Lerwick, January 3, 1872, Mrs. ANDRINA MOUAT, examined.
2028. Where do you live?-I live in Girlsta, parish of Tingwall.
2029. Are you a married woman?-Yes
2030. Is your husband alive?-Yes, he is at Leith; but I have had nothing from him for five years. I live by my own knitting; and that is what has made me so anxious to come here.
2031 Have you any family?-I have only one son. He is sailing out of Leith.
2032. Do you knit with your own wool?-Yes.
2033. Where do you buy it?-I buy it mostly from my friends- some of it from my brother.
2034. Is your brother a farmer near where you live?-Yes.
2035. Do you pay him for the wool?-Yes.
2036. To whom do you sell your hosiery goods?-I always sold them to Mr. Spence before he went away. I made fancy stockings and knitted gloves, and things of that kind.