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Interview
841, LO/205/156
Leicester Oral history Archive Collection

Speaker: Smith, Emily, 1911 - , Interviewee, Female, Domestic Servant; HM Forces;
Speaker: Aucott, S., Interviewer, Female

Summary of interview item: Recalls time in domestic service from 1925 until 1940. Describes various jobs and the duties required in domestic service, whilst mother's help, general cook and housekeeper. Gives detail of the families she worked for and the conditions. Recalls joining the forces rather than being called to work in a factory during the Second World War. Gives details of home remedies.
Place of birth:
Education: to age 14.
Marital Status: Single, Children:
Father's Occupation:
Mother's Occupation:
Location: County:
Location: Town/Place:
Periods Covered: 1920s, 1930s, 1940s,
Language: English

Recording Date: 11/9/1985
Playing time: 30 mins
Access Restrictions: Full clearance Item Copyright: EMOHA
Summary: Yes
Transcription: No
Copies: yes
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