Euphemia Alexander Johnston (born 1 March 1824) was a Scottish Lady's nurse
who attended
Princess Helena, the daughter of
Queen Victoria
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria, her death in January 1901. Her reign of 63 year ...
, at the birth of her first child in 1867.
Biography
Johnston was born Euphemia Alexander in
Inveresk
Inveresk (Gaelic: ''Inbhir Easg'') is a village in East Lothian, Scotland situated to the south of Musselburgh. It has been designated a conservation area since 1969. It is situated on slightly elevated ground on the north bank of a loop ...
to Jean Brackenridge and James Alexander. She was the eldest of six children. She married Alexander Johnston in
Edinburgh
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in June 1844. They had three daughters. She became a widow by 1851, and lived with her aunt and her children in
Edinburgh
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thereafter.
Career
She met Professor
James Simpson, possibly whilst a pupil midwife at the Maternity hospital in Edinburgh, and Simpson recommended her to
Princess Helena, daughter of Queen Victoria, for the birth of her first child..
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1824 births
19th-century Scottish women
Scottish midwives
Year of death missing