Andrew GREIG {M} [P1906] = Mary Gray MCMINN {F} [P1907]

Married Friday 10 March 1916, Little Sanquhar Dumfries Sc.

Andrew GREIG:

Born Friday 25 August 1893, Drummockloch Inch Wigtown Sc.
Died Thursday 14 September 1939, Muil Farm Corsack Bridge Kirkcudbright Sc.
From Janet Greig Smith - March 2007 (janetgreigsmith@tiscali.co.uk ).
Andrew Married Mary Gray McMinn on the 10th. March 1916 at Littlemark Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire. Scotland.
My Grandfather was Andrew Greig b. 25th Aug 1893 at Drummockloch, his father was William Greig and his mother Janet Jess. See family photo taken c. 1911 we think to celebrate William and Janet's Silver Wedding Left to right Mary Greig, William Greig, Thomas Greig, Isabella Greig, Sarah Priestly Greig (small child) Andrew Greig (my Grandfather) , Janet Jess, Agnes Greig and Ivie Greig.

Unfortunately I never knew my Grandparents, they died many years before I was born, Andrew Greig died on the 19th Sept 1939 aged 46 at Muil. (farm house) Corsock Bridge, Parish of Kirkpatrick Durham.and Mary Gray died in Dumfries infirmary on the 25th march 1940 ages 48.
The reason I know of (Old uncle John) is because my Aunt Janet remembers him well. My Grandparants seamed to collect relatives who resided with them at the Glen for varying amounts of time. In uncle Johns case until his death in 1928. Amongst the children he had his favourites my mother was one, my aunt was not! Being a bit of a tom boy she seamed to rub him up the wrong way. He was living at the Glen when my Mother was born and that seems to be the reason for his affection towards her. He also was fond of his youngest niece Sarah, known to the family as (Sally) who is the young lady in the picture I have already sent to you. The portrait along with the watch she is wearing were his gifts for her 21st birthday. As her Father (uncle Johns brother) William had died, he kept a fatherly eye on her. After William Greig death - 31st August 1920 the remaining family still at Preston Mill moved in with my Grandparents at the Glen. That being Janet Jess, Sarah, (Sally) and Thomas Greig's baby daughter another Janet Jess, his wife having died when the baby was a few days old. The baby having the same name as my aunt and being the same age was called Jenny at home. She stayed until her father remarried some years later.
My Aunt tells me 'old unc John used to sit by the fire knitting. On pension day he would take pony Mary and the trap down to Shawhead to collect his money and Janet Jess's, and would then collect his 2 nieces from school along with other school friends who lived in the same direction, giving instruction to them to be good or they would find themselves walking, then out would come a bag of peppermint creams (one each mind) All the children seamed to find the old mans lengthy beard blowing everywhere highly comical. She remembers the day in 1928, before they went to school, she aked her Mother if Uncle John would be there when they came home from school. Sadly she answered 'no'.
One piece of information that may be useful to you is information about Agnes Sloans death - 24th 3 1770 - spouse to George Gregg - smith at North Balloch) that's according to a Barr churchyard inscription. So she may well have died in childbirth.
Kindest regards
Janet Greig Smith







Mary Gray MCMINN:

Alias Mary GREIG
Born Wednesday 20 July 1892, Littlemark Sanquar
Died Monday 25 March 1940, Dumfries Infirmary Sc.
Mary Gray McMinn:
Alias Mary GREIG
Born 20 July 1891 12 Noon at Littlemark Sanquhar
Daughter of John McMinn (Ploughman) & Elizabeth McMinn m/s Stobbs

William GREIG {M} [P1910]

Born Saturday 31 March 1917, High Pennyvenie Dalmellington
Died 1976
William had No children

Elizabeth GREIG {F} [P1946]

Born March 1919, High Pennyvennie Dalmellington Ayrs c.
Died Monday 28 July 1919, High Pennyvenie

Janet Jess GREIG {F} [P1909]

Born Friday 30 April 1920, High Pennyvennie Dalmellington
Janet had No children

Margaret Stobbs GREIG {F} [P1908]

Born Tuesday 15 May 1923, The Glen Irongray Kirkudbright Sc
Died Sunday 14 November 1999, Dumfries Infirmary
From Janet Greig Smith March 2007. janetgreigsmith@tiscali.co.uk:
Margaret Stobbs Greig, born at the Glen, Irongray on the 5th May 1923. She died in 1999 on the 14th November in Dumfries Infirmary.
Margaret Stobbs married in Glasgow to Robert Bell of Dumfries in 1945. They had 4 Children inc myself. Robert Andrew b. 22 June 1947 in Dumfries, David b. 16th Dec. 1949 Dumfries, myself Janet Greig b. 6th April 1959 in Kendal and Thomas b. 24th March 1960 in Doncaster.

John Gordon McMinn GREIG {M} [P1947]

Born Tuesday 16 September 1924, Glen Farm Irongray Kirkudbright Sc.
Died Wednesday 17 September 1924, Glen Farm Irongray Lirkudbright Sc.

Mary GREIG {F} [P1948]

Born Saturday 7 May 1927, Glen Farm Irongray Kirkudbright Sc.
Christened Sunday 8 May 1927, Glen Farm Irongray Kirkudbright Sc.

From Janet Greig Smith March 2007/ SEpt 2008. janetgreigsmith@tiscali.co.uk:
Unfortunately I never knew my Grandparents, Andrew and Mary, they died many years before I was born, Andrew Greig died on the 19th Sept 1939 aged 46 at Muil. (farm house) Corsock Bridge, Parish of Kirkpatrick Durham.and Mary Gray died in Dumfries infirmary on the 25th march 1940 ages 48.

Margaret Stobbs older siblings were Janet Jess Greig, b. on 30th April 1920 at High Pennyvenie Dalmellington still very much with us and enormously interested in your project. William the oldest b. 31st March 1917 at High Pennyvenie Dalmellington d. 1976 whilst working in Ae Forest. William and Janet did not have children, so I am the last one with the Greig name perched on our branch of the tree! My Aunt remembers 2 other children, firstly Elisabeth b. 1 april 1919 who only lived a few weeks and a boy, John b. about 1921 who would have died soon after birth, I am searching for records about this.