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Richard Cairns
RICHARD CAIRNS
Date and place of birth: 29th June 1856 Edinburgh, Midlothian
Date and place of death: 17th January 1938 Kennoway, Fife
Nationality: British
Biography: N/K
Parents: N/K
Parents occupation:
Schools Universities attended and years of attendance: Not known
Occupation: Gardener + Ground Officer
Place of residence at Gretna: Allison’s Bank, Sarkfoot T
Job Title at Gretna: Farm Manager and Ground Officer
Marital Status: Richard married Agnes Lister 1875 in Scoonie, Fife, Scotland.…
Beatrice Victoria Campbell
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Beatrice Victoria Campbell
Gender: Female
Date and place of birth: 2nd December 1898 Cupar, Fife
Date and Place of Death: 30th May 1918 Abbeville QMAAC camp
Nationality: Scottish
Childhood: Attended Castle Hill Primary school from 1906 ( Admission book)
Parents: John Johnston(e) Campbell and Annie Dewar Morgan
Parents occupations: Fish dealer
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: Primary school as above
Occupation: Unsure .…
David Gilmour
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): David Gilmour.
Gender: Male.
Date and Place of Birth: 28/04/1867 – Dystart, Fifeshire.
Date and Place of Death: 01/12/1942 – Kircaldy.
Nationality: Scottish.…
Alexander Moodie
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Alexander Moodie
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 29 Sep 1856, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Date and Place of Death: 3 Jun 1941, Dollar, Clackmannanshire
Nationality: British/Scottish
Biography
Childhood: Lived with his parents (father often away at sea) at Kirkcaldy until he was 15.…
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.…
Mary Wallace Wood
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by):
Mary Wallace Wood, known as ‘May’ and ‘Auntie May’ (married surname Watson)
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 1st January 1898 at Fowler Street, Cellardyke, Fife. Source: Mary Wallace Wood Birth Certificate, Scotland’s People
Date and Place of Death: 10th August 1941 Source: Headstone, Plot A1 W, Anstruther Cemetery Gravestones, recorded by Sonny Corstorphine. …
