Born in Kororereka, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Ancestors 
Daughter of Frank Arthur Gould
and Ellen Frances Matilda (Clendon) Gould
Sister of
Mary Parsons (Gould) Long, Fanny Kate (Gould) Gilfillan, George Alfred Gould and Harry Howard Gould
Wife of
James Wrey Nolan
— married
3 Aug 1881 in Holy Trinty Church, Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand
[children unknown]
Died
at age 75
in Gisborne, Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa, North Island, New Zealand
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Biography
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| Nellie (on the left) with Penelope Frater & Julia Johnston |
Ellen Julia 'Nellie' Gould was born on 8th February 1859 at Kororereka, Bay of Islands, New Zealand. She was a daughter of Frank Gould and Fanny Clendon. [1]
Nellie married James Nolan on 3rd August 1881 in the Holy Trinity Church, Otahuhu, Auckland. [2]
Nellie was a nursing sister and matron
Nellie took up nursing. She was appointed Matron of Rydalmere Hospital for the Insane, and as one wag later put it, a 'quite suitable preparation for nursing in South Africa'.
Nellie (Gould) Nolan is a Military Veteran.
Served in the New South Wales Military Force 1900-1902
New South Wales Nursing Sisters
Served in the New South Wales Military Force 1900-1902
New South Wales Nursing Sisters
The New South Wales Nursing Sisters, raised in 1898, was the first female army unit in any Australian colony, and was commanded by Lady Superintendent (Matron) Ellen 'Nellie' Gould. [3] Nellie had actually previously overseen the training of several of her nurses. The the fourteen-strong team for the Boer War in South Africa aboard the SS Moravian on 17th January 1900. She returned to Australia in August 1902; having been awarded both the Queen's South Africa Medal and the King's South Africa Medal.
She passed away, aged 75 years, on 23rd July 1934 at Gisborne, Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa, North Island and is buried at Taruheru Cemetery, Gisborne. [4]
Sources
- ↑ New Zealand Birth Index #1859/4876
- ↑ New Zealand Marriage Index #1881/2192
- ↑ Australian War Memorial nominal roll: Lady Superintendent Ellen Julia Gould; accessed 9 May 2020
- ↑ New Zealand Death Index #1934/7128
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