Jessie Buchan

Interview with Jessie Buchan

Year: C.1980s?

Duration: 10:56

Filmed By: Jim Taylor

Jessie Buchan, wife of Gilbert “7 1/2” Buchan, talks about her life as a herring gutter and her time spent working in Yarmouth. She first discusses going around bakeries in Fraserburgh to gather cloots (cloths) to cover and protect their fingers when gutting the herring, a common practice for those working the job at the time.