Thomas Miller Neatby M.D. M.A. M.R.C.S. L.R.C.P. (21 April 1866 – 30 September 1944), son of minister and homeopath Dr. Thomas Mossforth Neatby (1835 – 1911), and the cousin of Edwin Awdas Neatby, was himself an homeopathic physician.

T. Miller Neatby was Physician to the London Homeopathic Hospital, and former President of the British Homeopathic Society. He was also a contributing subscriber to the British Homoeopathic Association.

Thomas Miller Neatby was involved with the London Missionary School of Medicine from its inception, and lectured on physiology in January, 1904. He continued his involvement with the school, serving as Clinical Tutor, until his death.

Neatby inherited the religious convictions of his parents, and was a Vice President of the Bible Churchmen’s Missionary Society.

Thomas Miller Neatby was born in St Pancras, London, the third of twelve children of homeopathic physician and Brethren Minister Dr. Thomas Mossforth Neatby (1835 – 1911) and Marion Jean Miller (1844 – 1928).

T. Miller Neatby followed his father in taking up medicine. In 1904, he received his Licentiate from the Royal College of Physicians, and was admitted as a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons. Five years later, in 1909, he obtained his M.D. from the University of Cambridge.

In December, 1904, Neatby married Mildred Woollacott (1881–1966). They had two children, Guy Oliver Miller Neatby M.R.C.S. L.R.C.P. (1910 – 2005) and Cicely Mildred Miller Neatby (1915 – 1994).

By the end of 1921, Neatby had taken consulting rooms at 3, Bentinck Street, W1.

T. Miller Neatby was an active participant in professional homeopathic meetings and in addition to the several books he published on homeopathy, he also contributed articles and papers to a number of homeopathic publications.

Neatby lived in Leytonstone, Essex, England, United Kingdom in 1911, and in 1939 was residing in Ilford, Essex, England. That year, 1939, at the age of 73, his occupation was still listed as medical practitioner.

Thomas Miller Neatby died on 30 September 1944, in Poole, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 78.

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Thomas Mossforth Neatby M.D. M.R.C.S. (1835 – 1911), father of Thomas Miller Neatby, was an homeopathic physician who practiced in Hampstead and was Assistant Physician at the London Homeopathic Hospital.

Guy Oliver Miller Neatby M.R.C.S. L.R.C.P. (1910 – 2005), followed his father, Thomas Miller Neatby, into the medical profession, became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons (England) and received his Licentiate from the Royal College of Physicians in 1938. He was listed in the Medical Register in 1943 as practicing with his father at 235 Eastern Avenue, Ilford Essex, presumably as an homeopath.

Edwin Awdas Neatby M.D. (16 November 1858 – 1 December 1933), cousin of T. Miller Neatby, was an orthodox physician who converted to homeopathy to become a physician at the London Homeopathic Hospital, Consulting Physician at the Buchanan Homeopathic Hospital St. Leonard’s on Sea, Consulting Surgeon at the Leaf Hospital Eastbourne, and President of the British Homeopathic Society. Edwin Awdas Neatby founded the Missionary School of Homeopathy.

Marion Jean Neatby (1883 – 1945) daughter of Edwin Awdas Neatby:

Marion Jean Neatby was born on the 29th May 1883 at Ventnor in the Isle Of Wight. She was the daughter of Edwin Awdas and Winifred Neatby. Her father was a doctor and surgeon. At the time of the 1901 Census the family are still in Hampstead. Marion is listed as Maria aged 17.

Winifred’s mother died in 1908 and her father married again to Mary Ruth Jones in 1910. The family moved to East Grinstead in East Sussex, although her father continued to have an office in London.

Marion died aged 62 on the 15th August 1945 at Mount Pleasant Clevedon in Somerset. Probate was awarded, on the 20th November 1945 at Llandudno, to her sister Winifred Neatby and cousin Sarah Margaret Cox (of 16 Christchurch Road, Sidcup in Kent). Her estate had a net value of £4025 5s 4d. In her will dated 28th March 1941 she gave all her “personal chattels” to her sister. The rest of the estate was put in trust to give an income to her sister until she died.

