FASTI ECCLESI^ SCOTICANvE
COMMITTEE, 1936-49
Sir FRANCIS JAMES GRANT, K.C.V.O.,
LL.D., W.S., Convener and General
Editor
*Rev. WILLIAM BURNETT, B.D., Restalrig
Rev. ALFRED BROWN, D.D., Maxwell
Rev. THOMAS CALDWELL, D.D., Aberlady
*Very Rev. ANDREW JAMES CAMPBELL,
D.D., Evie
Sir THOMAS CLARK, Bart.
Rev. GEORGE FREDERICK Cox, B.D.,
Harray
*Rev. JAMES TAYLOR Cox, D.D., Dyce
Rev. ROBERT MARCUS DICKSON, D.D.,
Lanark
Rev. WILLIAM MCLAUCHLAN GOLDIE,
T.D., Kilmaronock
Rev. JOHN ARNOTT HAMILTON, B.D.,
Ph.D., Newbattle
Rev. Professor GEORGE DAVID HENDER
SON, D.D., D.Litt., Aberdeen
Rev. WALTER ROBERTSON HENDERSON,
B.D., Auchencairn
Rev. WILLIAM MCCALLUM, D.D., Ma-
kerstoun
*Rev. ARCHIBALD MACDONALD, D.D.,
Kiltarlity
Rev. DAVID JOHN MCLAREN, M.A.,
Dundurn
Rev. JOHN SCOTT MACNAUGHTON, D.D.,
Perth
*Rev. WILLIAM MCMILLAN, D.D., Dun-
fermline
Rev. ANGUS McViCAR, M.A., Southend
*Rev. JOHN MUIRHEAD, B.D., Avendale
*Rev. Louis CARRICK PHILLIPS, D.D., Fala
*Rev. ALEXANDER MASON SHAND, M.A.,
Bridge of Weir
Rev. JOHN SINCLAIR, B.D., Glasgow
*Rev. WILLIAM STEPHEN, D.D., Inver-
keithing
*Rev. ARTHUR POLLOK SYM, D.D., Lillies-
leaf
Rev. JAMES PETER WILSON, B.D., St.
Quivox
Deceased
H \ie Oe-a
6
FASTI ECCLESLE
SCOTICAN.E
THE SUCCESSION OF MINISTERS IN
THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND FROM
THE REFORMATION
BY
HEW SCOTT, D.D.
Revised and continued to the Present Time under the Superintendence of a
Committee appointed by the General Assembly
VOLUME VIII
MINISTERS OF THE CHURCH FROM DATE OF
PUBLICATION OF VOLUMES I-VII, 1914-28, TO
UNION OF THE CHURCHES, 2nd OCTOBER 1929,
AND ADDENDA AND CORRIGENDA 1560-1949
OLIVER AND BOYD
EDINBURGH: TWEEDDALE COURT
1950
BX
3 03 3
v.t
Printed in Great Britain at
THE KYNOCH PRESS
Birmingham
PREFATORY NOTE
DURING the years 1915 to 1928 were published the seven volumes of this
work containing the record of the Ministers of the Church of Scotland from
1560 to the date of the issue of the various volumes, viz. I Synods of Lothian
and Tweeddale, 1915; II Merse and Teviotdale, Dumfries and Galloway,
1917; III Glasgow and Ayr, 1920; IV Argyll and Perth and Stirling, 1923;
V Fife and Angus and Mearns, 1925; VI Aberdeen and Moray, 1926; VII
Ross, Sutherland and Caithness; Orkney and Shetland, with Churches Over
seas, also University Principals and Professors in the Faculties of Divinity,
1928.
Towards the end of 1936 the General Administration Committee decided
that a supplementary volume should be issued to complete the Record of
Ministers of the Church of Scotland as it existed before the date of the Union
of the Churches on 2nd October 1929 and also to add all the additional
information that had been collected since the above-mentioned volumes
were published. A sub-committee of the Committee on General Administra
tion was formed to which several others were co-opted to carry out the work
Sir Francis J. Grant, K.C.V.O., LL.D., Convener and General Editor.
Since these seven volumes were printed the present Convener, who had
been Joint Editor of the same, has been collecting additional information
and keeping the work up to date, and therefore the foundation of the present
volume existed and was used as a basis on which to work.
Certain records of the immediate Post-Reformation Period which had
not been systematically gone over have now been done so, and many new
names and information as to the Clergy, Readers, and Exhorters previous
to 1600 have been recovered and many blanks filled in. In regard to these
the Committee are indebted to Dr Gordon Donaldson, formerly of the
Historical Department of H.M. Register House, and the late Rev. William
Stephen, D.D., Inverkeithing. For the continuation of the accounts of the
various parishes, presbyteries and synods the Committee have to thank their
various members who undertook this work and particularly to the late Rev.
William Burnett, B.D., for the Presbytery of Edinburgh; the late Rev.
Arthur P. Sym, D.D., for the Synods of Merse, Teviotdale and Dumfries;
the Rev. Walter R. Henderson for the Synod of Galloway; the Rev. James P.
Wilson, B.D., for the Synod of Ayr; the late Rev. Alexander Mason Shand,
M.A., for the Presbytery of Paisley; the late Rev. John Muirhead, B.D., for
the Presbytery of Hamilton; the Rev. R. Marcus Dickson, D.D., for the
Presbytery of Lanark; the Very Rev. Andrew James Campbell, D.D., for the
Presbytery of Glasgow; the Rev. William McLauchlan Goldie for the
Presbytery of Dunbarton; the Rev. Angus J. McVicar, M.A., for the Synod
of Argyll; the Rev. John Scott Macnaughton, D.D., for the Presbytery of
Perth; the Rev. David J. Maclaren, M.A., for the Presbytery of Auchterarder;
the late Rev. William Stephen, D.D., for the Synod of Fife; the late Rev.
James Taylor Cox, D.D., for the Synods of Aberdeen and Moray; the late
Rev. Archibald Macdonald, D.D., for the Synod of Ross and Sutherland;
the Rev. George Frederick Cox, B.D., for the Synod of Orkney, and the
Rev. Professor G. D. Henderson for the University of Aberdeen. The
Clerks to Presbyteries and the Officials of H.M. Register House and the
Ministers Widows Fund and many others have also contributed much new
matter.
The most valuable part of this volume will be the very large additional
information regarding the earlier clergy which has been gathered from many
sources too numerous to mention and involving much research in records.
The volume has further been enriched by a number of Ecclesiological Notes
on parishes by the late Dr William Stephen.
The Editor regrets that ten of his valued helpers have passed away since
the volume was first undertaken and have not seen the results of their labours
and that latterly he has had to complete the same alone.
FRANCIS J. GRANT
Convener and General Editor
April 1950
VI
CONTENTS
PAGE
ABBREVIATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
SYNOD OF LOTHIAN AND TWEEDDALE
Presbytery of Edinburgh . . .... 1
Presbytery of Linlithgow . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Presbytery of Biggar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Presbytery of Peebles 58
Presbytery of Dalkeith . . V, . . . . 67
Presbytery of Haddington .. .. 85
Presbytery of Dunbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
SYNOD OF MERSE AND TEVIOTDALE
Presbytery of Duns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Presbytery of Chirnside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Presbytery of Kelso .. 130
Presbytery of Jedburgh .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 135
Presbytery of Earlston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Presbytery of Selkirk 148
SYNOD OF DUMFRIES
Presbytery of Lochmaben . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Presbytery of Langholm 162
Presbytery of Annan 165
Presbytery of Dumfries . . . v . . . . . . . . . . 170
Presbytery of Penpont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 82
SYNOD OF GALLOWAY
Presbytery of Stranraer . . 187
Presbytery of Wigtown . . . . 193
Presbytery of Kirkcudbright .. .. .. 199
SYNOD OF GLASGOW AND AYR
Presbytery of Ayr ..211
Presbytery of Irvine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Presbytery of Paisley . . . . ...
Presbytery of Greenock . . 246
Presbytery of Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Presbytery of Lanark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Presbytery of Dunbarton
Presbytery of Glasgow 285
PAGE
SYNOD OF ARGYLL
Presbytery of Inveraray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Presbytery of Dunoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Presbytery of Kintyre . . 322
Presbytery of Islay and Jura . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Presbytery of Lorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Presbytery of Mull . . . . . . . . 337
Presbytery of Abertarff . . . . . . . . 343
SYNOD OF PERTH AND STIRLING
Presbytery of Dunkeld . . . . . . 346
Presbytery of Weem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Presbytery of Perth 360
Presbytery of Auchterarder . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Presbytery of Stirling . . 386
Presbytery of Dunblane . . 395
SYNOD OF FIFE
Presbytery of Dunfermline 404
Presbytery of Kinross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Presbytery of Kirkcaldy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
Presbytery of Cupar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437
Presbytery of St Andrews 453
SYNOD OF ANGUS AND MEARNS
Presbytery of Meigle . . . . . . . . 471
Presbytery of Forfar 479
Presbytery of Dundee 485
Presbytery of Brechin 497
Presbytery of Arbroath 508
Presbytery of Fordoun 516
SYNOD OF ABERDEEN
Presbytery of Aberdeen 526
Presbytery of Kincardine O Neil .... 544
Presbytery of Alford 555
Presbytery of Garioch 562
Presbytery of Ellon 572
Presbytery of Deer 578
Presbytery of Turriff 588
Presbytery of Fordyce 596
SYNOD OF MORAY
Presbytery of Strathbogie . . 603
Presbytery of Aberlour . . 611
Presbytery of Abernethy 615
Presbytery of Elgin 622
viii
PAGE
SYNOD OF MORAY (continued)
Presbytery of Forres . . 642
Presbytery of Nairn 647
Presbytery of Inverness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 650
SYNOD OF Ross
Presbytery of Chanonry . . . . .... . . 655
Presbytery of Dingwall . . . . . . . . 658
Presbytery of Tain 664
SYNOD OF SUTHERLAND AND CAITHNESS
Presbytery of Dornoch . , ..671
Presbytery of Tongue . . . . 674
Presbytery of Caithness . . 676
SYNOD OF GLENELG
Presbytery of Lochcarron 680
Presbytery of Skye . . 683
Presbytery of Uist ..688
Presbytery of Lewis . . 692
SYNOD OF ORKNEY
Presbytery of Kirkwall 693
Presbytery of Cairston 696
Presbytery of the North Isles 699
SYNOD OF SHETLAND
Presbytery of Lerwick . . . . . . . . . . . . 702
Presbytery of Burravoe . . . . . . . . . . 704
Presbytery of Olnafirth 706
ARCHBISHOPS 708
BISHOPS 709
UNIVERSITIES OF SCOTLAND 711
MODERATORS OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY 720
ARMY AND NAVY CHAPLAINS 721
CHAPLAINS TO INFIRMARIES AND OTHERS 722
SYNOD OF THE SCOTTISH CHURCH IN ENGLAND
I. Presbytery of North of England . 723
II. Presbytery of West of England . . 724
III. Presbytery of London .... 724
CHARGES IN ENGLAND NOW EXTINCT OR MERGED WITH OTHER CONGREGA
TIONS . . 725
IRELAND 725
ix
PAGE
THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND OVERSEAS
Continent of Europe
Belgium 727
France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 727
Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 727
Holland 727
Italy .729
Switzerland . . . . . . 729
Continent of Africa
Egypt .. ..730
Kenya . . . . . . 730
Mauritius 730
Continent of Asia
Burma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 731
Ceylon 731
Indian Chaplains .. 731
Palestine 732
Australasia
Australia 734
New Zealand 734
Continent of America
Dominion of Canada
Cape Breton 735
Nova Scotia 735
Prince Edward Island . . . . 735
Ontario and Quebec 736
Newfoundland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 736
United States of America 737
British West Indies
Grenada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 737
Jamaica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 737
St Vincent 737
Central America
British Honduras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 737
South America
British Guiana 737
Argentina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 738
Chile 738
FOREIGN MISSIONARIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 739
JEWISH MISSIONARIES 742
PRINCIPAL CLERKS AND DEPUTE CLERKS OF ASSEMBLY . . . . 743
PAGE
PROCURATORS OF THE CHURCH . . . . . . . . . . . . 745
AGENTS FOR THE CHURCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 745
FATHERS OF THE CHURCH . . . . . . . . . . . . 747
INDEX OF PARISHES AND CHAPELS, SCOTLAND AND ENGLAND . . . . 749
INDEX OF MINISTERS . . . . . . . . . . 757
XI
ABBREVIATIONS
adm.
. . admitted
marr.
married
app.
. . appointed
min.
minister
bapt.
. . baptized
ord.
ordained
coll.
. . collated
pres.
presented
cont.
. . contract
presb.
presbytery
(marriage)
pro.
proclaimed
dem.
. . demitted
res.
resigned
dep.
. . deposed
s.p.
without issue
ind.
. . inducted
trans.
translated
inst.
. . instituted
univ.
university
licen.
. . licensed
unmarr. . .
unmarried
Xll
SYNOD OF
LOTHIAN AND TWEEDDALE
PRESBYTERY OF EDINBURGH
ADDIEWELL
WILLIAM PETER McLAREN, his
1893 wic * ow Joan Robertson, died at
manse of Trinity Cask 7th Nov.
1924; his son William David, A.M.I.C.E.,
V.D., died 31st May 1941.
WILLIAM LOW JAMIE, dem. 3rd
1898
1947.
June 1930; line 6, for "28" read
"26"; died at Edinburgh 4th Jan.
COLINTON
SIR ANDREW BINNING, vicar of
1575 "the Kirk at ye brig of Hailes"
(Colinton), died Oct. 1575, executor,
Walter Binning. [Edin. Test., iii, 420.]
SAMUEL NIMMO, M.A., in response
1686 to his petition stating that on 27th
April 1689 his house was invaded
by more than 40 armed men with wicked
and bloodie designe" against him, they
failed to find him but caused the reader and
beadle to tear his gown, sacrilegiously took
away the vessels of the sanctuary, and
warned him and his family to flit in six
days under and professing readiness to
pray for William and Mary, Parliament on
3rd May 1689 ordained the communion
cups and other things belonging to the
church to be recovered and asked the
heritors to protect him in the exercise of
his ministry and in the possession of his
house, resident with his first wife in Lady
Tester s Parish, 1st Nov. 1694. [Lady
Tester s Poll Tax Roll, 23; Acts Scott.
ParL, ix, App. 7.]
THOMAS JOHNSTON, M.A., reader
and schoolmaster 1694, had son
James. [Colinton Poll Tax Roll, 5.]
1694
WILLIAM LOCKHART. Addl. Publi-
cat i n Heaven, its Changed Rela
tionship (Edin., 1875).
THOMAS MARJORIBANKS, D.D.
(Edinburgh 30th June 1932), trans.
to Morham 15th Feb. 1932; dem.
31st July 1941; died at St Andrews 30th
Jan. 1947; his wife, Mary Ord Logan, died
26th July 1946; his son, James Alexander
Milne, in H.M. Consular Service, China;
his daugh., Anne Leslie, born 6th May
1915. Addl. publication A Ministry
Ended: the Rev. James Alexander Milne,
M.A., Minister of the Parish of Cramond.
CORSTORPHINE
In 1128 the church, than a dependent
chapel of St Cuthberts, was granted along
with 2 bovates and 6 acres of land to Holy-
rood Abbey by David I; and, probably
soon after, Norman, Sheriff of Berwick,
made a similar grant to the abbey under
the designation "my Chapel of Corstor-
phine. " The chapel was a church before
1158. In the church there was an altar
dedicated to the Holy Trinity to which on
18th May 1465 a tenement of land under
Edinburgh Castle was granted by Sir John
Marschall, chaplain in the collegiate church
of Corstorphine, and an annual rent of 5
was granted by Hugh Barr from a tenement
in the Cowgate on 16th Dec. 1475. There
CORSTORPHINE
[PRESB. OF
was also in the church an altar dedicated
to St Ann, at which a chaplain was founded
in 20th Sept. 1473 by William de Camera,
vicar of Kirkurd. In the churchyard and
adjoining the church, a chapel dedicated to
John the Baptist was founded by Sir Adam
Forrester of Corstorphine, who died before
6th Nov. 1405. On 25th Feb. 1425-6
James I gave and confirmed 24 for the
endowment of three chaplainries in the
chapel, 20 being from the King personally
and 4 being an annual rent from Edin
burgh, bestowed by the late Sir Adam
Forrester; and on 20th May 1429 Dame
Margaret Forrester, relict of Sir Adam, and
their son, Sir John Forrester, gave an
annual rent of 21 13s. 4d. for the support
of two additional chaplains and two clerks
in the chapel. Probably soon afterwards,
and in any case prior to 6th Jan. 1436-7,
the said Sir John erected the chapel into a
collegiate church for a provost and four
prebendaries and two singing boys, and for
endowment consigned 120 gold ducats; and
on the foregoing date Pope Eugenius IV
issued a Bull which, after narrating that
Sir John had stated that if the rectory of
Ratho Church which was served by a
perpetual vicar could be added to the
collegiate church, four or five priests could
from its fruits be instituted in the said
collegiate church, gave mandate to the
Abbot of Holyrood, if he found the state
ment true, to confirm and approve the said
foundation and endowment, etc.; and to
make appropriation of the said rectory
when it became vacant, and after such
appropriation that five other priests be
instituted. A further Bull of Pope Euge
nius, 13th June 1440, suspended notu pro-
prio the taking effect of the said appropria
tion pending a certain contingency; but
still another Bull of the same Pope, 15th
June 1444, gave mandate to the Abbot of
Holyrood to carry out the annexation and
appropriation of the rectory and the insti
tution of prebends. Later, however, on a
further representation by Sir John Forres
ter that the priests and two boys could not
be maintained and live on the said fruits,
the Pope ordered the reduction of the
priests from five to four, the establishment
thus consisting of a provost, eight prebends,
and two boys. On 30th Oct. 1444 the
institution was confirmed by James Ken
nedy, Bishop of St Andrews. Subsequently,
on 23rd Jan. 1450-1, papal remit was made
to the Abbot of Holyrood to confirm and
approve an agreement between the said
bishop on the one hand and, on the other,
the provost and chaplains of the collegiate
church, whereby the latter, in return for
the rectory of Ratho being surrendered by
the Bishop, should celebrate for ever on
the Wednesday after the Feast of St
Thomas the Martyr a solemn mass with
music during the bishop s life and, after
his death, a requiem mass. The prebends
were Gogar, Hadingston, Haltoun, Dal-
mahoy, Bonyngtoun, Platt, Nortoun, and
Byres. The fruits of the Church of Clerk-
ington were included in Bishop Kennedy s
confirmation charter. After the Reforma
tion the Church of Corstorphine was again
attached to St Cuthbert s, and was served
by a reader. But on 7th March 1587-8 Sir
James Forrester and other parishioners
presented to the presbytery a claim that
Corstorphine was a parish church, and that
they should not be "compellit to hant any
other paroch kirk nor their awn qlk had
been fundit of auld to yt effect. After due
enquiry the presbytery on 19th March
interponed their authority on the claim,
and asked the Lords Modifiers to supply
a stipend for the minister out of the Thirds
of Holyrood. Up to 1633 the collegiate
church and the parish church seem to have
existed side by side. The collegiate church,
however, was dissolved by the provost and
first prebend in 1634, an action ratified by
Parliament seven years later; and the col
legiate building became the parish church
in 1 646, when, on 6th May of that year, the
Kirk Session had estimates for taking down
the old parish church and putting up a
new aisle, attached to the collegiate fabric,
and apparently on the site of the old
church. [Reg. Great Seal, ii, 35, 121, 337,
1320, 3564; Cal. Papal Regs., Letters, viii,
265, 595, x, 476-7; Acts Scott. Par!., iv,
677, v, 158, 437; Excheq. Rolls, vii, 30,
viii, 203, x, 73, etc.; Charters of St Giles,
41-2; Charters of Holyrood, 3, 4, 6, 7,10.]
EDINBURGH]
CORSTORPHINE
1548
THOMAS MARJORIBANKS, son of
Thomas M., burgess of Edinburgh,
pres. to the prebend of the Col
legiate Church of Corstorphine called
Halton and Dalmahoy 16th Nov. 1548 on
death of Robert Marjoribanks; he was also
Vicar of Craigie and Prebendary of Kirk-
michael in the cathedral church of Ross,
still prebendary in 1567. [Comps. Sub
Coll of Thirds, Linlithgow, etc.; P. S.
Reg., iii, 3023, 3026.]
JAMES SCOTT, provost of Corstor
phine 18th July 1549, was brother s
son and heir of late Sir Alexander
Scott, provost of Corstorphine and son and
heir of the late Janet Adamson, relict of
John Bruce, burgess of Edinburgh; was
still provost 15th Oct. 1560, when he had
a son William, who was described as grand
son and son of the heirs of the late William
Adamson, burgess of Edinburgh. He died
Sept. 1563 and was succeeded as provost
by his nephew William Scott, burgess of
Irvine. [Acts and Decs., iii, 154-5, Ix,
20th May 1575; A. Guthrie s Prot. Book,
i, 174.]
MUNGO WOOD, reader at Gogar,
1549
1561
97.]
trans, to Corstorphine 1561.
[Comps. Gen. Coll. of Thirds, 1561;
WALTER LANG reader 1568 and
1569. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
T I- I 1
Linlithgow, etc.]
WALTER COUPER, reader 1569 and
1570. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Linlithgow, etc.]
1569
ANDREW FORRESTER, as min. here
1590 P res - to vicarage vacant by death of
last vicar, Adam, Bishop of Orkney.
[P. S. Reg., Ixvi, 46.]
ROBERT LINDSAY, had issue David,
161 _ bapt. 14th June 1603; Helen, bapt.
14th Nov. 1617; David, bapt. 19th
August 1619.
DAVID BALSILLIE, had issue John.
1626 [G. R. Sas., 2 Ser. v, 354.]
ROBERT HUNTER, afterwards of
1655 Bo ness (q.v.).
ROBERT LAW, delete perhaps min. of
1689 Kilpatrick.
GEORGE HENRY, M.A., with his
1672 W ^ e and cmldren James, Mary,
Edward, Margaret and Janet, resi
dent in Tron Parish 6th Nov. 1684. [Tron
Poll Tax Roll, 20.]
ARCHIBALD HAMILTON, marr. 24th
1692
March 1694 Sarah, daugh. of Wil
liam Wynne of Wynne Hall, Ruabon,
Denbighshire; she died 14th Aug. 1724.
From her daugh., Sarah, was descended
the Right Hon. Neville Chamberlain.
GEORGE FORDYCE, had issue-
George, Henry, Anna (died 19th
May 1791), Sarah, Jean, Martha
and Elizabeth.
JOHN CHIESLIE, his son John born
1?68 16th Jan. 1760, died 4th Oct. 1761;
his daugh. Agnes born 1st March
1765, died 6th Oct. 1766
ROBERT KEITH DICK HORNE, his
1863
widow, Helen Macfarlane, died at
Eastbourne llth Nov. 1929, aged
86; his daugh., Caroline, died at Edinburgh
22nd Oct. 1920.
JAMES DODDS, his widow, Elizabeth
Leishman, died 5th Nov. 1914; his
sons John Macalister (died 13th
Nov. 1921); Sir James Miller (died at
London 25th Oct. 1935); his daugh., Mary
Janet, O.B.E. (died at Edinburgh 15th Oct.
1947).
JAMES FERGUSSON, clerk of Presby-
1895
tery 1925-6; died at London llth
Sept. 1926.
OSWALD BELL MILLIGAN, M.C.,
1927
trans, from Jedburgh 31st March
1927; D.D. (Edinburgh) 30th June
1939; died 2nd April 1940. Addl. issue-
Beatrice Moira, born 20th Dec. 1918 (marr.
7th Feb. 1948 Hubert Horace, only son of
CORSTORPHINE CRAMOND
[PRESB. OF
Professor Ernest H. Lamb, Cambridge).
Publications The Story of St Leonard s,
Ayr; Corstorphine and its Parish Church
(1929); The Practice of Prayer (1938).
ST. ANNE S, CORSTORPHINE
Erected parish quoad sacra 5th Nov.
1915.
1889
JOHN ANDERSON ROBERTSON,
dem. 31st Dec. 1932; died 12th Dec.
1941; his sons Atholl, 2nd Lieut.,
King s Royal Rifle Corps, born 29th
March 1897, killed in action, Civenchy in
France, 26th March 1916; Douglas William,
D.S.O., M.C., 2nd Lieut., R.F.A., in Ad
ministrative Service, Uganda; his daugh.
Aileen (marr. 1st Jan. 1926 Field- Marshal
William Joseph Slim, M.C., India). His
wife, Jean Mathewson, died 1st June 1938.
Publication The Parish Church ofSt Anne,
History (1917).
CRAIGLOCKART
ALFRED WILLIAM ANDERSON,
1903 died 20th Oct. 1934.
GOGAR
The church of Gogar was dedicated by
Bishop de Bernham of St Andrews on 23rd
May 1247. The chapel of Ochterogate
(Gogar ?) was united by the Ordinary to
the Trinity College, Edinburgh, and on the
petition of James III, patron of the said
chapel, and his mother, Mary of Gueldres,
the union was confirmed by Bull of Pope
Pius II, 10th July 1462. The hospital of
Ochterogate occurs in 1394. [Cal. Papal
Regs., Letters, xi, 450, Petitions i, 615; Reg.
Great Seal, vi, 137; Lockhart s Ch. of
Scotland in \3th Century, 60.]
CRAMOND
On 1 1th Jan. 1478-9 Alexander Currour,
vicar of Dunsyre, founded a chaplainry at
the parish altar of St Columba in the
"Parish Church of St Columba of Nether
Cramond." Another chaplainry in the
church was founded by James Howieson
in Cramond Regis, with endowment in part
from land in the burgh kirk of Cramond.
Part of the reddendo was 2 sh. annually for
the maintenance of the lights of the Blessed
Virgin Mary in the church, indicating the
existence of an altar dedicated to the
Virgin. There was also in the church an
altar dedicated to St Thomas. The church
was rebuilt in 1654, and enlarged in 1711
and again in 1811; and in recent years it
has been twice altered. The tower, which
belongs to the 15th century, was finished
with the present parapet in 1811. The New
Statistical Account records that the bell,
which has the inscription "Michael
Burgersdyk facit me 1619. Soli Deo
Gloria," was "restored from the body of
the Civil War by Monk in 1658." In 1569
Patrick Murray was chaplain of the altar
in the church founded by John Howieson
in Cramond Regis, and in 1571 occurs
Matthew Stewart, chaplain of Cramond
Regis. [Reg. ofAbbrev. of Feu Charters of
Church Lands, ii, 69; Comps. Sub Coll. of
Thirds, Roxburgh, etc.; Reg. Great Seal, ii,
1429; iv, 2840; vi, 1146; x, 323; Reg. Sec.
Seal, xliii, 114; and, 2, Report Commis.
Ancient Monuments, Midlothian, 27.]
THOMAS SCOTT, M.A., vicar 1568-72.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Linlith-
n
gow, etc.]
WILLIAM CORNWALL, called ex-
1573
horter 1568. [Comps. Sub Coll. of
Thirds, Linlithgow, etc.]
PATRICK SIMSON, as minister pres.
to vicarage 24th April 1588 on
death of Thomas Scott. [P. S. Reg.,
Iv, 61.]
MICHAEL CRANSTOUN, pres. to
vicarage llth Feb. 1591-2 on dem.
of Patrick Simson. [P. S. Reg.,
Ixiii, 178.]
WILLIAM DALGLEISH, his son
James, merchant, baillie of Queens-
ferry, died 25th Feb. 1719, ancestor
of Scotscraig family.
WILLIAM MARTIN, reader; the first
1590
1639
1651
earliest existing volume of the Kirk
Session Records, is "The Session Book
EDINBURGH]
CRAMOND CURRIE
being lost in the year immediately after
Dunbar by Mr William Martin, reader, in
whose custody it was, this Book is begun
at the minister and the people s return to
the parish again. This day was the first
Lord s Day after the people were returned
from the several places where they were
scattered, to the parish again." [Memo.
Mr Gordon Stott.]
DAVID FALCONER, marr. Margaret
Brydie. [Reg. Mag. Sig., xi,
1201.]
1666
1694
JOHN SOMERVILLE, line 4 delete
"To St Boswells 1662, trans.,"
line 11 delete from "(1) Esther
Scougall to (2)"; died in London 1691.
WILLIAM HAMILTON, tutor in
family of Earl of Dundonald,
Paisley, in summer. [Cramond Poll
Tax Roll, 9th Nov. 1694.]
GILBERT HAMILTON, his daugh.,
1737 Mary, marr. pro. 5th Nov. 1751.
GEORGE MUIRHEAD, his daugh.,
1816 Elizabeth, died 1st May 1837.
WALTER LAIDLAW COLVIN, his
daughs. Eliza, died 14th Sept.
1923; Jessie Louisa, died at London
10th Feb. 1938.
1843
1884
JOHN WEBSTER, had issue James
Melville born 26th Au s- 1858 ;
Robert, born 19th Dec. 1859; John
Alexander, born 29th Jan. 1864; Edward,
born 30th March 1870, died 18th June
1938.
JAMES ALEXANDER MILNE, his
1007 widow, Mary Lee Bowden, died
30th Aug. 1948.
GEORGE GORDON STOTT, D.D.
1910
(St Andrews, 1919); his sons, George
Gordon, advocate, 1936; Ian Fer-
gusson, Nyasaland Mission; Richard Cossar
Gordon, died 23rd Oct. 1947.
ST COLUMBA S, BLACKHALL
Erected parish quoad sacra 7th July 1922.
WILLIAM BLACK STEVENSON,
D.D., convener of Foreign Mission
Committee, died at Aberdeen 5th
May 1928. His sons, Robert Dennistoun,
killed May 1916; Alexander James, advo
cate, Carrick Pursuivant 1939-46; Sheriff
Substitute, Airdrie, 1946.
CECIL TAYLOR THORNTON, dem.
1916; Lieut. Royal Scots; afterwards
min. of St Margaret s, Edinburgh
DAVID WILSON BAIRD, adm. from
101 , Presbyterian Church of England by
General Assembly 1915; app. 1916;
adm. to Augustine, Greenock, 15th Dec.
1920.
ANDREW MITCHELL SNADDEN,
trans, from Gilmerton 18th May
1921; adm. first min. of parish 31st
July 1922; dem. 1931; died at Bishop-
briggs 2nd March 1936.
CURRIE
The church was dedicated to St Mungo.
-[P. S. Reg., Ixvi, 47.]
ALEXANDER BETOUN, archdeacon
1571
of Lothian, parson 1571 and parson
and vicar 1584. He is to resign the
parsonage and vicarage called of old the
Archdeaconry of Lothian and its emolu
ments, to the sustentation of the masters,
regents and other residents of the college
recently erected by them in the burgh in
favour of the provost, bailies, councillors
and community 28th March 1584.
\Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Linlithgow,
etc.; Cal. of Charters xii, 2709; Acts and
Dec., xxviii, 144.]
1591
MATTHEW LICHTON, pres. to
vicarage pensionary Feb. 1593-4 on
death of Sir Mark Jamieson. [P. S.
Reg., Ixvi, 51.]
HENRY HAMILTON, son of Archibald
1691 H., min. of Wigtown.
A*
CURRIE EDINBURGH ABBEY
[PRESB. OF
ROBERT TAYLOR, son of James T.,
1701 merchant burgess, Edinburgh.
JOHN SPARK, his daugh., Elizabeth,
marr. proc. 25th Dec. 1768, William
Steedman, Lieut. R.N.
JAMES LANGWILL, his sons Archi-
1719
1859
bald, died 4th Jan. 1928; Robert
Balfour Graham, died Edinburgh
29th July 1932; Hamilton Graham, M.D.,
died 25th July 1946.
DUDDINGSTON
The church was granted to Kelso Abbey
probably in the 12th century and certainly
not later than the early part of the 15th,
but the exact date of the gift and the iden
tity of the donor do not appear to be on
record.
The church is as old as at least the early
part of the 12th century, and consisted of
a nave and chancel separated by an arch
which is the internal feature of the building.
By Act of Presbytery of Edinburgh of 1 8th
May 1631 an aisle was appointed to be
added to the church for the accommoda
tion of the proprietor of Prestonfield and
his tenants, the aisle to be built and sup
ported at his expense. This aisle, on the
north side at the east end of the nave, bears
the date 1631, and the tower at the west
end was added at the same time. The
church was described in 1 843 as enlarged,
repaired, and painted about 4 years ago."
[Cart, of Kelso, i, 196; ii, 347, 348.]
WILLIAM BLACKWOOD, vicar in
156Q 1560 and 1566, and 9th June 1574,
and chaplain of Our Lady Altar in
Dunblane. [Laing Charters, 808; Acts and
Dec., Iv, 17.]
NINIAN HAMILTON, exhorter 1561,
1574 called minister 1568-72, prebendary
of Railsteun, brother of John H. in
Prestonpans, died before 19th April 1583.
Marr. Alison, daugh. of Alexander Heriot
in Murehouse. [Edin. Com. Dec. 1587;
Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Linlithgow, etc.]
CHARLES LUMSDEN, M.A. (1585).
1588
Line 7, for 1587 read 1585; as min.
here pres. to vicarage 7th Nov.
1588-9 in succession to William Black-
wood, last vicar excommunicated. [P. S.
Reg., lix, 17.]
JAMES CRAIG, his son William rector
of West Kington. [Deeds, Dal.,
1704, No. 741.]
1694
WILLIAM BENNET, his son Patrick,
1786 Ross Herald, 1816-25.
JAMES MACFARLANE, his son Wil
liam died Peterhead 26th Sept. 1916;
1841
his daugh. Eliza died 10th Sept.
1932. Addl. Publication The Principles
and Duties of the Church of Scotland
(Assembly Address) (Edin., 1865).
JOHN ALLAN HUNTER PATON, his
son John Hunter Park died llth
1866
Jan. 1949.
WILLIAM SERLE, died 5th April 1947.
1903
He was a keen ornithologist and
was one of the official observers for
the bird sanctuary of Duddingston Loch.
ST JAMES, PORTOBELLO
JAMES OLIVER, died at Portobello 4th
1880 Jan. 1918.
JAMES RAY, trans, from Cellardyke
3rd Oct. 1916; dem. 16th May 1924;
died at Harrogate 10th June 1933.
1924
WILLIAM SUTHERLAND BUCHAN,
trans, from Liff and Benvie 8th Oct.
1924; trans, to Sanquhar 24th Oct.
1929; trans, to Dunbog 16th Dec. 1949.
Addl. Publication Young Minds Adven
turing (Edin., 1933).
EDINBURGH, ABBEY
JAMES ROBERTSON SABISTON,
1889
1941.
died 4th March 1918; his widow,
Gretchen Becker, died 24th Jan.
ARCHIBALD MORRISON, M.A.,
trans, from Salen (q.v.) 23rd Oct,
1918; trans, to Lairg 20th Nov.
1940; trans, to Kilmodan 19th Sept. 1946.
Addl. issue Mary Rose, born 31st Dec.
