Quo Fuit places 4 dated presences for Edith Cavell across 4 places, from 1865 to 1897.
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Edith Louisa Cavell (4 December 1865 – 12 October 1915) was a British nurse.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Edith Cavell was documented, and when
1865 to 1915period
West Runtonattested“* A blue plaque in West Runton, Norfolk, outside Cumberland Cottage reads "Edith Cavell 1865–1915 Nursing Pioneer Spent Holidays Here 1908–1914".”source: Wikipedia: Edith Cavell
4 December 1865exact date
Swardestonattested“Cavell was born on 4 December 1865 in Swardeston, a village near Norwich, where her father Frederick Cavell was vicar for 45 years.”source: Wikipedia: Edith Cavell
4 December 1865exact date
Norwichattested“Cavell was born on 4 December 1865 in Swardeston, a village near Norwich, where her father Frederick Cavell was vicar for 45 years.”source: Wikipedia: Edith Cavell
15 October 1897exact date
Maidstoneattested“Cavell was seconded to work with other London Hospital nurses in the Maidstone typhoid epidemic, from 15 October 1897 until early January 1898, while still a probationer.”source: Wikipedia: Edith Cavell
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Places Edith Cavell is documented in
Maidstone1 presence · 1897
Norwich1 presence · 1865
Swardeston1 presence · 1865
West Runton1 presence · 1865
Other places tied to Edith Cavell in the record
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December 1895month
Tootingmentioned“Cavell worked as a nurse at the Fountain Fever Hospital in Tooting from December 1895.”source: Wikipedia: Edith Cavell
September 1896month
Royal London Hospitalmentioned“At the age of 30, Cavell applied to become a nurse probationer at the London Hospital and commenced as a regular probationer at the London Hospital in September 1896 under Matron Eva Luckes.”source: Wikipedia: Edith Cavell
September 1896month
Londonmentioned“At the age of 30, Cavell applied to become a nurse probationer at the London Hospital and commenced as a regular probationer at the London Hospital in September 1896 under Matron Eva Luckes.”source: Wikipedia: Edith Cavell
November 1903month
Shoreditchmentioned“In November 1903, she became assistant matron of St Leonard's Infirmary in Shoreditch.”source: Wikipedia: Edith Cavell
1910year
Belgiummentioned“By 1910, "Miss Cavell 'felt that the profession of nursing had gained sufficient foothold in Belgium to warrant the publishing of a professional journal' and launched the nursing journal, L'infirmière".”source: Wikipedia: Edith Cavell
1910year
Saint-Gilles, Belgiummentioned“In 1910, Cavell was asked if she would be the matron for the new secular hospital at Saint-Gilles.”source: Wikipedia: Edith Cavell
1915year
Francementioned“The name "Édith", hitherto rare in France, became more common there after 1915.”source: Wikipedia: Edith Cavell
12 October 1915exact date
Tir nationalmentioned“Sixteen men, forming two firing squads, carried out the sentence pronounced on her and on four Belgian men at the Tir national shooting range in Schaerbeek, at 7:00am on 12 October 1915.”source: Wikipedia: Edith Cavell
12 October 1915exact date
Schaerbeekmentioned“Sixteen men, forming two firing squads, carried out the sentence pronounced on her and on four Belgian men at the Tir national shooting range in Schaerbeek, at 7:00am on 12 October 1915.”source: Wikipedia: Edith Cavell
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