Lillie Duggan
Epithet: Worker in a textile factory
Record type: First World War Biographies
Biography: Lillie Duggan was born in Rushen, and grew up in Port St Mary. During the First World War she worked in a sock factory in Douglas. A number of textile factories grew up in Douglas during the war, producing garments for the army. Those run by Emmetts outfitters and by the Reverend Copeland-Smith existed for philanthropic reasons, to provide employment for those whose livelihoods had been hit hard by the war. (Image ref: PG/7565/3).
Gender: Female
Name Variant: Lillie Duggan