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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.…

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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.…

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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.…

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George Batley Godwin

George was born in London on the 24th September 1879, the son of Harold Frederick and Louise Marie Godwin.

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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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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.…

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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.…

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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. …

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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.…

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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.…

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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.…

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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.…

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