Margaret Robb worked in Howpasley as a sewing mistress with her brother William. Down the road was Borthwickbrae Burnfoot were James Greive lived in his father's farm. I think it was an easy catch. They got married in 1879.
They moved to Howden near Selkirk in the late 1880s. They had eight children. One boy died in infancy. Five sons played cricket for Selkirk Cricket Club. Three were capped for Scotland: William, Walter and last but not least John (Jock) who was also captain for the Scottish team in 1935.
None ever married. Of the eight children: one died in infancy, two of TB and two in action in France and Flanders during WW1. Walter played his last game for Scotland in Summer 1914! He was probably playing near Glasgow as he enlisted in a regiment based in that area. It made him very difficult to find in the record of the dead soldiers of WW1 at Kew PRO. It would have been simple to go to the family grave in Selkirk Cemetery or looking at Selkirk WW1 monument!
The entry in Who Was Who of Cricketers was wrong about William when I read it in the 80's. I hope they have corrected it! I have found the Scottish Cricket Union had the International Career Records of John, Walter and William Greive.
We visited Selkirk Cricket Club in 2000 and saw the very impressive pictures of our cousins. I have joined the Borders FHS. Write to: Mrs. Fay MACKAY, HON. MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY, Borders Family History Society, Caddon Mill, Clovenfords, TD1 3LZ.
There is a GRIEVE list which could help you get in touch with other researchers. There is also a page listing a lot of work on the Grieve/Greive research! Well done Mary for all your research!
There are also resources by countries:Ireland and Scotland, to start with. Bonne Chance!