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Descendents of William Grieve (5 Feb 1799 - ca 1875)
and Eleanor Turnbull (18 Sep 1794 - 18 Oct 1860)
Second Immigrant Generation
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7. Henry "Harry" Grieve . Son of William Grieve & Eleanor Turnbull. Born 30 Oct 1830 in Elilaw, Northumberland, England. Died 20 Aug 1889 in Grantham, BC. Buried in Courtenay Civic Cemetery, Section A. Occupation Farmer. Religion Presbyterian.
From Headquarters, 13 Feb 1861: "Married Manse of St. Paul's, 6th inst., by Rev. Dr. Brooke, Henry Grieve and Margaret, daughter of Thomas Speedy, all of Harvey, Manners Sutton parish, York Co."
PANB, #F15552, p. 419: Henry Grieve to Margaret Speedy both of Manners Sutton on Feb 6, 1861 by John M. Brooke. Witnesses: M. I. Little and Isabella Brooke.
Henry went to BC with his family and with the family of his brother George in 1875, and settled on Vancouver Island. Henry and his wife Margaret had twelve children, with the first seven born in Harvey, NB. The following is what Mildred Heas wrote about Henry's family: "At first they (the family) took up residence on the Back Road (Glacier View) but soon moved to Grantham where they homesteaded. This was around the Tsolum school area and the property was later owned by the Janes family. One fine day (in August of 1889) when Margaret was away to Comox to meet the fortnightly boat, her husband fell from a load of hay and was killed."
SW side, gravestone in Courtenay Civic Cemetery, Section A: "Henry Grieve, October 30, 1830 - August 20, 1889. Thy trials ended, thy rest is won."
SE side, same stone: Walter Allen and Mary Alice Grieve, our loved ones."
He married Margaret Speedy, daughter of Thomas Speedy & Isabella Patterson, 6 Feb 1861 in St. Pauls Church, Fredericton By Rev. Dr. John M. Brooke. Born 17 Oct 1840 in England. Died 7 Mar 1923 in Nanaimo, BC.
2882. Undated tintype image of "Aunt Maggie" Margaret (Speedy) Grieve/Birkett (1840-1923). See 2883 below for image of photograph removed from sleeve. Source: Darrell Messer, Harvey, Rephotographed by Tim Patterson. 26 Jul 2007.
2883. Undated tintype image of "Aunt Maggie" Margaret (Speedy) Grieve/Birkett (1840-1923). See 2883 above for image of photograph within sleeve. Source: Darrell Messer, Harvey, Rephotographed by Tim Patterson. 26 Jul 2007.
Margaret was the postmistress for Grantham, BC at one time.
After the death of Henry Grieve, Margaret married 1 Jun 1898, William Smith Birkett, who was born 3 Nov 1846 and immigrated to Canada from England in 1872. W. S. Birkett died 14 Jan 1915, age 68, at Nanaimo, BC.
Death date from BC Archives, Microfilm B13123 (GSU# 1927300), Reg # 1923-09-323767: Margaret died 7 Mar 1923, age 82 years, Nanaimo, BC.
They had the following children:
34 i. Isabella "Belle" Grieve
35 ii. Joseph Turnbull Grieve
36 iii. Ellen Jane Grieve
37 iv. William Thomas Grieve
38 v. George John Grieve
39 vi. Samuel McCulloch Grieve
40 vii. Henry "Isaac" Grieve
41 viii. Kenneth Alexander Grieve
42 ix. Walter Allan Grieve
43 x. Margaret Ann "Annie" Grieve
44 xi. Mary Alice Grieve
45 xii. James "Edward" Grieve
Entry last updated: 21 December 2008
To report errors or to provide additional information please contact Tim Patterson