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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 Bobby Gemmell

EERC/DG/DG26/6

Childhood Foodways World War, 1939-1945 Social structure Working life Gardening Customs and Traditions

In this Interview, the first of two recorded with Bobby Gemmill, aged 78, he recalls his early life on the Lochnaw estate. At that time, Lochnaw was leased by the Pollock family and supported a subst...

Interviews of George McMillan aged 72

EERC/DG/DG1/1

Agriculture Childhood Games Landscape Nature Social Life and Customs World War, 1939-1945 Foodways Evacuees Auchenbrack Craigneston Kilnhouse Moniaive

DG1/1/1 Interview one of two with George McMillan, who was born at Craigneston farm in 1940. George was born into a farming family and describes life at Craigneston including, travelling to school, g...

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.

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 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 Jean Rennie aged 86

EERC/DG/DG4/17

Childhood Working life Farming Community Life Housing Foodways Travellers World War, 1939-1945 shops Barrachan Whithorn Newton Stewart Whauphill Kirkinner North Clutag Capenoch

Biographical interview with Jean Rennie, who was born in Aryshire and has lived most of her life in Wigtownshire. Jean talks about her childhood at Capenoch Farm. The family had a dairy herd and gre...

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