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what exactly is this occupation?

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Fendweller

Fendweller Report 24 Jun 2010 15:17

Thank you all - just realised that someone on my relatives 1911 census transcription described as a "music monthly" is a nurse monthly!
Marilyn

Christine

Christine Report 23 Jun 2010 19:50

That was why many women went home to their mothers to give birth. You can often find the previous generation in the place of birth given in the census records.

Researching:
Hill, Jewell - Cornwall. Langley-Shropshire,Cole, Neate -Wiltshire,Lott, Ewell- Kent.Punter, Gadd, Wapshott, White, Weston - Surrey. To say nothing of the other half's family!

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 22 Jun 2010 11:34

Monthly Nurse

An attending woman during the first month after childbirth. Also known as 'Confinement Nurse'. May also have the initials S.M.S. (Subsidiary Medical Services. i.e. not a doctor, but trained in some way)

http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/m.html

Researching:
Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

Eddieisagrandad

Eddieisagrandad Report 22 Jun 2010 10:54

Ah ok. Thank you for that ladies : )

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 18 Jun 2010 23:40

I know my Nan stayed indoors for at least a week, and they were very working class, so it was pretty common even in the 20's. When I was born (1954) she was very cross with Mum for getting out of bed the next day!
Jan

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham

Kate

Kate Report 18 Jun 2010 23:37

We've got quite an interesting book about women's health that seems to date from some time after c.1927 which actually has a whole section about what qualities to look for when choosing your monthly nurse ie. somebody companionable and cheerful but "it is not many who like a great talker" etc, but I suspect this book was probably aimed more at middle/upper class women because it says that after giving birth the new mother should stay in her room for a month (hence the term "confinement", I suppose).

I reckon more working class women probably wouldn't have had the luxury of being able to spend a month away from household duties and looking after the other children etc, but I could be wrong. Maybe it just depended on the individual woman?

I don't think monthly nurses necessarily delivered babies (that might have been more of a midwife's responsibility) but they might have known how to in an emergency.

Joy

Joy Report 18 Jun 2010 23:09

http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/m.html
An attending woman during the first month after childbirth. Also known as 'Confinement Nurse'.


Netty

Netty Report 18 Jun 2010 23:07

Here you go Eddie

Monthly Nurse - someone who assisted women during the first month after giving birth


http://www.census1891.com/occupations-m.htm

Eddieisagrandad

Eddieisagrandad Report 18 Jun 2010 23:01

I took full advantage of the freebie FMP 1911 census tonight and on one return my granny's occuption is given as "monthly nurse".
Dare I ask what is this?