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Albert Henry Baxter
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Albert Henry Baxter
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Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 21/12/1877 at Idle, Yorkshire (5) (6)
Baptised 3/2/1878 (6)
Date and Place of Death: June 1944 Leeds (7)
Nationality: British
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Ralph Moulton Bilton
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Ralph Moulton Bilton
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: Yeadon, Yorks. 25/10/1894
Date and Place of Death: 1985 aged 91 Buried in Otley
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood:
Parents: Thomas Arthur and Marian Cooper Bilton
Parent’s occupations: House Painter (Father), School Teacher (Mother)
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/K
Occupation: Chemist
Place of residence at Gretna: N/K
Job title at Gretna: Member of Operating Staff, Cordite section, Mossband
Marital status: Single
Children: None
Travels: N/K
Awards/recognitions: N/K
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George Frederick Bradley
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : George Frederick Bradley
Gender: Male
Date and place of birth: 25th November 1882, Gargrave, Yorkshire
Date and Place of Death: 22nd June, 1944, Hawkes Bay,Napier New Zealand
Nationality: British
Childhood: Not known
Parents: James and Mary Ann
Parents occupations: Worker
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/k
Occupation: Foreman Carter
Place of residence at Gretna: West 14 Township, Gretna
Marital status: Married ( wife also in data base)
Children: At least 2
Travels: Emigrated to New Zealand
Awards/recognitions: N/K
Positions held: N/K
Trivia / any other information: Imprisoned for theft in 1906 and fined imprisoned whilst at Gretna in 1917
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George Frederick Bradley 1882- 1944
George Frederick Bradley was born at Gargrave, N Yorkshire on 25th November 1882 to James and Mary Ann.…
Lily Broadhead
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Name: Lily Broadhead
DoB: 31 May 1891
Place of birth: Barnsley, Yorkshire
Parents: Walter and Eliza (nee Littlewood)
Parental Home: Wood Nook, Birdwell, Worsbrough, Yorkshire
Siblings: George Walter (1884-1947) Edith (1887-1951) Frederick (1889-1958) Arthur (1892-1960) Tom (1896-1954) Clara (1899-1985) Annie (1899-1899) Frank (1903-1986) Herbert (1908-1983)
Spouse: Never married
Date of Wedding: Not applicable
Children: Not applicable
Marital home(s) : Not applicable
Employment: Kitchenmaid
1911 Census: Selaby Hall, Gainford, Darlington
Date of death: 1978
Location: Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Gretna details
Name: Lily Broadhead
Clock No: N/K
Date joining: Not known
Date leaving: Not known but suspect 1919
Addresses: Both No1 & No2 Women’s Police Barracks at Gretna
Rank on start: PC
Promotion: None found
Career after: Borough of Stoke on Trent Police (appointed Autumn 1921)
1921 Census : Queen Anne’s Lodge, Wentworth Castle Estate, Worsbrough.…
Reginald George Burn
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Reginald George Burn
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 14 Jun 1893, Bradford
Date and Place of Death: 29 May 1961 Clyde Villa, Bolton–le-Sands, Lancashire
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood: 1901 Potter Newton
Siblings Florence 1891-1908, Ernest Francis 1898-1984
Parents: George Francis Burn, b 27 August 1861 in Malta (British subject his father was a Foreman sail maker in Naval Dockyards) d 8 Jan 1940 in Chapel Allerton, Yorks and Katharine Amelia Usher b 21 Sep 1864 Birkenhead, d 15 Feb 1856 Leeds
Parent’s occupations: Mechanical Engineer and Engineering Teacher, Head of department in Leeds Engineering School
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance:
Occupation: Chemist, later Farm Manager on Marriage in 1922 and a Sanitary Inspector on probate in 1961 and in Hull in 1939
Place of residence at Gretna:17-19 The Ridge Gretna
Job title at Gretna: Shift Chemist
Marital status: Married in 1922 to Florence Emily Collett (1899-1992)
Children: None found Wife was living with Parents in 1939
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Trivia / any other information: Non conformist church wedding and Quaker Burial
Augustus Lawrence Connell
AUGUSTUS LAWRENCE CONNELL
Date and place of birth: 30 December 1886 Horton, West Yorkshire
Date and place of death: 24 March 1944 Bradford, Yorkshire
Nationality: British
Biography: Augustus grew up in a very large family as his father married twice. Augustus was the product of the second marriage.
