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Mary Gerrie Esson
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Mary Gerrie Esson (Married name Banks)
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 9 August 1986, Aberdeen, Scotland.
Date and Place of Death: 18 November 1964, Melbourne, Australia.
Nationality: Scottish/Australian
Biography
Childhood:
Mary was the fourth child born to Alexander Esson (9 July 1858 – 28 June 1945), a butcher in Aberdeen, and Margaret Crofts (25 Mar 1866 – ?…
Annette Hamilton Geddes
ANNETTE HAMILTON GEDDES
“Miss Geddes”
Date and place of birth: 1881 in Newhills Registration District of Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Date and place of death: 15th October 1976 in Aberdeen, Scotland
Nationality: British
Biography: Annette grew up in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire with her siblings:
Mary Hosie Geddes 1878 – 1948
Eliza Maggie Geddes 1880-1884
James Fraser Geddes 1883 – 1973
Alexander Marr Geddes 1885 – 1973
Marjory Inglis Geddes 1887 – 1960
Frances Beryl Geddes 1890 – 1991
Godfrey Power Geddes 1895 – 1964
Parents:
James Lawrence Geddes married Marjory Fraser Burr in 1877 Newhills Registration District, Aberdeenshire.…
William Stephen Milne
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): William Stephen Milne
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 14/06/1880 at Aberdeen (1) (5)
Date and Place of Death: 22/03/1948 at The Hospital, Westminster (8) (6)
Buried 27/03/1948 at Camden (11)
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood :
In 1881 when William was ten months old, he lived with his parents at 78 Wales Street, Aberdeen.…
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.…
Mary Frances Carney Wattie
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Mary Frances Carney Wattie (M F C Wattie).
Gender: Female.
Date and Place of Birth: 21st October 1892, Aberdeen, Scotland.
Date and Place of Death: October 1959, Birmingham, England.…
Robert Wotherspoon
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Robert Wotherspoon
Gender: Male
Date and place of birth: 6th July 1878, Ralston, Renfrewshire
Date and Place of Death: 14th August 1964, Aberdeenshire
Nationality: Scottish
Childhood: Youngest of 8
Parents: Robert and Jane [ Jeanie] nee Couper
Parents occupations: Letter press printer
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/K
Occupation: Engineer
Place of residence at Gretna: Jutland House, Eastriggs
Marital status: Married
Children: 1 daughter
Travels: Emigrated to US , returned to Scotland, emigrated to Canada
Awards/recognitions: N/K
Positions held: N/K
Trivia / any other information: Asaulted near cemetery in Dornock 1917
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Mini Biography
Robert Wotherspoon 1878-1964
Robert Wotherspoon was born on 6th July 1878 at Ralston, Renfrewshire to Robert, a letter press printer, and Jane [ Jeanie ] nee Couper .…
