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Marcus Baldwin Welch
MARCUS BALDWIN WELCH
Date and place of birth : 21 February 1895
Date and place of Death : 29 September 1942
Nationality: New Zealand born Australian
Biography: Marcus grew up as part of a large family, with 5 siblings.
Parents: William Welch and Eliza Charlotte Welch
Parents occupation . Not known
Schools Universities attended and years of attendance –
The University of Sydney
https://heuristplus.sydney.edu.au/heurist/?db=ExpertNation&ll=Beyond1914
Place of residence at Gretna:
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Dr Gilbert Aitken Welsh
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Dr Gilbert Aitken Welsh
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Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 18/07/1874 Edinburgh
Date and Place of Death: 01/07/1935 Edinburgh
Nationality: Scottish
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Childhood:
Parents: Thomas and George Ann Welsh
Parent’s occupations: Chemist and Druggist (father)
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance:
Edinburgh University
Occupation: General Practitioner
Place of residence at Gretna: N/K
Job title at Gretna: Medical Officer at Dornock
Marital status: Margaret McClure 1910 in Dryfesdale
Children: Ronald (b.…
Patrick Welsh
‘Patrick Welsh and Patrick McNicholas labourers of The Huts, Old Graitney, were fined £1 for stealing two cabbages from a field during 1916.’ – Gretna’s Secret War by Gordon Routledge (Bookcase, 1999), p. 13.
Dr Lilian Wemyss Grant
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Dr L. Wemyss Grant nee Lilian Marie Blong (sometimes Lilian Mary)
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 15 Mar 1873 Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Date and Place of Death: not found yet
Nationality: British
Biography
Childhood:
Parents: Thomas Joseph Blong (b 1847- d Egypt ) and Henrietta Teresa Machon (b 1846)
Parent’s occupations: Superintendant Police
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance:
1898 Medical school Brussels and Glasgow (M.D.…
Edith Margaret West
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Edith Margaret/Marie West later Edith Marie Blackhall after marriage.
Gender: Female.
Date and Place of Birth:
25th July, 19 India Place, Edinburgh.…
James Arthur Wharton
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : James Arthur Wharton
Gender: Male
Date and place of birth: July 1877 , Arlecdon, Cumberland
Date and Place of Death:January 1939, Carlisle
Nationality:English
Childhood: Only son of 5 children
Parents: James and Mary Ann nee Hogg
Parents occupations: Commercial traveller and mother a “costumier -dresses”
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/K
Occupation: Hair dresser in normal life
Place of residence at Gretna: 46 Montreal St, Carlisle
Marital status: Married
Children: One son
Travels: N/K
Awards/recognitions: N/K
Positions held: N/K
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James Arthur Wharton 1877-1939
James Arthur Wharton was born in July 1877 at Arlecdon, Cumberland to James and Mary Ann nee Hogg.…
Mary Whitelegg
Information from a Research Project led by Nigel Compton. Was a WPS at Gretna, and later served in the Ramsgate police force.
Thanet Advertiser 5 July 1919 – Announced appointment to Ramsgate of Policewoman Whitelegg Thanet Advertiser 11 Oct 1919 – Commendation from Justices to Policewoman Whitelegg Thanet Advertiser 17 Oct 1921 – Announced that Policewoman Mary Whitelegg had married on 17 Oct 1921, Sergeant Bernard Baldwin.…
Mary Ellen Whitelegg
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): Mary Ellen Whitelegg
Gender: Female
Date and Place of Birth: 3 April 1882, Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire
Date and Place of Death: 15 June 1960, The Wardens Nursing Home, Kingsland, Herefordshire
Nationality: British
Childhood: 5 siblings – 3 brothers and 2 sisters.…
Young Whitham
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Young Whitham
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 1858, Todmorden, Yorkshire
Date and Place of Death: 20th April 1928, Chorlton, South Manchester
Nationality: British
Childhood: Youngest of at least 3
Parents: Joseph and Mary nee Walton
Parent’s occupations: Farmer
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/K
Occupation: Police constable
Place of residence at Gretna: Factory Police Camp
Job title at Gretna: Police constable
Marital status: Married Mary Elizabeth Cowherd.…
Abraham Bruce Whitworth
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Abraham Bruce Whitworth
Gender: Male
Date and Place of Birth: 16th April 1897, West Bromwich, Staffordshire
Date and Place of Death: 25th July 1965, 65 Lawrence Road, Rugby, Northamptonshire
Nationality: British
Childhood: N/K
Parents: Abraham William and Florence Elizabeth
Parent’s occupations: Grocer and provision dealer
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: N/K
Occupation: Chemist
Place of residence at Gretna: N/K
Job title at Gretna: Chemist
Marital status: Married Edith M Brown.…
Joan Wickham
Alice Joan Wickham
Known as ‘Joan’
Date and place of birth: 1 December 1888 in London
Date and place of Death: 8 December 1966 at Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.