Parents: Thomas Connell married Elizabeth Pilling, his first wife in 1862. …
Allin Cottrell
ALLIN COTTRELL
MSc. (Manchester), F.I.C, M.I.Chem.E
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: June Quarter of 1886 At Delph, Yorkshire.
Date and Place of Death: 18th August 1926, at Ashton-Under-Lyne
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood: Allin was born in Delph, Yorkshire and grew up with his brothers and sisters:
Ernest (1871)
Amy (1872)
Susan (1875)
Ruth (1877)
Clarence (1880)
Percy (1882)
Maurice (1884-1884)
Rhoda (Millie) (1889)
The family home was at Braeside, Delph.…
Wilfred Mason Edmondson
WILFRED MASON EDMONDSON
Date and place of birth- 22 January 1885 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire
Date and place of Death- 10 May 1967 Liskeard District, Cornwall
Nationality; British
Biography-Wilfred grew up in Yorkshire, the eldest of six children:
Rupert Edmondson 1892
Gladys Edmondson 1893
Percy Edmondson 1895-1895
Cyril Edmondson 1895
Ida Edmondson 1899-1899
Parents
Affred Edmondson and Mary Cunnington who were married
in Skipton District, Yorkshire June 1884
Parents occupation – Affred Edmondson was a baker and
Mary Edmondson a cotton weaver
Schools Universities attended and years of attendance – Not known
Place of residence at Gretna: Not known
Marital status- Wilfred married Alice Dixon (1885-1956)
in Skipton District, Yorkshire in 1913
Children: Wilfred and Alice had three children born after WW1
Conny Edmondson 1920
Ida Winifred Edmondson 1923
Irvine Edmondson 1924
Job title at Gretna – Graviteer
Before the war Wilfred worked as an Insurance clerk and after the war as a Dairyman.…
Walter Gaunt
WALTER GAUNT
Date and place of birth: 15 May 1886 in Bradford District, Yorkshire
Date and place of Death: 1973 in Aled District, Denbighshire
Nationality: British
Biography: Walter’s father married twice and had 6 children from each wife, so Walter had plenty of siblings:
Step Siblings of Mary Ann Piggott (1836-1870) were-
Ellen Gaunt (1857)
Anna Eliza Gaunt (1859)
George Gaunt (1860)
Agnes Gaunt (1862)
Harry Gaunt (1867)
William Gaunt (1867)
Full Siblings were-
Ernest Gaunt (1878)
Alfred Gaunt (1880)
Fred Gaunt (1882)
Bertha Gaunt (1885)
Sydney (1889)
Parents
Joseph Gaunt and Margaret Bottomley married 1875
in Oldham District, Lancashire.…
Thomas Horner
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Thomas Horner
Gender: Male
Date and place of birth: 6th July 1890, Settle, N Yorkshire
Date and Place of Death: Q1 1957, Southport, Lancashire
Nationality: British
Disability : Left army due to varicose eczema
Childhood: Eldest of 4 to survive, an older sibling died Male
Parents: William and Sarah Ann nee Milner
Parents occupations: Painter and paperhanger
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/K
Occupation: Police Constable, formerly a painter and decorater
Place of residence at Gretna: West Hill Police Barracks, Gretna
Marital status: Married – wife also at Gretna
Children: At least 3
Travels: N/K
Awards/recognitions: N/K
Positions held: N/K
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Thomas Horner 1890-1957
Thomas Horner was born in Settle, North Yorkshire, on 6th July 1890 to William and Sarah Ann nee Milner
1891- Church Street, Settle.…
Walter Evelyn Lee
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Walter Evelyn Lee
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: December 4th 1889, Edle, Bradford
Date and Place of Death: July 1975, Halifax.
Nationality: English
Biography
Childhood: 21 Leeds Road, Idle, Yorkshire.…
Norman Gateley Loxton
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Norman Gatley Loxton.
Gender: Male.
Date and Place of Birth: July 1884. Ecclesall Bierlow, Derbyshire, Yorkshire – West Riding, United Kingdom.
