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| ⚫ | '''Euphemia Johnston''' (born 1824) was a Lady's nurse.<ref>{{Cite book |title=The new biographical dictionary of Scottish women |date=2018 |publisher=Edinburgh University Press |isbn=978-1-4744-3628-1 |editor-last=Ewan |editor-first=Elizabeth |location=Edinburgh |pages=221 |editor-last2=Pipes |editor-first2=Rose |editor-last3=Rendall |editor-first3=Jane |editor-last4=Reynolds |editor-first4=Siân}}</ref> who attended ], |
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| | name = Euphemia Johnston | |||
| | birth_name = Euphemia Alexander | |||
| | birth_date = 1824 | |||
| | birth_place = ], ]. | |||
| | occupation = Lady's nurse | |||
| | known_for = Attended Princess Christian, the daughter of Queen Victoria, at the birth of her first child in 1867. | |||
| | spouse = Alexander Johnston (married 1844-1851) | |||
| | children = 3 daughters | |||
| }} | |||
| ⚫ | '''Euphemia Johnston''' (born 1824) was a Lady's nurse.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |title=The new biographical dictionary of Scottish women |date=2018 |publisher=Edinburgh University Press |isbn=978-1-4744-3628-1 |editor-last=Ewan |editor-first=Elizabeth |location=Edinburgh |pages=221 |editor-last2=Pipes |editor-first2=Rose |editor-last3=Rendall |editor-first3=Jane |editor-last4=Reynolds |editor-first4=Siân}}</ref> who attended ], the daughter of ], at the birth of her first child in 1867.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
| == Biography == | == Biography == | ||
| Johnston was born Euphemia Alexander in ] in 1824 to Jean Brackenridge, and James Alexander. She was the eldest of six children. She married Alexander Johnston in ] in June 1844. They had three daughters. She became a widow by 1851, and lived with her aunt and her children in ] thereafter. | Johnston was born Euphemia Alexander in ] in 1824 to Jean Brackenridge, and James Alexander. She was the eldest of six children. She married Alexander Johnston in ] in June 1844. They had three daughters. She became a widow by 1851, and lived with her aunt and her children in ] thereafter.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
| == Career == | == Career == | ||
| She met |
She met Professor ] possibly whilst a pupil midwife at the Maternity hospital in Edinburgh.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
| == References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 16:49, 25 July 2023
| Euphemia Johnston | |
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| Born | Euphemia Alexander 1824 Inveresk, Scotland. |
| Occupation | Lady's nurse |
| Known for | Attended Princess Christian, the daughter of Queen Victoria, at the birth of her first child in 1867. |
| Spouse | Alexander Johnston (married 1844-1851) |
| Children | 3 daughters |
Euphemia Johnston (born 1824) was a Lady's nurse. who attended Princess Christian, the daughter of Queen Victoria, at the birth of her first child in 1867.
Biography
Johnston was born Euphemia Alexander in Inveresk in 1824 to Jean Brackenridge, and James Alexander. She was the eldest of six children. She married Alexander Johnston in Edinburgh in June 1844. They had three daughters. She became a widow by 1851, and lived with her aunt and her children in Edinburgh thereafter.
Career
She met Professor James Simpson possibly whilst a pupil midwife at the Maternity hospital in Edinburgh.
References
- ^ Ewan, Elizabeth; Pipes, Rose; Rendall, Jane; Reynolds, Siân, eds. (2018). The new biographical dictionary of Scottish women. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. p. 221. ISBN 978-1-4744-3628-1.