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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 Helen Davies aged 87

EERC/DG/DG26/1

Childhood Education Dairy Farming Foodways Clothing trade World War, 1914-1918 Housing Sanitation

Helen Davies was 87 years old when she was interviewed, in January 1999. Helen spoke about her early memories of life on a farm in rural Galloway, schooldays and her first impressions of Stranraer to...

Interviews of Isabelle Shaw aged 87

EERC/DG/DG26/2

Childhood Education Dairy Farming Foodways Clothing and dress World War, 1914-1918 Housing Sanitation

Interview with Isabelle Shaw, who would have been about 87 years old at the time. This interview is largely about the village of Drummore and the shops and businesses that Isabelle remembered from he...

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 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 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...

Interviews of Graham Kerr aged 75

EERC/DG/DG10/7

Childhood Domestic Life Foodways Working life Agriculture Dairy Farming shops Housing Whithorn

Short biographical interview with Dixie Kerr who describes his early life with at his granny's house at Longhill. He recalls that times were very hard and there were no treats. He would often catch ...

Interviews of Jim Wright aged 74

EERC/DG/DG10/8

Childhood Domestic Life Foodways Working life shops Material Culture Housing Peat Lagafater Estate

Biographical interview with Jim Wright (aged 74) who was born and brought up on the Lagafater estate where his father was the gamekeeper and his grandfather served as a shepherd. The interview covers...

Interviews of Dolly Ferries aged 83

EERC/DG/DG10/12

Childhood Education Farming World War, 1939-1945 Rationing Recreation Working life Domestic personnel Housing Foodways Social Life and Customs Marriage Emigration Newton Stewart Garlieston Baldoon North Balfern Kirkinner Baltersan Dalry, Dumfries and Galloway Loch Doon

Biographical interview (DG10/12/1/1 is track 1 of 2) with Dolly Ferries, aged 83, who was born at North Balfern, Kirkinner where her father was a shepherd. Her earliest memory was aged around 3, when...

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