Mrs. E. Carnell interviewed by Michael Winstanley Mrs. Edith Carnell, born 1894, interviewed in Canterbury. Her father was a scavenger he died in 1902. Her Mother worked as outside parish relief, washing and maternity. Ediths first job was service and was the fourth out of the seven children. Track 1 [1:03:23] [0:00:03] Introduction: interviewee is Edith Carnell [EC] of Newtown Street. [0:00:54] EC describes her father’s job. [0:01:54] EC talks about her siblings. [0:02:11] Description of how her mother coped without her father. [0:02:34] Description of the help EC’s mother got from the parish. [0:03:02] Coal tickets. [0:05:49] Money EC’s mother spent on food on a daily basis. [0:06:30] Discussion of food they ate. [0:06:46] Second-hand clothes. [0:07:13] Briefly describes EC’s eldest sister’s roles. [0:07:22] Description of some of EC’s mother’s job and the hardships she faced. [0:08:44] Weekly credit with shops. [0:09:06] Pawnbrokers. [0:10:26] Description of EC’s mother’s family. [0:10:32] Missing section of the audio that is picked up by the transcript. [0:10:33] EC’s relationship with her aunt. [0:11:30] Missing section of the transcript. [0:13:37] Parish relief for EC’s mother. [0:14:08] EC’s sister being a Salvationist. [0:14:35] Charities. [0:15:18] Type of food EC was able to eat. [0:16:22] Description of the lack of warmth in EC’s house. [0:17:42] Brief discussion of EC’s mother’s background. [0:19:00] Discussion of accessibility to meat. [0:19:42] Discussion of the lack of a garden. [0:19:56] Description of help received from neighbours. [0:20:59] Discussion of food management. [0:22:33] Description of what EC would get for Christmas. [0:24:47] Discussion about the status and relationship of EC’s neighbours. [0:25:55] Brief description of the layout of the houses. [0:26:12] Cleanliness of EC’s house. [0:26:33] Roles of the children. [0:27:13] Discussion of EC’s father. [0:29:12] Discussion of labour exchanges in pubs. [0:31:02] Discussion of EC’s father’s death. [0:32:20] Reputation of soldiers. [0:34:53] Discussion of EC’s neighbours in Mill Lane. [0:35:23] Description of the rough parts of Canterbury. [0:39:46] Discussion of EC’s brother’s moving to Canada. [0:42:30] EC talks about her eldest sister’s work ethic. [0:43:20] Discussion of EC getting a job in service. [0:46:02] Discussion of the décor in Abbots Place. [0:46:33] EC’s family’s use of the front and back room. [0:48:10] Discussion about guests in EC’s family home. [0:49:40] EC talks about Sunday School outings. [0:50:44] Description of how Sundays were spent. [0:53:48] EC describes how she would help her mother. [0:55:54] Description of food shopping. [0:57:25] Discussion about the financial stability of shopkeepers and Sunday School teachers. [0:57:51] EC discusses the religious elements of her childhood. [0:58:41] Quick discussion about the Church. [0:59:35] EC briefly describes her experience hop picking. [0:59:54] EC talks about her mother’s experience with new born babies. [1:00:29] EC describes her own experience with delivering babies. 20/05/1977