1924 (marr. 17th Oct. 1944 John Talvethan
EDINBURGH]
EDINBURGH ABBEY CANONGATE
Wells, Lieut. North Staffordshire Regi
ment); Archibald, born 12th March 1925.
BUCCLEUCH
FINLAY MATHIESON, died 26th
1864 Nov. 1918.
JOHN CAMPBELL, his son, Ian Went-
1882
worth, died at Palmerston, New
Zealand, 24th Aug. 1928.
NEIL MACLEOD ROSS, trans, to
1913 Laggan 25th Sept. 1923.
JOHN SPENCE EWEN, trans, from
Monquhitter 25th Jan. 1924; trans,
to Liberton 5th Dec. 1928.
1924
WILLIAM GEMMELL MITCHELL,
1929
born 12th Aug. 1893; trans, from
Freuchie 16th May 1929. Addl.
issue Robert Gemmell, born 9th Nov.
1925; Jean Gall, born 5th May 1931.
CANONGATE
(HOLYROODHOUSE)
In the Monastery of Holyrood was a
parochial aisle with parochial altar, dedi
cated to the Virgin Mary, founded by Sir
John Eastoun, curate. Part of the endow
ment was "the merck lands called the
Crosshouse of the tenements of the Chap-
lainrie." On 25th May 1487 sasine of 30s.
from the Community of the Canongate
was given to the image of the Virgin at the
said altar, and to Sir George White, chap
lain. In the yard of the Palace was a chapel
dedicated to St Anne. A short distance
north of the Girth Cross was the original
boundary of the sanctuary of Holyrood
Abbey, there was situated a chapel dedi
cated to St Thomas the Apostle, with alms-
house for seven old men, founded by
George Crichton, Bishop of Dunkeld 1527-
43, who had previously been Abbot of
Holyrood. [Acts of Par I., vii, 82-3;
James Young s Prot. Book Nos. 19, 558;
Lord High Treas. Ace., ii, 260; iv, 43,
Maitland s Hist, of Edinburgh, 154.]
JOHN BRAND, his pres. to the chap-
1544 laincy of St Ninian, 5th Jan. 1567-8,
was on death of Sir William Youn
ger. His son, James, was chaplain of St
Thomas situate at the well, that is beside
the Abbey. [Reg. Pres. Bene., i, 1; Acts
and Dec., lii, 215.]
ALEXANDER THOMSON, reader
1571 1571-2. [Edin. Tests., iii, 54].
MATTHEW WEMYSS, his son David
1635 bapt. 14th Oct. 1632.
GEORGE LESLIE, M.A., his widow,
Elizabeth Charteris, and son, Henry,
resident in Tron Parish 3rd Nov.
1694. [Tron Poll Tax Roll, 30.]
THOMAS WILKIE, son of William W.,
1689
min. of Lilliesleaf, had issue, Chris
tian. [Canongate Poll Tax Roll,
14th Nov. 1694.]
JAMES WALKER, his sons William,
1713 apprenticed to Thomas Gardner,
merchant, 1st Aug. 1733; James,
bapt. 18th March \1\\ .[Ferryport on
Craig Reg.]
JAMES WATSON, died 1763, not 1673;
line 8, for "James Pillans son of a
cousin" and line 9 "and Professor
of Humanity in the University" read
"Alexander Adam".
WILLIAM LOTHIAN, his daugh. Helen
1769 died 19th Jan. 1828.
ROBERT WALKER, born at Monkton
3rd May 1755; pres. 29th Dec. 1783;
his daugh. Jane (marr. 29th Sept.
1784
1809).
ANDREW REDMAN BONAR, pres.
1849 by Queen Victoria 25th Oct. 1849.
JAMES MACNAIR, pres. by Queen
1869 Victoria 10th Sept. 1869; his second
wife, Harriet Hill, born 24th June
1827.
THOMAS WHITE, died at Bridge of
1889
Weir 2nd Dec. 1936; his wife, Janet
Barbara Stuart, died 17th March
1936; his son, George Thomas Frood,
executive engineer, P.W.D., died at Singa
pore 15th Oct. 1934; his daugh., Margaret
Stewart (marr. 2nd Aug. 1918 Captain
James Leggat, R.F.A.).
CANONGATE GREENSIDE
[PRESB. OF
CANONGATE
SECOND CHARGE
ALEXANDER BURNET, son of Alex-
ander B., alias Buchan, merchant,
Aberdeen, Dean of Guild, and grand
son of Andrew B., of Kirkhill, resident
with his wife and three children in Lady
Yester s parish 10th Nov. 1694. [Aberdeen
Sher. Court Deeds, 5th Nov. 1692; Lady
Yester s Poll Tax Roll, 3.]
JOHN WALKER, his son, William
1709 min. of Monkton.
JOHN WARDEN, marr. (1) 16th July
1755
1733, Ann Macfarlane, who died
21st Jan. 1748 and had issue-
Elizabeth, born 28th March 1734; Helen,
born 15th Aug. 1735; Margaret, born 31st
March 1737; Lilias, born 24th Dec. 1738;
John, born 29th May 1740; William, born
6th Oct. 1745; James, born 25th Jan. 1747.
JOHN WARDEN (MACFARLANE),
1765
his daugh., Elizabeth Home, died
7th April 1794.
WALTER BUCHANAN, marr. Mar-
1789
garet, daugh. of John Stobie, writer,
Edinburgh.
DEAN
ROBERT WILLIAM WALKER, his
,_ widow, Jane Ogilvie, died 29th
March 1919.
JAMES WILLIAMSON, dem. 29th Dec.
1879
1915, died 18th Dec. 1919; his wife,
Isabella Agnes Jane Donaldson,
died 26th Aug. 1919; his daugh., Mary
Gordon, died 7th March 1941; his son,
James Gordon, died 22nd Oct. 1934.
JAMES REEKIE, ord. 10th May 1916,
1926 trans, to Ashkirk 12th Nov. 1926.
ARTHUR STANLEY MIDDLETON,
Q2 _ trans, from Cambuslang West 15th
March 1927; dem. 28th Oct. 1945.
His wife, Gloriana Margaret Muir, died
14th Jan. 1939; his daugh., Ann Chrystal
(marr. 5th April 1941 William Stephen,
younger son of William Macdonald, The
Knoll, Montgarrie, Aberdeenshire). Addl.
issue James Clyne Wingate, born 24th
April 1921, licenciate.
GAELIC CHAPEL OF EASE
JOSEPH MACGREGOR ROBERTSON,
1778
marr. Nov. 1771 Janet, daugh. of
Thomas Brown, merchant, Aber
deen. His son, Hamilton, died 12th Nov.
1813, aged 21.
GAELIC PARISH (ST ORAN S)
The Gaelic Church was in Argyll Square,
1815-77.
JAMES NOBLE, marr. Abigail, daugh.
1840
of Thomas Ross, LL.D., min. of
Lochbroom.
DONALD TOLMIE MASSON, his
1854
daugh., Grace Isabella, died 13th
March 1915.
1911
JOHN CAMPBELL MACGREGOR,
died of wounds in action 4th Nov.
1916; his widow, Robina Ralston
Mclntyre, died at Connel 25th Oct. 1939;
his daughs. Constance Evelyn Campbell
(marr. Dr G. H. Clement, Broadstairs,
Kent); Mary Kathleen (marr. llth Aug.
1934 Allan Lawson Kelly Rankin, M.D.,
Ph.D., son of Rev. H. M. Rankin, min. of
St Andrew s, Galashiels).
JAMES DUFF MACDONALD, trans.
1917
from Durness 8th June 1917; died
22nd Oct. 1945.
GREENSIDE
JOHN LAMOND, dem. 3rd Oct. 1923
1899
and became a spiritualist; died at
London 19th July 1932; his daugh.,
Kathleen Ogilvie, died 18th March 1922;
his son, John Logan, died at Glasgow 28th
Sept. 1940; his widow, Mary Logan, died
at Tetbury 9th Nov. 1945.
1924
PETER ALEXANDER DUNN, trans,
from Woodside, Aberdeen, 13th
May 1924; dem. 7th Oct. 1928 on
app. to Central Church, Boston, U.S.A.;
trans, to St Paul s, Hamilton, Ontario,
1932; marr. (2) 6th Aug. 1942 Dorothy
Burton Dewar.
EDINBURGH]
GREENSIDE OLD GREYFRIARS
DUDLEY STUART HOPKIRK, B.D.,
1929
B.Litt., Ph.D., born Portobello 7th
Dec. 1896, son of John Hopkirk;
educated at Univ. Edinburgh and Oxford;
licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 1925; assis
tant Barony, Glasgow, 1925; ord. to Skel-
morlie 5th Aug. 1926; trans, and adm. 26th
April 1929.
NEW GREYFRIARS
ROBERT HENRY, line 6, for "liii"
1768 read "Iviii".
WILLIAM MARTIN, marr. Margaret,
1787
daugh. of John Cockburn, teacher,
Edinburgh.
JOHN THOMSON, his daughs. Nancy
Ann, born 28th June 1771, died 7th
Feb. 1788; Janet, born 2nd July
1776, died 5th Nov. 1793.
DAVID WILKIE, his son, James of
1829
Rathobyres; his daughs. Chris
tian Stuart (marr. 29th June 1858
Andrew Scott, Glasgow); Caroline (marr.
2nd Jan. 1851 James Malcolm of Olrig,
Nova Scotia); Emelia (marr. 15th March
1855D. J. Dickson).
JOHN JULIUS WOOD, line 3, for
March" read May"; his daugh.,
Margaret Hedley, died at Penicuik
3rd March 1929.
WILLIAM ROBERTSON, his son, John
Hay, died 1874. Publications for
"Four" read "Six".
1839
1843
ROBERT STEWART, licen. 6th Dec.
on 1871; his widow, Margaret Brown,
died 6th Oct. 1934; his son, John
James Erskine Brown, B.A. (Oxon), LL.B.
(Edinburgh), 2nd Lieut. Royal Scots, died
of wounds 12th June 1917; his daugh.,
Wilhelmina Jane, died 29th Sept. 1931; his
son, William, in Sumatra, died 26th Oct.
1944.
JAMES NICOLL OGILVIE, D.D.
19Q5 (Aberdeen, 1911), dem. 4th June
1919; app. Junior Clerk of Assembly
1st June 1926; died suddenly 9th June
1926; his widow, Elizabeth Johnston
1919
Massie, died 6th Jan. 1939. Addl. publica
tion Our Empire s Debt to Missions
(London, 1924).
WILLIAM WALLACE DUNLOP
GARDINER, D.Litt. (1928), D.D.
(Edinburgh, 1st July| 1938); trans.
from St Madoe s 24th Dec. 1919; trans, to
Caddonfoot 4th Sept. 1940; trans, to Onich
Ballachulish 28th Oct. 1948; his wife, Ellen
Pearl Lindsay Ranken, died at Nethy
Bridge 5th Aug. 1936; he marr. (2) 20th
Dec. 1938 Margaret Jackson, daugh. of
Thomas Miller, 55 Oxgangs Road, Edin
burgh.
(Church united with Old Grey friars \st
June 1929.)
ROBERTSON MISSION
WALTER SHAW, trans, to Lairg 23rd
1907 Aug. 1916.
JOHN HENDERSON MACKENZIE,
ind. 17th Jan. 1918; trans, to New
castle 22nd Aug. 1918.
THOMAS CONNOLLY, ord. 13th July
1918
1921
1921; afterwards min. of Kelso
North and Glasford (q.v.).
OLD GREYFRIARS
GILBERT RULE, born 1629, son of
1689 George Rule m * n - f Mordington
and Longformacus, was enrolled at
St Andrews Univ. in 1647 (his name does
not appear on the lists of Glasgow);
Regent at King s College, Aberdeen, 1651-2
and Sub Principal 1652-6; he "came into
the College by violence and not minding
forms"; he went to Alnwick in 1656 but
prior to that he held the degree of M.D.,
having graduated at Leyden 9th Feb. 1656.
On 18th Dec. 1679 he was on the petition
of William Hepburn of Beanstoun and
remanent heritors allowed to preach in a
meeting house at East Linton which had
been built for him, but on 17th June 1680
the Sheriff Depute of Haddington was
ordered by the Council to demolish it
before the end of the month on the ground
that it was within a mile of the parish
church. He marr., contract 27th Nov. 1655,
Elizabeth Birnie and had issue Elizabeth,
10
OLD GREYFRIARS ST GILES
[PRESB. OF
bapt. 30th Dec. 1655; Isabel, bapt. 20th
Jan. 1657; and (2) before 21st June 1657
Janet, daugh. of John Turnbull, Minto, and
had issue Gilbert, born Berwick 1658-9,
M.D. (Leyden, 20th Sept. 1682), F.R.C.P.
(Edin. 1695), physician, Heriot s Hospital,
1695. [Aberdeen Reg., Old Machar Reg. ,
Univ. of King s College, 41, 57, 192-3;
Berwick Sas., 1666, 365; G. R. Sas., 33;
309 (1674), 37, 112 (1676), 55, 282 (1687),
58, 345 (1668), 60, 67 (1690); Edin. Tests,
82, 23, Feb. 1704; Index to English Speaking
Students at Leyden Univ., Privy Council
Reg., 3 Ser., vi, 360, 471.]
JAMES HART, marr. (2) Mary, daugh.
1702 of James Campbell of Kilpont.
WILLIAM ROBERTSON, his daughs-
Elizabeth, died 27th Feb. 1810
(marr. Archibald Hope, Royal Bank);
Jane (marr. William GifTbrd, farmer);
Helenora (marr. 27th Feb. 1757 James
Cunningham, baxter); Mary, died 15th
Aug. 1837.
JAMES STEVENSON, his daugh.,
1736
1747
Mary (marr. pro. 2nd June 1771
William Home, upholsterer).
WILLIAM ROBERTSON, his daugh.,
1761 Mary, died 15th Aug. 1837.
JOHN INGLIS, his daugh., Mary Jane,
1799 died 2nd April 1897.
JOHN SYM, his daughs. Jane Melville,
died 21st Dec. 1914; Margaret Scott,
1834
1877
died 4th Jan. 1917; Henrietta
Wilson, died 25th Sept. 1943; his son, Sir
John Munro, died 3rd Oct. 1919.
JOHN GLASSE, died at Edinburgh 8th
Feb. 1918; his son, John Morley,
M.B., Ch.B., died Haltwhistle 26th
Dec. 1943; his widow, Louisa Plymer
Gibson, died 12th Aug. 1944.
ALEXANDER BROWN GRANT,
1910 trans, to Rosneath 3rd Nov. 1916.
SAMUEL DUNLOP, trans, from Kirk-
1917
Patrick Irongray 17th May 1917;
app. Presb. Clerk 27th Oct. 1926;
killed in motor accident 30th Sept. 1928;
his widow, Helen Brown Hislop, died 10th
June 1930.
OLD GREYFRIARS
SECOND CHARGE
MUNGO LAW, son of William L. in
1644 Ballintown, Stirlingshire, and Jean
Houston, had a child buried 22nd
Aug. 1658; had additional issue Anna,
born 6th May 1647; James, born 28th Aug.
1648; Andrew, born 28th Sept. 1651 ; David,
born 29th Dec. 1652; Marion, born 26th
March 1654; Robert, born 19th June 1656;
William, born 9th May 1658; his son, John,
min. of Symington. [G. R. Sas., Ixi, 32.]
JOHN HAMILTON, line 15, for
1693 "Hugh "read "Henry"; his daugh.
Jean, marr. Henry, not Hugh, Haw
thorn; his son, William, buried 12th Aug.
1685; a child buried 26th March 1698.
JOHN HEPBURN. Addl. issue
17 - Thomas, merchant burgess of Edin
burgh, 6th March 1751; Jean (marr.
pro. 20th Jan. 1760 John Weir, merchant).
ROBERT HAMILTON, his son, James,
17 _ ft died 1845; his daughs. Catherine,
died 1811; Grizel (marr. Aug. 1771).
GEORGE KAY, marr. (2) Ann, daugh.
1754 of John Forth, merchant.
The churches of Old and New Greyfriars
were united 1st June 1929 and the whole
building restored as one church. The
church of Lady Yester s was also united
3rd July 1938 and that of New North on
18th June 1941.
ST GILES or THE HIGH KIRK
JOHN KNOX, p. 50, line 15, delete
1560 and again in 1 568.
JAMES LAWSON, line 21, for "First"
1572 read "Second."
ALEXANDER HENDERSON, line 10
1639
from bottom of p. 57, 2, delete "and
was again Moderator in 1639."
GEORGE GILLESPIE. Addl. Publica-
tion The Testimony of Mr. George
Gillespie against association and
compliance with malignant enemies of the
truth, 1648 (Paisley, 1791).
EDINBURGH]
ST GILES
11
ALEXANDER HAMILTON, died
1689
1691, not 1692; p. 60, line 3, for
West Linton read * Kinglassie.
[G. R. Sas., 3 Ser., xxix, 443.]
GEORGE HAMILTON. Addl. issue
1697 Agnes.
JOHN MATHIESON, son of Alexander
M., wright burgess of Edinburgh;
his daugh., Jean (marr. pro. 6th May
1753 William Currie, merchant, Dumfries);
Margaret, died 10th June 1754.
WILLIAM GREENFIELD, his son,
1787 James Hunter, died 1st Feb. 1866.
ROBERT GORDON, line 21 delete
1710
1836
Professor of Divinity, etc.; min. of
1843
Free High Church; line 25, for 1843
read 1847; his daughs., Georgiana White
died 1 1th Jan. 1919; Susan Campbell (marr.
Andrew Mackean) died 3rd April 1926.
DAVID ARNOT, his daugh., Anna
Fernie (marr. James Gourlay, North
British & Mercantile Insurance Co.),
died 19th Aug. 1919.
ANDREW WALLACE WILLIAM-
SON, licen. 13th May 1881; dem.
10th July 1925; created K.C.V.O.
1926; died 10th July 1926; his widow,
Elizabeth Mary Phoebe Croall, died 1st
March 1946.
CHARLES LAING WARR, educated
1926
Glasgow Academy, Univs. of Edin
burgh, M.A. (1914), and Glasgow;
trans, from St Paul s, Greenock, llth Feb.
1926; app. Dean of the Thistle and of the
Chapel Royal in Scotland, 19th Feb. 1926
and Extra Chaplain in Ordinary to H.M.
the King 12th March 1926; Chaplain in
Ordinary 1935; Chaplain to Convention of
the Royal Burghs of Scotland 1926;
Trustee National Library of Scotland
1926; Chaplain to Highland and Agri
cultural Society 1926; Chaplain to Royal
Scottish Academy, 1927; D.D. (Edinburgh,
2nd July 1931); Vice Convener, Home
Mission, 1935-6, 1939-41, and Convener
1947; Convener of Committee on Huts and
Canteens for Forces 1939-45; Chaplain to
King s Body Guard (Royal Company of
Archers) 22nd Feb. 1937; Hon. R.S.A.
(1927); F.R.S.E.; C.V.O. 10th July 1937;
LL.D. (St. Andrews 28th Sept. 1937); Chap
lain of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem,
1943, Sub-Prelate 1947, and Prelate of the
revived Scottish Priory 1950. Created
K.C.V.O. 1950. Marr. 30th April 1918
Christian Lawson Aitken, only daugh. of
Robert Rattray Tatlock and Christian,
daugh. of Rev. Charles Aitken of Cupar-
head, Lanarkshire, Vicar of Carmenellis,
Cornwall. Publications The Unseen Host
(1916); Echoes of Flanders (1916); Alfred
Warr of Rosneath (1917); Principal Caird
(1926); The Call of the Island (1929);
Scottish Sermons and Addresses (1930);
The Presbyterian Tradition (1933); Bruce
(Walker Trust Lecture) (1936); many
contributions to journalism.
ST GILES
SECOND CHARGE
JAMES BALFOUR, line 32, delete
1598
1639.
"who survived him"; marr. (2)
Elizabeth King, buried 10th Sept.
ALEXANDER THOMSON, line 5, for
1628
1623 read 1619; marr. Margaret,
daugh. of Thomas Muirhead, min.
of Cambusnethan.
HENRY POLLOCK, trans, from
1641 Trinity.
DAVID DICKSON of BUSBY, Mode-
1650
rator in 1639, not 1640; his sons,
David and Archibald, matriculated
at Glasgow Univ., 1647.
1675
ANDREW CANT, line 10, for "1553"
read "1653"; marr. (1) 20th Nov.
1653 Anna Burnett; his son,
Andrew, Bishop of Glasgow. [Aberdeen
Reg.}
WILLIAM MITCHELL, line 24, marr.
1721 (2) "26" not "7."
ROBERT KINLOCH, addl. issue
1728
Robert, bapt. Dundee 9th Aug.
1716.
12
ST GILES LADY GLENORCHY S
[PRESB. OF
JAMES BUCHANAN, son of James B.,
spirit dealer and grain merchant,
and Annabella Orr; his daugh., Jean
Morrison (marr. 12th Dec. 1862 William
Rose Campbell of Ballochyle).
OLD KIRK
ANDREW RAMSAY. (G. R. Sas.,
1641 xviii, 337; liii, 274).
THOMAS GARVINE, schoolmaster of
1649
Irvine; brother of Janet G., who
married 1609 James, son of John
Spence, portioner of Lathine, Fife; his
daugh. Anne (marr. cont, 3rd Jan. 1673
James Caithness, writer, Edinburgh). [G. R.
Sas., 2 Ser., xviii, 46; 3 Ser., i, 7; Edin.
Sheriff Court Reg. of Deeds, 14th June
1707.]
ALEXANDER RAMSAY, his son,
1681
Robert, apprenticed to Alexander
Callander 17th Aug. 1709; his
widow, Jean Orrok, marr. Robert Cheyne,
min. of Girthon.
JAMES NISBET, son of James N.,
1718
M.D.; line 4, for 1625 read 1695;
his son, David, merchant, Glasgow.
DANIEL MACQUEEN, marr. Eliza-
1758 b etn > daugh, of Archibald Nisbet
of Carfin. Addl. issue Elizabeth,
born 4th April 1745, died 27th March 1746;
Ann (marr. 27th July 1769 James Wilkie),
died 26th March 1789.
JAMES MACKNIGHT, had issue
William, born 2nd Feb. 1755, died
20th Oct. 1761.
JOHN LEE. Addl. publication Evi-
1835 d gnce before the Committee on
Religious Instruction (Edin., 1837).
OLD KIRK
SECOND CHARGE
JOHN HALL, trans, to Second Charge
1596 St Giles after 21st Feb. 1610.
JAMES HAMILTON, son of Gavin H.,
merchant, Glasgow and Coleraine,
and Helen Dunlop; his daughs.
Jane (marr. Archibald Hamilton, min. of
Wigtown); a daugh. marr. William Mait-
land, min. of Beith; Mary (marr. Peter
Blair, min. of Jedburgh). [Hamilton MS.,
161.]
GEORGE CAMPBELL of KINNOCH-
1690
TREE, his daughs. Rosina (marr.
12th June 1690 Charles Garden,
min. of Ashkirk); Marion (marr. George
Anderson, min. of Dairsie); Janet, buried
10th June 1676; his son, Alexander, buried
30th Aug. 1699.
JOHN ORR, his daugh., Janet, died
1703
1732 (marr. Andrew Greg, surgeon,
Cupar, Fife).
PATRICK CUMING, MS. volume of
1732 sermons in Assembly Library.
ROBERT HENRY, marr. Ann, daugh.
of Thomas Balderston, surgeon,
Berwick. [Scots Mag., Iviii, 293.]
1776
THOMAS MACKNIGHT, line 6, for
1810
"Canongate Second Charge" read
"South Leith."
(Second Charge abolished 1836.)
OLD KIRK PARISH (Q.S.)
JAMES RICHMOND AITKEN, app.
19Q7 Presbytery Clerk 14th Nov. 1928;
app. secretary, Church Extension
Committee, 1939; D.D. (Edinburgh, 30th
June 1932); died 3rd Jan. 1943. His wife,
Gertrude Allen, died 9th Dec. 1921. His
daugh., Marguerite, marr. Andrew Fraser.
(Church transported to new site at Crewe
Toll, 7th Jan. 1941.)
LADY GLENORCHY S (Q.S.)
THOMAS SNELL JONES, marr. (2)
1779
pro. 1st Dec. 1783 Mary, daugh. of
John Belshes of Invermay, and (3)
pro. 30th June 1787 Agnes, daugh. of
George Gardiner of Custom House.
GEORGE RAMSAY DAVIDSON, his
sons David William, died Oct.
1886; George Ramsay, died Feb.
1893.
1842
ALEXANDER FYFE BURNS, for
1877 "Andrew" read "Alexander."
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LADY GLENORCHY S MURRAYFIELD
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1882
THOMAS BURNS, D.D., C.B.E., T.D.,
died 15th Jan. 1938; his wife, Sarah
Frances Townsend Murray, died
18th Nov. 1926. He was chairman of the
Scottish National Home for Blinded
Soldiers (Newington House) and raised
large sums of money for this purpose. At
the same time the Thomas Burns Home
for Blinded Women was founded as a
tribute to his work on behalf of the blind.
His son, Norman Frederick MacGregor,
manager, Banda Kwala Estate, Sumatra;
his daugh., Agnes Mary Frances (marr.
30th July 1918 James Thomas Hall, min.
of Monymusk).
LADY YESTER S
THOMAS WILKIE, his son by first
1691
marriage, Henry, apprenticed to
1732
John Hay, surgeon, 15th Dec. 1695.
[Lady Yester s Poll Tax Roll, 35.]
ARCHIBALD GIBSON, probably of
Durie family. His mother was Jean
Pringle; his daugh., Janet (marr.
Jan. 1756 Robert Innes, physician, Edin
burgh).
THOMAS FLEMING, his daugh., Ann,
-ion/: born 2nd May 1788, died 25th
March 1791.
CHARLES MacGREGOR, died 27th
1880
Dec. 1923; his widow, Wilhelmina
Blair, died 21st Feb. 1927; his son,
Blair, died Oakland, California, 18th April
1937.
JOHN MORRISON McLUCKIE,
1910 trans, to Castleton 7th Feb. 1918.
GEORGE SIMPSON MARR, M.A.,
B.D., D.Litt., M.B., Ch.B. (Edin.
20th Dec. 1923); trans, from Dalzell
2nd Oct. 1918; dem. 2nd July 1938; marr.
5th Feb. 1924 Rhoda Keith Bryden, B.Sc.,
only daugh. of William Shand, 37 Bucking
ham Terrace, Edinburgh, whom he divorced
for desertion 6th July 1928. Publications
Periodical Essayists of the Eighteenth Cen
tury. Happy Youth: A Faith for To-day:
Christianity and the Cure of Disease.
(Charge united to Grey friars 3rd July 1 938.)
MAYFIELD (Q.S.)
ALEXANDER NEIL, dem. 27th Oct.
1879
1920; died at Joppa 13th Oct. 1925;
his widow, Cecilia Morrison, died
5th Aug. 1929.
WILLIAM JOHN SYM, trans, from
- Broughty Ferry 28th April 1921;
M.B.E., 1932; Chaplain to Terri
torial Forces and Senior Chaplain, Alder-
shot, 1940-3; Convener, Chaplain s Com
mittee, 1938; died 29th Sept. 1946.
MORNINGSIDE (Q.S.)
THOMAS ADDIS, his sons Rev. Wil
liam, died 20th Feb. 1917; Thomas
Chalmers, died at Colinton 24th
Jan. 1918; David Foulis, died 26th Nov.
1924; Sir Charles, K.C.M.G., died 14th
Dec. 1945; his daughs. Henrietta Thor-
burn (marr. Andrew D. Black) died at
Rothesay 14th June 1917; Robina Scott
Thorburn, died 16th Aug. 1940; Susan
Forbes, died 12th Feb. 1936.
EBENEZER BROWN SPEIRS, his
1897
widow, Wilhelmina Amalie Marie
Pancke, died 12th Nov. 1935, aged
83; his son, Andrew, died llth Nov. 1918;
his daughs. Wanda died at Blenay,
Switzerland, 26th Jan. 1917; Catherine
Vera (marr. 8th May 1920 Frederick K.
Watson, B.Sc., New South Wales); Marie,
headmistress, Allermuir School, died 23rd
Dec. 1943.
ROBERT HOWIE FISHER, trans, to
1900 St Cuthbert s 6th May 1914.
ANDREW BROWN, D.D. (St. An-
drews 27th June 193 )> died 21st
March 1943; his sons David in
Ceylon; Douglas, C.A., died from result
of an accident, Idwah, Upper Burma, 19th
May 1934.
MURRAYFIELD (Q.S.)
ROBERT JOHNSTONE, trans, to
1901 Aberdour 18th Nov. 1914.
JAMES ROSSIE BROWN, born 10th
1914
1915
July 1886, son of William Rossie B.,
min. of Ardrossan; educated at
High School and Univ. of Glasgow; M.A.
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MURRAYFIELD ST AIDAN S
[PRESB. OF
(1907) Berlin and Heidelburg; licen. by
Presb. of Irvine 2nd May 1911; app.
Chaplain to Duke of Hamilton and ord.
by Presb. of Hamilton 29th July 1912;
assist, at Glasgow Cathedral, St Cuthbert s
Edinburgh, and Peebles; adm. 13th April
1915; served in European War 1914-15
with Royal Scots; Squadron Leader, Auxi
liary Air Force; Chaplain, No. 603 City of
Edinburgh Squadron, 1929; D.D. St
Andrews 30th Nov. 1948.
NEWINGTON (Q.S.)
JOHN ALISON, his widow, Margaret
Macgeorge, died at Bournemouth
15th March 1921.
1898
HUGH CAMERON, dem. 15th May
1932, died 21st Aug. 1934; his
daughs. Maud (marr. 26th July
1917 Norman Gottfried Resting, min. of
Kirkhope); Norah (marr. 24th Sept. 1942
Lewis Frederick Armitage).
PRESTONFIELD
DONALD MACMILLAN, dem. llth
Feb. 1926; died 31st July 1944; his
wife, Edith Marjorie Eveline Watt,
died 26th May 1920; marr. (2) 6th June
1928 Agnes Charteris (died 23rd April
1938), daugh. of James Stirling, 17
Orchardhead Road, Liberton; his daugh.,
Isabella Catherine, marr. 1st July 1922
John Elder, M.C., M.A., min. of Cults
East.
1926
ANDREW ROBERTSON, trans, from
Mochrum 6th Oct. 1926; trans, to
Oxnam 26th May 1937; his wife,
Helen Ferme Lawson, died 22nd Sept.
1939.
RESTALRIG (Q.S.)
JOHN DURIE, exhorter in 1568 and
1569. [Comps. Sub Coll of Thirds,
156o T i i i i
Linlithgow, etc.]
GEORGE BOYD, his daugh., Elizabeth
1870 Mackenzie, died 17th Dec. 1929.
WILLIAM BURNETT, dem. 31st Dec.
1912 1934; died at Leeds 30th Ma y 1946 ;
his daugh., Mary Johnstone, M.A.,
B.Ed. (marr. 27th July 1932 James Lums-
den D.Sc., Ph.D., principal, Technical
College, Dundee); his wife, Lena Dawson,
died 4th Dec. 1943.
ROBERTSON MEMORIAL (Q.S.)
WILLIAM LYON RIACH, his widow,
1872 A nes Geraldine Potter, died 15th
Nov. 1915; his daugh., Agnes Mary
(marr. Francis William Gibb, Edinburgh),
died 2nd March 1940.
DAVID PAUL, dem. 26th Nov. 1919,
1896 died 12th July, 1929; his son,
George Morison, died at Malaga
23rd Jan. 1917; his daugh., Alice Mary,
died 19th July 1947.
GEORGE VICTOR DUNNETT, trans.
1920 ^ rom Cockburnspath 4th June 1920;
O.B.E. (3rd June 1918); adm. to
Flisk 4th Feb. 1937; dem. 21st Dec. 1943.
Addl. issue Alastair Inglis, born 31st
March 1920; Stephen Falconer, born 19th
Jan. 1923.
ST AIDAN S
ANDREW BENVIE, dem. 28th Nov.
1894 1926; died 5th Aug. 1930.
NEIL ALEXANDER MACLEAN,
192? born Glasgow 27th June 1895, son
of Neil M., Leamington Terrace,
Edinburgh; educ. at Univ. of Glasgow;
licen. by Presb. of Glasgow 1923; assistant
at Paisley Abbey; served in European war
as private in H.L.I, and officer in K.R.R.C.;
taken prisoner at Cambrai 30th April 1917;
ord. to Montrose, Second Charge, 3rd Feb.
1925; trans, and adm. 7th June 1927; dem.
15th May 1936; adm. to St Columba s,
Lauriston, Falkirk, 19th Sept. 1939; dem.
15th May 1944. Marr. 17th Sept. 1943
Janet Inglis, daugh. of James Cruickshank,
s.s.c.
(New Church at Saughton dedicated 28/7*
Dec. 1934.)
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ST ANDREW S
ANDREW GRANT, his son David,
1813
born 22nd Sept. 1794, died 13th
March 1800.
JOHN BRUCE, his daugh., Isabel
1837
Angus, died Edinburgh 21st May
1924.
THOMAS CLARK, his daugh., Janet
1843 Gordon, died 19th Sept. 1853.
JOHN STUART, line 7, for "1848"
read "1847"; his widow, Jessie
Duncan, died 19th March 1922.
1857
PETER HAY HUNTER, his widow,
Helen Dawson, died 13th June,
1896
1935.
GEORGE CHRISTIE, D.D. 1927; died
1908 23rd Nov. 1937.
(St Andrews and Queen Street Churches
united \2th Oct. 1947.)
ST BERNARD S (Q.S.)
For ANDREW WATSON BROWN
1841 read Alexander Watson Brown.
JOHN McMURTRIE, his widow,
1866 Beatr ^ x Somerville Brodie, died at
Skene Manse 20th April 1920; his
daughs. Beatrix, headmistress, St Co-
lumba s School for Girls, Kilmacolm;
Agnes Katherine, died 29th Aug. 1936.
ALEXANDER FIDDES, D.D. (Aber-
deen, 1929), dem. 12th Nov. 1925;
died 29th March 1943; his widow,
Mary Ross Allardyie, died 24th Jan. 1948.
ALBERT ALEXANDER DIACK,
trans, from Peterhead East 7th July
1926.
ST CUTHBERT S
In 1 128 David I with consent of his son,
Henry, granted to Holyrood Abbey the
church with the parish and all things per
taining to the church, and with the kirkton,
and with the land on which the church is
situated, and with the other land which lies
beneath the Castle, and two chapels per
taining to the church the chapel of
Corstorphine with two bovates and 6 acres
of land, and the chapel of Liberton, with
2 bovates of land, and with all the teinds
and rights, both living and dead, of
Legbernarde, which Macbeth of Liberton
gave to the said church and which the King
confirmed. Manifestly the church was
founded long prior to the foregoing date;
and it may be that it owed its origin to one
of the followers of St Cuthbert, or even to
that saint himself. There is, however, no
certain information with regard to the
foundation. The church was dedicated by
Bishop de Bernham on 16th March, 1241-2.
