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Interviews of Alex Anderson aged 84

EERC/DG/DG13/12

Childhood Education Working life Business Civil Engineering Community Life Recreation Roads | Weather

Biographical interview with Alex Anderson (aged 84), who was born and raised in Edinburgh. Alex talks about his father and mother and their connections to Dumfries and Galloway before speaking about ...

Interviews of Elizabeth Ray aged 83

EERC/DG/DG2/2

Education Community Life Childhood Travel World War, 1939-1945 Working life Recreation Drapers Business Creetown Sandgreen

This interview with Elizabeth Ray, aged 84 at the time, is mainly about the Creetown shops Elizabeth remembers from her childhood. She talks about many of these in detail, including the sweetie shop ...

Interviews of Wyllie McCulloch aged 51

EERC/DG/DG2/8

Working life Business Fishmongers Recreation Amateur Theatre Community Life Social Life and Customs Creetown Gatehouse of Fleet Auchenlarie

Interview with Wyllie McCulloch who's father bought Auchenlarie farm when he was a child. Initially run as a dairy farm with some beef, pigs, sheep, tatties and racing horses, Auchenlarie was eventua...

Interviews of Pete Aiken age 69

EERC/DG/DG2/12

Working life Business Religion Church of Scotland, Establishment and disestablishment Presbyterianism Community Life Atheism

Interview with Church of Scotland minister, Pete Aitken, who was born in Hull into Peterhead family which travelled up and down the east coast following the herring. Pete spent his childhood in Hul...

Interviews of David Hannay aged 73

EERC/DG/DG2/13

Agriculture Business Community Life Social Systems Kirkdale, Dumfries and Galloway Carsluith Cambret Barholm, Dumfries and Galloway Claughreid Hallcroft, Dumfries and Galloway Cardoness Laggan Mossyard Auchenlarie Gatehouse of Fleet Newton, Dumfries and Galloway

Interview with David Hannay whose family history in Wigtownshire dates back to 1520 (Sorbie) and Kirkdale (c1700). The majority of this interview is concerned with the history of Kirkdale estate and ...

Interviews of Paul Soriani

EERC/DG/DG4/18

Childhood Working life Business Community Life World War, 1939-1945 Farming Whithorn Sorbie

Biographical interview with Paul Soriani, whose grandparents started the Central Café in Whithorn. Paul's mother and uncle were also interviewed by Julia Muir-Watt (see DG4/20). Paul provides some ...

Interviews of Tina Soriani and Aldo Petrucci

EERC/DG/DG4/20

Childhood Working life Business Community Life Farming Catholic Church World War, 1939-1945 shops Health Whithorn

Biographical interview with brother and sister Tina Soriani and Aldo Petrucci whose parents came to Auchenleck in 1929. They subsequently moved to Whithorn in 1933 when they bought over a derelict p...

Interviews of Betty Murray

EERC/DG/DG4/26

Childhood Working life Farming Business shops Community Life Recreation Religion World War, 1939-1945 Transport Whithorn Glasserton Port William Skate, Dumfries and Galloway

Biographical interview with Betty Murray whose parents came to Whithorn in 1934 to run a licensed grocer. Betty describes the shop, providing details of the stock, layout, staffing and suppliers. Sh...

Interviews of David Doughty aged 90

EERC/DG/DG9/1

Childhood Education Working life Business Transport Community Life Recreation Social Systems Street Lighting Sanitation Whithorn

In this interview, (DG9/1/1/1 track 1 of 3) Mr David Doughty (born 1922), with input from his wife, Cathy, who is also present describes life in Kirkcudbright around the 1930s (and later). David's gr...

Interviews of May Sisi aged 88

EERC/DG/DG10/2

Childhood Foodways Working life Business World War, 1939-1945 Community Life Newton Stewart

Short biographical interview with May Sisi, aged 88 and born in Newton Stewart. May speaks about her job as a booking clerk with the railways during World War 2. She could remember the rabbits going...

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