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DISPENSARY
Tetbury Dispensary was established on 28 September 1818 and it’s first surgeon was Richard Filkin Esq.
Although it never merged with the Cottage Hospital, as was discussed in 1870, it eventually offered it's services from the newly built hospital building on Fox Hill. One more affluent subscriber to the funds was Miss Augusta Paul who was known in the area for doing good amongst the poor and needy. She continued the subscription even after leaving Tetbury for Clifton until her death in 1911.
1874 Appointment of Mr W.Wickham and Mr Averill as medical officers to the dispensary
1889 Dispensary Fox Hill: William Wickham Medical Officer; Arthur Dunsford Treasurer; R.C Paul Hon Secretary
1890 At the annual meeting it was reported that 150 cases had been seen through the year of which 135 were cured, 14 relieved and one died.
1897 Dispensary - William Wickham M.R.C.S. Eng Medical Officer; Albert Appleby Treasurer; Geo Bigwood Secretary
1909 Dispensing Rooms, Silver Street
1914 Dispensary - John Stafford Mellish M.R.C.S, L.R.C.P & Desborough Brodie M.B, B.S Lond hon medical officers; Edward Thomas Boyce Treasurer; George Bigwood Secretary
1923 Dispensary, Silver Street - John Stafford Mellish M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. & Richard Ernest Sedgwick M.D. hon. medical officers; Geo Tovey hon. treasurer
In 1931 it was described as ‘this charity is exclusively intended for the relief of the labouring and industrious persons of the town and neighbourhood, who are incapable of defraying the expenses of advice and medicines’.
SOURCES:
Gloucestershire Archives
LS54567 Appointment of officers to Tetbury Dispensary
Tetbury Dispensary.
D567/41-42 1819-1821
Registers of Richard Filkin, surgeon. (Names of patients and prescriptions).
COTSWOLD HOSPITAL
The old workhouse on Gumstool Hill became the Cotswold Hospital.
SOURCES
Gloucestershire Archvies
D 875 1682 - 1905
Deposited by Gloucester and District Hospital Management Committee, 11th September 1952.
Contents: Deeds of Cotswold Maternity Hospital, Tetbury
National Archives
DT 33/1439
Tetbury: Cotswold Hospital 1953 Dec-1957 Apr
COTTAGE HOSPITAL
Tetbury Cottage hospital opened in 1868, and was listed in a contemporary guide as having 3 beds. It was run on voluntary funds and was taken over by the National Health Service in 1948.
In 1866 a group of gentlemen in the town discussed the posibility of establishing a cottage hospital. A public meeting in November 1867, chaired by Mr Estcourt, was well attended by ladies and gentlemen of the town. Objections were that it would affect the infirmary at Gloucester (there were known to be under 10 subscribers locally); that it would be detrimental to the Tetbury Dispensary (there were only 21 subscribers); preference would be given to certain doctors to administer to patients to the detriment of the patients own doctor; or that preference would be given to those of particular religious denominations. A six bedded institution had opened the previous year, funded by Mr Estcourt, but with little advertisement had been little used - the cases were outlined in the newspaper report. Funding would come from the patients themselves and if in receipt of poor relief from the Board of Guardians the same sum would be put to the hospital for care. The subscibers would form a committee annually from all walks of society - gentry, clergy, farmers and tradesmen. Subscriptions were to be small so as to attract more small rather than few larger sums of money. Entry to the hospital was by recommendation upon a vacancy, unless sudden accident or emergency which would be received by the surgeon without recommendation. The aim was for a 20 bedded institution for which the present house was not sufficient and Mr Estcourt was committed to finding premises large enough or would even build one if needs be. An association was formed for the establishment of the cottage hospital, and some subscriptions taken. The full report can be read in the Wiltshire and Gloucestershire Standard 9/11/1867 p.5
Annual Reports were read at the following annual meetings held in January of each year and these were generally reported in the local press, the most comprehensive being in the Wiltshire and Gloucestershire Standard.
