Brief Life History of Robert Alexander
When Robert Alexander Grieve was born on 6 July 1926, in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Alexander Grieve, was 37 and his mother, Hannah Balmer Johnston, was 38. He married Eleanor Alice Hay in 1955, in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 28 September 2008, in Ashington, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 82.
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- Grieve, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
- Robert A Grieve, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
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World Events (8)
1928 · Women Granted Right to Vote
Women in England over the age of 21 were granted the right to vote on May 7, 1928.
1940
Winston Churchill becomes prime minister. British fighter pilots repel German air attacks in the Battle of Britain. London and other cities badly damaged in German bombing raids.
1948
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
Name Meaning
English:
occupational name for a steward or estate manager, from Middle English greve ‘steward, farm bailiff, or principal officer of a town’ (Old Northumbrian English grǣfa). Compare Reeve and Sheriff . The name is characteristic of northeastern England and southern and southeastern Scotland.
alternatively, a variant of Grave . These words were originally distinct, but some confusion has occurred as a result of the close similarity in both form and meaning.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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