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Daughter of Henry FITZSIMMONS and Mary nee CROKER

Educated at Kyneton Convent of Mercy, Margaret trained at Women's Hospital Melbourne and Kyenton District Hospital fro 1889-1892.  She was Matron of Ayr Hospital in North Queensland for 12 months, principal nursing in Enteric & Tropical Diseases.

Prior to enlisting Margaret owned the "Ensor Private Hospital" Victoria Parade, East Melbourne.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the PARTNERSHIP lately subsisting between us, the under-signed Minnie  Oldfield and Margaret Lucy May Fitzsimons, carrying  on the business of a private hospital at "Ensor,"  Victoria Parade, East Melbourne has been DISSOLVED  by mutual consent as from the twenty-fourth day of  June, one thousand nine hundred and three. All debts  due to or owing by the said late firm will be received  and paid by the  said Margaret Lucy May Fitzsimons  who will continue to carry on the said business at  "Ensor," Victoria-parade, East Melbourne.
As witness our hands this 29th day of June 1903.

Margaret enlisted as a Staff Nurse with the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

Served 1.7.1916 to 19.11.1917 in England, France and Italy

Staff Nurse at Military Hospital Taranto

Medically unfit and Discharged 18.11.1917 with Aneamia, Degility and Heart.

Reference from Ida Greaves at Wimereux, Boulogne, France dated 05 June 1916

'Miss Margaret Fitzsimons has been a staff nurse at the Australian Voluntary Hospital for four months.

She is a thoroughly competent nurse and most attentive and good to her patients. As the Hospital is Closing her services can no longer be retained. I have much pleasure in recommending her'

Ida Greaves" Matron AVH

Margaret passed away on 13.6.1952. Her remains were buried at Tylden Cemetery.

The Argus Tuesday 17 June 1952

FITZSIMONS – On June 13, at Blackwood, Margaret Lucy, eldest daughter of the late Henry and Margaret, loving sister of Rose (Mrs R Reardon), John, William, and Julie – R.I.P.