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Interviews of Archie Johnstone

EERC/EL/EL6/1

Childhood Working life Fishing Foodways World War, 1939-1945 Languages Technology Social Systems Port Seton Aberlady Bay Longniddry Cockenzie Newhaven Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland St Abbs Lighthouse

In track 1 of 2 EL6/1/1/1, Archie Johnstone (born 1937), talks about his life as part of a family of fishermen in Cockenzie and Port Seton. Archie explained that his family roots could be traced back...

Interviews of Charles Horne

EERC/EL/EL7/1

Childhood Working life Fishing Health Technology Shopping Recreation Sexuality World War, 1939-1945 Religion Port Seton Prestonpans Rothesay Morrison's Haven Seton Castle Firth of Forth Anstruther Port Dundas Musselburgh Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland Troon Cockenzie Lochranza Aberlady Bay

EL7/1/1/1 is the first in a series of interview tracks recorded with Charles (Charlie) Horne (b. 1926) of Port Seton. Charlie begins by expaining that his family have fishing connections to Port Seto...

Interviews of Tommy by an unknown female,

EERC/EL/EL2/38

Working life Fishing Women Herring industry Boats Customs and Traditions Port Seton Cockenzie

In this recording, Tommy describes his life as a fisherman. Times at the fishing were hard when he left school so at first he spent the winter in the coal pit and the summer at sea (which many did at...