When her sister died the following legacies were to be paid: £200 to the London Homeopathic Hospital provided at the date of this legacy is payable the said hospital is still being used for the practise of homepathy. £100 to the Missionary School of Medicine provided at the date of this legacy is payable the said School is still being used for the teaching of homeopathy. £100 to the Church of England Zenana Missionary Society. £100 to the Zenana Bible and Medical Mission. £50 to the Ruanda General & Medical Mission (C.M.S.). £50 to the British & Foreign Bible Society. £50 to the Church Mission to Jews.

She requests that the legacies be used for medical work. The residue of her estate is to provide an income to her cousin Eleanor Shaw Doughty during her liftime then the reside to the China Inland Mission.

Mary Ruth Neatby (nee JONES) (1868 – 1949) the daughter of John Jones. She married Edwin Awdas Neatby on the 3rd August 1910 in Hampstead.

Winifred Neatby (1885 – 1958) daughter of Edwin Awdas Neatby:

Winifred Neatby was born on the 24th June 1885 in Hampstead, North West London. She was the daughter of Edwin Awdas and Winifred Neatby. Her father was a doctor and surgeon. At the time of the 1901 Census the family are still in Hampstead, Winifred is listed as a 15 year old.

Winifred’s mother died in 1908 and her father married again to Mary Ruth Jones in 1910. The family moved to East Grinstead in East Sussex, although her father continued to have an office in London.

Freda went to Canada in 1914 to visit relatives, she spent time with Ada and Andrew Neatby in Saskatoon, but most of the time over about a year, with her second cousin Edith and her husband Oscar Hedlin.

Edith’s sister Kate Nicholl relates the story that during this period Freda met Oscar’s very good looking brother Frans, and they became engaged. Freda decided to go back to England, and embarked on the Lusitania.

She told Kate of the calamitous night – in rushing for the boat deck, she came across an elderly lady struggling her way up the stair, and Freda stopped to give her a hand. The lady told Freda to move on as while the lady’s life was lived, Freda had many years to come. Freda was young and vigorous, and made it into a lifeboat and was rescued. Soon after, she decided against marriage to Frans, and wrote to break off the engagement.

NOTE: The Lusitania departed New York USA for Liverpool, England on 1st May 1915 and was sank by German torpedo on 7th May 1915 off the coast of Ireland, she sank in 18 minutes. Freda was one of the 764 to be saved, unfortunately 1,201 persons perished.

Her father died in 1933 in East Grinstead. Her unmarried sister Marion died aged 62 on the 15th August 1945 at Mount Pleasant Clevedon in Somerset. Freda was an executrice of the estate with her cousin Sarah Margaret Cox. In Marion’s will she gave all her “personal chattels” to Freda. The rest of the estate was put in trust to give an income to her Freda until she died.

When her step mother died in 1949 Winifred remained in the family home “Longcar Cottage”, which by now was also known as 134 Holtye Road. Her step mother’s divided the house and land equally between Winifred and Mary’s nephews Alan Wilson Jones and Anthony Wilson Jones. I presume this was an arrangement to allow Freda to remain in the house.

Freda died on the 7th May 1958 at the Homeopathic Hospital in Tunbridge Wells aged 72. Probate for her estate was granted at London on the 16th July 1958. One of her executors was her cousin Sarah Margaret Cox. Her Effects were valued at £6955 3s and the will was dated the 27th March 1957, she left various legacies and an income to Bertha Mills (who had been the family cook) and her sister Louie Mills of £26 each a year. All the rest of her estate was left to a Margaret Hooper.

She requested in the will that she wanted to be buried at the Neatby family grave no 41615 in Kensal Green Cemetery, although her father and step mother are buried very near to the family home in East Grinstead. She also requested that “my funeral be as simple as possible”.