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Brymor Hugh Davies
BRYNMOR HUGH DAVIES
Date and place of birth : 25 March 1893 in Cymmer, Glamorgan, Wales
Date and place of Death : 3 December 1961 in San Antonio, Texas, USA
Nationality: British
Biography: Brynmoor grew up in Wales. In the 1911 Census his parents were recorded as having had 6 children with 5 still living. Brynmor was the youngest child.…
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.…
Kenneth Bingham Quinan
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Kenneth Bingham Quinan.
Gender: Male.
Date and Place of Birth: 3rd July 1878, Orange, Essex, New Jersey, United States.
Date and Place of Death: 26th January 1948, Bizweni, Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa.…
Grace Mary Robinson
GRACE MARY ROBINSON
Date and place of birth: 20 June 1894 in New York, United States of America
Date and place of Death: 19 April 1949 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Nationality: American born of British Parents.
Biography:
Grace’s father was raised in Rydal, Westmoreland. His work had taken him to New York where his three daughters were born.…
Versale Van Ruymbeke
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Vesale Emile Lotharie van Ruymbeke.
Gender: Male.
Date and Place of Birth: 13th July 1890. Aurora, DuPage, Kendall and Will, Illinois, United States (or in Canada- according to Mossband Farewell Magazine).…
