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Jane Anderson
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Jane Anderson
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 6 November 1892, Carlisle.
Date and Place of Death: April 1974, Stoke on Trent.
Nationality: English
Biography
Childhood: Brought up in Kirkpartrick Fleming Dumfriesshire and Lazonby Cumberland. …
Agnes Ellen Bainbridge
AGNES ELLEN BAINBRIDGE
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth:
Agnes was born in the Cockermouth District in 1892
Date and Place of Death:
Agnes died in the Cockermouth District in 1917 aged 25 years
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood:
Agnes grew up with her three siblings:
Richard Jackson Bainbridge 1880
Margaret 1882
Mary 1887
Parents:
Agnes’ parents were Miles Bainbridge and Mary Jane Jackson who married in Salford, Lancashire in 1879.…
Isabel Gertrude Beattie
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Isabel Gertrude Beattie
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 17/08/1894 Carlisle, Cumberland (1) (2)
Date and Place of Death: 22/06/1966 , Law Hospital, Carluke (2)
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood: In 1901 she lived at 40, King Street, Carlisle, with her family.…
Sarah Jane Bell
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) :
Sarah Jane Bell
Gender
Feale
Date and place of birth
21st July 1895 Kirklinton, Longtown, Cumberland
Date and Place of Death:
Quarter 3 1972, Northumberland, South
Nationality:
English
Childhood
11 siblings, early life on a farm just N of Carlisle then family moved to Northumberland to mine when Sarah was about 6 or 7.…
John Campbell Birkett
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : John Campbell Birkett
Gender: Male
Date and place of birth: 13th September 1861, Kirklinton/Rockcliffe, Carlisle
Date and Place of Death: July- August, 1940
Nationality: British
Childhood
Parents : John Campbell Birkett and Jane ?
Parents occupations: Farmer
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: Not known
Occupation: Police Constable the Poulterer and fishmonger
Place of residence at Gretna: Police Camp, Eastriggs
Marital status: Married
Children : 6 , 4 sons and 2 daughters
Travels : None known
Awards/recognitions: None known
Positions held: Police Constable
Trivia / any other information: Yes
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Hatton Garden – Liverpool City Police
Biography
John Campbell Birkett 1861-1940
John Campbell Birkett was born on 13th September 1861 at KIrklinton, Carlisle to John Campbell Birkett Snr , Farmer , and Jane .…
Agnes Calder
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Agnes Calder
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 21 January 1895, Grahams Court, Ashley Street, Carlisle. Source: https://www.devilsporridge.org.uk/new-photos-of-world-war-one-workers
Date and Place of Death: June 1931, Bower Street, Carlisle.…
Beatrice Calder
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Agnes Calder
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 21 January 1895, Grahams Court, Ashley Street, Carlisle. Source: https://www.devilsporridge.org.uk/new-photos-of-world-war-one-workers
Date and Place of Death: June 1931, Bower Street, Carlisle.…
Malcom Nicholl Carlyle
MALCOLM NICHOLL CARLYLE
Date and place of birth: 19 September 1887 in Carlisle
Date and place of death: 28 April 1957 in Oxford registration district of Oxfordshire
Nationality: British
Biography: Malcolm grew up in Carlisle with his siblings:
Robina Elliot Carlyle 1882
Mary Carlyle 1883
Richard Carlyle 1891
Annie Carlyle 1894
Parents:
William Carlyle married Jennie (Jane) Elliot in 1879 at Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.…
John George Parker Carrick
JOHN GEORGE PARKER CARRICK
Date and place of birth: 8 December 1881 Wigton, Cumberland
Date and place of death: 1946 Wigton, Cumberland
Nationality: British
Biography: John grew up in Wigton with his younger brothers and sisters
Parents: Robert Carrick married Maria Bell 1878 in Wigton, Cumberland
Parents occupation: Robert was a Paper Hanger and Painter.
Schools Universities attended and years of attendance: Not known
Occupation: Painter
Place of residence at Gretna: Not known
Job Title at Gretna: Not known
Marital Status: John married Mary Tickell in 1904, Wigton, Cumberland
Children: John and Mary had 10 children.…
Thomas Edward Carrick
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) :Thomas Edward Carrick
Gender: Male
Date and place of birth: 24th June 1896 Dalston, Cumberland
Date and Place of Death: 15th April 1981, Carlisle
Nationality: English
Childhood: One of 9
Parents: John Carrick and Mary Ann nee McGann
Parents occupations: Tailor and sub postmaster
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: Dalston National Infants School from 1899 aged 3
Occupation: Stone mason
Place of residence at Gretna: Home in Dalston probably
Marital status: married
Children: probably
Travels: n/a
Awards/recognitions: n/a
Positions held: none
Trivia / any other information: Yes – brother Jacob also employed at Gretna
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Further links, notes, and comments:http://www.kingsownmuseum.com/ko2590-323.htm
Biography
Jacob Carrick 1894-1964 and Thomas Edward Carrick 1896-1981
This is the story of two brothers who on the 1921 census claimed they were ex H M Factory Gretna workers, residing in Carlisle at the time. …
Agnes Annie Chapman
AGNES ANNIE CHAPMAN
Also known as ‘Sissy’
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 11 February 1894 at Keswick
Date and Place of Death: 24 January 1960 at Carlisle
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood: Agnes grew up with one sister and one brother in Keswick.
