHESTER MEDICAL SOCIETY BIOGRAPHICAL PROJECT PRACTIONERS IN MEDICINE OF COLCHESTER & NE ESSEX Up to 1900 Compiled by Dr John Blake Penfold FRCP L LAKELAND John Born: - Died: - Practice: Assistant Surgeon, Great Dunmow (White Direct 1863) Education: - Other information: - LAMBE Henry Born: - Died: - Practice: Apothecary,Chemist, St RunwaldÆs,Colch. Education: - Other information: Mayor of Colchester in 1662 and 1674; his son Basil went to Colchester Royal Grammar School in1671 aged 14 LAMBERT Peter Born: 3/12/1597 Died: - Practice: Physician, Great Braxted Education: MA. Licensed by theBishop of London: ôad dandum et ministrandum medicina et medicamenta et salubrica ac consiliumö - Other information: Clerk and curate of the parish church of Braxted Magna LANCEY Thomas Born: - Died: - Practice: surgeon, Kings Head Street Harwich, (White Direct 1848) Education: - MD Other information: - LANG Thomas Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Culver Street, Colchester, UBD 1792-1794 Education: - Other information: - LANGLEY Samuel Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Harwich (Wallis) Education: 29.08.1706 Licensed by the Bishop of London: certified by Ch. Nichols MD; H.Bull and Ed.Woodward chirurgeons; - Other information: married the daughter of Colchester chirurgeon Noah Raoul q.v. LASLETON John Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Bildeston, Suffolk Education: - Other information: he apprenticed Cuthbert Joseph,-ú20-1719. LATHAM John Born: - Died: - Practice: Chemis & druggist, Dedham (Kelly 1850) Education: - Other information: - LATTEN Robert Born: 1813 Died: 23 July 1873 Practice: Surgeon in Colchester and St. Osyth (1845-1866) Education: - Other information: Buried in Brightlingsea Churc LAVER Henry Born: 1829 Died: 31 August 1917 Practice: Hon.Surgeon at ECH 1877-96 , then Hon.Consulting surgeon 1897- 1917 Education: apprentiship then St ThomasÆ hosp. MRCS,LSA 1857; FSA - Other information: Lived in Head St and 1 Ttrinity St; was Mayor of Colchester in 1885, Elected into the Colchester Medical Society in 1860, President in 1874 and 1887. Married Louisa Johnson (daughter of Dr W. Johnson q.v.), Was a well known antiquarian and naturalist; Chairman of the Colne Fishery Board, President of the Colchester Art Group, author of History of the Colne Fishery, a member of the Essex Archeological Society, he opened, as mayor, the Castle Gardens 20.10.1892. LAVER John Wiseman Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Dedham (Kelly 1898) Education: MRCS,LRCP1894 ;St ThomasÆ 1895 Other information: Son of Henry Laver and brother of Philip Laver LAVER Philip Guyon Born: 20/10/1896 Died: 24/1/1941 Practice: Hon. Surgeon ECH 1904-1927, Consulting Surgeon from 1927. Education: - St ThomasÆ Hosp, LSA 1891;MRCS,LRCP 1893; Other information: Elected to Colchester Medical Society1896 President 1898,99,1900; President of Colchester Archeologigical Soc, FSA; he excavated the tumulus in Lexden park; retired to ôEthelstowö no3 St. Clare Road; member of the British Numismatic Society; on the Museum and Monument Committee of the Colchester Town Council; a prominent Freemason and Master of Angel Lodge; owner of the first motor car in Colchester: a single cylinder De Dion- Bouton. LAWRENCE John Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Castle Hedingham Education: - Other information: Joined the Colchester Medical Society in 1791, in 1790 he apprenticed George Dacking for 5 years for ú105 (Wallis) LAWTON Born: - Died: - Practice: surgeon,Boxford Education: - Other information: Elected Colchester Medical Society 1825 LAYCOCK William Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Walton on the Naze (Kelly 1845) Education: - Other information: - LAYMAN John Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Braintree Education: - Other information: he apprenticed Thomas Holmestead for 7 years-- ú20- 1714 LEA John Born: - Died: - Practice: Dentist & pharmacist at Park Place, Saffron Walden from 1848-1850 Education: - Other information: - LEAKE Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Braintree 1805 Education: - Other information: subscribed to Essx&Herts.M.B.Soc - LEDGER Edward Born: - Died: - Practice: Chemist, Thorpe le Soken 1835-39 Education: - Other information: - LEE James Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon at Green Farm, Clacton on Sea (Kelly 1902) Education: -BA,MB CM (Edin) Other information: - LEE John Born: - Died: - Practice: Chemist & Druggist at Maldon Education: - Other information: - LEECH William Born: - Died: - Practice: Chemist & Druggist, 33 St Botolphs Street, Colchester Education: - Other information: - LENTHALL Thomas Born: - Died: - Practice: Essex Education: -Christ Coll (Cantab)1632, : Admitted LRCP in December 1649 Other information LETTSOM John Coakley Born: - Died: 1815 Practice: London Education: - Other information: Friend of Dr R.Newell, elected to the Colchester Medical Society in May 1786. Founder of London Medical Society 1773 LILLIE Charles Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Sudbury Education: - Other information: On 6th May 1823 he married Matilda Stammers in Bury LIMBERRY William Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon, Bures, Suffolk 1740 Education: