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Cronberry, Ayrshire

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  • Type

    sound

  • Duration

    00:04:05

  • Cultures

    English

  • Shelf mark

    C1315/1/440

  • Recording date

    1916-02-29

  • Is part of (Collection)

    Berliner Lautarchiv British & Commonwealth Recordings

  • Recording locations

    Wittenberg, Germany

  • Producers

    Berliner Phonographische Kommission

  • Recordist

    Doegen, Wilhelm (male, recordist), Brandl, Alois (male, Professor of English)

  • Speakers

    Miller, William, b.1869 (male, labourer)

  • Description

    Speaker's note: Aged 47 from Cronberry, Ayrshire (now East Ayrshire), Scotland. Born April 1868 in Cronberry. Lived in Cronberry until the age of six. From the age of seven to 20 in Draghorn, Hamilton (Lanarkshire). Educated at a national school in Draghorn. Father from Kilmarnook, mother from Ireland. Can read and write in English and Scottish. Religion: Roman catholic. Occupation: labourer. Item note: William reads the Parable of the Prodigal Son (taken from Luke chapter XV, verse 11-32).

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Cronberry, Ayrshire

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