Dr william battie biography

DrWilliamBattieFRCP FRS aka Batty

Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling(s) unknown]

Father of Katharine (Battie) Rashleigh, Anne (Battie) Young and Philadelphia (Batty) Call

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Biography

Dr William Battie/Batty (1703-1776) was the son of the Rev Edward Battie and Catherine (?).

He was born and baptied on the 1st of September 1703 at Modbury, Devon where his father was vicar of that place.

He was eductaed at Eton and in the year 1722 was transferred to King’s college, Cambridge, where he succeeded in obtaining a scholarship, upon the nomination of the Earl of Craven. He obtained B.A. 1726/7, M.A. 1730, M.D. 1737, Fellow 1725.^[1]

He practised as a physician at Cambridge, [Cambridgeshire], and Uxbridge, Middlesex and afterwards in London (F.R.C.P. 1738 ; Censor, Elect., etc. President 1764 F.R.S. 1742).

William married Anne Goode on the 2 September 1739 at Mapledurham, Oxfordshire, England.

He was appointed Physician to St Luke's Hospital for Lunaticks when it was founded in 1751 opposite Bethlem Hospital, where he had been a Governor since 1742. Later he became the proprietor of a large private asylum for the insane in Clerkenwell. He enjoyed a long relationship with the College of Physicians, beginning in 1737 when he was appointed a Candidate and a Fellow in the following year. He held several College offices during his career including those of Censor, Elect, Consiliarius and finally became President in 1764. He was Founder of the Battie Scholarships.

William wrote the book A Treatise on Madness, published 1758.

He died following a stroke on the 13th of June 1776 and was buried alongside his wife in Kingston, Surrey. His will was proved (by probate), at supposedly over £100,000.^[2]

After his death William Munk, the Librarian at the Royal College of Physicians wrote…

“He was eccentric in habits, singular in his dress, sometimes appearing like a labourer, and doing strange things. Not withstanding his peculiarities, he is to be looked upon as a man of learning, of benevolent spirit, humour, inclination to satire, and considerable skill in his profession.”

Children of Dr. William Battie & Anne Goode

1. Anne Battie 1740-1830 (m. Admiral Sir George Young).
2. Catherine or Katharine Battie  ?-1800 (m: John Rashleigh )
3. Philadelphia Battie 1745-1822 (m. John Call)

Sources

1. ↑Venn Cambridge Alumni (retrieved Jun 2023)
2. ↑Memoirs of Celebrated Etonians by Jesse, John Heneage, 1815-1874 pub 1902 page 28 at archive.org (accessed Jun 2023)

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWFH-FL3 : 11 February 2018, William Battie, 01 Sep 1703); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 916,861.

• "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2DS-G5X : 10 February 2018), William Battie and Ann Goode, 02 Sep 1739; citing Mapledurham,Oxford,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 887,483.

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