THOMAS, DAVID (1739?-1788), bone-setter;
b. at the Court, Pembrey, Carms. He was the most famous of a family of bone-setters who had established a wide reputation for themselves in that particular profession and had won the confidence of a large number of their contemporaries. His claim to fame, however, was more on account of a natural bent than of any professional qualifications he possessed. He d. 25 May 1788 at the age of 49.
Author:
Dr Moelwyn Idwal Williams, M.A., Aberystwyth
