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Newhaven Family Memories

My family’s lived in Newhaven for over 300 years. Until the 1930s everyone was involved in the fishing industry whether as a trawler skipper; fishmonger owner; fishwive or fisherman.

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Liston & Brown Fishmongers
Liston & Brown Fishmongers
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Great Great Auntie Euphemia (Phemie) Liston
Great Great Auntie Euphemia (Phemie) Liston
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Elizabeth Lyle (Cissie) at Liston & Brown's Fishmongers, Slateford Road
Elizabeth Lyle (Cissie) at Liston & Brown's Fishmongers, Slateford Road
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Granny in fishwife's costume
Granny in fishwife's costume
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Beside Newhaven seawall
Beside Newhaven seawall
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Fishwives in costume
Fishwives in costume
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Euphemia Liston
Euphemia Liston
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The Lyles at Newhaven Harbour
The Lyles at Newhaven Harbour
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Fisherman's Ball, Free Fisherman's Society
Fisherman's Ball, Free Fisherman's Society
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Great Grandfather on Leith Merchant Navy Ship during WW1
Great Grandfather on Leith Merchant Navy Ship during WW1
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Phemie Liston in her fishwives working clothes
Phemie Liston in her fishwives working clothes
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Newhaven Harbour and lighthouse
Newhaven Harbour and lighthouse
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Victoria School Centenary Pagent, Newhaven
Victoria School Centenary Pagent, Newhaven
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ChildhoodDaily LifeEducationEnvironmentEventsFamily LifeFashionPlacesSport & LeisureWork
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