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Res.7.38 Summary of an interview with two female residents of Leith, female interviewer, 31 October 1962

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Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S3/4/2/7/39

Scope and Contents

INTVER disappointed with the interview and thought it was repetitive. One INTVEE recalls how at one time you weren't allowed into Newhaven if you weren't from there, her father used to get doused with water if he tried to cross the bridge to court her mother. They didn't allow their people to go to Edinburgh if they thought they might marry Edinburgh folk but then they discovered they'd been marrying too much within and their children weren't quite right so they started to spread. The Newhaven people were always suspicious and they all had by-names because there were so many with the same surname e.g. Black Ritty, Braggie, Tiger. When she visited her aunt they were always knitting sweaters and underwear for the men but would still have a line of washing out and big families to look after. She thinks the opening of the dance halls contributed to the break up of the Newhaven community, the girls would meet men from Edinburgh. INTVEEs are critical of the younger generation - they have washing machines but are still tired, they use a mop to clean the stairs instead of getting down on hands and knees. Their husbands and sons don't do anything about the house - an attraction of the new houses is an extra room to keep the men from under their feet.

Dates

  • Other: 31 October 1962

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Extent

6 Sheets

Related Materials

Res 7.32; Res 7.36

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