On 3rd July 1486 William Tours of Inver-
leith and Alison Home, his wife, granted
to a chaplain at the altar of St Anne,
mother of the Virgin Mary, situated in St
Anne s aisle on the north side of the
church, 14 merks annually from a tenement
near the place of the Minorite Friars, Edin
burgh; and in 1558 George Tours of Inver-
leith stated that the altar had been founded
by his predecessors. On 10th Dec. 1488
Mr Alexander Currour, vicar of Living
stone, granted to a chaplain at an altar in
the church dedicated to the Holy Trinity
annual rents from tenements on the north
and south sides of High Street, in the
Canongate, and in le Forstan s Wynd on
the south side of High Street. There was
also in the church an altar dedicated to the
Virgin Mary. By Act of Parliament in 1633
St Cuthbert s Church was dissolved from
Holyrood; and by Charter of 29th Septem
ber of that year Charles I annexed it to his
newly formed Bishopric of Edinburgh.
After the Revolution, when the bishopric
was dissolved, the church became inde
pendent.
It is presumed that when, in May 1544,
under the direction of the Earl of Hertford,
the English leader, * the towne (Edinburgh)
and also the Abbey of Holyrodehouse"
were wholly burned and desolate, St
Cuthbert s Church was involved in the
conflagration. In any case in 1550 the
church is described as "the new parish
Church of St Cuthbert s," indicating that
at that date a scheme of rebuilding had
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ST CUTHBERT S
[PRESB. OF
very recently been carried out. In 1593 the
fabric of the church underwent consider
able repairs. The Steeple "yat is auld,"
was taken down in whole or in great part
and rebuilt, the walls of the church were
heightened, and the roof was covered with
slates in place of thatch which had done
service. The foregoing description of the
steeple clearly indicates that it was of much
earlier date than the rest of the church, and
therefore had survived the fire of 1 544. At
the same time a new church was erected at
the west end of the church, on the site of
the existing tower and the triangular piece
of ground adjacent thereto. In Gordon of
Rothiemay s map of Edinburgh, 1647,
there is a sketch of the church showing it
as a plain building consisting of nave and
choir, with a south transept at the junction
of the nave and choir, and on the south
side of the west end a massive square tower.
Later illustrations reveal considerable
alterations in the external appearance of
the building, including the heightening of
the nave and an addition in the outside
stair to the end of the south transept. These
alterations were due to the need of pro
viding lofts for additional accommodation.
Mention in 1649 is made of the West Loft
called Braid s Loft, at the north end of
which provision was made in that year for
accommodation for the Town Council,
who had become a heritor, entrance to the
Council s Loft being secured by a door
"broken through the wall." In September
1650, after the battle of Dunbar, in connec
tion with the siege of Edinburgh Castle by
Cromwell, the new church was demolished,
and of the old church practically nothing
but the bare walls remained. In the follow
ing year restoration work was begun; and
in 1652 sufficient repairs had been carried
out in "roof, walls, and windows" to
enable the church to be reopened for wor
ship in April of that year. But even in 1655
internal renewal work was still being car
ried on, for on 1 3th June of the latter year
the Town Council, on the ground that "St
Cuthbert s was straitened for fault of lofts
and seats therein, that the most part of the
congregation goe stragling and wandring
up and down to uther kirks and under
pretence thereof spend the holie Sabbath
ydlie and profanlie," and that their loft
if repaired, would provide needed accom
modation and thereby make the people
"inexcusable for disorderlie living,"
ordered their said loft to be rebuilt. Prob
ably it was in this connection that the
Town Council on 7th Nov. 1655 arranged
for a partition wall of good and sufficient
lyme and stane work" being built in the
church. In the same period, 1652-5, the
walls and roof of the new church were
restored, and repairs were carried out on
the churchyard dykes which had been built
in the early part of 1601. In March-June
1689 the blockade of the Castle, then held
by the Duke of Gordon on behalf of
James II, led to further severe damage
being done to both churches. In course
the old church was repaired, while the new
church was externally restored. The latter
does not appear again to have been used
for worship, and in 1753, when it was in a
ruinous condition, the roof was removed,
and in 1772 the walls were demolished. In
1772 the old church, including the tower,
was also demolished, and its place was
taken by a building which was opened for
worship on 31st July 1775. At the same
time the first stage of the tower, which has
a sundial with the date 1772 and the motto
Vivite Fugio, was built, and in 1789 the
tower was completed with funds privately
subscribed. The church of 1775 gave place
to the present church, which was opened
for worship on Wednesday, 1 1th July 1894.
The name, West Church, applied to St
Cuthbert s in the 17th century, seems to
have originated in the early Covenanting
days. But it never really supplanted the
old name. Indeed, it had a restricted use,
and in course it disappeared. The church
lands and glebe, with barn, cornyard, etc.,
were situated on the east side of the
churchyard.
In the parish there were several chapels
and religious houses. Near the West Port
on the south side of the Castle there was
Barras or Barres Chapel, so named from
the enclosure for tournaments in the
vicinity. Dedicated to the Virgin Mary, it
was built by James IV in 1507-8, and
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appears to have been completed in May of
the latter year. On 10th May foresaid
King James supplied taffeta red and white
"to the courtingis and ruf of the Chapel
of the barres" at a cost of 42 5s., and
later in the same month, on the 20th and
27th respectively, he made offerings in the
chapel then designated "the Chapell of
conscience beside the barres." On 25th
Feb. 1532-3 James V provided for the
chapel, vestments and altar furnishings,
and also a bell and an image of the Virgin
Mary. The lands of the chapel are de
scribed on 31st Oct. 1566 as lie Barres and
the tail adjoining the same on the west side,
and extending to St Margaret s well, lying
under the Castle on the south, between
Polcatsher s and Orchardfield on the south,
the public way leading to St Cuthbert s on
the north, the said well on the west, and
the lands called Kingis-Stabillis on the east.
The first chaplain, presented by James IV
on 6th June 1508, was Sir James Ellem or
Allane, and his successor on 15th Sept.
1545 was Henry Achesoun. At the Burgh
Moor, on the ground of St Giles Grange,
there was a chapel founded in honour of
St John the Baptist and St John the
Evangelist, apparently on 15th Feb.
1512-13, by Sir John Crawford, prebendary
of St Giles. Provision was made for (1) a
chaplain to celebrate in the chapel, the
endowment being 1 8 acres of the Common
Moor, U acres of land given of charity by
the Town Council, and 3i acres of said
moor held by Sir John off the Town
Council in feu, and (2) for "a man of
advanced age" who "shall reside at the
said church, wearing always a white robe
and carrying on his breast a sign, viz. the
head of John the Baptist, proclaiming his
hermitical life, who shall have for his
sustenance an acre of land with house and
garden adjacent to the same on the south.
On 5th Jan. 1516-17 Sir John Crawford
conveyed the chapel with the churchyard,
houses, yards, lands, to the adjacent Con
vent of St Catherine of Sienna, and the
chapel became the chapel of the convent.
Near the foregoing chapel there was a
chapel dedicated to St Roc or Rok, founded
probably about 1501-2. At that period
James IV made various gifts to the chapel,
and included in the outlays was a gratuity
to the French Friar * that brocht ane bane
of Sanct Rouk to the King." Further
gifts followed in 1507 and 1512. On 24th
Nov. 1532, "for suffrage and prayeris to
be done in Sanct Rokis Kirk on the
Burowmuir for the souls that lie in the said
Kirk and Kirkyard," the Town Council
granted to Sir John Young, chaplain in the
chapel, and his successors in office 3 acres
of the Burgh Moor, with another acre on
the south side of the kirkyard of the chapel,
to build a yard and house upon the
successive chaplains to "uphold the Kirk
in sclates watherticht, glaswyndows, and
all uther necessour thingis." Evidently
the Town Council was the patron of the
chapel, for on llth Aug. 1537 it granted
authority for 10 expenditure * upon heting
and mending Sanct Rokis Chapel for the
present year," which "is allegit to thame
to be reuynous and falling doun." At
Newhaven there was a chapel dedicated to
the Virgin Mary and St James. In the 16th
century up to 1560 it was variously desig
nated the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin,
"Our Lady Kirk of the New Haven," the
Chapel of St Mary at lie New Haven or
Port of Grace"; but later, and certainly in
1601, it was called the "Chapel of St
James, Newhaven." Included in the
revenue granted by Crown Charter of 2nd
March 1614 to the minister, elders, and
deacons of South Leith Church for the
Royal Foundation of the Hospital and
Poor of Leith, was the place where was the
Chapel of St James, Newhaven, formerly
called the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin
Mary, with the garden of the chapel.
Within the lands of Bristo there was a
chapel dedicated to St Sebastian, founded
on 8th May 151 1, by Sir Matthew Doweile,
chaplain; and in a charter of 14th April
1439, quoted in a Crown Charter of 2nd
Sept. 1458, there appears "the Church of
St John the Baptist under the Wall of the
Castle." This latter was the chapel
attached to the Hospital of the Knight
Templars and later the Knights of St John
at the Bow Foot in the Grassmarket. In
St Ninian s Row in the Low Calton there
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ST CUTHBERT S
[PRESB. OF
was a chapel dedicated to St Ninian.
Lepers at St Ninian s Chapel are referred
to in a charter of 15th Feb. 1541-2, indi
cating that attached to the chapel there
was a house for lepers. The west pier of
Regent Bridge is situated on the site of the
chapel. The Dominican nunnery of St
Catherine of Sienna, the foundation of
which was confirmed by Bull of Pope
Leo X on 29th March 1517, was situated
at the place called the Sciennes. Land for
the nunnery was given by John Cant,
burgess of Edinburgh, and Sir John Craw
ford, prebendary of St Giles, and the
expense of erection was borne chiefly by
Jane Hepburn, wife of George, fourth Lord
Seton. Dedicated to the Virgin Mary, the
Carmelite convent of St Mary of Placentia
was situated a short distance from the
south-east corner of the city wall. Alike of
the name of the founder and of the date of
the foundation nothing is known. The
name survives in the pleasance. The
hospital, or almshouse, with chapel was
situated at the foot of St Leonard s Lane
in the old barony of Broughton. It was in
existence in the first half of the 12th cen
tury, and was granted to Holyrood Abbey
by David I, probably at or soon after his
foundation of the abbey in 1128. It seems
to have had a somewhat chequered career.
At any rate, towards the end of the 1 5th
century "time, war, and other incon-
venients" had made it "waste and un
inhabitable," and on 18th July 1493 it was
refounded by Robert Bellenden, Abbot of
Holyrood, for six old and frail poor men,
and their successors as beneficiaries, with
sustenance for them, consisting of two
crofts, the Terraris Croft and le Hermitis
Croft in the said Abbot s territory of St
Leonard, and 23s. annual rent from a tene
ment in the Canongate. Provision was also
made for a chaplain for the hospital, who
had a manse near the gate of the monastery
on the north side of the High Street of the
Canongate. Of the two crofts and the
annual rent of 20s. sasine was granted by
the abbot on 2nd Sept. 1494 to six poor
men in the hospital, John Rudry, Thomas
Blak, Robert Murray, John Burne, Thomas
Rannald, Thomas Huchonson, and their
successors. [Reg. Great Seal, i, 805, 1812;
ii, 616, 1692, 2192, 3818; iii, 170; iv, 2813;
vi, 1181; vii, 1015; viii, 243; Reg. Sec. Seal,
i, 1689, ii, 2455, iii, 1322; Acts Scott.
ParL, v, 54; Lord High Treas. Aces., ii, 68,
146, 346, iii, 293, 1322, iv, 22-3, 38, 41,
181, 183, 191, v, 389, vi, 93, vii, 74, 195,
290; Exts. from Records of City of Edin
burgh, i, 164; 1528-57, 59, 67; 1557-71, 7;
1589-1603, 285; 1642-55, 275, 391; Char
ters of Holyrood, 3, 4, 6, 234-44; Foular s
Prot. Bk., Nos. 1 10, 253, 713; Young s Prot.
Bk., No. 730; Gilbert Grote s Prot. Bk.,
Nos. 152, 155; Church of Scotland in 13th
Century, 46; Scotsman, 12th July 1894.]
ARCHIBALD HAMILTON, M.A.,
1557
vicar in 1557 and 7th July 1566.
[Col. of Charters, ix, 1902, 2044;
Reg. Abb. Feu Charters of Church Lands,
i, 183; Acts and Dec., xxxii, 113.]
WILLIAM HARLAW, his pres. to
vicarage 6th Feb. 1 572 was on death
of William Hamilton. [Reg. Pres.
Bene., i, (4), 4.]
1560
ROBERT PONT, his daugh., Beatrix,
was by first marriage; his son, James,
commissary of Dunblane. It does
not appear that he actually became min.
at St Andrews (#.v.).
JAMES REID, line 1, for "John" read
1649 "William."
DAVID WILLIAMSON, his son,
George, by 2nd marr., bapt, 15th
Oct. 1668; his son, William, appren
ticed to Robert Manderston, merchant,
23rd March 1711. Publications for
"TVo" read "Four Single Sermons 1690-
1703." [South Leith Reg.}
THOMAS PITCAIRN, parentage given
is doubtful; his daughs., Jean (marr.
pro. 17th Aug. 1755 David Wardrop,
surgeon, Edinburgh); Margaret (marr. pro.
5th Sept. 1756 Alexander Sheriff, merchant,
Leith); his son, James, apprenticed to
James Hunter, wright, 8th Sept. 1742.
ALEXANDER STUART, marr. (1)
Margaret, daugh. of John Heriot,
1735
1762
candlemaker.
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SIR HENRY WELWOOD MON-
CREIFF. Addl. Publication^
Brief Account of the Constitution of
the Established Church of Scotland (Edin.,
1833).
JOHN PAUL, his son, Sir James Bal-
four, died 15th Sept. 1931. Publica
tions for "7V0" read "Four
Single Sermons" (1834-60).
JAMES MAcGREGOR, pres. by Queen
1775
1828
1873
Victoria 17th July 1873; his widow,
Helen Murray, died 29th May, 1930.
ROBERT HOWIE FISHER, line 17,
1914
1934.
"June," not "May"; dem. 12th
Nov. 1925; died at Oxford 2nd Nov.
NORMAN MACLEAN, trans, to
1925
Collegiate Charge from Park, Glas
gow, 18th March 1915; became
senior minister 12th Nov. 1925; app.
Chaplain to the King 24th Aug. 1926;
chaplain, St Andrew s, Jerusalem, 1939^0;
Moderator of General Assembly, 1927;
convener of Life and Work Committee,
1928; preached opening sermon in the
Cathedral of Geneva of 10th Assembly of
the League of Nations, 1930; dem. 2nd
Feb. 1937; his wife, Jane Robertson
Macaulay, died 1927. He marr. (2) 3rd
April 1929 Hon. lona Marie Adelaide,
only daugh. of Ronald Archibald, Lord
Macdonald of Sleat. His daughs. Mar
garet Hope (marr. 28th June 1929 Daniel,
son of Lachlan Macpherson, Upper Ollach,
Portree); Jean (marr. 4th July 1930 Allan
Biggar, Bombay); Dileas, M.B., Ch.B.
(marr. 1st June 1935 William Douglas
Short, B.Sc., Dumbarton). Addl. Publi
cations The Message of Bethlehem , The
Future Life; Death Cannot Sever; How
shall we Escape?; In Former Days (1945);
numerous contributions to the Scotsman
and magazines.
ST CUTHBERT S
COLLEGIATE CHARGE
WILLIAM KEITH OF AQUHORTIS,
1661 was f rmer ly mm - f Udny (<?.v.).
Addl. issue William, eldest; Robert,
called eldest 1694; Jean (marr. cont. 14th
March 1720 William Anderson, min. of
Daviot.) [Aberdeen Inhib., 24th July,
1655; Sher. Court Deeds, 3rd July 1694.]
NEIL McVICAR, marr. (2) contract
1?07 9th Nov. 1737 Bridget Balfour and
had issue Neil, only son, Jean and
Lilias. [Reg. of Deeds, Dal. 161, 12th
March 1747.]
JAMES MACKIE, his Common Place
Book and Sermons in Assembly
T M
Library.
JOHN GIBSON, marr. Mary, daugh.
of Alexander Tait, merchant, Edin
burgh. Addl. issue Janet, born
30th May 1756.
JAMES VEITCH, pres. by Queen
1843 Victoria 29th Aug. 1842.
JAMES BARCLAY, died at Keswick
1878
1942.
18th March 1928; his widow,
Marion Simpson, died 1st April
WILLIAM LYALL WILSON, died 1st
1Q11 Aug. 1914; his widow, Margarita
MacCulloch, died at Hove, 23rd
June 1945; his son, Thomas Leslie Lyall,
killed in flying accident Jan. 1945.
NORMAN MACLEAN, see Senior
1915 Charge.
SIR GEORGE FIELDEN MACLEOD,
1926 Bart., born Glasgow 17th June 1895;
second son of Sir John Mackintosh
Macleod, Bart., C.A., M.P. Glasgow, and
Edith Fielden; educ. at Winchester, Oriel
College, Oxford, B.A., Edinburgh Univ.,
Union Theological College, New York;
served as Captain, Argyll and Sutherland
Highlanders, in European war (Military
Cross and Croix de Guerre); licen. by
Presb. of Edinburgh 29th June 1921;
missioner, British Columbia Lumber
Camps 1922; assist. St Giles, Edinburgh;
ord. for Social Service with Toe H 17th
Dec. 1924; adm. to this charge 24th March
1926; trans, to Govan 8th Oct. 1930; D.D.
(Glasgow Univ. 16th June 1937); dem. 31st
May 1938 to become leader of the lona
Community; succeeded his nephew as 4th
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ST CUTHBERT S ST GEORGE S
[PRESS. OF
Baronet, April 1944; marr. 28th Aug. 1948
Lorna Helen Janet, daugh. of Donald
Macleod, min. of Inverness. Publications
Govan Calling, a Book of Broadcast
Sermons and Addresses (1934); contributor
to "Way to God" series for the B.B.C.;
Speaking the Truth in Love: a Book on
Preaching (1936).
BONNINGTON
JOHN SUTHERLAND HUNTER,
licen. by Presb. of Irvine 8th June
1886; died 15th Jan. 1943; his wife,
Lizzie Mathewson, died at Edinburgh 30th
April 1924; had issue May Spedding,
born 21st June 1899; Elizabeth Dorothy,
born 19th May 1901.
JOHN ANTHONY MACRAE, ord.
1915
8th April 1915; res. 1917; afterwards
of St John s, Dundee.
JAMES MILLER, trans, from
1918 Dundee.
JOHN W. SPENCE, afterwards of
1920 Buckhaven.
(Charge dissolved 1924.)
CHARTERIS MEMORIAL
ST NINIAN S
WILLIAM COWAN, died 9th June
1912 1917.
1917 JAMES GILLAN.
ROBERT GEORGE JAMIESON,
1918 Indian chaplain locum.
GEORGE CAMPBELL, app. 1920;
1920 trans, to Cranshaws 9th April 1925.
THOMAS RAMSAY KEARNEY,
1925
formerly of Ichang; adm. 19th
April 1925; trans, to Hallside 21st
Sept. 1927.
HENRY McKINLEY, born 18th May
1928
1874; son of William M., mining
contractor, and Isabella Aitchison;
educ. at Tranent Public School, Univ. of
Edin. and Congregational Theological
Hall; ord. in Congregational Union 10th
Aug. 1912; min. at Sullom in Shetland;
Old Greyfriars, Edinburgh Jan. 1916 to
April 1917; locum tenens North Esk 1st
May 1917, and assistant Liberton 1st Sept.
1917-25; ord. in Church of Scotland and
adm. to Channelkirk 30th April 1925;
trans, to Sinclairtown 2nd Nov. 1926; dem.
27th Dec. 1927 on app. to this charge 15th
Jan. 1928; trans, to Cambusbarron 13th
June 1934; died 24th May 1945. Marr. (1)
1st June 1897 Margaret, daugh. of William
Nicolson, Mossbank, Shetland; she died
14th Feb. 1932 and had issue William,
born 28th Aug. 1898; (2) 30th Sept. 1933
Isabel Margaret, youngest daugh. of
Norman Macdonald, F.C. Min., Alvie,
and Elizabeth Stewart.
ST DAVID S
WILLIAM RITCHIE BLACK, died 1st
1896 Dec. 1944. Line 2, for "6" read
"4." He had issue Marion Gal
loway (marr. 2nd July 1923 Leonard
Langdon Williams, M.S.A., F.R.I.B.A.,
M.I.P.T., manager, Singapore Improve
ment Trust); John Murray, M.D., F.R.C.S.
(Edin.), Dunfermline; William Galloway,
M.A., B.Sc., M.I.C.E.; Robert James, died
15th Sept. 1916; David James Galloway,
B.Sc., lecturer in Agriculture, Reading
University; Helen Grace, M.A.; Charles
Ritchie, M.A., LL.B., W.S., 1937; his wife
Euphemia Grace Galloway, died 9th Aug.
1943.
ST GEORGE S
ANDREW MITCHELL MORRISON,
1814
his daugh., Jean (marr. 1st June
1831 Alexander Campbell, writer).
ROBERT SMITH CANDLISH, his
daugh., Elizabeth Smith, died 18th
1834
July 1915.
1843
ROBERT HORNE STEVENSON, his
wife, Frances Cadell, died 27th
March 1918; his sons John Home,
K.C., M.B.E., Marchmont Herald, died
23rd Jan. 1939; Robert Cadell died at
Epsom 23rd March 1944; Henry James,
W.S., died 8th Aug. 1945; his daugh., Anne
Frances, died 25th Dec. 1941.
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ST GEORGE S ST LUKE S
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ARCHIBALD SCOTT, marr. 4th July,
1880
not June; his sons Archibald, born
10th April 1863, died 31st April
1864; John Robert, born 19th Nov. 1864,
died 3rd June 1865; his daugh. Margaret
died at Ballater 22nd Sept. 1922; his widow,
Marion Elizabeth Rankine, died at Bal
later 30th Sept. 1920.
GAVIN LANG PAGAN, enlisted in
1909
15 Royal Scots 1914 and became
captain; killed in action 28th April
1917. He marr. 12th Aug. 1915 Jessie
Mabel, daugh. of Gordon Douglas, mana
ger of Life Association of Scotland; she
marr. (2) 5th Jan. 1927 Cecil Thornton,
min. of St Margaret s, Edinburgh.
CHARLES WILLIAM GRAY
TAYLOR, trans, from Uddingston
18th Jan. 1918 fo.v.), D.D. Edin
burgh 30th June 1933; convener of Foreign
Mission Committee 1928-36; moderator,
General Assembly, 19th May 1942.
ST JAMES (Q.S.)
THOMAS PORTEOUS, dem. 29th Dec.
1899 1931, died 3rd March 1939.
ST JOHN S
THOMAS GUTHRIE, D.D., his sons
184ft James, died at Brechin 2nd March
1920; Patrick, died at Colinton 30th
Nov. 1925; Alexander, died 28th Dec. 1934.
ROBERT WILLIAM ERASER, his
1844 daugh. Mary Gertrude (marr. Wil
liam Cownie) died at Corstorphine
10th July 1922.
JOHN GAVIN DICKSON, born May,
1908 not Au - dem - 18th Mav 1927;
died 31st July 1928; his widow,
Agnes McAllum Paul, died 25th Sept. 1930;
his son, John Gavin, Lieut. H.L.I., killed
in action 8th March 1916; his daughs.
Lilian Paul (marr. 1st Oct. 1925 Peter
Dewar, Arnprior), died 16th Jan. 1947;
Jean Shearer Paul (marr. 10th Sept. 1930
George Smith Goodall Strachan, W.S.).
B
SAMUEL JAMES MOORE COMPTON,
1927
born Ballymena, Co. Antrim, 6th
March 1881, son of James C, tim
ber merchant, Larne, and Margaret Ann
Wilson; educ. at Royal Univ. of Ireland,
B.A. (1904), and Princeton Theological
Seminary, B.D. (1907), Berlin and Halle;
licen. by Presb. of Carrickfergus 24th Nov.
1908; assistant, Fitzroy Avenue, Belfast,
1908; ord. 1910, St James, Ballymony,
Antrim; trans, to St Andrew s, Kingston,
Canada, 1912; served with Canadian
Forces in Great War as chaplain; trans, to
St Andrew s U.F., Kilmarnock, 1919; St
George s Pres. Ch., Southend on Sea, 1925;
trans. 21st Dec. 1927; trans, to Skirling
14th April 1943. Marr. 15th July 1913
Ruby, daugh. of Rev. Robert Cameron,
Glasgow, and has issue David Henry
Cameron, born 21st June 1914, died 7th
Oct. 1914.
ST LEONARD S (Q.S.)
LEWIS FREDERICK ARMITAGE,
his widow, Jane Edmonstone Mor-
ham, died 16th Nov. 1918; his
daugh. Elizabeth marr. Louis Edmond
McVicker, min. of Monigaff.
WILLIAM LIDDLE, his wife, Florence
1879
1913
Louisa Nystrom, died 24th Oct.
1929; he died from effects of an
accident 12th Sept. 1948.
(The parish was united with Newington
1st June 1932.)
ST LUKE S (Q.S,)
ADAM MOODY STUART, p. Ill,
line 16, for "a daugh . read
"Adam"; his sons Alexander,
died 22nd Dec. 1915; George, O.B.E., died
30th May 1940; John, died 7th Feb. 1936;
his daugh., Eliza, died 30th Jan. 1946.
RANALD MACPHERSON, his daughs.
Jean, died 23rd Feb. 1926; Janet
Harvey (Jessie), widow of David
Grieve Miller, died 15th June 1946.
1835
1861
DAVID MUNRO MILNE, died 31st
March 1927; his wife, Jeannie
Mackay, died 12th April 1922; his
son, Sir David, K.C.B. (1947), Permanent
1893
22
ST LUKE S ST MICHAEL S
[PRESB. OF
Under-Secretary of State for Scotland,
1945; his daughs. Mary Catherine (marr.
25th March 1924 James Davie, M.C.,
B.Sc., Kokstadt, South Africa); Agnes
(marr. 6th Aug. 1935 Koert Nicholas
Pretorius, Livingstone, Northern Rho
desia).
THOMAS DOWNIE MEREDITH,
1927
trans, from Inchture 30th Sept.
1927; died 30th Sept. 1944.
ST MARGARET S (Q.S.)
WILLIAM MORRIS BROWN, line 12,
1881 Delete "advocate"; formerly a
teacher at Constantinople; ord. by
Presb. of Aberdeen 14th May 1868, mis
sionary to Jews; his widow, Elizabeth
Brodie Powrie, died 2nd Nov. 1927; his
son, Alexander Monro, LL.B., died at
Regina, Canada, 4th June 1935.
903 JOHN COCHRANE, licen. 1890.
1905
JAMES GILLAN, D.D., dem. 30th
Nov. 1910; died 9th May 1932; his
widow, Margaret Henderson Wil
son, died Aberdeen 25th May 1947, aged
95; his sons James, Civil Secretary to
Sudan Government 1933; Ian Robert
Wilson, min. of Fairmilehead, Edinburgh.
WILLIAM VEITCH, dem. 26th Nov.
1920; died at Bridge of Allan 31st
Dec. 1937; his daughs. Helen
Flowerdew (marr. 29th July 1921 Prince
Demetre Galiczini, Russia); Gladys Muriel
(marr. 28th Aug. 1920 Francis William
George Urquhart, W.S.).
DAVID BRUCE NICOL, M.C., trans.
1920
from Skelmorlie 3rd Aug. 1920;
trans, to St Mark s, Dundee, 18th
Dec. 1925.
CECIL TAYLOR THORNTON, for-
1926
merly of Blackball, adm. 4th March
1926; his wife, Hilda Buchanan
Batchelor, died 23rd Jan. 1922; issue-
Frances Elizabeth, born 15th Sept. 1915
(marr. 14th July 1940 John, son of Charles
Young, Hazledene, Gilmerton); George
Hugh Malcolm, born 30th March 1919;
marr. (2) 5th Jan. 1927 Mabel, daugh. of
Gordon Douglas, manager of Life Associa
tion of Scotland and widow of Gavin Lang
Pagan, min. of St George s, and had issue,
Gordon Douglas, born 6th Dec. 1927.
ST MARY S
JAMES GRANT, died Father of the
1841
Church; his sons Archibald Dun
can, died 7th May 1915; Andrew,
of Pitcorthie, died 23rd Oct. 1924, be
queathed 350,000 to Edinburgh College
of Art.
CORNELIUS GIFFEN, his daughs.
1872
Annie, died 15th Dec. 1914; Agnes,
died 10th Aug. 1925.
ANDREW TAYLOR LAURENCE,
Q1 _ trans, from High Church, Kilmar-
nock, 4th March 1915.
ST MATTHEW S (Q.S.)
FRANK HALE MARTIN, convener
of Home Mission Committee, died
5th May 1941; marr. 14th Nov. 1923
Helen, youngest daugh. of David Smith
Rae, min. of Lethendy; she died 30th May
1939.
1912
1919
ST MICHAEL S (Q.S.)
GEORGE WILSON, D.D., died at
1887 Edinburgh 5th May 1921.
JOHN EDMUND HAMILTON, son
of Rev. John Sinclair H.; B.A.,
M.C.; ord. to Helen s Bay, Co.
Down, 1909; trans. A. & S. 20th Dec. 1919;
dem. 27th Feb. 1929; re-adm. by General
Assembly, May 1930; adm. to St. John s
East, Leith, 18th May 1938. Marr. 22nd
Sept. 1926 Hon. Lilian, M.B., Ch.B., daugh.
of Joseph, 1st Lord Macleay, and has issue
Helen Josephine, born 1927; Martha,
born 12th May 1929; Patrick John Sinclair,
born 28th July 1934; Colin William, born
12th June, 1937.
JOHN MACDOUGALL, trans, from
Wick 30th Sept. 1929; secretary,
1929
Church of Scotland Committee on
Canteen Work during war 1939-45; O.B.E.
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ST MICHAEL S ST STEPHEN S
23
June 1945; trans, to Kincardine and
Croick 25th Feb. 1948.
ST OSWALD S (Q.S.)
HENRY JOHNSTONE WOTHER-
1907
SPOON, licen. 30th June 1875;
dem. 27th June 1923; died un
married 28th Jan. 1930.
1924
CHARLES GOODALL, trans, from
Dailly 15th Jan. 1924; dem. 18th
Nov. 1928; app. chaplain to Queens-
berry House Dec. 1934; died 2nd June 1941.
Addl. issue George Turnbull, born 20th
April 1921; his daugh., Patricia, marr. 6th
Nov. 1942 Captain J. F. Wilson, R.A.M.C.
CHARLES MONCRIEFF ROBERT
SON, trans, from Ferryhill, Aber
deen, 19th April 1929.
ST SERF S (Q.S.)
DAVID GORDON HAMILTON, line
4 * r "Forbes" rea( * " Jones";
marr. Agnes Todd Hunter; trans.
to Kelso 21st Sept. 1916.
1912
EDWARD CHARLES HOULISTON,
1917 trans, from St Leonard s, Dun-
fermline, 1st March 1917; served as
chaplain, Gallipoli, Egypt, France, 1915-
16, Italy Feb. 1918 to Jan 1919; chaplain
to Lord High Commissioner 1925 and 1926;
died suddenly 2nd Oct. 1926; his widow,
Jacobina Scott Mason, died 6th Nov. 1939.
GEORGE TOD WRIGHT, born 21st
1920
April 1892, son of Maxwell James
W., min. of St Ninian s, Aberdeen;
educ. at Annan, Univ. of Aberdeen, M.A.
(1913), B.D. (1915); licen. by Presb. of
Aberdeen 4th May 1915; chaplain to
Forces 26th Dec. 1917-18; assistant St
Michael s, Dumfries; ord. to Dryfesdale
6th April 1920; trans, and adm. 5th April
1927; trans, to Carnock, Fife, 20th Feb.
1946. Marr. 20th Nov. 1923 Vera Stewart,
daugh. of Samuel Thomas Parish of Tod-
hillmuir, Dumfries-shire, and has issue
Edith Ann, born 26th July 1925 (marr. 16th
Feb. 1946 Charles Russell Miller, Dorclyfe
House, Rawcliffe, Goole); Maxwell James,
born 14th July 1928. Publication God and
Israel (Church of Scotland Bible Class
Handbook. Edin., 1935).
ST STEPHEN S
WILLIAM MUIR, his sons James,
en meer t New River Company,
London, died Jan. 1889; William,
born 5th Sept. 1814, died 4th Nov. 1815.
MAXWELL NICHOLSON, his son,
1867
Stuart Oliphant, died 15th Oct.
1923; his daughs. Anna (Mrs
Marshall) died 29th Sept. 1939; Mary (Mrs
Ellis) died 12th Dec. 1918; Margaret
Marianne (Mrs Rankine) died 1st Jan.
1926; Anne Helen died 3rd April 1917;
Frances Maxwell died Buenos Aires 27th
April 1947, aged 92.
JOHN FORBES WATSON GRANT,
18Q1 his widow, Diana Shank Cook, died
29th Nov. 1932; his daugh., Mary
Elizabeth, died 18th Dec. 1947.
LAUCHLAN McLEAN WATT, trans.
1011 to St Mungo s, Glasgow, 26th June
1923.
THOMAS BENTLEY STEWART
THOMSON, trans, from Dalzell
(q.v.) 20th Dec. 1923; assistant
Chaplain General, Territorial Army, 1922;
Senior Chaplain, Lowland Division, 1928;
app. convener of the Committee on Socie
ties for Young Men and Women, 1929; of
the Jewish Mission Committee, 1931-4; of
the Committee on Desecration of the Sea
of Galilee, 1934; app. Senior Chaplain to
the Forces (T.A.), Scottish Command,
1934; trans, to Govan Old 27th April 1939;
trans, to Dunbarney 16th Feb. 1948. Marr.
4th June 1918 Margaret Rolland Menzies,
only daugh. of Robert Mackenzie, M.A.,
min. of West U.F. Church, Alloa, and has
issue Elizabeth Stewart, born 12th July
1920 (marr. 30th May 1945 Charles Grant,
M.B., Ch.B., R.A.M.C); William Mac
kenzie Stewart, born 3rd Dec. 1925;
Margaret Stewart, born 6th June 1935.
Publications Edited Alma Mater (Aber
deen University Magazine) 1912-13;
Crumbs for the Children, 1923; Preparing
24
ST STEPHEN S TRINITY
[PRESB. OF
for the Lord s Table, 1925 (fifth impression,
1936); The Quest of Youth, 1926; Studies in
the Teaching of Jesus, 1928; edited A Book
of Prayers for Guild Meetings, 1928; con
tributor of sections to The Expositor s
Ministers Annual, 1929-30-31; and to
Lovely Britain, 1935; edited The Man s
Own Paper, 1928-9; Historical Notes on
the Origin, Progress and Issue of the Great
War, with Suggested Form and Order of
Service for the use of Educational and other
Authorities on the Day of National Remem
brance, 1936; Bens and Glens Wayfaring
in Scotland, 1935.
TOLBOOTH PARISH
GEORGE HUTCHESON. (G. R. Sas.
1649 2Ser. x, 134.)
WILLIAM MELDRUM, line 9, for
1675
"Colston" read "Colison"; last
line, for "1683" read "1681."
