Living

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: Captain Royal Engineers
• _UID: 1DFBD509A9C248FE94B2F7510C578693B151
• Residence: 22 Sep 1993, Elmbank, Culduthel Road, Inverness, Scotland
• Occupation: 8 Jan 2009, Inverness, Scotland; Ear, Nose, Throat Surgeon

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Raigmore surgeon who helped deaf community dies aged 87
Tribute to inverness specialist who remained as locum until he was 70
Published: 12/01/2009 Inverness Press & Journal
A long-serving Inverness surgeon, who dedicated his life to helping deaf people, has died after a long illness, aged 87.
Arnold Grier, of 68 Culduthel Road, Inverness, died at his home on Thursday morning after suffering a stroke. He had been ill for several years.
Mr Grier was born in 1921 and raised in Musselburgh, near Edinburgh.
He began training as an actuary, but just days after he turned 18, World War II began.
He served in the Royal Engineers, rising to the rank of captain, and also helped with the development of radar, which was vital to the wartime defence of Britain.
After returning home, Mr Grier decided to follow his passion for medicine.
He qualified as an ear, nose and throat surgeon from Edinburgh University, before studying for a Fellowship in Surgery.
During his time in Edinburgh, Mr Grier met his Dutch wife Elisabeth, who was in Scotland on a six-week nursing placement.
In 1962 the couple married, a few months after moving to Inverness when Mr Grier was appointed consultant ear, nose and throat surgeon at the Royal Northern Infirmary.
He later moved to Raigmore Hospital where he remained until his retirement in 1986, aged 65. He remained a locum at the hospital until he was 70.
Mr Grier was heavily involved in the Scottish Association for the Deaf, becoming its national vice-president, and the Highland Association for the Deaf.
During his career he was an examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons, an honorary lecturer at Aberdeen University and helped develop a training course for medical secretaries at Inverness College.
In his spare time he was a keen gardener and enjoyed breeding budgies.
He is survived by his wife, three children Arnold, Geraldine and Rik and granddaughter Lissie.
Consultant ear, nose and throat surgeon at Raigmore Hospital, Bill McKerrow, said: "Mr Grier served patients in the Highlands for almost 30 years, working beyond his retirement to provide cover for colleagues as a locum. He was always obliging and friendly and a popular figure in the ENT field in Scotland."
A funeral service will be held tomorrow at 1pm at Ness Bank Church of Scotland, Inverness.

Publihed in The Scotsman 9 th Jan 2009
GRIER
Arnold MacFarlane
(Inverness)
Passed away peacefully, at home, on January 8, 2009, Dr. Arnold Macfarlane Grier MB ChB FRCS (Ed), Elmbank, 68 Culduthel Road, Inverness, aged 87 years, former ear, nose and throat surgeon, R.N.I and Raigmore Hospital 1962 - 1991, National Vice President of the Scottish Association for the Deaf, beloved husband and best friend of Elisabeth, loving father and father-in-law of Arnold and Lisa, Geraldine and Paul and Rik and grandfather of Lissie. Greatly respected in the Medical Profession in Inverness and beyond. Arrangements by William T. Fraser and Son, Culduthel Road, Inverness.


Arnold was the informant on the death of his father in 1933

Arnold married Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: Journalist, Daily Record
• _UID: B15A3108AC2944928EA21D892F831CD46793
• Residence: 1901, Fitzgerald Mem Hall, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland
• Occupation: 27 Dec 1918; spirit merchant
• Residence: 27 Dec 1918, Victoria Cottage, Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
• Occupation: 5 Sep 1921; Motor Driver
• Occupation: 22 Sep 1993; Administration Officer, Ministry of Pensions
• Residence: 22 Sep 1993, 29 Bridge Street, Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland
• Occupation: 8 Jan 2009; Hospital Administrator (deceased)

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At the time of his wedding Arnold was stationed in France on active service

Arnold was the informant on the death of his wife, Agnes Milne in 1986

Informant on the death of Arnold was his son,also Arnold.

