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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Sussex => Topic started by: okkool on Sunday 29 October 17 21:29 GMT (UK)
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Hello
I am trying to find where my grandmother Emmie J Gould served as a nurse. My best guess is that it was Buchanan Hospital in Hastings, Sussex.
Her family lived in Portsmouth but may have bought property in Beckley in that time period which also points to Hastings as a possible location.
She started training in 1927 in London so would have been certified about 1930. She married in dec 1934. So the period in question is 1930-1934. I found a reference to a Miss Gould donating to Buchanan which is my only clue.
Her future husband lived in South Heighton so it may have been a hospital in Eastbourne, Lewes or Brighton as well.
Is it possible to check the nursing staff records held at Sussex Archives, to see if my theory is correct.
My thanks Brian (British Columbia, Canada)
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What date was the donation by Miss Gould?
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The donation was in 1931.
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Try here?
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/f0858f7f-17a8-421a-95d6-223d2a74b84e
But looks like records of staff from 1940, but they may have further leads, so email them to see what they can do.
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Thanks Chempat
I have emailed The Keep.
Brian
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Why do you think that it is 'your' Miss Gould who donated. There are a couple of elderly spinsters of that name in Hastings around that time, I would have thought it more likely to be them :-\
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Why do you think that it is 'your' Miss Gould who donated. There are a couple of elderly spinsters of that name in Hastings around that time, I would have thought it more likely to be them :-\
No, I am not sure it is her.
The mystery is how my grandfather and grandmother met. My grandfather was a farmers son living with his father on a farm in South Heighton, Sussex in 1930. By 1934 he was farming in Thakeham, Pulborough. He married my grandmother in Dec 1934 in Portsmouth, Hants (her hometown)
She lived her life in Portsmouth, went to nursing school in London in 1927 and was certified in 1930. I have no idea where or if she was a working nurse. But the assumption is that she met her husband through her nursing.
In the photo album with all the nurse photos were these 2 unknown place photos, they may be where she was working.
Brian
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It might be worth posting those photos as separate topics on here for suggestions as to where they might be.
Second one could be Hastings going by the building on the top of the hill but it could also be other places along the coast.
https://www.francisfrith.com/hastings/hastings-the-net-shops-c1955_h36001
https://www.francisfrith.com/hastings/hastings-the-view-from-the-pier-1925_77971
Incidentally the two elderly Gould ladies I mentioned, the first to die named what looks like the second
on their probate. I would imagine that it would be more likely for an elderly local person to donate money to their local hospital than someone who was working there. I would doubt that her nurses pay would stretch to giving donations.
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Hello
Photo 1 is not the Buchanan Hospital.Know it well,4 Grandchildren born there.
Photo 2 .I think this is Hastings with the Castle remains on the hill.
Hello Rosie
The photo is of the East Hill & building on top of hill East Hill lift where people get on & off
omega
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Hi Omega ;D
I was trying to see if I could see the Net sheds on the original picture but it was too fuzzy. ::)
okkool
Maybe the picture is a memory of a honeymoon or holiday
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Thank you Rosie and Omega for the ID of Hastings.
The photos in great grans album seem to be themed, so the inclusion of the Hastings view and the bridge photo would seem to be related to her daughters nursing career. If not Buchanan then maybe another facility in Sussex
Thank you for the suggestion to post as a new topic for unknown photo.
okkool