WILLIAM GARDYNE, D.D., resident
1686
with three children, John, James and
Margaret, in Old Kirk parish 9th
Nov. 1694. [Old Kirk Poll Tax Roll, 16.]
JOHN TAYLOR, oid. to Tillicoultry
7th July 1714; trans, to Alloa 17th
Feb. 1726. Marr. Martha Lindsay
and had issue John, born 1724; Marion
(marr. pro. 22nd April 1753).
ALEXANDER WEBSTER, his daugh.
Ann marr. pro. 22nd June 1777.
Publication Observations on
Church Affairs (Edin., 1 734).
WILLIAM KING TWEEDIE, his
1737
1842
daugh. Margaret died at Elie 19th
July 1927.
GEORGE SMITH, his son Sir Henry
1844 died 2nd March 1921.
TOLBOOTH
SECOND CHARGE
JAMES WEBSTER, line 2, p. 124, after
1693 "Edin." add "1694." Marr. (1)
Margaret, daugh. of Laurence Keir
of Forret. [Reg. of Deeds Mack, Ixxxv,
1032.]
WILLIAM GUSTHART, his daugh.
1721 Elizabeth died 19th Nov. 1792.
DAVID PLENDERLEITH, his daughs.
176 _ Alison (marr. pro. 1st March
1779 James Grant, merchant, Edin
burgh); Janet (marr. pro. 19th Nov. 1755
Robert Wilson, cabinet-maker, Edinburgh).
JOHN CAMPBELL, had issue Daniel,
ft . born 15th Aug. 1792, died 6th June
1802; Mary, born 12th July, died
15th Sept. 1793; Robert (twin), born 12th
July, died 25th Sept. 1793; Elizabeth (marr.
25th June 1839 James Gibson, min. of
Kingston, Glasgow), died 9th Aug. 1881;
Margaret (marr. 2nd Nov. 1843 Charles
James Kerr, C.A.), died 18th Nov. 1891.
TOLBOOTH (Q.S.)
JAMES LUMSDEN, trans, to Ratho,
1900 2nd March 1917.
JOHN CAMPBELL, trans, from
1917
Greenock St Paul s 16th Sept. 1917;
Librarian, General Assembly Li
brary, 1932; D.D. (Glasgow 17th June
1936); dem. 7th Jan. 1941. His wife,
Margaret Swan, died 6th Feb. 1935; his
daugh., Effie Jean, marr. 9th March 1940
Daniel Richard Cameron, Bombay, son of
David Cameron, Greenock); his sons
John, min. of Dunnottar; Alexander
Archibald, ord. locum Cromdale, Sept.
1941, ord. to Strathdon 18th Oct. 1943.
(The charge was united with St John s 2nd
Jan. 1940.)
TRINITY
WALTER BALCANQUHEL, his son
1598
1617.
Walter D.D. made burgess and
guild Brother, Edinburgh, 2nd June
HEW McKAIL. [G. R. Sas. t 2 Ser.,
1649 xvii, 190.]
ANDREW CANT, M.A., his wife and
daughs. resident in Tron Parish 12th
Nov. 1694. Marr. (1) Agnes Murray
and had issue Andrew, bapt. 13th June
1672; Alexander, born 25th May 1674;
John, born 24th Oct. 1675; Jean, 21st July
EDINBURGH]
TRINITY TRON
25
1678. [Tron Poll Tax Roll, 56; S. Leith
Reg.}
HUGH KENNEDY, transfer children
to first marriage and add Herbert,
regent in Edinburgh University
1684. [G. R. Sas. y 2 Sen, xi, 362.]
WALTER TAIT, his daugh. Aline
Elizabeth (marr. John Balleny) died
1813
1892.
WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM, his
daugh. Mary Anne died 17th Aug.
1834
1933.
1879
WILLIAM STEVEN, p. 130, line 4, for
1843 "1862" read "1826."
ALEXANDER KENNEDY, his sons-
Lieut. Colonel MacDougal, D.S.O.,
C.M.G., died 2nd Nov. 1924;
Alexander Burnett died 28th July 1913.
WILLIAM MAIN, trans, to Paisley
1906 Abbey llth Sept. 1925.
ALFRED JAMES MACKENZIE, for-
1926
merly Professor, Madras Christian
College; adm. 3rd March 1926, died
15th March 1930; his son Ian Andrew born
16th Jan. 1924.
TRINITY
SECOND CHARGE
HENRY ROLLOCK, afterwards min.
1628 of St Giles 1641.
JAMES ELLIOT, son of James E., min.
1635
of Forfar. [Reg. of Deeds, dxli,
383.]
WILLIAM BENNET, had issue Wil-
Ifi41 liam and Helen (twins), bapt. 13th
Aug. 1643; David, bapt. 2nd Jan.
1645; Catherine, bapt. 27th Dec. 1646.
ARCHIBALD RIDDELL, was min. of
17ftl Kippen for a short time in 1691;
marr. (1) "Isobel" not "Helen"
Aitkenhead.
GEORGE LOGAN, had issue by first
1732 marriage Alexander, born 1714,
W.S. apprentice 1733; John, born
1715; Elizabeth, born 1712; Helen, born
1713; by second marriage George, min.
of Ormiston, born 1723; Jean (marr. pro.
10th March 1754 Archibald Campbell,
writer, Edinburgh).
ROBERT DICK, marr. Grizel, daugh.
1758 of Robert Ford, Glasgow.
TRON
JOHN PATERSON, one of H.M. Chap-
1663
lains 6th May 1668 in succession
to Dr William Ogstoun.
ALEXANDER MALCOLM, his son
William buried 25th June 1688; his
daugh. Janet buried 31st Aug. 1697;
his son John, schoolmaster of Newbattle;
Alexander, writer on mathematics and
music, incumbent of St Anne s Parish,
Maryland, 26th Sept. 1749, died in Queen
Anne s County 15th June 1763. [Scot.
Notes and Queries, Dec. 1928, 234.]
GEORGE MELDRUM, M.S. Sermon
on Hebrews x, 23, in Assembly
Library.
1692
WILLIAM WISHART, his daugh. Cor
delia (marr. 6th Jan. 1724 John
1707
Moncrieff of Rumgally).
ANDREW HUNTER, born 15th Feb.
1744. Addl. Publication The Duties
1786
of Subjects, a Sermon (Edin., 1793).
JOHN BARCLAY, trans, from St
1874
George s, Glasgow, not Old Kil-
patrick.
WILLIAM CRUICKSHANK EDDIE
1876
JAMIESON, his widow, Jessie
Archibald, died at Edinburgh 28th
June 1924, aged 85.
DAVID MORRISON, his widow, Annie
1885 ^ ray Stirling, died at Dunblane 1 3th
Aug. 1931 ; his son David Lyall died
16th Dec. 1944.
JOHN WALLACE, trans to Paisley
1908 Abbey 2nd Charge, 4th May 1916.
JOHN ARCHIBALD GLOVER
THOMSON, trans, from Wallace-
town, Ayr, 28th Sept. 1916; trans,
to Hawick 19th Nov. 1925.
1916
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TRON ST BRIDE S
[PRESB. OF
JOHN FORD MACLEOD, trans, from
Craigrownie 5th May 1926; trans.
to Longniddry 4th Sept. 1940. Marr.
21st Sept. 1920 Catherine Maud, younger
daugh. of George Cuthbert, Gartlands,
Broughty Ferry.
TRON
SECOND CHARGE
ROBERT MORTIMER, son of Thomas
1665 M., bailie of Aberdeen.
JOHN STRACHAN, marr. (1) Janet,
daugh. of William Forbes of Fin-
zean, advocate, and (2) Isabel,
daugh. of John Irvine of Kincausie; his
son Alexander, paymaster of the Forces;
his daugh. Isabella bapt. 15th Aug. 1689
(marr. 7th Nov. 1716 Andrew Drummond
of Stanmore, banker, Charing Cross) died
13th Feb. 1731. Col. 2, line 1, for "Fin-
gask" read "Finzean."
JOHN STEEDMAN, his son Robert
t apprenticed to Robert Grierson,
merchant, Edinburgh, 5th Feb. 1718.
WILLIAM WISHART, delete daugh.
1745 Cordelia.
JOHN JARDINE, born 3rd Jan. 1716,
son of Robert J., min. of Loch-
1754
maben.
JOHN DRYSDALE, born 20th April,
1718; his daugh. Anne marr. Pro-
1767
Biog.]
fessor Andrew Dalziel. [Diet. Net.
WILLIAM SIMPSON, his son George,
Lieut. R.N., H.M.S. Fox, killed in
1789
Batavia.
1891
TYNECASTLE
JAMES BELL NICOLL, died 22nd Jan.
1924; his daughs. Janet Maud
(marr. 2nd April 1919 Capt. John
Prayer Hosken); Elizabeth Bell (marr. 2nd
June 1925 Charles Moubray Russell, M.B.,
Ch.B., Bradford); Jean Mackenzie, died
19th Sept. 1926.
JOHN MENZIES BAILLIE DUNCAN,
ioid formerly Foreign Missionary (vii,
692), trans, from St Brides 30th
April 1924; trans, to Moonzie 19th July
1939; dem. 31st Dec. 1947; his sons John
Henry, missionary, Kikuyu, 18th June
1933; George Baillie, min. of St James
Parish Church, Carlisle; his daugh. Clara
Cecilia died 6th Sept. 1934.
WEST COATES
ROBERT GIBB FORREST, ord. to
1872
New Pitsligo 10th Aug. 1865; his
son George, C.A., Inverness, died
25th Oct. 1931; his daugh. Elsie died 29th
April 1946.
WILLIAM ANDREW KNOWLES,
1909 trans, to Dalton 21st March 1918.
WILLIAM JAMES SOMERVILLE
IQIS MILLER, trans, from Helensburgh
West 26th Sept. 1918; dem. 5th
June 1932; his wife, Grace Beveridge Begg,
died at Carrick Castle 22nd March 1941.
ST BRIDE S
Erected parish quoad sacra 16th March
1923.
WILLIAM GEORGE ANDREWS,
1904
died 19th Nov. 1917; marr. llth
April 1917 Elsie Anderson, daugh.
of David Williamson Runciman, min. of
Leslie, Fife and Auckland, New Zealand.
JOHN MENZIES BAILLIE DUNCAN,
formerly of Calcutta (vii, 692), adm.
1918
13th Feb. 1918; dem. 1918; app.
Joint Secretary for Scotland of Bengal
Religious Tract Society 1st June 1920;
adm. to Tynecastle 30th April 1924.
THOMAS GILLIESON, trans, from
1919 C ransnaws 9th Oct. 1919; trans, to
Greyfriars, Port of Spain, Trinidad,
30th Sept. 1931 ; dem.; returned to Scotland
and adm. to Bonkle and Preston 3rd Sept.
1935; died 8th June 1946. Issue Margaret
Theodora, born 22nd June 1908; Archibald
Hamilton Charteris Phin. B.Sc., Ph.D.,
born 5th May 1910; John William Mc-
Intosh, born 25th April 1911; Marion
Catherine, born 1st July 1912; Thomas
Lindsay, born 30th Oct. 1915; Flora
Patience, born 2nd Dec. 1919; Anne Eddie,
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ST BRIDES JUNIPER GREEN
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born 2nd Aug. 1926; a son born 2nd Dec.
1931. His wife s mother was Margaret Ann
Eddie, widow of David Shaw, agent, Bank
of Scotland, Bonar Bridge.
WEST ST GILES
ROBERT WALLACE, his daugh. Eliza-
1738 beth died 6th July 1795.
ROBERT NISBET, his daugh. Jessie
1843 Ann died 5th March 1935.
ALEXANDER WILLIAMSON, his
1875
widow, Sarah Ann Todd, died Edin
burgh 26th Dec. 1924.
JOHN MALCOLM MUNRO, trans, to
1913
St Columba s, Glasgow, 18th June
1925.
DAVID BROWN, born 30th Sept. 1890,
1925
only son of David B., Newton
Stewart; licen. by Presb. of Wig
town, 1922; assist. St. Matthew s, Glasgow;
ord. to St. Mary s, Dumfries, 30th June
1922; trans, and adm.24th Sept. 1925; died
14th Jan. 1944. Marr. 12th Sept. 1923
Margaret Cranston, eldest daugh. of
Robert Ormiston, Westlea, Alloa; s.p.
WEST ST GILES
COLLEGIAGE CHARGE
ROBERT SANDILANDS, son of
1708
Robert S., bailie of Edinburgh.
[Edin. Burgesses, 13th Sept. 1706.]
WILLIAM HAMILTON, marr. Mary,
daugh. of John Robertson, mer
chant, Glasgow; his son Alexander
died 1778; his daugh. Janet marr. 1731
James Smith.
THOMAS HARDY, born 22nd April
1786 1748; his daughs. Agnes, born
July, not Nov.; Sophie (marr. (1)
28th Feb. 1811).
DAVID DICKSON, addl. issue Mary,
korn 25th ^ Ug - 1785; Alexander,
born 7th Jan. 1789.
GILMERTON
JAMES CHRISTIE, his widow, Jane
1881
Turner Jack, died 15th Aug. 1939;
his daugh. Mary Christina died at
Dumfries 15th Sept. 1937; his sons James
Johnston died at St Jovite, Canada, 18th
Jan. 1917; Thomas in Calcutta.
JOSEPH MOFFETT, dem. 31st Oct.
1913
1917; adm. to Crown Court, Lon
don, 3rd Nov. 1917.
ANDREW MITCHELL SNADDEN,
1918
formerly of St George s, Johannes
burg (vii, 564); adm. 3rd May 1918;
trans, to Blackhall 18th May 1921.
PETER MILNE, formerly chaplain,
Duars, India (q.v.); adm. 18th Sept.
1921
1929.
1921; trans, to Guthrie 7th Aug.
GRANTON
THOMAS SMITH GOLDIE, dem 4th
Dec. 1927; died at Balerno 30th
Nov. 1929; his daughs. Margaret
Somerville (marr. 2nd Aug. 1916 John Craw
ford, M.A.); Norah Isabella (marr. 14th
July 1923 Robert Johnston, Victoria); his
widow, Maria Gosling, died 7th Feb. 1936.
1889
1928
THOMAS MALLOCH MACFAR-
LANE, born Dundee 25th Nov.
1897, son of William M.; educated
Harris Academy and Univ. of St Andrews,
M.A. (1921) and Strasbourg; licen. by
Presb. of Dundee 1924; assistant St Mary s,
Edinburgh, 1925; ord. 9th May 1928; marr.
24th Sept. 1928 Elizabeth Mary, daugh. of
Alexander Low, Dundee.
JUNIPER GREEN
CHARLES MAURICE SHORT, for-
1906
merly of Congregational Church,
Cork, died 3rd Nov. 1925; his
widow, Lucy Greig Robertson, died Sept.
1937.
1926
WILLIAM BUCHANAN CULLEN
BUCHANAN, born Southend, Ar
gyll, 1899, son of Robert B.,
Macharioch, Kintyre; educated at Hamil
ton Academy, Univ. of Edinburgh, M.A.,
British School of Archaeology, Athens;
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JUNIPER GREEN NORTH LEITH
[PRESB. OF
served as Flying Officer in Great War in
France 1917-19; licen. by Presb. of Edin
burgh 1924; assistant St Giles; ord. 18th
March 1926; trans, to St Marnoch s, Kil-
marnock, llth Sept. 1930; dem. 8th July
1941 on becoming Chaplain, R.A.F.; adm.
to Pollokshields East 30th April 1946;
marr. 9th Sept. 1927 Alice Dorothy,
younger daugh. of William Sime, N.E.I.S.,
Dalserf.
KIRKNEWTON
NINIAN BORTHWICK, M.A., min.
1562
in 1562, and Prebendary of Cor-
storphine, called Half Gogar and
Aldertoun. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Linlithgow, etc.; Gen. Coll. of Thirds, 1562,
101.]
JAMES BROWN, sometime parson,
rector 2nd April 1556, 16th Feb.
1565-6 and 28th May 1569, for
merly rector, was out of office llth April
1576. [Acts and Dec., 1, 256; Thomas
Johnson s Prot. Book, 376, 482, 824, 935.]
SIR JOHN TOD, reader and vicar
1573
1577
1577
pensioner 28th March 1574; died
before 2nd March 1511. [Reg.
Pres. Bene., i, (2), 66; Edin. Tests, iv, 191-2.]
SAMUEL SOMERVILLE, pres. to
vicarage pensionary 2nd March 1 577
on death of John Tod; designated
reader Oct. 1578 and 21st Feb. 1578-9;
still vicar 1581. [Reg. Pres. Bene., i, (2),
66; Reg. Abbrev. Feu Charters of Church
Lands, ii, 223; Edin. Tests, iv, 191-2, vi,
324.]
JOHN THORBURN, his son James,
1699 merchant, Keith. [Lyon Register.}
ALEXANDER BRYCE, marr. daugh.
1745
of Provost John Gillespie, surgeon,
Stirling; his daugh. Janet (2) marr.
George Johnston of Hillhouse.
HENRY WALLIS SMITH, p. 153,
line 3 for "Auchinleck" read
1862
"Auchineck.
GEORGE GARDINER, licen. 16th
1881
May 1878; died 21st Jan. 1922; had
issue Euphemia Forgan, born 5th
Oct. 1881, died 7th June 1882; Annie Dow,
born 10th Oct. 1883; David Forgan Lind
say, born 21st Aug. 1885, died 22nd Sept.
1888; William Wallace Dunlop, min. of
Caddonfoot; his widow, Margaret Smith,
died llth March 1936.
CHARLES ORFORD ALLAN, trans.
1922 from L 8 ie ( Cu P ar ) 20th July 1922.
Addl. issue Kathleen Anderson,
born 26th May 1926.
NEWHAVEN
There was at Newhaven a chapel of St
James with manse and garden, which took
the place of a chapel dedicated to the
Virgin Mary. [Reg. Mag. Sig., vii, 1015.]
THOMAS PEARSON, dem. 17th May
1887
1916, died 20th July 1920; his widow,
Eliza Downs, died 2nd June 1930.
MUNRO SOMERVILLE, trans, from
1916
Drumelzier (q.v.) 12th Oct. 1916;
trans, to Ballantrae 5th April 1923.
DAVID SILVER JOHNSTON, trans.
1923
from Bervie (q.v.) 19th Oct. 1923;
trans, to Botriphnie 25th March
1931; died 7th Oct. 1946; his daugh.,
Elizabeth Marguerite Angela, marr. 24th
March 1945 Lieut. Inge Hey, Norwegian
Services.
NORTH LEITH
The Act of Parliament, 9th July 1606,
which erected the parish, the church then
having 1,000 communicants, narrates that
the inhabitants of the north and south parts
of the Water of Leith being "unable to
repair to thair Parish Church of Holyrood,
upon thair awin expenss and charges has
biggit to themselffis ane kirk upon the
north side of the brig of Leith, and has had
ministers there 20 years bygone" serving
the cure and ministering to them the sacra
ments. The General Assembly had ratified
and approved the erection in 1602. The
"kirk" in the narrative has reference to
the Chapel of St Ninian which Robert
Bannatyne, Abbot of Holyrood, founded
in 1493 at the north end of the Bridge of
Leith, and to which, for two chaplains to
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NORTH LEITH ST PAUL S
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serve at the chapel, he conveyed by charter
of 18th July 1493, land or building at the
south end of the bridge and various annual
rents. In or about 1586 the inhabitants of
North Leith acquired the chapel, the chap
lain s house, the tithes of certain lands and
houses, and also the tithes of fish brought
into the harbour. At that time the chapel
was rebuilt, or at least enlarged. In 1736
the church was in great measure rebuilt;
and of this church only the steeple now
remains. The present church is situated
farther to the west. [Acts Scott. Parl.,
iv, 301-2; Reg. Great Seal, i, 2193; the
Stewarton Case, 114.]
HENRY CHARTERIS, marr. (1) cont.
1620
9th Aug. 1599 Agnes, daugh. of
Alexander Barclay, apothecary; (2)
3rd Sept. 1602 Agnes, daugh. of John
Mason, merchant; (3) 19th Dec. 1615
Janet, daugh. of John Bell, min. of Cadder
and widow of Henry Stirling. Addl. issue
Laurence, min. of Dirleton; James, mer
chant; Gilbert, died young; Elspeth (marr.
George Leslie, min. of Canongate);
Thomas, min. of Humbie.
JOHN KNOX, his eldest son, John,
1653 garrison surgeon, Edinburgh Castle;
his daugh. Margaret bapt. 19th May
1666. (Roxburgh Sas. 22nd Sept. 1683;
Burke s Landed Gentry, 1937, 2285.]
THOMAS WILKIE, line 5, for "Jan"
1672 read "4th June."
JAMES LUNDIE, son of John L.,
re 8 ent > King s College, Aberdeen;
had a child buried 5th Feb. 1674;
his wife, Agnes Wilkie, buried 20th Jan.
1692; his son James, M.D., Haddington,
died 1777.
JOHN WILSON, had issue Mr An-
1708
drew; Rebecca, died before 13th
June 1747.
GEORGE LINDSAY, his son Alexan-
1725 der, apprentice to Alexander Kin-
caid, bookseller, Edinburgh, 12th
Oct. 1743; his daugh. Grizel marr. William
Porteous, min. of Wynd, Glasgow.
WALTER FOGGO IRELAND, marr.
1799
Inverness; his daughs. Thomasina
(marr. 13th July 1840 Samuel Miller, min.
of Monifeith); Eliza Ann (marr. 18th
March 1858 Rev. James Davidson, Salt-
coats).
ALEXANDER DAVIDSON, his wife,
Margaret Barron, born 4th May
1825.
1843
JOHN HUTTON McCULLOCH, his
1884
widow, Anne Louisa Case, died 16th
Oct. 1919; his sons Donald Harry,
solicitor, Aberdeen; Alexander Norman,
died 7th Oct. 1943.
JAMES ROBERTSON SWEET
WILSON, died llth Feb. 1942; his
widow, Helen Cameron Ruthven,
died 19th July 1947.
1913
ST JOHN S (Q.S.)
Was held by the Free Church till 1868.
JAMES PARK, dem. 18th May 1921;
died at Blackness 25th Nov. 1931;
his wife, Robina Riddell, died 20th
Oct. 1918.
DONALD MACASKILL BEGBIE,
trans, from Freuchie 23rd Nov.
1921
1928.
1921; trans, to Glencorse 5th Dec.
DONALD MACKILLOP CAMERON,
1929
born 15th Nov. 1876; educ. Univ.
of Aberdeen and F.C. College; ord.
to Ardchattan and Connel F.C. 1907;
trans, to Lome Street U.F., Campbeltown;
trans. 14th May 1929; died 26th Oct. 1937.
Marr. 7th Oct. 1909 Grace Rae Mary
Helen Oridge Peterkin and had issue
Constance Mary, born 27th July 1917;
Sheena Marjorie, born 23rd Sept. 1912
(marr. 23rd Nov. 1939 James Sharp Grant,
M.D., F.R.C.S.); Grace Rae, born 10th
Oct. 1913; Ranald James, born 17th July
1920.
ST PAUL S (Q.S.)
HUGH MAcCULLOCH, adm. from
Buncrana, Donegal, April 1883;
trans, to Greenlaw 23rd Sept. 1881.
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ST PAUL S SOUTH LEITH
[PRESB. OF
THOMAS MILLAR, his widow, Helen
1893
Stuart Watt, marr. (2) 27th Dec.
1911 Dr J. M. Logic, Cuttlehill,
Aberdour, and died 15th March 1931; his
daughs. Monica Anderson (marr. 9th
Dec. 1920 Alexander John McLaren,
Milrig, Kirkliston); Maud, died 4th June
1923.
DUNCAN CAMERON, dem. 30th
1914
June 1920 on app. as Director of
Religious Instruction in Edinburgh
Training College; died 2nd April 1946; his
wife, Margaret Shepherd Robertson, died
at Auchterarder 21st July 1942; his daugh.
Margaret died 28th May 1943. Publica
tion^ First Hebrew Reader (Edin., 1919).
GEORGE LINDSAY STEWART,
1920
trans, from Annbank (q.v.) 9th Dec.
1920; trans, to Houndwood 26th
Sept. 1946; his daugh. Louisa Constance
(marr. 30th March 1932 Robert Fisher
Martin, Dunsley, Dunfermline).
ST THOMAS (Q.S.)
ROBERT GEORGE ERASER, his
widow, Margaret Sharp, died 7th
March 1933.
JAMES ALEXANDER FLEMING,
1904 trans, to Carnoustie 6th Feb. 1919.
ROBERT FORSYTH McGARRITY,
1919
1923.
trans, from Carfin (q.v.) 19th May
1919; adm. to Burray 24th Oct.
CHARLES KEITH McWILLIAM,
1923
trans, from Leadhills llth April
1923; trans, to Kelso North 17th
Feb. 1926.
ALEXANDER MAUCHLINE, trans.
1926
1928.
from St Mary s, Dalziel, 22nd Sept.
1926; trans, to Rathen 14th Sept.
JAMES ALEXANDER HAMILTON
1928 IRWIN born 3rd Jul y 1876 > son of
Samuel Hyndman I., farmer, and
Mary Hamilton; educ. at Royal Univ. of
Ireland, B.A. (1900), M.A. (1902), B.D.
(1907), Ph.D. (1910); Magee College; Univ.
of Edinburgh, New College, and Univ. of
London; licen. by Presb. of Glendermott
May 1903; ord. to Killearn, Co. Antrim,
24th Nov. 1903; dem. 19th Oct. 1926;
assistant St Michael s, Edinburgh; adm.
by General Assembly on probation 26th
May 1927; adm. 19th Dec. 1928; trans, to
Lucan and Summerhill, Dublin, 30th May
1935. Marr. (1) 3rd Sept. 1907 Alexandrina
Thompson Cheyne (died llth June 1911),
daugh. of Rev. R. J. Morrell, Bangor, and
had issue Samuel Ranald, born 22nd
Nov. 1908; Robert John Morrell, born 1 1th
June 1911; (2) 25th April 1916 Amy Marie,
daugh. of Francis Hunter and Jane Smith
and widow of George Miller, Rothesay.
SOUTH LEITH
DAVID LINDSAY, line 18 from top
of column for Westruther read
1613
Westerkirk.
JOHN CRANSTOUN, his son James,
1627
writer, Edinburgh. [Reg. of Deeds
Mack., xxv, 210.]
JAMES SHARPE, M.A. (Glasgow
1612); his son John, M.A. (Glasgow
1639
1653).
DAVID ADDINSTOUN, reader, 4th
1657 July 1651[Laing Charters, 2504.]
JAMES WAUGH, marr. Christian
1682 Mylne. [Edin. Sas., xxxiii, 84.]
ROBERT DICKSON, pres. 30th July
1790 1790.
JAMES GRANT, pres. 1824, not
1824 1799.
WILLIAM STEVENSON, pres. by
1844 Queen Victoria 14th Feb. 1844.
JAMES MITCHELL, pres. by Queen
1864
Victoria 16th June 1862; his widow,
Janet Stewart Sceales, died 28th
June 1921.
1911
WILLIAM SWAN, died at Greenbank
Manse 28th Aug. 1927; his daughs.
Eiladh (marr. James Arthur
Coullie, min. of St Columba s, Oban);
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SOUTH LEITH LIBERTON
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Katherine Allison (marr. 22nd April 1924
Rt Hon. William Shepherd Morrison,
M.P., K.C., Postmaster-General); Dorothy
Mary (marr. 21st April 1931 Dr John
Morrison, Hong Kong).
DONALD DAVIDSON, born 26th
1928
Nov. 1892, son of Donald D., min.
of Invergowrie, educ. Univ. of Edin
burgh, M.A. (1914), B.D. (1921), D. Litt.
(1923), Ph.D. (Oxon) (1927); licen. by
Presb. of Edinburgh 1921; assistant St
Mary s, Dundee; ord. to Campbeltown,
Lowland Charge, 4th April 1923; trans, to
Queen s Park, Glasgow, 20th Jan. 1925;
trans, and adm. 28th Feb. 1928; trans, to
St Andrews, Bournemouth, 30th Sept.
1937; trans, to St Andrews, Edinburgh,
20th June 1948. Marr. 5th Aug. 1925
Charlotte Brookes, youngest daugh. of
Charles Kemp of Auchencrieve, Rothie-
may, and has issue Charles Kemp, born
15th April 1929; Lilian Charlotte, born 6th
June 1932. Publications Afterthoughts
(Glasgow, 1928); The Inner Circle (1928);
The Issues of Life (1929).
SECOND CHARGE
JOHN DURIE, trans, to St Giles before
1570 6th Aug. 1573.
DAVID ADDINSTOUNE, M.A.,
reader 13th Dec. 1659 and 12th
1659
May 1672.
CHARLES KAY, marr. Janet Turn-
bull. [Reg. of Deeds Mack., Ixxxiii,
1681
9th Dec. 1698.]
HENRY HUNTER, his son Lieut-
1766 Samuel died at Madras 1792.
JAMES ROBERTSON. Addl. issue
1804 James, born 4th July 1790.
DAVID THORBURN, his son John
1833 Hay died 22nd Feb. 1 93 1 .
HENRY DUFF, his daugh. Mary Anne
1844 died 12th Feb. 1927.
ST MUNGO S (Q.S.)
Erected quoad sacra parish 20th July
1923; now Lockhart Memorial Church.
GEORGE JACK, dem. 1921; became
1901
lecturer for International Society of
Practical Psychology; his wife,
Jeanie Ross, died 9th Oct. 1920; marr. (2)
5th July 1921 Agnes Watson, daugh. of
John Hunter, Woodhall, Jumper Green
she died at Buffalo 28th Jan. 1922.
KENNETH DUNBAR, born 18th
1922
March 1892; educ. at Univ. of Edin.;
became min. of non-subscribing
Presb. Church of Ireland; missionary at
Kingscavil Oct. 1919; adm. as licentiate by
General Assembly May 1920; ind. to this
charge 1st Feb. 1922; adm. first min. 21st
July 1923; trans, to Broughton 4th Oct.
1934; trans, to Colinton Mains 15th Sept.
1939; dem. 14th Oct. 1945. Marr. 21st
Sept. 1933 Barbara Maclean, daugh. of
John B. Wallace, Birkenhead, and has
issue Fiona Margaret Wallace, born 27th
July 1936; Sheila Rosemary, born 5th April
1938; Henrietta Michael Ian, born 28th
Nov. 1939.
LIBERTON
In 1 128 the church, at that time a depen
dent chapel of St Cuthbert s, was granted
along with two bovates of land by David I
to Holyrood Abbey. Apparently about a
century later Liberton was erected into a
parish. There was in the church an altar
dedicated to St John the Baptist; and lands
in the parish called Reinyenielandis and
Ninianeslandis indicate that there may also
have been in the church an altar dedicated
to St Ninian. The church was rebuilt in
1815. On the east side of the Edinburgh-
Straiten road, about a quarter-mile north
of the Kaimes cross-road, at the place
called St Catherine s, there was a chapel
dedicated to that saint, termed St Cathe-
rine-of-the-Kaimes. Of the chapel it is
said on 30th March 1420 that it was
"founded of old," and is "devoutly
resorted to by Christ s faithful on the
Feast of St Catherine," and "for want of
means cannot be completely constructed or
fittingly ornamented, unless through Papal
succour"; and on that date Papal Indul
gence was granted to all Christ s faithful
giving free caritative subsidies to the
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LIBERTON
[PRESB. OF
construction of the said chapel, or visiting
it on the said feast. The spring, called the
Balm-Well, which was attached to the
chapel, still exists. On the surface of the
water there always floats petroleum, issuing,
in all probability, from a bed of shale
below. To the well curative properties
were ascribed. It was visited in 1617 by
James VI, who ordered it to be fenced with
stones from bottom to top, and a door and
staircase to be made for it to facilitate
access to the water. In 1650 it was de
stroyed and filled up by Cromwell s
soldiers; but after the Restoration it was
again opened up and put in order. It is
covered by a small vaulted structure. By
charter of 5th June 1502 Archibald
Wauchope of Niddrie-Marschall, with con
sent of Elizabeth Scougal, his wife, granted
to Sir William Warrok, chaplain, and his
successors in office, for perpetual celebra
tions at the high altar of the Holy Rood
built by him in the town and territory of
Niddrie-Marschall, 12 merks annual rent
from the lands of Pylmure in the barony
of Niddrie-Marschall, in the parish of
Currie, land built, planted, and open in the
said town and territory of Niddrie-
Marschall, and the .East Croft, called the
Scotis-patis-croft, also in the said town, for
glebe and manse, with pasture for two
cows in the commonty of the said town.
The above description is incomplete; but
evidently it implies that the chapel was
dedicated to the Holy Rood. Attached to
the chapel there was a graveyard which in
1685 was transferred to the south-west side
of the garden. At that time or somewhat
later there was built the Tomb-house which
occupies the site of the chapel. To the
latter may have belonged ecclesiastical de
tails which are found in the Tomb-house.
After 1511 Sir Simon Preston of Craig-
millar, Kt., who died in or before 1520,
built and endowed a chapel at the south
end of the bridge of Craigmillar. The
chapel was dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
The New Statistical Account tells of a
chapel at Bridgend, built by James V, near
a place that he used as a hunting lodge,
and at the time (1845) that the account
was written served as a stable. It may be,
however, that the latter chapel was identical
with the chapel of Sir Simon Preston, and
was erroneously ascribed to James V.
There was also at Craigmillar a chapel
built and used as a place of worship for
the Presbyterians during the Indulgence by
James VII. It, too, a century ago was used
as an out-house/ [Reg. Great Seal, i, 2695,
3616; ix, 138, 1071; John Foular s Prot.
Book, 315, Scott. Rec. Soc.\ Excheq. Rolls,
xiv, 629; Cal. of Scott. Supplies., 186, S.H.S.;
Book of Dry burgh, 3, 4, 6; for traditional
story of St Catherine s Chapel see Boece s
Scotorum Historiae, etc., p. 6, ed. 1574, and
Bellenden s Cronikils of Scotland, i, xxxviii.]
ALEXANDER CHALMERS, M.A.,
1561 vicar of Liberton 9th Nov. 1570,
designated priest 21st Jan. 1561-2
and earlier was factor and sub-chamberlain
and then chamberlain of Holyrood. [Reg.
of Deeds, iii, 19, 162, 420; iv, 337; xi, 247,
485.]
JAMES, LORD SOMERVILLE, held
1568
etc.]
parsonage 1568. [Reg. Abbrev. Feu
Charters of Church Lands Dumfries,
JAMES HAMILTON, min. 2nd Nov.
1574 1575. [Edin. Tests, iv, 169.]
NINIAN RAMSAY, vicar 1571.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Rox
burgh.}
1571
1586
MICHAEL CRANSTOUN, his pres. in
1586 was on death of Alexander
Chalmers. P. S. Reg., Iv, 31.]
ALEXANDER CHALMERS, vicar
1586
1586-90. [Comps. Sub Coll. of
Thirds, Linlithgow, etc.]
JOHN ADAMSON, line 2, for Henry
1609 read "James."
