Sir Peter Sainthill, FRS

Fellow of the Royal Society 1735-1775.

Surgeon, based in Wandsworth. Worked at St Bartholomew's Hospital. Master of the Company of Surgeons, 1749-50

Left a fortune in his will, dated 1775, mostly to his grand-daughter Fanny Sainthill. See https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D3375420

From: PDF, Doctor of Philosophy Graduate Department of ... - T-Space https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitstream/1807/15540/1/NQ58999.pdf

The career of the aforementioned Samuel Palmer (Peter Sainthill's father-in-law) is interesting because he was instrurnental in improving the conditions at Bart's two outhouses. Palmer held the post as the Lock surgeon for twenty years from 1700 untü his retirement in March, 1720. In keeping with the contemporary traditions of inter-familial medical apprenticeship and nepotism, PaImer successMIy nominated his son-in-law, Peter St. Hill, to replace him. According to the governors' minutes, St HiiI had "served his Apprenticeship with the aforesaid Mr Palmer his Father in Law, and had often been employed by him to dispense Medicine and dress the Poor in the said Hospital".

From: Will of Arthur Kynnesman, cleric of Bury St Edmunds. 1770 (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kingsman/documents/simonky...)

Also I give to my dear friend Peter Sainthill of Wandsworth in the County of Surrey, Esquire, the sum of £1000 to be paid him within six months next after my decease and to his granddaughter Miss Frances Sainthill, the sum of £1000 to be paid to her said grandfather at the same time for her use and benefit. And my will is that the said grandfather’s receipt shall be a sufficient discharge for the same.

Numismatist.

See: Chirk Castle Accounts A.d. 1666-1753

See: http://books.google.de/books?id=-rS8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA501&lpg=PA501&dq=...

Will exists, see National Archives (http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D3375420)