Arnold may have beend adoptedby John Grier and Jean McFarlane, believe this is his birth details -
Birth Certificate Transcript
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DistrictNewington, Edinburgh
Parish685/5
Entry237
SurnameThomson (Illegitimate)
NameArnold - Grier
Born27 Jan 1892
Place13 Gilmore Place, Edinburgh
Parents Address
Father
Occupation
MotherJanet Thomson, Daughter of a dairyman
M.S Name
Occupation
Married Date
Married Place
InformantJanet Thomson
RelationshipMother
Address

Arnold married Agnes Inglis Milne on 27 Dec 1918 in 33 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, Midlothian. Agnes (daughter of David Milne and Catherine Aitken) was born on 6 Feb 1891 in 15 Caledonian Place, Edinburgh, Scotland; died on 10 Jan 1986 in 28 Bridge Street, Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 8E68C2CA856949E692D6BC2DA96D76D34FE2
• Residence: 1891, 9 Shore St, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
• Residence: 1901, 6 Ashkirk, Musselburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
• Occupation: 27 Dec 1918; munitions worker
• Residence: 27 Dec 1918, Victoria Cottage, Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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Informant on the death of Agnes Milne was her husband,A T Grier

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Married:
Arnold Grier and Agnes Milne were marriedby declaration in front of David Milne, Civil Service Clerk, and Janet Campbell

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• _UID: 23A87BC922BD42B7924551C12F1E8DD680D5
• Occupation: 1901; piheadman
• Residence: 1901, Fitzgerald Mem Hall, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland
• Occupation: 27 Dec 1918; iron turner (deceased)
• Occupation: 22 Sep 1993; Iron Turner (deceased)

John married Jean McFarlane. Jean was born in 1859 in 23 James Nisbet Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• _UID: 38D8A77AB9E1416DB367AED80C93EF3DE4EB
• Residence: 1901, Fitzgerald Mem Hall, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland

Other Events:

• _UID: 7E2EDC320C7A4654890389FBBCC58BD9CF4A
• Residence: 1871, 67 West High Street, Forfar, Scotland
• Occupation: 1881; Factory Worker
• Residence: 1881, 67 West High Street, Forfar, Scotland
• Residence: 29 Jul 1889, Longniddry, East Lothian, Scotland
• Residence: 6 Feb 1891, 15 Caledonian Place, Edinburgh, Scotland
• Occupation: 1901; stone mason
• Residence: 1901, 6 Ashkirk, Musselburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
• Occupation: 27 Dec 1918; builder
• Occupation: 14 Nov 1932; mason
• Occupation: 26 Mar 1973; Master Builder (deceased)
• Occupation: 31 Aug 1984; mason (deceased)
• Occupation: 10 Jan 1986; Mason (deceased)
• Occupation: 18 Sep 1986; Master Builder (deceased)
• Occupation: 28 Jul 1988; mason (deceased)

Notes:

David was supossedly a very good singer

------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------
Death Cert, Cit. Date: 24 Feb 2016.
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David married Catherine Aitken on 29 Jul 1889 in Church of Scotland, Gladsmuir, East Lothian, Scotland. Catherine (daughter of John Aitken and Agnes J Inglis) was born on 6 Jan 1868 in Silvermine, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 23 Feb 1958 in Rosslynke, East Lothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: EF8B996DEC134B24B795A7C1236BA620F6C2
• Residence: 1871, Little Park, East Kilbride, Lanarakshire, Scotland
• Residence: 1881, Lower Craigmaillng, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
• Residence: 1891, 9 Shore St, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
• Residence: 6 Feb 1891, 15 Caledonian Place, Edinburgh, Scotland
• Residence: 1901, 6 Ashkirk, Musselburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
• Residence: 15 Nov 1941, 18 Eskside North, Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
• Residence: 23 Feb 1958, 64 Newbigging, Musselburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland

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Name: Catherine Aitken
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 6 Jan 1868
Birth Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Father: John Aitken
Mother: Agnes Inglis
FHL Film Number: 6035516

Informant on the death of Catherine Aitken was her son Andrew Milne

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Married:
Witnesses to the wedding of David Milne and Catherine Aitken were Ann and Robert Aitken.