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From the book John Macfie of Edinburgh and his family, it is indicated that John Graham was a Captain of a sailing vessel yet as of 2016 we have been unable to establish his place of residence.
The first records available have been the 1815 Greenock Postal Directory showing John Graham - Feuer and shipmaster living at 6 Black hall st
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| Mary
Macfie 1780-1853 |
Married
January 11,1808 Greenock Scotland |
John
Graham (i) 1774-1830 |
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| John Graham (ii) 1811-1892 |
Mary Graham 1813-1899 |
Robert Graham 1815-1836 |
| Jessie Johnstone Graham 1817-1892 |
Duncan Graham 1819-1840 |
Eliza Ann Graham 1820-1899 |
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In 1828 Captain John Graham, was considering the
future of his eldest son John, now in his 17th year and with this in
view was contemplating taking a share in a proposed Paper Mill on Shaws
Water..
At Greenock Captain John Graham died on the 11th Feb 1830. He had
been in ill health for some time and in the previous August had
visited Bridge of Allan to drink the waters.
His son John was at this time, employed in the offices of Messrs
A Wilson & Co, but soon afterwards went into partnership with John
Orr in a business in Greenock.
Robert Graham, the young brother of John entered the Greenock
sugar house about the middle of December (1831).
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About October 1835 Robert Graham, the younger brother of John
became seriously ill. It was suspected that he had tuberculosis and
therefore a month later he was sent to Jamaica to escape
the Scots winter. On 4th of March Robert Graham died at Kingston. He
had reached Jamaica safely the previous January, after a voyage lasting
forty five days, but had not benefited in health and after landing, as
letters from Colin Campbell ( James
Macfie 's partner) show, had failed rapidly. He was only 20 years
of age ' a very fine lad and deservedly a universal favourite"
Duncan Graham died 29 Apr 1840
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Mary (Macfie) Graham we find living at the same address as her eldest son John's family at - 8 Grey Place
Miss Eliza the straw hat maker and , Miss Janet dress maker, may or may not be her daughters
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The house at Grey Place may have had two separate dwellings as the census takers listed both Mary the mother and John the son as individual families
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Family Stone in Greenock
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| John Graham(ii) 1811-1892 |
Married December 11 1838 Edinburgh, Scotland |
Penelope Clarkson 1812-1886 |
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| Penelope Clarkson Graham 1839-1930 |
Mary Macfie Graham 1841-1908 |
John Graham(iii) 1843-1921 |
| Jessie Eliza Graham 1845-1932 |
Donald Shaw Graham 1847-1891 |
Eliza Ann Graham 1849-1931 |
| Christina Alexis Graham 1852-1854 |
Williamina Graham 1855-1932 |
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A dyewood mill was started this year (1833)
as a subsidiary of ''Macfie , Lindsay & Co."
John Graham was put in charge of this new venture, which traded under
the name of " Graham , Linsdsay & Co."
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Andrew Lindsay retired from Macfie , Lindsay & Co in April 1842, John Graham thus became manager and after the formal dissolution of partnership (28 Feb 1843), the name of the firm was altered to Macfie ,Graham & Co.
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John Graham had not long been in charge of Macfie,Graham & Co before he advocated a radical change of policy.
Owing to developments in Glasgow the shipping business in Greenock was declining, so he urged the necessity of establishing a branch in Glasgow, for export goods and ship's stores, if their trade were to be maintained. This was agreed upon in April (1843) and in May an office was taken in St Enoch Square. William Andrew Macfie turned to the business for a time and took charge of the Greenock office while John Graham was opening up the Glasgow branch. John Graham was much involved with ships, the Hannah Ker, being the first, and then two other the Robert Benn which traded with Bombay and the Palmyra
John Graham and his wife
visited London in April in search of bargains in tea. (1846) While he
was there he saw Ellison and Ann at their school. He also heard of a
good British built ship that was for sale and after his return to
Greenock he arranged to purchase her. Macfie Graham & Co taking one
half share. The Hannah Ker had not yet ceased to trouble him, In 1847 she came into collision with another ship the Ann on he
homeward voyage from Quebec, while she was still the property of her late owners. At the end of December the Robert Benn was
lost in the Bay of Biscay. Her master Capt Ritchie and all the crew
were saved, but her cargo a rich one valued at £80,000 was lost.
