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Mary Buick

1777 – 1854

Scottish seafarer, and nurse

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About Mary Buick

Lived 1777 – 1854 (aged 76).

Mary Buick (4 July 1777 – 28 February 1854) was a Scottish nurse who was working aboard Vice-Admiral Nelson's HMS Victory when he died in The Battle of Trafalgar. She tended to Nelson's body and prepared it for its journey home.

Early life Mary Buick was born in Dundee to parents Euphame Watson and Gideon Buick. Her surname is spelt in records as Buik and Buek variously.

When she was 20, Buick married Thomas Watson, a fisherman from Cellardyke, a village in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.

Buick went on to have more children and she survived her husband by 28 years. was built after the Battle of Trafalgar but demonstrates the type of ship in the Royal Navy in that period.

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Who was Mary Buick?

Scottish seafarer, and nurse

When was Mary Buick born?

Mary Buick was born on 4 July 1777 in Dundee.

When did Mary Buick die?

Mary Buick died on 28 February 1854 in Kilrenny.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mary Buick

· Wikidata: Q92440054

· DBpedia: Mary Buick

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