Henry Barham ( c 1670 - 1726 )

Birth: c 1670 Death: Spanish Town, Jamaica (May 1726) Profession: Surgeon Education: Apprenticed to a surgeon Career: Surgeon's mate on HMS Vanguard; Master Surgeon on another man-of-war; travelled to Spain, Madras and Jamaica; Surgeon-Major to the military forces in Jamaica; returned to England, where he bred silkworms and manufactured silk (1716); returned to live in Jamaica (1720-death), having formed a company to mine silver there, which was, however, a complete failure Memberships: Company of Surgeons Membership: Fellow Election Date: 14/11/1717.