Orphan boys boarded out in the Highlands and Islands
Fieldworkers
Date
Track ID
84619
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1986.163
Original Tape ID
Summary
Orphan boys boarded out in the Highlands and Islands.
A shepherd boy whom Ray Fisher had met at a dance in Roy Bridge came to see her in Glasgow. She was about fifteen at the time. She didn't want to see him, and had her brother Archie send him away. The shepherd was a boarded-out boy. Ray explains that children who were orphans or about to be sent to a children's home were sometimes taken into families in the Highlands and Islands. Some were adopted by the families they lived with.
Language
English
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Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good