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Interviews of Mr and Mrs Cairns by David Fisher

EERC/EL/EL2/5
Childhood Social Systems Education Health Family Musselburgh Arthur's Seat (Edinburgh, Scotland) Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
In the first interview of 4 (EL2/5/1/1) Mr and Mrs Cairns talk about their working lives and especially the period, from 1946, when they were caretakers at Red House Home for Destitue Boys in Musselbu...

Interviews of Phyllis Harvey aged 84

EERC/DG/DG2/1
Family Agriculture Dairy Farming Living Conditions Foodways World War, 1914-1918 World War, 1939-1945 Landscape Nature Tramps Gunpowder Mills Creetown Glenquicken Carsluith Garrochar Knockeans Hill Carsegowan Glasgow Newton Stewart
This is the first of two autobiographical interviews with Phyllis (Fay) Harvey. Part 1 conducted in May 2012. This interview covers Phyllis' early life up to the point at which she began formal schoo...

Interviews of Roma Hunter aged 54

EERC/DG/DG2/5
Social Systems Family Education Punishment Working life Social Systems Wool industry Women Child Care Services Newton Stewart Creetown Carsluith Barholm, Dumfries and Galloway
Autobiographical interview with Roma Hunter which concentrates mainly on family life, schooldays and ongoing education. Roma describes the family home and the roles within the family and the impact o...

Interviews of Kate Nichol aged 69

EERC/DG/DG2/14
Family Housing Living Conditions Lighting Sanitation Foodways Carsluith Gatehouse of Fleet
Interview with Kate Nichol who moved to The Weir, on the shore at Carsluith, when she married at 16. Most of the interview is about life in the wooden house there, which she shared with her husband, ...

Interviews of Andrew Sclater

EERC/DG/DG14/6
Childhood Landscape Family Stranraer Leswalt Portpatrick Lochnaw Castle
Interview with Andrew Sclater, b. London (Sussex). This interview is concerned with Andrew's family history and links through his mother to the Agnew family and Lochnaw estate and through his father ...