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Mary Adams
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Mary Adams
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 1894 Glasgow
Date and Place of Death: unknown
Nationality: Scottish
Biography
Childhood: spent in Glasgow and Hebburn (44 Ann Street, Hebburn Quay)
Parents: William (born in Stonehaven, Scotland) and Mary (born in Marykirk, Scotland), married in 1884, 9 children (5 living in 1911)
Parent’s occupations: Father was an iron driller in a Shipyard
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance:
Occupational history (previous jobs in their career): domestic servant (at home) (1911 census)
Occupation: munition worker at H M Factory, Gretna
Head forewoman (1918), after having been rewarded for her brave action in a factory explosion
Place of residence at Gretna: –
Job title at Gretna: munition worker, head forewoman
Marital status: unknown
Spouse name (including male name):
Date of marriage:
Place/Parish of marriage:
Children:
Travels:
Awards/recognitions: Order of the British Empire (medal) for courage in assisting others at great personal risk
Trivia / any other information:
“Miss Adams, who was born in Hebburn and had lived all her life in it, was engaged as a worker in a large munition establishment.…
Mr John Williams Adye
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : John William (Jack) Adye
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 21st June 1892 Malmesbury Wiltshire
Date and Place of Death: 14th December 1974.…
Miss Annabella Gordon Aitchison
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Anabella Gordon Aitchison.
Gender: Female.
Date and Place of Birth: 2nd January 1899, Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland.
Date and Place of Death: 1970, Carlisle, Cumberland, England.
Nationality: British.…
George Alexander Alderson
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): George Alexander Alderson
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 30/03/1878 at Carlisle (2)
Date and Place of Death: 17/04/1956 at Carlisle (1)
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood: George had one half sister, Elsie Johnstone, born in 1889. His father died when he was four years old and his mother remarried Hugh Johnstone.…
Jane Anderson
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Jane Anderson
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 6 November 1892, Carlisle.
Date and Place of Death: April 1974, Stoke on Trent.
Nationality: English
Biography
Childhood: Brought up in Kirkpartrick Fleming Dumfriesshire and Lazonby Cumberland. …
Herbert Andrews-Vickery
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Herbert Andrews-Vickery (sometimes Andrews and sometimes Vickery
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 2 Jul 1885 Melton Constable, Norfolk
Date and Place of Death: 16 Mar 1965 Christchurch Hospital , Hampshire (of 8 pine Ave, Southbourne
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood: One of 10 children (7 of whom were still alive in 1911)
Parents: David Andrews-Vickery b1854 Wales d 1977 Norfolk and Matilda Sparkes b 1858, Chudleigh Devon- d 1943 Port Elizabeth South Africa (where one of Brother’s had gone)
Parent’s occupations: Permanent Way Inspector (1901) Railway Inspector 1911
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: qualified engineer
Occupation: Mechanical Engineer
Place of residence at Gretna:
Job title at Gretna: Workshop Manager 1919
Marital status: married Mary Trevor Webster in Mar 1923 in West Bromwich
Children: Ancestry families suggests a boy but I can’t find records
Travels: 1933 returning from India? …
Agnes Burgess Armstrong
AGNESS BURGESS ARMSTRONG
“Mrs. Agnes Gilmour”
Date and place of birth: 28 September 1879 Dumfries, Scotland
Date and place of death: 15 March 1957 Birkenhead, Cheshire
Nationality: British
Biography: Agnes grew up in Dumfries with her siblings:
Isabella S Armstrong 1879
James H Armstrong 1881
Catherine Armstrong 1883
Thomas A Armstrong 1884
Grace W S Armstrong 1886
and a half-sister from her father’s second marriage: Sarah E M Armstrong 1895
Parents:
Francis Armstrong married Catherine Hyslop 1877 in Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Parents occupation: Francis was an Architect
Schools Universities attended and years of attendance: Not known
Occupation: Not known
Place of residence at Gretna:
15 U East Eastriggs
Job Title at Gretna: Welfare Supervisor
Marital Status:
Married Feb 18th 1916 to Thomas Gilmour in Roath, Cardiff
Children: Nil known
Travels: Nil known
Awards/Recognitions: Nil known
Trivia/any other information: Nil known
References
Ancestry
FindaGrave
FindMyPast
FreeBMD
British Newspaper Archive
Mossband Farewell Newsletter
Dorothy Askew
DOROTHY ASKEW
“DORA”
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth:
1893 Lamesley, Chester-le-Street, Durham
Date and Place of Death:
13 March 1976 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood: Dorothy grew up in County Durham within a large family. She had 11 siblings:
George William (1895-1915)
Matthew (1898-1968)
Annie (1900-1980)
Andrew Wilson (1901 and he died before his first birthday)
Margaret Ellen (1902-?)
Robert Henry (1904-1946) He was killed in WW2
Mary Jane (1906-1992)
Elizabeth Isabella (1908-1992)
Susan Gladys (1910-1996)
Eliza Emily (1912-?)