1845-1846 Greenock Shipping register|
| Ship | Type | Captain | Tonnage | Owner |
| Hannah Kerr |
Sloop | Don McKinlay |
600 | Macfie , Graham & Co |
| Palmya | Sloop |
Arch Campbell |
400 | Macfie , Graham & Co |
| Robert Benn |
Sloop | Alex Ritchie |
809 | Macfie , Graham & Co |
| Sappho |
Bark |
George Dunlop |
446 |
Macfie, Graham & Co |
John Graham at one time took possession of a lot of railway sleepers sent to him by William Andrew Macfie of Sweden, but they proved difficult to dispose of and notwithstanding William 's permission to " make a Kirk or a Mill" of it, the lot had to be sold at a loss. In 1847 the Macfie family was considering reopening the Edinburgh sugar house and offering the manager-ship to John Graham, who had now been working for Macfie, Graham & Co for some time but who was not now richer than he was some 5 or 8 years earlier.
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In 1849 at the end of February, the entire business of Macfie , Graham & Co. was handed over to John Graham on very favourable terms . So 80 years after its founding by Robert Mcfie , Willam Macfie, Robert's son wrote is his memos , " I hope and trust , John Graham will make it a tolerable business for himself and he will deserve it "
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A presentation of plate was made to John Graham in April 1852, it was to commemorate either the alteration in the constitution of Macfie, Graham & Co or the 25th year of his association with that firm. The presentation was made by Provost Martin at a party at which there was a large muster of the connection ( Macfie family members)
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1851 Greenock Census
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John Graham was appointed manager of the Liverpool refineries in January 1853., he was afterwards made a partner, he gave up his position in Macfie Graham & Co to James Macfie.
which brought tea silk and bullion from China.
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1881 Census Dwelling place 77 Edge Lane West Derby, Lancashire, England| Household Name |
Relation |
Marital Status |
Gender |
Age |
Birthplace
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Occupation
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| John GRAHAM | Head |
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Male |
69 |
Scotland |
Managing Dir Of Sugar Refinery (Employ 200 Men) |
| Penelope GRAHAM Penelope C GRAHAM Mary M GRAHAM Jessie E GRAHAM Williamina M GRAHAM |
Wife Dau Dau Dau Dau |
M U U U U |
Female Female Female Female Female |
68 41 39 35 25 |
Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Liverpool |
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| Eliza Ann MARTIN
John G MARTIN James G. MARTIN Penelope MARTIN Jessie J GRAHAM |
Dau Gr Son Gr Son Gr Dau Sister |
M U |
Female Male Male Female Female |
31 6 6 5 64 |
Scotland West Derby West Derby West Derby Scotland |
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| Margaret MCKELLAN |
Serv |
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Female |
70 |
Scotland |
Housekeeper |
| Elizabeth CALDER |
Serv |
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Female |
41 |
Scotland |
Domestic Serv |
| Mary JONES |
Serv |
U |
Female |
36 |
Liverpool |
Domestic Serv |
| Mary CRAWFORD |
Serv |
U |
Female |
23 |
Scotland |
Domestic Serv |
| Catherine MEEK |
Serv |
U |
Female |
22 |
Scotland |
Domestic Serv |
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Photo kindly provided by James Irvine Robertson showing John Graham and Penelope at the beach with their grandchildren
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| John Graham(iii) 1843-1921 |
Married January 15 1873 Greenock , Scotland |
Mary
Glikison Allan 1851-1918 |
| Eleanora Allan Graham 1873-1954 |
John Graham(iv) 1877-1914 |
Mary Allan Graham 1880-1969 |
Allan James Graham 1883-1941 |
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(An attempt to locate the marriage notice in the Greenock newspaper has met failure as of 2016)
Click thumb nail to enlarge
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John Grham jr., partner Macfie & Sons
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Notes in Lady McLure's register states that John (iv)the son, was a Captain in the Liverpool Scottish, and was killed at Hill 60, in the German War of 1914
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| Allan James Graham 1883-1941 |
Married 1913 Liverpool , England |
Norah Russell Delafield xxxx-xxxx |
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| Allan Delafield Graham 19xx-1944 |
Allan James is a solicitor in Liverpool
Allan Delafield is buried in Cyprus where his plane was shot down|
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| Donald Shaw Graham 1847-1891 |
Married October 4, 1871 Liverpool, England |
Elizabeth Anderson Clint 1851-xxxx |
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| Robert Francis Graham 1872-1965 |
John Graham Graham 1874-xxxx |
Elizabeth Graham 1876-xxxx |
| Penelope Graham 1878-1941 |
Donald Claude Graham 1882-1882 |
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| Robert Francise Graham 1872-1965 |
Married Liverpool, England |
