Smith, Kate Matilda
Biographical
| Registration number | 930 |
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| Surname | Smith |
| First name(s) | Kate Matilda |
| Address(es) | 102 Sugden Road, Lavender Hill SW11 |
| Date of registration | 2 May 1890 |
| Qualifications | Certificate, General Infirmary Leeds 1882-1886; Axminster Hospital Matron 1887-1889 |
| Remarks | Nat and Met Nurses Assoc; Seamens Hospital Greenwich; Removed by order of Executive Commitee |
Personal details
| Date of birth | 1863 |
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| Place of birth | Ireland |
| Maiden name | White Spunner |
| Married name | Smith |
| Family details | Kate was the daughter of the Reverend BN White Spunner of Miltown Park, Shinrone, Offaly, Eire. She had at least one sister Isabel, who was lodging with George and Kate Smith in Clapham in 1891. Kate married George Henry Smith, Gentleman in Lewisham, London in the first quarter of 1889. George was a civil engineer. In 1890 their first child, a daughter named Zoe was born, followed by Lawder Benjamin in 1892 and Eileen in 1894.Subsequently Lawder went to Bombay, India in 1921. George Smith died in 1924. |
| Additional personal details | Kate's seven year long career ended in 1889 upon her marrage. |
Professional details
| Work experience | General Infirmary, Leeds 1882-1885; National and Metropolitan Nursing Association, District Nurse 1885-1886; Seamans Hospital Greenwich, Charge Nurse 1886-1887; Axminster Hospital, Matron 1887-1889 |
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| Professional activities | Member of RBNA 1890 Member of RBNA 1909 |
| Sources | Register of Nurses (RBNA 4/1) - Royal British Nurses' Association Records, King's College London Archives 1891 and 1901 census Register of Marriages - Lewisham, London district Jan-Feb-Mar 1889 www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/arthur-charles-fox-davis accessed Feb 2012 Shipping List - www.findmypast.co.uk Feb 2012 |