Walter John GRIEVE

   FamilySearch ID: K8MS-4CD

  General Notes:

Tenant in Southfield and Hawickshiels.

He was reputed to be the youngest man called out at the "False Alarm" in 1804 and the Yeomanry of which he was a member assembled at Dalkieth. **

He was one of the founder members of The Wisp Club in 1826 at Mosspaul along with his brother-in-law, Robert Elliot of Teinside. The club held an annual dinner on the Friday after the Dumfries Spring Horse Market and set prices for cattle, sheep and wool until about 1858. ***




** Kathleen Stewart "Borthwick Wa'as" A historical record of Borthwick Wa'as
*** Douglas Scott "The Hawick Word Book"

  Birth Notes:

Hobkirk

  Christening Notes:

Hobkirk

  Noted events in his life were:

1. He appeared on the 1841 Scotland census on 6 June 1841 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland.
Parish Number: 789
Southfield. ED: 7; Page: 4; Line: 340
Walter Grieve (50)
Christian Grieve (50)
William Grieve (15)
Mary Stoddart (15) Ag Labor
Janet Hall (15) Ag Labor. This event was shared with Christian ELLIOT (1786-1880) and William GRIEVE (1824-1878).

2. He worked as a Farmer on 6 June 1841 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland.
Southfield Farm.

3. He resided at Southfield Farmhouse on 6 June 1841 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland. This event was shared with Christian ELLIOT (1786-1880) and William GRIEVE (1824-1878).

4. He appeared on the 1851 Scotland census on 30 March 1851 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland.
ED: 3A; Page: 10; Line: 5 in Southfield
Walter John Grieve (64)
William Grieve (26)
Helen Margaret Grieve (23)
Robert Turnbull (7 MO)
Agnes Scott (19)
Mary Jarden (14)
Michaik Ford (32)
John Mcandrews (26)
Isabella Houg (24). This event was shared with Helen Margaret GRIEVE (1826-1885), Robert TURNBULL (1850-1853), and William GRIEVE (1824-1878).

5. He resided at Southfield Farm on 30 March 1851 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland.
He owned a 600 acre farm near Hawick and had 5 servants.

55°22'17.8"N 2°50'02.1"W
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(Southfield Farm, Hawick, Roxburgh TD9 0PE, Scotland.) This event was shared with Helen Margaret GRIEVE (1826-1885), Robert TURNBULL (1850-1853), and William GRIEVE (1824-1878).

6. He appeared on the 1861 Scotland census on 7 April 1861 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland.
Living on Southfield Farm. This event was shared with Christian ELLIOT (1786-1880), Helen Margaret GRIEVE (1826-1885), Robert ELLIOT (1790-1872), and Robert GRIEVE (1818-1872).

7. He resided at Southfield Farm on 7 April 1861 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland. This event was shared with Christian ELLIOT (1786-1880), Helen Margaret GRIEVE (1826-1885), Robert ELLIOT (1790-1872), and Robert GRIEVE (1818-1872).

Walter married Christian ELLIOT, daughter of William ELLIOT and Margaret ANDERSON, on 20 December 1812 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland. (Christian ELLIOT was born in 1786 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland, christened on 2 October 1786 in Kirkton, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland, died on 14 July 1880 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland and was buried in July 1880 in Roberton, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland.)

  Marriage Notes:

Cavers