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| Joseph Fayrer | |
| Second son of the six sons and two daughters of commander Robert John Fayrer, RN. (1788-1849). |
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| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
| 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 | | Retired from India army as Surgeon-general. |
| 8 December 1873 | | President of Medical Board of the India office. |
| 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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