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Point A on the Treves Trail map - The trail invites you to trace the footsteps of 19th Century doctor Sir Frederick Treves and his life in Dorset. As a resident of Dorchester and a supporter of the hospital, Treves was an eminent surgeon famous for befriending the "Elephant Man" and performing a life-saving operation on the hospital's patron, King Edward VII.
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Sir Frederick Treves DCH 175 Treves Trail
SirFrederickTreves(1853-1923),baronet,surgeonandauthor,wasbornat108Cornhill,Dorchester,Dorset,onthe15thFebruary1853.
Hewastheyoungestsonoflocal
upholstererWilliamTreves(1812-1867)andhiswifeJane(1814-1892),daughterofJohnKnight,ofHoniton.Hisfather’sfamilyhadbeenseQledin
DorchesterformanygeneraRons.
Treveswaschristenedonthe16thMarch1853inDorchesterandwasthesecondyoungestchildinafamilyoffiveorsix.Hisfamily,asshownbythe
censuses,hadaservantnamedJaneHoneybun,suggesRnga
certainlevelofwealth.
ThebapRsmsofTrevesandhissiblingsatDorchesterStPeter’s:
Jane–25thJuly1845
Frances–4thFebruary1847
Edward–14thFebruary1849
Frederick–16thMarch1853
MaryElizabeth–20thOctober
1854ImageofStPeter’sParishcourtesyofMichaelRussell-TheOnLineParishClerk[OPC]fortheParishesofDorchesterandFordington
StarRngHisOwnFamilyTrevesbecameengagedtoAnneElizabethMason(1854-1944),youngestdaughterofAlfredSamuelMason,ofDorchester,andwentintopracRceinWirksworth,Derbyshire.Theymarriedin
1877andhadtwodaughters.
In1879hegaveuppracRceinDerbyshireandreturnedtoLondonHospitalinordertofillthepostofsurgicalregistrar,aberpassinghisexaminaRonsforthefellowshipoftheRoyal
CollegeofSurgeonsthepreviousyear.
FromhereTrevesdevelopedhisskillsandbecameagreat,renownedsurgeon.Keepfollowingthistrailtolearnmoreabout
hissuccessfulcareerandhisRmeinLondon.
ALifeRmeofAchievementsThroughouthislifeRmehehadalwaysmaintainedlinksto
DorsetandDorchester.Hewrotemanybooks,includingonesontravel,walkinginDorsetandhislastworkTheElephantManand
OtherReminiscences(1923).HefirsttoldthestoryofJohnMerrickintheBriRshMedicalJournal.
AberhisreRrementin1908hebecameoneofthefoundersoftheBriRshRedCrossSociety.AccordingtotheBriRshMedical
Journalonthe14thFebruary1953,TreveshadbeenpresidentoftheSocietyofDorsetMeninLondon,ashadThomasHardy
beforehim.