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Gladys Mary Beausire
Information supplied through Research Project led by Nigel Crompton.
Name: Gladys Mary Beausire
DoB: 30 March 1885
Place of birth: Great Crosby, Lancashire
Parents: James & Isabella (nee Tyrer)
Parental Home: 18 Brooke Road, Crosby and 10 College Avenue, Crosby, Lancashire
Siblings: Herbert (1878), Isabel (1884), Robert (1886), Alice (1887), Percy (1889)
Spouse: Never married
Date of Wedding: Not applicable
Children : None identified
Marital home(s): Not applicable
Employment: None identified prior to Great War
1911 Census: Not located on 1911 census – see notes
Date of death: 13 August 1985
Location: Hawthorne House, Lower Terrace, Hampstead, NW3Gretna details
Name: Gladys Mary Beausire
Clock No: N/A
Date joining: Not confirmed – but officer in 1916
Date leaving: Not confirmed
Addresses: 109 Central Avenue, Gretna
Rank on start: Was a Sergeant in 1916, prior to moving to Gretna
Promotion: Shown as inspector in 1918
Newspapers: Sunday Pictorial, The Globe etc.…
Madeline Ida Bedford
Madeline Ida Bedford
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 10th September 1884 at Woolwich, London
Date and Place of Death:
Name:
Madeline Ida Bolton Morris
Death Date:
4 Feb 1956
Death Place:
London, England
Probate Date:
2 May 1956
Probate Registry:
London, England
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood: Madeline grew up with her brother and sisters in London
Ellen b 1878 in India
Alice Mildred b 1882 Woolwich
Grace Doris b 1891 Woolwich but died before her first birthday
Edward Terence Berlyn b 1896 Dartford died in WW1
Parents:
Parent’s occupations: Edward was a Civil Engineer
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: Not known
Occupation: Not Known
Place of residence at Gretna: Not Known
Job title at Gretna: Not known
Marital status: Madeline married Ernest Bolton Morris
in London 24 June 1919
Children:
Ernest and Madeline had one daughter – Madeline Bolton Morris born 1922 in Greenwich, London.…
Frederick Alldis Eastaugh
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Frederick Alldis Eastaugh
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: Forty Hill, Enfield, 26 February 1882.
Date and Place of Death: Brent Eleigh, Suffolk, 23 July 1969.…
George Batley Godwin
George was born in London on the 24th September 1879, the son of Harold Frederick and Louise Marie Godwin.
Frederick Clarkson Harold
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Frederick Clarkson Harold
Gender: Male
Date and place of birth: April 1883 Wood Green, London
Date and Place of Death: 22nd July 1948, Tavistock , Devon
Nationality: English
Childhood: Large family and moved around
Parents: Charles William and Mary Anne nee Rowe
Parents occupations: Supervisor inland revenue
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: Not known
Occupation: Chemical engineer/analytical chemist
Place of residence at Gretna: 18 The Ridge , Eastriggs
Marital status: Married
Children: None known
Travels: Travelled professionally to South America ( Chile)
Awards/recognitions: None known
Positions held: None known
Trivia / any other information: Yes
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Today in Masonic History – William Hesketh Lever is Born (masonrytoday.com)
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Biography
Frederick Clarkson Harold 1881-1948
Frederick Clarkson Harold was born in the second quarter of 1883 at Wood Green, London to Charles William and Mary Ann nee Rowe.…
William Arthur Haward
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : William Arthur Haward.
Gender: Male.
Date and Place of Birth: January 1894, Islington, London.
Date and Place of Death: 6th December 1920, South Kensington, Middlesex, England.…
Bryde Johnstone-Douglas
BRIDGET HELEN JOHNSTONE-DOUGLAS
AKA BRYDE JOHNSTON DOUGLAS
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 28 November 1875 in London
Date and Place of Death: 27 December 1967 in Edinburgh
Nationality: Scottish
Do we have images/photos of this person?: No
Biography
Childhood: From census returns it is obvious that Bryde (Bridget Helen) had a very privileged upbringing. …
Walter Philip Joshua
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) :Walter Philip Joshua
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 1 Mar 1881 London
Date and Place of Death: 1 May 1964
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood: 1891 Pupil living at Arthur House, Clifton College, Margate, Kent in household of Jas.D.…
Daphne Sayer
Daphne Edith Nora Sayer
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 21 October 1901 in London
Date and Place of Death: 1997 At Colchester, Essex
Nationality:British
Biography
Childhood: Daphne grew up in London with her brother and sister:
Gladys Linda Sayer (1892-1989) who was a world renown pianist
Frank Bernard (1893-1940) who died when his ship was sunk by enemy action.…
Margaret Clara Scharina
Information supplied through Research Project led by Nigel Crompton.
Name: Margaret Clara Scharina
DoB: 14 February 1880
Place of birth: Charlton, London
Parents: Wilhelm Edward Herrmann & Janet (nee McKay)
Parental Home: 1881 – 4 Delafield Road, Charlton, London
Siblings: Millicent Wilhelmina (1882-1970 ), Marion Alice (1885-1931), Archibald McKay (1884-1885), Hermann McKay (1889-1942)
Spouse: Never married
Date of Wedding: Not applicable
Children: None identified
Marital home(s): Not applicable
Employment: Governess
1911 Census: Living at home: Mount Park, Victoria Park, Gourock, Scotland
Date of death: 12 December 1957
Location: Bevendean Hospital, Brighton, Sussex.…
Joan Wickham
Alice Joan Wickham
Known as ‘Joan’
Date and place of birth: 1 December 1888 in London
Date and place of Death: 8 December 1966 at Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.
Nationality: British
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Biography:
Joan had a very privileged upbringing along with her sister Mary Ethel Wickham.
Parents: Major Henry Wickham and Lady Ethelreda Caroline Gordon married 16 September 1884 in Peterborough District, Northamptonshire
Major Henry Wickham
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Kenneth Alfred Wolfe Barry, OBE
Introduction
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Kenneth Alfred Wolfe Barry OBE.
Do they already have a Wikipedia page? If yes, please paste link: No.
Gender: Male.
Date and Place of Birth: 16th March 1879, Delahay St, Westminster, London.…
