Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Henry Shannon
Gender: Male
Date and place of birth: 1879, Carlisle
Date and Place of Death: Burial 23rd November 1934 at Maryport cemetery, address Skiddaw Avenue, Maryport
Nationality: Both parents Scottish
Childhood: N/K
Parents: John and Mary nee?
Parents occupations: Police sergeant
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/K
Occupation: Mineral sampler metallurgical chemist
Place of residence at Gretna: N/K
Marital status: Married
Children: Yes
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Mini Biography

Henry Shannon 1879- 1934

Henry Shannon was born in 1879 in Carlisle to John and Mary, both Scottish.

1891- living at 34 Grasslot, Maryport, Cumberland. Father a police constable.

1901- 89 John Street, Netherhall, Maryport. Father a sergeant of police. Henry a commercial clerk.

Q2 1908 married Ann Marshall in Cockermouth Registration District ( includes Maryport)

1911- visitor at 25 Warwick Road, Newport, Monmouthshire. A mineral sampler metallurgical chemist

WW1 employed at Gretna

1921 – listed as an ex or retired Gretna worker . Henry, W, Fanny and 3 others are on the record at Netherhall, Maryport

23rd November 1934 buried at Maryport Cemetery, Cumberland , usual address Skiddaw Avenue, aged 55