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Interviews of Robin Kinnear

EERC/DG/DG4/12

Childhood Working life shops Community Life Tourism Housing Clothing trade Farming World War, 1939-1945 Death Transport Port William Monreith Whithorn Parton

Biographical interview with Robin Kinnear. Robin's great-grandfather had moved to Port William as a tailor in 1898 and the family business of drapers had continued from there, eventually including fu...

Interviews of Betty Murray

EERC/DG/DG4/26

Childhood Working life Farming Business shops Community Life Recreation Religion World War, 1939-1945 Transport Whithorn Glasserton Port William Skate, Dumfries and Galloway

Biographical interview with Betty Murray whose parents came to Whithorn in 1934 to run a licensed grocer. Betty describes the shop, providing details of the stock, layout, staffing and suppliers. Sh...

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 ...

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Interviews of Robin Kinnear

Interviews of Betty Murray

Interviews of Valerie Barrie aged 74