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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 Les Hilton,

EERC/EL/EL6/22

Working life Industry Mills Social Life and Customs Health and Safety Community Life Apprenticeship Programs

In this interview, Les Hilton (b. 1950, Musselburgh), talks about his working life and apprenticeship with Brunton's wire mill. Les went to Brunton's aged 15 and worked in the office until his 5 year...

interviews of George (Paddy) Finlay aged 77

EERC/DG/DG38/25

Working life Rubber Social structure Recreation Social Life and Customs Transport Dumfries (Scotland)

George Finlay (known as Paddy) was born in Thornhill in 1938. In this interview he talks about his working life at the rubber factory in Dumfries, 1972-1999. He worked in the mill room preparing the...

Interviews of Mr McGowan

EERC/DG/DG47/9

Working life Farming Quarries and Quarrying Industry Social Life and Customs Transport Housing Kirkdale, Dumfries and Galloway Carsluith Creetown Cairnholly

In this 1st (of 2 tracks), Mr McGowan (who was born in 1886 and was 94 years old at the time of the interview, tells David Hannay about his life. He was born in New Luce, where his father was a sheph...

Interviews of Mrs Fisher

EERC/DG/DG47/10

Housing Industry Community Life Social Life and Customs Weather Creetown Carsluith

In this interview, Mrs Fisher (b.c.1911) talks to David Hannay about her life in Carsluith. Mrs Fisher's father moved to Carsluith as a teacher in 1919 and remained there until 1930. By that time, ...

Interviews of Alex and Mrs MacLean

EERC/DG/DG47/11

Housing Industry Social Life and Customs Scottish Travellers (Nomadic people) Transport shops Quarries and Quarrying Community Life Health Recreation Kirkcudbright Carsluith Kirkmabreck Kirkdale, Dumfries and Galloway

In DG47/11/1/1 (track 1 of 4), Alex MacLean (b.c.1900) and Mrs MacLean talk to David Hannay about Kirkdale, Ravenshall and Creetown. Alex's father worked in the gardens at Kirkdale and his memories d...

Interviews of Irene Doak and Maureen Wood

EERC/DG/DG47/23

Childhood Farming Social Life and Customs Community Life Agriculture Carsluith Kirkmabreck

In this interview Irene Doak (63) and Maureen Wood (64) share their memories of Ravenshall and Carsluith with David. Maureen's family moved to the area when she was seven and her grandfather was chau...

Interviews of Stuart Nichol

EERC/DG/DG47/29

Childhood Working life Community Life Social Life and Customs Foodways Carsluith Kirkdale, Dumfries and Galloway

In this interview Stuart Nicholl (b. 1935) talks about his life in Carsluith. Stuart was recalls Carsluith when he was a child and the village was quite a busy place, jobs were plentiful and there wa...

Interviews of Tommy Stanton,

EERC/EL/EL26/4

Working life Farming Foodways Customs and Traditions Social Life and Customs Religion Language World War, 1939-1945 Health

In this interview, Tommy Stanton, who was born in the Vert, Haddington in 1955, shares memories of his parents, particularly his mother - who was brought in a farming family. Both parents were born i...

Interviews of Fiona Beevers,

EERC/EL/EL37/3

Working life Industry Electronics Social Life and Customs Community Life Culture

In this interview Fiona Beevers (b. Haddington, c. 1955) talks about her working life with Mitsubishi in Haddington. Fiona joined Mitsubishi about 9 months after they opened and worked there for 17 ye...

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