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Jane Burton
Biography
Name: Jane Burton nee Raine
Date and place of birth: 11th May 1893. Washington, County Durham, England.
Childhood: Jane’s parents had six children, although only three survived to adulthood
Parents: Thomas and Mary Raine
Parent’s occupations: Thomas was a miner
Marital status: Married to Peter Burton in 1921
Trivia: Jane worked at Morecambe (National Filling Factory No 13) in WW1, before coming to Gretna. In the 1970s. she was interviewed as part of a research project on people’s WW1 memories. The audio, transcription, and a photo of Jane are held in the Liddle Collection, University of Leeds.
