Laura Gwendolen Douglas Galton Gascoigne

Laura Gwendolen Douglas Galton Gascoigne
CBE DStJ
Born
Laura Gwendolen Douglas Galton

(1859-03-02)2 March 1859
Died2 July 1949(1949-07-02) (aged 90)
OccupationNurse
Spouse
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(m. 1892; died 1937)​
Children3, including Alvary
Parents
RelativesFlorence Nightingale (second cousin)

Laura Gwendolen Douglas Galton Gascoigne CBE DStJ (2 March 1859 – 2 July 1949), was a British nurse, writer, and singer.

She was appointed Commander Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1918.[1] She was appointed Dame of Justice, most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem.[2]

  1. ^ Walford, Edward (1 January 1860). The county families of the United Kingdom; or, Royal manual of the titled and untitled aristocracy of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Dalcassian Publishing Company.
  2. ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999