ANDREW LEARMONTH, trans, from
1627 Saline 1627.
SAMUEL SEMPLE, MS. Sermon
1697
preached in 1708 in Assembly
Library.
JAMES GRANT, pres. by George III
1789 1st April 1789.
EDINBURGH]
LIBERTON WEST CALDER
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JAMES BEGG, his sons Ferdinand
Faithfull, died at Hove 4th Dec.
1926; Walter Bently (actor), died in
Australia Sept. 1927; Charles, M.D., died
at Bath 21st April 1931; his daugh.
Euphemia died at London 15th Nov. 1926.
JOHN STEWART, pres. by Queen
1843 Victoria 14th July 1843.
ROBERT BURNETT, died 22nd May
1896 1928.
JOHN SPENCE EWEN, D.D. (Aber-
1928
deen, 1st April 1936), Junior Mathe
matical Master, Robert Gordon s
College, 1898; Headmaster, Lonmay
School, 1902; Cullen Secondary School,
1906; Chaplain to 9th Seaforth High
landers during Great War; was Chaplain to
Edinburgh Police, 1926; trans, from Buc-
cleuch 5th Dec. 1928; died 16th Sept. 1941;
was a noted Highland athlete in his younger
days. His sons John Clifford Spence,
Education Officer, B.B.C., killed moun
taineering at Brevart, Switzerland, 21st
July 1935; Alastair Hamilton, Assistant
Professor, Animal Husbandry, Univ. of
Saskatchewan, Canada, 1930.
CRAIGMILLAR
JAMES MATHERS, O.B.E., app. 1926;
1926 trans, to Rosewell 3rd Feb. 1927.
EAST CALDER
The church was dedicated by Bishop de
Bernham on 30th May 1247. [Lockhart s
Church of Scotland in \3th Century.]
JOHN BALFOUR, vicar 14th May
1566 1566, died before 13th July 1582.
[Reg. Sec. Sig.,
Pres. Bene., ii, 76.]
xxxv, 3 1 ; Reg.
SAMUEL WARDLAW, M.A., his pres.
1582 in 1582 was on death of John
Balfour. [Reg. Pres. Bene., ii, 74.]
WILLIAM GALBRAITH, pres. to
1588 v * cara ge on death of Samuel Ward-
law. [P. S. Reg., Ivii, 139.]
JOHN BROWN, M.A., his pres. in
1 596 was on death of John Spottis-
1596
wood. [P. S. Reg., Ixviii, 37.]
EDWARD KINNEAR, read "Andrew
1663 Kinnear.
JOHN KINNAIRD, his widow, Rachel
1694 Sandilands (died 30th Dec. 1738),
sister of John Sandilands of Brad-
shaw. [Deeds, Durie, 1704, No. 595.]
MID CALDER
JOHN SPOTTISWOOD, marr. 12th
1583 Oct. 1589.
GEORGE DUNBAR, went to Ireland
1638
and preached at Carrickfergus 1 625,
Ballymena 1625 and Inverlarne
1625. His wife, Jean Crawford, died be
tween 13th April 1603 and 15th Oct. 1604.
[Ayr Sas. Sec. Reg., ii, 495.]
JOHN COLVILLE, his son John.
1663
[G. R. Sas., 3 Ser., xxxix, 214, 19th
June 1677.]
WILLIAM WEIR CLARK, his sons
1907
William Arthur, C.B.E., Colonial
Service, Kenya; Peter George, North
Rhodesia, born 23rd Nov. 1915; his wife,
Katherine Robertson Dewar, died 19th Dec.
1943; his daugh., Isabel Katherine, born
24th Jan. 1913, marr. 30th Aug. 1945 John
Melville Clark, W.S.
WEST CALDER
PATRICK SHIELDS, third son of
James S., cooper, Glasgow; his sons
1645
James, apprentice to Henry
Brown, surgeon apothecary, 9th Oct. 1667;
Walter, apprentice to William Thine,
litster, llth Nov. 1674. [Burgess Roll,
28th Aug. 1658.]
GEORGE ROBERTSON, line 2, delete
1675
"Ord. to Queensferry 20th Dec.
1674"; line 4, "trans, to Kirkurd
16th Jan. 1679; dep. 3rd Nov. 1680."
JOHN LAUDER, born 20th Jan.
1689 1631.
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WEST CALDER RATHO
[PRESS. OF
ANDREW GLOAG, eldest son of John
1720
G.; marr. pro. 18th Dec. 1721,
Christian Ronald, Linlithgow, she
was buried 20th July 1729; had issue
John, merchant, Edinburgh; James, ap
prentice to Robert Straiton, wright, 23rd
June 1742; Thomas, apprentice to James
Mansfield, merchant, 14th June 1738.
WILLIAM LEARMONTH, his daugh.
1835 Elizabeth Lee died 17th March 1920.
1874
JAMES ALEXANDER ANDERSON,
died 27th June 1927; his wife,
Margaret Melville, died at Portrush
22nd Aug. 1921; his son, Gustav Alexander
Melville, surgeon, Lieut. -Commander,
R.N., died at Plymouth 26th July 1924;
his daughs. Olivia (marr. 24th April 1915
Rowland H. Rawlingson, Lieut., 10 Bat.
H.L.I.); Winifred, died at Belfast 22nd
Feb. 1936; Eva Melville (marr. Alexander
Carstairs, Rio de Janeiro).
JOHN MACDOUGAL, trans, from
1927
Aberfoyle 17th June 1927; trans, to
Old Bonhill 8th Feb. 1932; trans, to
Daviot, Inverness, 25th Aug. 1937; trans,
to Forgan 2nd Sept. 1942.
PORTOBELLO
GEORGE THOMAS JAMIESON, dem.
fi 17th May 1917, died Father of the
Church 6th March 1926.
1917
ROBERT DAVIDSON, trans, from
Fisherton (q.v.) 15th Nov. 1917;
died 24th June 1943.
RATHO
The church was dedicated by Bishop de
Bernham on 5th May 1243. By mandate
of 15th June 1444 Pope Eugenius IV, at the
instance of Sir John Forrester of Corstor-
phine, Kt., annexed the rectory and
vicarage of the church to the Collegiate
Church of Corstorphine. About four years
later William de Lauder, lord of Haulton
(Halton), and all the parishioners of Ratho
represented to Pope Nicholas V that on
account of said annexation the church and
its great and populous parish had been
much weakened and neglected, and that
"the cure of the parishioners" could "ill
be borne, and accordingly by Bull of 2nd
Jan. 1450-1 Pope Nicholas separated from
the said collegiate church all the tithes, etc.,
formerly belonging to the Vicar of Ratho,
not exceeding 8 stg. in value, and granted
and assigned them for the portion of a
vicar to be again instituted in the said
Parish Church of Ratho, and moreover
erected the said Parish church into another
vicarage, and made provision of it, not
exceeding 8, to Thomas de Lauder, priest
of the Diocese of St Andrews, of a race of
barons, by unmarried knight and an un
married woman. [Lockhart s Ch. in Scot,
in the \3th Century, 52; Collegiate Churches
of Midlothian, 289-303; Cal. Papal Regs.,
x, 85, 476-7.]
JAMES BISHOP, Vicar pensionary
1577. [Comps. Gen. Coll. of
Thirds.]
1577
RICHARD THOMPSON, pres. to
1589
1606
vicarage principal and pensionary
24th Jan. 1588-9 on death of James
Bishop. [P. S. Reg., Iviii, 162.]
THOMAS BANNATYNE, M.A., son
of Thomas B. of Newtyle, pres. to
vicarage 23rd Oct. 1606 on death
of Richard Thompson, but appears to have
declined. See Castleton and Douglas.
[P. S. Reg., Ixxv, 188.]
JOHN DUNLOP, his son Ludovick,
1607 burgess of Aberdeen 1st Aug. 1636.
JOHN GUTHRIE, his son John appren-
1703
ticed to Andrew Mowat, merchant,
20th July 1743.
1808
ANDREW DUNCAN. Addl. issue-
James, born 25th Jan. 1789, died
19th Aug. 1799; his daughs.
Hannah died 12th March 1839 (marr.
Major H. A. Montgomerie of Arndean,
53 Reg. Indian Army); Margaret (marr.
Major David Bruce, Bengal Army), died
at Delhi 18th July 1833; Susan (marr. Dr
John Wyllie, physician-general H.E.I.C.S.),
died at Nagpore, India, 13th Aug. 1828.
[Tombst. Blairingone Churchyard.]
EDINBURGH]
RATHO ROXBURGH PLACE
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1866
ROBERT CHARLES HENRY
MACDUEF, his son William Alex
ander died at London 8th Oct. 1934.
ARCHIBALD BISSET, died 6th Oct.
1876 1916.
JAMES LUMSDEN, trans, from Tol-
booth (q.v.) 2nd March 1917; D.D.
(Aberdeen, 3rd April 1935); his
daugh. Margaret Grange (marr. (1) 23rd
June 1928 Geronwy Owen, Blue Star Line;
(2) 30th April 1945 Alfred Gamble, Liver
pool).
EDINBURGH CASTLE
WALTER SMYTH, William, probably
1692 h * s son a PP rent i cecl to Robert
Antonious, wright, Edinburgh, 18th
Aug. 1725.
JAMES GLASGOW, son of John G.,
1788
min. of Kilbirnie. [Edin. Com.
Deeds, xxxvi, 5th Jan. 1758.]
NEW STREET CHAPEL
DAVID SAVILE, his daugh. Mary marr.
1799 17th Sept. 1833.
ROXBURGH PLACE
JOHN JOHNSTON, line 20, for "1"
1833 read "31."
JAMES HAMILTON, his son Robert
1841 William died at Newport, Salop,
14th Sept. 1918.
PRESBYTERY OF LINLITHGOW
ABERCORN
SIR JOHN LYTHGOW, vicar in 1572.
1572
[Reg. Abbrev. Charters of Church
Lands, ii, 190.]
JAMES MOUBRAY, pres. to vicarage
28th Feb. 1574-5 on death of Sir
John Lythgow, last vicar. [P. 5.
Reg., xlii, 118.]
WILLIAM POWRIE, min. in 1583.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Lin-
lithgow, etc.]
JOHN LAING, for "John" read
1624 "James."
ROBERT ROW, his widow marr. (2)
1583
1642
Luke Greenshiells, min. of Ar-
drossan.
JOHN ARTHUR, probably brother of
1662 Patrick A. of Ballone.
HUGH MEIKLEJOHN, his children
1791 Elizabeth died 1847; James Hope
Johnstone died 1856; Hugh Cree
died 1847; Andrew died 1844; Alexander
died 21st Jan. 1809.
DAVID PLAYFAIR, line 17, for
1843
1930.
Nov." read "Feb."; his daugh.
Alice Jane Macduff died 10th April
JOHNSTON OLIPHANT, dem. 10th
1908 Jan. 1948.
AIRTH
FREDERIC HENDRY, died 13th July
1900 1937.
ARMADALE
JOHN ALEXANDER CALDWELL
1909 DREW, dem. 16th Feb. 1922.
ROBERT MACPHERSON, M.A., ord.
1922
7th June 1922; trans, to Stobhill
23rd Sept. 1927.
ALEXANDER AITKEN MORTON,
1928
trans, from Logic, Cupar (#.v.), 14th
March 1928; trans, to Bourock,
Barrhead, 18th March 1931.
BATHGATE
JOHN HAMILTON, reader and vicar
1555
1 555, and on a Letter of Collation to
him by John, Archbishop of St
Andrews, was infeft in the vicarage in the
church on 30th March 1567 by sasine in
his favour, there being delivered to him
the book and church keys; pres. to
vicarage 2nd May 1574 on death of John
Gray. [Thomas Johnsoun s Prot. Book,
506; Reg. Pres. Bene., i (2), 19; Reg.
Abbrev. of Charters Church Lands, ii, 1 565.]
JOHN GRAY, M.A., had been min.
1567
for six years in 1573 in succession to
JohnLayng. [Actsand Dec., i, 148.]
1579
ROBERT HODGE, also min. at Living-
1574 stone and Torphichen.
JOHN LEVERANCE, son of Richard
L., messenger-at-arms, Linlithgow;
reader at Carmichael; pres. to
vicarage 8th June 1579 on death of John
Hamilton. [P. C. Reg., iv, 510, 18th July
1590; Reg. Sec. Sig., xlvi, 8.]
GILBERT TAYLOR, his pres. to
parsonage and vicarage ratified as
minister. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Iviii, 49.]
1588
JAMES SIMSON, trans. 1618; his
1618
daugh. Margaret marr. John Crooks,
min. of Ballantrae. [G. R. Sas.,
2 Sen, vi, 75.]
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PRESB. OF LINLITHGOW] BATHGATE BORROWSTOUNNESS
37
1655
WILLIAM CRICHTON, line 9, for
"after 16th Nov. 1660" read "May
1661."
GEORGE BLACKWALL, MS. volume
1735 of sermons in Assembly Library.
WALTER RIGG, line 2, for "1655"
1665 read "1665."
SAMUEL MARTIN, born 2nd Dec.
1802; his sons John died 12th Jan.
1854; Samuel died 20th June 1856;
Robert died 17th Dec. 1862; David died
1st April 1875; his daugh. Jane died 12th
Jan. 1929; his son William Hamilton died
14th Feb. 1854.
JOSEPH MILNE, his widow, Mary L.
1867 Burns, died 26th May 1917.
WILLIAM BENNIE, his widow,
1872
Catherine E. Craig, died 23rd Oct.
1922.
WILLIAM LAURIE WEBSTER, died
1898
Edinburgh 5th Aug. 1941 ; his daugh.
Laura, M.D., Ch.B., marr. 12th
July 1928 William Robert Caldwell Camp
bell, M.B., Ch.B., Newcastle upon Tyne.
BLACKBRAES
IRVING BEATTIE, ord. 1871, died at
1871 Edinburgh 24th Nov. 1883.
WILLIAM SMITH, ord. llth April
1890
1937.
1884, died 12th Feb. 1926; his
widow, Helen Smith, died 29th Oct.
JOHN EASTON, born Bathgate 27th
Oct. 1887; licen. by Presb. of Lin-
lithgow 1917; M.A.; assistant at
Bathgate 1925; South Leith; ord. 9th
March 1927.
BORROWSTOUNNESS or KINNEIL
The Church of Kinneil was granted to
Holyrood Abbey by Herbert, Chamberlain
of Malcolm IV, with consent of his sons,
Stephen and William; and this was con
firmed by Charter of King Malcolm in
1158-9. Before 1163 there pertained also
to the Abbey the teinds of the mill and
c*
salt pans of Kinneil. In 1634 the inhabi
tants of Bo ness built a church in which
the parish minister conducted worship in
turn with the parish church at Kinneil. In
1649, Bo ness being then in a flourishing
condition through the increase of trade,
the inhabitants petitioned Parliament to
the effect that their kirk had been planted
with a minister, and that it was expedient
that it should be erected into a kirk by
itself, they pledging themselves to provide
a stipend of 800 merks for the minister";
and on 9th March of that year Parliament
passed an Act dissolving and dividing the
church from Kinneil and erecting it into a
separate church with an area attached, the
stipend as stated to be allocated among the
inhabitants. In 1669 William, Duke of
Hamilton, and Anna, Duchess of Hamilton,
laid a petition before Parliament stating
that Kinneil had only 300 communicants,
that through the decay of trade and the
poverty of the inhabitants of Bo ness the
stipend there could not be yearly collected
or recovered without a great deal of
trouble and expense, and that the erection
of Bo ness Church into a parish church
was for the time illegal as wanting the
lawful authority, and done in the absence
of the late James, Duke of Hamilton, then
a prisoner in England, who had right to
the superiority and property of all lands
in the barony of Kinneil, and to all the
teinds thereof; they craved therefore that
the said erection be declared null and void
save in relation to the stipend of 800 merks
payable by the inhabitants of Bo ness, and
that the Kirk of Bo ness, situated in the
most fit and convenient place within the
barony, should be declared the only kirk
of the barony and parish, they being willing
to provide at Bo ness for the minister a
manse and glebe in lieu of the same at
Kinneil. On 23rd Dec. of the same year
Parliament passed an Act in terms of the
petition, declaring the Kirk of Bo ness to
be the parish church, and annulling the
erection of the parish of Bo ness in 1649
except in regard to the stipend of 800 merks
which, with the teind stipend at Kinneil,
was to constitute the stipend of the
minister. The parish church at Bo ness was
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BORROWSTOUNNESS CAMELON
[PRESB. OF
repaired in 1672, when the Duke of Hamil
ton added a large aisle for himself and his
tenants. In 1775 the aisle was removed,
and the church was very largely rebuilt to
a size of 69 x 48 ft., and in 1820 the south
wall and part of the east wall were rebuilt
and the galleries reconstructed and made
uniform. The present church was built in
1886-8, being opened for worship on 14th
Oct. of the latter year. It consists of a nave
with aisles, transepts, chancel, and a tower
at the north end, and contains a Dutch
pulpit said to have been a gift from Dutch
sailors, and a ship in the gallery of the west
transept, both transferred from the old
church. The latter church was for a time
the place of worship of the congregation
of the Episcopal Church of Scotland, and
is now a cinema house. It was burned on
Sat., April 7th 1945. Within the policies
of Kinneil are the remains of the Church
of Kinneil the west gable with double
belfry, and foundations, which show a nave
and a chancel with a cross aisle on the
south side of the latter. In the vestibule of
Bo ness Church there is a bell which is
said to have belonged to Kinneil Church.
It is medieval, and has this incomplete
inscription on the shoulder in Lombard
lettering: EN : KATERINA : VOCOR :
UT : PER : ME : VIRGINIS : ALME
(Lo, Katherine I am called, that by me ...
of the Blessed Virgin . . .). [Charters of
Holyrood, 12, 13-14, 15, 167-171; Acts
Scott. Parl, vi (2), 262, vii, 656; Memo.
Mr. Robert Taylor, Solicitor, Bo ness.]
JOHN JOHNSTON, exhorter, of Barne-
cluyth, held the vicarage and ap
parently was vicar in 1560 and
conformed; died after 30th July 1582 and
before 24th Jan. 1585-6. [Reg. Great Seal,
v, 431, 1040; Reg. Sec. Seal, liii, 91.]
1571
PETER HAMILTON, reader; desig
nated Minister in 1574. [Sir
Thomas Johnsoun s Prot. Bk., 906.]
WILLIAM POWRIE, minister 24th Jan.
1585-6, when he was presented to
the vicarage vacant by the death of
Sir John Johnston; seems identical with
William Powrie, minister at Abercorn,
holding both charges. [Reg. Sec.
liii, 91; see Abercorn.]
ROBERT HUNTER, his son James
1672 died llth April 1672.
JOHN BRAND, his son John apprentice
to Francis Newton, merchant, Edin
burgh, 6th May 1726.
1694
HENRY McINTOSH ROBERTSON
1868
FULLARTON, his sons Archi
bald Louis died 30th Oct. 1918;
Henry Argyll died 26th Oct. 1932; Edward
Charles died 8th Nov. 1928.
ROBERT GARDNER, died 25th Feb.
1896
1925; his son Roderick James, Lieut.
H.M. Submarine H47, which was
sunk in collision off West Coast 9th July
1929 but saved; his widow, Jessie Wylie,
M.B.E., died at Edinburgh 28th Nov. 1946.
1925
WILLIAM JAMES SMITH, trans, from
St Marnoch s, Kilmarnock (q.v.\
1st Sept. 1925; trans, to Claremont,
Glasgow, 28th Sept. 1933; D.D. (Glasgow,
1948).
BROXBURN
JOHN AITKEN ORR, died 15th Nov.
1908 1919.
1920
WILLIAM McWHIRTER, formerly of
British Guiana St Catherine s (q.v.\
adm. 20th March 1920; trans, to
Small Isles 4th July 1930; dem. 30th Aug.
1939; app. to Half Morton by Presb. for
three years 5th May 1942; trans, to Hoy
and Graemsay 2nd Nov. 1944. Marr. 20th
Dec. 1939 Adelaide Geraldine Fitzgerald.
CAMELON
JOHN SCOTT, his son John Michael
1867 died 8th Dec. 1942.
ROBERT AGNEW, trans. A. and S. to
1913 Clackmannan 19th Jan. 1921.
ROBERT HEADRICK, born 1 1th April
1893; son of Robert H., bootmaker,
Alva, and Helen Macnaughton;
educ. Alva Academy and Univ. of St
Andrews; M.A. (1914); B.D. (1918); served
LINLITHGOW]
CAMELON CARRIDEN
39
in Great War as Lieut, in Scottish Rifles;
licen. by Presb. of Stirling 1918; assistant
St Mungo s, Glasgow; ord. 8th June 1921.
Marr. 7th Sept. 1921 Ethel Isabella Lindsay,
daugh. of Robert Kirtley.
CARRIDEN
In 1124-42 the church was granted to
Holyrood Abbey by Robert, Bishop of St
Andrews. It was dedicated by Bishop de
Bernham on 7th May 1243. In 1766 the
church was removed from the churchyard
in the vicinity of Carriden House, a new
church being built on a site on the east side
of the road a short distance south of
Bridgeness. The latter consisted of a nave
with a north transept in the middle, and
the walls were of rubble. A tower at the
east end and a vestry at the west were
added considerably later. From the old
church to the new there was transferred
the pulpit which had the date 1655 and is
said to have come from Holland. In 1905
steps were taken to deal with the dilapi
dated condition of the church, and after
protracted negotiations with the heritors it
was agreed on 20th March 1907 that that
body contribute 1,800 to the building of
a new church at a minimum cost of 4,800,
the Kirk Session being responsible for the
balance of the cost. The church, built to
plans by Dr Macgregor Chalmers, Glas
gow, was completed prior to 8th Sept.
1909, and ten days later was designated
the parish church by the Presbytery. It
occupies a site on the North Glebefield, in
the vicinity of the old church. The bell and
a ship, which presumably had been in the
older building in the churchyard prior to
1766, were removed from the old church
to the new. The bell is Dutch and bears
the inscription PIETER OSTENS GOOT
MY TE ROTTERDAM A s 1674. After
the old church was abandoned the heritors
agreed to dismantle it, leaving only the
tower and vestry intact. [Charters of
Holyrood, 10; Heritors 1 Records.}
ALEXANDER HAMILTON, M.A.,
1561 vicar presented to the vicarage in
1546 in succession to Sir Archibald
Wetherspoon; may have conformed and
acted as reader; vicar on 16th April 1560,
when, along with William Cornewall,
reader, Linlithgow, he certified the publica
tion of the banns of marriage in their
respective churches. Evidence that the
Reformed Religion was in operation here
then. Still in office llth March 1577-8;
died before 17th Sept. 1579; had a natural
daughter, Elizabeth, who married (1) John
Gardner, (2) Henry Touch in Linlithgow.
[Nicol ErounisProt. Bk. No. 10, 3; Charters
of Holyrood, 261-2; Sir Thomas Johnsoun s
Prot.Bk., 543,994.]
JOHN LESLIE, exhorter in 1563 and
1569, min. in 1571 and exhorter in
\512.[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Linlithgow, etc.]
1563
JOHN WESTWATER, pres. to vicar.
17th Sept. 1579 on death of Alex-
1579
ii, 21.]
ander Hamilton. Reg. Pres. Bene.,
ROBERT STEEDMAN, eldest son of
1 ,__ James S., elder, of Little Sergie.
[G. R. Sas., 2 Ser., xv, 160.]
JOHN TOD, marr. Agnes, daugh. of
1704 James Dundas, Southfield, and had
issue James, born 18th Feb. 1705;
John, born 21st March 1706; Robert, born
23rd March 1708; Alexander, born 21st
July 1710; William, born 1st Feb. 1712;
Agnes, born llth Nov. 1714. [Reg. of
Deeds, Linlithgow Sher. Court, 1st April
1709.]
GEORGE ELLIS, his daugh. Mary died
1740 at Edinburgh 4th Feb. 1796.
DAVID FLEMING, his daughs. Janet
1816 Carlile ( marr - 1 st Se Pt- I 857 Andrew
Vannan); Martha Duncanson (marr.
llth Oct. 1854).
WILLIAM DUNDAS, died 9th Nov.
1887 1931 ^ s son w ilh am > Captain in
Black Watch; his daugh. Harriet
Elspeth, B.A., teacher of Greek, Wycombe
Abbey School (marr. 12th April 1935
Frederick Sleath, M.A., Scottish author).
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DALMENY ECCLESMACHAN
[PRESB. OF
DALMENY
There was in the church an altar dedi
cated to St Bridget; and there was also in
the church an altar dedicated to St Adam-
nan and St Columba. The Church of
Auldcathie belonged to the Priory of St
Andrews. [Mackinlay s Anc. Church
Dedications, Non-Scriptural, 127; Cal.
Papal Regs., Letters, viii, 376; Cal. Laing
Charters, 619; Retours, xv, 140, xvi, 1.]
JOHN SINCLAIR, provost of Roslin,
1547
pres. to vicarage 2nd Jan. 1547-i
on death of Sir Thomas Hulduson,
but did not enter.
ALEXANDER FOIRHOUSE, pres. 3rd
Jan. 1547-8. [P. S. Reg., xxii, 3,
63.]
1547
1562
SIR WILLIAM McDOWALL, vicar,
also at Dreghorn, Leswalt and
Holyroodhouse, and Preceptor of
St Paul s Work, at the foot of Leith Wynd,
to which he was appointed 1555-6; died in
or before 1579. [Compts. Gen. Coll of
Thirds; Compts. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Lin-
lithgow, etc.; Book of Old Edin. Club, xvii,
49, 52.]
ROBERT HOGG, exhorter 1569-72.
[Compts. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Lin-
lithgow, etc.]
GEORGE LUNDIE, rector of Auld-
1574
cathie4th April 1567; pres. on death
of Sir William McDowall. Marr.
Katherine Loch and had issue George,
his heir. [Reg. Mag. Sig., iv, 2251; Reg.
Pres. Bene., ii, 321; Pitfirrane Writs, 335.]
JAMES STEWART, pres. to vicarage
3rd March 1 579-80 on death of Sir
1579
William McDowall. [Reg. Pres.
Bene., ii, 31.]
JOHN DURIE, 2nd line from foot, for
1642 "1660" read "1680."
1656
ALEXANDER HAMILTON, son of
John H. of Bangour. [Reg. of
Deeds, 14th Aug. 1663.]
ALEXANDER BANKS, had issue-
William, bapt. llth Feb. 1673;
Mary, bapt. 3rd March 1675;
Katherine, bapt. 7th Jan., died March
1677. [Peterhead Reg.]
GEORGE TURNBULL. On supplica-
1688 ^ on ky tne parishioners, which
stated that George Turnbull "has
preached at the meeting-house of the
parish some considerable time and exer
cised the other ministerial functions, and
that the kirk was now vacant by the death
of Mr Alexander Banks, the Commission
of Estates on 15th May 1689 granted
warrant allowing Mr Turnbull to preach
at the said kirk of Dalmeny and exercise
the other parts of the ministerial function
without prejudice to the rights of the
patron according to law; he was admitted
to Alloa 26th Sept. 1690. [Acts Scott.
ParL, ix, App. 26b; see Alloa.]
JAMES NASMYTH, his son Patrick,
1711
apprenticed to Ralph Dundas, mer
chant, Edinburgh, 22nd June 1743.
THOMAS ROBERTSON, his son
1776 Charles Hope died 28th Jan. 1806.
ROBERT HUGH MUIR, his widow,
1884
Margaret Kerr Black, died 1st Feb.
1921.
PETER DUNN, D.D. (Aberdeen, 1922);
1890
dem. 9th Dec. 1925; died 23rd
March 1930.
1926
WILLIAM NEIL SUTHERLAND,
trans, from Fraserburgh (<7.v.) 18th
June 1926; died 19th June 1946; his
wife, Eugenie Florence Natalie Bach, died
15th Feb. 1940. Marr. (2) 31st Oct. 1940
Marion Cunningham, elder daughter of
John George Dudgeon, Easter Dalmeny.
ECCLESMACHAN
JOHN MOUBRAY, parson and min.,
1561 and 1569-72. [Coll. Gen. of
Thirds, 156 1/. 96; Acts and Dec.,
xlviii, 67.]
CHARLES WILKIE, marr. Eupham,
daugh. of James Flint, merchant
1561
1734
and bailie of Edinburgh.
LINLITHGOW]
ECCLESMACHAN^FALKIRK
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1869
ALEXANDER SHEPHERD, his
widow, Jane Douglas Dawson, died
Newbury, Berks, 16th July 1926; his
daugh. Sophia Hay died at Blair Atholl
26th Aug. 1926.
ARTHUR PENRHYN STANLEY
1910
TULLOCH, dem. 6th May 1924
and joined Church of Rome; died
15th Dec. 1945; his son Arthur died 16th
April 1937.
ROBERT LANG PINKERTON, trans.
from St Leonard s, Lanark (q.v.),
17th Sept. 1924; has issue Jean
Haddow Bell, born llth June 1919;
Robert Leonard Cecil Comrie, born 23rd
Dec. 1921; Frances Mary Joyce, born llth
April 1926.
FALKIRK
In 1166 Richard, Bishop of St Andrews,
for the souls of David I, Malcolm IV, his
predecessors, Robert and Arnold, Bishops
of St Andrews, Alwin, his uncle, etc.,
granted to Holyrood Abbey "the Church
of Eeiglesbrac" (Falkirk) called Varia
Capella, "speckled church." On 12th June
1242 the church was dedicated by Bishop
de Bernham of St Andrews. On 24th Feb.
1449 Papal confirmation was given to the
erection of the church into a collegiate
church by Sir Alexander Livingstone, but
the erection was subsequently quashed.
There were in the church an altar dedicated
to the Virgin Mary, and an altar dedicated
to St Michael the Archangel, founded on
the north side in 1531 by Sir Robert Batho,
chaplain of the said Altar of the Virgin. At
Manuel there was a chapel, dedicated to
the Virgin Mary, with regard to which
there was presented to the Pope by Rankine
de Crawford, nobleman, temporal lord of
Manuel, and all the inhabitants of Manuel
in the parish of Falkirk, a petition to the
effect that the church or chapel of the said
place of Manuel had from time imme
morial a cemetery, baptistry, chrism, vase,
burial-place, and a priest who celebrated
divine offices there and administered the
sacraments to all the inhabitants of the
temporal lordship, but that, although other
similar neighbouring churches or chapels
had their own district and special clerk-
minister to the priests and chaplains serving
such churches or chapels in divine offices,
elected and presented by the inhabitants of
such places, the said church or chapel was
without such a clerk-minister. The petition
craved a clerk-minister, so elected and
presented. In response a Papal Mandate
was given 4th Apr. 1454 to Robert Lauder,
Bishop of Dunblane, to grant power to the
place and lordship to elect, with the consent
of the chaplain, a clerk-minister to help and
minister, according to custom, to the chap
lain or priest of the said church or chapel,
the emoluments, similar to those in other
cases, to be provided by the inhabitants.
On 21st Oct. 1300 Edward I made an
offering of 7 sh. "at the High Altar of the
Priory of Manuel. In the west end of the
parish, near St Helen s Loch, which no
longer exists, there was a chapel dedicated
to St Helen. [Cal. Papal Regs., Letters,
x, 691-2; Cal. Docs. Rel. to Scot., iv, 44a;
Church of Scot, in 13th Century, 48; Scott.
Ch. Hist. Soc., vi, 212; Reg. Great Seal,
ii, 2441; iii, 1333; iv, 815; v, 68.]
SIR ANDREW HOGGE or HEGY,
vicar 1560; still in office 1572.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum
fries, etc.]
JAMES ERSKINE, son of James E. of
j _ 6 _ Little Sauchie, pres. to vicarage 14th
Nov. 1576 in succession to Sir
Andrew Hegy. [Stephen s, Inverkeithing
and Rosy th, 528.]
ALEXANDER CUTHBERT, reader
1587 29th Oct. 1574, pres. to vicarage
31st May 1587 on dem. of James
Erskine. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Iv, 48.]
JAMES ERSKINE, pres. to vicarage
1588
29th Sept. 1588 on death of Sir
James Erskine. [Reg. Sec. Sig.,
Iviii, 44.]
THOMAS SPITTAL, marr. Elizabeth,
1626 daugh. of Adam Spittal of Blairlogy.
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FALKIRK FAULDHOUSE
[PRESS. OF
ARCHIBALD MUSCHET, marr. (2)
1686
proc. 23rd June 1675 Margaret
Edward; his son Archibald appren
tice to John Hay, surgeon apothecary,
Edinburgh, 7th Aug. 1700.
WILLIAM BURNET, his son Alexan
der, apprentice to Peter Blair, skin-
1696
ner, Edinburgh, 27th Feb. 1723; his
daughs. Catherine (marr. Aug. 1756
Alexander McCulloch, merchant, Edin
burgh); Elizabeth (marr. (1) Feb. 1751
Alexander Ross, Edinburgh).
JAMES ANDERSON, his son James,
apprentice to Charles Blair, gold
smith, Edinburgh, 12th Sept. 1721.
JOHN ADAMS, line 5, for "1728"
1744 read "1727."
JOHN AITCHISON, line 4, for "1759"
1759 read "1758."
1787 JOHN MUIR pres. 1 5th June, 1 787.
WILLIAM BEGG, his daugh. Margaret
1840 died at Prestwick 6th Aug. 1929.
GEORGE CARRUTHERS, his widow,
1888 Mary Russell, died 17th Sept. 1928.
ALEXANDER LOUDON, died 20th
March 1940; his son James Alexan
der, M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.P.E., lec
turer in anatomy, Edinburgh University,
died 1st Aug. 1931 ; his daugh. Helen (marr.
20th Oct. 1931 John A. Balfour, ship-
broker, Grangemouth).
LAURIESTON, ST COLUMBA S
ALEXANDER BARRIE ROBB orga
nised efforts on behalf of Servia
during the Great War for which he
received the Order of St Sava; died sud
denly between services 22nd Jan. 1939.
(Charges united 25th April 1945.)
ST MODAN S
Disjoined from Falkirk 16th March 1923.
JOHN MARSHALL PRYDE, dem.
1916 on appoint, as Chaplain to
Forces, Salonica; afterwards of
Ruthrieston.
1908
JOHN SPENCE, F.R.A.S. (1897), born
1917
Lerwick, 1861; sometime a sailor at
Greenland fishing, had command of
two sailing vessels, then became a clerk in
Edinburgh; ord. to Baptist Church, Ar-
broath Oct. 1891; went to America 1893;
min. of Baptist Church, Chelsea, 1894-
1904; of Orange Street Congregational
Church, Leicester Square, Hope Park Con
gregational Church, Edinburgh, 1905 to
Feb. 1908; Eccleston Square Congrega
tional Church, Belgravia, 1909 to Nov.
1913; Lerwick Congregational Church
1913 to Jan. 1915; locum tenens, Ladhope;
adm. as licentiate by General Assembly,
assistant Balshagray; ord. 16th Nov. 1917;
died 13th Feb. 1921. Marr. Janet Johnston,
who died 3rd June 1920, and had issue
James W., min. of Symington, born 19th
June 1 892, and two daughs. Publications-
The Wonders of the Heavens , From Fore
castle to Pulpit; The Wreck of the World;
Christ in Astronomy.
