Recently launched records on Ancestry.com allow you to search for your nursing ancestors. Details include each nurse's name (including maiden name if available and appropriate) and registration date and number. Additional information such as home address, date and place of qualification and other details may be included also.
The Ancestry website states that "This collection consists of a number of different registers from diverse organisations. Prior to1921 registers of nurses were kept locally, by hospitals and nursing organisations. These included Burdett’s Directories from 1898 and the Royal College of Nursing (1916-1923).
In 1921 the General Nursing Councils (GNC) were established; one for England and Wales, one for Scotland and one for Ireland. The register of nurses was first published in 1922. The publication of the registers ended in 1968. These registers are held by the Royal College of Nursing Library and Archive Service, the largest specialist nursing collection in Europe.
The Royal College of Nursing was founded in 1916 and successfully campaigned for the state registration of nurses. It continues as a professional member organisation and the voice of nursing to this day."
Remember Campaspe Library subscribes to Ancestry Library Edition, which is free to use in all our libraries using our public computers of wi-fi.
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