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The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

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Member Since: October 2006 Posts: 267 Send Message	~kazza~	Report	21 Sep 2007 22:16
Member Since: October 2006 Posts: 267 Send Message	Does anybody know whether nursing was an unmarried female occupation in the 1880's. Or where they allowed to be married? Thanks Kaz
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 20,615 Send Message	Heather	Report	23 Sep 2007 00:12
	Have a google - must be lots of info on Victorian nurses. The term nurse doesnt always mean the same profession as we think of it. Virtually any one could be a "nurse" without any proper training. Forence Nightingale was one of the first people to ensure nurses were trained to a standard.

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