Interviews conducted by Alice Heywood
EERC/EL/EL29
Alice Heywood conducted 2 interviews made with 2 interviewees, both carried out in 2020.
Interviews of Betty Neil and Suzanne Ewing née Watson,
EERC/EL/EL29/2
Childhood
Play
Domestic Economy
Foodways
Working life
Fishing
Housing
Community Life
Shopping
Transport
Fisherrow
Musselburgh
Edinburgh
In this interview, sisters Betty and Suzanne, talk about growing up in Fisherrow. Their father was a fisherman and their home, at Bush Street, was one of a complex they believe was built by their gre...
Interviews of Margaret Oliver
EERC/EL/EL6/6
In this interview, Margaret Oliver (b. 1957), who has lived in Musselburgh all her life, talks about her childhood there and her family connections to Brunton's wire mill. Margaret's mother, father, u...
Interviews of Thomas Taylor by an unknown female, bulk:
EERC/EL/EL2/35
In track 1 of 2 (EL2/35/1/1), Thomas Taylor (born around 1910), who has lived in Musselburgh all his life talks about how the town has changed over the decades. He remembers a time when Musselburgh w...