Montague Durlacher (9 April 1824 – 16 November 1894) was an English surgeon-chiropodist. In 1879 he was appointed as surgeon-chiropodist to Queen Victoria's household,[1] in succession to his father Lewis.[2][3]
Montague Durlacher | |
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| Born | 9 April 1824 Westminster, London, England |
| Died | 16 November 1894 |
| Resting place | Balls Pond Road Cemetery |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Surgeon-chiropodist |
| Known for | Service in Queen Victoria's household |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Deborah Benjamin (1850–1879) (2) Anne Louis, née Phillips (1881–1894) |
| Children | One daughter (Frances Susannah Durlacher) |
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He was born in Westminster into a Jewish family, the third son of Lewis Durlacher (c.1792–1864) and his wife Susannah née Levi (c.1798–1874), who are both buried at Balls Pond Road Cemetery in London.[4]
Durlacher's first marriage, in 1850, was to Deborah Benjamin (who died in 1879 and is buried at Balls Pond Road Cemetery).[5] Their only child, Frances Susannah Durlacher, married dentist Edward Newton Jones, who took the surname Durlacher. Montague Durlacher's second wife, whom he married in June 1881, was Anne Louis, daughter of Israel Phillips. She died on 26 May 1916, aged 78, and is buried at Balls Pond Road Cemetery.[4]
Montague Durlacher died on 16 November 1894, aged 71. He is buried at Balls Pond Road Cemetery.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Mr. Durlacher of Old Burlington Street has received from the Lord Chamberlain the Royal Warrant of Appointment as Surgeon Chiropodist to Her Majesty The Queen [Victoria]." The Jewish Chronicle, 17 October 1879.
- ^ Cooke, A M (1982). "Queen Victoria's Medical Household". Medical History. 26 (3): 319. doi:10.1017/S0025727300041521. PMC 1139189. PMID 6750291. S2CID 30855504.
- ^ "The History of the IOCP". The Institute of Chiropodists and Podiatrists. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ a b c Martin-Jones, Tony (24 June 2009). "Montague Durlacher". www.apex.net.au. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ Martin-Jones, Tony (24 June 2009). "Deborah Durlacher (née Benjamin)". www.apex.net.au. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
External links
edit- Genealogical papers relating to the descendants of Solomon Abraham Durlacher at the University of Southampton Special Collections