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Interviews of Elizabeth Hogg,

EERC/ES/EL6/40

Working life Industry Wool industry Mills Industrial Relations Health and Safety Community Life Material Culture Social Life and Customs

In this interview, Elizabeth (Liz) Hogg (b. Edinburgh) recalls memories of the west mill in Haddington where her father (b. 1912, Denny) worked and was later manager. As the eldest of 4 children, her...

Interviews of Billy Selkirk,

EERC/EL/EL35/8

Working life Industry Fishing Community Life Law Foodways Material Culture Customs and Traditions

In this interview, Billy Selkirk (aged 75, b. Musselburgh) talks about his life as a fisherman. Billy grew up in Musselburgh and Fisherrow and, as the son of a fisherman, always though he would go to...

Interviews of Robert Millar and Kirsteen Brown,

EERC/EL/EL35/9

Childhood Community Life Working life Industry Fishing Material Culture Knitting Play Customs and Traditions

In this interview Robert Millar and Kirsteen Brown (both b. 1934) talk about their lives in Fisherrow and their fishing connections. Both recall that Fisherrow was a very close community when they we...

Interviews of Irene and Caroline Grant,

EERC/EL/EL35/10

Working life Industry Fishing Community Life Material Culture Social Life and Customs Religion Childhood Architecture Clothing

In this interview, Irene Grant (b. 1936, Fisherrow) and her daughter, Caroline (b. 1967, Fisherrow), talk about life in Fisherrow and how this has changed over time. Irene was born in New Street and ...

Interviews of Archie Johnstone by an unknown female ,

EERC/EL/EL2/22

Working life Fishing Social Systems Material Culture Community Life Travel Dunbar Musselburgh Seahouses (England) Peterhead (Scotland) Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland

In the first interview of 3 (EL2/22/1) Archie talks about leaving school in 1952 and starting work as a deck hand on his father's boat. His first trip was sailing out 20 miles north-east of Dunbar for...

Interviews of Peggy Livingstone by Lorna Lewis,

EERC/EL/EL2/24

Working life Fishing fishwives shops Customs and Traditions Art Community Life Material Culture Gender Education Fisherrow Musselburgh

In the first track of 11 (EL2/24/1/1) Peggy Gray Livingston, who was born in Fisherrow in 1914, talks about her early home life. Peggy's parents were both from Musselburgh and she explains a little o...

Interviews of Frances Rae by David Fisher,

EERC/EL/EL2/30

Working life Industry Factory Workers Material Culture World War, 1939-1945 Foodways Musselburgh

In this interview Frances Rae (b.1925) tells David Fisher about her working life with Stewart's net mill in Musselburgh.

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 Mr and Mrs Thomson by an unknown female,

EERC/EL/EL2/37

Working life Farming Community Life Industry Material Culture Environment Customs Language Haddington Pencaitland North Berwick

In track 1 of 3 (EL2/37/1/1) Mr Thomson talks about his life in farming. He started work at Upper Bolton, Haddington, where he worked with the horses. His wage when he first got married was 28 shill...

Interviews of Andrew Smith

EERC/EL/EL6/18

Working life Mills Industry Material Culture Aviation Mining

In track 1 of 2 (EL6/18/1/1), Andrew Smith (aged 83) talks about his life at Bruntons wire mill where he started as an office clerk in July 1956, aged 15. Andrew got the job via a recruitment request...

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