Talk:Edith Hudson

Birth and death date
I took Edith’s birth date (1872) from WSPU records of her arrests. I can’t find a record of her birth in Scotland and the only mentions of an Edith Hudson in the census of the time list her as a visitor so I can’t cross reference with addresses she gave in arrest records or published in news reports at the time. Geni.com has a listing for Edith with a birth date of 1873 (and death in 1935) but I’m not sure how reliable this is as a source. It states that she was born in Ceylon, which would explain the lack of UK records, but the UK census which lists an Edith Hudson born in Ceylon as a visitor lists her occupation as ‘medical practitioner’ rather than nurse. While this may seem semantic, there is a record of an Edith Hudson graduating from Edinburgh university with a medical degree and I’m wondering if this means she was a doctor rather than a nurse (there were no degrees in nursing at that time). It does seem hugely coincidental that there were two Edith Hudsons in Edinburgh at the time (it was not a common name) both working in health care. I don’t want to add any biographical information unless I’m absolutely sure it refers to the correct Edith. I’d appreciate any additional information anyone has to share on verifying these sources. Many thanks Gillaween (talk) 16:55, 7 March 2019 (UTC)