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Margaret Jane Kenyon

Munitions Worker
Birthplace Cumberland Carlisle EnglandPlace of Death Carlisle Date of Birth: September 4, 1895 Date of Death: March 1, 1977

Biography

MARGARET JANE KENYON

‘MADGE’

Date and place of birth :  4th September 1895 in Carlisle, Cumberland

Date and place of Death :  March Quarter of 1977 in Carlisle, Cumberland
Nationality: British

Photos kindly shared with the museum by relatives.

Biography:  While Madge was growing up the family lived in Westmorland Street, Denton Holm, Carlisle.  Madge had 8 siblings, two of whom died as infants:

William George Kenyon   1888

Richard Fergus Kenyon 1889

Ethel May Kenyon 1890-1890

Esther Mary Kenyon 1893

Edward Kenyon 1894

Samuel Harper 1899-1899

Peter James Redvers Kenyon 1900

Eleanor Harper Kenyon 1901

49 Westmorland Street, Carlisle
Parents:

Richard Fergus Kenyon married Catherine Honor Bunyan in Carlisle, Cumberland in 1887
Parents occupation :  Richard was a Tailor
Schools Universities attended and years of attendance – .Not known
Place of residence at Gretna:  Not known
Marital status:  Madge married John Little in Carlisle District 1966
Children:

John Cherry Little 1916

Eleanor Little 1922
Job title at Gretna  :  Munitions Worker
Travels – Nil known
Awards/recognitions: Nil KNown
Trivia/any other information:
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