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London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests / Re: COMPLETED George SMITH of St Georges Hanover Square
« on: Thursday 02 February 12 00:57 GMT (UK) »
Hi
I have just found this information from an article called The madness of King George III: a psychiatrict re-assessment. It states:
It is said that his wet nurse, Mary Smith, was merely the wife of a gardener, George Smith, again implying the unscheduled arrival (George III was born 2 months premature) and break with usual protocol (Hibbert, 1998:. However, examination of the credentials of Mary Smith show that she was a servant of Lady Archibald Hamilton and had previously acted as wet nurse to the future Sir William Hamilton (Bland Burges Papers, 1788: f.106)
After searching for Hibbert, 1998 and Bland Burges Papers, I have found nothing more. I will keep searching.
Penny
I have just found this information from an article called The madness of King George III: a psychiatrict re-assessment. It states:
It is said that his wet nurse, Mary Smith, was merely the wife of a gardener, George Smith, again implying the unscheduled arrival (George III was born 2 months premature) and break with usual protocol (Hibbert, 1998:. However, examination of the credentials of Mary Smith show that she was a servant of Lady Archibald Hamilton and had previously acted as wet nurse to the future Sir William Hamilton (Bland Burges Papers, 1788: f.106)
After searching for Hibbert, 1998 and Bland Burges Papers, I have found nothing more. I will keep searching.
Penny