Allson Monica (1913)
The family lived in the Tanfield and Lanchester area of County Durham.…
William Askew
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : William Askew
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 5th November 1888, Carlisle, Cumberland
Date and Place of Death: 2nd October 1954 – at Mount Healey Villas, Rothbury
Nationality: British
Childhood: N/K
Parents: N/K
Parent’s occupations: N/K
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/K
Occupation: Railway station master – Goods foreman at Gretna
Place of residence at Gretna: N/K
Job title at Gretna: Goods foreman.…
Alfred Lees Aspland
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Alfred Lees Aspland
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 10/04/1878 at Dukinfield, Cheshire (2) (12)
Date and Place of Death: 21/01/1947 aged 68 at Wellhouse Hospital, Barnet, Middlesex.…
Stanley Astall
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) :
Stanley Astall
Gender
Male
Date and place of birth
4th May 1890, Horwich, Lancashire
Date and Place of Death:
17th March 1974, Romiley, Cheshire
Nationality:
English
Childhood
Had 3 brothers- lived in Horwich
Parents
Joseph Asall and Hannah Elizabeth nee Scott
Parents occupations
Boiler maker
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance:
Not known
Occupation
Analytical chemist
Place of residence at Gretna:
22 The Rand , Eastriggs – wife also there
Marital status
Married
Children
At least one , born in Eastriggs
Travels
None known
Awards/recognitions:
None known
Positions held
Trivia / any other information:
Yes
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Biography
Stanley Astall 1890-1974
Stanley was born on 4th May 1890 at Horwich, Lancashire to Joseph Astall , a boiler maker , and Hannah Elizabeth nee Scott.…
George Atkinson
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : George Atkinson
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: Spring 1883, Isel, Cockermouth, Cumberland
Date and Place of Death: N/K
Nationality: British
Childhood: N/K
Parents: Thomas and Mary Jane nee Nelson
Parent’s occupations: N/K
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/K
Occupation: Railway shunter
Place of residence at Gretna: N/K
Job title at Gretna: N/K
Marital status: Married Mary or Vera
Children: At least 1.…
James Cecil William Auld
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : James Cecil William Auld
Gender: Male
Date and place of birth: 9th January 1891 , Dennistoun , Lanarkshire
Date and Place of Death: 1972. Ware, Hertfordshire
Nationality: Scottish
Childhood: Only child
Parents: William and Emily nee Wallace
Parents occupations: Reverend
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: Dunfermline High School – dates unknown
Occupation: Engineer
Place of residence at Gretna: G 10 , Eastriggs
Marital status: Married
Children: 9 , named one after fellow worker Robert Wotherspoon
Travels: N/k
Awards/recognitions: N/K
Positions held: N/K
Trivia / any other information: See biography
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Mini Biography
James Cecil Wallace Auld 1891- 1972
James Cecil Wallace Auld, born on 9th January 1891 at Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, was the only child of Reverend William Auld and Emily nee Wallace
1891 -living at The Manse, Carnock Fife .…
Agnes Ellen Bainbridge
AGNES ELLEN BAINBRIDGE
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth:
Agnes was born in the Cockermouth District in 1892
Date and Place of Death:
Agnes died in the Cockermouth District in 1917 aged 25 years
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood:
Agnes grew up with her three siblings:
Richard Jackson Bainbridge 1880
Margaret 1882
Mary 1887
Parents:
Agnes’ parents were Miles Bainbridge and Mary Jane Jackson who married in Salford, Lancashire in 1879.…
Selby Grace Bald
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- 1901 census – Selby (aged 2), living with her mother, father and siblings in Sunderland. Her dad (Adam) was a papermaker.
- In the 1911 census – Selby (aged 12), was living with her parents, siblings and a boarder (David Raey – relative of Selby’s mother?) in Sunderland.
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Albert Henry Baxter
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Albert Henry Baxter
Do they already have a Wikipedia page? If yes, please paste link : No
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 21/12/1877 at Idle, Yorkshire (5) (6)
Baptised 3/2/1878 (6)
Date and Place of Death: June 1944 Leeds (7)
Nationality: British
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Isabel Gertrude Beattie
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Isabel Gertrude Beattie
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 17/08/1894 Carlisle, Cumberland (1) (2)
Date and Place of Death: 22/06/1966 , Law Hospital, Carluke (2)
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood: In 1901 she lived at 40, King Street, Carlisle, with her family.…
Madeline Ida Bedford
Madeline Ida Bedford
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 10th September 1884 at Woolwich, London
Date and Place of Death:
Name:
Madeline Ida Bolton Morris
Death Date:
4 Feb 1956
Death Place:
London, England
Probate Date:
2 May 1956
Probate Registry:
London, England
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood: Madeline grew up with her brother and sisters in London
Ellen b 1878 in India
Alice Mildred b 1882 Woolwich
Grace Doris b 1891 Woolwich but died before her first birthday
Edward Terence Berlyn b 1896 Dartford died in WW1
Parents:
Parent’s occupations: Edward was a Civil Engineer
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: Not known
Occupation: Not Known
Place of residence at Gretna: Not Known
Job title at Gretna: Not known
Marital status: Madeline married Ernest Bolton Morris
in London 24 June 1919
Children:
Ernest and Madeline had one daughter – Madeline Bolton Morris born 1922 in Greenwich, London.…
Sarah Jane Bell
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) :
Sarah Jane Bell
Gender
Feale
Date and place of birth
21st July 1895 Kirklinton, Longtown, Cumberland
Date and Place of Death:
Quarter 3 1972, Northumberland, South
Nationality:
English
Childhood
11 siblings, early life on a farm just N of Carlisle then family moved to Northumberland to mine when Sarah was about 6 or 7.…
Ralph Moulton Bilton
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Ralph Moulton Bilton
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: Yeadon, Yorks. 25/10/1894
Date and Place of Death: 1985 aged 91 Buried in Otley
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood:
Parents: Thomas Arthur and Marian Cooper Bilton
Parent’s occupations: House Painter (Father), School Teacher (Mother)
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/K
Occupation: Chemist
Place of residence at Gretna: N/K
Job title at Gretna: Member of Operating Staff, Cordite section, Mossband
Marital status: Single
Children: None
Travels: N/K
Awards/recognitions: N/K
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