Background
He was born in Carlisle, where his father Charles Padel was headmaster of Carlisle Grammar School. His mother was Mòrag (née Hunter), 3rd daughter of William Hunter, Doctor of Medicine.
He was born in Carlisle, where his father Charles Padel was headmaster of Carlisle Grammar School. His mother was Mòrag (née Hunter), 3rd daughter of William Hunter, Doctor of Medicine.
The Queen"s College.
He was named after his ancestor, the surgeon John Hunter. He gained a scholarship to Queen"s College, Oxford. She was a granddaughter of Charles Darwin.
They had five children:
Ruth Padel (born 1946), the poet
Oliver James Padel (born 1948), mediaeval Cornish and Welsh historian
Nicola Mary Padel (born 1951), psychiatrist and psychoanalytic psychotherapist
Felix John Padel (born 1955), anthropologist
Adam Frederick Padel (born 1958), histopathologist.