Historedia
Person

William Rathbone VI

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1859

Every event in Historedia whose sources name William Rathbone VI, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. District nursing begins in Liverpool

    1859

    Role: Liverpool philanthropist who engaged Mary Robinson

    1. 1859 · LiverpoolEngagement of Mary Robinson

      After his wife's death in 1859, William Rathbone engaged Mary Robinson to provide healthcare to the sick poor in Liverpool's poorest districts.

    2. 1859 · LiverpoolThree-month experiment

      A three-month experiment with Nurse Robinson providing care in poor homes led to the creation of a philanthropic district nursing system.

Sources

  1. William Rathbone VI Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-23
  2. District nurse Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-28