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Interviews of William Crawford aged 78

EERC/DG/DG42/4

Childhood Education National Service World War, 1939-1945 Working life Farming Law Farming Housing Community Life Dunscore

Biographical interview with William Crawford (aged 78), who is the present Laird of Dunscore, a small estate near Dumfries. William begins by relating some of the history of the estate, which was for...

Interviews of Ronnie Waugh aged 76

EERC/DG/DG38/15

Working life Health Community Life Nursing | Practice Social Systems Recreation Education Travellers Domestic Life Housing World War, 1939-1945 Dunscore Dumfries (Scotland)

Biographical interview (DG38/15/1/1, interview 1 of 2, 16 February 2015) with Ronnie Waugh (b. 1938). Ronnie moved to Dunscore when he was 2. After leaving school he started to train as an apprenti...

Interviews of Isabel Wells and James McWhirter

EERC/DG/DG46/13

Childhood Working life Childrens games Community Life Housing

Biographical interview with Isabel Wells (b. 1946) and James McWhirter who both grew up in Croft Terrace, Lochmaben. The pair talk about their childhood, recalling their homes and surrounding areas. ...

Interviews of Harold Gibson aged 98,

EERC/DG/DG49/1

Childhood Housing Community Life Religion Tuberculosis Diseases Working life World War, 1939-1945 Dalbeattie Corsock

Biographical interview (DG49/1/1/1, track 1 of 2) with Harold Gibson (aged 98) who was born in Corsock and then moved to Dalbeattie when he was ten and a half. Harold talks about his early life at Co...

Interviews of Mrs Potts

EERC/DG/DG47/2

Community Life Working life Housing Farming Foodways Travellers Carsluith

In interview 1 of 4 (DG47/2/1/1), Mrs Potts talks about her family and childhood memories. She has a close connection to the area around Carsluith and recalls many of the same people, families, farms...

Interviews of Nurse Cowel

EERC/DG/DG47/3

Industry Housing Living Conditions Fishing Foodways Community Life Recreation Working life Carsluith Creetown

DG47/3/1/1 (track 1 of 12) is with a Carsluithian, identified as Nurse Cowell, and begins with her describing her earliest memories. Her father built the family home, Greywalls in Carsluith, and Ms C...

Interviews of Lizzie Davidson

EERC/DG/DG47/7

Childhood Working life Industry Quarries and Quarrying Telecommunication systems Housing Community Life Death Health Education Farming Music Fishing Travellers Folklore Glasgow Carsluith Creetown Garlieston Isle of Man Cardoness

Recorded over several months, this series of interviews with Elizabeth Davidson (DG47/7/1/1 the first of 14 tracks) takes place in Glasgow, where Elizabeth (b. 1896, now aged 83) had lived since she m...

Interviews of Mrs Rae

EERC/DG/DG47/19

Childhood Industry Quarries and Quarrying Community Life Working life Teaching Housing World War, 1939-1945 Carsluith Twynholm Creetown Kirkdale, Dumfries and Galloway

In this interview DG47/19/1/1 (track 1 of 2) Mrs Rae (99 years old)speaks to David Hannay her life in and around Carsluith. Mrs Rae was born in a house on the shore in Carsluith, next door to one bui...

Interviews of Mr and Mrs Mellors

EERC/EL/EL22/3

Working life Community Life Social Systems Housing Sports Tourism Dunbar Belhaven Edinburgh

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 of Iris White

EERC/EL/EL26/2

Childhood Community Life Housing World War, 1939-1945 Working life Publishers and Publishing Health Education shops Birth Haddington Possilpark

In this interview, Iris White (b. 1938, Glasgow) recalls her early life in Possilpark; early working experiences; her decision to move to Haddington as part of the Glasgow overspill and her life in Ha...

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