Parents:
John Chapman and Grace Hindmoor were married in Keswick in 1894
Parent’s occupations:
John was a Mason’s labourer.…
Charles Herbert Chester
CHARLES HERBERT CHESTER
Date and place of birth: 1873/4 Kingsbridge, Cumberland
Date and place of death: 1930 in Carlisle, Cumberland.
Nationality: British
Biography: Nil Known
Parents: Not known
Parents occupation: Not known
Schools Universities attended and years of attendance: Not known
Occupation: Charles was a Colour Sargeant in the Border Regiment before WW1
Place of residence at Gretna: Not known
Job Title at Gretna: Not known
Marital Status: Charles married Ellen Dobson 1905, Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire
Children: .…
Lily Florence Curle
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Lily Florence Curle (later Mrs. Lily Ogilvie).
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 31st July 1900, Drybeck, Arthuret Road, Longtown, Cumberland.
Date and Place of Death: 5th January 1980, 22 Albert Street, Longtown, Cumberland.…
Elizabeth Ann Dawson
Elizabeth was born in Carlisle in August 1892. In the 1901 census, Elizabeth, then aged eight, is living with her parents and siblings, still in Carlisle. Her father, William, is working as a foreman of a wool and cotton weaving shed. Unfortunately, both of Elizabeth’s parents died during her childhood–her mother in 1904, and her father in 1908.…
William Bell Doyle
WILLIAM BELL DOYLE
Date and place of birth: 1854 in Carlisle, Cumberland
Date and place of death: 1938 in Carlisle, Cumberland
Nationality: British
Biography: William grew up with his siblings.
Parents:
James Doyle married Elizabeth Pattinson in Carlisle Registry Office 1st January 1851
Parents occupation: James was an Engine Driver
Schools Universities attended and years of attendance:
Occupation: William was a Marble Mason
Place of residence at Gretna: Not known
Job Title at Gretna: Not known
Marital Status: William married twice:
Travels: Not known
Awards/recognitions: Nil known
Trivia/any other information: Nil known
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Mabel Helen Farrer
Biography
Childhood: 3rd Child
Parents: Frederick Philip Farrer (1863-1/1/1935) and Annie Hall (1857-4/7/1906)
Parent’s occupations: Pencil Maker (1891 census), Assistant overseer (on wife Annie’s Probate in 1908). Assistant Overseer of the Poor (1911 census)
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance:
Occupation: Women’s Police
Place of residence at Gretna:
Job title at Gretna: Special Constable for Dumfriesshire
Marital status:
Children:
Travels: Worked in Northamptonshire in 1918
Awards/recognitions:
Trivia / any other information: Mother died when she was 19, No occupation given in 1911 census but she appears to be looking after other children.…
Alice Foley
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Alice Foley (nee Williams)
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 29 June 1895, Carlisle.
Date and Place of Death: 27 July 1978, Carlisle.
Nationality: English
Biography
Childhood: Brought up on the Back House Court, Carlisle. …
Irene Margaret Fryer
IRENE MARGARET FRYER
Date and place of birth: 13 June 1898 in Carlisle, Cumberland
Date and place of death: 13 February 1981 Manchester, Lancashire
Nationality: British
Childhood: Irene had an elder brother Arthur Frederick Fryer born 1894. She was the youngest of two children.
Parents: Arthur Fryer married Sarah Ann Armstrong in 1894, Carlisle, Cumberland.
Parents occupation: Arthur was a butcher.…
Charles Graham
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Charles Graham
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: Q4 1874 Longtown, Cumberland
Date and Place of Death: 1st December 1940 Dornock
Nationality: English
Biography
Childhood:
Parents: William and Isabella (nee Irving) Graham
Parent’s occupations: Father is a joiner
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/K
Occupation: Police constable in Liverpool City Police
Place of residence at Gretna: Browhouses
Job title at Gretna: Police constable
Marital status: Married Annie Armstrong in 1918 at Dornock.…
