Jane Preshaw
Jane Preshaw (née Norgate, 30 May 1839 – 12 December 1926) was a New Zealand nurse, midwife and hospital matron of Reefton Hospital.
Preshaw was born in Little Plumstead, Norfolk, England, in 1839.[1] She emigrated to Melbourne, Australia in 1856, at age 17, where she became a general servant and later a domestic nurse and midwife. During her time in Melbourne she gave birth to her daughter Alice in 1859 or 1860 but it was not known if she married Alice's father.[1]
In about 1868 Preshaw and Alice left Melbourne for Hokitika, New Zealand, and settled in Reefton. Preshaw worked as a nurse and midwife, becoming the first matron of Reefton Hospital in 1876. She married the hospital's chemist David Preshaw in 1879.[1] Together they were the first Master and Matron of the hospital.[2] They ran the hospital together until 1901 after which Preshaw continued to work as a private midwife.[1]
She died in Reefton in 1926.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e Mayson, Kathleen. "Jane Preshaw". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Reefton Hospital, 1872-1972. Reefton: Reefton Hospital. 1972. pp. 1–6. OCLC 153711705.
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