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Reggie Symonds
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Reginald Ernest Symonds
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 19th July 1894. Bury St. Edminds, Suffolk
Date and Place of Death: 25th March 1964.…
Edwin Taberner
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Edwin Taberner.
Gender: Male.
Date and Place of Birth: 1894, Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire, England.
Date and Place of Death: (possibly) Woodrising, Windsor Road, Somerset West South Africa, Company Director.…
Ernest Taylor
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Ernest Harry Taylor
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: December 4th 1868, Chelmsford
Date and Place of Death: June 19th 1928, Chelmsford
Nationality: English
Biography
Childhood: 115 High Street, Chelmsford.…
Katherine May Tearle
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Katherine Mary Tearle
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Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: December 1885, Bisham, Berkshire
Date and Place of Death: March 1967, Surrey Northern, Surrey
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood: According to the 1891 England census, Katherine had brother and sisters, Minnie Tearle, Emily, Bessie Tearle John Herbert Tearle and Samuel Hugh Tearle.…
Maggie Thomason
MAGGIE THOMASON
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 1900 Keswick
Date and Place of Death:
Date not known. Maggie died in Canada
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood: Maggie grew up in Keswick with her siblings:
Ellen Hayward Thomason 1905
John Powley Thomason 1907
Martha Thomason 1910
Lizzie Thomason 1914
Georgina Thomason 1915
Parents: Maggie’s Parents were both born in Wales. …
Ella Jane Thompson
ELLA JANE THOMPSON
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth:
31 July 1897 in the Cockermouth District
Date and Place of Death:
1966 in Lancaster District
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood: Ella was raised by her Uncle and Aunt so she grew up with her cousins in Keswick.
Parents:
Ella was from a single parent family. Her parents not known.…
Ethel Mary Tinkler
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) :Ethel Mary Tinkler ( Dobinson )
Gender: Female
Date and place of birth: 25th September 1895 Penrith, Cumberland
Date and Place of Death: 25th May 1975, Witton Gilbert, Durham
Nationality: British
Childhood: One of 6
Parents: Thomas Kendal Tinkler and Isabella nee Alderson
Parents occupations: Joiner
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: Penrith Infant School from 1899
Occupation: Munition worker
Place of residence at Gretna: Not known but sister lived at 41 Johnstone Street Annan at the same time
Marital status: Married a fellow worker
Children: 2 sons and a daughter
Travels: N/K
Awards/recognitions: Was presented to the Queen on her visit to the factory
Positions held: N/k
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- Ethel’s sister, Florence also worked at the factory.Mini Biography
Ethel Mary Tinkler 1895-1975
Ethel Mary Tinkler was born on 25th September 1895 at Penrith, Cumberland to Thomas Kendal Tinkler and Isabella nee Alderson.
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Gertie Tuffen
Mentioned and photographed in Carlisle in the Great War by David Carter, p. 181.
Evelyn Tuke
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Evelyn Tuke
Gender: Female
Date and place of birth: 24th January 1893 , Stanley, near Wakefield, W Riding
Date and Place of Death: 9th May 1982 registered Barnsley but probably still in Hoyland Nether
Nationality: English
Childhood: It appears that the family moved around quite a lot between Cumberland and West Riding of Yorkshire
Parents: John Henry Tuke and Mary Helena Wills
Parents occupations: Coal miner -hewer,
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: Not known
Occupation: Domestic servant , farm pre war then munitionette
Place of residence at Gretna: Not known
Marital status : Married
Children: 3 sons and 1 daughter
Travels : None of note
Awards/recognitions: None known
Positions held
Trivia / any other information: Lots of family information
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Evelyn Tuke 1893-1982
Evelyn Tuke was born on 24th January 1893 in Stanley, near Wakefield, W Yorkshire.…
John Victor Turnbull
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : John Victor Turnbull
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 14th July 1898, Rosley, Wigton, Cumberland
Date and Place of Death: 6th July 1956, The Ellers, near Crofton, Wigton
Nationality: British
Childhood: One of 7 children
Parents: Richard and Jane nee Hill
Parent’s occupations: Market Gardener and farmer (employer)
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/K
Occupation: Market gardener and farmer
Place of residence at Gretna: N/K
Job title at Gretna: N/K
Marital status: Married Eveline Hill at Chester-le-Street, County Durham on July 1934.…
Stella Crossley Turner
Information from Stella’s granddaughter on her visit to the museum, August 2021:
- Stella Crossley Turner (Crossley was mother’s maiden name)
- Worked as a button stitcher on soldier’s uniforms
- Born 1897, baptised and married 1924 in Darlington
- Died aged 80 in 1977.
