Frances Parthenope Verney

Standard Name: Verney, Frances Parthenope

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Connections Author name Excerpt
Family and Intimate relationships Florence Nightingale
FN 's sister, Parthenope Nightingale , married Sir Harry Verney , second baronet, of Claydon in Buckinghamshire, in 1858. Sir Harry was said to be one of the handsomest men in England.
Bishop, William John, and Sue Goldie. A Bio-Bibliography of Florence Nightingale. Dawsons for the International Council of Nurses, 1962.
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Family and Intimate relationships Florence Nightingale
In her youth FN 's relations with her sister and mother were often strained.
Nightingale, Florence. Ever Yours, Florence Nightingale. Editors Vicinus, Martha and Bea Nergaard, Harvard University Press, 1990.
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Their sporadic quarrelling continued until her thirties, when she gained more personal and financial freedom, but they never attained complete...
Family and Intimate relationships Florence Nightingale
FN 's sister Parthenope died on 12 May 1890.
Nightingale, Florence. Ever Yours, Florence Nightingale. Editors Vicinus, Martha and Bea Nergaard, Harvard University Press, 1990.
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Leisure and Society Florence Nightingale
In May 1839, the Nightingale family was back again in London, where Florence and her sister were formally presented at court.
Cook, Edward. The Life of Florence Nightingale. Macmillan, 1913, 2 vols.
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Nightingale, Florence. Ever Yours, Florence Nightingale. Editors Vicinus, Martha and Bea Nergaard, Harvard University Press, 1990.
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Other Life Event Florence Nightingale
FN 's pet owl Athena, which she had rescued while in Greece, was neglected during the travel preparations and subsequently died of loneliness and grief on the very day that her mistress was to...

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