William Ferguson was born on 19 June 1773, the son of James Ferguson of Ayr and Margaret Hutchison. He studied at the Universities of Edinburgh and St Andrews, gaining his MD in 1812. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in the same year. Ferguson was apprenticed to the Edinburgh surgeon James Russell and went on to a highly successful career as a military physician. He served as Assistant Army Surgeon in the West Indies in 1794, Deputy Inspector of Hospitals in 1805, and Inspector of Hospitals in Portugal from 1810 to 1812. From 1817 to 1821 he was in general practice in Edinburgh. From 1821 to 1843 he practised in Windsor, Berkshire, where he also served as surgeon to HRH the Duke of Gloucester. He died in Windsor on 2 January 1847.

William Pulteney Alison received his MD from the University of Edinburgh in 1811. In 1815 he was appointed physician to the newly established New Town Dispensary. He also worked at the Royal Infirmary, and both posts brought him into close contact with Edinburgh's poor, shaping his lifelong commitment to public health. Within the University of Edinburgh he worked with his uncle, James Gregory, whose daughter Margaret he later married. Alison became Regius Professor of Medical Jurisprudence in 1820, Professor of the Institutes of Medicine in 1822, and later Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Royal Infirmary. In 1842 he was appointed Professor of the Practice of Medicine. He served as President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh from 1836 to 1838.

Alexander MacLarty was born in 1775. He studied at the University of Edinburgh, gaining his MD in 1795 with a dissertation entitled 'De hydrope anasarca'.

Benjamin Bartlet Buchanan was born in June 1785 at Oban, the son of Frederick Benjamin Buchanan and Lilly Bald. He studied at the University of Edinburgh, gaining his MD in 1808 with a dissertation entitled 'De opii usu ejusdemque effectibus in corpus humanum'. In 1810 he joined the Indian Medical Service. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1812. He married Mary Ann Ross, daughter of Colonel Andrew Ross and Isabella MacDonnell.

John Warroch Pursell was born in 1780. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, gaining his MD in 1798. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1813 and died in 1834.

John Clark was born on 8 July 1784, the second son of John Clark of Nunland, near Dumfries. He received his MD from the University of St Andrews in 1805 and later obtained an MD from the University of Edinburgh in 1821. He served as a military surgeon throughout the Peninsular War and returned to Britain with the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Military Hospitals, stationed at Port Pitt in 1830. He was appointed a Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order of Hanover (KH) in 1833, which did not confer a British title. In 1824 he married Mary, daughter and heiress of John Gilchrist MD, and they had five children. He retired to Speddoch, Dumfries, and died in Naples in December 1845.

William Maxton was awarded an MD from the University of St Andrews on 22 September 1804. He served with the Army Medical Service as hospital mate from 1799, as assistant surgeon from 1800 and as surgeon from 1801. He was admitted a Licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1799, a Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh on 2 November 1813, and was elected a Fellow on 1 February 1814. He died at Berhampore, India, on 12 July 1821.

John Williamson was baptised on 16 March 1773 in Caithness, the son of William Williamson of Halkirk. He undertook medical studies between 1790 and 1793 but left without taking a degree. He served with the Army Medical Service as a regimental mate between 1794 and 1798 and later relocated to Jamaica. He obtained his MD from the University of St Andrews on 20 October 1813 and was admitted a Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh on 2 November 1813, before being elected a Fellow on 1 February 1814. He worked in Jamaica as a hospital mate and assistant surgeon in 1813 and later as an apothecary in 1824. He published 'Medical and miscellaneous observations relative to the West India Islands' (1817), on the causes, treatment and prevention of tropical illnesses among enslaved people. He was dismissed by court martial in Jamaica in 1825, but died on 9 April 1825 before the sentence was confirmed.

Samuel Ferguson studied at the University of Edinburgh and obtained his MD in 1805. He served with the Army Medical Service as an assistant surgeon from 1802 to 1804 and later served as surgeon to the Antrim Militia. He obtained a second MD from the University of St Andrews on 6 November 1813. He was admitted a Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh on 2 December 1813 and was elected a Fellow on 3 May 1814.

Robert Briggs was baptised on 14 November 1768, the son of Allan Briggs of Scoonie, Fife. He was awarded an MA on 30 July 1803 and an MD on 12 September 1806 from the University of St Andrews. He was admitted a Licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh on 24 August 1788. He was admitted a Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh on 18 December 1813 and was elected a Fellow on 3 May 1814. He was appointed to teach chemistry and chemical pharmacy at the University of St Andrews in 1811 and served as Professor of Medicine there from 4 March 1811 until his death on 10 July 1840, aged 72.