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...

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...

Interview with Robert Mitchell. Robert spent some time in Poole where his father was stationed during the war. When he and his mother and sister returned to Kirkcudbright they couldn't return to the...

Biographical interview with Irene Foster (b. 1943) who worked at Moat Brae, from aged 16, before going on to do her nursing training at the Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary. Irene describes her nu...

Biographical interview with John McQueen (aged 82) who was born in Dumfries and has lived there his whole life, only going away to do his National Service. John lived near Moat Brae as a child and re...

Biographical interview with Mark Jardine (aged 54) from Dumfries. This interview is largely about the family funeral practice, which Mark has been involved with since he was a small child. Mark begi...

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...

In this interview, Barry Craighead (b. 1938, Croydon) talks about his evacuation to Musselbugh at the age of 4; his early life; working life; National Service and his lifelong association with cycling...

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...