Key Information
Reference code
TH/PP/49
Title
Indenture, 1857, of George Rendle as apprentice to his father, William Rendle, as surgeon and apothecary
Date(s)
- 1857 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Scope and content
Indenture of George Rendle, son of William Rendle, Surgeon of Newington Causeway, Surrey, as apprentice to his father for seven years as surgeon and apothecary.
General Information
Name of creator
(1843-1922)
Biographical history
George Rendle was born in 1843, the son of William Rendle, Surgeon. He was educated at the Merchant Taylors' School, entered Guy's Hospital in 1861, and qualified at Colleges and the Apothecaries' Hall in 1865. He was in medical practice with his father until 1869. He also worked for some time as a census clerk to the General Register Office. In 1883, he was appointed as Secretary to the Medical School at St Thomas's Hospital, a post which he held until 1905, when he became librarian at the Medical School. Rendle retired in 1916 and died in 1922.