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From: Stuart Robertson <>
Subject: RE: Edwardian site
Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2002 23:21:11 +0100
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In-Reply-To: <OMEHLIINKLHABOGANPMMIEAEDHAA.tony.gott@btconnect.com>


Liz,

My thanks, too, for pointing out this site.

Tony is (as ever!) correct about the identity of Willie Robertson. His
parents were married in Leith and he and his two brothers, Gilbert (my
grandfather) and David Gordon were born there but the family returned to
Shetland in the 1890s. Willie lived in King Harald Street. His mother was
originally from Collafirth, Delting and his father from Grunnafirth, North
Nesting.

Stuart Robertson
Nairn, UK


>Liz:
>
>Thanks for that.
>
> > This is a site that was sent to another list.
> > http://www.qualidata.essex.ac.uk/edwardians/about/introduction.asp
> > It has a free form searchable database of interview extracts,
> > taken from a 1970's study of people recounting what it was like
> > to live in Edwardian times.
> > Below is an extract from a Mr Willie R from Shetland. there is
> > also a sound file from him.
> >
>http://www.qualidata.essex.ac.uk/edwardians/search/searchscript.asp?number=1
>66
>
>This would have been William Magnus Robertson 1886-1971 who was married to
>Mary Ann Halcrow 1886-1957. William was the son of David Robertson 1857-1928
>and Grace Manson 1848-1950. His wife was t
>
>Tony


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