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Henry Newenham Scott Harvey
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Henry Newenham Scott Harvey
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 1877 Cork City, Ireland.
Date and Place of Death: 16 June 1947
Nationality: Irish
Biography
Childhood: 2 brothers Frederick b1878, Edwin b 1879
(Family trees suggest another Arthur Allen b 1886 but not found)
1901 Clerk in Cork living with Grandmother and one of her other grandchildren at Cahergal, St Mary’s Cork
1911 living with Parents and brother Edwin at Knockrea rerrace, Cork.…
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 – .…
John Conroy Henderson
JOHN CONROY HENDERSON
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth:
8 November 1885 at Galashiels, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
Date and Place of Death: 22nd January 1941, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Nationality: British
Biography
John grew up with his two sisters in Galashiels:
Catherine 1884 and Winifred 1888.
Parents:
John Conary Henderson married Janet Gebbie in Galashiels on 21 July 1883
Parent’s occupations:
John was a Tweed Finisher
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: Nil known
Place of residence at Gretna: Not known
Marital Status:
John married Davina Cunningham Hay on 1 January 1913 in Lambeth District of London.…
James Chalmers Hood
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : James Chalmers Hood
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: Kinning Park, Glasgow 1896
Date and Place of Death: Perth, WA 20/05/1957
Nationality: Scottish
Biography
Childhood:
Parents: Alexander and Isabella (nee Chalmers) Hood
Parent’s occupations: Sail Maker (Father)
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance:
Perth Technical College, Western Australia
Occupation: Analytical Chemist
Place of residence at Gretna: N/K
Job title at Gretna: Chemist
Marital status: married Mabel Maud (nee Moyes) Hood 1922
Children: Bryce Ernest (b.1923), Colin Alexander (b.1925), Malcolm J (b.1932)
Travels: Australia and UK
Awards/recognitions: British Empire Medal
Trivia / any other information:
James Chalmers Hood
James Chalmers Hood was born in Glasgow in 1896.…
David Innes
Gretna Fire Brigade 1915 – 1925
Professional fire brigade members
Service and Personal details
Research Project led by Nigel Crompton
Name David Innes DoB 28 April 1892
Place of birth Crieff, Perthshire
Parents Robert Innes & Mary Taylor (Married Crieff, 6 Dec 1898)
Robert is shown as a Wine & Spirit Merchant
Parental Home 38 East High Street Crieff – 1901 were at No2 St Peter’s Buildings,
Newington, Edinburgh – 1911 the family lived at 28 Gilmore Place,
Edinburgh
Siblings Margaret, Robert, Mary, Thomas, Jane, Jeannie, Jessie.…
David Nathaniel Irving
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) :David Nathaniel Irving
Gender: Male
Date and place of birth: 26th November 1893 Forfarshire
Date and Place of Death: 26th November 1985 Carlisle
Nationality: Scottish
Childhood: Eldest of 3, 2 younger sisters
Parents: Nathaniel and Helen ‘Ellen ‘Yeaman nee Watson
Parents occupations: Provisions merchant – Ham and bacon curer
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: Primary in Perth – no specific school name
Occupation: Engineer/fitter
Place of residence at Gretna: Carlisle – possibly 12 Lawson Street
Marital status: Married in 1925
Children: 2 ?…
Elizabeth Irving
ELIZABETH ROBINSON IRVING
‘Lizzie’
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 3 August 1897 at Annan, Dumfriesshire
Date and Place of Death:
Nationality: Scottish
Biography
3 Sisters Left to Right: Elizabeth (born 1897), Jane (born 1899), Margaret (born 1895) Irving
Childhood:
Elizabeth was born and raised in Annan. She was one of nine children.
Robert (1891)
James (1893)
Margaret (1895)
Elizabeth (1897)
Jane (1899)
Jack (1901)
Agnes (1904)
Bella (1906)
Florence (1908)
Parents: James Irving and Janet Robison
Parent’s occupations: James Irving was a Fisherman
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: Nil known
Occupation: Not known
Place of residence at Gretna: 11 Sutherland Terrace, Annan
Job title at Gretna: Not known
Marital status: Not known
Children: Not known
Travels: Not known
Awards/recognitions: Not known
Trivia / any other information: Nil
Bibliography
Nil
References
Nil
Further links, notes, and comments:
John Irving
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : John Irving
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: Canonbie, Dumfriesshire
Date and Place of Death: N/K
Nationality: Scottish
Childhood: N/K
Parents: N/K
Parent’s occupations: N/K
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/K
Occupation: Carter
Place of residence at Gretna: Rose Cottage, Gretna Green
Job title at Gretna: Carter
Marital status: Married.…
Margaret Irving
Margaret Irving
‘Maggie’
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 12th February 1895, at Annan, Dumfriesshire
Date and Place of Death: 2 April 1986, at Annan, Dumfriesshire
Nationality: Scottish
Biography
3 Sisters Left to Right: Elizabeth (born 1897), Jane (born 1899), Margaret (born 1895) Irving
Childhood:
Margaret was born and raised in Annan. She was one of nine children.…
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.…
Annie Johnston
Biography
Childhood:
Parents: Father – James Milne and Isabella Smith.
