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| Joseph Fayrer | |||
| Second son of the six sons and two daughters of commander Robert John Fayrer, RN. (1788-1849). | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Event | |
| 6 December 1824 | Born (Plymouth). | ||
| 1840 | Midshipman in Thames (W Indian mail steamer). | ||
| October 1844 | Started medical study at Charing Cross Hospital. | ||
| 1847 | M.R.C.S. | ||
| 1849 | MD. at University of Rome. | ||
| 9 October 1850 | Assistant Surgeon at Fort William, Bengal. | ||
| July 1853 | Residency surgeon at Lucknow. | ||
| 4 October 1855 | Married Bethia Mary, eldest daughter of Brigadier-general Andrew Spens, who was in command of the troops at Lucknow. | ||
| 20 March 1856 | Civil surgeon and Superintendent of charitable institutions, Lucknow. | ||
| March 1859 | M.D. at University of Edinburgh. | ||
| 29 April 1859 | Professor of Surgery, Medical College, Calcutta. | ||
| January 1867 | President of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. | ||
| 1868 | C.S.I. (Companion of the Star of India). | ||
| 1869 | Surgeon to Viceroy, Lord Mayo. | ||
| 29 June 1870 | Surgeon Major. | ||
| 1872 | 'The Thanatophidia of India, being a description of the venomous snakes of the Indian peninsula' (a standard work on this subject) published. | ||
| 1872 | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, London. | ||
| March 1872 | Returned to England due to failing health. | ||
| 8 December 1873 | President of Medical Board of the India office. | ||
| 8 December 1873 | Retired from India army as Surgeon-general. | ||
| 1875 | 1876 | Accompanied Prince of Wales to India. | |
| 1876 | Honorary physian to Prince of Wales. | ||
| 7 March 1876 | K.C.S.I. (Knight Commander of the Star of India). | ||
| 19 April 1877 | Fellow of the Royal Society. | ||
| 1878 | Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. | ||
| 7 February 1896 | Baronet. | ||
| 21 May 1907 | Died. | ||
| Literature: (DNB). | |||
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