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Elspeth Macbeth Reid
Info sent by Elspeth’s great niece: She was my paternal Grandad’s older sister, one of 8 siblings. My Grandad’s family worked in the quarry at Locharbriggs where Elspeth was born. As I child my Grandad told me that he had a sister who had died from burns in an accident in a dairy, not sure why he did not say that it was in the Munition Factory.…
G Reid
Name and address mentioned in Dornock Farewell, held in The Devil’s Porridge Museum’s archive collection:
William Reid
Appeared in Dumfries and Galloway Standard; Nov. 7, 1917, under the heading Munitions Tribunal.
Winifred Margaret Reinold
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): Winifred Margaret Reinold , maiden name Lely.
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 17/05/1877 at Ahmedabad, India (6) (11)
Baptised 15/06/1877 at , St. Mary the Virgin Church, Camp Aden, Ahmedabad, India (11)
Date and Place of Death: 09/11/1949, age 72, at Hawthorne House, Hampstead, London .…
John Charles Walsham Reith
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): John Charles Walsham Reith
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 20/07/1889 Stonehaven, Scotland
Date and Place of Death: 16/06/1971 Edinburgh
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood:
Parents: The Rev.…
Alfred Rennison
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Alfred Rennison
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 20th June 1872 Carlisle
Date and Place of Death: 1954 Q1 Carlisle
Nationality: British
Childhood: N/K
Parents: Richard and Catherine (nee Connelly) Rennison
Parent’s occupations: General Labourer (father)
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/K
Occupation: Farm Worker
Place of residence at Gretna: 6 B West (6 West Road)
Job title at Gretna: Stove Setter
Marital status: Married Mary Jane Brown 29th January 1902 in Carlisle.…
Mary Jane Rennison
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Mary Jane Rennison (nee Brown)
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 16th July 1880, Abbey Town, Cumberland
Date and Place of Death: 1959, Carlisle.
Nationality: British
Childhood: Mary Jane was born in Wigton area of Cumberland, her father worked on the railways, and she grew in the county.…
Alexander Alan Reoch
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Alexander Alan Reoch
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 3rd October 1893, Montrose, Scotland
Date and Place of Death: April 1941, Annan, Dumfriesshire
Nationality: Scottish
Childhood: N/K
Parents: Alexander and Jessie nee Allan
Parent’s occupations: Shoemaker journeyman
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance:
Occupation: Painter and decorator
Place of residence at Gretna: N/K
Job title at Gretna: N/K
Marital status: married Elizabeth Burnie at Annan
Children: N/K
Travels: N/K
Awards/recognitions: N/K
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Alexander Alan Reoch was born in Montrose, Scotland on 3rd October 1893 to Alexander, a shoemaker journeyman, and Jessie nee Allan.…
Samuel Richards
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Samuel Richards
Gender: Male
Date and place of birth: 1894, Ruabon, Denbighshire
Date and Place of Death: January 1935, place unknown
Nationality: Welsh
Childhood: Youngest of 3
Parents: Samuel and Elizabeth nee Ellis
Parents occupations: Coal miner hewer
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/K
Occupation: Colliery worker
Place of residence at Gretna:N/K
Marital status: Married – possibly twice
Children: At least 2
Travels: N/K
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Positions held: N/K
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Samuel Richards 1894-1935
Samuel Richards was born in 1894 at Ruabon, Denbighshire to Samuel Richards and Elizabeth nee Ellis
1901 – 4 Paddock Row, Ruabon.…
Flora Richardson
Information from Flora’s granddaughter:Flora was a Dalbeattie girl – the second of ten children, born in October 1889. Her father was a Quarry Worker and Dry Stone Dyker. The 1911 Census shows the family living in Dalbeattie and Flora (aged 22) and her mother working in the local glove factory.…
Frank Richardson
The Annandale Observer is not currently digitized, however a volunteer on this project is manually searching the physical copies of this paper stored at The Devil’s Porridge Museum. Mundell was mentioned in the AO on 18/01/1918 at p. 4 and column 6. He was described as a driver under the title ‘Accident at railway station’
Richard Richardson
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Richard Richardson
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 24th May 1882, Great Asby, near Penrith, Westmorland
Date and Place of Death: 9th November 1950, Wreay Farm, Brampton, Cumberland
Nationality: British
Childhood:
Parents: Richard Richardson and Mary nee Steadman
Parent’s occupations: Stone mason
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/K
Occupational history (previous jobs in their career): Farmer and publican
Place of residence at Gretna: N/K
Job title at Gretna: N/K
Marital status: Married Sarah A Smith on 3rd July 1918 at Crosby Ravensworth.…
Robert James Richardson
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Robert John Richardson
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: July 1884, Appleby-in-Westmorland
Date and Place of Death: After 1939
Nationality: British
Childhood: Robert was the fifth child of ten children
Parents: John Richardson. Born: c1852. Westward, Appleby-in-Westmorland.…
F Rickaby
Name and address mentioned in Dornock Farewell, held in The Devil’s Porridge Museum archive collection.
Fred Rickaby
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Fred Rickaby
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: Leeds 10/12/1893
Date and Place of Death: Leicester 1974 Q1
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood:
Parents: James William Peter and Beatrice Rickaby
Parent’s occupations: Tramway Motor Man (father)
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance:
Occupation: Chemistry Student in 1911 and Chemical Engineer on his marriage certificate in 1920.…
Ada Ricketts
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): Ada Ricketts
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 5 March 1870, Camberwell, Surrey
Date and Place of Death: 1957, Surrey.
Nationality: British
Childhood: She had 6 siblings.
Parents: John & Ann (nee Dunster)
Parent’s occupations: Her father was hatter.…
Frederick Charles Wood Rideout
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Colonel Frederick Charles Wood Rideout
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 04/12/1859 Madras, India
Date and Place of Death: 19/07/1943 Tangiers, Morocco
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood:
Parents: General John Wood and Amy Rideout
Parent’s occupations: British Army General (father)
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance:
Clifton College, Bristol
Occupation: Officer in the Indian Army
Place of residence at Gretna: “A Bungalow”
Job title at Gretna: Chief/Commandant of Gretna Police Force
Marital status: Married Harriett Maria (nee Norie) Rideout 23/11/1886 and Lucy Alice (formerly Oldham) Rideout Spring 1939.…
M S Rider
Name and address mentioned in Dornock Farewell, held in The Devil’s Porridge Museum archive collection.
Thomas Ridley
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Thomas Ridley
Gender: Male
Date and place of birth: 2nd June 1882, Irthington near Carlisle
Date and Place of Death: 20th December 1963, Tynemouth
Nationality: British
Childhood: 4th child of at least 9
Parents: Thomas and Jane nee Ireland
Parents occupations: Agricultural labourer
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/K
Occupation: Stone mason
Place of residence at Gretna: N/K
Marital status: Married
Children: At least 2
Travels: N/K
Awards/recognitions: N/K
Positions held: N/K
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Thomas Ridley 1882-1963
Thomas Ridley was born at Irthington, near Carlisle on 2nd June 1882 to Thomas and Jane nee Ireland.…