THOMAS MEIKLE WATT, formerly
1921 ^ Congregational Church; ord. 1 5th
June 1921; admitted first min. of
parish 17th March 1923; dem. 23rd July
1926 on admission to Scots Church,
Geneva (q.v.).
WILLIAM ROBERTSON BROWN,
1926
trans, from Kerse (q.v.) 10th Nov.
1926; trans, to Deskford 6th May
1932; died 20th Jan. 1945.
1882
FAULDHOUSE
GAVIN CRAWFORD, his widow,
Jessie Brownlie Craig, died at Allo-
way Manse 18th March 1932; his
son William, min. of Coylton; his daugh.
Mary Hamilton (marr. 21st April 1925
John Macfarlane Hamilton, min. of Allo-
way).
THOMAS WATT McANDREW, trans.
1898
to Tollcross, Glasgow, 1st Sept.
1915.
JOHN SINCLAIR, ord. 16th Feb. 1916;
trans, to Lundie and Foulis 17th
1916
July 1919.
LINLITHGOW]
FAULDHOUSE KIRKLISTON
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CHARLES WATSON, trans, from Car-
1Q10 lisle fo.v.) 29th Oct. 1919; dem. 5th
July 1932. His wife, Anne Hors-
burgh Young Williamson, died 5th Nov.
1936. He died at Greenlaw 2nd Oct. 1942.
GRAHAMSTON
ANDREW ROSS TAYLOR, died llth
1881 March 1926.
JAMES FERRIER POLLOCK, trans.
1926
from Portmoak (<?.v.) 1st Oct. 1926;
died at Edinburgh 20th Dec. 1948;
had issue Margaret Muriel, born 1st Feb.
1916 (marr. 24th May 1945 Ronald Major,
B.Sc. (Agric.)); Freda, born 26th July 1919.
GRANGEMOUTH
GEORGE MILES THOMSON, his son
1884 Robert, M.B., Ch.B. (Edin.), died
25th Jan. 1930; his daugh. Jemima,
M.A., teacher in Fife.
ALEXANDER MACPHERSON, died
1914 at Aberdeen 28th July 1939.
KERSE
WILLIAM ROBERTSON BROWN,
trans, to St Modan s, Falkirk, 10th
1919
Nov. 1926.
JOHN BARCLAY DA VIE, trans, from
192 Benholm (q.v.) 18th May 1927;
trans, to St Nicholas, Leith, 26th
Feb. 1935; trans, to Coldingham 29th July
1942; had issue Eleanor Margaret, born
14th Feb. 1926; John Alexander Barclay,
born 13th Aug. 1927.
KINNEIL
JOHN JOHNSTON, vicar and reader
1562 1562-7. [Comps. Coll. Gen. Thirds
and Sub Coll. Thirds, Linlithgow, etc. ]
RICHARD DICKSON, fourth son of
162 5 William D., burgess of Edinburgh;
his daugh. Margaret (marr. Robert
Innes, merchant, Edinburgh. [Edin. Bur
gess Roll, 8th May 161 1 and 9th June 1641 .]
WILLIAM WISHART, his son, Sir
1649
George, died 1725. [G. R. Sas.,
2 Ser., xi, 63.]
KIRKLISTON
The church was dedicated by Bishop de
Bernham on llth Sept. 1244. In response
to a petition by James Kennedy, Bishop of
St Andrews, the Church of Kirkliston was
appropriated by Papal Bull of 26th June
1451 to the episcopal mensa of St Andrews.
The petition stated that "the said Parish
Church is situated within the barony of
Kirkliston (which belongs to the episcopal
mensa of St Andrews, and is not more than
six miles distant from the most populous
town of the realm, at which town the King
of Scotland at times resides) and has a con
venient manse for the Bishop s residence."
The actual appropriation was to take effect
on the resignation or death of the rector,
John Gray. By Act of Parliament in 1 598
the parsonage and vicarage of the church
were dissolved from the Bishopric of St
Andrews, and granted to James Law,
minister of the parish. In 1383 and later
the church was called Listen; and another
alternative name was Temple Liston. By
Papal Decree of 4th Oct. 1387 the church
was annexed to the mensa of the Bishop of
St Andrews. [Cat. Papal Reg., Letters, x,
220; Acts Scott. Parl, iv, 33; Lockhart s
Ch. in Scot, in 13th Century, 59; Cal. Scott.
Supplies., 53; Transcripts from Vatican, i,
283; see Lasswade.]
JOHN MOUBRAY, reader 1568 and
1568
1569. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds
Linlithgow, etc.]
GEORGE SPENS, pres. to vicar pen-
1577
6.]
sionary in succession to Gilbert
McMath. [Reg. Pres. Bene., i (2),
JAMES LAW, marr. Marion Dundas.
1585 [Deeds, 35, 45, 1588-9.]
GILBERT HALL, had issue Euphame;
Alexander; Janet; Thomas; John.
[P. Reg. Sas. Edin., xxvii, 444.]
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KIRKLISTON LINLITHGOW
[PRESB. OF
ADAM DUNCAN TAIT, marr. Mar-
iot* garet, daugh. of James Hill of
Gartloch.
ALEXANDER MASSON, died at Esk-
bank I8th Feb. 1936; his wife Helen
Ogilvie, died llth May 1 929; his
daugh. Lennie (marr. 1 9th Sept. 1 933 Dr
James Ogilvie, late of Moffat).
ROBERT ALLAN MACLEAN, born
30th Oct. 1 89 1, son of John Allan
1924
M., Glasgow, and Barbara White
Smith; educ. at Univ. of Glasgow, M.A.
(1922); licen. by Presb. of Glasgow 1922;
assistant at Bluevale; ord. (assist, and sue.)
8th May 1 924; died 22nd July 1 940. Marr.
30th April 1924 Edith Miller, M.A., daugh.
of Alexander Sinclair Johnston and Mar
garet Miller, and has issue Margaret
Miller, born 1 7th July 1 925; Robert Allan,
born 4th April 1 927; Barbara Smith, born
26th Aug. 1928; Edith, born 10th Jan. 1932;
Fiona Roberta, born llth Sept. 1940.
LINLITHGOW
The church was dedicated by Bishop de
Bernham of St Andrews on 22nd May 1 242.
Nearly two years before, on 6th July 1 240,
Bishop de Bernham confirmed to the
Priory of St Andrews the Church and
Chapels of Linlithgow, and particularly
the Chapel of Binnie, afterwards Church
of Binny, and the Chapel of Retrevyn
(Torthraven), which had been granted to
the priory by his predecessor, William
Malvoisine, Bishop 1202-38. The Church
of Binny was dedicated to St Giles. In
1 120-57 William de Lindsay confirmed to
the church i caracute of land which had
been given by his ancestor, Durand. The
patronage of the vicarage of the church
belonged to the Priory of Elcho in Rhynd.
The Chapel of Torthraven was dedicated
to St Leonard the Abbot. To the chapel
Sir Richard de Melville, who lived dr.
1180-1215, gave | caracute of land; and
his grandson, George or Gregory, dr.
1262-70, 2i marks annually from the
fermes of Lochbersard. On 24th May
1401 Sir James de Douglas of Dalkeith
granted to Friar William Cochar, Prior of
the Provincial Order of the Carmelites, and
to the Chapel of the Virgin (Mary) of Lin
lithgow and the friars of the Order there, a
piece of land of 4 acres at the south side of
the chapel, and an acre called "the Her
mit s Acre," for building a refectory,
dormitory, cloister, etc. This appears to
denote the completion of the settlement
founded by the burgesses of Linlithgow in
1290. On 26th April 1571, on presentation
by James, Lord Ross of Halkhead and
Melville, patron, Sir Robert Alisoun was
instituted chaplain of the said "Kirk or
Chapel" by John Kirkpatrick handing
over to him "the Book, the Door Key,
and the Desk of the same. On 2nd Feb.
1502-3 James IV granted to the burgesses
of Linlithgow and certain chaplains of
Linlithgow Church, the church lands of
Magdaleneside, amounting to 6 arable
acres, and in exchange received from them
6 arable acres of land beside the hospitium
of Sir James Erskill, Chaplain. The latter
lands the King gave for building a Place
for the Augustine Friars," no doubt the
Hermit Friars of the Order of St Augustine,
Observantes. From the King there came
to those friars further gifts noted in the
Lord High Treasurer s Accounts of 1503:
14th Sept. To the Augustine Freris to thair
bigging in Linlithgow, X French Crowns,
VII lib.; 29th Oct. To the Augustine Freris
at Linlithgow, XIII Sh.; 13th Dec. To the
Augustine Freris of Linlithgow to thair
bigging, X French Crowns, VII lib. Of the
Place nothing further seems to be known.
At Linlithgow there was also a leper house
dedicated to St Michael. Probably it was
to the inmates of this house that James IV
made various contributions in 1496 and
1498, under these descriptions: "The pur
folk, seke folk, and gangors in Linlith
gow"; "The sek folk," "The pur folk",
and "The Seik folk at the toun end of
Linlithgow." In 1641 Parliament ratified
a charter of James VI, 8th May 1591,
granting to the town council the endow
ments of all altarages and chaplainries in
the burgh, for the maintenance of a reader
at the kirk, and of the poor of the hospital
of the burgh. [The Church of Scotland in
the \3th Century, 48; Reg. Priory of St
LINLITHGOW]
LINLITHGOW
45
Andrews, 169, 180-1, 376-7; Eraser s The
Melvilles, i, 14-16, iii, 9-10; Sir Thomas
Johnsoun s/Vo/. Bk., 581; Reg. Great Seal,
ii, 2694; and MS. Reg. xiii, 562; Lord High
Treas. Aces., i, 286, 288, 307; ii, 254-6;
Acts Scott. Parl., v, 460-1; Birch s Eccles.
Seals, 100; Reg. Honoris de Morton, ii,
199, 200.]
PATRICK FRENCH, vicar, still in
office 17th June 1588. [Cal. of
Charters, xiii, 2973.]
WALTER CORNWALL, reader on 16th
1560 ^P r *l 1560, when he, along with
Alexander Hamilton, vicar of Carri-
den, certified the publication of banns of
marriage in their respective churches.
[Nicol Thoun s Prot. Book, No. 10, 3.]
PATRICK KINLOQUHY or KIN-
LOCH, pres. to vicarage in 1574 on
death of Alexander Heriot and on
19th Aug. 1587, on death of Sir Patrick
French. He had issue Pater or Patrick of
Kettleston, pedagogue to James, Lord
Hamilton, son and heir to John, Marquess
of Hamilton; Andrew, fought duel with
swords; David; Agnes (marr. Robert Haly,
min. of Muiravonside); Elspeth; Marion;
Helen (marr. George, son of Nicol Corn
wall of Bonhard). [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ivi, 72;
Reg. Pres. Bene., i (2), 21; Linlithgowshire
Sas., 24th Feb. 1603; Linlithgow Sher.
Court Books, 24th June 1623; Part Reg.
Inhib., 10th Dec. 1612, 26th June 1623.]
WILLIAM SALMONT, M.A., Vicar of
1563 Binny 2nd May 1565-72. [Sir
Thomas Johnsoun s Prot. Book ,
Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dumfries; Reg.
of Abbrev. Feu Charters of Church Lands,
i, 283.]
GEORGE HEPBURN, M.A., parson
1568
and minister 1568. [Comps. Sub
Coll. of Thirds, Linlithgow, etc.]
RICHARD FLEMING, pres. to vicar-
1588 age ^ Binny 16th J an - 1588 n
death of William Salmont, was min.
of St Laurence Kirk, Slamannan. [Reg.
Rec. Sig., Iviii, 105.]
ROBERT CORNWALL, pres. to vicar-
1 _ Q7 age on dem. of Patrick Kennaway.
[P. S. Reg., cxv, 228; G. R. Sas.,
Iii, 248.]
EPHRAIM MELVILLE, marr. 24th
Feb. 1642 Bessie Yoole. [St. An
drews Reg.]
1650
WILLIAM WEIR, was min. of West
1691 Balder i n I 672 ; his widow, Kathe-
rine Lunn, buried 24th Feb. 1714;
his son James buried 13th Jan. 1728.
[Reg. of Deeds, Linlithgow Sher. Court,
22nd Dec. 1716.]
ALEXANDER DALGLEISH, his
1699 w ^ ow Susan Campbell, buried 26th
July 1743; his daugh. Christian
(marr. 16th July 1725 William Dalgleish).
G. R. Sas., xxii, 409; civ, 415.]
ROBERT DALGLEISH, his children
1727 Alexander, buried 16th May 1730;
Isobel (Helen), buried 15th Nov.
1734; Mary, buried 12th Sept. 1757;
Christian (marr. Dec. 1772 John Short,
burgess, Bo ness).
JAMES DOBIE, marr. (1) Isabella,
daugh. f James Stoddart, min. of
1792
Kirkintilloch.
JOHN FERGUSON, his widow, Mary
1878 Jane Richard, died 4th Feb. 1940.
ROBERT COUPAR, D.D. (St Andrews,
28th June 1929); his wife, Eliza
Nicol, died 5th Oct. 1936. He died
at Edinburgh llth Dec. 1945. His son,
Sydney Bell Nicol, died in France 1918.
SECOND CHARGE
PATRICK TRENT, his daugh. Christian
1687 died before 10th July 1732.
ANDREW BARCLAY, his daugh.
170Q Margaret (marr. Sept. 1754 Robert
Macfarlane, merchant, Edinburgh);
his son Alexander apprenticed to William
Mead, surgeon apothecary, Edinburgh,
22nd June 1720.
46
KINGSCAVIL MUIRAVONSIDE
[PRESB. OF
KINGSCAVIL
THOMAS LUGTON, died 16th Feb.
1899 1917.
LIVINGSTON
The church, with a half-caracute of land
and a croft, was given to Holyrood Abbey
by Turstan, son of Leuing; and a charter
of confirmation, in which the church was
designated "the Church of the town of
Leuing," was granted by Richard, Bishop
of St Andrews, in 1163-5. At Stoneburn
in the parish there was a chapel. [Charters
of Holyrood, 11, 12, 15-16; Reg. Great
Seal, v, 69.]
ROBERT BALFOUR, vicar 1569-72
and Provost of Kirk of Field.
[Comp. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Linlith-
gow, etc.]
1569
1573
ROBERT HODGE, M.A., min. here
26th Aug. and 5th Dec. 1575 and
9th Feb. 1578; probably continued
in charge here when min. at Bathgate and
Torphichen (q.v.}.[Edin. Tests, vi, 302;
Test. William Morels, 26th Aug. 1575,
Inventories MS., Gen. Reg. House.]
PETER HAMILTON, as min. pres. on
dem. of Robert Balfour. [P. S.
1585
Reg., Ixxxii, 186.]
PATRICK MONIPENNY, min. at The
1610
Hayning; marr. (1) Janet Campbell;
(2) Beatrix or Elizabeth Muirhead,
who marr. (2) James Flint. (Clan Camp
bell, vi, 88; Reg. of Deeds, cccl, 58.]
1616 JAMES ROSS, his son Walter.
ROBERT HUNTER, son of James H.,
1718 merchant, burgess, Ayr.
1872
THOMAS AITON, dem. 25th Nov.
1919, died at Edinburgh 24th April
1923; his son William, 2nd Lieut.,
Rifle Brigade, killed in action 21st March
1917; Agnes Hamilton, his daugh., died at
Edinburgh 27th Dec. 1931 ; his widow, Jane
Charteris Scott, died 23rd Jan. 1942; his
son, Adam Charteris, died at Glasgow 6th
Feb. 1947.
JOHN COPLAND, M.A., Ph.D., trans.
1920 fr m St Andrew s Presbyterian
Church, Newcastle upon Tyne, adm.
7th April 1920; trans, to Edzell 23rd Feb.
1928.
JAMES AITKEN, trans, from St James,
Forfar (q.v.), 14th Sept. 1928, died
13th Feb. 1945.
(Charges united 1st Oct. 1945.)
MUIRAVONSIDE
The Cistercian nunnery at Manuel,
which was situated on the left bank of the
river Avon and was dedicated to the Virgin
Mary, was founded by Malcolm IV before
1164, and very probably in 1156. By
Charter 1165-71 King William the Lion
confirmed to the nuns that land in Manuel
which King Malcolm, his brother, gave to
them, by its right marches as perambulated
. . . with common pasture and easements
of wood for building, fencing, and fuel, so
far as necessary for their own use. The
same Charter also confirmed a tenth of the
Mill of Ihetham (Yetholm) given to the
nuns by Walter Corbat, and a holding in
Rokesburg (Roxburgh), given by Rawenild
of letham (Yetholm). By Charter of 22nd
June 1224 Alexander II granted to them
H chalders of salt from the teinds of his
saltpans which Ralph Baret then held. The
lands of Manuel comprised the lands, town,
and manor of Manuel, lands of Walk-
milton with the Mill, Myrehead, William-
craigs, in the barony of Manuel. Other
possessions of the nunnery were the grain
mill called Mongall, with the mill and mill
lands, and the dry multures of Nether and
Over Mongall, lying in Mongall, in the
barony of West Kers, and at least one half,
one and a half fifth-parts and a fifth part
of the land of Whitebaukis in the barony
of Bellormie. To the nunnery there also
pertained an annual rent from the fermes
of the Burgh of Linlithgow. On 1 6th June
1506 Pope Julius II, in response to a peti
tion of James IV, gave commission to the
Abbots of Cambuskenneth and Balerimo,
and the Provost of Trinity College, Edin
burgh, to convert the nunnery into a house
LINLITHGOW]
MUIRAVONSIDE QUEENSFERRY
47
of the Hermit Friars of the Order of St
Augustine, Observantes. The King stated
that no house of the Order existed in Scot
land, that he desired the establishment of
such a house, and that in the Nunnery of
Manuel five nuns were resident. He asked,
therefore, that the said nunnery be "sup
pressed and extinguished, the nuns trans
ferred to another place, and said Order of
Friars introduced, a house to be built for
their use with church, bell tower, small
bell, cloister, refectory, churchyard, etc.;
but it is apparent that the change was not
carried out. On 10th Jan. 1545-6 the lands
of Manuel, as already described, were set
in feu by Janet Livingstone, prioress of the
nunnery, to Alexander Livingstone, in life
rent, and his second son, William, in fee
for defence, promised by said Alexander,
against those who might do her harm an
illustration of the danger of lawless steps
being taken in the interests of a rival to
usurp the office of prioress in such houses.
Then or soon afterwards the other local
possessions of the nunnery were also set in
feu by the said Janet. Associated with the
office of prioress for a time was a prior.
The seal of James Hopper, Prior of the
Monastery of Manuel and the Convent of
the Carmelites in Linlithgow, is attached
to a charter of llth Jan. 1559-60.
[Scotichronicon, i, 453, Ed. 1759; Hailes
Annals, i, 130, Ed. 1819; Misc. Scott. Hist.
Soc., iv, 305, 313; Transcripts from the
Vatican, i, 148-56, MS., Reg. Ho.; Abbrev.
Feu Charters of Church Lands, i, 167, ii,
103, 202, MS. Reg. Ho.; Reg. Great Seal,
iii, 3308, v, 16, 568, 649, vi, 248, 890;
Excheq. Rolls, i, 25, iv, 25; Laing s Cat.
Scott. Seals, ii, 204.]
JOHN BRUCE, his widow, Isobel Ker.
~^ G - R - Sas -> 3 Ser " xxxiv 271
20th Nov. 1674.]
ANDREW URIE, resident in Old
1667 Kirk Parish, Edinburgh, with
three children Mary, aged 6;
Anna (marr. 15th Feb. 1699); Elizabeth,
9th Nov. 1696. [Old Kirk Poll Tax Roll,
23.]
ANDREW BENNET, his daugh. Anna,
1696
born 9th Sept. 1713. [Bo ness
Court of Regality, 17th Aug. 1720.]
JAMES MACFARLANE. His issue-
Christian (marr. 4th April 1857);
Jane (marr. 1872), died 1901;
Marianne (marr. 1886), died 1894; Elea-
nora, died Perth 10th June 1932; Katharine
Louise, died 22nd Sept. 1935; Mary
Christie (marr. 1910 her brother-in-law
Robert Charles Menzies, papermaker, St
Michael s, Inveresk). died 9th Dec. 1924.
DAVID BAYNE, dem. 1st July 1940;
1897 died at Edinburgh 2nd Sept. 1941.
POLMONT
There was at Polmont, then in the parish
of Falkirk, a chapel dedicated to the Virgin
Mary, to which on 28th May 1498 Robert
Bellenden, Abbot of Holyrood, granted
an annual rent of 6 merks from the tene
ment of the late Alexander Turing in the
burgh of Edinburgh, above "the lower
arch of the said burgh on the south side
of High Street. [Reg. Great Seal, ii, 244.]
GEORGE KEITH, born 9th March
1871 1844.
OSWALD BELL, his widow, Kate
1885 Matilda Keddie, died 3rd June 1934.
JAMES BUCHANAN MACKENZIE,
1894
died 4th Feb. 1926; his widow, Mary
Bayne Mushet, died 17th July 1935;
his son, Archibald, min. of Balfron and
Ayr 2nd Charge; his daugh., Janet
Buchanan, died 22nd Jan. 1944.
1926
JAMES WALKER MORISON
WILLIAMSON, trans, from Pit-
sligo (q.v.) 12th Aug. 1926. His
wife, Susan Maxwell Elmslie, died 8th Dec.
1935.
QUEENSFERRY
By Crown Charter 9th July 1635, ratified
by Act of Parliament 9th July 1641, the
Chapel of St Michael in the Burgh was
48
QUEENSFERRY SLAMANNAN
[PRESB. OF
erected into the parish church. [Reg. Mag.
Sig., 9th July 1635; Acts of Par!., i, 570.]
JOHN PRIMROSE, his widow was
resident in Tron Parish, Edinburgh,
8th Nov. 1694. [Tron Poll Tax
Roll, 6.]
JOHN PHILIP OF ORMISTON. Reg.
1678
of Deeds , Mack. Ixxxiii, 10th Nov.
1698.]
JOHN DALGLEISH, marr. Agnes,
daugh- of Gideon Wauchope of
Pendicle. [Reg. of Deeds Dal.,
liii, 576.]
DONALD CAMPBELL, son of John
C., min. of Monzieward; his son,
John. [Reg. of Deeds Mack., xc,
22nd Jan. 1702.]
JOHN GRIERSON, his daugh. Janet
1700
(marr. William Somerville, min. of
Hawick.]
JAMES KID, his son James, apprentice
171ft to James Lorimer, merchant, Edin
burgh, 20th May 1747.
THOMAS DIMMA, his daugh. Laura
1820
(marr. John Gardner, Queensferry,
and went to America.)
JOHN WHYTE, his daugh. Mary Ruth
(marr. John Stewart, min. of
1872
Bridgegate).
DAVID MILLER, his widow, Margaret
1884
Fender Hay, died 5th Dec. 1931;
his daugh. Elizabeth Constance Wini
fred (marr. John William Thomson, bank
agent, Mid Calder) died 2nd April 1932.
WILLIAM BOWER WILSON, dem.
8th March 1944, died 4th June 1944;
his daugh. Molly, M.B., Ch.B.
(Edin.), awarded, 18th July 1934, Dorothy
Gilfillan Memorial Prize and the Prize of
the Scottish Association for Medical Edu
cation of Women to most distinguished
woman graduate; his daugh. Marion, B.Sc.
(marr. 5th July 1939 Dr Charles, lecturer
on Applied Mathematics, Liverpool Uni
versity, son of E. Strachan, 213 Forest
Avenue, Aberdeen).
SLAMANNAN
RICHARD FLEMING, reader and vicar
pensionary 1565 and in 1569; pres.
to vicarage of Binning 16th Jan.
1588. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Lin-
lithgow and Dumfries, etc.]
ADAM MURRAY, pres. to parsonage
1566 an< ^ v i cara e 17th May 1566 by
John, son and heir of the late John
Sandilands of Calder Cleir. [Reg. Sec.
Sig., xxxiv, 81.]
JAMES DALRYMPLE, min. in 1568.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Lin-
,. , ..
lithgow, etc.]
GAVIN NASMYTH, Exhorter 1568.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Lin-
,. f .,
lithgow, etc.]
THOMAS AMBROSE, eldest son of
William A., merchant burgess of
Stirling, and Christian Anderson,
and brother of Alexander, min. of New-
battle. [Edin. Tests, 3rd Dec. 1 606.]
GEORGE PHIN, marr. cont. 25th July
1 684, Susannah, daugh. of Alexan
der Simpson of Stonehouse. [G. R.
Sas., 2 Ser., xiv, 436; Deeds Durie, 1706,
No. 719.]
JAMES STEVENSON, his son, John,
1691 min. of Cathcart.
JOHN STEVENSON, his widow, Isobel
Smith, died at Glasgow 16th Jan.
1607
1661
1709
1763.
JAMES MACNAIR, pres. 26th Sept.
1788 1787.
ALEXANDER DAVIDSON, his son
1826 Alexander born 24th Oct - 1821
died young; his daugh. Anne (marr.
10th June 1834 Henry James Taylor of
Southfield).
1856
ROBERT STEVENSON HORNE, pres.
31st March 1856; his widow, Mary
Lochhead, died at Edinburgh 26th
Nov. 1925; his sons Right Hon. Sir
Robert Stevenson, P.C., G.B.E., LL.D.,
M.P. Hillhead, Minister of Labour 1919,
LINLITHGOW]
SLAMANNAN UPHALL
49
President of the Board of Trade 1920-1,
Chancellor of the Exchequer 1921-2,
created Viscount 12th May 1937, died 3rd
Sept. 1940; Thomas Lochhead, died 2nd
Dec. 1916.
ALLAN REID, died 5th Sept. 1922;
his widow, Jessie Baird Macdonald,
1892
died 30th Sept. 1933.
ARCHIBALD MORTON PATERSON,
1923
M.A., ord. 28th Feb. 1923; trans,
to Tarbolton 15th Dec. 1927.
NINIAN ELLIOT, born Edinburgh 12th
June 1898, son of John E., Surveyor
of Taxes, H.M. Customs and Excise,
and Margaret Craig Melville, educated at
George Watson s College, Edinburgh;
Grammar School and Univ. of Aberdeen,
M.A. (1920), B.D. (1923); served in Great
War as Signaller, R.G.A., in France
1917-18; licen. by Presb. of Aberdeen 1923;
assistant Aberdeen West, 1923; ord. to St
Leonard s, Lanark, 19th Feb. 1925; trans,
and adm. llth April 1928; trans, to Sorbie
5th April 1945. Marr. 12th Dec. 1939
Margaret, youngest daugh. of Rev. William
Skinner, C.I.E., D.D., Principal, Madras
College and had issue: Helen, born 14th,
died 19th March 1941; Jane Melville, born
23rd March 1943.
(Charges of Slamannan and Balquhatson
united 25th Oct. 1945.)
TORPHICHEN
There was an altar dedicated to St Ninian
and another to the Virgin Mary. [Nicol
Thounis Prot. Book, 44 n .]
SIR THOMAS DICKSON, vicar,
cousin and intimate servitor of John,
Archbishop of St Andrews, vicar
1558-71. [Cal. of Charters, x, 2112; Reg.
Abbrev. Feu Charters of Church Lands, ii,
226; Compts. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Linlith-
gow.]
ROBERT HODGE,
1572 i, 27.]
[G. R. Sas., 2 Ser.,
THOMAS VASSIE, son of William V.,
1639 burgess of Lanark.
WILLIAM BAIN, eldest son of John B.,
1682 wr ^ ht burgess of Musselburgh;
resident with his wife in Tron par.,
Edinburgh, 9th Nov. 1694; his daugh.
Alison (marr. George Boswell, writer,
Edinburgh). [Tron Poll Tax Roll, 6; Abb.
Adj., 2nd March 1726.]
JOHN McKERLIE JOHNSTONE,
1879 licen. 9th May 1871.
GEORGE BEALE, dem. 1931 and
R charges united 16th May 1931; died
1st Feb. 1945. Publications Con
tributions to West Lothian Courier on
Nature Knowledge, Birds, Folklore, Anti
quities, Poetry and General Literature;
Brochures on Torphichen Preceptory, The
Knights of St John of Jerusalem, etc.
UPHALL
ROBERT PITCAIRN, Commendator
1572
of Dunfermline, held the parsonage
1572. [Compts. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Linlithgow, etc.]
SIR PATRICK OGSTONE, vicar 1572.
1572 \. Com P ts - Sub ColL f Thirds,
Linlithgow, etc.]
GEORGE BARCLAY, min. of meeting
1690 house at Gargunnock 1688.
ALEXANDER KEITH, marr. (2) Mar
garet Hamilton. [G. R.Sas., 2 Ser.,
1699
ix, 240, July 1654.]
WILLIAM GIB, marr. Elizabeth, daugh.
1763 of Robert Rentoul of Middleton.
JOHN FERGUSON, according to Aber
deen Univ. Records, 346, his father
1798
was James F., London.
1868
WILLIAM JOHNSTON, his widow,
Elizabeth Arbuckle, died 20th Oct.
1916.
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UPHALL WINCHBURGH
[PRESB. OF LINLITHGOW
CHARLES DUNN, born Leochel Cush-
nie, licen. March 1900, died sud-
1912
denly 13th March 1931.
WHITBURN
1732
ALEXANDER WARDROBE, his son
David apprentice to John Wallace,
surgeon, Edinburgh, 9th Nov. 1748.
ROBERT BRUCE MACKINNON, his
son, Robert Alexander, died 26th
Dec. 1922.
1912
1904
WINCHBURGH
HUGH ARMSTRONG, licen. llth
June 1890, died at Edinburgh 9th
Feb. 1930. He marr. (2) 22nd Aug.
1916, Amelia Barr, daugh. of J. Miller,
Dairy Road, Edinburgh, and had issue
Margaret Sybil Ross (marr. 26th May 1927,
Laurence Harrower, Hamilton, Bermuda);
Aimes Isabel Josephine, born 4th Jan. 1918;
Hugh Ian Oliphant, born 22nd Jan. 1923;
Anne Jane, born 24th Nov. 1926.
PRESBYTERY OF BIGGAR
BIGGAR
The church in 1545 was erected on the
site of the old building dedicated to St
Nicholas. Associated with the church
there was a hospital, dedicated to St
Leonard, called the House of Biggar. On
10th Aug. 1531 John Tweedie of Drum-
melziar granted an annual rent of 10 from
his lands of Drummelziar to Sir Andrew
Brown, Chaplain, and his successors as
chaplains, for perpetual celebrations in
Biggar Church for the soul of John, Lord
Fleming, slain on 1st Nov. 1524 by said
John Tweedie s son James and his kinsmen
and associates. The grant was in fulfilment
of a Decreet Arbitral with reference to the
foresaid murder between Malcolm, Lord
Fleming, son and successor of the said
John, Lord Fleming, and the said John
Tweedie. On 10th Jan. 1545-6 Malcolm,
Lord Fleming, erected the church into a
collegiate church in honour of the Trinity
and the Virgin Mary, for a provost, 8
canons and prebendaries, 4 boys having
children s voices, and 6 poor men. At his
own charge Lord Malcolm built a stately
Church in the village of Biggar, dedicated
to our Lady of Assumption." The founda
tion was confirmed by the Papal Legate on
14th March 1545-6. To the provostry was
assigned the Church of Thankerton, with
its rents, fruits and emoluments and manse
and glebe, the provost being held bound to
pay to a curate having the care of the souls
of the parishioners of Thankerton 10
Scots besides 2 acres of land of the pro
vostry beside the church for a manse and
garden. The First Prebendary was called
the Prebendary of the Hospital of St
Leonard. He was the preceptor of the
Song School; and to him were assigned the
lands of Spittal. The Second Prebendary
was the Preceptor of Grammar Study; and
to him were assigned the lands of Auchin-
reoch in the barony of Auchtermony in the
county of Stirling. The Third Prebendary
was the sacrist of the church; and to him
were assigned the chaplainry of St Mary
at Kirkintilloch, founded upon the lands
of Garnegaber and Auchyndavy, 6 merks
annual rent in Kirkintilloch and 2 acres for
a manse and garden pertaining to the said
Chaplainry. The Fourth Prebendary was
the preceptor of the praying poor and the
administrator and distributer of their
victual and other emoluments; and to him
were assigned 10 Scots annual rent from
the lands of Drummelzier, and 7 6s. 8d.
from the fruits, etc., of the parsonage and
vicarage of Biggar. To each of the other
prebendaries was assigned 7 6s. 8d. from
the parsonage and vicarage, and of the
church lands of the same. The Eighth
Prebendary was the vicar-pensioner of the
"Parish Church of Biggar erected into a
College"; and he had a seat with the other
prebendaries in the choir, and sang and
exercised the divine office there except
when he was occupied with the cure of the
said church and the administration of the
Sacraments to the parishioners. In 1555
the Church of Dunrod was collated to the
collegiate church. One of the altars in the
church was dedicated to the Holy Rood.
[Reg. Great Seal, iii, 1093, 1531; Charter
Chest of Earl of Wigton, 409, 466, 478,
486-8, 529, 530, 602; Scott. Rec. Soc.;
Calendar of Yester Writs, 117, 157, 160;
Scott. Rec. Soc.; Charters of Holy rood,
294-8; Mis. of Spalding Club, v, 296-308;
see Thankerton, Dunrod, Kirkintilloch.]
51
52
BIGGAR GLENHOLM
[PRESB. OF
WILLIAM MILLAR, reader, 1567 and
156? 1568. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Linlithgow.]
THOMAS CAMPBELL. [G. R. Sas.,
1599 2 Sen, xv, 46.]
ROBERT LIVINGSTON, his son
Alexander apprentice to George
1696
Lawson, merchant, Edinburgh, llth
Nov. 1705.
WILLIAM HAIG, son of James H. of
1751 Orchardfarm.
JOHN JOHNSTON, marr. (1) ; (2)
8th 1754 Aug. 1755.
WILLIAM WATSON, his daugh. Janet
1787 (marr. 3rd June 1823).
JOHN CHRIST1SON, his daugh. Ann
1822 Hay (marr. 19th Aug. 1851).
WILLIAM NEWBIGGING, his widow
1874 Sarah Wilson died 1st Nov. 1926.
WILLIAM GRANT DUNCAN, died
1884
suddenly 22nd Oct. 1933; his wife
Ann Williamson Matthew died 5th
March 1924; his daughs. Catherine
Matthew (marr. (1) 10th March 1927 John
Thomson, Edenside, Strathmiglo; (2) 25th
Jan. 1938 Thomas Robinson, Indian
Police); Jean Ogilvy (marr. 22nd July 1919,
Gerard Hassell Williams, M.C., Birken-
head); Ann Williamson (marr. 10th April
1929 John Myles Caie, M.C., M.B., Ch.B.,
Biggar).
DAVID SINCLAIR RUTHERFORD,
1928
born 25th Nov. 1896, son of Robert
William R., min. of Gartsherrie,
educ. at Royal High School, Fettes College
and Univs. of Edinburgh and Glasgow,
M.A. (1920); served in France Aug. 1916
to Dec. 1916, Lieut. 3 Welsh Regiment;
Black Bursar; Licen. by Presb. of Hamilton
1921; assist. St Mary s, Edinburgh, 1922;
ord. to Ochiltree 3rd May 1923; trans to
Biggar (ass. and sue.) 20th June 1928.
