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Did James Earle have any relation with Pott, the senior surgeon of the hospital where he used to work?

No relations
They were cousins
He married Pott's daughter
They were friends

Answer

James Earle was a doctor who worked at the Middlesex Hospital in London. The senior surgeon at the hospital was Percival Pott. Earle married Pott's daughter, Mary. Earle became a well-known surgeon in his own right and was responsible for a number of advances in surgical techniques.