Birth: 11:30am 28 Jun 1858 Edgerton, Roxburghshire, Scotland, UK
Father: James Grieve 1819-1889
Mother: Agnes Sinton 1821-1886
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: 13 July 1888 Tynninghame, Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, UK
Wife: Mary Mackay (McKay) 1866-1937
Death: 7am 9 February 1929 Kimmerghame Mill, Edrom, Berwickshire, Scotland, UK
Ellen Grieve 1890-a1911
James Grieve 1894-1962
Entry in Ancestry Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 for Robert Grieve born 28 June 1858 in Edgerston, Roxburgh, parents James Grive and Agnes Linton (sic).
Entry in the Register of Births for Robert Grieve born 1858 in Edgerston (787/B 6). 1858. Births in the District of Edgerston in the County of Roxbough [...] No. 6 Grieve Robert 1858 June Twentyeighth 11 h. 30 m. A.M. Brunden Laws, father James Grieve Agricultural Labourer Brunden laws, mother Agnes Grieve Maiden Name Sinton Informant James Grieve Father Not Present on 1858 July 10th at Edgerston".
His brother was born in Edgerston in 1860.
In the 1861 census as Robert Greive (sic) aged 2, born in Edgerston, Roxburghshire, and living with his parents (James and Agnes), two brothers (Henry and John S), and three sisters (Ann, Janet and Jane) at Edgerston Tofts, Eckford, Roxburghshire.
His sister was born in Ancrum in 1864.
I cannot locate the family in the 1871 census, and he was not living with his parents in 1881.
Entry in the Register of Marriages for Robert Grieve and Mary McKay in 1888 in Whitekirk and Tynninghame (723/ 3). "1888 Marriages in the Parish of Whitekirk in the County of Haddington No. 3 1888 on the thirteenth day of July at Tynninghame After Banns according to the Forms of the Church of Scotland (signed) Robert Grieve Shepherd (single) aged 30 of Sisterpath, Fogo, parents James Grieve Agr. Labourer and Agnes Grieve M.S. Sinton, and (signed) Mary McKay D. Servant (single) aged 21 of Tynninghame , parents John McKay stableman (deceased) and Helen McKay M.S. Yorkson, registered 1888 14th July At: Whitekirk.
His daughter was born in Fogo in 1890.
In the 1891 census as Robert Grieve aged 32, born in Egerton, Roxburgh, a shepherd, and living with his wife (Mary), daughter (Ellen) and a boader (Peter Baptie aged 24, born in Fala Edinbugh, and shepherd) at Sisterpath Ser: House, Fogo, Berwickshire.
His son was born in Sisterpath, Fogo in 1894.
In the 1901 census as Robert Grieve aged 42, born in Edgerton, Roxburgh, a shepherd, and living with his wife (Mary), son (James), daughter (Ellen) and a boarder (William Aitchison aged 21, born in Spott, Haddington and a shepherd) at Sisterpath F Cottage, Fogo, Berwickshire.
In the 1911 census as Robert Grieve aged 52, born in Edgerston, Roxburghshire, a shepherd, and living with his wife (Mary), son (James) and daughter (Ellen) at Mungos Walls Farm Cottage, Edrom, Berwickshire.
In the 1921 census as Robert Grieve aged 62 years 11 months, born in Edrom, Berwick, a farmer and employer, no dependent children, and living with his wife (Mary) at Kimmr Mill Farm House, Edrom, Berwickshire. His son James, whom he was employing, and family were living in the farm cottage.
Entry in the Register of Deaths for Robert Grieve in 1929 aged 70 in Edrom (738/ 2). "Page 1 1929 Deaths in the Parish of Edrom in the County of Berwick [...] No.2 James Grieve Farmer (Married to Mary MacKay) on 1929 February Ninth 7 h A.M. at Kimmerghame Mill aged 70 yrs parents James Grieve Farm Servant (Deceased) and Agnes Grieve M.S. Sinton (Deceased) of Myocarditis ? 33 years informant James Grieve Son on 1929 11th July At: Edrom."
There are two entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Robert Grieve.
Note that Haddingtonshire is now part of East Lothian.
Robert Grieve was the father of James Grieve, husband of Margaret Sligh Purves, first cousin of Peter Purves, husband of Isabella Richardson Steele, wife of Robert James Gordon, father of Irene Alice Gordon, wife of George William Barton, brother of Dennis Alfred Barton, my brother-in-law.
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