Nationality: British
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Biography:
Joan had a very privileged upbringing along with her sister Mary Ethel Wickham.
Parents: Major Henry Wickham and Lady Ethelreda Caroline Gordon married 16 September 1884 in Peterborough District, Northamptonshire
Major Henry Wickham
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Reginald Earnshaw Wild
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by): Reginald Earnshaw Wild.
Gender: Male.
Date and Place of Birth: 11 May 1889, Milnrow, Lancashire, England.
Date and Place of Death: December 1969, Hendon, Greater London, England.
Nationality: British.
Biography
Childhood: His siblings were Lilian Earnshaw Earnshaw (1889–?), Florence Earnshaw Wild (1894–?) and Vernon Earnshaw Wild
(1897–1969).…
Irene May Wilkins
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Irene May Wilkins
Gender: Female
Date and place of birth: 1891, Chelsea, London
Date and Place of Death: 22nd December 1921, Bournemouth, brutally murdered
Nationality: British
Childhood: 3rd of 6 children, affluent upbringing
Parents: Harry and Grace Marion nee Shields [Shiel]
Parents occupations: Secretary of London Water Company
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: None known
Occupation: Cook
Place of residence at Gretna: Not known
Marital status: Unmarried
Children: None known
Travels: None known
Awards/recognitions: None known
Positions held: None known
Trivia / any other information: Yes
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Irena May Wilkins 1891-1921
Irene May Wilkins was born in 1891 at 89, Edith Crescent, Chelsea, London to Harry and Grace Marion nee Shield [Shiel].…
Annie Wilkinson
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Annie Wilkinson.
Gender: Female.
Date and Place of Birth: N/A.
Date and Place of Death: N/A.
Nationality: N/A.
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Edward Thomas Williams
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : Edward Thomas Williams
Gender: Male
Date and place of birth: 5th February 1892, Sutton, St Helen’s , Lancashire
Date and Place of Death: Quarter 1 , 1971, Bebington, Wirral
Nationality: English of Welsh parents
Childhood: Impoverished and humble , one of 7
Parents: John Williams and Mary Wellen nee Naylor
Parents occupations: Coal miner- hewer
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: Not known
Occupation: Chemist- soap industry
Place of residence at Gretna: 17-19 The Ridge, Eastriggs
Marital status: Married
Children: Not known possibly one
Travels: None known
Awards/recognitions: None known
Positions held: None known
Trivia / any other information: Yes
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Edward Thomas Williams 1892-1971
Edward Thomas Williams was born on 5th February 1892 at Sutton, St Helen’s, Lancashire where his parents lived most of their married lives.…
Frederick Williams
Appeared in INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY 1919 Part 1
Associates
Williams. Frederick, M.A. ( Oxon.) 8, Blackbank, H.M. Factory, Gretna. [M.]
Gill Williams
Mentioned on P 40 of The Man Who Invented Vegemite — a biography of Cyril Callister, who worked at Gretna: ‘Cyril wrote to his father that not all of his colleagues had earned the respect they believed they were owed: we have an insect from Nottingham named Williams.…
Harry Williams
Name and address appears in the Dornock Farewell, held in The Devil’s Porridge Museum’s archive collection.
Appeared in INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY 1919 Part 3
Associates Elected to Fellowship
Williams, Harry, B.Sc. (Manc.), 78, The Rand, Eastriggs, Dumfriesshire. [S. ; M.]