Date and Place of Death: 6th April 1937, Sheffield, England.…
Alfred Bertram Mann
ALFRED BERTRAM MANN
Date and place of birth : 30 April 1893 Leeds, Yorkshire
Baptism in St.Marys, Beeston
Date and place of Death : 17 December 1926, Calcutta, India
Nationality: British
Biography: Alfred grew up in Yorkshire. His family as shown in the 1911 Census:
Willie, Gladys and Joyce Mann died as infants.
Parents:
Alfred Mann married Susan Verity 10 April 1887 in Leeds
Parents occupation : Alfred Mann was a General Mechanic
Schools Universities attended and years of attendance –
Craven Street Secondary School, Hull
Hull Technical College
Place of residence at Gretna: Not known
Marital status:
Alfred married Mary Winifred Cowan (Cowran)
6th November 1923, Sibpur, Bengal, India
Children:
Jeanette Suzanne Mann 1924
Winifred Gladys Mann 1925
Job title at Gretna : Chemist on Mossband site
Alfred is 4th left in second row.…
William Mitchell
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : William Mitchell
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 2 Nov 1868. Kings Lynn, Norfolk
Date and Place of Death: 6 Aug 1935. Esholt, Bradford, West Yorks
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood:
Parents: William Mitchell and Mary Ann Caney
Parent’s occupations: Father a labourer who moved around the country.…
Sarah Anne Moore
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Sarah Ann Moore nee Hartley
Gender Female
Date and place of birth 8th July 1873, Castleford, West Yorkshire
Date and Place of Death: Not known
Nationality: British
Childhood N/K
Parents Richard and Elizabeth Hartley
Parents occupations Not known
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/K
Occupation General labourer
Place of residence at Gretna: N/K
Marital status Married
Children 4
Travels N/K
Awards/recognitions: N/K
Positions held N/K
Trivia / any other information: Went to Gretna in 1916/17 to escape husband’s violence As reported in South Yorkshire Times 2nd January 1918
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Sarah Ann Moore nee Hartley 1873-
Sarah Ann Hartley was born on 8th July 1873 at Castleford, Yorkshire to Richard and Elizabeth nee ?…
Edward Ernest Pearson
EDWARD ERNEST PEARSON
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 10 May 1874 Bowling, Bradford, Yorkshire
Date and Place of Death 19th November 1925. Hertfordshire
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood: Edward grew up in Yorkshire. Census entries show the family living in Bradford before moving to Hertfordshire. In Hertfordshire the family lived on the Brickendonbury Estate.
http://www.brickendonbury.co.uk/view-gallery/site-pictures-3/
Parents:
George Pearson (1834-1899) + Sarah Weetman Dickinson (1836-1911)
Parent’s occupation: George was a builder contractor working for the family firm of S.Pearsons + Sons which had been started by his grandfather Samuel Pearson.…
George Francis Rablah
GEORGE FRANCIS RABLAH
Date and place of birth : 6 November 1870 Scarborough, Yorkshire
Date and place of Death : 1940 Poole, Dorset
Nationality: British
Biography: George grew up in Scarborough with his sister Louisa Florence Rablah
Parents: James Joseph Rablah and Caroline Jennings who were married 18 August 1866 in Scarborough, Yorkshire.
Parents occupation : James Joseph Rablah was a Surgeon.…
Grace Mary Robinson
GRACE MARY ROBINSON
Date and place of birth: 20 June 1894 in New York, United States of America
Date and place of Death: 19 April 1949 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Nationality: American born of British Parents.
Biography:
Grace’s father was raised in Rydal, Westmoreland. His work had taken him to New York where his three daughters were born.…
Lieut Leonard Slater
Lt Leonard Slater
Gender: Male
Date and place of birth 13th September 1892, Bramley, Leeds
Date and Place of Death: 13th August 1949, Nether Edge, Sheffield
Nationality: English
Childhood In Leeds then Carlisle
Parents: John William Slater and Mary nee Simon Parents occupations Schoolmaster then Inspector of Schools and School mistress up to marriage
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: Manchester University from 1911 MSc Tech
Occupation: Scientific and Industrial researcher
Place of residence at Gretna: Eden Gardens?, Howard Place, Carlisle
Marital status Married
Children One
Travels None known
Awards/recognitions: None known
Positions held Trivia / any other information: None
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Lt Leonard Slater MSc Tech.…
James Carter Spensley
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : James Carter Spensley. Reference 1
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 1866 Reference 1: 11 November 1886 Reference 2.…
