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Annie Corrin
ANNIE MARGARET CORRIN (NEE WOODS)
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: Annie was born at Four Roads, Port St.Mary, Rushen, Isle of Man on Jan 24th 1897 and baptised in the local parish church
Date and Place of Death: Castletown, 24 March 1993 aged 96 years
Nationality: British
Biography Childhood: Annie was the youngest of 5 children
Parents: Richard Wilkinson Woods (1856-1917) and Ann Jane Radcliffe
Parent’s occupations: Richard Wilkinson Woods was a Mariner
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: Nil known
Occupation: Not known
Place of residence at Gretna: Dornock Central Hotel near Carlisle Railway Station
Job title at Gretna: Annie first worked in the cordite section Later Annie worked in the packing sheds.…
Mona Maud Cowley
MONA MAUD COWLEY
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 22nd March 1896, Old Laxey, Isle of Man
Date and Place of Death:
Mona died in London 1985
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood: Mona grew up on the Isle of Man, part of a large family. Her siblings included:
John Edward 1891
Annie Elizabeth 1895
Frances Helena 1899
George William 1901
Gladys May 1903
Ivy Lenora 1907
Parents:
Edward Albert Cowley married Elizabeth Ann Gelling in 1879 on the Isle of Man.…
James Bertram Paterson
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : JAMES BERTRAM PATERSON
Gender: male
Date and Place of Birth: 17th March 1878. Ramsey, Isle of Man
Date and Place of Death: 18th November 1957.…