Marr. 16th April 1924 Catherine Jardine,
youngest daughter of Laurence Crawford,
J.P., Coatbridge, and has issue David
William, born 28th Nov. 1925; Laurence
Crawford, born 9th July 1933.
BROUGHTON
WALTER TWEEDIE, reader and vicar
pensioner 1562, designated min.
28th Nov. 1588. [Comps. Sub Coll.
of Thirds, Roxburgh.]
THOMAS GRAY, his daugh. Mary
(marr. 9th Jan. 1824 James Usher,
writer, Edinburgh).
1769
ALEXANDER THOMSON COSENS,
1854
his son Peter Hunter, W.S., died 26th
Nov. 1931; his daughs. Alexandra
Jeanette died 1st Dec. 1929; Ann Thomson
(Mrs Napier) died 14th Feb. 1944; his son
Robert Romanes died 5th Sept. 1944.
ANDREW BAIRD, died 7th Jan.
1892 1935.
GLENHOLM
By Bull of 29th July 1272 Pope Gregory
X confirmed the grant of the church to the
Abbey of Scone by John Fraser of Glen-
holm. [Book of Scone, 83.]
JOHN PORTEOUS, vicar in 1568 and
1568
1569. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Dumfries, etc.]
GEORGE TOD, reader and vicar pen
sioner 1563 to 18th Dec. 1574.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Rox
burgh, and Edin. Tests., iii, 441.]
1569
WALTER TWEEDY, appears to have
been parson just prior to 1571.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Rox
burgh, etc.]
1571
JAMES STEWART, son of Sir John S.
of Minto and his second wife
Margaret, daugh. of James Stewart
of Cardonald, and brother of Walter, Prior
of Blantyre; pres. to parsonage and
vicarage, which is ane chaplaine within the
chapel of Stirling, 3rd Aug. 1571, on death
of William Hamilton, parson of Cambus-
lang, last parson and vicar. [Scots
Peerage, ii, 80; P. S. Reg., xxxix, 14; Reg.
Pres. Bene., i, (2), 18; Comps. Coll. Gen. of
Thirds.]
BIGGAR]
GLENHOLM COULTER
53
JAMES TOD, reader, 20th Feb. 1572-3.
1572 [Test, Inventories, MS. Reg. Ho.]
JOHN JAMIESON, vicar pensioner/
13th April 1574. [Co/. Laing Char-
1574
ters, 890.]
JOHN HEPBURN, M.A., pres. to
parsonage and vicarage 31st Dec.
1591 on death of James Stewart.
[P. S. Reg., Ixiii, 92.]
ROBERT JOHNSTON, marr. Mar
garet Lawrie; died before 15th Nov.
1642. [Reg. of Deeds Dal., xxxviii,
212; Acts and Dec., iii, 340.]
SIMON KELLIE, eldest son of John K.,
tailor burgess of Glasgow. His son
John, apprenticed to Robert Mc-
Kinlay, merchant, Edinburgh, 9th Dec.
1720; his daughs. Marion (marr. Jan.
1768 James Sommers, writer, Edinburgh);
Helen (marr. James Dean, farmer in
Chapelgill of Glenholm).
KILBUCHO
There was a hermitage at Kilbucho.
Cosmo, hermit of Kylbovkhoe, was witness
to a writ regarding the division of Stobo
about 1200. [Reg. of Glasgow, i, 89.]
WILLIAM PORTEOUS, reader and
1567
vicar pensioner 1559-72; confirmed
in office 28th April 151Q.[Comps.
Coll. Gen. of Thirds; Edin. Tests., iii, 50-1.]
GEORGE AUCHINLECK of BAL-
15?1 MANNO, parson 1571-86.
[Comps. Gen. Coll. of Thirds , Comps.
Sub Coll. of Thirds, Roxburgh, etc.]
ANDREW JARDINE, reader, 28th
1574 Nov. 1580. [Edin. Tests., viii, 292.]
WALTER TWEEDIE, min. at Brough-
1575 ton, in charge here.
JOHN TAIT, son of James T., merchant
1700
burgess of Edinburgh; his son James,
wright, burgess of Edinburgh 15th
May 1728; his daugh. Isobel (marr. John
Tait, staymaker, Alnwick).
WILLIAM TAIT, marr. Grissel, daugh.
of James Dick, min. of Wynd, Glas-
gow; his son Robert died at sea 17th
March 1793.
COULTER
ARCHIBALD LIVINGSTON, rector,
1560
1st Sept. 1563. [Sir Thos. John-
stoun s Prot. Book, 682.]
JAMES FOTHERINGHAM, exhorter,
1563. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Stirling, etc.]
JOHN LIVERANCE, exhorter, 1563.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Stirling,
etc.]
1563
JOHN GOLD, exhorter, 1568. [Comps.
1568 Sub Coll. of Thirds, Stirling, etc.]
WILLIAM MILLAR, reader, 5th March
1576 1516. [Edin. Tests., v, 64.]
1654
ANTHONY MURRAY, had sasine
with his wife Grissel Muir, of the
lands of Westerhills, Lanarkshire;
marr. (2) Jean Murray with issue Jean,
both residing in the Canongate 13th Nov.
1694; his widow marr. (2) Alexander
Bertram of Nisbet. [Canongate Poll Tax
Roll; G. R. Sas., 3 Ser., xxxi, 12th Dec.
1672.]
JAMES FORRESTER, his son Robert,
apprenticed to George Andrew,
merchant, Edinburgh, 24th Aug.
1720.
JOHN BROWN, his daughs. Marion
1750 ( marr - pro - 6th A?"! 1791 John
Thomson of Comiston, merchant,
Edinburgh); Euphemia, died 5th Dec. 1793.
JOHN ANDERSON, died at Corstor-
1862 phine 27th March 1922, aged 101.
JOHN COWAN HAMILTON, dem.
1891
30th June 1932; died 1st Aug. 1943;
his wife, Jessie Burns Shearer, died
29th Jan. 1938; his son Arnold Angus,
M.D., died at Broughton, 9th Sept. 1937;
his daugh., Leslie Bail lie Shearer (marr.
30th Nov. 1935 Robert Murray Methven,
Calcutta).
D*
54
COVINGTON DUNSYRE
[PRESB. OF
COVINGTON
HEW LINDSAY, son of John L. of
Covington. Marr. Katherine Arthur
and had issue Hew; Patrick.
1608
GEORGE OGSTOUN, marr. Abigail,
1621
daugh. of James Baillie, Min. of
Lamington.
JOHN BUCHANAN, marr. Catherine
Spreull. [Abbey Proclam. 26th June
1691
1692.]
1890
JAMES HOGGAN, his widow, Isabel
1865 Gibson, died 30th Sept. 1921.
WILLIAM COVINGTON MAC-
GREGOR, dem. 1st Dec. 1931;
died 9th April 1942.
THANKERTON
About 1180 Agnes de Brus granted to
Kelso Abbey the church of the town of
Thankerton, which is called the Wode-
kyrch (Woodchurch); and at the same
period Simon Lockard made a similar
grant, the designation being "the Church
which is called the Wudechirche. " The
confirmation charter of Jocelyn, Bishop of
Glasgow, also about the same date, has
the description, "the Church of Wude-
kirche with the whole parish as well of
Thankerton as of the town of Symon
Lockard." On 1st May 1542 the Arch
bishop of Glasgow ratified the transference
of the patronage of the church by Kelso
Abbey on 26th Nov. 1 540, with consent of
David Hamilton, Rector of Thankerton, to
the Collegiate Church of Biggar which
Malcolm, Lord Fleming, intended to build.
To a vicar-pensioner for Thankerton there
was reserved 20 merks Scots with 4 acres
of land at Kelso. The consent of the
Commendator (Gavin) of Kelso to the
transference bears that "all of them in
these evil times in the increase of Lu-
theranism" are "obliged to contribute to
so good a work," and that Lord Fleming
might not be diverted from so good a work
nor receive any prejudice by the abbey
having the patronage. [Book of Kelso, i,
227, 318-20; Reg. Epis. of Glasgow, ii, 272;
Charter Chest of Earl of Wigton, 522; Scott
Rec.Soc.}
THOMAS BAIKIE of St Thomas
Chapel, parson and vicar, 1595-7.
[Comps. Gen. Coll. of Thirds.}
1595
DOLPHINTON
THOMAS LUNDY, exhorter, 1569.
1569
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Rox
burgh, etc.]
ARCHIBALD DOUGLAS, M.A., pres.
1592 t0 P arsona S e 28th March 1592 on
death of John Cockburn.
JOHN KELLIE, pres. to vicarage 9th
April 1592 on death of John Cock-
burn of Newholm. [P. S. Reg.,
Ixiii, 229, 248.]
ALEXANDER SOMERVILLE, marr.
1592
1618
(2) Margaret Cockburn and had
issue James; John; Agnes; Jean.
[G. R. Sas., xxi, 239, 19th July 1631.]
WILLIAM DUGUID, portioner of
Appletree-leaves. [G. R. Sas., 2 Ser.
x, 180.]
JAMES CRUICKSHANKS, marr.
Margaret Oswald. [Edin. Sas., vii,
116.]
JOHN SANDILANDS, his son James
1665
1684
1693
apprenticed to Robert Mowbray,
wright, Edinburgh, 28th May 1707.
JOHN SANDILANDS, his son John,
1711 min. of Sanquhar.
JOHN AITON, his daugh. Ruth died at
1825 Musselburgh 24th Nov. 1939.
JAMES RUTH GILRUTH, dep.
1899 1928.
ROBERT BROWN WISEMAN, trans,
from St John s, Kirkcaldy, 1st June
1928
1928; dem. 28th May 1938.
(United to Dunsyre 2Sth Dec. 1941.)
DUNSYRE
ROBERT DENHOLME, pres. to
vicarage 31st May 1577 on death of
1577 Sir Robert Greig. [Reg. Pres. Bene.
i, 55.]
BIGGAR]
DUNSYRE SKIRLING
55
1647
ROBERT SOMERVILLE, son of
Patrick S. in Grene, was pres. in
1601 on death of Robert Denholme.
[P. S. Reg., Ixxii, 167.]
THOMAS SOMERVILLE, min. here
pres. to parsonage 22nd Jan. 1603.
[P. S. Reg., Ixxiii, 171.]
ROBERT LOCKHART, marr. (2)
Eleis, daugh. of William Dunlop,
elder of Crage.[Reg. of Deeds, 1st
Dec. 1663.]
ROBERT SKENE, son of James S.,
1678 merchant, Aberdeen; Lyon Depute.
JAMES BRADFUTE, born 22nd July
1681, marr. 4th June 1717; had
issue Elizabeth, born 13th March
1718; Janet, born 8th May 1720.
JOHN BRADFUTE, born 10th Nov.
1725; his son James min. at Penrith;
his son John, died 16th Jan. 1837.
[Ex information Miss Margaret Tait.]
WILLIAM SMITH, dem. 25th Oct.
1920; died at Carnwath 29th Nov.
1921.
1713
1751
1877
ROBERT WILSON TURNBULL, ord.
1921
llth March 1921; trans, to Kirk-
michael 5th June 1925.
WILLIAM MUIRHEAD, born 16th
1925
March 1864, son of Robert M.,
farmer, and Isabella Wallace; educ.
at Univ. of Glasgow, M.A. (1884); licen.
by Presb. of Dunbarton May 1889; assist.
Langholm 1918-19; locum St Margaret s,
Arbroath; assist. St Michael s, Edinburgh;
Temperance Committee Deputy; ord. llth
Sept. 1925; dem. 24th Feb. 1948.
LIBBERTON
For the souls of himself, Christian, his
wife, etc., Sir John Maxwell of Carlaverock,
Lord of Maxwell, granted the church to
Kilwinning Abbey, the rights of Sir Robert
Glene, rector, being reserved. The grant
was confirmed by Charter of David II in
1364, and by Bull of Pope Gregory IX,
25th Nov. 1312. [Reg. Great Seal, i, 182;
Theiner s Vet. Mon., 347-8.]
GEORGE ALEXANDER, reader, 1569.
1569
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Lin-
lit hgow.]
ALEXANDER CHALMERS, vicar.
1574 [Acts and Dec., Ivi, 55.]
JAMES HAMILTON. [Acts and Dec.,
1574 cxxx, 258.]
ALEXANDER SPITTAL, was of the
family of Spittal, either of Blairlogie
or Leuchat. [Stephen s Inverkeith-
ing and Rosyth, 482.]
1590
ROBERT LIVINGSTONE, his son
1649
Samuel apprentice to James Tait,
merchant, Edinburgh, 24th July
1672. [G. R. Sas., 2 Ser., xiv, 171.]
JAMES STUART, marr. a daugh. of
1697 John Ingles of Eastshiel.
JOHN LAWRIE, his widow Isobel
1857 Stark died 14th Nov. 1921.
JOHN PICKEN, died 31st July 1935;
1890
his daugh. Mary (marr. 9th July
1932, Alister John Frazer, B.Sc.,
A.M.I.C.E.).
QUOTHQUAN
JAMES HAMILTON, min. in 1569.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Lin-
. i -,
lithgow, etc.]
SIR THOMAS SOMERVILLE, parson
1 _- and min. in 1 576; had a son Thomas.
[Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixiv, 28; Comps.
Sub Coll. of Thirds, Linlithgow, etc.]
JOHN CHIESLIE, min. 3rd March
1606 1606. [Fraser Charters.]
ROBERT BROWN. [G. R. Sas., 2 Ser.,
1652 iii, 76, 160, 238.]
SKIRLING
JOHN COCKBURN, of Newholme;
1525
parson 30th April 1558 and 21st
Aug. 1568; also parson of Roberton.
[Reg. of Deeds, ii, 463; vi, 467; viii, 133;
xii, 144; Reg. Sec. Seal, Ixiii, 229, 248.]
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SKIRLING WANDEL
[PRESB. OF
JOHN MURRAY, marr. Katherine
1701 Douglas (died 6th June 1756).
JOHN BROWN ARMSTRONG, his
widow, Rhoda Charlotte Mary
Truman, died 3rd April 1948.
1888
THOMAS MUIR, his wife, Joanna
Mavor, died 31st May 1933; his son,
1904
John, min. of Foulden.
SYMINGTON
At first called the chapel of the town of
Symon, the church, under the designation
of the Church of Symonstoun, was granted
to the Bishopric of Glasgow by Simon
Lockard about 1 1 80, with confirmation by
William the Lion in 1195-9. [Reg. Epis.
of Glasgow, ii, 267, 269, 272.]
1607 ROBERT LINDSAY, M.A.
JOHN LAW, son of Mungo L., min.
1665 of Greyfriars, Edinburgh.
PATRICK MITCHELL. [Act Book,
1700 10th March 1712.]
1813
JOHN SMITH, his daughs. May
(marr. 9th Jan. 1828); Grace Hen
derson, died 28th Dec. 1869.
JOHN FORBES, his daughs. Elizabeth
Isabella (Mrs John Murray Bell)
died 7th Sept. 1938; Margaret
Matilda died 3rd Nov. 1946.
JOHN ALEXANDER, licen. 15th May
1879; died 29th March 1926. Marr.
(2) 20th June 1916 Martha Crouch,
who died 27th Oct. 1932.
1851
GEORGE CALDWELL, died 22nd
May 1927. His son, James Robert
Macdonald, 2 Lieut. R.F.A., killed
in action 27th Oct. 1918.
1891
1928
JOHN W. SPENCE, formerly of Buck-
haven (4- v )> dem - 23rd Nov - 1926;
assist. Barony; adm. here 26th Jan.
1928; died 20th Oct. 1945.
(Charges united IQth Feb. 1946.)
WALSTON
DAVID DALGLEISH, as Sir David D.
1560 he ^ the y i cara e at 1560 and being
reader, had conformed; died before
20th May 1567. [Reg. Sec. Seal, xxxvii, 5.]
WALTER TWEEDIE, was pres. to the
156 _ vicarage 20th May 1567. [Reg.
Sec. Seal, xxxvii, 5.]
THOMAS LINDSAY, his daugh. Mary
(marr. Robert Nairne, min. of Car-
1580
michael).
THOMAS LINDSAY, marr. Mary
Livingston. [G. R. Sas., 2 Ser., vi,
1621
355; Reg. of Deeds Dal., i, 456.]
PATRICK ANDERSON, marr. Mar-
1689
garet, second daugh. of James
Threipland, Chamberlain of Biggar.
[G. R. Sas., 3 Ser., iii, 334; xxxvi, 240,
1st Nov. 1675.]
THOMAS LINNING, had a son
1705 Thomas.
PATRICK MOLLISON, his daugh.
1788 Ann died at London, 6th May 1857.
JAMES EADIE, trans, to Macduff, 16th
1904 June 1916.
THOMAS BLANEY, born 2nd Jan.
1916
1885, son of Thomas B., surface
man, and Agnes Brown Steele; licen.
by Presb. of Lanark 6th May 1913; ord.
13th Oct. 1916; marr. 2nd Jan. 1917,
Elizabeth, daugh. of William Scott and
Jessie Tennant.
WANDEL
NICOL CRAWFORD, M.A., min.
parson and vicar of Hartside 1 560-
69.[Comps. of Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Dumfries, etc.]
1664
JOHN HAMILTON, marr. Jean Sharp
and had issue Jane (marr. cont.
22nd and 24th June 1653 Archibald
Bannatyne of Lubors); Mary (marr. (1)
William Power, merchant, Edinburgh; (2)
BIGGAR]
WANDEL LAMINGTON
57
Ninian Spence of Wester Kames). [House
of Hamilton 549; G. R. Inhib., 200, 1665;
Reg. of Deeds, dxxxix, 129, 1643; Argyll
Sas., i, 87.]
DAVID BLINSHALL, his son Baillie,
apprentice to Malcolm Brown,
saddler, Edinburgh, 14th June 1749;
his daugh. Ann died 8th April 1806.
CHARLES HOPE, his daugh. Janet
1821 Sarah died 27th Nov. 1914.
ROBERT RANKIN, marr. Theresa
Margaret, daugh. of John George
Claus, shipowner, Liverpool; she
died 12th June 1937; his sons Kenneth
Phin, died at Plymouth 7th March 1919;
Robert Andrew Smith, died 7th Feb. 1943;
Right Hon. Sir George Claus, P.C., Chief
Justice, Bengal, 1926-34; Member of
Judicial Committee of Privy Council, 1935;
died 8th April 1946.
CHARLES JOHN RITCHIE, D.D.
(St Andrews, 28th June 1932); dem.
31st Jan. 1934; died at Edinburgh
21st March 1937.
LAMINGTON
On 30th March 1448 there occurs Archi
bald Jardin, rector, of the other or second
part, called the Rectory of Hartside, of the
parish church of Lamington; the parish
church of Hartside is mentioned on 26th
Jan. 1451-2; and on 7th July 1460 the
Rectory of Hartside is given as constituting
the other or second part of the Rectory of
Lamington. [Cat. Papal Regs.; Letters,
x, 184, 550; xi, 575.]
PRESBYTERY OF PEEBLES
DRUMELZIER
On the south side of the stream of
Kingledoors there was a chapel dedicated
to St Cuthbert. By Sir Simon Fraser, who
died a short time prior to 15th Jan. 1291-2,
the chapel, along with the lands of South
Kingledoors and Hopcarthne, was granted
to Melrose Abbey, confirmation being
given by Sir Simon s son, Sir Simon Fraser,
Kt. Cristin, hermit of Kingledoors, is
recorded about 1200. The chapel may have
been a hermitage. [Munimenta de Metros,
318-19; Rotuli Scotiae, i, 7; Reg. of Glas
gow, i, 89.]
THOMAS BISSAIT, exhorter, 1563;
1563
designated minister 5th Dec. 1575.
[Test, of Peter Waych, llth Jan.
1575-6, Edin. Commis. , Test. Inventories,
MS. Reg. Ho.; Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Roxburgh, etc.]
JAMES SIMPSON, eldest son of James
1683 S., cordiner, Glasgow.
WILLIAM WELSH, marr. Marion,
1787
daugh. of Gavin Waugh, baker,
Edinburgh.
JAMES SOMERVILLE, his daugh.
1810 Rachel died 2nd Dec. 1875.
JOHN TAYLOR, his daugh. Mary
1843 Alison died 12th Jan. 1918.
WILLIAM MILNE, his widow, Alexan-
1877
drina Hill Lindsay, died Edinburgh
25th Feb. 1932; his daugh. Janette
Murray Lindsay (marr. 21st Jan. 1926 John
Archibald Hunter, Malay States).
MUNRO SOMERVILLE, trans, to
1900 Newhaven 12th Oct. 1916.
NORMAN GOTTFRIED RESTING,
M.A., ord. 20th April 1917; trans,
to Knoxland 29th Sept. 1927.
GILMOUR NEILL, born 31st Dec.
1926 1880, son of Matthew N., min. of
Urney and Sion Mills parish,
Tyrone; educ. at Royal School, Raphoe;
Royal Univ. of Ireland; Magee College,
Londonderry; licen. by Presb. of Strabane,
12th May 1905; assist. First Presbyterian
Church, Lisburn; ord. to Hillhall Church
8th May 1907; trans, to St Andrew s
Church, Portsmouth, 1913; Chaplain to
H.M. Forces, 5th Army; wounded in France
1918; Acting Chaplain to Presbyterian
Troops, Portsmouth, Oct. 1920; adm. by
General Assembly 26th May 1921, locum
tenens Moffat, adm. to Moffat 25th Dec.
1921, trans, and adm. 21st May 1926; died
2nd May 1933. Marr. July 1907 Helen
Maude Neil (died 26th Nov. 1943) and
had issue Helen Christine, born 8th June
1908.
EDDLESTON
In later medieval times the church was
dedicated to the Virgin Mary. About 1 140
Eddleston appears on record as Pentjacob
or Pentejacob. On 5th April 1170 the
designation is Gillemorestun, the "town"
of Gille More, St Mary s servant or
devotee. Somewhat later, 1176-89, the
lands were granted by Richarde de More-
ville, constable of Scotland, to Edulf, son
of Uchtred, from whom arose the designa
tion Eddleston, Edulfston. The church was
rebuilt in 1829. Possibly Harehope in this
parish was the site of the "House of St
Lazarus of Harop, the Master of which,
58
PRESB. OF PEEBLES] EDDLESTON INNERLEITHEN
59
Friar William Corbert, in 1296 had letters
from Edward I of England to the Sheriff
of Edinburgh for restitution of the lands of
his house in the shire of Edinburgh. Land
in the parish called St Mungo s Row
suggests either a chapel or an altar dedi
cated to that saint. [Ancient Church Dedi
cations in Scotland; Reg. of Glasgow, i, 3-5,
23, 39, 140-3; Lord High Treas. Aces., vi,
347; Rolls of Scot., i, 250; Watson s Celtic
Place- Names, 135; Mackenzie s Scott.
Place- Names, 217; New Stat. Ace. iii,
Peebles, 15.]
GEORGE HAY, delete p. 271, line 1,
1560
from * and to line 5 Assembly.
Son of William Hay of Talla. On
19th Jan. 1560-1 he granted to his brother
William the lands of Eddlestori for a sum
of money to repair the church. [Reg. Mag.
Sig. iv, 1615.] See Kiltarlity, Ruthven,
Renfrew.
ADAM DICKSON, reader. See
1574 Peebles.
SIR THOMAS HARGREAVES, vicar
pensioner, died before 3rd June
1589. [Reg. Mag. Sig., v, 1640.]
JAMES SMITH, his sons Alexander,
1665
born 1652, apprentice to Charles
Smyth, merchant, Edinburgh, 16th
Nov. 1681; died 1689; Charles, apprentice
to William Alison, merchant, Edinburgh,
14th Dec. 1670; William, apprentice to
Simon Johnston, merchant, Edinburgh,
18th Sept. 1667. [Notes and Queries,
3 Ser., xii, 27.]
JAMES BUCHAN, his son James at
1686 Univ. of Aberdeen.
JAMES ROBERTSON, son of James
1697 R., tailor, Edinburgh.
ALEXANDER ROBERTSON, his
daugh. Christian (marr. 27th April
1776).
ALEXANDER JOHN MURRAY, his
18 _ 6 son Patrick Maxwell died at Sydney,
New South Wales, 27th Nov. 1938.
HOPE KAILZIE
JOHN BULLO, reader in 1563 and
1563 \561.[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Roxburgh, etc.]
INNERLEITHEN
The church was dedicated to St Mungo.
[Cal. Papal Regs. Letters, xii, 277.]
PATRICK SANDERSON, exhorter, in
1563 office \512.[Comps. Sub Coll. of
Thirds, Roxburgh, etc.; Reg. Privy
Council, ii, 306.]
HEW GRAY. [G. R. Sas., 3 Ser., i,
1674 121.]
THOMAS LAWIS, eldest son of Wil-
1697 Ham L. of Plora; marr. cert. 31st
March 1658 Janet, daugh. of Francis
Scott of Sinton. [G. R. Sas., 2 Ser., xiv,
406, 407.]
GILBERT HUTCHISON, his son
1727 David, apprentice to Patrick Sib-
bald, locksmith, Edinburgh, 27th
Nov. 1754.
ROBERT SCOTT, his daugh., Agnes,
died 6th June 1802; his son, Charles
James, died at sea 4th June 1807.
1777
JOSEPH JOHNSTON, marr. Christian,
1797 daugh. of Hugh Grandison, bailie
of Inverkeithing.
PATRICK BOOTH, his children
1833
Patrick, died 19th March 1924;
Robina, died Edinburgh 30th Sept.
1924; William, died 17th May 1917; Jane
Ann Duff, died London 22nd Nov. 1934.
JAMES BOYD, died 24th Sept. 1919;
1878 his daugh. Henrietta (marr. 1st Aug.
1916 Ralph B. Macdonald, Lieut.
Seaforth Highlanders).
JOHN YUILL WALKER, trans, (ass.
and sue.) from Pathhead (a.v.) 9th
March 1917; Provost of Innerleithen
1st July 1941; his daugh. Noreen Christian
May (marr. 22nd July 1939 Lieut. John
Kellwick Wright, R.N.).
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KIRKURD MANOR
[PRESB. OF
KIRKURD
By Bull of Pope Alexander II in 1170
the Church of Ord (Kirkurd) was con
firmed to Ingleram, Bishop of Glasgow. In
1186 the church is called the Church of
Hurd, and in the early part of the 14th
century, Kyrkhurde. [Reg. Epis. of Glas
gow, 23, 425, 355; Reg. Mag. Sig., i, 727.]
DAVID GIBSON, M.A., vicar, 4th
1561 Aug. 1561. [Co/, of Deeds, iv, 296.]
THOMAS LUMSDEN, exhorter, 1563-
71. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Roxburgh, etc.]
ARCHIBALD DOUGLAS, had issue
1574 Edward. [Stirling Papers No. 413.]
RICHARD WEIR, still vicar. [Stirling
1576 Papers Nos. 418, 427.]
JOHN MEKILL, vicar, 1580. [Reg.
1580 Mag. Sig., v, 86.]
GEORGE ROBERTSON, line 7, delete
He became minister of West
1673
Calder 1675.
LAURENCE MERCER, his daughs.
1681 Elizabeth (marr. 14th Sept. 1713);
Sarah (marr. John Campbell, second
son of Patrick C. of Beath).
ALEXANDER WALKER, his daugh.
, . Isobel (marr. (1) Thomas Baillie of
Polkemmet, W.S.; (2) probably John
Leirmant of Handaxwood).
DAVID ANDERSON, his daugh.
1787
Isabella (marr. 19th Aug. 1835
George I. Moxey, M.D.).
THOMAS GRAY, marr. daugh. of
Major-General Burrell, Governor of
Hong Kong.
THOMAS DUNCAN MILLAR, dem.
18go 19th Nov. 1919; died 25th July 1936;
his son, Archibald William Bucha
nan, K.O.S.B., killed in action Oct. 1917;
his widow, Margaret Julia Grant, died at
Perth 25th June 1942.
JOSEPH HARDIE CATTANACH,
1920
M.A., B.D., formerly of Scots
Church, Paris (q.v.}\ adm. 7th May
1920; trans, to Newton 19th Oct. 1934;
died 30th Oct. 1937.
LYNE and MEGGAT
PATRICK GRINTON, reader, 1563-72.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Rox
burgh, etc.]
1563
1575
JOHN WYHTMAN, vicar, 1572.
1572 [ Com P s - Sub Co11 - f Thirds, Rox
burgh, etc.]
ARCHIBALD DOUGLAS, M.A., pro
bably identical with A.D. pres. to
Kirkurd 1574, dem. before 14th
July 1575. [Reg. Sec. Sig., xliii, 5.]
GILBERT HAY, parson 1584-98; pres.
to vicarage 16th July 1575. [Reg.
Sec. Sig., xliii, 15; Aud. of Exch.
1584-98, 2.]
1627 HEW KER. [G. R.Sas., xlvi, 459.]
ROBERT BROWN, tenant in Hallmyre;
1660
his daughs., Janet and Margaret.
[P. C. Reg., 2 Ser., ix, 500; x, 308.]
WILLIAM WALKINGSHAW, his
daugh., Jane Inglis, died 9th Jan.
1852
1936.
MOSES TAGGART, dem 31st Dec.
1946; died 8th Jan. 1949; his son,
Henry Rawson, 2nd Lieut. Argyll
and Sutherland Highlanders, killed in
action 24th July 1918; his daugh., Christine
(marr. 12th Jan. 1927 Hedley Briggs Con
stable, Kluang, Johore); his wife, Martha
Hall Allan, died 6th March 1940.
MANOR
JOHN ALLAN, minister 1560, died in
1560
or before 1572. [Comps. Sub Coll.
of Thirds, Roxburgh, etc.]
THOMAS PURVES, reader in 1563
1563
and 1565. [Comps. Sub Coll. of
Thirds, Roxburgh, etc.]
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MANOR PEEBLES
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HECTOR CRANSTON, reader, 16th
May 1574 and 8th Jan. 1577-8.
1574
[Edin. Tests., iv, 54; v, 341.]
DAVID THOMSON, his eldest son,
Samuel, tailor burgess of Peebles.
[Reg. of Deeds Mack., i, 589; Reg.
Ho. Charters, 1707.]
1663
ROBERT SMITH, his daugh., Agnes,
1683 born 1664.
WILLIAM ANDERSON, his daugh.
Margaret (marr. proc. 12th Sept.
1781 John Stewart, student of
divinity); a daugh. (marr. -. Somerville)
died 14th May 1826.
WILLIAM MARSHALL, his first
1788 father-in-law a peruke-maker.
JOHN WILLIAM MURRAY, his wife,
1901
Ann Bell, died llth Oct. 1927. He
died 3rd June 1938.
NEWLANDS
In 1317 the patronage of the church was
granted to Dunfermline Abbey by John de
Grahame; and in 1477 the church became
a prebend of the Collegiate Church of
Dalkeith. [Reg. of Dunfermline, 236,
403-4.]
THOMAS PATERSON, reader 1563.
1563
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Rox
burgh, etc.]
1570
WILLIAM MURRAY. [Acts and Dec.
1566 xxviii, 58.]
ARCHIBALD DOUGLAS, M.A., min.
of Kirkurd, held parsonage 1570;
min. at West Linton 1576 (q.v.)\
senator of College of Justice. [Comps.
Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dumfries, etc.]
SIR JOHN THOMSON, reader, pro-
-__- bably vicar before 1560 and con
formed, died Oct. 1575. Marr.
Margaret Robeson, who survived him and
marr. (2) Patrick Thomson in Scotstoun.
[Edin. Tests., viii, 212.]
JOHN COLDEN, coll. and adm. to
1592
parsonage by Presb. of Edinburgh
and Peebles 20th June 1593.
[Deer, on Taxation 22nd Jan. 1593^.]
1596 JOHN SYDE. [G. R. Sas., xv. 102.]
ARCHIBALD TORRIE, his son, David.
[Scroll Reg. P. R. Sas. Fife, 1716,
War. 79.]
1694
STEPHEN PATON, his widow, Jane
1709
Sibbald, marr. (2) James Lorimer,
min. of Yarrow.
DAVID DICKSON, line 22, for " 1756"
1756 read "1755."
JAMES MOFFAT, marr. Janet, daugh.
of Thomas Stoddart of William-
1768
hope.
JAMES CHARTERIS, son of George
1834 Charteris of Amisfield.
WILLIAM KELLY, his widow, Cathe
rine Forrester, died at Edinburgh
5th May 1923.
1870
JOHN MILNE, died 26th May,
1884 1918.
HORACE JAMES DICK, trans, from
Blythswood for.v.) 25th Oct. 1918;
died at Largs 20th Nov. 1944. His
daugh. Ella (marr. 10th Dec. 1920 Walter
Brotherston, Rangoon); his widow, Eliza
beth J. M. Smith, died at Greenock 29th
Jan. 1949.
PEEBLES
The earliest patron of Peebles was St
Mungo; and St Mungo s Well still survives.
About 1116 the church with a caracute of
land belonged to the See of Glasgow; and
added to it there occurs in 1186 among the
possessions of the see the dependent
Chapel of Manor. On 29th Oct. 1195 the
church was dedicated by Bishop Joceline
of Glasgow, and it may be that it was at
that date that St Andrew took the place of
St Mungo as the patron. Before 1214
Peebles had become a prebend of Glasgow.
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PEEBLES
[PRESB. OF
In the church there were altars dedicated
to St Mary the Virgin (St Mary of Child
birth); Holy Rood; St Andrew; St Mary
of the Geddes Aisle, founded with the aisle
or chapel by John Geddes early in the 1 5th
century; St Mary Major; St James, desig
nated also the Altar of St James and St
Katharine in a Charter of 17th April 1469,
by which William Smaill, priest, granted
two annual rents from properties on the
north side of High Street, Edinburgh, for
masses at the altar; St John the Baptist;
St Laurence, founded probably about 1470
by Sir Richard Purdie, Dean of Peebles and
Vicar of Pettinain; St. Martin; St Michael
the Archangel; St Christopher, founded
29th April 1517 by William Alane, burgess
of Peebles; St Peter and St Paul, founded
20th Jan. 1520-1, in virtue of an indenture
between the community of the burgh and
Sir Patrick Stenhouse, chaplain of the
Chapel of St Mary, who gave part of the
chapel lands as the endowment. By Crown
Charter of 8th June 1543 there was con
firmed the erection of the church into a
collegiate church by the Bailies, Council,
and Community, and John, Lord Hay of
Yester, for a provost and 12 prebendaries,
and "two young persons having a youthful
voice to chant Divine Service." The pre
bends, identical with the altars, were in the
following order: The Virgin Mary of Child
birth, Holy Cross, St Michael the Arch
angel, St Mary Major, St Peter and St Paul,
St John the Baptist, St Mary of Geddes
Aisle, St Andrew, St James, St Laurence,
St Martin, St Christopher. Each preben
dary was to have 24 merkes, a chamber
with garden "in the ancient town of
Peebles" adjoining the messuage of the
Archdeacon of Glasgow, and an acre of
the church lands. There was at the Castle
of Peebles a chapel founded by David I.
