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Interviews of Roma Hunter aged 54

EERC/DG/DG2/5

Social Systems Family Education Punishment Working life Social Systems Wool industry Women Child Care Services Newton Stewart Creetown Carsluith Barholm, Dumfries and Galloway

Autobiographical interview with Roma Hunter which concentrates mainly on family life, schooldays and ongoing education. Roma describes the family home and the roles within the family and the impact o...

Interviews of Erica Thomson aged 46

EERC/DG/DG2/11

Education Working life Wool industry Laundry Creetown Newton Stewart

Autobiographical interview with Erica Thomson who has always lived in Creetown. Topics covered include the jobs her parents did (mother worked at Auchenlarie caravan park and father was, for a time, a...

Interviews of Dr Guy (Gavin) Brown

EERC/DG/DG4/10

Childhood Working life Health Community Life Recreation Education World War, 1939-1945 Port William Newton Stewart Monreith

Biographical interview with Guy Brown who was born in Port William. Guy's father had been the local GP and Guy followed him into the profession and took over the surgery in due course. He talks abou...

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 Isobel Sutherland aged 57

EERC/DG/DG8/1

Education Working life Agriculture Recreation Childrens games Dancing Business Landscape Nature Transport Needlework Religion Foodways Kirkcudbright Newton Stewart Castle Douglas Dumfries (Scotland) Ringford, Dumfries and Galloway Twynholm Tarff Martyrs Monument, Dumfries and Galloway Tongland

Interview 1 of 3 (DG8/1/1/1) with Isobel Sutherland which focuses on her life in Ringford, where she lived from aged 5 until she married aged 20. Isobel gives details about her early school life and ...

Interviews of May Sisi aged 88

EERC/DG/DG10/2

Childhood Foodways Working life Business World War, 1939-1945 Community Life Newton Stewart

Short biographical interview with May Sisi, aged 88 and born in Newton Stewart. May speaks about her job as a booking clerk with the railways during World War 2. She could remember the rabbits going...

Interviews of May Marjorie Taylor aged 89

EERC/DG/DG10/9

Languages World War, 1939-1945 Working life Domestic Life Foodways Community Life Newton Stewart Kirkinner

Biographical interview with May Taylor (aged 89) who moved to Newton Stewart, from Airdire, when she joined the Land Army at 18. She said that she fell in love with Newton Stewart as soon as she arri...

Interviews of Agnes Murdoch aged 76

EERC/DG/DG10/11

Working life Farming Domestic Life Foodways Domestic personnel Social Systems World War, 1939-1945 Evacuees Newton Stewart Barr, Dumfries and Galloway Kirkmichael, Dumfries and Galloway Cross Hill, Dumfries and Galloway

Biographical interview with Agnes Murdoch, aged 76, who was born in Barr, Ayrshire and who had lived in Newton Stewart for the past 18 years. Agnes went to school in Barr and Girvan before going into...

Interviews of Dolly Ferries aged 83

EERC/DG/DG10/12

Childhood Education Farming World War, 1939-1945 Rationing Recreation Working life Domestic personnel Housing Foodways Social Life and Customs Marriage Emigration Newton Stewart Garlieston Baldoon North Balfern Kirkinner Baltersan Dalry, Dumfries and Galloway Loch Doon

Biographical interview (DG10/12/1/1 is track 1 of 2) with Dolly Ferries, aged 83, who was born at North Balfern, Kirkinner where her father was a shepherd. Her earliest memory was aged around 3, when...

Interviews of Dorothy Sneddon aged 68

EERC/DG/DG10/15

Childhood Education Working life Nursing | Practice Recreation Social Systems Superstitions Foodways Newton Stewart Minnigaff Bargrennan

Biographical interview with Dorothy Sneddon, aged 68, who was born in Newton Stewart where she stayed until the day before her 16th birthday, when she went to Irvine to begin her nurse training. Doro...

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