EERC/DG/DG26/8
Interview with Anne Brownhill who was 78 at the time. Anne's husband ran the family drapery business in Stranraer, The Glasgow House and much of the interview is concerned with different aspects of t...
EERC/DG/DG26/13
Biographical interview with Margaret Clark (aged 70). Margaret talks about her childhood experiences with the Miltonians, a local community group set up by her aunt and uncle (Jardine) which staged c...
EERC/DG/DG26/15
Biographical interview with George McClymont (b. 1931) about his early days in Portpatrick. George talks about the family home and domestic arrangements, recalling that the family of nine had running...
EERC/DG/DG26/19
Biographical interview with John Barr a farmer whose father had owned Auchneel Farm since 1920 and which John himself ran until he retired. This interview considers change over time, particularly in ...
EERC/DG/DG26/20
Interview with two sisters, Margaret and Jean, who came to Stranraer in 1929 when their father, an optician, chose the area as a base for his business. As well as customers coming to him, Mr Templeto...
EERC/DG/DG26/23
Autobiographical interview with Catherine Monteith whose family had moved, in 1933, to the new council housing at Park Lea Gardens. This interview includes many interesting details about life in Stra...
EERC/DG/DG26/25
Biographical interview with Ian Jack who runs the family firm, Alex Jack Butcher, in Stranraer. Ian talks about the family firm, which opened in 1914. He recalls that there were 10-12 employees with...
EERC/DG/DG26/27
Biographical interview with Archie Bell (b. 1935). Archie begins by giving a brief overview of his family history. He recalls that during World War 1 his grandfather, John Carruth, was responsible f...
EERC/DG/DG26/28
Biographical interview with Betty Findlay about the family business, Findlays Drapers in Stranraer. Betty gives a brief history of the business and of John Finlay, who started the business in 1896 in...
EERC/DG/DG26/33
Interview with John Carruth (b. 1922) who was 91 at the time the interview was recorded. John recalls the Stranraer of his childhood and gives detailed information about shops and businesses within t...
