Gertrude Agnes Helen DUNCAN

1886 - 1966  (79 years)

• Name	Gertrude Agnes Helen DUNCAN
  Birth	17 Nov 1886	Etton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
  	Civil registration event: Birth Name: DUNCAN, Gertrude Agnes H Registration district: [?] Oundle County: Northamptonshire* Year of registration: 1887 Quarter of registration: Jan-Feb-Mar Volume no:[?] 3B Page no:[?]215 *Elton, Peterborough is only five miles from Oundle, Northants England and Wales Free BMD birth index 1837-1915 for Duncan, Gertrude Agnes H, at Oundle, Vol 3 b, page 215 Full date of birth confirmed from the Countess of Rosebery's School at Mentmore. Her sisters were also enrolled at the school.
  Gender	Female
  Census	1891	Byfleet, Surrey, England, UK
  	1891 census for Misterall? Farm, Byfleet, Surrey: http://tinyurl.com/yansppa Alexander Duncan, head, aged 48, farm bailiff, born Scotland Ellen Duncan, wife, aged 38, dairy work, born Scotland, Bella M, Duncan, dau, single, aged 7, scholar, born Wales Hannah W. Duncan, dau,a ged 5, Elton, Huntington Gertrude A. H. Duncan, dau, aged 4, born Elton, Huntington Herbert S? A. Duncan, son, aged 2, born Wansford, Northhampton Davinia Watson, aged 15, general servant, born Scotland
  Census	1911	Red Lion Inn, Chelwood Gate, Uckfield, Sussex, England, UK
  Residence	1913	Raymond Place, New York, USA
  Census	1920	Ellis Hospital, New York, USA
  	1920 US Census for Ellis Hospital, Schenectady, New York, USA Name Gertrude H Duncan Age 31 Birth Year 1889 Birthplace England Home in 1920 Schenectady Ward 11, Schenectady, New York Residence Date 1920 Race White Gender Female Immigration Year 1910 Relation to Head of House Employee Marital Status Single Father's Birthplace Scotland Mother's Birthplace Scotland Native Tongue Scotch Able to Speak English Yes Occupation Student Nurse Industry Hospital Employment Field NS Naturalization Status Alien Attended School yes Able to read Yes Able to Write Yes
  Census	1940	Whitmore Home, Ellis Hospital, Schenectady, New York, USA
  	1940 US Census for Whitmore Home, Ellis Hospital, Schenectady, New York Name Gertrude Duncan Age 52 Estimated Birth Year 1888 Gender Female Race White Birthplace England Marital Status Single Relation to Head of House Lodger Home in 1940 Schenectady, Schenectady, New York Map of Home in 1940 Schenectady,Schenectady,New York Street Rosa Road 116 House Number 1223 Inferred Residence in 1935 Schenectady, Schenectady, New York Residence in 1935 Schenectady Citizenship Naturalized Sheet Number 2A Institution (Ellis Hospital) Whitmore Home Occupation Asst Superintendent Industry Hospital Attended School or College No Highest Grade Completed High School, 4th year Hours Worked Week Prior to Census 48 Class of Worker Wage or salary worker in private work Weeks Worked in 1939 48 Income 2400 Income Other Sources Yes
  Occupation	1940
  	Assistant superintendent, Ellis Hospital, Schenectady, New York, USA
  Census	1 Apr 1940	Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA
  Census	1950	Whitmore Home, Ellis Hospital, Schenectady, New York, USA
  	1950 United States Federal Census for Whitmore Home, Ellis Hospital, Schenectady, New York Name Gertrude H Duncan Age 63 Birth Date 1887 Gender Female Birth Place England Marital Status Never Married (Single) Relation to Head of House Lodger Residence Date 1950 Home in 1950 Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA Citizenship Yes Occupation Category Working Worker Class Private
  Occupation	1950
  	Registered nurse
  Residence	1955	Birch Pine, Richmondville, New York, USA
  Residence	1966	45 Greenfield Ave, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA
  _FGRAVE	190577003
  Death	28 Oct 1966	Saratoga Hospital, Saratoga, New York, USA
  	Name: Gertrude H Duncan Gender: Female Age: 79 Birth Date: abt 1887 Residence Place: Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York, USA Death Date: 28 Oct 1966 Death Place: New York, USA Certificate Number: 80228 Glens Falls Post Star Monday 31 October 1966 Miss Gertrude Duncan Saratoga Springs-Miss Gertrude Duncan, 79, of 45 Greenfield Ave, died Friday in Saratoga Hospital following a long illness. Formerly of Schenectady, she was a registered nurse and assistant director of Ellis Hospital, Schenectady, for more than 32 years until her retirement in 1953. Miss Duncan was a communicant of St George's Espiscopal Church. She is survived by a brother, Herbert Duncan of Burnt Hills, and several nieces and nephews. The office for the burial of the dead and a memorial Eucharist will be celebrated at noon today by the Rev. Darwin Kirby Jr., rector, at St George's Espiscopal Church, Schenectady. Name: Gertrude Duncan SSN: 102-26-9012 Last Residence: 12866 Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York, USA BORN: 17 Nov 1886 Died: Oct 1966 State (Year) SSN issued: New York (1951)
  Burial	31 Oct 1966	Saint Georges Episcopal Church Cemetery, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190577003 Name: Gertrude H. Duncan Birth Date: 1886 Death Date: 1966 Cemetery: Saint Georges Episcopal Church Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York, United States of America
  Notes	Not with family on 1901 census, but is on 1911 census. Moved to the USA where she was a nurse at Ellis Hospital, New York and by 1940 was the assistant superintendent. Did not marry. A newspaper report in 1955 about a Ellis Hospital reunion describes her as Miss Duncan. Following social security entry fits given her birth was registered first quarter 1887 in England, and her birthdate of 17 Nov 1886 is confirmed from school records in England. Social Security number 102-26-9012 was issued to GERTRUDE DUNCAN, who was born 17 November 1886 and, Death Master File says, died October 1966. Source: http://ssdmf.info/by_number/pages/025262.html This is what I've written about her life: https://oznunns.com.au/gertrude-duncan/
  Person ID	I6453	Warren Nunn's family tree
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	Alexander DUNCAN,   b. 11 Feb 1843, Newhills, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK d. 19 Mar 1910, Chelwood Gate, Uckfield, Sussex, England, UK (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Hellen SILVER,   b. 24 Sep 1852, Maryculter, Kincardine, Scotland, UK d. 11 Mar 1915, Red Lion Inn, Chelwood Gate, Uckfield, Sussex, England, UK (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	13 Jun 1882	Crossley, Cookney, Kincardine, Scotland, UK
  	Marriage registrar 1882 Marriages in the district of Cookney in the county of Kincardine Thirteenth of June, 1882 at Crossley, Cookney Alexander Duncan, land steward (bachelor) aged 38 of Brynog, Parish of Trefiln, Cardiganshire, South Wales. Parents: Alexander Duncan, farmer (deceased) and Margaret Black (deceased) and Hellen Silver, farmer's daughter (at home) (spinster) aged 29 of Crossley, district of Cookney. Parents: Alexander Silver farmer (deceased) and Isabella Falconer. Witness: William Selbie, Minister Free Church, Maryculter, Joseph Duncan, James Silver James Smart Registrar Aberdeen Journal 14 June 1882, page 4: At Crossley, Fetteresso, on the 13th inst., by the Rev. Wm. Selbie, Free Church, Alexander Duncan, land steward, Brynog, Cardingashire, to Hellen, eldest daughter of the late Alexander Silver, farmer.
  Family ID	F873	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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