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Miss Ethel Isabella Hair
Biography
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Ethel Isabella Hair
Gender: Female
Date and place of birth: 17th May 1871 Hebburn, Durham
Date and Place of Death: 10th November 1947
Nationality: English
Childhood: One of 6, moved from Durham to S Wales
Parents: N/A
Parents occupations: N/A
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: Church Training College, S Wales.…
Elijah Thompson Hall
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Elijah Thompson Hall
Gender: Male
Date and place of birth: 29th May 1878, Murton, Durham
Date and Place of Death: 13th December 1954, 448 London Road , Carlisle
Nationality: British
Childhood: 4th child
Parents: Joseph and Margaret nee Thompson
Parents occupations: Coal miner / deputy overseer
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/K
Occupation: Clothing manager then auctioneer agriculture and furniture
Place of residence at Gretna: N/K
Marital status: Married
Children: At least 2
Travels: N/K
Awards/recognitions: N/K
Positions held: N/K
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Elijah Thompson Hall 1878-1954
Elijah Thompson Hall was born on 29th May 1878 at Murton, Durham to Joseph and Margaret nee Thompson.…
Miss Margaret Handley
MARGARET HANDLEY
Gender: Female
Date and place of birth: 20 January 1897 Kendal District
Date and place of Death: 1950 Liverpool District
Nationality: British
Biography: Margaret grew up in Kendal with her siblings:
Eleanor Handley 1888
Holmes Henry Hadley 1891-1891
Adam Handley 1894-1894
Richard Handley 1900
Marie Handley 1906
Parents: Richard Handley married Margaret Hayes in 1887 Kendal District
Parents occupation
Richard was a clog maker
Schools Universities attended and years of attendance: Kendal High School
Place of residence at Gretna:
67 Pretoria Road, Eastriggs
Marital status: Single
Job title at Gretna: Laboratory assistant
Travels: Nil Known
Awards/recognitions: Nil known
Trivia/any other information: Once leaving HM Factory Margaret became a teacher:
From the 1939 register Margaret is living with her sister-in-law Kathleen in a house on the complex of the David Lewis Colony.…
Frederick Clarkson Harold
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Frederick Clarkson Harold
Gender: Male
Date and place of birth: April 1883 Wood Green, London
Date and Place of Death: 22nd July 1948, Tavistock , Devon
Nationality: English
Childhood: Large family and moved around
Parents: Charles William and Mary Anne nee Rowe
Parents occupations: Supervisor inland revenue
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: Not known
Occupation: Chemical engineer/analytical chemist
Place of residence at Gretna: 18 The Ridge , Eastriggs
Marital status: Married
Children: None known
Travels: Travelled professionally to South America ( Chile)
Awards/recognitions: None known
Positions held: None known
Trivia / any other information: Yes
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Today in Masonic History – William Hesketh Lever is Born (masonrytoday.com)
Port Sunlight Welcome and introduction to Port Sunlight (portsunlightvillage.com)
Biography
Frederick Clarkson Harold 1881-1948
Frederick Clarkson Harold was born in the second quarter of 1883 at Wood Green, London to Charles William and Mary Ann nee Rowe.…
William Arthur Haward
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : William Arthur Haward.
Gender: Male.
Date and Place of Birth: January 1894, Islington, London.
