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Thomas McEwan
Biography
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Thomas McEwan
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 26th March 1880, Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Date and Place of Death: 22nd February 1960, Carlisle
Nationality: Scottish
Childhood: Mother died when he was 1. Father remarried.
Parents: James and Joanna nee McGarva
Parent’s occupations: General labourer
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/K
Occupation: Crane driver
Place of residence at Gretna: Longtown
Job title at Gretna: N/K
Marital status: Married Margaret Strachan Walker at Barrhead, Renfrewshire.
Children: 13 children.
Travels: N/K
Awards/recognitions: N/K
Trivia / any other information:
Thomas McEwan was born on 26th March, 1880 at Monkton, Ayrshire to James and Joanna nee McGarva.
1881- living at Jock Reid Street, Monkton. Father a general labourer. Mother known as Anne.
1881 – Mother died.
1891- Bereland Cottage, Monkton, now 4 more children. Stepmother Matilda 13 years James’s junior. Father a loco steam thrash mill owner?.
1901- Thomas a railway labourer boarding at 186 Main Street, Barrhead and Levern, Renfrewshire.
7th March 1902 married Margaret Strachan Walker at Barrhead, Renfrewshire. Subsequently had 13 children. Thomas a crane driver of 5, Great Hamilton Street, Glasgow.
1907- Barrhead – child born
1908- Saddleworth, West Riding of Yorkshire.- child born
1911-engine driver – stationary at a stone quarry. 7 children. Living in 4 rooms.
1914- Edinburgh – son born
1916- Longtown near Carlisle – son born. Thomas employed at H M Factory Gretna.
1921 – Thomas, Margaret Elizabeth Strachan Walker and 5 others listed at the address. Thomas listed as an ex Gretna worker.
1924 – daughter born at Gretna.
1939- living at 3 Cribbons Terrace, Carlisle. A locomotive steam crane electric derrick driver.
22nd February 1960 die at Carlisle aged 80.
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