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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...

Interviews of May Sisi aged 89 & Helen Harmer aged 91

EERC/DG/DG10/16

shops Business Working life Armed Forces Customs and Traditions Marriage Superstitions Halloween Newton Stewart Creetown Stranraer

Biographical interview with May Sisi (b. 1925) and Nell Harmer (b.1922). This interview mainly covers their early working lives and the Newton Stewart shops and businesses they remember. Both May an...

Interviews of John Allan aged 98

EERC/DG/DG33/1

Childhood Bee Keeping Sports Health Nature Garlieston Collin, Dumfries and Galloway Newton Stewart

First of 2 biographical interviews (DG33/1/1/1, July 14 2014) with John Allan (aged 98) who spent his early life in Newton Stewart and has also lived in Gatehouse of Fleet, Collin and Dumfries. John...

Interviews of Valerie Barrie aged 74

EERC/DG/DG41/1

Childhood Working life shops Butchers Livestock Transport Slaughtering and slaughter-houses Port William Newton Stewart Luce Bay Whauphill

Biographical interview with Valerie Barrie (b. 1940, Dundee) whose family came from Motherwell in the early 1900s and opened 2 butcher's shops, one in Newton Stewart and one in Port William. Valerie ...

Interviews of Louise Kerr aged 55

EERC/DG/DG41/4

Working life Farming Business Potatoes Migrant workers Cattle Newton Stewart Whauphill Port William

Biographical interview with Louise Kerr (b.1959) whose father ran the ironmonger's shop in Port William. Louise explained that she had been born at the family farm near Whauphill. However, after the...

Interviews of Jim McGuffie

EERC/DG/DG47/18

Working life Agriculture Mills Community Life shops Quarries and Quarrying Education World War, 1939-1945 Carsluith Whithorn Newton Stewart Gatehouse of Fleet Creetown

In this interview DG47/18/1/1 ( track 1 of 4), Jim McGuffie (b.1921) tells David Hannay about his life, especially living and working in the mill - which was owned by his father. Jim, who was just ab...

Interviews of Nancy McGuffie

EERC/DG/DG47/20

Community Life Working life Education Childhood Health World War, 1914-1918 World War, 1939-1945 Carsluith Creetown Newton Stewart

In this interview Nancy McGuffie tells David Hannay about her life. She came to Carsluith as a very young child, after her mother was widowed. Her mother bought the house Mrs McGuffie now stays in fo...

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