The first annual meeting reported that they had had 23 patients and all but one had recovered. The one fatality had been transferred to the Gloucester Infirmary and died there. Funding was coming in from various sources - bequests, donations, and fund raising concerts including one at Badminton House. The second annual meeting reported 27 patients of whom 19 had been cured. All but one of the others were greatly relieved. There was talk of seeking larger premises and amalgamating with the Tetbury Dispensary. A letter from Mr Estcourt was read out in which he stated that Mrs Estcourt had offered the full amount required for the building of a cottage hospital. There were three conditions: that the building was to be placed on a suitable site within the Estcourt Estate; that the architect was to be Mr Digby Wyatt and that the work to be conducted under the control and responsibility of the committee. It was resolved to thank the Estcourts and to write to Mr Wyatt for plans straight away. Mrs Estcourt was not to see the results of her benevolence as she died later in the year. Delays to the project were caused because a suitable site could not be found on the Estcourt estate.
By January 1871 the annual meeting reported that the building work was under way and by the 4th annual meeting the following year it was reported that the building was finished. All that remained was to fit out the inside and prepare the garden surrounding the building. Notice was given to George Sealy for the cottage that had been used for the previous years.
The builder was Francis Brown and after completion many visitors came to see the building, which met with approval. There was a central airy hall with easy stairs, which acted as a funnell allowing fresh air to circulate the rooms. One of the building materials used was concrete prepared according to the specifications given by Mr Tall which gave a finish as smooth as marble which could be washed down with mop or sponge, and allowed virtually no dirt or germs to settle.
Miss Browne had been appointed superintendent, having been trained at hospitals in London, and she was to begin work when the new building opened. It was also proposed that continuing treatment for those discharged could be continued at the hospital on the form of out patients. Tetbury Dispensary ticket holders had been seen by Dr Wickham at his home but could now be seen, on production of their ticket, in the dispensing rooms at the hospital. Before the new building patients averaged 22 per year but since the new building this rose to an average of 40 per year.
An annual Hospital Sunday was suggested in 1876 to enable funds to be raised and all denominations supported this fully. In 1877 Tetbury Dispensary was given permission to use the hospital surgery for their institution. It was also resolved to create a mortuary as it had proved inconvenient to have a corpse in the ward. In 1879 Miss Browne resigned and was replaced by Mrs Henrietta Walker who started work in April. Funding was becoming unsatisfactory resulting in the reserve funds being used. However during the year the largest number of patients were treated - 51.
On 17th April 1884 a fire broke out in the roof which destroyed it and damaged the wards. All patients were safely evacuated to their own homes. The insurance estimate was for just over £198 and the necessary repairs were carried out by Mr Francis Brown. The hospital opened again to patients on 16th July 1884.
Mrs Walker left in 1886 through ill health and was replace by Mrs Newcombe. She in turn became ill during 1888 and was replaced for six months by Miss Broadway. Mrs Newcombe finally retired in June 1893 after 7 1/2 years service. She had been deserted by her husband 10 years previously and in May 1893 he was found drowned near Slimbridge. The circumstances of his life in the missing years appear to be somewhat irresponsible. No wonder his now widow was taken so ill. Miss Thorold was appointed as her replacement.
In 1894 a midwife was engaged as well as extra nurses that enabled the out nursing work. Started in December 1893, with Miss Thorold, by March 1894 she had visited 41 cottage homes and made 500 visits. Only 2 people had declined her services. Miss Thorold left in July 1895 to marry Dr Ashdown, one of the doctors serving the Cottage Hospital. Miss Dover was appointed her replacement. A former probationer nurse, Nurse Sapwell, was sent for training in midwifery at Cheltenham. On completion of her diploma she was expected to work for six months without pay. She passed and after her six months was re-appointed as assistant nurse earning £25 per annum and dealt mainly with out nursing.
In 1900 matron Miss Brierley left to be replaced by Miss Jones. Three beds were made over to be used by injured soldiers, funding for this provided by Mrs Henry, wife of Col.Henry.
Two new operating theatres were added during 1905 at the suggestion of Dr Wickham, who after 38 years tendered his resignation. New medical staff appointed were Drs Mellish, Brodie and Walker.