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William Roseby Twaddle
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): William Roseby Twaddle
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 1879, Cullercoats, Tynemouth (2) (3) (5)
Date and Place of Death: 17/08/1929, North Shields (4) (11)
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood: Born in Tynemouth , one of five children, two died young.…
Edward Tweedie
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Edward Tweedie
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 15/10/1883 at Aikton, Cumberland (1) (2) (4) (5) (7)
Date and Place of Death: 28/01/1945 at Luton, Bedfordshire (6)
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood:
He was the youngest of three children.…
Herbert Walter Twitchin
HERBERT WALTER TWITCHIN
Date and place of birth : 26 August 1875 Wolverton, Buckinghamshire
Date and place of Death : 1951 in London
Nationality: British
Biography: Herbert grew up in London with his siblings:
Thomas Twitchin 1877
Mary Twitchin 1879
Alice Twitchin 1882
Richard Twitchin 1886
Parents: Henry Twitchin married Mary Flinn 1872 at St.Johns, Hoxton, London
Parents occupation : Henry was a coach painter for the railways
Schools Universities attended and years of attendance – Not known
Place of residence at Gretna: W.…
Edward George Voss
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Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Edward George Voss.
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 15 October 1873, Melcombe Regis, Dorset.
Date and Place of Death: 13 March 1939, Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire.
Nationality: English
Biography
Childhood: Was brought up in Melcombe Regis. …
Isabella Warwick
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Isabella Warwick
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 23 April 1897 Carlisle
Date and Place of Death: 1981 Carlisle
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood: One of 4 children, 2 sisters and a brother
Sarah Jane 1893-1971
Silas 1894-1951
Ethel 1895 who married George Routledge. …
Dorothy Gladys Watson
Dorothy Gladys Watson (Kirk)1896-1976
Dorothy Gladys Watson was born on 5th March 1896 at South Street, Bishop’s Stortford to James Henry Watson, Master Grocer born in Kent and Maria Jane nee Burrs , formerly Webb, born Marten, Warwickshire.
Dorothy had a long career in the Women’s Police Force and was the seventh to join Colchester Borough Police and probably the second to hold the rank of Sergeant.…
Sarah Elizabeth Watt
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Sarah Elizabeth Watt
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 18 December 1892, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Date and Place of Death: 14 January 1960, 1 Toronto Street, Carlisle
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood:
Parents: James Hudson Watt(?) and Sarah Wheatley
Parent’s occupations: In 1881 her father was a “sagger maker” and in 1891, a “driller”.…
Edwin Thomas Webb
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Edwin Thomas Webb
Gender: Male
Date and place of birth: 29th September 1893 Birkenhead
Date and Place of Death: 11th November 1969, Trimingham, Norfolk
Nationality: English
Childhood: One of 5 sons, 3 survived
Parents: Thomas Webb and Maria Louisa nee Thomas
Parents occupations: Blacksmith to a shipping and engineering company
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: Not known
Occupation: Chemical engineer.…
Young Whitham
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Young Whitham
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 1858, Todmorden, Yorkshire
Date and Place of Death: 20th April 1928, Chorlton, South Manchester
Nationality: British
Childhood: Youngest of at least 3
Parents: Joseph and Mary nee Walton
Parent’s occupations: Farmer
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/K
Occupation: Police constable
Place of residence at Gretna: Factory Police Camp
Job title at Gretna: Police constable
Marital status: Married Mary Elizabeth Cowherd.…
