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Interviews of Betty Stuart aged 86

EERC/DG/DG4/8

Childhood Community Life Farming Housing shops Tramps Recreation Customs and Traditions Health Whithorn Isle of Whithorn

Biographical interview with Betty Stuart (aged 86) who was born in Whithorn and, apart from living in Glasgow for a while after she married, has spent most of her life there. Betty starts by reading ...

Interviews of Dan McKie aged 72

EERC/DG/DG33/4

Childhood Education Working life Transport Travel and Holidays Housing Community Life Health Glasgow Dumfries (Scotland) Gatehouse of Fleet

Biographical interview with Dan McKie (b. 1941) who was born in Hampshire and moved to Scotland when he was five, to stay with his granny after his father was demobbed from the RAF. He has lived in D...

Interviews of Pam Walker aged 59

EERC/DG/DG33/3

Childhood Education Working life Housing Community Life Health Recreation Dumfries (Scotland) Collin, Dumfries and Galloway Lochside, Dumfries

Short biographical interview with Pam Walker (b. 1955) who has spent most of her life in Dumfries (especially Lochside) and who now lives in Collin. Pam talks about her schooldays, recalling that she...

Interviews of Ruth McGrath aged 95 and Colin McGrath

EERC/DG/DG35/1

Childhood Working life Health Transport Housing Community Life World War, 1939-1945 Roucan Loch Dumfries (Scotland)

Biographical interview with Ruth McGrath (b. 1922) who was born at 30 Castle Street in Dumfries. Her son, Colin, is also present and participates in the interview at various points. Ruth is the daug...

Interviews of Ronnie Waugh aged 76

EERC/DG/DG38/15

Working life Health Community Life Nursing | Practice Social Systems Recreation Education Travellers Domestic Life Housing World War, 1939-1945 Dunscore Dumfries (Scotland)

Biographical interview (DG38/15/1/1, interview 1 of 2, 16 February 2015) with Ronnie Waugh (b. 1938). Ronnie moved to Dunscore when he was 2. After leaving school he started to train as an apprenti...

Interviews of Lizzie Davidson

EERC/DG/DG47/7

Childhood Working life Industry Quarries and Quarrying Telecommunication systems Housing Community Life Death Health Education Farming Music Fishing Travellers Folklore Glasgow Carsluith Creetown Garlieston Isle of Man Cardoness

Recorded over several months, this series of interviews with Elizabeth Davidson (DG47/7/1/1 the first of 14 tracks) takes place in Glasgow, where Elizabeth (b. 1896, now aged 83) had lived since she m...

Interviews of Alex and Mrs MacLean

EERC/DG/DG47/11

Housing Industry Social Life and Customs Scottish Travellers (Nomadic people) Transport shops Quarries and Quarrying Community Life Health Recreation Kirkcudbright Carsluith Kirkmabreck Kirkdale, Dumfries and Galloway

In DG47/11/1/1 (track 1 of 4), Alex MacLean (b.c.1900) and Mrs MacLean talk to David Hannay about Kirkdale, Ravenshall and Creetown. Alex's father worked in the gardens at Kirkdale and his memories d...

Interviews of Iris White

EERC/EL/EL26/2

Childhood Community Life Housing World War, 1939-1945 Working life Publishers and Publishing Health Education shops Birth Haddington Possilpark

In this interview, Iris White (b. 1938, Glasgow) recalls her early life in Possilpark; early working experiences; her decision to move to Haddington as part of the Glasgow overspill and her life in Ha...

Interviews of Grace McGuire

EERC/EL/EL6/7

Working life Industry Paper mills Community Life Housing Social Systems Life cycles Health Clothing and dress

In this interview, Grace McGuire, who has always lived in Musselburgh, talks particularly about her time working at the paper mill. She describes her working day and the different parts of the proces...

Interviews of Eddie Ritchie ,

EERC/EL/EL35/12

Childhood Community Life Social Systems Working life Fishing Housing Health Foodways

In this interview, Eddie Ritche (b. 1943, Fisherrow) talks about his childhood in Fisherrow and his working life. Eddie's dad had been a fisherman and in the navy during World War 2, before leaving t...

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