Remembered by her niece, Maggie Gilmartin.Annie Niven was born to Alexander and Annie Dingwall Niven at 3.30pm on December 26, 1919 at 129 High Street, Dumbarton.She was the couple’s fourth child and second daughter following Malcolm in 1911, Mary (Watters) in 1912 and Alex in 1914.The family increased to include Jessie (McIvor) in 1921, Dan in 1922, John in 1924, stillborn twins in 1925 and Agnes (Robinson) in 1926.Life was not easy in those post-war years and when Agnes was six weeks old, tragedy struck when her father - a carter - fell through a roof and died on January 27, 1927.Annie was a wonderfully joyful and generous child, so much so that she gave the entire contents of the family’s laundry basket to a travelling ‘rag man’ in.
Read more on dailyrecord.co.uk