Johann Joseph Heinrich Mulnier (1933-2015)

Dates

Birth: 31 March 1933 Mauritius
Father: Karl Mulnier c1900-a1933
Mother: Unknown

Marriage: July-September 1958 St Austell, Cornwall, UK
Wife: Josephine Elizabeth Payne 1937-a1966

Death: 31 July 2015

Children

Richard N Mulnier 1959
Charlotte Ellen Mulnier [Fox] 1963-a1994
Henrietta Elizabeth Mulnier 1966

Notes

Entry in Ancestry UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 for Joseph Mulnier aged 21, born in Maurititius, a student arrived Southampton 10 September 1954 on the Athlone Castle, Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company Ltd from South Africa, address c/o Norwood Technical College, West Norwood, London.

Marriage of Johann J H Mulnier and Josephine E Payne in FreeBMD in July-September 1958 in St Austell (7a 337).

His son was born in St Pancras in 1959, and two daughters in Hampstead in 1963 and 1966.

Entry in Ancestry All London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 for Johann Mulnier in the North Middlesex Hospital, Edmonton in 1960, and another for Johann J H Mulnier address 39 Village Road N3, Finchley in 1965 other occupant Josephine E Mulnier (wife?).

There are two entries in Ancestry All London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 for Johann Mulnier addresses North Middlesex Hospital, Silver Street, Edmonton in 1960, and 39 Village Road, Finchley in 1965, other occupant Josephine E Mulnier (wife?), and four for Heinrich Mulnier address 68 Woodland Gardens, Muswell Hill, Hornsey from 1961 to 1964, other occupant Josephine Mulnier (wife?).

There are twenty entries in Ancestry All British Phone Books, 1880-1984 results for J J H Mulnier address 68 Woodland Gardens N10 number TUDor 7442 from 1960 to 1964, 39 Village Road N3 FINchley 3768 in 1965 and 1966 changing to 01 346 3768 in 1969 to 1971, 38 Village Road N3 in 1969 to 1981 01346 2427 plus an entry FRCS Orthpdc Surg Consult Rm 48 Harley Steet W1 01 580 3445 in 1976 to 1981, and two entries for J H Mulnier Higher Harvenna Cottage Fradden St Austell 860377 in 1981 and Seaview, Carloggas St Mawgan 718 in 1983.

There are two entries in 192.com for Johann J Mulnier in the Electoral Roll 2002 living in London N3 in 2002, other ocupant Josephine E Mulnier (wife?), and in the Electoral Roll 2012, 2014-15 living in Guildford, Surrey GU1, other occupant Josephine E Mulnier (wife?).

There are two entries in People Trace UK for Johann J Mulnier - 39 Dollis Avenue, London N3 1BY from 1987 to 2004 and The Old Cottage, 6 Trodds Lane, Guildford GU1 2XR from 2012 to 2015.

Entry in The Telegraph Johann Joseph Heinrich, "Henri". After a short illness, peacefully, aged 82, on 31st July. Husband to Josephine, and a much loved and respected father and grandfather. The Funeral will be held at Guildford Crematorium at 3.45 p.m. on 14th August. Family flowers only please. Donations, if desired, to The Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice c/o James & Thomas Funeral Directors, 259 Epsom Road, Guildford GU1 2RE

Entry in Bites Royal College of Surgeons DOI: BITES 10.1308/rcsbull.2015.6 "Council noted with regret the deaths of the following fellows and members of the College. [...] Mulnier, Johann Joseph Heinrich, of Guildford. FRCS 1967". The following is from Plarr's Lives of the Fellows.

Johann Joseph Heinrich Mulnier, known as 'Henri', was an orthopaedic surgeon at St Ann's and North Middlesex hospitals, London. He was born on the island of Mauritius and went by boat to study medicine in England. He started his studies at University College London in 1954 and then at University College Hospital, where he qualified in 1960. He was a registrar in orthopaedics at St Mary's Hospital, London, and then a senior registrar at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. He went on to be appointed as a consultant orthopaedic surgeon to the Haringey district in London. His interest in spinal surgery was fostered whilst training with Philip Newman and Ernest Kirwan. This led in the mid-eighties to his developing a technique of posterior interbody fusion. This was a modification of a technique developed by the American neurosurgeon, Ralph Cloward, using morcelised bone graft instead of tricortical bone wedges impacted into a thoroughly prepared disc space - a technique he considered safer. A review of his results during the mid-nineties found that patients who had the best outcomes were those who had leg pain combined with a degenerative intervertebral disc revealed on a preoperative MRI. This was presented at the British Orthopaedic Association annual congress in Torquay in 1993 and was abstracted in a supplement in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery; 1994, 76-B [suppl. 1]; 44). Although there was some controversy over the place of spinal surgery in low back pain, time showed that there was such a place, and that Henri's vision became a reality when such surgery was combined with careful selection and meticulous technique. He married Josephine Payne in 1958 and they had three children - Richard, Charlotte and Henrietta. Henri and Josephine were inseparable. She was his first assistant in his private practice, his constant companion when travelling and his able partner in all family matters. Henri was an accomplished violinist and has passed on his love of the instrument to Charlotte, who followed him into a medical career in anaesthetics. Henrietta also followed him into medicine as a specialist in diabetic care and research. His fascination with cars, DIY and engineering were bequeathed to Richard, who is an aeroengine designer. He was passionate about the French, their language, cuisine and culture and owned a series of properties in France, ending with a beautiful farmhouse in the Lot-et-Garonne. There he immersed himself in village life, hunting and viticulture. He retired to Surrey when he left London to restore a listed cottage. There he enjoyed gardening, house improvements and socialising. His special interest during these years was opera in all its forms, and he was regularly seen within the audience at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. Henri Mulnier died on 31 July 2015, aged 82. He was a remarkable friend to all, particularly his colleagues, a true family man, and a distinguished surgeon who helped many patients through his long career and lived life to the full.

There are three entries in Ancestry Public Member Trees for Johann Joseph Heinrich Mulnier.

Relationship

Johann Joseph Heinrich Mulnier was the father of Charlotte E Mulnier, wife of Jonathan Rupert Dundas Fox, grandson of Robert Syme Denholm Armour, husband of Phyllis Eileen Katherine Morrison, wife of Erwin Henry Martin Slade (Schlaich), husband of Lucienne Marie G Lagasse de Locht, wife of Anthony Peter Crane, husband of Violet Anne Christine Elphinstone Fenton, wife of Philip Dudley Cross, my half first cousin.

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