1907 Miss Keeble started and was matron until 1910 when she was replaced by Miss Mackenzie. A horse ambulance donated by Mr Charles Harding (of Upton House) had been of great use it was reported in 1910. A telephone had also been installed. By 1930 Miss Southgate was matron.
The following extracts are from entries in the visitors book - the visitors it would appear were the trustees of the hospital, who would visit the patients and make comments about the state of the building.
6/8/1884 "First patient received after the rebuilding and repairs of the Hospital necessitated by the fire was admitted 16 July viz Leonard Fisher and still remains in the hospital."
28/4/1886 Queried as to whether Eliza Merchant was a "fit patient for the hospital as she appears to be affected in her head and is not amenable to treatment. have suggested that she be moved into the small ward."
"If Mrs Marchant becomes in any way unmanageable Mrs Newcombe should apply to Dr Ashdown to have her removed unless there is any prospect of her improvement. She must be put in small ward" Edmund W Estcourt.
10/1887 man appointed to try to find the cause of the stench from the stack pipe.
11/1887 general tidying up and planting of shrubs to tidy up appearance of the hospital.
21/3/1888 due to the bad state of the drains it was ordered to close the hospital and move patients to temporary accommodation. Mrs Newcombe, and the matron's servant were moved out on 1st March
25/4/1888 the improvement works at the hospital had not been done and the wait was described as 'annoying' by Mr Estcourt.
1/6/1892 Jane Mills had been admitted with whooping cough and was to be moved as soon as alternative arrangements could be made, (she should not have been admitted)
5/1893 Mrs Newcombe ill with bad legs and bedridden
28/6/1893 Nurse Bailey from Gloucester Infirmary took charge on Friday last. Mrs Newcombe to go to Weston super Mare to convalesce as soon as she is able to travel.
19/7/1893 Nurse Bailey leaving on 20th.
16/8/1893 Arthur Jones had to be discharged for misconduct having been found entering the women’s ward whilst the superintendent was absent. The windows of the hospital are being made to open properly by Mr Francis Brown.
27/9/1893 Committee room walls painted as room divided and due to be finished soon
13/12/1893 One patient taken to the workhouse this week.
17/1/1894 Nurse Hargreave came to relieve Miss Thorold for a time
21/8/1902 'wonderfully improved and brightened by the work which has recently been done. the wards and other rooms are all in excellent order'
8/1903 leak in the maids room - leakage in the gutter?
24/9/1903 T H Cardwell thought that when funds were available a stove should be put in the laundry room for the irons and drying
17/3/1904 T Cardwell found that there was still no stove in the laundry
14/1/1906 colouring and whitewashing of the office and other works ordered by the committee had been completed
28/2/1907 everything was found satisfactory under the 'cheery care' of the new matron
30/6/1908 lead on the stairs seemed dangerous, it was worn at the edges.
12/8/1908 matron on holiday and her sister Ethel Keeble in her place
7/1912 Annual Church parade took place to raise funds for the Cottage Hospital, organised by the Friendly Societies of the town.
1/5/1914 spring cleaning in progress. new linoleum on floors was reported as looking nice.
7/5/1914 E Edwards saw the 'capital new flooring in the wards and felt proud of our local hospital'
18/7/1914 two convalescent patients in the hospital spoke very highly of the institution
10/8/1915 noted that the linen required replenishing especially sheets and pillow cases. flower garden was looking rather neglected.
5/11/1915 bathroom ceiling needed whitewashing
20/5/1916 outside lavatory not yet completed
7/9/1916 one loose tile on front of roof requires attention
23/3/1917 floor of kitchen in very bad state and needs recementing in several places and a new rug. The water pipe in the outside WC has burst and need attention. this is obviously due to the extraordinary severe weather.
30/3/1917 the dome is in need of a coat of white wash
5/4/1917 the patients bath is unsatisfactory being made of tin which apparently will not retain the enamel. It is hoped that the garden will be planted this year with all kinds of vegetable. The scullery is very dirty but may be owing to damp walls.
