Hunslet Workhouse,W.Yorks

[curlygirl]

I've been researching my maternal Grandmother's roots, she was Margaret Brown dob 1887 in Carlton,eldest child of Violet & Benjamin.A Carlton mining family for long time.
On the 1901 census she is still in Carlton & listed as a "twine maker", but by 1911 she is a nurse in Newcastle upon Tyne, & in 1917 married Alfred Hedley.
I've always wondered how she made the move into nursing, & by chance found the excellent account of the 1904 opening of the very large new workhouse at Hunslet (on her doorstep), and the fact it had an infectious disease ward, which is what she did in N/cle for many years.  I think a sister, possibly Fanny, & maybe a brother could have been employed there as well.  However, this is guess work!
I would be grateful if anyone has any further knowledge re the Hunslet workhouse records, especially staff.
My G/mother had 8 siblings, research there is a bit spotty, & I'm mindful of living relatives still in area.

[KGarrad]

Try this website: http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Hunslet/

In there they say any surviving records will be at West Yorkshire Archives.
http://www.archives.wyjs.org.uk/archives-leeds.asp

But not a lot survive?!

[curlygirl]

Thanks for that! Great photos on the site, shows what foresight on old buildings is worth!
I did see "not a lot survive" & will tel. them today.  They were very helpful re modern electoral roll look-up.  I was hoping there would be a local "digger"
As I said, I think there may still be relatives in area, but am very hesitant to burst in!

[stanmapstone]

I've always wondered how she made the move into nursing,

Up until 1919 anyone could call themselves a Nurse. In 1919 the Government introduced a Bill which was passed and became law as the Nurses Registration Act December 23rd 1919. The Act laid down certain standards and The General Nursing Council (GNC) was required by the Act  to 'form and keep a Register of Nurses for the sick. The register was opened on 30 September 1921 and was divided into the general part, reserved for female nurses, with supplementary parts for fever nurses, male nurses, mental nurses (with a special section for nurses for mental defectives) and sick children's nurses.

Stan

[curlygirl]

Thank you. I was wondering if there was a proper register.  Do you know if, when registering, they would have to give a work history?
G/Ma died when I was 11 & my Mum's stories were sketchy!