Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Eliza Noble then married at time in Gretna, William Mckenzie to become Eliza Mckenzie

Gender: Female 

Date and Place of Birth: November 1896, Broadsea, Fraserburgh Source: Granddaughter
Date and Place of Death: February 1986, Caol, Fort William, Inverness-shire, Scotland. Source: Granddaughter
Nationality: Scottish

 

Biography

Childhood: One of four children raised in the fishing village of Broadsea on the North East coast of Scotland.

Parents:

Mother = Barbara Ann Lyall McNab born June 1869 at Broadsea, died February 1939, Broadsea,
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Source: Granddaughter

Father = James McDonald Noble, born November 1869 at Broadsea, died March 1960, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire,
Scotland. Source: Granddaughter

Parent’s occupations: James was a Shipwright (boat builder)

Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: Fraserburgh Academy

Occupational history (previous jobs in their career): Unknown
Occupation: Unknown

Place of residence at Gretna: S West 4, Township, Gretna
Job title at Gretna: Munitions worker

Marital status: Married to William Mckenzie – met at H.M. Factory Gretna. William McKenzie is also on The Miracle Workers Database here>
Date of marriage: February 1919
Place/Parish of marriage: Fraserburgh, Aberdeen-shire
Children: 3 boys and 2 girls. 2 children born in their time at Gretna

Travels: Unknown
Awards/recognitions: Unknown

Trivia / any other information:
Residence at West Hartlepool, Durham, England in 1901. Source: 1901 Census. There for a short time. Boat building.
Residence at Broadsea, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire in 1911. Source: 1911 Census
Residence at the Township, Gretna, Dumfries-shire in 1921. Source: 1921 Census

A huge thank you to Eliza’s Granddaughter, who has kindly shared information and a photograph with us. We hugely appreciate all your help with this!