Olrig Scotland
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Biography
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): George Waters.
Gender: Male.
Date and Place of Birth: 14 March 1891, Olrig Caithness, Scotland.
Date and Place of Death: N/A.
Nationality: British.
Biography
Childhood: Siblings were Annie pyper Waters (1887–1957) and James Tait Waters (1897–1938).
Parents: George Waters (1848-1930) and Elizabeth Tait (1861-1938).
Parent’s occupations: The 1901 census states that his father was a farmer, while his mother was recorded as a farmer’s wife.
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/A.
Occupation: Police Inspector, later became a Superintendent.
Place of residence at Gretna: N/A.
Job title at Gretna: N/A.
Marital status: N/A.
Children: N/A.
Travels: N/A.
Awards/recognitions: N/A.
Trivia / any other information: He worked for Dumfriesshire Police, he spent five and a half years at HM Factory Gretna before being transferred to the headquarters at Dumfries and promoted to Superintendent.
He is referred to as being a Longformacus man, suggesting that he lived or worked there at some point in his life.