Person Bevan; Silvanus (1691 - 1765) Bevan Silvanus Sylvanus 1691 - 1765 British Male Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales 28 October 1691 Hackney, Middlesex 05 June 1765 Burial: Bunhill Fields burial ground, London, England

Cheapside, London (1715); 2 Plough Court, near Lombard Street, London (1725); Hackney, Middlesex

Apothecary; Physician Education: Apprenticed to Thomas Mayleigh Career: A Quaker, he had an apothecary's business (from 1715) in partnership with his brother, Timothy (1736); later practised as a physician; he had a large library and notable garden at Hackney Memberships: Society of Apothecaries (1715) Son of Silvanus and Jane Bevan. Married: 1) Elizabeth, daughter of Daniel Quare, Clock Maker, of Exchange Alley, London; 2) Martha, daughter of Gilbert Heathcote of Culthorpe, Derbyshire; no children Royal Society roles: Council: 1729 Fellow 09/12/1725 Henry Heathcote Sources: Bulloch's Roll; Cripps References: Geoffrey Cantor, 'Quakers in the Royal Society, 1660-1750' in NR 1997 vol 51 pp 175-193 W Johnson, 'Benjamin Robins, FRS (1707-1751): New Details of His Life' in NR 1992 vol 46 pp 235-252 Cripps, Ernest C 'Plough Court: the story of a notable pharmacy, 1715-1927' (London: Allen & Hanburys, 1927) 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 28 Oct 1691 - 5 Jun 1765 NA8380 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 17/03/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes 4f1b47fc-416f-4203-a564-89a13f1c3e2c