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Margaret Reid Millar dressmaker

F, #3551, b. 11 February 1853, d. 13 April 1904
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 28 May 2024

Parents:

Father*: Joseph Bitter Miller b. 15 Feb 1820, d. 10 Sep 1886
Mother*: Catharine Malcolm b. 21 Sep 1827, d. 14 Aug 1885
Relationship:
1st cousin 3 times removed of Patricia Catherine Adamson
  • Birth*: Margaret Reid Millar dressmaker was born on 11 February 1853 at Culross, Perthshire, Scotland, .1
  • She was the daughter of Joseph Bitter Miller and Catharine Malcolm.
  • (Bride) Marriage*: Margaret Reid Millar dressmaker married Thomas Grieve watchmaker, son of Alexander Shields Grieve provision merchant and Margaret Allan Watson, on 25 August 1880 at Culross, Perthshire, Scotland, .2
  • (Deceased) Death*: Margaret Reid Millar dressmaker died on 13 April 1904 at 24 James Street, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, , at age 51 1904 deaths in the district of Dunfermline in the county of Fife, ref 172; Margaret Reid Grieve married to Thomas Grieve watchmaker; 1904 April thirteenth 8h 30m pm 24 James Street Dunfermline, femaled aged 51 years, parents Joseph Bitter Millar mason (dec) and Catherine Christie Millar me Malcolm (dec); pneumonia 5 dyas as cert by Wm S N Todd LREP & SE; signed Thomas Grieve widower present; registered 1904 April 14th at Dundfermline David Watson assist registrar (initialled JW.)3
  • Married Name: As of 1880, her married name was Grieve.4

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household7 April 1861They was listed as a member of the household of Joseph Bitter Miller and Catharine Malcolm in the 1861 census at Back Street, Culross, Perthshire, Scotland, . Margaret R Millar, daug, 8, scholar, Culross; parish of Culross, Back Street; Joseph Millar, head, mar, 41, mason, Forfarshire Dundee; Catharine Millar, wife, mar, 33, Perthshire Culross; 4 children in education, 4 rooms with windows.5
Member of Household2 April 1871They was listed as a member of the household of Joseph Bitter Miller and Catharine Malcolm in the 1871 census at Back Street, Culross, Perthshire, Scotland, . Margaret Millar, daug, 18, dressmaker, Culross; Joseph Millar, head, 51, grocer & mason [counsellor??], Dundee; Catherine Millar, wife, 42, Culross.6
Spouse3 April 1881She was listed in the household of Thomas Grieve watchmaker in the 1881 census at 76 Appin Crescent, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, . Thomas Grieve, head, mar, 26, watchmaker master employing 1 boy, Dunfermline; Margaret R M Grieve, wife, mar, 28, Culross. Catherine Malcolm Grieve were also listed in the household.7
Head of Household5 April 1891They was listed as head of household in the 1891 census at 43 Rolland Street, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, . Thomas Grieve, head, 36, watchmaker and jeweller. Dunfermline, Margaret R M Grieve, wife, 38, Culross Perths; also in the household were Catherine Malcolm Grieve, Alexander S Grieve watchmaker, Thomas Grieve, Margaret R M Grieve, Johanna B Grieve and Magdalene H Wilson general servant.8
Spouse31 March 1901She was listed in the household of Thomas Grieve watchmaker in the 1901 census at 24 James Street, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, . Thomas Grieve, head, 46, watchmaker, Dunfermline, Margaret Grieve, wife, 48, Culross Perths. Catherine Malcolm Grieve, Alexander S Grieve watchmaker, Thomas Grieve, Margaret R M Grieve, Johanna B Grieve and Alexander Robertson were also listed in the household.9

Family:

Thomas Grieve watchmaker b. 1855

Children:

Catherine Malcolm Grieve b. Jan 1881
Alexander S Grieve watchmaker8 b. c 1884
Thomas Grieve8 b. c 1887
Margaret R M Grieve8 b. c 1889
Johanna B Grieve8 b. c 1889

Citations

  1. [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), [June 2007].
  2. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS statutory marriage 1880 Culross 343/00 0005 [June 2007, image Jun 2019].
  3. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS statutory deaths 1904 Dunfermline 424/00 0172 image held [Sept 2011].
  4. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS statutory marriage 1880 Culross 343/00 0005 no image [June 2007].
  5. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS census Parish of Culross ref 1861 343/00 001/00 010 image held [Jun 2007].
  6. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) 1851 Scotland Census, Culross, ed 5, page 5 [Oct 2010].
  7. [S30] LDS 1881 Census FHL film 0203520 GRO ref vol 424 Enum Distr 6 page 50.
  8. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Dunfermline; ED: 12; Page: 5; Line: 19; Roll: CSSCT1891_128; Year: 1891. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1891 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Scotland. 1891 Scotland Census. Reels 1-409. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Sept 2011]
  9. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Dunfermline; ED: 4; Page: 9; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1901_134; Year: 1901. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1901 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Scotland. 1901 Scotland Census. Reels 1-446. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Sept 2011]
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