The surname Downie appears only 27 times in the parish registers of Dumfriesshire before 1855 and it is likely that only three do not belong to the Archibald Downie line or the Alexander Downie line.
His son Alexander was Town Clerk of Annan until his death in 1885, but he left no issue as both his sons pre-deceased him.
Bryce became a teacher of Mathematics at Annan Academy, where he taught Hugh Clapperton, the African explorer, and probably also Thomas Carlyle, who attended Annan Academy from 1806 to 1809, and was a teacher of Mathematics there from 1814 to 1816.
There is a possibility that Archibald Senior was related to Alexander Downie and Janet Gass who had children Henereta and Bryce Downie baptized in 17 respectively in Annan. It is not clear why a merchant in Glasgow would have moved to Graitney and become an agricultural labourer - perhaps this is purely a coincidence and there were two couples named Archibald Downie and Jean Jervie. The pattern of births in several different places, probably farms, suggests that Archibald was an agricultural labourer, who would have regularly moved from farm to farm, being hired at the regular feeing markets, probably in Annan. The Graitney parish register for the period up to 1783 is in very poor condition and difficult to read, but it shows that Agnes was born in Graitney Green and the others in places whose names are difficult if not impossible to read. 22nd Aprile Named Alexander wits John Harvie David Hamilton and Jean Jervie his Spouse had their 1st child Born 7th Baptd. There is some mystery about how Archibald and Jean came to Graitney their first child Alexander's entry in the Barony register of Births and Baptisms shows that Archibald was a merchant, probably in Anderston:Īrchbald Downie merchant in Andn. So far, only descendants of Archibald Junior have been found, and it is those descendants who feature on these pages.įamily of Archibald Downie and Janet Gass Archibald Senior probably came to Graitney from the Glasgow area because the couple had a son Alexander born in Barony, Lanarkshire on 22 April 1770 before having eight children baptized in Graitney between 17. Ideal for parks and new housing developments for families to enjoy picking the fruits and their seasonal features.The story starts in the parish of Graitney (modern day Gretna) in the County of Dumfries with the baptism of Archibald, son of Archibald Downie and Jean Jervie on 15 February 1781. The wonderful crab apples remain on the branches long into the winter, ready to be picked and pulped into fresh apple sauce or desserts for the Christmas table. This Pectin is also what gels sugar, making jams and jellies without the need for animal gelatine. These apples are very flavoursome and have higher levels of the starch Pectin, making them firm and crunchy. During the late summer, the John Downie provides an abundance of large fruit brushed with the colours of rich marmalade and vibrant red. The summer foliage is a pleasant glossy green, which mellows into buttery yellow as the summer fades. They are popular for bees, encouraging pollination of other Apple trees and plants in the area. These are tinged with wonderful shades of water-washed pink and subtle lilac from the still opening buds. At the end of Spring, this Malus produces beautiful white flowers that envelope the entire canopy. This charming Malus is perhaps one of the most popular due to its fruit. He named the tree after his good friend and fellow nurseryman John Downie in his honour. Edward enjoyed the flavoursome taste of the fruit, leading to its commercial supply. Raised by Edward Holmes at Whittington, England during the 1870s.
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