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Isabella Morrison
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Isabella (Bella) Morrrison later Isabella Fraser.
Gender: Female.
Date and Place of Birth: 22nd May 1897, Linkwood, St. Andrew’s Lhanbryd, near Elgin, Morayshire.
Date and Place of Death: 1st April 1966, Mission, British Columbia, Canada.…
Norman Thomas Morrison
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Norman Thomas Morrison
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Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 12/30/1888 Plantation, Govan, Scotland
Date and Place of Death: 6/12/1967 Monifieth, Angus, Scotland
Nationality: Scottish
Do we have images/photos of this person?: No
Biography
Childhood: His name featured in a newspaper (The Dumfries and Galloway Standard: 5th April 1916) report – presumably he had been called up and went before a military tribunal.…
Agnes Moyes
Name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) :Agnes Moyes
Gender: Female
Date and place of birth: 6th March,1872, Alloa, Clackmannanshire
Date and Place of Death: 21st August 1937, Hawthorn Villa, Alloa
Nationality: Scottish
Childhood: Alloa in the same house
Parents: Andrew Adam Thomson Moyes and Catherine Norval
Parents occupations: Clerk in distillery/accountant
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: Not known
Occupation: Welfare supervisor ( on death registration)
Place of residence at Gretna: Not known
Marital status: Single
Children: None
Travels: None to note
Awards/recognitions: None
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Agnes Moyes 1872-1937
Agnes Moyes was born on 6th March 1872 to Andrew Adam Thomson Moyes and Catherine /Catharine nee Norval at Alloa, Clackmannanshire.…
Agnes Cummings Muir
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Agnes Cummings Muir
Gender: Female
Date and place of birth: 21st December 1889 Troon, Ayrshire
Date and Place of Death: 7th November 1923 Moffat, Dumfrieshire
Nationality: Scottish
Childhood: In Troon
Parents: Willam Muir and Andrina/Anderina Murdoch(k)
Parents occupations: Ships Carpenter
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: Not known
Occupation: Stenographer/typist but Danger Buildings Team at Gretna /RAF
Place of residence at Gretna: Not Known
Marital status: single
Children: none
Travels: Atlantic crossing for work for 2 years
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Agnes Cummings Muir 1889-1923
Agnes Cumming(s) Muir was born in Troon, Ayrshire, on 21st December 1889 , the eldest of seven children to William Muir and Andrina Murdoch Muir.…
Thomas Goodall Nasmyth
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) :Thomas Goodall Nasmyth
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 28th February, 1855 at Carden Bank, Auchterderran, Fife
Date and Place of Death: 16th January 1937, Canaan Lodge.…
Eliza Noble
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Eliza Noble
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 12 November 1896, Broadsea, Fraserburgh Source: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/7941141/person/432240191086/facts
Date and Place of Death: 5 February 1986, 28 Kilmallie Road, Coal, Fort William, Inverness-shire, Scotland.…
Margaret Notman
Email from Margaret’s relative: MARGARET (MADGE) NOTMAN was born 27th January 1903 at 19, Johnstone Street, Annan. She was married to Walter Henderson. She died in hospital in Northumberland. Her home at the time was in North Street, Annan.
Notman family February 1918, From left Margaret (Madge), Jane (second wife of William and stepmother to Nancy, David and Madge), Elfreda ( baby daughter of Nancy), Nancy, William (husband and father), David (in uniform) and William (son of William and Jane).
Denis O’Connor
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Denis O’Connor
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 14/11/1867 Currans, County Kerry
Date and Place of Death: 26/11/1918 Gretna Hospital
Nationality: Irish
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Childhood:
Parents: Jeremiah and Mary (nee Riordan) O’Connor
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Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/K
Occupational history (previous jobs in their career): Asylum Attendant
Occupation: Police Officer
Place of residence at Gretna: East Riggs Police Barracks
Job title at Gretna: Police Constable PC2121
Marital status: Married
Spouse name (including male name): Jane O’Connor (nee English)
Date of marriage: 18/02/1909
Place/Parish of marriage: Dublin
Children: Eileen b.1903 and Mary “May” Alexandra b.1904
Travels: Ireland and GB
Awards/recognitions: N/K
Trivia / any other information: Died from Spanish Influenza
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- Books published (Title, year of publication, publisher): None
- Books written about the individual or mentioning the individual (Title, year of publication, publisher): None
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- Websites about the individual: O’Connor family tree on Ancestry
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Denis O’Connor
Denis O’Connor was born in Ireland and served with the police force at HM Gretna.…
George Paterson
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) :George Paterson
Gender: Male
Date and place of birth: 23rd February 1874, Annan, Dumfriesshire
Date and Place of Death: April 1927, Carlisle
Nationality: Scottish
Childhood: Only child , single mother
Parents: Maggie Paterson
Parents occupations: Not known
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/K
Occupation: Baker then a tramway motorman
Place of residence at Gretna:N/K
Marital status: Married
Children: At least 5
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George Patterson 1874- 1927
George Paterson was born on 23rd February 1874 at Annan, Dumfriesshre, to Maggie Paterson.…
Isabella Paterson
Email from great niece, Oct 2021: ‘I saw your appeal on Scotland’s People and thought I should tell you about my great-aunt, Isabella Paterson, who worked in the muntions factory. She was born in Birnie, Moray 10 Aug 1898 and died in the Solway Firth of Annan 2 Jul 1917.…
Thomas Pearson
THOMAS PEARSON
Date and place of birth : 1867 Burnt Leys Farm, Worksop, Derbyshire
Date and place of death : 25 November 1918, Middlesborough, Durham
Nationality: British
Biography: Grew up with three siblings, two brothers and a sister.
