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Facts and Events
| Name |
Kate Gossage |
| Gender |
Female |
| Birth? |
Apr 1858 |
Poplar, Middlesex, England |
| Census[2] |
1881 |
Lewisham, Kent, EnglandDomestic Servant |
| Occupation? |
To 1892 |
Southwark, Surrey, EnglandNurse, Guy's Hospital |
| Occupation? |
1892 |
Tottenham, Middlesex, EnglandCharge Nurse, North-Eastern Fever Hospital, Tottenham Green |
| Occupation? |
From 1898 to 1907 |
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaSimmer and Jack Hospital |
| Other[3] |
1916 |
South AfricaPassenger aboard Mishima Maru |
| Military[4] |
From 1916 to 1918 |
World War One British Army medal index cards |
From 1858 - 1871, living at 12 Church St, off Manchester Rd, United Kingdom
In 1881 Kate is a domestic servant with the Horsey family in Lewisham.
Shared by Rita James (S1)
With the death of Sister Kate Gossage, the nursing profession has lost a woman who in her time was one of it's brilliant members. Miss Gossage trained at Guy's Hospital, and was the gold medalist of her year. She came to South Africa at the outbreak of the Boer War as a nursing sister, and at it's conclusion remained in the country filling posts of various hospitals. She was night superintendent in the Port Elizabeth Hospital, Germiston, and the Rondebosch Hospital, Mawbray, for over three years was nursing sister at the Rand Aid Association. Doctors & patients alike testified to her skill and kindness, & to her sympathetic & careful treatment of all who came under her care. The Great War found her ready, and willing to help. She was Matron of the Red Cross hospital, Chester, and there was no doubt that strenuous time permanently impaired her health. She returned to Africa 1919, and took up private nursing, her patients are still her friends. Devoted to her church, she gave herself to the cause of Christianity, and no one will ever know the extent of her work for the sheer love of humanity. A member of the National Council of Women, & interested in every phase of women's work. Her friends will mourn deeply a loving and beloved woman.
References
- Imperial War Museum.
- ↑ 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census
RG11,73896,8, 1881.
Westbourne Road, Lewisham
Fred Horsey, Head, Married, 29, b1852 Camberwell
Louisa Horsey, Wife, Married, 36, b1845 Pimperne Dorset
Thomas Horsey, Son, 4, b1877 Forest Hill
Walter Horsey, Son, 3, b1878 Forest Hill
Florence Horsey, Daughter, 0, b1881 Forest Hill
Frances Parker, Domestic Servant, 20, b1861 Westerham, Kent
Kate Gossage, Domestic Servant, 23, b1858 Poplar
Mary Kerridge, Domestic Servant, 28, b1853 Littleport Cambridgeshire
- ↑ Passenger list, in Passenger Lists leaving UK 1890-1960
1916.
First name(s) K
Last name GOSSAGE
Title MISS
Gender Female
Age 58
Birth year 1858
Occupation NURSE
Departure year 1916
Departure day 9
Departure month 10
Departure port LONDON
Destination port CAPE
Destination CAPE
Country SOUTH AFRICA
Destination country SOUTH AFRICA
Ship name MISHIMA MARU
Ship official number 11593
Ship master's first name S
Ship master's last name NISHIMURA
Shipping line NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
City LONDON
Ship destination port JAPAN
Ship destination country JAPAN
Ship registered tonnage 7903.86
Number of passengers 115
Record set Passenger Lists leaving UK 1890-1960
- ↑ Corps: British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem.
First name(s) Kate
Last name Gossage
Service number -
Rank -
Corps British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem
Service record Corps: British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem
Archive reference WO372/23
Archive reference description Women's Services, Distinguished Conduct Medals and Military Medals
Country Great Britain
Image link http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D6080956
Record set World War One British Army medal index cards
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Record collection First World War
Collections from Great Britain
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