• Born: Abt 1852, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland ^{2 5 7 10 11 12}
• Marriage (1): Jessie STEWART on 8 October 1872 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland ^{1 2 3}
• Marriage (2): Agnes KENNEDY on 27 January 1885 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland ^{4 5}
• Died: prob Manitoba, Canada
• Buried: Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

   Other names for Alexander were Alex GREIG ^{1 12 13} and Sandy GREIG.

  Burial Notes

monumental inscription in Kilwinning Cemetery (AKA Bridgend Cemetery)

  Recorded Events in His Life

• He worked as a potato merchant and coal agent. ¹⁴ Alexander Greig's niece, Jeanie (Montgomery) Lind, always spoke fondly of her Uncle Sandy and his children. When she discussed his work, Jeanie reported that Uncle Sandy went bankrupt twice: once in coal and once in potatoes.* He was most successful as a potato merchant. In fact, Alexander hired his brother-in-law James Montgomery, and his nephew, Tom, to work in his business. (Tom ended up making potatoes his career, opening Thomas Montgomery and Sons, Potato Merchants in Kilmarnock. The business ultimately closed about 1980 when it could no longer compete with the mass marketing techniques of contemporary produce sales.)
  *Documents support a bankruptcy filed in Kilwinning in 1896. According to these documents, Alexander Greig did not cause the bankruptcy by mismanagement or illegal use of business funds.

• He appeared on the 1861 Census of Scotland on 7 April 1861 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland. ⁷
  

Jane Greig        Head       F   44   Irvine, Ayrshire       Muslin Sewer
Agnes Greig       Daughter   F   18   Kilwinning, Ayrshire   Muslin Sewer
Janet Greig       Daughter   F   16   Kilwinning, Ayrshire   Muslin Sewer
Rachel Greig      Daughter   F   14   Kilwinning, Ayrshire   Whie Seamstres
William Greig     Son        M   11   Dreghorn, Ayrshire     Brick Moulder
Alexander Greig   Son        M    8   Kilwinning, Ayrshire   Scholar

• He appeared on the 1881 Census of Scotland on 3 April 1881 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. ²
  

Alexander Greig   Head       M   28   Kilwinning, Ayrshire   Potato Mercht & Coal Agent
Jessie S Greig    Wife       F   28   Kilwinning, Ayrshire  
John Greig        Son        M    8   Kilwinning, Ayrshire   Scholar
Jane B Greig      Daughter   F    5   Kilwinning, Ayrshire  
Jessie Greig      Daughter   F    3   Kilwinning, Ayrshire  
Alexander Greig   Son        M   2 Mos   Kilmarnock, Ayrshire  

• He worked as a potato merchant and coal agent on 3 April 1881 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. ²

• He worked as a coal merchant on 23 January 1884 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. ³

• He appeared on the 1891 Census of Scotland on 5 April 1891 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. ⁵
  

Alexander Greig   Head   M   37   Kilwinning, Ayr   Coal & Potato Merchant
Agnes Greig       Wife   F   48   Kilmarnock, Ayr
John Greig        Son    M   18   Kilwinning, Ayr   Bank Clerk
Jane Greig        Daur   F   15   Kilwinning, Ayr   Scholar
Jessie Graig      Daur   F   13   Kilwinning, Ayr   Scholar
Alexander Graig   Son    M   10   Kilmarnock, Ayr   Scholar
Louisa Graig      Daur   F    9   Kilmarnock, Ayr

• He worked as a coal and potato merchant on 5 April 1891 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. ⁵

• He appeared on the 1901 Census of Scotland on 31 March 1901 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. ¹⁰
  

Alexander Greig   Head   M   47   Kilwinning, Ayr   Coal & Potato Merchant
Jessie Greig      Daur   F   23   Kilwinning, Ayr
Louisa Greig      Daur   F   19   Kilmarnock, Ayr

• He appeared on the coal and potato merchant on 31 March 1901 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. ¹⁰

• He worked as a clerk on 6 March 1912 in Scotland. ¹³

• Departure: Travelling with daughter Jessie on the S.S. Ionian to Halifax, en route to Winnipeg, on 6 March 1912, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. ¹³

• He worked as a coal merchant on 15 March 1912 in Scotland. ¹²

• Arrival: S.S. Ionian, on 15 March 1912, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. ¹² Alex and his daughter Jessie arrive at their destination port, although their final destination is Winnipeg.

• He worked as a real estate agent on 3 June 1916 in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. ¹¹

• He appeared on the 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta on 3 June 1916 in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. ¹¹
  

Greig, Alexander   Head       M  W  63   Scotland   Presbyterian   1912   Traveller - agent   Real estate
  "    Jessie      Daughter   F  S  39   Scotland   Presbyterian   1912   none

Alexander married Jessie STEWART, daughter of James STEWART and Jane Gilmour BRYDON, on 8 October 1872 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland.^{1 2 3} (Jessie STEWART was born about 1852 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland ^{2 3 15 16} and died on 23 January 1884 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland ^{3 17}.). The cause of her death was Consumption 12 Mos, Certified by D. Macleod, M.D.

Alexander next married Agnes KENNEDY on 27 January 1885 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.^{4 5} (Agnes KENNEDY was born about 1843 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland ^{5 18} and died on 17 May 1919 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland ¹⁸.). The cause of her death was cancer.