Catherine Scott Cuthbertson

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Munitions Worker

Birthplace Dumfriesshire Langholm Scotland Date of Death: January 19, 1997 Date of Birth: January 15, 1899

Biography

Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) :Catherine Scott Cuthbertson (married name Little)

Gender: female

Date and Place of Birth: 15 Jan 1899 Ashley Bank Lodge, Langholm

Date and Place of Death: 1997

Nationality: Scottish/British

Photo of Catherine kindly shared by family.

Biography

Childhood: 4 sisters ( Agnes b1885, Lizzie m. b 1886, Marion b 1891. Cristina Martin 1900-1972 and 4 brothers ( James 1888, William 1893, John Thorburn 1895-1962, Thomas Scoon 1899-1964)

Father was killed in an accident at Langholm Gas works in October 1914

Parents: Henry Cuthbertson (1863-Oct 1914)

Parent’s occupations: Gardner on her birth certificate in 1899, Gas Stoker for many years until fatal accident in 1914 reported in papers Langholm)

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Occupation: Worker at Factory, Woolen darner on marriage on 3 June 1921

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Marital status: She married Robert William Little, Tweed Warehouse man bachelor of Brae Cottage Eskdaill St, Langholm. At South United Free Church Manse, Langholm. Marriage certificate from Scotland’s people

One of his brothers (Thomas Ridley Little) had been killed in war and memorial data (supplied by family?)

Children: 7 suggested by ancestry family trees but I have only identified the following four so far;

Elizabeth Kerr Little 1922-1999

Catherine C. Little b1935

Jeanie Clark Little b 1937

Thomas Little d 2004

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