Jenny Gilbertson [SEP] date of death
Jenny Gilbertson
Jenny Gilbertson (born Jenny Brown; 28 October 1902 – 8 January 1990) was a Scottish documentary and educational filmmaker.
Early life and education.
Jenny Gilbertson was born on 28 October 1902, in Glasgow, Scotland; the only daughter of Mary Dunn Wright, and an iron merchant, William Brown. She studied at Laurel Bank School, then furthered her education at Glasgow University where she earned an MA in teaching. Her relationship with films started after she went to London for a secretarial course in
the officers of a cutter which was stationed in Rona's Voe for two or three months."
History Fishing.
History Fishing Herring.
Ronas Voe saw significant activity during the herring boom. In 1891, there were 10 herring curers listed as operating out of Ronas Voe:
By 1905, there were 11:
History Jenny Gilbertson films.
Jenny Gilbertson was one of the world's first female documentary filmmakers. Four of her earliest productions were filmed in Ronas Voe, often involving the Clark family, their croft and their