17/4/1917 outside WC very defective. will see Holborow & Son about it
5/1917 nurses room damaged, dome needing decorating, signs of damp, general repair needed
6/1917 wards and bathroom need decorating
18/6/1917 painters decorating staircases and passageways
7/1917 looked at mortuary, roof inside needs looking at
6/10/1917 child’s cot is not in good state of repair
20/10/1917 damp in nurses room, linoleum in women’s ward needs adjusting so it lies flat, operating theatre signs of damp on tiles,
24/10/1917 ceilings in the bathroom need whitewashing and the maids room whitewashing and distempering.
31/12/1917 skirting in the nurses bedroom badly in need of repair and has been for at least 12 months and the walls in the maids room require a coat of colour wash
16/4/1918 windows in the wards open badly, in one case the sash line is broken and there is great need for better ventilation, this is especially necessary in the main ward as all the beds are full.
24/4/1918 16 patients including 2 officers
An extract from the ‘British Journal of Nursing’ issued 9/2/1907:
Tetbury Cottage Hospital. Miss Alice Edith Keeble has been appointed Matron. Miss Keeble received her training at the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Wigan, and she has filled various responsible posts in connection with that Hospital since the completion of her training. For the last three years she has been Sister-in-Charge of the Operating Theatre.
SOURCES:
Handy book of cottage hospitals; Horace Swete; Published by Hamilton, Adams, 1870
Newspapers available online
GLOUCESTERSHIRE ARCHIVES
Visitors' book HO 40/50/1 1881-1918
DOCTORS
1871-1874
ALFRED AVERILL
was born in Broadway, WOR c.1840 son of a farmer, married first Frances Eleanor in 1865 and moved with her to Stow, SFK where she died in 1867 of typhoid fever in Woolpit, Stow, aged 25. He put all his household effects, house, horses and carriages up to be sold by auction on 5 July 1867. More tragedy struck in September 1869 when his three year old daughter Gertrude Eleanor, who was living in Icomb Rectory with her uncle, died. He was married to second wife Annie Maria Goodwyn in 1871, and he died 1908 STS. On the 1861 census he is listed as a medical student in Broadway and he sat his exams for a diploma from the Royal College of Surgeons the following year. On 19/3/1863 he passed examinations in science and practice of medicine and received his licence to practice. The date of registration was 5/2/1865 and his address at this time was Woolpit, Bury St Edmunds. Member Royal College Surgeons England 1862, License Society of Apothecaries, London 1863. In the 1871 census he is living on The Chipping, a widower prior to his marriage to Annie Maria Goodwyn. He had moved to Longton, STS by the 1881 census and between the birth of his two eldest children listed as aged 7 and 4. In Dec 1892 he was badly injured and burnt when some sulphuretted ether blew up and caught fire in his surgery.
He remained in Langton for the rest of his life.
1869 AVERILL, ALFRED SURGEON mentioned in bmd column of newspaper on death of daughter.
1871 AVERILL, ALFRED SURGEON married in Tetbury
1870-74 AVERILL, ALFRED
1927-1955
MICHAEL KNOLLYS BRAYBROOKE
born in Berkshire, son of clergyman W.A.R.Braybrooke; served in the newly formed airforce (Royal Flying Corps) in 1917-18 (on his attestation forms he gives his civilian occupation as Games Master); he qualified at St George's, London in 1925; married Dorothy J. L. Taylor, a well known golfer, in 1931; played cricket for the town but also known to have played football and boxed at 'competitive team' levels; in 1927 was living at 8 Silver Street, with Arthur and Alice Braybrooke, and the surgery was at 10 Silver Street; by 1930 he was living at Gloucester House, The Chipping; his medical partner was Dr Sedgwick; died at Warn's Court, Tetbury.
