UK & Ireland, Queen's Nursing Institute Roll of Nurses, 1891-1931

History of the Queen's Nursing Institute

The origins of the Institute lie in the fund-raising among 'the women of England' for an offering to Queen Victoria on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee in 1887. The Queen chose to use the money to support district nursing and a plan for a district nursing service was sketched out by William Rathbone and Florence Nightingale. The aims of the Institute were to apply the Queen's gift to training nurses in district work in order to supply affiliated nursing associations with thoroughly equipped workers and to put in place a body to supervise the work.

This Collection

Records contain the following details within each record, where given:

• Name
• Date of birth/Age
• Date of appointment
• Where educated