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Born in 1783 in Sheffield, the second son of Thomas and Isabella Beilby.
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William Beilby
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In 1783 the family moved to Birmingham. They had three children whilst living in Dublin but only one survived. In 1813 he moved to Edinburgh to study medicine.
After taking the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1816, he settled in Edinburgh to practise midwifery.
He soon obtained a high reputation in his profession, and was appointed physician accoucheur to the New Town Dispensary at 4 East James Street (demolished to build the Street James Centre). He took a prominent interest in benevolent and religious matters, including the schemes of the Evangelical Alliance, and was the first president of the Medical Missionary Society.
In 1828 he is listed as a Governor of the Dean Orphan Hospital. In 1832-1833 he was residing at 33 Great King Street in Edinburgh.
He died in Edinburgh on 30 May 1849.