Parent’s occupations: Father – Journeyman. Mother – Domestic Servant.
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance:
Occupation:.
Place of residence at Gretna:
Job title at Gretna: Women’s Police Constable.
Marital status: 1st Marriage: 2nd Marriage: 25th June 1907 to James/John Johnston/Milne, Commercial Traveller, at the Station Hotel, Glasgow according to the wedding services of the Church of Scotland.…
William Shawhill Johnston
William Shawhill Johnston
Birth 27 Jul 1878 • Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Death 19 Apr 1963 • Liverpool, England
Family: Parents were Frank Johnston (1835 – 1881) a cotton manufacturer from Blackburn and Eliza Fraser (1835 – 1906) from Alloa, Clackmannanshire. William was the youngest of ten children, his father died when he was 2.…
Elizabeth Kirkup
Is mentioned as working at Gretna in Gretna’s Secret War by Gordon Routledge (Bookcase, 1999), p. 12.
Jessie Rome Latimer
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Jessie Rome Latimer
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 5 October 1891, Annan.
Date and Place of Death: 2nd Quarter 1958, Lockerbie, Dumfries-shire Scotland.
Nationality: Scottish
Biography
Childhood: Brought up in Annan Dumfries-shire. …
John A Lawrie
JOHN ALEXANDER LAWRIE
Date and place of birth : 16th June 1879 at Duns, Berwickshire
Date and place of Death : 5th June 1953 at Eyemouth, Berwickshire
Nationality: British
Biography: John’s childhood home was Craigielea, Duns, Berwickshire.
John had one sister – Margaret Winter Lawrie
Parents: James Darling Lawrie married Annie Stenhouse.
Parents occupation : James was a Draper
Schools Universities attended and years of attendance – .Not known
Place of residence at Gretna: Not known
Marital status:
John was married twice:
First wife was Agnes Laughlan Gibson Cairns (known as Daisy).…
Arthur James Durbin Linard
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Arthur James Durbin Linard
Gender: Male
Date and place of birth: June 1871 Victoria Docks, London
Date and Place of Death: 14th November 1936, Perth
Nationality: English
Childhood: Brought up as son of a waterman
Parents: William John and Annie Edwards nee Atkinson
Parents occupations: Bargeman the Coal and corn merchant
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: Not known
Occupation: Quartermaster sergeant/ inland revenue clerical
Place of residence at Gretna: Carlisle possibly
Marital status: Married twice
Children: None known
Travels: S Africa in army 1896-1913
Awards/recognitions: None known
Positions held: None known
Trivia / any other information: yes
Bibliography
Books published (Title, year of publication, publisher):
Books written about the individual or mentioning the individual (Title, year of publication, publisher):
References
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Biography
Arthur James Durbin Linard 1871-1936
Arthur James Durbin Linard was born at Victoria Docks, London on 12 June 1871.…
Robert Giblin Locke
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Robert Gilbin Locke
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 1891, Edinburgh, Scotland
Date and Place of Death: 29/10/1936 Edinburgh, Scotland
Nationality: Scottish
Biography
Childhood: N/K
Parents: N/K
Parent’s occupations: N/K
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/A
Occupational history (previous jobs in their career): N/K
Occupation: Correspondence Clerk
Place of residence at Gretna:
Job title at Gretna: Correspondence Clerk
Marital status: Married
Spouse name (including male name): Euphemia Margaret Hunter
Date of marriage: 1931
Place/Parish of marriage:
Children: Not Known
Travels:
Awards/recognitions:
Trivia / any other information:
Further links, notes, and comments:
Robert featured in the Dumfries and Galloway Standard 5/4/16 as he appeared at a military tribunal, asking for exemption from Military Service, as his mother was an invalid and needed his help to run her shop in Edinburgh.…
Harry Marchanton Lowe
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Harry Marchanton LOWE
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 5 Nov 1890 68 Pollard St, Manchester, England
Baptism: 14 Nov 1890 All Souls, Ancoats, Manchester, England source: Lancashire Online Parish Clerks
Date and Place of Death: 19th February 1979, St Albans
NB No siblings.…
