ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɐ pjˈuːpəl ʌv ɐstˈɑːn kˈiː æt ɡˈaɪz hˈɑːspɪɾəl ænd ˈæftɚ kwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪɪŋ bɪkˌeɪm dˈɛmənstɹˌeɪɾɚɹ ʌv ɐnˈæɾəmi, ɐsˈɪstənt sˈɜːdʒən tə ɡˈaɪz hˈɑːspɪɾəl ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn ænd fˈʊl sˈɜːdʒən ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn.
In 1839 he became a pupil of Aston Key at Guy's Hospital and after qualifying became Demonstrator of Anatomy, Assistant Surgeon to Guy's Hospital in 1849 and full Surgeon in 1861.