Background
CHEYNE, William Watson was born on December 14, 1852. Son of Andrew Cheyne. M 1st, 1887, Mary Emma (daughter
1894), daughter of William Servants, Plumstead.
Two son; 2nd, 1894, Margaret, daughter of George Smith, Lerwick. One son one cl.
Education
Studied at Edinburgh University. Bachelor of Medicine. Master in Surgery; Doctor of Laws.
Doctor of Science (Oxfordshire).
Career
Hunterian Professor Royal College of Surgeons of England, 18S8-90. Consulting (civil) Surgeon to Forces in South Africa, 1900-1901 (despatches, medal, Companion of the Bath). Professor of Clinical Surgery, King’s College, London.
1st Baronet; cartulary-register 1908.
Membership
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. Fellow of the Royal Society.