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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Kent => Topic started by: winstoncunningham on Saturday 31 August 24 12:36 BST (UK)
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Hello,
Does anyone have any information about the Trained Nurses Institute at 31 St James's Street, Dover? This was founded in 1875 under the patronage of the Duchess of Edinburgh, the Archbishop of Canterbury and his wife Mrs. Tait.
I am specifically interested if anyone can identify the superintendent 'Mrs. Scott', or one of the private nurses serving under her 'E. Howard'.
With many thanks,
WC
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Title should read Dover not Folkestone - apologies
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... and 'Miss Scott' may have been 'Mrs. Scott'.
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You can go back into your first post and modify the heading within 24 hours of posting it
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Many thanks - corrected !
WC
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It's odd. Mrs Scott is always mentioned as the contact in adverts for suitable young ladies to come and be trained, up to 1891, after which they say lady superintendent, but it's always Louisa Ayliff who appears on the census as superintendent, up to her death in 1901
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Possibility for Mrs Scott --
Emily Louisa Harriet Jarvis (1834-1922).
Married to Major Henry Scott of the 9th Lancers (as per 1881 census).
Marriage date: 1860 Doddington, Lincolnshire
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Illustrated London News
06 January 1894
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I am specifically interested if anyone can identify....one of the private nurses serving under her 'E. Howard'.
Which census (?) record is this and where? You've not supplied a date or year.
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Thank you so much Mabel and Ashtone !
This clearly identifies Mrs. Scott - I now also have a report from The Dover Express 4 Feb 1898 which discusses the Trained Nurses Institute and states that Mrs. Scott lived close to 31 St James's Street and made her house available to the nurses and trainees. The Institute served both paying clients and the poor of the town.
Perhaps Louisa Ayliff was day to day superintendent training the nurses, while Mrs. Scott acted in a more managerial capacity?
At the time of its foundation in 1875 the Duchess of Edinburgh (Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna) had only recently married Prince Alfred. It is very interesting that the Duchess and the Taits, very high profile individuals, would lend their patronage to a relatively small nursing initiative in Dover. Perhaps Mrs. Scott or her husband had connections.
Nurse 'E. Howard' is very interesting. She (he?) is the informant (present at the death) on the 1882 death certificate of Thomas Cautley Newby, who died aged 84 in 1882 at the home of his son-in-law in Folkestone. Thomas Cautley Newby was the London publisher of several of the Bronte sisters' novels. Its seems that Thomas's family brought in a private nurse to care for him in his last days. I am a member of the Bronte Society and am researching his life.
Thank you for any further thoughts you may have.
WC
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PS the death certificate gives E. Howard s address as 31 St James's Street Dover, the Institute address.
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Treasurer for the Institute was Reverend Canon John Puckle of St Mary's Dover - he was Canon at Canterbury Cathedral, therefore establishing the link to the Taits.
WC