Stewart, Henrietta
Biographical
| Registration number | 18 |
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| Surname | Stewart |
| First name(s) | Henrietta |
| Address(es) | 35 Hazelwood Road, Northampton |
| Date of registration | 28 March 1890 |
| Qualifications | King's College Hospital, 1872 - 1879 |
| Remarks | Withdrawn |
Personal details
| Date of birth | 1838 |
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| Place of birth | Scotland |
| Additional personal details | 1896, Incapacitated by paralysis - appeal launched for annuity (see Nursing Record March 7 1896) |
Professional details
| Work experience | King's College Hospital, 1872 - 1879 |
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| Professional activities | President of the Queen Victoria's Jubilee Institute for Nurses in Oban in 1896 |
| Additional professional details | Awarded the Khedive's Bronze Star during the Second Egyptian War in 1882 - issued to her on 10 July 1883 Mrs Deeble, Superintendent of Nurses at Netley, claimed "she is not kind or just to those under her". She refused to recommend a Sister for special leave, and after correspondence, received notice to leave Chatham, as the nurses of the National Aid Society were being transferred to Netley. She applied to remain with the NAS or to be transferred to the Military Nursing Establishment but her application "cannot be entertained" - allowed to stay at Chatham until she got another appointment out of the Army. She was to receive £30 a year and 13/ a week subsistence money for so long as she remained in the Government Service pending her appointment elsewhere. She retired from the NAS on 6 October 1884. Applied for admission to the Nursing Service of the Army and was refused |
| Sources | WO25/3955 at National Archive |