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Denis O’Neil
Appeared in the Dumfries and Galloway Standard 12th September 1917, charged with assaulting a fellow police officer.
Michael O’Reilly
Appeared in Dumfries and Galloway Standard; Jan. 8, 1916, plead guilty to breach of the peace.
Michael O’Rennie
Appeared in Dumfries and Galloway Standard; Feb 23 1916, after fighting.
Norah Josephine O’Sullivan
Norah O’Sullivan 1900-1975
Norah Josephine O’Sullivan was born on 11th August 1900 at Seacombe, ( Birkenhead) to Irish Catholic father Dennis/Denis O’Sullivan from Kerry, Ireland and Amy Balmer nee Williams a Liverpudlian Catholic.
The 1881 census finds both of Norah’s parents residing in the same property at 70, Upper Pitt Street, Liverpool.…
Alfred James Occleshaw
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Alfred James Occleshaw.
Gender: Male.
Date and Place of Birth: September 19th 1888, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Date and Place of Death: 1969, Donvale, Victoria, Australia.…
Marion Oddie
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Marion Oddie
Gender: Female.
Date and Place of Birth: Darlington, Durham, England.
Date and Place of Death: N/A.
Nationality: British.
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Childhood: N/A.…
Eileen Russell Odell
Information supplied through Research Project led by Nigel Crompton.
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Originally born Ethel Frances Prewer. She then changed her name to Violet Patricia Neville. Later she changed her name to Eileen Russell Odell.…
Stanley Offley
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Stanley Offley.
Gender: Male.
Date and Place of Birth: July 13th 1899, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England.
Date and Place of Death: January 4th 1995, Heswall, Cheshire, England.…
Norman Oldham
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Norman Henry Oldham
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 1880 Q1 Sale, Cheshire
Date and Place of Death: 30/03/1939 “Aysgarth”, Cobham, Surrey
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood:
Parents: Joseph and Mary Oldham (nee Kenyon)
Parent’s occupations: Home Trade Merchant (Father)
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance:
BA Merton College, Oxford 1901, Temple Bar 1911
Occupation: Attorney at Law
Place of residence at Gretna: “A bungalow”
Job title at Gretna: Lieutenant in Royal Army Service Corps
Marital status: Lucy Alice (nee Phillips) Oldham (m.…
Emily Violet Oldmeadow
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Name: Emily Violet Oldmeadow
DoB: 16 March 1884
Place of birth: Birmingham
Parents: Frederick Augustus & Sarah Ann (nee Robbins)
Parental Home(s): 1891 – no confirmed census entries found for family but London
Siblings: Henry Frederick (1882), Herbert Frances (1900-1900) (Possibly Percy as well born 1887)
Spouse: Never married
Date of Wedding: Not applicable
Children : Not applicable
Marital home(s) : Not applicable
Employment: Lady’s maid both before and after Great War – WPS during war
1911 Census: Living at 50 Bedford Square London.…
Rosa Oldmeadow
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Name: Rosa Oldmeadow
DoB: 11 Nov 1895
Place of birth: Kings Norton, Worcestershire (Birmingham suburb)
Parents: James & Rosa (nee Smith)
Parental Home(s): 1891 – Back 20, Clevedon Road, Kings Norton
Siblings: James (1888-1889), Mabel (1890-1973), Kate (1894-1979)
Spouse: Arthur Frederick Edmunds
Date of Wedding: Banns in March 1923 – Married in Buckingham area
Children : Joyce (1925-1925), Priscilla (1926), Ruth (1930)
Marital home(s) : numerous
Employment: Lady’s maid after war
1911 Census: Living with James, her father, in Maids Moreton.…
Thomas Lancaster Oliver
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Thomas Lancaster Oliver
Gender: Male
Date and place of birth: 28th September 1900, 12, King’s Arms Lane, Carlisle
Date and Place of Death: 29th December 1968, 50 Masefield Lane, Hayes, Middlesex
Nationality: British
Childhood: Eldest of 4
Parents: William Oliver and Sarah Jane nee Lancaster
Parents occupations: Police constable
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/K
Occupation: Engineer
Place of residence at Gretna: Carlisle probably
Marital status: Married
Children: At least 1
Travels: N/K
Awards/recognitions: N/K
Positions held: N/K
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Thomas Lancaster Oliver 1900-1968
Thomas Lancaster Oliver was born in Carlisle on 28th September 1900 to William and Sarah Jane nee Lancaster.…
Leonard James Orledge
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Leonard James Orledge
Gender: Male
Date and place of birth: 9th July 1892 Midsomer Norton, Bath, Somerset
Date and Place of Death:9th February 1968, 100 Fishponds Rd,Bristol
Nationality: English
Childhood: Middle of 11 children
Parents: Francis Edward and Kate Elizabeth ( Eliza) nee Yeling
Parents occupations: Miller
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: None known
Occupation: Railway fireman
Place of residence at Gretna:Not known probably a hostel
Marital status: Married
Children: Yes
Travels: N/K
Awards/recognitions: N/K
Positions held: Member of Trade Union
Trivia / any other information: yes
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Leonard James Orledge1892- 1968
Leonard Orledge was born at Midsomer Norton, Bath, Somerset on 9th July 1892 to Francis Edward Orledge, miller, and Kate Elizabeth nee Yelling.…
Frank Orton
Appeared in Dumfries and Galloway Standard; April 25 1917, under the heading ‘Slackers Punished’, absented himself from work. Fined £2.
