 On 30 September 1800, he was admitted by the College of Physicians, a licentiate in midwifery, and on 22 December 1806 a licentiate of the college.He was physician to the Lying-in Hospital, Brownlow Street, and for some years acted as editor of the ‘Medical and Physical Journal.’ Like his son, Colonel Robert Batty, he was long known as an amateur artist.His daughter, Elizabeth (1791–1875), was married to Philip Martineau, a Master in Chancery.