Date and Place of Death: 6th December 1920, South Kensington, Middlesex, England.…
Kenneth Phipson Hawksley
KENNETH PHIPSON HAWKSLEY
Date and place of birth : 15 September 1869 Westminster, London
Date and place of Death : 2 May 1924 Paddington, London
Nationality: British
Biography: Kenneth grew up in London with his siblings:
Lilian Hawksley 1868
Alice Hawksley 1871
Leonard Thomas Hawksley 1873
Parents: Charles Hawksley married Ida Phipson in 1867 Basingstoke, Hampshire
Parents occupation : Charles Hawksley was a Civil Engineer
Schools Universities attended and years of attendance: University of Cambridge, University of London
Place of residence at Gretna: Not known
Marital status:
Kenneth married Julia Letitia Anderson Green in Portsea District, Hampshire 1894
Children:
Phyllis Hawksley 1896
Thomas Edwin Hawksley 1897
Dorothy Sylvia Hawksley 1906
Ronald George Hawksley 1908
Reginald Jack Hawksley 1914
Job title at Gretna : Engineer specializing in Water drainage works
Travels –
London to Gibraltar
Return to England from Calcutta
Awards/recognitions: Nil known
References:
Ancestry
FindMyPast
FreeBMD
Photographs supplied by family members
Phyllis Hawksley
PHYLLIS HAWKSLEY
Date and place of birth : 12 January 1896 Notting Hill, London
Date and place of Death : 5 May 1975 Ashburton, Devon
Nationality: British
Biography:
Phyllis grew up in London with her siblings:
Thomas Edwin Hawksley 1897
Dorothy Sylvia Hawksley 1906
Ronald George Hawksley 1908
Reginald Jack Hawksley 1914
Parents:
Kenneth Phipson Hawksley married Julia Letitia Anderson Green in 1894,
Portsea, Hampshire
Parents occupation : Kenneth was a Civil and Mechanical Engineer
Schools Universities attended and years of attendance – .…
Herbert Edwin Hawtin
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Herbert Edwin Hawtin.
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 18 August 1881, Beckley Oxon.
Date and Place of Death: 19 September 1951, Wallingford.
Nationality: English
Biography
Childhood: Was brought up in the St Thomas district of Oxford. …
Robert Frederick Hayes
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Robert Frederick Hayes
Gender: Male
Date and place of birth : 8th March 1900 Keswick
Date and Place of Death: December 1975 Whitehaven
Nationality: English
Childhood : One of 2 sons
Parents: Frederick Hayes and Rebecca nee Mounsey
Parents occupations: Fancy goods dealer the clerk to linen thread manufacturer
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: Keswick infant
Occupation: Fitter and turner ( engineer)
Place of residence at Gretna: Eastriggs – exact place not known
Marital status : Married
Children : One daughter
Travels : None known
Awards/recognitions:
None known
Positions held
None known
Trivia / any other information:
Yes
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Hogarth & Hayes – Polygrade Set (pencilfodder.com)
From a pencil factory to a conference venue – Keswick Ministries
Nostalgia: Margaret Crosby on the fizziness business | Times and Star
Biography
Robert Frederick Hayes 1900-1975
Robert Frederick Hayes was born in Keswick on 8th March 1900 to Frederick , 28 and Rebecca ,28, nee Mounsey.…
Florence Jane Hayton
FLORENCE JANE HAYTON
“Florrie”
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth:
14 September 1898 in Frizington, Cumberland and baptised 18 October 1898 at St. Paul’s, Frizington.
Date and Place of Death:
6 June 1965 Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood:
Florence grew up in West Cumbria with four siblings:
Margaret (Maggie) 1885
Georgina 1887
John 1894
Tom 1907
Parents:
Peter Smith Hayton (1862-1930) married Elizabeth Robinson (1866-1920) in 1885 at Whitehaven.…
Elizabeth Jane Henderson
ELIZABETH JANE HENDERSON
‘Jennie’
Date and place of birth: 18 June 1899 Easington, Durham
Date and place of death: 22 July 1954 Co. Durham
Nationality: British
Biography: Elizabeth grew up in County Durham with her eight siblings:
Edward Henderson 1897
Henry Henderson 1900
Margaret Henderson 1902
Esther Henderson 1904
Joseph Henderson 1906
Caroline Henderson1908 (Twin)
John Armstrong Henderson 1908 (Twin)
Ada Henderson 1910
Parents: Frederick William Henderson married Caroline Kaye 1895, Easington Durham
Parents occupation: Frederick was a coal miner
Schools Universities attended and years of attendance: Not known
Occupation: Munitions worker
Place of residence at Gretna: Not known
Job Title at Gretna: Munitions Worker
Marital Status: Elizabeth married George Robson Gleghorn 1919 Easington, Durham
Children: Elizabeth and George had three children
Travels: Nil known
Awards/Recognitions: Nil known
Trivia/any other information
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Ancestry
FaceBook All photographs found on 28 July 2022 at
https://www.facebook.com/GreatWarSeaham/photos/a.277671885771021/444739409064267
FreeBMD
Ellen (Nellie) Heppell
1901 census—Ellen in living with her parents and siblings in Northumberland. Her father, William, is working as a coalminer
1911 census—Ellen is 10 and living with her parents and siblings, attending school.
