Sir Charters James Symonds (1852–1932) was a British-Canadian surgeon, and surgeon to

Guy's Hospital Guy's Hospital is an NHS hospital in the borough of Southwark in central London. It is part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and one of the institutions that comprise the King's Health Partners, an academic health science centre. ...

, London. Charters Symonds was born at

Dalhousie, New Brunswick Dalhousie ( ) is a formerly incorporated town, located in Restigouche County, New Brunswick. New Brunswick's northernmost point of land is situated in Dalhousie, where the Restigouche River meets Chaleur Bay. On 1 January 2023, Dalhousie merg ...

, Canada on 24 July 1852, the son of Charles Symonds, a barrister, who died in California in 1860. 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 Air Vice Marshal Sir Charles Putnam Symonds (11 April 1890 – 7 December 1978) was an English neurologist and a senior medical officer in the Royal Air Force. His initial medical training was at Guy's Hospital, followed by specialised training ...

physician to Guy's Hospital. Symonds died on 4 September 1932 in

Harrow, London Harrow () is a large town in Greater London, England, and serves as the principal settlement of the London Borough of Harrow. Lying about north-west of Charing Cross and south of Watford, the entire town including its localities had a popul ...

, England, and was buried in Christ Church, Roxeth, Harrow.

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1852 births 1932 deaths British surgeons Canadian surgeons People from Restigouche County, New Brunswick Charters Symonds family {{Canada-med-bio-stub