Breay, Margaret
Community of Saints:
'In all ages there have been saintly women, with divine vision and indestructible spirit, who have been canonised and adored. Of such a community would have been Margaret Breay in a less material age'
God's Chivalry:
......'Her ruling virtues stood her in good stead in the last testing months of her life. Those who ministered to her told how on the outbreak of war she refused a fire ; "it was taking it from the soldiers.........The basis of this shining character is to be traced to her profound, sincere religion, only her Lord knew with what weariness and painfulness she accomplished the reception of her Communion'
Biographical
| Registration number | 144 |
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| Surname | Breay |
| First name(s) | Margaret |
| Address(es) | St. John's House, Albert Road, Battersea, S.W |
| Date of registration | 7 March 1890 |
| Qualifications | Certificate, St. Bartholomew's Hopital, 1885 - 88 |
| Remarks | Withdrawn Nov 1st 1898 M.B. |
Personal details
| Date of birth | 1862 |
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| Place of birth | Aston juxta Birmingham |
| Maiden name | Breay |
| Family details | Daughter of the Revd. Henry Thomas Breay, M.A. and his wife, Elizabeth Margaret, nee Stock |
| Date of death | 19 December 1939; Age 77 |
| Place of death | Brighton; Cremated Garden of Peace, Brighton |
| Additional personal details | Educated at the Hansworth Ladies' College, Birmingham.Cert. (2nd Class Honours) |
Professional details
| Work experience | St. Bartholomew's Hosp (Pro and Staff Nurse), 1885- 88 |
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| Professional activities | Sub-Editor Nursing Record and British Journal of Nursing 1896 on Memb and Hon. Sec. Matron's Council |
| Additional professional details | Commenced training at St. Bartholomew's Hospital from May 1885 to May 1886 on Colsten, Coborn and Nathan Wards. |
| Sources | Nursing Directory for 1909 and Register of Nurses (RBNA 4/1) - Royal British Nurses' Association Records, King's College London Archives St. Bartholomew's Hospital Archive Free BMD 1881 Census |