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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 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....

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Interviews of Marion Sunderland

Interviews of Alan Faulds aged 78

Interviews of Jenny Jolly aged 86

Interviews of Tom McCreath

Interviews of Jessie McLean aged 95