I have a photograph of an ancestor in nurse's uniform and believe it was taken in early 1890's (person emigrated to USA in 1895). The photographer was William Coles, 60 Queen's Street, Watford. My ancestor was born in Derbyshire and in 1881c was a servant working in Nottingham. When she arrived in USA in 1895 she was a trained nurse. I assume, therefore, she was trained in or near Watford. Can anyone please help my search for information about her and her training? Regards, Mike

The only hospital in Watford in 1890 was the Watford Cottage hospital opened in 18815. However, there were a number of long stay hospitals for the mentally ill in the area - see http://www.hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk/data/topics/t070-long-stay-hospitals.htm . Leavesden in North Watford would have been open at the time. HTH Anne On 23 Jun 2008, at 14:32, mikeanddoreen wrote: > I have a photograph of an ancestor in nurse's uniform and believe it > was taken in early 1890's (person emigrated to USA in 1895). > The photographer was William Coles, 60 Queen's Street, Watford. > My ancestor was born in Derbyshire and in 1881c was a servant > working in Nottingham. > When she arrived in USA in 1895 she was a trained nurse. > I assume, therefore, she was trained in or near Watford. > Can anyone please help my search for information about her and her > training? > Regards, > Mike > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

Have you found this nurse in the 1891 census?? You didn't post a name so couldn't look for you. Tezz > From: [email protected]> To: [email protected]> Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:32:41 +0100> Subject: [HRT] Watford trained nurse> > I have a photograph of an ancestor in nurse's uniform and believe it was taken in early 1890's (person emigrated to USA in 1895).> The photographer was William Coles, 60 Queen's Street, Watford. > My ancestor was born in Derbyshire and in 1881c was a servant working in Nottingham.> When she arrived in USA in 1895 she was a trained nurse.> I assume, therefore, she was trained in or near Watford.> Can anyone please help my search for information about her and her training?> Regards,> Mike> > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000002ukm/direct/01/