Entry Type | Person |
Surname | Smythe |
Forenames | Emily Anne |
Also Known As | née Beaufort, Emily Anne |
Title | Viscountess Strangford |
Epithet | author and military nurse |
Dates | 1826-1887 |
Gender Identity | Female |
History | She married diplomat and orientalist Percy Smythe, 8th Viscount Strangford on 6 August 1862; he had reviewed her book on Egyptian sepulchres and Syrian shrine, which she had written following her travels in Asia Minor in 1858; after his death in 1869 she devoted herself to nursing, particularly with regard to training. |
Relationships | Youngest daughter of Sir Francis Beaufort and his first wife Alicia Magdalena (nee Wilson) |
Key Events | Baptised at St Marylebone, Middlesex, 1 Apr 1826; died of cerebral apoplexy on board SS Lusitania in the Mediterranean 24 Mar 1887 , buried in Kensal Green Cemetery, London, 18 Apr 1887. |
Authorised Form of Name | Smythe; Emily Anne (1826-1887); Viscountess Strangford; author and military nurse |
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