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Isabella Burns Begg
Munition workerBiography
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Isabella Burns Begg
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 18th November 1873, Edinburgh
Date and Place of Death: 30th October 1957, 27 Craighouse Gardens, Edinburgh
Nationality: British
Childhood: Isabella grew up in Edinburgh.
Parents: Robert Burns Begg & Isabella Begg nee McPherson
Parent’s occupations: Robert worked as a joiner journeyman all of his working life.
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/K
Occupation: Compositress
Place of residence at Gretna: 63 – 41 Pretoria Road, Eastriggs
Job title at Gretna: Munition Worker
Marital status: Unmarried.
Children: N/K
Travels: N/K
Awards/recognitions: N/K
Trivia / any other information:
Isabella remained single and grew up in Edinburgh, her father Robert working as a joiner journeyman.
From the Electoral Registers, Isabella and Alison lived together at 180 Brunstfield Road, Edinburgh during the 1930’s, as they did in Eastriggs.
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