1931 BRAYBROOKE, K.M. GLOUCESTER HOUSE
1791
COLE
a surgeon listed in Tetbury Directory of 1791
1791 COLE SURGEON
1818-1845
ABEL WELLAVIZE COLEMAN
was born in Gloucester 1784, apprenticed to John Dallaway, surgeon of Tetbury in 1799 and the freedom of the City of Gloucester was granted in 1805. He married Maria Wood nee Biedermann in 1818. There is evidence that he may have been in Brighton in the between 1834-1837 practicing as a surgeon on St James Street. By 1843 he was in possession of a leasehold house on The Chipping; by 1845 property in both The Chipping and Long Newnton. Maria died in 1848 aged 77, in Long Newnton and Abel died at The Cottage, Long Newnton, age 67 on 4th August 1851 and was buried in Tetbury. In the 1851 Census he is listed as a non practising surgeon. His estate was left to Benjamin Wood, son of his wife, Maria.
1818 COLEMAN, Abel W surgeon
1820 COLEMAN, R.W. SURGEON
1822 COLEMAN, ABEL WELLAVISE CHIPPING
1830 COLEMAN, ABEL
1845 COLEMAN, ABEL WELLAVISE SURGEON mentioned in list from County of Gloucester Bank
1791-1805
JOHN DALLAWAY
born c.1762, was a surgeon in Tetbury at least between 1791 [trade directory & parish registers] and 1805 [subscriber to History of Malmesbury book]. He was born c1762 married Elizabeth Ann Hubbersty in St Leonards, Shoreditch 1787, and died at Stratford Green, Essex in March 1825 - obituary states 'late of Tetbury', age 63. Will describes him as surgeon of Tetbury in 1805. Probate granted in 1825.
1779 December John Dallaway taken apprentice by John Palmer, surgeon of Hereford
1791 DALLAWAY SURGEON & APOTHECARY
1792 John Dallaway surgeon, took apprentice William Wood
1796 John Dallaway surgeon, took apprentice William Brydges
1799 John Dallaway surgeon, took apprentice Abel W.Coleman
1805 DALLAWAY SURGEON Listed as subscriber to History of town of Malmesbury
1810-1830
JOHN DAVIES
in 1810 attended the Overbury family births. He was married to unknown, and secondly to Harriet Pike in 1811.
1810 DAVIES, JOHN mentioned in surgical book
1820 DAVIS, JOHN SURGEON
1821 John Davies Doctor appears in Land Tax for Shipton Moyne
1822 DAVIES, JOHN The GREEN
1830 DAVIES, JOHN
1845-1853
JAMES EDMONDSON
was born c.1805 in Keswick, CUL, and married Hannah Bowerbank 1845 in KEN. They had 3 children born in Tetbury, and were in Clapham by 1861. GP and member of the RCS London 1828, licentiate of Apothecaries Company London 1827
1845 was a surgeon of Tetbury on his marriage to Hannah in Bromley, Kent
1851 living on Long Street and a surgeon 'general practitioner; member of the Royal College of Surgeons, London, licientate of Apothecaries Company London etc.' In Tetbury by 1847 when oldest son born.
1852 EDMONDSON, JAMES LONG STREET
1853 James Edmondson freehold house and gardens on Long Street
1859 in Surrey by this year
1923-1925
LEOPOLD ERNEST VALENTINE EVERY-CLAYTON
was born c.1869 in LAN, and married to Dorothy Bennet, daughter of a doctor. He practised medicine in Tetbury for c.3yrs. In 1895 he became a member Royal College of Surgeons, Fellow 1896; Licensed Royal College Physicians 1895; MB Bach Surgery 1893 MD 1985 Univ Lond died 18/11/1954 BRK age 85. More can be found here.
1923-25 EVERY-CLAYTON, LEOPOLD ERNEST VALENTINE M.D. OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, LONG STREET
1815-1829
RICHARD FILKIN
practised in Tetbury from 1815-29.
His obituary reads -
"RICHARD FILKIN, M.D., RICHMOND, SURREY.
