Interviews of Denis Bell

EERC/EL/EL35/1

In this first track of 4 (EL35/1/1/1), Denis Bell explains how his family came to Haddington, from Berwick, when he was ten years old. This was hugely pivotal for Denis, who thrived at school and the...

Interviews of David Macdonald

EERC/EL/EL11/2

In this interview, the fieldworker speaks to her husband, David, about his early life and childhood. David's grandfather came from Mull and had moved to East Lothian where he set up his six sons in b...

Interviews of Graham Wells

EERC/EL/EL11/8

In this interview, Graham Wells (aged 46) from Ormiston talks about his childhood and working life in East Lothian. Graham recalls that his parents settled in Ormiston when they married. At that time...

Interviews of John Stephen Hannah

EERC/EL/EL15/2

In this interview, John Hannah (b.1957) shares stories from his childhood and youth. John was born in Glasgow and moved to Dunbar as part of the Glasgow overspill around 1963. He recalls details fro...

Interviews of Ian McGuffie

EERC/DG/DG47/25

In this interview Ian McGuffie (b.1927) tells David about his life in Carsluith and Canada. Ian's grandfather took over the mill at Carsluith in around 1884-5 and different members of the family, in...

Interviews of Mr and Mrs Mellors

EERC/EL/EL22/3

In this interview, Isabella (aged 78) and Robin (aged 79) Mellors talk about their lives in Dunbar where they have lived for over 50 years. Isabella was originally from Stonewalls, Whitekirk and Robi...

Interviews conducted by Caroline Milligan

EERC/EL/EL35

Interviews of Ian Clark by an unknown female , bulk: 20th century

EERC/EL/EL2/7

In this short interview (EL2/7/1/1 track 1 of 2), Ian Clark talks about his role looking after the sheep on his family farm. He describes lambing and the issues that can arise which make birth more d...