The Thackerays and medicine.

FOR ABOUT a century the Thackeray family was prominent in the affairs of both town and university at Cambridge. From 1766 to 1852 Thomas Thackeray and his son Frederic were successively members of the medical staff of Addenbrooke's Hospital and both made important contributions to the development of the hospital and of medical practice in Cambridge. Joseph Thackeray played an equally important role in the development of the Bedford General Hospital. Other members of the family practised successfully in Windsor, in Chester and in India.