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Interviews of Three Women

EERC/DG/DG46/7

Community Life Childhood Customs and Traditions Health Recreation School children Industry Transport shops Lochmaben Cornockle Sandyhills, Dumfries and Galloway

Interview with three elderly ladies (one mentions she was born in 1933) who recall their childhood and past times in Lochmaben. Subjects covered include: New Year celebrations; folk cures; childhood;...

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. ...

Interviews of Robert Ian Crowe

EERC/EL/EL15/3

Childhood Education Working life Armed Forces Industry Social Systems Community Life Gender Recreation Death World War, 1939-1945 Police Haddington Athelstaneford Port Seton Prestonpans Danderhall Tulliallan

In this first interview of three (EL15/3/1/1), Shirley Swinton interviews her brother, Robert Crowe (b. 1954, Rinteln, Germany) about his childhood, schooldays and early working life. Robert's father...

Interviews of John Peters,

EERC/EL/EL39/4

Working life Community Life Sports Industry Farming Education

In this interview, John Peters, who was born in 1955 at the Verte hospital in Haddington grew up on Bielgrange Farm in Stenton where his father was a farm worker. Ian went to primary school at Stento...

Interviews of Dora Nichol

EERC/DG/DG47/30

Childhood Working life Community Life Weather World War, 1914-1918 World War, 1939-1945 Housing Fishing Industry Carsluith

In this interview (DG47/30/1/1, track 1 of 2) Dora Nicholl talks about her life, particularly after she moved to Carsluith when she married in 1954. Dora was born in Peebles and moved to Stirlingshir...

Interviews of Les Hilton,

EERC/EL/EL6/22

Working life Industry Mills Social Life and Customs Health and Safety Community Life Apprenticeship Programs

In this interview, Les Hilton (b. 1950, Musselburgh), talks about his working life and apprenticeship with Brunton's wire mill. Les went to Brunton's aged 15 and worked in the office until his 5 year...

Interviews of Richard Kinghorn aged 69,

EERC/DG/DG43/2

Childhood Education Recreation Working life Industry Health Business Butchers Community Life Dumfries (Scotland) Troqueer

Biographical interview with Richard Kinghorn (aged 69). Alex Inman (the fieldworker) and Richard were interviewed for the Study after a pop-up event in Dumfries in ****. In this interview, Richard t...

Interviews of David Smith

EERC/DG/DG49/4

Childhood Working life Industry Community Life Customs and Traditions Literature Dumfries (Scotland) Heathhall, Dumfries and Galloway

In this first track of 3 (DG49/4/1/1) David Smith explains his reaction to being informed he had been put forward for an BEM (British Empire Medal) for services to the heritage of Robert Burns. After...

Interviews of Nurse Cowel

EERC/DG/DG47/3

Industry Housing Living Conditions Fishing Foodways Community Life Recreation Working life Carsluith Creetown

DG47/3/1/1 (track 1 of 12) is with a Carsluithian, identified as Nurse Cowell, and begins with her describing her earliest memories. Her father built the family home, Greywalls in Carsluith, and Ms C...

Interviews of Mrs King

EERC/DG/DG47/4

Community Life Social Systems Housing Industry Transport Education Creetown Cairnharrow

In this interview, David Hannay speaks to Mrs King whose great grandfather, Mr Sutcliffe, established Kirkmabreck quarry. He was manager there for a year or two and then his son, who had been living ...

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