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Interviews of Agnes Macdonald and Helen McNeill

EERC/EL/EL11/1

Childhood Education Play Religion Housing Transport Working life Travel and Holidays Community Life World War, 1939-1945 Dunbar Burnmouth Belhaven Newtongrange, East Lothian

In this interview, twins Agnes Macdonald and Helen McNeill (both 87 years old) talk about their childhood in Bellhaven, where their father was the local policeman. The women talk about being at the l...

Interviews of David Macdonald

EERC/EL/EL11/2

Childhood Education Community Life Working life Recreation Sports Social Systems Toys shops Haddington Langholm Mull

In this interview, the fieldworker speaks to her husband, David, about his early life and childhood. David's grandfather came from Mull and had moved to East Lothian where he set up his six sons in b...

Interviews of John Main

EERC/EL/EL11/3

Childhood Education Working life Play Farming Material Culture Foodways Business Community Life Haddington North Berwick Garleton Hills Alderston Harperdean East Garleton Comrie Cultybraggan Gifford

In this interview (EL11/3/1/1 the first of three sessions), John Main talks about his childhood and schooldays. He shares memories of his family home where his mother looked after an extended family ...

Interviews of David Leckie

EERC/EL/EL11/4

Childhood Music Working life Engineering Farming Education Community Life Material Culture Disabilities Haddington Alderston Mains Kingston, East Lothian Falkirk Saltoun, East Lothian Balgone Estate Pencaitland Nungate

In this interview (EL11/4/1/1 the first of two sessions) David Leckie talks about his life in East Lothian. As a child, he lived at Balgone farm where his father was a ploughman. An extended family ...

Interviews of Shirley Swinton and Janet Whinnett

EERC/EL/EL11/6

Childhood Education Community Life Housing Play Working life Haddington

This interview, with friends Shirley Swinton (60) and Jane Whinnett (59), concentrates on their experiences of childhood from early memories through their primary school years. As both women had Febr...

Interviews of Lorna McDougal

EERC/EL/EL11/7

Childhood Education Working life Housing Community Life Recreation Social Systems Music Clothing and dress Crafts Gladsmuir Macmerry Nungate Haddington

In this interview, Lorna MacDougal, talks about her life in Haddington and particularly her early life, schooldays and youth. Her parents met in Cove and moved to Haddington so that her father could ...

Interviews of Graham Wells

EERC/EL/EL11/8

Childhood Education Working life Housing Community Life Play Social Systems Music Sports Mining Banks and banking Ormiston Haddington Port Seton North Berwick Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland Dunbar Tranent

In this interview, Graham Wells (aged 46) from Ormiston talks about his childhood and working life in East Lothian. Graham recalls that his parents settled in Ormiston when they married. At that time...

Interviews of John Hamilton

EERC/EL/EL11/10

Childhood Education Working life Engineering Computers shops Photography Community Life World War, 1914-1918 Health Haddington Dalkeith Edinburgh Silverknowes

In this interview, John Hamilton (born 1964) talks about his childhood, working life and his life in Haddington. Recalling his early life, John remembers going to Ireland in the holidays (where his m...

Interviews of Bill Wilson

EERC/EL/EL11/12

Childhood Education Social Systems Community Life Industry Housing Domestic Life Fishing Play Travel and Holidays Recreation Musselburgh Ormiston Cockenzie Port Seton Edinburgh Levenhall, East Lothian

In this interview, Bill Wilson (b. 1953) talks about his childhood and working life, and about his love of local history. Bill was born in Edenhall hospital in Musselburgh, the middle of three sons. ...

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