1939 register—Ellen is living with her husband, William Smith in Longbenton, doing ‘unpaid domestic duties.’
Email from Ellen’s great great granddaughter to Museum in March 2020:
“My great great grandmother was called Ellen Heppell but was often recorded as Nellie.…
Maria Hetherington
MARIA HETHERINGTON
Information and photo kindly donated to the museum by family.
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 15 May 1890 Brampton, Cumberland
Date and Place of Death: 13 February 1993 Carlisle, Cumbria
Nationality: British
Childhood: Maria grew up with 6 full siblings and an older step sister:
Elizabeth Irving b.1893
George Ward b.1897
Robert James b.1900
Mary b.1902
David Stanley b.1904
Herbert b.1908
Parents: George Hetherington and Mary Irving who married in Carlisle 1895.Parent’s occupations: George worked for the railways as a platelayer.Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: No knownOccupation: Not knownPlace of residence at Gretna: Not knownJob title at Gretna: Not knownMarital status:
Maria married John Moffat Ward in Carlisle 20 October 1923
Children: John and Maria had three children:
George Albert b.…
Mary Ellen Hind
‘Mary Ellen’s Story: Mary Ellen Hind was born in Carlisle and lived on London Road until she was about six years old when the family moved to Annan. She began working at the Dornock Factory in 1916 at the age of nineteen, where she met and married her husband Andrew Halliday. Mary Ellen, better known as “Nellie”, was in her ninety seventh year when we spoke at her Eastriggs home on Wednesday 14th April 1993.…
George Herbert Hudson
GEORGE HERBERT HUDSON
Date and place of birth : 21 October 1885 in Gravesend, Kent
Date and place of Death : 8 March 1968 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire
Nationality: British
Biography: George had one sister, Kate Hudson born 1889 in East Ham, Essex
Parents: Stickney Hudson married Margaret Ellen Blashill on 5 august 1884
Parents occupation : Stickney started his career as a Teacher but then joined HM Customs + Excise and worked his way up to becoming an Examining Officer.…
Ann Hutcheson
Email from relative, June 2021: Miriam was born on 20th August 1894 and lived in Tyldesley Lancashire (now greater Manchester). She died in Carlisle on 10 July 1982 at the age of 89. She was married in 1920 and was still in Lancashire in 1910. The story goes that she moved to Carlisle and was joined by her sisters, Catherine (Kitty) born 1897 to 1992 and Ann(Annie) born 1899 to 1987.…
Jane Ann Jackson
My grandmother (Jane Ann Jackson) was born in Low Moorhouse outside of Carlisle in 1897, she started life as an understairs maid in a local “big” house. On her one day off a month she cycled to Carlisle to take typing classes. I don’t know if Gretna was her first typing position but it may well have been.…
Frank Reginald Ward James
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Frank Reginald Ward James
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: Born Hornsey, Middlesex 1873 (4) (5) (6)
Baptised Wolverhampton 21/03/1873 (1)
Date and Place of Death: 19/03/1962 at Shenley Hospital, Hertfordshire (8)
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood
Two sisters, Alice Gertrude and Florence Maria, both baptised 20/08/1869.…
Henry Japp, KBE
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Henry Japp. (Henry Japp KBE).
Gender: Male.
Date and Place of Birth: 6th June 1869, Montrose, Angus, Scotland.
Date and Place of Death: April 5th, 1939, Brentford, Middlesex, England.…
