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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 Norma Thomson and Wilma Marwick

EERC/EL/EL28

Garvald Nunraw Leith Childhood Recreation Housing shops Social Systems Clothing and dress Community Life Dancing Foodways Law

In this interview, Norma Thomson (aged 78) and her cousin, Wilma (aged 75), talk about their memories of visiting their grandfather in Garvald and their lifelong connections with and love for the vill...

Interviews of Bob Marr by an unknown female ,

EERC/EL/EL2/26

Working life Fishing Community Life Boats shops Foodways Religion Housing Environment Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland Belhaven Fraserburgh

In this interview Bob Marr reflects on his life as a fisherman in Dunbar. Bob started work on sailing boats and recalls this was very tough work. They fished for herring, crab, lobster etc. and he w...

Interview of Charles Scott by Lorna Lewis

EERC/EL/EL2/31

Working life Bakers Foodways Community Life shops Material Culture Language Housing Musselburgh

In this first track 1 of 7(EL2/31/1/1), Charles Scott (b.1914) talks about his early life on the old dam brae in Musselburgh. He recalls the family home, a 2 room dwelling which sat behind a couple o...

Interviews of Primrose Barr

EERC/EL/EL12/3

Community Life Working life Social Systems shops Business Health Foodways Religion Housing Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland

In this interview, Primrose Barr (aged 82), who was born in Arbroath, talks about her life in East Lothian. Primrose's husband was born in North Berwick and trained as a doctor. He joined a practice...

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Interviews of Jean Rennie aged 86

Interviews of Norma Thomson and Wilma Marwick

Interviews of Bob Marr by an unknown female ,

Interview of Charles Scott by Lorna Lewis

Interviews of Primrose Barr