Gordon, Eliza (1877–1938)
Gordon, Eliza (1877–1938)
New Zealand nurse, midwife, welfare worker. Name variations: Leilah Gordon, Eliza Urquhart, Leilah Urquhart. Born on Jan 29, 1877, in Glasgow, Scotland; died June 15, 1938, in Dunedin, New Zealand; dau. of Robert Maurice Urquhart (ship's steward) and Margaret (Wright) Urquhart; m. William Gordon (painter, d. 1905), 1902; children: 2 daughters.
Immigrated to New Zealand with family (1880); worked as attendant at Seacliff Lunatic Asylum (1899); after training as midwife at St Helens Hospital in Dunedin, served as visiting nurse and district agent for Otago for Child Welfare Branch (1917–32).
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 4).
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