Despite my own physical and concentration problems and not a great deal of assistance from Constance I felt it time I brought this thread to an end, so this is my profile for Constance.
Constance Muriel Steell was born 1888 *** in Florida U.S.A. to British parents Edwin Landseer Steell and Lylie L Steel, born 1869 in Berlin , Germany. Her parents wree on holiday in the U.S.A.
The 1891 census records Constance, age 3 years, *** was living with her grandfather, Gourlay Steell aged 72, an animal painter, at 2 Palmeaston Place, Edinburgh with her mother and aunt Jessie G. Steell and the 1901 census records Constance living with her parents at Hawthorn Vale, Kinross, Scotland.
No further useful information was found on the web and a letter to the G.R.O. to ascertain if Constance’s name appeared on the British Colonial Birth Register went unanswered.
I did manage to obtain her Death Certificate that records she died, on duty, on 20th March 1917 at Bradford War Hospital, Horton, as a Hospital Nurse, from Cerebro Spinal Meningitis. Her death was registered by her father of Ardenlea, Juniper Green, Edinburgh and her age quoted as 26 ***
The British Red Cross responded to my request concerning her nursing status by advising me that they had searched all their records for V.A.Ds, VAD casualties, First World War cards for trained nurses and personnel in military hospitals and found no record of Constance so it is assumed that she was in fact a trainee nurse.
Constance is buried in Colington Parish Churchyard, Edinburgh her headstone quotes age as 29.
*** It would appear that the age,26, on the Death Certificate is incorrect
Thanks all for your assistance.
Regards,
Tony.