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Interviews of Marion Sunderland

EERC/DG/DG4/19

Childhood Working life Teaching Community Life Housing Foodways Recreation World War, 1939-1945 Shopping Religion Fishing Whithorn Garlieston

Biographical interview with Marion Sunderland whose family moved to Whithorn when she was a small child. Marion's mother was a teacher and Marion also became a primary school teacher after studying i...

Interviews of Alan Faulds aged 78

EERC/DG/DG15/2

Childhood Working life Crafts World War, 1939-1945 Mulberry Harbours Customs and Traditions Community Life National Service Foodways Housing Isle of Whithorn Whithorn Garlieston

Biographical interview with Allan Foulds (aged 78) from the Isle of Whithorn. Allan has lived his whole life here, only leaving to do his National Service (1954-56). His father had a joinery busines...

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 Jenny Jolly aged 86

EERC/DG/DG4/2

Childhood Working life Farming Sawmills Community Life Foodways Health Travellers World War, 1939-1945 Wigtown Whithorn Innerwell Rigg Bay Garlieston Galloway House Kidsdale

Interview with Jenny Jolly about her life and work (DG4/2/1/1). Jenny, who has spent most of her life in Whithorn, begins by talking about her parents, her Irish ancestry and her father's illness and...

Interviews of Tom McCreath

EERC/DG/DG4/3

Childhood Working life Farming Community Life Foodways Recreation World War, 1914-1918 World War, 1939-1945 Religion Challoch Farm Whithorn Galloway House Garlieston Sorbie

Interview (DG4/3/1/1) 1 of 2 with Tom McCreath who was brought up at Broughton Mains farm and was a farmer all his working life. Tom begins by talking about his family connections to the area prior t...

Interviews of Jessie McLean aged 95

EERC/DG/DG4/4

Childhood Working life Community Life Social structure Living Conditions Housing Foodways Travellers Religion World War, 1939-1945 Whithorn Sorbie Garlieston Monreith

Interview with Jessie McLean (b. 1916) who was born in Whithorn where she has lived all her life. Jessie was born into the Jolly family who were a large and well-known family at the top of the town....

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 John Wilson aged 74

EERC/DG/DG4/9

Childhood Education Farming Domestic Life Working life Emigration Community Life Death Recreation World War, 1939-1945 Whithorn Monreith Glasserton Baldoon

Biographical interview with John Wilson (b. 1938) of Wigtown. John starts by giving some information about his family history. His father, who was one of seven brothers, had gone to America before re...

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 Cathy Miller aged 75

EERC/DG/DG4/14

Childhood Education Working life Community Life Dairy Farming Religion Supernatural Health World War, 1939-1945 Cherry Valley Glasserton Whithorn Stranraer Physgill

Interview with Cathy Miller (aged 75) talks about her life on Glasserton estate. She was born in Ravenscroft and raised at Cherry Valley before moving to Glasserton Lodge when she was 21. She talks ...

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