Memorial to rice pioneer

Date Added: 27 April 2010 Year: 1950 Institution Name: dnhhl Cat No: ◀ | 2010_029_04 | ▶ Picture No: 8426

Newspaper cutting from Northern Times (?) describing the erection of a memorial to Donald Grant of Griamachary, Sutherland, who introduced the growing of rice to Australia. Donald Grant was born in 1846 and went to Australia in 1881, becoming a sheep station manager.

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This Donald was the son of George John Grant (1782-1857) of Ghriamacary and Helen Fraser (1816-1894 - daughter of Alasdair 'Beag' Fraser and Catherine Sutherland). He was named after George Grant's father Donald, a farmer who had married an Ann Fraser somewhere in Kildonan parish though I don't yet know much about them.

This Donald Grant's brother was Alexander Grant (1850-1922), Evelix, also known as Sandy Grant who married Margaret Taylor and ran the Evelix Farm in Dornoch after leaving Ghriamacary some time between 1881-1883. He was actively involved in the Free Church and is mentioned in the obituaries of the Free Presbyterian Magazine.

My great-grandfather, scratch golfer and 'architect of peace' Donald Grant 1889-1982 also shares this name.

HistoryLinks has copies of George John Grant's Chelsea Pensioner documents from his time in the 93rd Regiment of Foot. He fought in the Battle of New Orleans, which he survived having lost an arm. Comment left on 25 October 2022 at 22:52 by ccass

This is my great-grandfather Donald Grant (Evelix 1889-1982)'s uncle, Donald Grant (1846-1947), brother of Sandy Grant (Evelix, abt 1850-1922). Comment left on 15 January 2023 at 21:45 by Ccass

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