Charters Symonds Explained

Sir Charters James Symonds (1852–1932) was a British-Canadian surgeon, and surgeon to Guy's Hospital, London.

Charters Symonds was born at Dalhousie, Colony of New Brunswick on 24 July 1852, the son of Charles Symonds, a barrister, who died in California in 1860.^{[1] [2]}

In 1889 he married Fanny Marie Shaw (d 1930), daughter of Lieutenant-General David Shaw, of the Madras Army, and they had two sons, the elder being Sir Charles Symonds physician to Guy's Hospital.^[1]

Symonds died on 4 September 1932 in Harrow, London, England, and was buried in Christ Church, Roxeth, Harrow.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Symonds, Sir Charters James (1852 - 1932) . Plarr's Lives of the Fellows . 2 June 2021.
2. Sir Charters Symonds, K.B.E., C.B., M.D., M.S., F.R.C.S . BMJ . 24 September 1932 . 2 . 3742 . 611–612 . 10.1136/bmj.2.3742.611.