RICHARD FILKIN was born at Great Berkhampstead in November 1775. His father was Lieutenant Filkin, R.N. In July 1790 he commenced his medical education under Mr. Dundas (afterwards Sir David Dundas, Bart.), Sergeant-Surgeon to King George the Third. Seven years later, Richard Filkin entered on his medical and surgical studies at St. George's Hospital, and passed as Member of the Royal College of Surgeons in I8O3. He then entered the army, and ultimately became Surgeon of the North Gloucester Militia; and in 1815, the regiment having been disembodied, he was placed on half-pay, which he retained to the time of his death. Being relieved from military duty, he settled in private practice at Tetbury in Gloucestershire, where he resided about fourteen years. After he had left Tetbury he went to Glasgow, and took his degree of M.D. at the University. He never practised after this, but occupied his leisure in travelling on the continent of Europe. He eventually settled at Richmond, and where he died on the 15th inst., in the ninety-sixth year of his age.
Dr. Filkin was a man of considerable intelligence and of agreeable conversation. As a medical officer of the army, his zeal and energy occasioned him to be well thought of at the Army Medical Board, especially for his Code of Diet for the Army." [Source: obit BMJ 30/9/1871]
1801 to be surgeon to Royal North Battalion of Gloucestershire Militia
1803 M.R.C.S. Eng.
1808 to be surgeon of Royal North Gloucestershire Regiment of Militia, [Hayward resigned]
1820 FILKIN, RICHARD Tetbury
1822 FILKIN, RICHARD, LONG STREET
1828 partnership between Richard Filkin & Frederick Blundstone White of Tetbury, surgeons dissolved by mutual consent
1828 M.D. Glasgow
1829 partnership between Richard Filkin, surgeon of Stow on the Wold & Leonard Hayward surgeon & apothecary of Stow on the Wold dissolved as Leonard Hayward deceased
1871 probate 'The will of RF Esq formerly of Tetbury and Richmond has been proved under £20,000 personalty. He devises his real estate to William Sugden of Queens Square, Bath'
RESOURCES
Gloucestershire Archives
Medical Records of North Gloucester Militia
Reference D567 Medical records doubtless of Richard Filkin, surgeon to the North Glos. Militia
Tetbury Dispensary. [no ref. or date]
D567/41-42 1819-1821 Registers of Richard Filkin, surgeon. (Names of patients and prescriptions)
British Library
Richard Filkin MD (fl.1803-1870), of Richmond, Surrey. Historical collections, 19th cent. Add. 25893-25895, 36486-36487
Wiltshire Record Office
212A/38/86/7a Lease and release: PURTON par. Wilts. 1. Walter Matthews Paul and Robert Clark Paul 2. Richard Filkin of Tetbury 27 & 28 Dec. 1819
212A/38/86/7b Lease and release: PURTON par. Wilts. 1. Walter Matthews Paul and Robert Clark Paul 2. Richard Filkin of Tetbury 27 & 28 Dec. 1819
212A/38/86/8 Deed of covenant to produce deeds: 1. Walter Matthews Paul 2. Richard Filkin 28 Dec. 1819
1931
JAMES BERNARD CHALMERS FRANCIS
was born c1874 LAN, the son of a vicar and educated at a school in Stamford, LIN. In 1901 he was living in lodgings Lambeth, and a student. He was registered with the BMC in 1903 MRCS Eng 1902 LRCP Lond 1902.
1908 Francis Street, London W.
1911 Lambeth
1913 London E.C.
1931 FRANCIS, J.C. The Old House LONG STREET
1939 in Hove
1840-1844
JOHN HORACE FREER [or Frewer] was born in Calcutta, India c.1789, and was married secondly to Emily Ollive, widow in 1836 Dorset. By 1851 he and Emily were living in Sutton Coldfield, WAR. He died in 1856 age 66, in Sutton Coldfield.
1840 FREER, J.H. LONG STREET
1841 FREER, JOHN SURGEON COURT COTTAGE, TETBURY
1842-44 FREWER, J.H.
1843 agent for Clerical, Medical and General Life Assurance Society whose object was to afford 'to all classes of Persons, whether in the Church, the Medical Profession, the Law, the Army, the Navy, or in any other station of life, the utmost advantage that can be derived from the system of Life Assurance'
-1781
GEORGE GALE married to Ann Morton 1766, died in Tetbury May 1781. Listed as surgeon and apothecary. Ann died in Clapham 1786 but was buried in Tetbury.
