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Interviews of Douglas Grieve

EERC/EL/EL5/1

Childhood Education Sports Working life Gamekeepers Nature Foodways Aberlady Bay Longniddry Musselburgh Gosford House Macmerry Dalkeith Prestonpans Oxenfoord

In this interview, Dougie Grieve (born 1951) talks about his life in East Lothian, especially his working life as a gamekeeper. He begins by speaking a little about his childhood. His father worked ...

Interview of Irene Bailley - by Filip Kai Eve Harry and Alice

EERC/EL/EL21/4

Working life Teaching Technology Foodways Sports Play Education Musselburgh Tyninghame Middleton Moor

This is one of a series of interviews conducted by P6 pupils at Campie Primary School with former pupils and staff of the school.

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 Mary Jamieson by Lorna Lewis

EERC/EL/EL2/20

Domestic Life Housing Foodways Gender World War, 1914-1918 World War, 1939-1945 Education Social Life and Customs shops Working life Edinburgh Musselburgh Inveresk (East Lothian, Scotland)

In the first interview of 5 (EL2/20/1/1) Mary Jamieson (born c.1905, Musselburgh) begins by speaking about her early family life in Hercus Loan, Musselburgh. As well as recalling the interior of the ...

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 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...

Interviews of Mrs Veitch by David Fisher,

EERC/EL/EL2/39

Childhood Working life Clothing Language Childrens games Customs and Traditions Travel and Holidays Mining Foodways Christmas Musselburgh Tranent

In the first track of 4 (EL2/39/1/1), Mrs Veitch (born c.1903) talks about her early childhood at Olive Bank, Musselburgh, where she lived with her grandmother, aunt and uncle. She was raised by her ...

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