Search Results - RESP Archive

Interviews of Betty Neil and Suzanne Ewing née Watson,

EERC/EL/EL29/2

Childhood Play Domestic Economy Foodways Working life Fishing Housing Community Life Shopping Transport Fisherrow Musselburgh Edinburgh

In this interview, sisters Betty and Suzanne, talk about growing up in Fisherrow. Their father was a fisherman and their home, at Bush Street, was one of a complex they believe was built by their gre...

Interviews of Mrs Brown by an unknown female,

EERC/EL/EL2/4

Childhood Working life Fishing Transport Foodways Community Life Language Religion Musselburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

In interview 1 of 2 (EL2/4/1/1), Mrs Brown talks about her fishing heritage. When she was a child, her mother would be up at 5am to go down to Musselburgh to buy fish for the day. While she was away,...

Interviews of Catherine Knight by Lorna Lewis,

EERC/EL/EL2/23

Community Life shops Social Systems Poetry Nature Foodways Musselburgh Fisherrow Scotland -- Fife -- Dunfermline

Catherine Knight, who was born in Musselburgh in 1897, was interviewed by Lorna Lewis of the Musselburgh History Group in 1985. The focus of the inteview is the life and work of Catherine's father, R...

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 David Spence by an unknown female, bulk:

EERC/EL/EL2/32

Working life Mining Industrial Relations Community Life Foodways Health Industry Seton, East Lothian, Scotland Prestonpans Edinburgh Tranent Musselburgh New Winton

In the first track of 4 (EL2/32/1/1), David Spence (b.c.1901) talks about his life in the mines. He explains how he started working when he was a boy, alongside his father, at the Fleets pit. Before...

5 results

Interviews of Betty Neil and Suzanne Ewing née Watson,

Interviews of Mrs Brown by an unknown female,

Interviews of Catherine Knight by Lorna Lewis,

Interview of Charles Scott by Lorna Lewis

Interviews of David Spence by an unknown female, bulk: