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The


Graham

Family
of
Greenock, Scotland
From the book John Macfie  of Edinburgh and his family, it is indicated that John Graham was a Captain of a sailing vessel.
 
Mary Macfie
1780-1853
 Married
 January 11,1808
Greenock Scotland
 John Graham (i)
 1774-1830

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

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 prevois 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).

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 Lindsay&Graham.
  
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
   

John Graham(ii)
 1811-1890
 Married
December 11 1838
 Penelope Clarkson
-1886

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

John Graham was married to Penelope Clarkson on 11 December 1838.


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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.

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 thier 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 truened to the business for a time and took cahrge 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 thier 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 Bicay. Her master Capt Ritchie and all the crew were saved, but her cargo a rich one valuded at £80,000 was lost.

John Graham took charge of of a cargo 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 mangership 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.

1849 at the end of  Februrary the entire business of Macfie Graham & Co was handed over to  John Grham " on very favorable terms"  so 80 years after its founding by Robert Macfie . William Macfie , Robert's son wrote in his memos " I hope and trust John Graham will amke it a tolerable business for himself and he will deserve it"

A presentation of plate was made to John Graham in April 1852, it was to commemorate  either the alteration in the sonstitution 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 connextion ( Macfie family members)"

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.

Photo kindly provided by John Irvine Robertson showing John Graham and Peneople at the beach with thier grandchildren

1881 Census  Dwelling place  77 Edge Lane  West Derby, Lancashire, England
                        
Household
 Name       		 Relation
 Marital
 Status  
 Gender
 Age
 Birthplace              
 Occupation                                                              
John GRAHAM Head  
 M
 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
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
 .
Scholar
 
Margaret MCKELLAN
  Serv
 W  
  Female
70  
  Scotland  
  Housekeeper
Elizabeth  CALDER
 Serv
 U
 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



   


John Graham(iii)
1843-1921
Married
January 15 1873
Greenock , Scotland
 Mary Glikison Allan
1851-1918

Eleanora Allan Graham
1873-
 John Graham(iv)
1877-1914
 Mary Allan Graham
1880-
 Allan James Graham
1883-


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Notes in Lady McLure's register states that John the son, was a Captain in the Liverpool Scottish, and was killed at Hill 60, in the German War of 1914
Allan James Graham
 1883- 
 Married
1913 
 Norah Delafield
Donald Shaw Graham
 1847-1891
 Married 
October 4, 1871
Liverpool, England
 Elizabeth Anderson Clint
1851-

Francis Graham
1872-  
 John G Graham
1874-
 Elizabeth Graham
1876-
Penelope Graham
1878-
 Donald Claude Graham
1882-1882 

Notes in Lady McLure's register states that Francis Graham was Engineer Commander,R N ,  HMS Undauntted ,  German War 1914
Elizabeth Graham
1876-
 Married
October 31, 1907  
 Charles Sandon Powell

Geoffrey Powell
1908-
 Mary Guinevere Powell
1910-
Penelope  Graham
 1878-
 Married
December 29,1908
 Bertram Wood-Jones

                Penelope Irene Wood-Jones
                               1909-
Eliza Ann Graham 
1849-1931
 Married
October 9, 1873
Liverpool, England
 William Rose Martin
 -1883


John Graham Martin
 1874-
 James Douglas Martin
1875-
 Penelope Clarkson Martin
1877-1968



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John Graham Martin
 1874-
 Married
September 20,1904
Liverpool, England
Gertrude Montgomery-

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 
Penelope Clarkson Martin
 1877-1968
 Married
 March 8, 1907
Liverpool, England
 Cecil Raikes Stavert
1883-1974

Phyllis Raikes Stavert
 1908-
Joyce Graham Stavert
 1910-1991
 Cecil Raikes Stavert (jr)
1912-1912
Audrey Raikes Stavert
1914-2001  
 Cecily Mary Stavert
1918-    

Notes in Lady McLure's register states that Cecil Stavert, served in the German War of 1914

   


Williamina Graham 
1855-1932
 Married
November 17,1881
Liverpool, England 
 James William Drummond
1850-

Henry Claude Drummond
 1883-1916
 John Graham Drummond
 1884-
 Norah Blackwood Drummond
1886-
Winifred Penelope Clarkson Drummond
1888-
 Dorothy Mary Drummond
1893-1893  





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Henry Claude Drummond
 1883-1916
Married
1911
 Kathleen Drummond

Notes in Lady McLure's register, state that Henry was a Lt in the Argyle Stuherland Highlanders, served in German War 1914, was killed in  action 1916 at Picardie  
John Graham Drummond
 1884-
 Married
 1912
 Clarina Hogarth


Norah Blackwood Drummond
 1886-
 Married
1913
Stirling, Scotland
 Douglas Walker

Winifred Penelope Clarkson Drummond
 1888-
Married
 1912
 Duncan Irvine Robertson



   

Mary Graham
1813-1899
 Married
Feb 07, 1837
 Greenock, Scotland
 James  Macfie
1801-1856

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

Early in the year 1836 James Macfie decided not to go back to Jamaica, and arranged with his partners to take up a post at Glasgow. In November he became engaged to his cousin May Graham and they were married on the 7th of Februrary 1837.. In June William Andrew Macfie expressed a desire to retire from Macfie Lindsay & Co, his placed was taken by  John Graham , who had just given up his mill.
Dugald Macfie
1837-1894
 Married
Sept 20 1866
Manchester, England 
 Agnes Fleming
1844-

Elizabeth Macfie
 1867-
 James Macfie
1869-
 David Fleming Macfie
1870-
Agnes Violet Mary Macfie
1872-
 Douglas Graeme Macfie
1874-  
 Morna Graham Macfie
1876-
Agnes Margaret Gladys Macfie 1879- 






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Jessie Barbara Macfie
 1847-1930
 Married
October 23 1872
 William Macfie Campbell
 1848-1928

Mary Graham Campbell
 1873-  
 Margaret Macfie Campbell
1875-1890
 Jessie Graham Campbell
1878-1880
Ethel May Campbell
1880-
 Duncan Alexander Campbell
1886-1914

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