Alsop [Alsopp], Thomas (d. 1558), apothecary, is thought to have been connected with the Alsop family of Alsop (now Alsop-en-le-Dale) chapelry in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, but his parentage remains unknown; and, although Alsops from Alsop were living in London during the sixteenth century, no link with ...
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Alsop [Alsopp], Thomas (d. 1558), apothecary
John Bennell
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Bevan, Silvanus (1691–1765), apothecary
Geoffrey Tweedale
Bevan, Silvanus (1691–1765), apothecary, was born in Swansea on 28 October 1691, the second son of Silvanus Bevan (1661–1727) and his wife, Jane, née Phillips. The descendant of influential and prosperous Welsh Quakers (his grandfather had been a Swansea alderman and a merchant), ...
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Blackrie, Alexander (bap. 1702, d. 1772), surgeon-apothecary
Joan Lane
Blackrie, Alexander (bap. 1702, d. 1772), surgeon-apothecary, was baptized on 14 June 1702 at the church of St Nicholas, Aberdeen, the seventh of the eleven children of William Blackrie and his wife, Isobel, née Fordyce. A merchant's son, he was educated at the grammar school and ...
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Blackstone, John (1712–1753), apothecary and botanist
Anita McConnell
Blackstone, John (1712–1753), apothecary and botanist, was born at Harefield, Middlesex, the eldest of three sons of Edward Blackstone (d. 1730), ironmonger and citizen of London, and his wife, Sarah, daughter of Francis Ashby of Brakspeare, Harefield. In 1729 he was apprenticed to ...
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Chandler, John (1699/1700–1780), apothecary
G. T. Bettany
revised by T. A. B. Corley
Chandler, John (1699/1700–1780), apothecary, was born at Bath, the grandson of a tradesman in Taunton and the younger son—there was at least one daughter, the poet Mary Chandler (1687–1745)—of Henry Chandler (d. 1717), a dissenting minister, and his wife, formerly Miss Bridgman...
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Channing, John (c. 1703–1775), apothecary and Arabist
Emilie Savage-Smith
Channing, John (c. 1703–1775), apothecary and Arabist, was born in London, the first child of John Channing (d. 1725), a London apothecary, and his first wife, Elizabeth (d. 1705), daughter of Robert Erle of Sturminster Marshall, Dorset. Channing was apprenticed to his father on 5 August 1718, and was made a freeman of the ...
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Conyers, John (c. 1633–1694), apothecary and archaeologist
Juanita Burnby
Conyers, John (c. 1633–1694), apothecary and archaeologist, was the eldest son of Edward Conyers (b. 1590) and his wife, Jane Clarke. The parents had married in London in January 1632 at the church of St Faith, the ruins of which lie under ...
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Crane, John (1570/71–1652), apothecary and benefactor
Thompson Cooper
revised by Juanita Burnby
Crane, John (1570/71–1652), apothecary and benefactor, was born in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. The details of his parents are unknown except that his father was born in Ipswich, Suffolk. It is possible that he was the Joan Crane baptized on 24 January 1572, the child of ...
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Dale, Samuel (bap. 1659, d. 1739), apothecary and physician
G. S. Boulger
revised by Juanita Burnby
Dale, Samuel (bap. 1659, d. 1739), apothecary and physician, son of North Dale (bap. 1618), silk-thrower, and his wife, Christian, was baptized on 15 August 1659 at St Olave's, Hart Street, London. Dale was apprenticed for eight years to Thomas Wells, a ...
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Dale, Samuel (bap. 1659, d. 1739)
Maker: George Vertue
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Delaune, Gideon (1564/5–1659), apothecary
Charles G. D. Littleton
Delaune, Gideon (1564/5–1659), apothecary, was born in Nîmes, France, the eldest of the ten children of William Delaune (c. 1530–1611), physician and Reformed protestant minister, and Katherine des Loges (d. 1607). Paul Delaune was a younger brother. The family moved to England...
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Dent, Peter (1628/9–1689), apothecary and naturalist
F. Horsman
Dent, Peter (1628/9–1689), apothecary and naturalist, the son of Peter Dent of Cambridge, was admitted to Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1649/50. He acquired properties in the parish of St Sepulchre, Cambridge, soon after 1650 and was in practice there by 1657. These properties, which he improved during his tenure, included a small leasehold shop at ...
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Drage, William (bap. 1636, d. 1668), physician and apothecary
Bernard Capp
Drage, William (bap. 1636, d. 1668), physician and apothecary, was baptized at Raunds, Northamptonshire, on 8 January 1636, the son of William and Elizabeth Drage, who were able to provide him with a good grammar-school education. He was then apprenticed to an apothecary, and in 1658 settled in ...
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Field, Henry (1755–1837), apothecary
Dee Cook
Field, Henry (1755–1837), apothecary, was born on 29 September 1755 at Woodford, Essex, the first-born of eleven children (two of whom died in infancy) of John Field (1718/19–1796), apothecary and founder in 1765 of the London Annuity Society for the Benefit of Widows of Members...
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Gilbert, Charles Sandoe (1760–1831), druggist and topographer
Elizabeth Baigent
Gilbert, Charles Sandoe (1760–1831), druggist and topographer, the son of Thomas Gilbert, was born in Kenwyn, near Truro, Cornwall. With a Mr Powell he earned considerable sums travelling throughout Devon and Cornwall selling medicines. Calling himself Dr Gilbert he continued the business alone after ...
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Glyn, Sir Richard, first baronet (bap. 1711, d. 1773), drysalter and banker
Alison Turton
Glyn, Sir Richard, first baronet (bap. 1711, d. 1773), drysalter and banker, was baptized on 13 June 1711 at the church of St Andrew, Holborn, London, the second son of Robert Glyn (1673–1746), an oilman and drysalter of Hatton Garden, London, and his wife, ...
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Maker: Johan Zoffany
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Godfrey, Thomas (d. 1721), apothecary and inventor of Godfrey's cordial
T. A. B. Corley
Godfrey, Thomas (d. 1721), apothecary and inventor of Godfrey's cordial, was probably one of the many Thomas Godfreys who were baptized in various Hertfordshire parishes during the middle years of the seventeenth century. He should not be confused with Ambrose (Hanckwitz) Godfrey (...