Biographical interview with Hugh Reid (aged 91) of Stranraer. In the first part of this interview Hugh shares some of his many stories and anecdotes about ghosts and supernatural occurences in the Str...

Biographical interview with Alan Smith whose family law firm A F & C D Smith was established in Stranraer in 1929. Alan begins by providing a detailed family history which begins with R H Smith, who ...

Biographical interview with William Crawford (aged 78), who is the present Laird of Dunscore, a small estate near Dumfries. William begins by relating some of the history of the estate, which was for...

Biographical interview (DG44/1/1/1, 21 August 2015) with Jim Hawkins (agd 79) who was born in Annan and has lived there most of his life. He begins by talking about his schooldays and the impact the...

In this interview, Des Bathgate (born 1935) talks about his life in East Lothian. He was born at Seton Gardens where his father had a market garden on 10 acres of land leased from Lord Wemyss. His f...

In this interview, Fiona Sheldon (b. 1949) talks about her life and connections with East Lothian, particularly Garvald and Morham. Fiona’s father was a lawyer based in Haddington and, after her ma...

In this interview, Anne Robertson (b. 1958) talks about her family and about growing up on the Archerfield Estate where her father was a tractorman. As the 6th of 8 children, Anne recalls a busy chil...

In this interview, Bill Patterson (b. 1947, Dunbar) recalls his early life in Dunbar, where he lived until 1967, his working life and his return to the town in 2011. Recalling his early childhood, Bi...

In this interview, Peter Aitchison (b. 1927) talks about is life in West Barns. Peter, who was born at Winterfield Farm, Bellhaven, begins with memories of his early life and family memories. He lef...

In this interview, (EL24/1/1/3) the first of four tracks, David Chalmers (b. 1939, Edinburgh) tells his daughter about the history of his family’s connections to market gardening. David’s father ...