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Mrs Janet H |
| Interview Number: 451 |
| Other Interview Material |
| Sex: |
| F |
| Year Of Birth: |
| 1893 |
| Place of Residence: |
| Dumfries |
| Family: |
| Two brothers, 2 sisters, one sister died at 18. Children went barefoot in summer. Mother was the disciplinarian, she was English and was liked by everyone. JH thinks it was a good marriage and she was a good mother. |
| Marriage: |
| Married in 1917. Wedding details. |
| Housing: |
| Born in Friars Verne , Dumfries. At 3 years moved to Summerville then to Glasgow St at age 11/12. At last house had to get water from the loch. Moves due to father changing his job. |
| Education: |
| Started at 4 at local school and taught to speak proper English but relapsed into lingo at home. Passed Qualifying Exam and went to Laurinau School where she learnt French and Latin. Left at 15. Night classes in shorthand and typing. |
| Parents' Work History: |
| Father was a gardener and specialised in orchids and growing under glass. Originally apprenticed to a mill owner who had 10 gardeners then took better job. Job included rent free house + 19/- week. Mother worked in brother in law's hairdressing salon. |
| Work History: |
| As a girl, helped in greengrocers. First job in Gibsons factory putting fingers in gloves. Then worked for uncle in his confectionary and jam making business. Explains sweet and jam making processes. Husband in the army then the Flying Corps. She later did domestic work. |
| Final Occupation: |
| Housework |
| Political Affiliation: |
| Thinks father was a Tory and mother Liberal. |
| Religious Background: |
| C of E - went to Greyfriars church for Sunday school and morning and evening services. Brother was in the choir. Talks from missionaries. She was christened at home but married in Greyfriars church minister. |
| Occupational Class: |
| Unclassified |
| Leisure Activities: |
| Played in the fields and used to ride a black bullock. French knitting and board games. Magic lantern at home. Visits to circus with father. Mother went to mothers meetings. Visits on Sundays to grandmother's house. Bicycles decorated with flowers at Flower Show where father won cups. He would take them out at night to see the Aurora Borealis. New Years Eve and Halloween celebrations. March fair and Root fair, the hiring fair. Father loved Burns's songs and friends sang them for him. Burns Suppers. Sunday school trips to Charhead and Comewell castle by train. When older, walked or went to pictures with boy friend. When married spent days in Glasgow. |
| Health / Childbirth: |
| Sister died of tetrachloride poisoning from dope on aeroplane wings. Verdict of accidental death. Mother cured toothache by putting pepper and vinegar on cloth held against cheek. Mother suffered from rheumatism. She would help nurse the sick and with childbirth. JH's friend died of consumption at age 23. |
| Miscellaneous: |
| Detailed information on household, child rearing and social class. Parish relief and soup kitchens. Women would walk to the mill to work, knitting all the way. |
| Number of pages in Transcript: |
| 67 |
