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Interviews of Richard Kinghorn aged 69 and Alex Inman aged 68

EERC/DG/DG17/3

Education Childhood Community Life Housing Transport Play Domestic Life Working life Dumfries (Scotland) Troqueer

Biographical interview with friends, Alex Inman (b.1946) and Richard Kinghorn (b.1945). This interview is largely about childhood, especially home-life and schooldays in Dumfries. The men share memo...

Interviews of Bill McCaig

EERC/DG/DG26/4

Childhood Working life Farming Community Life Tramps Entertainment Social structure World War, 1939-1945 Transport

In this biographical interview with Bill McCaig (b. early 20th century), he reflects on a lifetime in farming. Bill's father had Challoch farm at a time when most of the work was done by horses and t...

Interviews of Margaret Clark aged 70

EERC/DG/DG26/13

Childhood Entertainment World War, 1939-1945 Prisoners of War shops Transport Theatre Community Life

Biographical interview with Margaret Clark (aged 70). Margaret talks about her childhood experiences with the Miltonians, a local community group set up by her aunt and uncle (Jardine) which staged c...

Interviews of George McClymont aged 74

EERC/DG/DG26/15

Childhood Domestic Life Education Working life Fishing Transport shops Community Life World War, 1939-1945 Religion Tourism

Biographical interview with George McClymont (b. 1931) about his early days in Portpatrick. George talks about the family home and domestic arrangements, recalling that the family of nine had running...

Interviews of Margaret (Greta) Hawthorn aged 78

EERC/DG/DG4/1

Childhood Education Recreation Working life Community Life shops Travellers Transport World War, 1939-1945 Glasserton Whithorn Wigtown

Biographical interview with Margaret (Greta) Hawthorn (aged 78) who was born at Claymoddie Farm, Whithorn. Margaret reflects on her life and recalls her schooldays, working life, Whithorn during Worl...

Interviews of Capt.Jack Niblock aged 80,

EERC/DG/DG4/5

Childhood Working life Community Life Social structure Transport Fishing World War, 1939-1945 Whithorn Isle of Whithorn Garlieston

Biographical interview with Jack Niblock (b.1932) about his life-long interest in boats and fishing. Jack begins by speaking about his family history and links to Dumfries & Galloway which included s...

Interviews of Jock McMaster

EERC/DG/DG4/11

Childhood Working life Farming Foodways Transport Community Life Tourism Recreation World War, 1939-1945

Biographical interview with Jock McMaster, a farmer in his late 70s, who has always lived in the Monreith area. His family came to Blairbury farm around 1830, initially as tenant farmers. During thi...

Interviews of Robin Kinnear

EERC/DG/DG4/12

Childhood Working life shops Community Life Tourism Housing Clothing trade Farming World War, 1939-1945 Death Transport Port William Monreith Whithorn Parton

Biographical interview with Robin Kinnear. Robin's great-grandfather had moved to Port William as a tailor in 1898 and the family business of drapers had continued from there, eventually including fu...

Interviews of Margerie Clark aged 58

EERC/DG/DG4/24

Childhood Working life Religion Catholic Church Transport World War, 1939-1945 Community Life Tourism Whithorn Sorbie St Ninian's Cave

Track 1 (of 2) of a biographical interview with Margerie Clark (b. 1955). Margerie's mother was from Whithorn and had met her father, a lithotypist from London, when he was based at Kidsdale camp. A...

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...

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