Eliza mcEwan 18xx-1938 |
| Unknown Graham 19xx-xxxx |
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Notes in Lady McLure's register states that Francis
Graham was Engineer Commander,R N ," HMS Undauntted
, German War 1914 , later promoted to Engineer Rear Admiral
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| Elizabeth Graham 1876-xxxx |
Married October 31, 1907 Buenos Aries , Argentina |
Charles Sandon Powell 1876-xxxx |
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| Geoffrey Graham Powell 1908-xxxx |
Mary Guinevere Powell 1910-xxxx |
Charles Powell was a corn merchant in Liverpool and ran in to some financial difficulties|
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| Penelope Graham 1878-1941 |
Married December 29,1908 Liverpool, England |
Bertram Wood-Jones 1873-1956 |
| Penelope Irene Wood-Jones 1909-xxxx |
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| Eliza Ann Graham 1849-1931 |
Married October 9, 1873 Liverpool, England |
William Rose Martin xxxx-1883 |
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| John Graham Martin 1874-1951 |
James Douglas Martin 1875-xxxx |
Penelope Clarkson Martin 1877-1968 |
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William Rose Martin, was a Stock and Share Broker|
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| John Graham Martin 1874-1951 |
Married September 20,1904 Liverpool, England |
Gertrude J Montgomery 18xx-19xx |
| Hugh Noel Graham Martin 19xx-19-xx |
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| Hugh Noel Graham Martin 1900-xxxx |
Married June 11, 1945 Srinagar, Kashmir |
Cynthia Brooke McVeagh 19xx-xxxx |
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Notes in Lady McLure's register state that John received his M B Bac Surgery, Victory University, Liverpool, and that he served as a Major in the German War of 1914. John became a Colonel by 1945 . Hugh Noel who was a lance Corporal was promoted to 2nd Lt in 1943 and attained the rank of Captain by the time he was married he was with the 2nd K.E.O. Gurkha Rifles in India
Cynthia was daughter of Major Ferdinand A McVeagh and Mrs H A Marks
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| Penelope Clarkson Martin 1877-1968 |
Married March 8, 1907 Liverpool, England |
Cecil Raikes Stavert 1883-1974 |
| Phyllis Raikes Stavert 1908- xxxx |
Joyce Graham Stavert 1910-1991 |
Cecil Raikes Stavert (jr) 1912-1912 |
| Audrey Raikes Stavert 1914-2001 |
Cecily Mary Stavert 1918-xxxx |
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| Williamina Graham 1855-1932 |
Married November 17,1881 Liverpool, England |
James William Drummond 1850-1934 |
| Henry Claude Drummond 1883-1916 |
John Graham Drummond 1884-1958 |
Norah Blackwood Drummond 1886-xxxx |
| Winifred Penelope
Clarkson Drummond 1888-xxxx |
Dorothy
Mary Drummond 1893-1893 |
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| Henry Claude Drummond 1883-1916 |
Married 1911 |
Kathleen Drummond xxxx-xxxx |
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| Henry James Hamilton Drummond 1912-1989 |
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Notes in Lady McLure's register, state that Henry was a Lt in the Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders, , served in German War 1914,, was killed in action 1916 at Picardie
It was at the battle of the Somme, by then Henry was a Captain , he died the 24 of July 1916
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| John Graham Drummond 1884-1958 |
Married 1912 |
Clarina Duncan Hogarth xxxx-xxxx |
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John was with the ICS office in Bengal , India in 1908 . He died in Averdeen Scotland 19 Apt 1958
he translated the letters of Rabindranath Tagore in to English and his own book " ' published in 1937
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| Norah Blackwood Drummond 1886-xxxx |
Married 1913 Stirling, Scotland |
Douglas Walker xxxx-xxxx/ |
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| Winifred Penelope
Clarkson Drummond 1888-xxxx |
Married 1912 |
Duncan Irvine Robertson xxxx-xxxx |
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| Mary Graham 1813-1899 |
Married
Feb 07, 1837 Greenock, Scotland |
James Macfie 1801-1856 |
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| Dugald Macfie 1837-1894 |
Mary Graham Macfie 1839-1874 |
John Graham Macfie 1841-1916 |
| James Macfie 1843-1860 |
Margaret Ann Macfie 1845-1854 |
Jessie Barbara Macfie 1847-1930 |
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| Dugald Macfie 1837-1894 |
Married Sept 20 1866 Manchester, England |
Agnes
Fleming 1844-1928 |
| Elizabeth Macfie 1867-1940 |
James Macfie 1869-1946 |
David Fleming Macfie 1870-1945 |
| Agnes Violet Mary Macfie 1872-1940 |
Douglas Graeme Macfie 1874-1923 |
Morna Graham Macfie 1876-1944 |
| Agnes Margaret Gladys Macfie 1879-1943 |
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| Jessie Barbara Macfie 1847-1930 |
Married October 23 1872 |
William Macfie Campbell 1848-1928 |
| Mary Graham Campbell 1873-xxxx |
Margaret Macfie Campbell 1875-1890 |
Jessie Graham Campbell 1878-1880 |
| Ethel May Campbell 1880-xxxx |
Duncan Alexander Campbell 1886-1914 |
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