Miss Emily Jane Overend
Email from nephew, August 2021: I am endeavoring to find out some history regarding my ‘late’ Aunt Emily. She was my Mother’s sister.
Their home was in the townland of Brackagh, Portadown, Co Armagh.
I have located some ‘postcards’ which have given me the following information
1..Aunt Emily had a ‘Number…20091
- On the 29th August 1917 she resided at Balliol House Pretoria road Eastriggs
- On the 2nd Aug 1918 her address was c/o Mrs Kerr,17 George st Annan Dumfrieshire.
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Griffith S Owens
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Griffith S Owens
Gender: Male
Place of residence at Gretna: 31 Delhi Road, Eastriggs
Job title at Gretna: Acid Foreman
Trivia / any other information:
He appeared on Gretna and Eastriggs Electoral Roll 1918-1919.
There may be some connection between him and Mrs Emily Owens, who is listed as living at the same address on the Gretna and Eastriggs Electoral Roll 1918-1919, but this has not been confirmed.…
Florence May Oxborrow
FLORENCE MAY OXBORROW
Date and place of birth: 5 May 1896, Southampton, Hampshire
Date and place of death: Florence lived to be 100 years old in spite of having been designated as “incapacitated” in the 1939 Register: She died in November 1996 in Winchester, Hampshire
Nationality: British
Biography: Florence had two siblings:
Alfred William Oxborrow 1887
Alice Maud Oxborrow 1890
Parents:
Samuel Oxborrow and Hephzibah Shearmen, who married May 1885
Parents occupation: Samuel was a Blacksmith, Hephzibah was a dressmaker
Schools Universities attended and years of attendance: Not known
Occupation: Not known
Place of residence at Gretna: Florence was based in Gretna: she lived at 17 T East, according to the Eastriggs and Gretna Electoral Rolls 1918-1919
Job Title at Gretna: Welfare Supervisor
Marital Status: Single
Children: Nil known
Travels: Nil known
Awards/Recognitions: Nil known
Trivia/any other information: Nil known
References
Ancestry
FindaGrave
FindMyPast
FreeBMD
British Newspaper Archive
Mossband Farewell Newsletter
Maggie Oxley
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Maggie Oxley
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 1899 Jarrow
Date and Place of Death: N/K
Nationality: British
Childhood: Eldest of 2 girls
Parents: George W and Catherine
Parent’s occupations: Ship plater’s labourer
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/K
Occupation: Munition worker
Place of residence at Gretna: N/K
Job title at Gretna: Munition worker
Marital status: N/K
Children: N/K
Travels: N/K
Awards/recognitions: N/K
Trivia / any other information:
Maggie Oxley was born in Jarrow, Durham in 1899 to George W and Catherine.…
Pietro Giovanni Salvatore Pagano
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Pietro Giovanni Salvatore Pagano
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 28th March 1877 Liverpool
Date and Place of Death: 8th April 1950 George Square, Edinburgh
Nationality: Italian
Childhood: N/K
Parents: Stefano and Ignatia (nee Bonfiglio) Pagano
Parent’s occupations: Professor of Music (father)
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/K
Occupation: Hotel Chef and Confectioner, Musical Instrument Maker
Place of residence at Gretna: I.6 Eastriggs
Job title at Gretna: N/K
Marital status: Married Jessie Margaret Mary Jane Smith Blackpool 1897. …
Hubert Ernest Page
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Hubert Ernest Page
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 28th June 1892 Shrewley, Hatton, Warwickshire. (On the boundry of Rowington).
Date and Place of Death: 20th October 1974.…
