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Wales (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Wales => Pembrokeshire => Topic started by: SWH1 on Wednesday 03 February 16 19:38 GMT (UK)
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Hello, looking to find out a little more of this war nurses life after ww1. I know she was born in 1890 at Haverfield, Pembrokeshire. I know her background in the great war serving in Corsica. I really just want to know what happened to her after the war. As always thank you for having a look.
Alan
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Here she is......1901 census of Wales and her birth record.
Maggsie
1901 census of Wales
RG13/5128/104 p3 Talbenny
George Oliver 46
Margaret Oliver 42
Wm Oliver 20
Harold Oliver 14
Ethel Oliver 13
Lilian Oliver 11 b Talbenny, Pembrokeshire
Nellie Oliver 9
Edith Oliver 7
John Oliver 5
Kate Blanch Oliver 9
BIRTH
Lilian Margaret Oliver Sep qtr 1889 Haverfordwest
ref 11a Page: 996
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Cheers Maggsie, any idea of when she died or married?
Alan
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Hi,
Sorry, can't find anything else.
My Great Aunt was a nurse in WW1, I cannot find any info on her.
She was killed in the Quintins Hill train Crash in 1915.
Her family were told she dies in a troupe train crash, but it was only in 2006 I found out the details, all I had was the year. I have looked every where. The Nurses were never listed. I found 1 nurse's death in France and another died years later in Galway.
Just got this, her Mother and Fathers marriage. There was a few travel records but most were Mrs Lilian Mary Oliver.
A few trees different mothers names, so sorry but that's about it.
Maggsie
George Oliver m Margaret Llewellyn Owens Dec qtr 1885 Haverfordwest
Volume: 11a Page: 1509
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Hi Alan
I have Lilian Margaret OLIVER in my tree and I've also been trying to find out what became of her. She was working at the Savernake Hospital in Marlborough in 1911 and I've assumed the military nurse in Ajaccio was her. Do you know it for certain?
There is a tree on Ancestry that says she died in London in 1968 but nothing to back that up. I couldn't find a death registration under OLIVER so I searched the probate records and there it says "see LEWIS". Under LEWIS it says she died on 23rd April 1968.
Going back to cross-check I can see that Lilian M OLIVER married William H. LEWIS at Islington in Q2 1921. The reference is 1B 654.
Without getting the relevant certificates I don't think any of this is proof that it's the right person, but if it isn't then she seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth.
Diana
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A bit more info. Lilian Margaret OLIVER was born in Talbenny on 11th June 1889 and baptised in Talbenny Church on 17th July the same year.
Diana
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Penholder, Yes she did work at Ajaccio as a nurse. My web site might help explain her roll. http://scottishwomenshospitals.co.uk Basically the units were in Corsica to support Serbian civilians who survived the Serbian Retreat of 1915.
Great work everyone
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It's a great website! What wonderful work those women did and in frequently awful circumstances. Thank you so much for the extra information I can now add to my notes.
Diana
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Aunty Peg died in my mother's house in Plymouth 23rd April 1968.
She lived in Alexandra Mansions Judd St. WC1 for many years. My mother Dorothy Annie Davies, Peg's niece died 4/9/2017 aged 99.
I would love to know more about Peg's nursing history.
This is my first use of this site so please excuse any misuse!
Mike
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Hi Mike
My research since my last post shows that Lilian M. OLIVER was a nurse with the British Committee of the French Red Cross at the Scottish Women's Hospital in Ajaccio from 11th April 1918 to 8th October 1918. She was granted the Distinguished Conduct Medal and the Military Medal.
The UK and Ireland Nursing Registers are on Ancestry. They show she registered as a nurse in London on 18th January 1924. She appears in the registers from 1925 to 1946 at least.
Please accept my condolences regarding your mother's death. She did awfully well to get to 99!
Diana
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Hi Penholder!
Thank very much; Do you have any information about the awards? Peg had a sister, Nell, also a nurse; I know nothing about her life, except that she was single and lived in London near sister Peg, her correct name was
Ellen Owen Oliver born July 5th 1891 at Talbenny Pembs.
Any information or guidance would be welcome.
Mike
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Hi Mike,
Feel free to contact me on oshawauk@hotmail.com I can fill you in on here time at Corsica.
Cheers
Alan
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Hi Mike
If you have access to Ancestry you will see that The Royal College of Nursing registers show both Ellen Owen OLIVER and Lilian Margaret OLIVER at various address, mainly in London, from 1925 to 1946 and also give details of where they trained.
If you have access to find my past you will see a lot of the OLIVER children, including Lilian and Ellen, in the School Registers for Talbenny, Walton West and Haverfordwest. You will also find Lilian and Ellen in the 1939 Register.
Both sites show some info on Lilian's war work.
Please feel free to PM me.
Regards,
Diana