Marriage to Agnes (Anne) Young McLeod) on 10 December 1949 at Admiral Street Methodist Church, Glasgow.
Left to Right: John McCreath, Gran McCreath, Alex McCreath. Aberdeen c. 1936

Alexander , the ‘baby  of the family’ was also the tallest. He was born on 28 September 1924. He trained as a Sanitary Inspector in Glasgow and later moved to Grangemouth for promotion to Chief Sanitary Inspector; later to become the Director of Cleansing.  

Alex married Anne (Agnes Young McLeod) on 10 December 1949 at Admiral Street Methodist Church, Glasgow.

Alex and Anne had two of a family –

Alexander Alan McCreath born 13 March 1952. Alan married Sandy (Anne Sandra Mitchell (born 22 December 1952).  They had two children – Colin McCreath and Neil McCreath.

Norma McLeod McCreath born  27 February 1955. Norma married Gary Cornhill. They had two children – Kerry Cornhill and Christopher Cornhill.

Douglas McCreath (self), Jean McCreath (John’s wife), Alex McCreath, Rod McCreath and John McCreath. On sand, Alan McCreath. Girvan 1956.

Alex and Anne accumulated a wide circle of friends, including, curiously, Italian cafe-owning fellows of my son-in-law’s mother, Nina – Carlo and Antoinetta Renella (originally from Belmonte Castello).

Alex died, age 68, on 6 November 1992 at Stirling Royal Infirmary. Anne on 11 May 2011 at Strathcarron Hospice, Denny. Anne in Falkirk in 2011.