Person Ranby; John (1703 - 1773) Ranby John 1703 - 1773 British Male 1703 His apartments in Chelsea Hospital, London 28 August 1773 Burial: South-west portion of the burying-ground attached to Chelsea Hospital, London

Surgeon Education: Apprenticed to Edward Barnard Career: Surgeon-in-ordinary to the King's Household (1738); Sergeant-Surgeon to George II (1740), Principal Sergeant-Surgeon (1743); accompanied George II to Germany (1743), where he was present at the Battle of Dettingen and treated the Duke of Cumberland; was instrumental in obtaining a charter for the Company of Surgeons (as distinct from the Barber-Surgeons); Surgeon to Chelsea Hospital (1752); had a large practice in London and is mentioned by Henry Fielding in 'Tom Jones'; operated on Queen Caroline for a hernia, from which she died Memberships: Company of Barber-Surgeons; Company of Surgeons (Master 1745, 1751, 1752) Son of Joseph Ranby of St Giles in the Fields, Middlesex; married to Jane, daughter of Dacre Barrett Lennard (FRS 1705) Fellow 30/11/1724 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Burke References: Gentleman's Magazine 1773, p415 (obituary) London Magazine 1773, p465 (obituary) Notes: In Printed list to 1724 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 1703 - 28 Aug 1773 NA3287 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/59484380 18f0b42e-c73c-4884-a00c-82603403c6de