The McClelland's in Canada

The first Grieve to arrive in Canada was John Grieve from Roxburghshire, Scotland. He and his wife, Ann Forsyth(e) emigrated to Canada in 1850, settling in Eramosa Township, Wellington County, Ontario. There he purchased 100 acres in concession 4. Having cleared and paid for that, he bought lot 23, concession 4, and later lot 24, increasing his holdings to 300 acres. As set forth in a record in the Wellington County Historical Atlas, published in 1906, he was remembered as a powerful man of great personal activity, imbued with perseverance assuring success in life. As a noted plowman, he won many prizes at agricultural fairs.

He was famed as a stock fancier, raising purebred cattle with which he captured many prizes. He was a keen judge and lover of horses too. He had the honor of being the first farmer in Eramosa to buy a binder.

Extensive searches of Scottish registers indicate he was likely the son of Elliott and Margaret Grieve of Melrose, Roxburghshire.  Elliott is a 'best match" only going from census records for Scotland, 1841
Piece: SCT1841/799 Place: Melrose -Roxburghshire Enumeration District: 11
Civil Parish: Melrose Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: Ladhope
Folio: 11 Page: 5
Address: Ladhope Burn
Occupation: Woolen weaver
Elliott Grieve - 40 name is also shown as Elliset in another document.
Margaret - 40
John - 20
Marion - 20
Margaret - 15

There are two other John's who appear in Roxburghshire, but they are both 15 years of age.
John Grieve would have been 20 at that time.