| Authorised form of name | Beckett; William (1684 - 1738) |
| Other forms of surname | Becket |
| Dates | 1684 - 1738 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | His sister's house in Abingdon, Berkshire, England |
| Date of birth | 1684 |
| Place of death | Abingdon, Berkshire |
| Date of death | 25 November 1738 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
St Helen's Church, Abingdon |
| Occupation | Antiquary; Surgeon |
| Activity | Education:
Apprenticed to his father and then to Joseph Bateman of St Thomas's Hospital
Career:
Surgeon to St Thomas's Hospital; retired to Abingdon (before 1736); friend of William Stukeley (FRS 1718)
Freemason, member 1723 and 1725, unnamed and unnumbered Lodge at Swan, Ludgate Street, London
Memberships:
FSA (1717)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 11/12/1718 |
| Relationships | Son of Isaac Beckett, Surgeon, of Abingdon; proposed 1723 as Freemason by William Stukely FRS |
| PublishedWorks | 'New discoveries relating to the cure of cancers' 1711 and 1712; Practical Surgery' ; Collection of Chirurgical Tracts' |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
'Freemasons and the Royal Society; Alphabetical List of Fellows of the Royal Society who are Masons' The Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 2010 page 9 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/23691214 |
| Code | NA6715 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| MS/390/173 | Bond of William Beckett to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 18 December 1718 |
| CLP/13/15 | Paper, 'Account of three long lived persons' by Mr [William] Beckett | [1722] |
| CLP/12ii/9 | Paper, 'Of a luxated shoulder reduced by a newly improved machine' by Mr Becket [William Beckett?] | [1723] |
| CLP/14ii/19 | Letter, 'Some remarks upon the observation mentioned in the foregoing letter' from William Beckett to the Royal Society | 1724 |