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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 John McQueen aged 82,

EERC/DG/DG31/8

Working life Joinery Housing Funeral Rites and Ceremonies Death National Service Cycling Rugby football Dumfries (Scotland)

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...

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...