GREIG

Born 25 Aug 1893, Drummockloch Inch Wigtown Sc.
Died 14 Sep 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

Alias Mary GREIG
Born 20 Jul 1891, Littlemark Sanquar Scotland
Died 25 Mar 1940, Dumfries Infirmary Dumfries Scotland
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