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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. …

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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.…

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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.…

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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.…

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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
Bibliography

Books published (Title, year of publication, publisher):
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References

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Further links, notes, and comments:

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 .…

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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.…

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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.…

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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.…

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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.…

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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
Bibliography

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References

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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. …

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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.…

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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: .…

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Ellen Cleminson

Disability: chronic lung problems

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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.…

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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.…

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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

References
Ancestry
FindMyPast
FreeBMD

 

 

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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.…

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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. …

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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.…

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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.…

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