Lochee Scotland
Dundee Royal Infirmary Dundee Scotland
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Florence Bell
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 19/05/1897 at 6, Gibbs Lane, Lochee (3) (4)
Date and Place of Death:23/02/1980 at Dundee Royal Infirmary (3)
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood:
Florence was the eldest of seven children . She had two sisters –
Jessie, born 1899,
Elizabeth born 1912
and four brothers – John born 1903
William born 1905
Robert born 1907
Thomas born 1909 (1) (3)(4) (5)
Parents: Father: William Bell born 1872 in Dundee (1)
Mother: Elizabeth Meffan born 1875 in Govan, Lanarkshire (1)
Parent’s occupations: Father was a jute yarn bleacher and dyer (1)
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: n/k
Occupation: Domestic (2)
Place of residence at Gretna: n/k
Job title at Gretna: n/k
Marital status: single
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Children: none
Travels: Emigrated to Canada in 1921 to join her father who had already settled there. Her Mother had stayed behind in Scotland. She is recorded as working as a domestic and intending to stay in Canada. She travelled on the ship “Saturnia “ on 08/07/1921 , from Glasgow to Quebec. She did return to Scotland and lived there until her death.(2) (3)
She worked in the H.M.Factory , Gretna . (3)
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Lochee Scotland
Dundee Royal Infirmary Dundee Scotland