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Interview
2906, HM/078/72
Harborough Museum Oral History Collection

Speaker: Charles Frederick Kirby, 1894 - 0, Interviewee, Male, Butcher
Speaker: , Interviewer, Male

Summary of interview item: Talks about working life as a butcher in Leicester at JO Nicholls, London Road (talks a little about this), and Berkshire pre-World War I, then in Cranoe, Leicestershire. Moved to Medbourne, Leicestershire, and opened a garage in 1930s. Mother ran shop and post office in Slawston, Leicestershire, from 1912-1932.
Place of birth: Scaldwell, Northamptonshire
Education:
Marital Status: , Children:
Father's Occupation: Wheelwright & carpenter
Mother's Occupation: Shopkeeper
Location: County: Leicestershire
Location: Town/Place: Market Harborough
Periods Covered: 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s
Language: English

Recording Date: 1/8/1986
Playing time: 01hr 07mins 56secs
Access Restrictions: Item Copyright: Market Harborough Museum
Summary: No
Transcription: No
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