Parents:
Charles Pearson married Ann Mitchell 16 December 1862, Cuckney, Nottinghamshire
Parents occupation : Charles was a Farm Labourer
Schools Universities attended and years of attendance – Nil Known
Place of residence at Gretna: Hut 4, Butterdales, Dornock
Marital status: Married in 1894 to Elizabeth Ball
Children:
Thomas and Elizabeth had 7 children.…
Alexander Roy Henderson Phillips
ALEXANDER ROY HENDERSON PHILLIPS
“Roy”
Date and place of birth : 26 February 1893 in the Greenock District of Renfrewshire
Date and place of Death : N/K
Nationality: British
Biography: Roy was raised in Greenock with his siblings:
William (Jnr) Phillips 1885
Marion (Minnie) Findlay Phillips 1886
John Phillips 1886
Frederick Phillips 1897
Parents: William Phillips and Agnes Cunningham
Parents occupation: William was the Manager of a Preserves Factory
Schools Universities attended and years of attendance – Not known
Place of residence at Gretna: Not Known
Marital status:
Roy Phillips married Winifred Agnes Gow 1923 in Greenock West District of Renfrewshire
Children: No known children
Job title at Gretna : Not known
After the war Roy managed a sugar refinery and travelled back and forth between China and England.…
James Prentice
JAMES PRENTICE
Date and place of birth: 27 June 1855 Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Date and place of Death: 31 August 1931 in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
Nationality: Scottish
Biography: James grew up in Scotland, the eldest of a large family. His siblings were –
Mary Prentice 1858
Jean Prentice 1860
William D Prentice 1862
John Prentice 1864
Joseph 1866-1916
Robert Prentice 1869
Jessie Prentice 1870
Alexander Prentice 1873
Archibald Prentice 1876
Harriet Prentice 1882
Parents: Joseph Prentice (1835-1925) and Harriet Pollock (1837-1925)
Parents occupation: Joseph was a Coal Pit Engine Keeper
Schools Universities attended and years of attendance: Not known
Place of residence at Gretna: Not known
Marital status: James was married twice –
First marriage was to Margaret (Maggie) Calder with whom he had 6 children.…
Caroline Primrose
Caroline Margaret Primrose was born on 2nd June 1879 *at 54 Irish Street, Dumfries** to William Primrose , solicitor, aged 43 *, and Caroline Elizabeth (nee Moses) **wife, aged 26.
Her father was employed and subsequently also an employer in the family firm of solicitors following in his father’s footsteps.…
Robert Ray
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Robert Ray/Rae
Gender: Male
Date and place of birth: 12th April 1889 Cellardyke, Fifeshire
Date and Place of Death: 19th May 1964 , Sheffield
Nationality: Scottish
Childhood : 2 brothers, one with heomophilia. Upbringing at The Manse, Cellardyke
Parents : James Ray and Agnes Bonthone nee Oliphant
Parents occupations : Clerk in Holy Orders
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: St Andrew’s University Possibly 1910/11 – 1912/13 BSc, FRS.…
Elspeth Macbeth Reid
Info sent by Elspeth’s great niece: She was my paternal Grandad’s older sister, one of 8 siblings. My Grandad’s family worked in the quarry at Locharbriggs where Elspeth was born. As I child my Grandad told me that he had a sister who had died from burns in an accident in a dairy, not sure why he did not say that it was in the Munition Factory.…
John Charles Walsham Reith
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): John Charles Walsham Reith
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 20/07/1889 Stonehaven, Scotland
Date and Place of Death: 16/06/1971 Edinburgh
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood:
Parents: The Rev.…
Roberta Ewart Robertson
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Roberta Ewart Robertson
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 18th July 1896 Dumfries, Dumfriesshire
Date and Place of Death: 27 March 1917 N/G Hill 4, Dornock
Nationality: Scottish
Childhood: She had 6 siblings. 7 children including Roberta.…
Isabella Rose
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Isabella Rose
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 17th October 1897, Elgin, Morayshire
Date and Place of Death: 27th September 1959, 15 Carlin Street, Bishopmill, Moray
Nationality: Scottish
Childhood: A twin. The youngest of 5 .…
Isabella Rose
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Isabella Rose
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 17th October 1897, Elgin, Morayshire
Date and Place of Death: 27th September 1959, 15 Carlin Street, Bishopmill, Moray
Nationality: Scottish
Childhood: A twin. The youngest of 5.
Parents: George and Rebecca nee MacDonald
Parent’s occupations: Shoemaker
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/K
Occupation: Munition worker
Place of residence at Gretna: N/K
Job title at Gretna: Munition worker
Marital status: Married
Children: 8 children
Travels: N/K
Awards/recognitions: N/K
Trivia / any other information:
Isabella Rose was born in Elgin, Morayshire on 17th October 1897 to George, a shoemaker, and Rebecca nee MacDonald.…
