Francis Sandys

(b. 1710, United Kingdom – d. 1771, United Kingdom )

Gender: M

Dr Francis Sandys (d. 1771), a notable man-midwife and surgeon, who kept a fashionable practice in London from the 1740s to probably the 1750s (Adrian Wilson, The Making of Man-Midwifery: Childbirth in England, 1660-1770, Routledge, 2018).

Also known as:

Francis Sandys
Dr Francis Sandys

Mentioned in 6 letters

Title	EMCO ID
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, Duchess of Portland	133
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, Duchess of Portland	175
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, Duchess of Portland	209
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, Duchess of Portland	355
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, Duchess of Portland	415
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, Duchess of Portland	421

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