Apprenticed to William Loftiz,surgeon Sittingbourne 1730 Other information: - LINES William Born: - Died: - Practice: Druggist & Veterinary Surgeon, Thorpe le Soken (White 1848) Education: - Other information: - LING Charles Born: Born in Gorleston Died: - Practice: Surgeon in Wivenhoe from 1878-1890, Surgeon in Brightlingsea from 1890 Education: - Other information: Married Anna Cooper in 1883; brother of W. S. Ling, q.v. Elected to Colchester Medical Society in 1882, His sister married a clergyman named Britton who was the vicar at Chappel for several years LING William Squire Born: Born in Gorleston Died: - Practice: Surgeon at Brightlingsea from 1862 to 1888 Education: - Other information: On July 6th 1878 William attended the victim of an attempted murder in Thornington, Elect to Medical Society in 1867, He joined Dr. Havens and Dr. Squire, who was his uncle, in practice at Wivenhoe LINTON William Born: - Died: - Practice:, Apothecary & Surgeon at Colchester from 1827, at Wivenhoe 1835- 1839 Education: - Other information: Linton was a poet and after his death Joseph Watson collected his poems and printed them out in the book called 'The Poems and Miscellaneous William Linton Pieces of the Lateö; he wrote an eulegy on the St Osyth Bazaar which appeared in the Colchester newspaper; Samuel Manthorp, who was a chemist and druggist at Colchester, and Linton were great friends LIPSCOMB John Kensley Born: Died: - Practice: -surgeon, Arlesford Education: -LSA1837 Other information: - LISLE George Born: 1691 Died: - Practice: Apothecary of Colchester Education: - Other information: Married Sarah Harris aged 17 in1718, their son Jordan Harris Lisle attended the Colchester Grammar School 1731 aged 9. LISLE Jordan Harris Born: -1722 Died: -1788 Practice: Surgeon & Apothecary at Colchester from 1753 Education: Other information: Founder Member of Colchester Medical Society, Mayor of Colchester 1769-1770, he was nominated Alderman under the character of 1763, married Catherine Hills of Chattisham,Suff, 1743 LIVEING Edward Born: 1796 Died: 10/3/1843 Practice: Surgeon at Nayland Education: Apprenticed to Thomas Harold in Nayland from 1812 to 1817 Other information: elected to Colchester Medical Society in 1825 President1836; arried Catherine Mary Downing in 1821.He died aged 47, leaving a widow and ten children: Edward, Robert, George , Thomas Li, Sarah Ann, Frances ,Henry , Charlotte. LLEWELLYN- JONES John Born: - Died: 1/7/1996 Practice: West Mersea Education: - Other information: elected to Colchester Medical Society 1948 President 1964; had two sons, Bernard and Richard George LOBB Theophilus Born: -1678 Died: -1763 Practice: Physician and pastor in Shaftesbury, Yeovil, Witham and London Education: -FRS 1728,MD (Glas)1722LRCP1740 Other information: - LOCK Edward Robert Born: 1815 Died: 1888 Practice: Surgeon, Debenham 1834-39, Education: Apprenticed to his father Edward Lock , then spent a year at St Thomas' hospital LSA 1839,MRCS1849 Other information: Married Sarah Sheldrake 1846 LOGAN Thomas Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon,Harwich 1791-1827 (UBD) Education: - Other information: - LOSEHEAD George Born: Died: - Practice: A sea doctor & surgeon Education: - Other information: Buried in woollen in West Mersea churchyard 1.12.1718 LOVEDAY Solomon Born: Braintree Died: - Practice: chirurgeon, Braintree Education: -licensed by the Bishop of London 3.9. 1602,confirmed 1613 Other information: - LOWDEN Born: - Died: - Practice: Colchester Education: - Other information: Elected to Colchester Medical Society 20/5/1902 LOEWENTHAL Hans Born: - Died: - Practice: - Education: Austria Other information: Jewish refugee, in 1942 he replaced Dr Barwell as head of the laboratory at ECH, then in1946 he left for Oldchurch Hospital and was replaced by Dr John Penfold LOWNDS James Richard Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon,Dedham house Dedham 1902 K Education: -LSA Other information: LUFFKIN John Born: - Died: - Practice: Apothecary at Colchester Education: - Other information: From 1718 to 1721 Richard Flack was apprenticed to John Lufkin LUKE Thomas Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon in Colchester Education: - Other information: Husband of Agnes Luke LUPTON Born: - Died: 13/10/1770 Practice: Apothecary at London and Colchester Education: - Other information: - LUSKIN Robert Born: - Died: - Practice: surgeon, Harwich Education: - Licensed by John King, the Bishop of London Nov 1618, Other information: LYLE Robert Charles Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon ôHazelsö in Dunmow Education: -LRCP LRCS (Irl) Other information: - LYNCH Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon in Dunmow 1808 Education: - Other information LYNN Edward Born: - Died: - Practice: Surgeon,Colchester Education: - Other information: In 1827, Edward Lynn gave medical evidence at the trial for the murder of Mr Patrick, the landlord of the ôYorkshire Greyö Inn on Hythe Hill. LYON Henry Born: - Died: - Practice: Chemist, Druggist and Dentist on 10, High Street, Colchester Education: - Other information: - LYON Henry and Robert Born: - Died: - Practice: Chemist and Druggists on 124, High Street, Colchester (K1850-63) Education: - Other information: -