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Total number of records: 4

Count of Subject

SubjectCount
culture2
english language - dialects2
animals2
nature2
occupations1
hunting1
education1
community life1

Count of Place

PlaceCount
Thropton2
Northumberland2
England2

Count of People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Marsden, James4
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)4
Jimmy4
Richardson, Jack2
Foggan, Tom1
Foggin1
Foggan, Bob1

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Thropton, Northumberland

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

14 Feb 1953

[Side 1] Jimmy describes hunting with dogs, recalls incidents losing several dogs in fights with foxes and badgers. [Side 2] Jimmy recalls losing dogs hunting foxes, describes incident where he had to...

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Thropton Response Book - 1Nb3

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

28/Jan/1953 - 31/Jan/1953

Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...

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Jimmy Marsden
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Jimmy Marsden

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[1953]

Survey of English Dialects informant Jimmy Marsden with his ferrets, in the garden of his home in Thropton (Northumberland). The dating of this photograph is based on Stanley Ellis's SED fieldwork act...

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Thropton Response Book - 1Nb3
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Book VI: The Human Body [Thropton Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

28 Jan 1953 - 31 Jan 1953

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the human body. The answers of informants Jack Richardson and James Marsden recorded by fieldworker Stanley...

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