1859-1871
JOHN HOLE was born c.1810 in Devon and registered with the BMC 1 Jan 1859. He gained his License Society of Apothecaries in London 1826 and became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons England 1828. He moved back to his home county of Devon between 1871-1875.
1859 HOLE, JOHN called parish surgeon in Lees History of Tetbury SILVER STREET
1863 HOLE, JOHN THE CHIPPING
1868 HOLE, JOHN THE CHIPPING
1871 HOLE, JOHN Tetbury
EMMANUEL JONES born c.1826 was a surgeon apprentice in 1841 living with Elizabeth Cole, druggist, Church Street. Also at the same premises was Jane Jones, independent, Elizabeth Jones & Jane Jones so it is possible that he was the son of Jane. Jane was formerly Cole and had married Emanuel Jones of Weston super Mare in 1818.
1902-1930
JOHN STAFFORD MELLISH was born on 5 August 1864 to parents William & Sophia, in Orston, NTT where William was vicar. He married Ethel Marion Browne 21 April 1892 at All Saints, Marylebone, London and they had two children. Son John Brudenell MELLISH was born 1893 in Marylebone and died whilst at Haileybury College, HRT in 1909. Daughter Dorothy Stafford MELLISH was born 1902 in Tetbury.
Registration was 14 May 1897 for his membership of Royal College Surgeons England, and the same year Licence Royal College Physicians London. Between 1907 -1923 listed at Coombe House, Tetbury.
Dr Mellish was working in Wells next the Sea, NFK in 1901 but by 1902 had moved to Tetbury although the first listing of him doesn’t appear until 1909. The family home was Coombe House, New Church Street. He died there in 1930.
1919 MELLISH, JOHN STAFFORD M.R.C.S.Eng L.R.C.P.Lond COOMBE HOUSE
1923 MELLISH, SILVER STREET [SURGERY]
1923-1947
RICHARD ERNEST SEDGWICK
was born in Birmingham, WAR c.1875.
He was registered on 5 February 1900 Eng B.C., M.B. 1900 M.D. 1906 University of Cambridge. In 1901 he was a house physician at the District General Hospital, Birmingham, WAR. By 1907 he was working in Carlisle, CUL and the 1911 census lists him as married [c.1908] with two children. On 30/12/1914 the London Gazette listed him as being ‘promoted’to temporary lieutenant with the Royal Army Medical Corps.
It is unclear when exactly he moved to Tetbury but his medal cards give his address as The Surgery, Tetbury and directories list him as practising at the Silver Street Surgery from 1923. His residential address 1923-1947 was Coombe House, Tetbury.
1923 SEDGEWICK, RICHARD ERNEST M.D. B.Ch.Camb SILVER STREET [SURGERY]
1923-1947 SEDGEWICK, R.E.COOMBE HOUSE
1619
SAMUEL SIMPSON of Tetbury, admitted to practice chirugery [surgery] within the diocese of Gloucester, subscribing to the articles of religion within the 36th canon
1764-1791
THOMAS THOMPSON
was born c1737 and married Esther [UK] in 1788, and died in 1814. He had an apothecary business situated near the Market Place, the premises were rented from Mr Carisbrooke for at least twenty years between 1764 - 1784. He was listed as surgeon & apothecary in the trade directory of 1791. In 1766 he was named as the father of a male bastard child by Elizabeth Dickman. He wrote ‘An infallible remedy to prevent the contraction of the venereal disease, etc.’ Publisher/year Tetbury, 1803.
In his will of 1814 Dr Thompson makes many charitable bequests - the Almshouses, the Presbryterian congregation, the Parish Church. He mentions property in Malmesbury, WIL and that formerly known as the Swan Inn. Of particular interest is the mention of a former apprentice, James Walker and his son William Walker, to whom he leaves the Malmesbury property. This connection provides the link to the chemist family of Walker who set up in the town in the early C19.
1791 THOMPSON, THOMAS SURGEON & APOTHECARY
FREDERICK BLUNDSTONE WHITE