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MMS/Special Series/Biographical/India/FBN 21 (fiche 904-909)
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| Summary: |
Typed extracts, with corrections and annotations, from the diary of Lilian H Kirkpatrick (nee Parsons) who worked as a medical missionary (nurse) in the Hyderabad District of India. The extracts begin on the eve of her departure from England (1 January 1927) and conclude after her return due to ill health (13 June 1944) . There is also a brief postscript explaining events up to the end of 1952 including leaving the MMS, becoming a district nurse and getting married. With covering letter by Kirkpatrick (dated 4 November 1963) explaining the background to the document and summarising the impact of WWII, the movement towards Indian independence and the preparations for the unification of Protestant Churches in South India.
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| Main author: |
Kirkpatrick; Lilian Hope (1899-1970); née Parsons, nurse, medical missionary |
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1 file
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| Admin history: |
Lilian Parsons was born on 4 September 1899. Between 1919 and 1923 she trained as a nurse at the General Infirmary in Salisbury, Wiltshire, and later worked at St Brenda's Hospital in Bristol. In 1926 she was accepted by the Women's Work department of the WMMS and she sailed for India aboard the SS Rajptana on 7th January 1927 to work in the Hyderabad District. Originally she worked at Jagtial where she oversaw the building of a new hospital (which was completed in 1932) whilst also dealing with a wide range of medical conditions and acting as a midwife. She went on furlough in January 1932 but returned to the Hyderabad District to work in Karim Nagar in January 1933 and the following year Dichpali. In June 1936 she returned to Jagtial before going on furlough in December 1937. Parsons returned to India at the end of the following year but this time to work at Panigiri where she remained until ill health forced her to return to England in April 1944. Whilst awaiting permission to return to India she worked as a district nurse in Wiltshire but her health never sufficiently recovered enough for the missionary society and she left them in the autumn of 1946. She continued as a district nurse until January 1952 when her health deteriorated further. In November 1952 Lilian Parsons married Bruce Kirkpatrick. She died on 27 October 1970. |
Lilian Parsons was born on 4 September 1899. Between 1919 and 1923 she trained as a nurse at the General Infirmary in Salisbury, Wiltshire, and later worked at St Brenda's Hospital in Bristol. In 1926 she was accepted by the Women's Work department of the WMMS and she sailed for India aboard the SS Rajptana on 7th January 1927 to work in the Hyderabad District. Originally she worked at Jagtial where she oversaw the building of a new hospital (which was completed in 1932) whilst also dealing with a wide range of medical conditions and ... View more |
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Donated to the Women's Work department of the MMS by Mrs Lilian Kirkpatrick in November 1963 |
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Open
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| Access conditions: |
Only to be viewed on microfiche.
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| Copyright: |
Copyright held by Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes |
| User restrictions: |
For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance |
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English
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| Related material: |
Also within the records of the (Wesleyan) Methodist Missionary Society is the official correspondence for the Women's Work Hyderabad District where any extant correspondence by Lilian Parsons will be held (MMS/WW/India/Correspondence/Hyderabad/FBN 10-13). Her work may also be mentioned amongst the India reports (MMS/WW/Reports/India/FBN 1-3). |
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Archive
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