To Kelso Abbey King William the Lion
(1145-1214) confirmed the chapel, with a
caracute of land, and also an annual rent
of 10 shillings from the fermes of the burgh
of Peebles assigned to the chapel by his
grandfather, David I, for perpetual celebra
tions for the soul of Henry, father of said
King William. The abbey was also held
bound to make the chapel fitting and
beautiful, to equip it with suitable eccle
siastical ornaments, and to provide a chap
lain who "shall minister perpetually in it
for the soul of Earl Henry. By letters of
David II of 8th March 1362-3 the com
munity were enjoined to assign a stance in
the common muir to build a Chapel of the
Virgin Mary. In the chapel there was an
altar dedicated to St Osyth. The Church
of the Holy Cross is said by Fordun to
have been founded by Alexander III.
According to the narrative, the royal action
was prompted by the discovery of a stately
and venerable cross at Peebles on 9th May
1361. The cross, it was believed, had been
hidden by some of the faithful about 296,
when the Maximian persecution was raging
in Britain. Soon after there was found
close to the same spot an urn containing
ashes and bones of a man s body torn from
limb to limb, as it were. The clue to the
identity of the ashes and bones was thought
to lie in the inscription on the outside of
the stone in which the cross was lying,
"Tomb of the Bishop St Nicolas."
Miracles were wrought at the place to
which people from Scotland and the north
of England continued to resort in crowds,
bringing offerings to God. And so, with
the advice of the Bishop of Glasgow, the
King reared a handsome church on the spot
in honour of God and the Holy Cross. The
church was placed in the custody of Trini
tarian or Red Friars; and on 3rd Feb. 1473,
in response to a petition by James III and
Margaret, his queen, Brother Robert, Head
Minister of the Red Friars at the Monastery
of Mathuron, Paris, sanctioned the erection
of a Trinitarian Monastery at the church,
and the annexation thereto of the Trini
tarian House at Berwick on Tweed, which
had been destroyed by the English. Among
the possessions of the house at Berwick on
Tweed, so annexed, was the Church of
Kettins. James V increased the resources
of the monastery by the annexation of the
Trinitarian House at Dunbar on 1st July
1529, the monastery being described as the
place quhar ane part of the verray croce
that our Salvatour was crucifyit on is
honorit and kepit, and by the annexation
of the Trinitarian House at Houston in the
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parish of Prestonkirk, on 2nd Dec. 1531.
The high altar of the church was the Black
Rood; and there were also altars of the
Holy Blood and St Sebastion. After the
Reformation the Cross Church became the
parish church, and was so used till 1784,
when a new church was built on the Castle-
hill. The latter gave place to the present
church in 1887. At Eshiels near Hors-
burgh Castle there was a hospital with
chapel bearing at first the name of St
Laurence, and later the name of St Leonard
and, maybe, under the invocation of both.
Regular payments to the hospital were
made from the customs of the burgh, the
first occurring in 1327. The site is now
called Chapelyards. About 1462 there was
founded near the Chapel of the Virgin
Mary an almshouse, also dedicated to St
Leonard. By Charter of 19th Nov. 1621
James VI granted to the burgh for "the
commonne workes of the burgh" the
endowments of the following prebends of
the former collegiate church, St Mary,
Holy Rood, St Michael the Archangel,
St Marie major, St John the Baptist, St
Mary dallgeddes, St Andrew, St James,
St Laurence, St Christopher, "with the
chaplanrie callit St Marie"; the lands,
tenements, houses, biggins, kirt kirks, with
"the hie and Cross Kirk" and kirkyards,
chapels, yards, orchards, crofts, rents,
teinds, fruits, duties, emoluments, almous
silver, obite silver and anniversaries" per
taining to chaplainries, alterages, prebends
founded in any kiik, hospital, chapel,
college or hospital in the burgh, or due
from any land or tenement in the burgh to
any kirk, chaplainry or prebend founded
outside the burgh in any part of Scotland.
[Acts Scott, Part., xii, Supplement \b;
Excheq. Rolls, i, 71, ii, 208, 323, etc.; Reg.
of Glasgow, 5, 55, 95; Book of Kelso, 15;
Reg. Sec. Seal, i, 4110, ii, 203, 1069, 2524,
4207, 4842; Reg. Great Seal, ii, 838, iii,
2921; Chron. of Me I rose, 102; Charters of
Burgh of Peebles, 8, 9, 10, 14, 43, 50, 54,
61 ft ., 64, 73, 76 ff., 81, 91; Retours, viii,
275; Fordun s Scot., i, 299, Scott. His
torians; for details see Dr. C. B. Gunn s
Book of St Andrew s Church; Book of the
Cross Church (2 vols.).]
JOHN WALLACE, was probably the
first, if unauthorised, preacher of
the Reformed Faith in Peebles, for
on 3rd March 1559-60 it is narrated that
"John Dikesone yr. of Winkieston, and
Rollan Scott, bailies, passit to the per-
sonale presens of Johne Wallace als
appostal, and dischargit him to vse ony
new novationes of commoun prayeris or
preching becaus the said Johne was nocht
electit be the saidis baillies and parochyn,
and that the said baillies wald nocht assist
to him nor nane of his sect nor opinioun;
becaus the saidis baillies wald stand vnder
the faith and obedience of thair Prince
berand authorite for the tyme, nocht being
dischargit be ane ordour and in na con-
timptioun of the Lordis of the Congrega-
tioun," [Extracts from the Records of the
Burgh of Peebles, 258.]
JOHN DICKSON, min. in 1566.
1560 [Acts and Dec., xxxvi, 374.]
JOHN HOPPRINGLE, chaplain.
1573 [Acts and Dec., liii, 219.]
THOMAS HAY, brother to William,
1575
Lord Hay of Yester, provided to the
ministry 30th Oct. 1566; res. in
favour of his nephew James, 7th Lord Hay
of Yester, 15th Jan. 1583-4; died before
llth June 1584. [Scots Peerage, viii, 437;
Acts and Dec., Ixi, 260, 262.]
ADAM DICKSON, reader at Eddleston,
1586
designated minister in Peebles 31st
July and 14th Sept. 1577. [Edin.
Tests., v, 242; vii, 219.]
THEODORE HAY. [G. R. Sas., 25th
1616 July 1631, xxxi, 304.]
JAMES THOMSON, his son, William,
1696
and his daugh., Susanna, died before
30th March 1737. [P. R. Sas.
Lanark, xiv, ii, 354.]
ROBERT BUCHANAN, died Father
1813 of the Church.
THOMAS MARTIN, licen. llth June
1883; Moderator of General As
sembly, May 1920; dem. 12th Nov.
1925; died at Davidson s Mains 7th Jan.
1911
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PEEBLES STOBO
[PRESB. OF
1942; his wife, Isabella Robertson, died
14th Aug. 1929; his son, Thomas, M.D.,
Peebles, died 27th June 1931; his daugh.,
Christeen Isobell (marr. 4th July 1918
George Thomas Thomson, min. of St
Boswells), died 7th Jan. 1937.
BERRY PRESTON, trans, from Riccar-
1926 ton (#.v.) 24th March 1926.
STOBO
At Westerhoprew there was a chapel
dedicated to St Michael, described in 1503
as founded by the predecessors of John,
Lord Hay of Yester, and endowed with
certain lands and a manse, the vicar of
Stobo being held bound to celebrate service
twice weekly in the chapel for the souls of
the founders. [Yester Writs, 272, Scott.
Rec. Soc.]
JOHN COLQUHOUN, M.A., parson
1560
1554, reader 1560; son natural of
late James Colquhoun, parson of
Luss; held the parsonage of Stobo, of
which he was described on 28th April 1 566
as now " usufructuar. " [/teg. of Deeds,
viii, 3016; Comps. Sub Col. of Thirds,
Roxburgh, etc.; Chiefs of Colquhoun, i, 100;
Acts and Dec., xxiii, 153; xxx, 301; xlvii,
298; xlviii, 216; 1,279; lii, 187; liv, 71, 304,
337; Ixi, 389; Monumenta Univ. Glasgow,
i, 82.]
SIR NINIAN DOUGLAS, vicar 4th
Nov. 1562; was in office 19th Dec.
1562
1557; Chaplain of the Altar of the
Holy Rood, Dalkeith Coll. Church, 19th
Dec. 1551; and on 28th Sept. 1557 was
Chaplain of the Altar in the threshold of
said Coll. Church. "[Laing Charters, 591,
679, 744; Reports Hist. MSS. Commis., ii,
Duns Castle, 23.]
SIR THOMAS GODERRALL, vicar
1562
14th July 1562, on which date he
received from Sir David Hamilton,
vicar-pensioner of Stobo, a letter of tack
and assedation of the fruits, rents, teinds,
emoluments, and other duties of the
vicarage, with glebe, manse, houses, and
kirklands, for 5 years. [Grote s Prot. Bk.,
221.]
THOMAS NEILSON, reader, alleged
1566 P arson designated exhorter 1569-
72. [Acts and Dec., xxxvii, 157;
Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Roxburgh, etc.]
JAMES NOBLE, parson 1572. [Comps.
1572 Sub Coll. of Thirds, Roxburgh, etc.]
ARCHIBALD COLQUHOUN of Sal-
1573
lochty, parson 2nd Sept. 1566 in
succession to his kinsman, John
Colquhoun. [Reg. of Deeds, viii, 301;
Acts and Dec., 1, 279; lii, 187; liv, 71; 302,
337; Ixi, 389; Ixiii, 377.]
WILLIAM TWEEDIE, reader, 13th Jan.
1578 1578-9. [Edin. Tests., ix, 239.]
ROBERT DOUGLAS, perpetual vicar
16th July 1565, Provost of Corstor-
phine 8th Dec. 1575, called vicar
1582. [Reg. Abbrev. Feu Charters of
Church Lands, ii, 1580; Yester Writs, 731,
812.]
ADAM HEPBURN, pres. to benefice
1592
on death of Archibald Colquhoun
30th Sept. 1588 and to parsonage
on death of Andrew Murdo. [P. S. Reg.,
Ix, 65; Ixiii, 248.]
ARCHIBALD ROW, pres. to vicarage
on depr. of Andrew Cunninghame.
1598
[P. S. Reg., Ixx, 51.]
1688
WILLIAM BOLLO, line 2 for "1600"
1682 read "1660."
WILLIAM RUSSELL, had issue-
Marion, born 18th June 1672;
Margaret, born 7th Nov. 1673;
John, born 30th Dec. 1675; George, born
6th Feb. 1678; Alexander, born 23rd June
1679; Margaret, born 6th Dec. 1688;
William, born llth Feb. 1691; James, born
28th Sept. 1693; Adam, born 25th Jan.
1697; Daniel; Agnes. Marr. (2) Jean
Lindsay. [Deeds, Mack., 1704, No. 11,
515.]
WILLIAM RUSSELL, his son, William,
born 23rd July 1703, apprentice to
William Carmichael, merchant,
Edinburgh, 28th Feb. 1718.
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STOBO WALKERBURN
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ALEXANDER KER, his daugh. Isa-
1787 bella [marr. 17th Sept. 1818].
ALEXANDER EDGER, line 6, for
1837 "1847 "read "1837."
JOHN LIVINGSTON BOOTH, his
widow, Julia Ritchie, died 1st Aug.
1928.
JOHN RODGERS CRUICKSHANK,
D.D. (Aberdeen, 3rd April 1941),
1891 died 6th Oct. 1944.
DAWYCK
GEORGE SMITH, born 1650; marr.
1684
1690 and had issue Ann. [N. and
Q., 3 Sen, xii, 27.]
TRAQUAIR
ALEXANDER TAIT, vicar pensioner
and reader 1567-72; vicar and ex-
horter 10th April 1575; reader 16th
Jan. 1577; afterwards at Bedrule. [Comps.
Sub Coll. of Thirds, Roxburgh; Edin. Tests.,
iii, 189; v, 349; vii, 181.]
1567
1646
WILLIAM THOMSON, his widow,
Geilles Millar, and son, Mr Thomas,
resident in Tron Par., Edinburgh,
9th Nov. 1694; his daugh. Jean (marr. cont.
30th Nov. 1677 Ewen Campbell in Pelna-
neach, Moray). [Tron Poll Tax Roll 10;
Reg. of Deeds Dal, 19th Nov. 1720.]
JOHN WALKER, line 3, for "7"
1789 read "2."
JARDINE WALLACE, his sons
1859
James Campbell, died 4th Feb.
1935; Jardine, died East Grange,
New Jersey, 6th Dec. 1936.
JOHN MAIN, his wife, Elizabeth Kidd
ions Campbell, died at Musselburgh 1 6th
Aug. 1 926. Marr. (2) llth April
1 928 Isabella Clark (died 23rd Sept. 1 943).
TWEEDSMUIR
Formerly known as the Quarter Kirk.
[Reg. of Deeds Mack., xliii, 201 , 1703.]
WILLIAM HIGGINS, M.P., 1689-1700;
his son William apprentice to James
Chisholm, apothecary, Edinburgh,
26th Jan. 1704.
JAMES GARDNER, his son, George,
1793 died 31st July 1842.
GEORGE BURNS, his son, John James,
1831 died at Glasgow, 18th Jan. 1917.
JOHN DICK, his daughs. Mary
Gibson, died 23rd March 1915;
Eleanora Lidderdale, died 8th Jan.
1933; Jessie Crawford, died 28th Feb. 1933.
WILLIAM SHILLINGLAW
CROCKETT, D.D. (Edinburgh,
1929); his wife, Mary Ross, died
5th Jan. 1944. He died 25th June 1945.
Addl. Publications The Centenary of
Waverley (1915); Dr Mair of Ear Is ton
(1920); Berwickshire and Roxburghshire
(Cambridge Series) (1925); Lays from
Leader side (1925); The Berwickshire Scene
(1936); Tweedsmuir Church and Churchyard
(1936). General Editor of Fasti Ecclesiae
Scoticanae 1915-28.
WALKERBURN
DONALD MACGREGOR GRANT,
dem. 16th May 1918, adm. to New-
1860
1894
1908
port 13th Feb. 1920.
1919
ROBERT STEWART, born 22nd Aug.
1864; educ. at Univ. of Glasgow
and Original Secession Church Hall;
ord. 1888 to Original Session Church,
Castletown, Caithness; adm. to Free
Church 1895; missionary at Windygates;
adm. min. 1899; adm. here 2nd July 1919;
dem. 16th May 1924 owing to dispute with
congregation; died 3rd Oct. 1927. Marr.
5th July 1888 Isobel Brown, and had issue
William R. B., born 29th April 1889;
Anne Isabel B., born 12th Aug. 1890;
Grace, born 24th Nov. 1893; Jessie McD.,
born 15th May 1895; Helene S., born 5th
March 1897; Robert A., born 31st Aug.
1899.
FREDERICK ROBERT SIM, born
10th August 1888, youngest son of
Robert S., M.D., Affleck House,
Monikie, and Isabella Margaret Boosie;
1924
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WALKERBURN WEST LINTON [PRESB. OF PEEBLES
licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 22nd Dec.
1922; assistant North Esk 1923; ord. 23rd
Sept. 1924; trans, to St Columba s, Black-
hall, 30th Sept. 1931; died 4th Aug. 1945.
Marr. 23rd Dec. 1924 Janet Grant, daugh.
of William Smith, Portobello, and has
issue David Robert, born 14th Nov. 1925.
WEST LINTON
There was in the church an aisle of St
John the Baptist, no doubt with an altar
of that dedication.
In its early designation, Lyntunruderic
(Linton Roderick), West Linton is linked
up with Roderick (d. 603), Christian King
of Strathclyde, Rydderick Hael (Roderick
the Liberal), supporter of St Mungo, to
whom the church was dedicated. In 1 569-
72 George Foirhous had the chaplainry of
"ye Lady of Linton" to "sustain him at
the Schools, indicating the existence of a
chapel dedicated to the Virgin. [Ancient
Ch. Dedications in Soct., Non-Scrip., 178-9;
Compts. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Linlithgow,
etc.; Laing Charters, 499.
ADAM COLQUHON, exhorter 1563-
_.- 71 and described as reader 20th
Sept. 1574 and 8th June 1575.
[Edin. Test., ii, 47; iii, 267.]
WALTER BALFOUR, afterwards
1566 reader at Kinross.
ARCHIBALD DOUGLAS, min. of
1576 Kirkurd, had charge here 1574.
ROBERT ALLAN, min. of Newlands,
1585
had charge here 1585. (See New-
lands.)
THOMAS FINDLATER, born 2nd
1731 July 1697.
ALEXANDER McCAUL FORRES-
1836 TER, died 9th April 1883.
SAMUEL McLINTOCK, died 12th
1877
April 1922; his widow, Margaret
Bryce Gunn, died 25th Dec. 1938.
JAMES THOMAS HALL, trans, from
Tillicoultry (q.v.) 6th Oct. 1922;
trans, to Holborn 2nd Sept. 1927.
1928
JAMES GRAHAM GOODALL
NICOLSON, born Pittenweem
1893, son of Thomas Peter Johnston
N., secretary and bailie, Pittenweem, and
Margaret Anderson; educ. at Waid Aca
demy and Univ. of St Andrews, M.A.
(1916); served in Great War as lieut. in
Highland Light Infantry; licen. by Presb.
of St Andrews Jan. 1923; Assistant, Dun
blane; ord. 13th Dec. 1923 to Saltoun;
trans, and adm. 22nd March 1928. Marr.
24th June 1925 Nellie, younger daugh. of
James Hebenton, Glasgow, and has issue
Thomas Peter Johnston, born 25th March
1927; Isobel Marion, born and died 12th
Jan. 1931; Margaret Helen Rae, born 4th
May 1932. Editor College Echoes (St
Andrews Univ.).
PRESBYTERY OF DALKEITH
BORTHWICK
The Church of Lockerworth was granted
to the Abbey of Scone by David I 1 124-53,
along with a piece of land which the abbey
subsequently gave to David de Lyn in
exchange for 1 acre of land and a piece of
land beside the river under the orchard of
the church. The exchange was confirmed
by Roger, Bishop of St Andrews, 1188-
1202. The teinds, fruits, etc., of the church
were granted by William, Lord Crichton,
for the institution of prebends of the
Collegiate Church of Crichton on its
foundation on 26th Dec. 1449. In response
to a petition by the Presbytery of Edin
burgh which stated that the church had
been destitute of the exercise of religion for
several years bypast on account of the
absence of stipend for a minister, all the
teind sheaves and all the teinds of the
rectory, great and small, and all the fruits
of the parish that pertained to the prebends
of Crichton Collegiate Church, and the
vicarage of Borthwick, alias the vicarage
Lochorquhart of Torcrek, with manse and
glebe, resigned by Nathaniel Harlaw,
Minister of Ormicton, were, by Crown
Charter of 4th April 1596, ratified by
Parliament in 1606, dissolved from Crich
ton, and annexed to Borthwick, to be
called the Rectory of Borthwick. [Book of
Scone, 5-6, 14, 33; Reg. Great Seal, vi,
425; Acts Scott. Parl, iv, 327.]
DUNCAN WALKER, min. 27th March
1583 1583. [Cal. Laing Charters, 1060.]
PATRICK TURNER, M.A., pres. in
1604
1604 in succession to John Murray.
[Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixxiv, 150.]
ARCHIBALD TURNER, marr. Re-
1648 becca, daugh. of Alexander Couper
of Failford, W.S. [Reg. of Deeds,
Dal., xix, 587.]
JOHN WEIR, marr. Anne, daugh. of
John Hamilton of Gilkerscleuch,
1652
parson of Crawfordjohn.
THOMAS PATERSON, had issue
165? (addl.) Agnes; Helen; Walter.
[Reg. of Deeds, Mack., Ixxxvii, 31st
Dec. 1700.]
THOMAS PATERSON, M.A., with his
1683 Wife Ann Murray anc * three ch ^~
dren, the eldest 8 years, and his
daughter-in-law Ann White going on 14,
was resident in Tron parish, Edinburgh,
16th Nov. 1694. Thomas, probably his
son, was apprenticed to David Wemyss,
merchant, Edinburgh, llth Jan. 1703.
WALTER WADDELL, marr. Susan,
1860
daugh. of William Morrison, Pro
curator Fiscal, Fifeshire; she died
13th Sept. 1924; James Cumming Dewar,
his son, died at Uddingston 14th Aug. 1932.
THOMAS ALEXANDER BICKER-
1904 TON licen - May 1882; dem 30th
Jan. 1922; died at Davidson s Mains
29th Jan. 1923; his wife, Alison Watson
Hope Mackenzie, died 4th July 1918.
WILLIAM JOHN MACFARLAND,
B.A., trans, from Kelso North 15th
Dec. 1922; trans, to Balmerino 6th
May 1926.
1922
ANDREW CLARK ORR, born llth
1926
May 1888, son of Robert Clark O.,
West Kilbride, and Annie Boyd;
educ. at Univ. of Edinburgh, M.A. (1915);
licen. by Free Church Presb. of Glasgow
June 1919; assistant Bluevale; ord. 15th
Oct. 1926. Marr. 14th Dec. 1926 Janey
Hepburn, M.A., daugh. of Peter Hepburn,
Auchterarder.
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68
CARRINGTON CRANSTOUN
[PRESB. OF
CARRINGTON
The original parish church was dedicated
by Bishop David de Bernham, 2nd May
1243. The church was granted to the Abbey
of Scone by David I 1124-53. On 13th
Feb. 1356 William, Bishop of St Andrews,
on the renunciation of all rights in the
church by Scone Abbey, gave in exchange
to the said abbey the Church of Blair in
Gowrie; the present church was first used
7th Oct. 1911. [Bk. of Scone, 5-6, 14,
130-3; see Blairgowrie.]
GEORGE ALEXANDER, parson of
Foulden, pres. to parsonage here on
forfeiture of James Hamilton.
[Reg. Pres. Bene., i, (2), 27.]
SIR JAMES HOPKIRK, reader, pro
bably previously vicar in 1 549, vicar
pensioner, died after 23rd Dec. 1574.
[Wodrow s Miscel. Prot. Book of Thomas
Steven; Edin. Tests. June 1570, iii, 178;
Reg. Pres. Bene., i (2), 32.]
JOHN CHARLES, reader, pres. to
1575
vicar; pensionary 15th April 1575
on death of James Hopkirk. [Reg.
Pres. Bene., i (2), 32; Reg. Mag. Sig., iv,
2816, 24th Nov. 1578.]
LUCAS SOUSIE, line 3, for "1586"
1585 read "1585-6."
JOHN COLLIER, his wife, Annabella
1663 Lindsay, buried 15th March 1693.
1682
ROBERT MONTEITH, bapt. 16th Nov.
1651; marr. Rebecca Higgins; his
second son, Patrick. [Dumfries
Sas., iv, 455.]
JAMES KIRKPATRICK, min. at
Machars, Co. Down, marr. 1682 (1)
1688
and had issue Anna, Susanna and
Christian. [Deeds Dal., 1706, No. 1029.]
JOHN BISHOP, son of William B.,
1698 burgess of Edinburgh.
JAMES PATON, his daugh., Rosina
(marr. proc. 21st Feb. 1762 George
Paton, clerk in Custom House).
WILLIAM GRANVILLE CORE, dem.
19th May 1916; died at Portobello
5th Jan, 1917; his widow, Jessie
Braidwood, died 25th Aug. 1920; his daugh.
Jessie died at London 16th Dec. 1918.
WILLIAM EDWARD GRIMWOOD,
1916
ord. 19th Sept. 1916; trans, to Pol-
warth 22nd Oct. 1925.
DAVID EDWARD EASSON, born 2nd
1926 Aug J ^ 7 son f Day id Chapman
E. and Isabella Rae Duncan; educ.
at Univ. of St Andrews, M.A. (1918), B.D.
(1924), Ph.D. (1928); licen. by Presb. of
St Andrews 7th May 1924, assistant
Inveresk; ord. 8th April 1926; trans, to
Mauchline Old Church 5th March 1931;
dem. on app. Lecturer on Church History,
Univ. of Leeds, 30th Sept. 1947.
COCKPEN
SIR GEORGE RAMSAY, perpetual
1569 v * car ^ 4t ^ Dec ^9; appears to
have held office in 1560; died before
1580. [Reg. Great Seal, iv, 3018; Reg.
Pres. ofBenefs., ii, 44.]
ALEXANDER WOOD, marr. Jean
1681 Brown. [Reg. of Deeds, 1700.]
DAVID LINDSAY, his sons Charles,
1695
apprentice to Patrick Gibb, cor-
diner, Edinburgh, 12th Aug. 1736;
David, apprentice to John Sempill, surgeon
apothecary, Edinburgh, 8th March 1721.
1903
ROBERT MONTGOMERIE HARDIE,
died 13th March 1942; his wife,
Mary Smith, died 2nd May 1928;
his daugh., Agnes Montgomerie, died 5th
Oct. 1937; his sons Thomas, L.R.C.P. &
S.E., died at Hull 24th Nov. 1941; William
Towers Hardie, M.D., Ch.B., Glasgow,
died 3rd June 1948.
CRANSTOUN
The church was granted to Kelso Abbey
by Hugh Riddel, Lord of Cranston, and
in 1165-78 the grant was confirmed by
William the Lion. On 2nd March 1316-17
the church, with the lands of Preston or
Easter Cranston pertaining thereto, was
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conveyed by the abbey to William Lamber-
ton, Bishop of St Andrews, in exchange for
the Church of Nenthorn, with the Chapel
of Little Newton. The vicarage of the
church became a Prebend of St Salvator s
College and Collegiate Church, St An
drews. At least twice at the end of the 16th
century the parish was designated Cran-
ston-Riddell. The present church was built
in 1825 at the sole expense of Sir John
Dalrymple. The old manse, which was
situated at Prestonhall, is said to have been
a rest-house for pilgrims to Melrose
(Kelso ?) Abbey. Over one of the windows
was the inscription " Diversorium infra,
Habitaculum supra, literally, Inn below,
dwelling above, expressive of the idea of
Pilgrimage on earth, Home in heaven. At
the village of Cousland there was a chapel
dedicated to St Catharine, originally a
dependent chapel of Inveresk Church, and
as such appearing among the possessions
of Dunfermline Abbey confirmed by
Robert, Bishop of St Andrews, apparently
before 1153, and certainly not later than
1158-9. On 4th June 1509 William Ruth-
ven of Ruthven, Kt., fiar lord of Cousland,
and William, Lord of Ruthven, and his
wife, Isabel Livingstone, life-renters of Cous
land, granted to the chapel 12 merks
annually from the lands of Cousland, and
a house and garden on the west side of the
chapel. The date when Cousland was
attached to Cranston parish has not been
definitely ascertained; but it is said to have
been at or soon after 1560. All traces of
the chapel seem to have disappeared some
time prior to the close of the 18th century;
but local people of that period had recollec
tions of a bell which had been taken away,
and of a churchyard. [Acts Scott. ParL,
iv, 28, v, 118; Reg. Great Seal, ii, 3358;
Reg. Sec. Seal, iii, 1716; Retours, xliii,
291; Reg. of Dunfermline, 55, 57, 59, 63,
etc.; Book of Kelso, i, 14, 16-18, 197-8,
251-2.]
JAMES MURRAY, vicar 1563, styled
J563 min. 20th Nov. 1580; pres. to haill
vicarage on dem. of Andrew Black-
hall./?^. Sec. Sig., Ixi, 57; Comps. Sub
Coll. of Thirds, Linlithgow, etc.]
E*
JAMES WATSON, pres. by David
1597 McGill, King s Advocate, before
3rd July 1598. [Decree ts on the
Taxation, 3rd July 1598.]
JOHN NYMBILL, marr. 21st Feb. 1604
1610 Margaret Danielston. [Reg. House
Charters.]
GEORGE KINTORE, had issue,
1663 George, bapt. 2nd Nov. 1662.
[South Leith Reg.]
JAMES BLAIR, son of Peter B., min.
1679 ofJedburgh.
WILLIAM SMITH, his daugh. Mar-
1733 garet (marr. pro. 9th Dec. 1795
Richard Cochrane, late of America.)
SAMUEL STEPHEN WALKER, his
1912 wife Anna, daugh. of James Sharp,
Aberdeen, died 9th Sept. 1939;
marr. (2) 5th July 1944 Helen Alexander,
eldest daugh. of John Aikman, 3 White-
house Terrace, Edinburgh; his son, James
Cadenhead, died prisoner of war, Singapore,
1942.
CRICHTON
On 26th Dec. 1449 William, Lord
Crichton, Chancellor of Scotland, out of
thankfulness and gratitude to Almighty
God for all the manifold deliverances He
has vouchsafed unto him," and "to the
praise and Honour of God Omnipotent,
and our Lord Jesus Christ, the ever Blessed
and Glorious Virgin Mary, St Kentigern,
and All Saints and the Elect of God," with
consent of his son and heir, Sir James of
Frendraucht, founded the Collegiate
Church of Crichton in the parish church.
Three days later confirmation was given by
James Kennedy, Bishop of St Andrews.
The foundation was for a provost, eight
chaplains or prebendaries, one of whom
was to be master or instructor of the school
of music, and another master or teacher of
the grammar school, two boys, and a
sacrist whose duties were to attend to the
ringing of the bells, locking the doors,
vestments, chalices, and other vessels, and
also for the repair of the fabric, furnishing
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the altar and choir, and other necessaries.
The provost was to have the whole fruits
of the Rectory of Crichton, along with the
rector s manse as residence, subject to a
provision of 10 annually with acre of
land for manse and garden, to a perpetual
vicar who was to have the parochial cure
of Crichton, and was also to be the Pre
bendary of Crichton. To the provostry
also pertained the Temple Lands of Crich
ton. The fruits of the Church of Locker-
worth (Borthwick), annexed to the colle
giate church, were in the first instance for
the provision of a perpetual vicar of
Lockerworth, who was to have the church
lands or glebe of Lockerworth for his own
use, along with the manse and garden
formerly pertaining to the rector, and all
the teind sheaves and other teinds of
Haukerston, and all the teinds of Douglas-
land and Goldlan. The fruits of the Church
of Lockerworth further provided for three
prebends the First Prebend of Middleton
and the Second Prebend of Middleton,
which had all the teind sheaves and other
teinds of the town of Middleton and of
Cauldsyde, along with all the teinds of the
town of Osperton, and the Prebend of
Lockerworth, later called the Prebend of
Vogrie, which had all the teind sheaves and
other teinds of the lands of Little Locker
worth, with all the teinds of the domicile
lands of Lockerworth. For the fabric of
the church and the repair of the fabric, and
for ornaments, vestments, etc., further
teinds of Lockerworth were devoted the
teinds of Arnoldston, Hervistoun, Rathqu-
hillintoun and Catkin, with the teinds of
the mills of Catkin and Lockerworth and
Vogrie. This appears to be the Prebend of
Arnoldston mentioned in a Crown Charter
of 4th April 1 596. The other three prebends
were the prebend called
with endowments of lands and annual
rents in lie Buithraw in Edinburgh; the
Prebend of Hogston, with endowments of
an annual rent of 16i merks from a tene
ment in Edinburgh, along with the town
of Hogston near the Burgh Muir of Edin
burgh; and the Prebend of Furde in the
barony of Crichton, with endowments of
5 Scots from the east half of the lands of
Uggingis between Sleden and Furde, 5
Scots annual rent from the lands of the
barony of Crichton, and i acre for manse
and garden. For the education and sus
tenance of the two boys there were set
apart the teind sheaves and other teinds of
Auchinlekhill and Curry, with all the teinds
of the lands called lie Stanis; and the pro
vision for the sacrist was all the teind
sheaves and other teinds of West Caldmure,
all portions of the fruits of Lockerworth
Church. The Act of Parliament of 1641
which declared the collegiate church to be
the parish church for all time, converted
and appropriated all the teinds, fruits,
rents, emoluments, and other duties what
soever, due to the vicares or prebendaries
thair," to the said parish kirk and the
minister serving or to serve the same.
[Acts Scott. Parl., v. 572; Reg. Great Seal,
ii, 1784, iv, 2169, vi, 425, vii, 508; Reg. Sec.
Seal, iii, 2366; Charters of Coll. Churches
of Midlothian, Ixxvii-lxxix, 304-12.]
ADAM JOHNSTON, M.A., min. and
1569
provost 1569 and 1572. [Comps.
Sub Coll. of Thirds, Linlithgow, etc.]
GIDEON PENMAN, his son, James,
1639
apprenticed to James Edmonds-
toune, merchant, Edinburgh, 13th
April 1681. [G. R. Sas., 2 Ser., ii, 417.]
1682
ANDREW DONN, resident with his
W ^ 6 at Inveresk 1694 hi s son
Alexander, apprenticed to James
Spotswood, barber, 7th March 1701.
[Inveresk Poll Tax Roll, 24.]
MATTHEW SELKIRK, marr. Agnes,
1690
daugh. of George Cunningham,
merchant burgess, Edinburgh; his
son, James, apprentice to Robert Geddes,
surgeon apothecary, Edinburgh, 2nd Nov.
1709; his daughs. Janet (marr. John
Cleghorn, min. of Wemyss); Agnes (marr.
Charles Wright, portioner of Newbigging);
Laurence. [Edin. Burgess Roll, 14th June
1695.]
CHARLES PRIMROSE, marr. (1)
daugh. of Bailie Duncan Mclntosh;
(2) Ann, daugh. of Nicolas Moffat,
1729
stabler.
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1840
JOHN CRAWFORD, his daughs.
Lillian Ann, died 28th Oct. 1918;
Georgiana, died 11 May 1923;
Agnes, died llth Jan. 1927.
HENRY DUNCAN, his widow Cecilia
Bertram Baillie, died 25th Jan. 1933;
his son, Alexander William, died
18th Nov. 1934; his daugh., Mary Hen
rietta, died at London 26th March 1924.
STEVENSON MACNAB, dem. 5th
1902 Dec. 1946, died 14th Oct. 1947.
DALKEITH
In Dec. 1372 Robert II granted licence
to Sir James de Douglas, Kt., of Dalkeith,
to found a chaplainry or chaplain in the
Chapel of St Nicolas, Dalkeith, with an
endowment of 6 1 3s. 4d. stg. annual rent
from the lands of Horsbruke in Peebles,
and also to Sir Henry de Douglas, Kt., to
infeft the foresaid chaplain in 5 merks
annual rent from whatever source he
pleased. The same king on 25th Oct. 1375
confirmed a charter of Sir James de
Douglas, Kt. of Dalkeith, founding in the
chapel another chaplainry in honour of the
Virgin Mary and St Nicolas, for the souls
of Sir John de Douglas, his father, and
Lady Agnes, his mother, the endowment
being the lands of Suylt and Fethenane in
Peebles. On 1st June 1406 Sir James
erected the chapel, which he had enlarged
and decorated, into a collegiate church for
six chaplains, one of whom was provost.
To the provost were assigned the lands of
Dythment and Holden in the barony of
West Calder. The provision for the first
chaplain was the tenpound lands of Suylt
and Fethenane to the extent of 20 marks
annually; for the second, 10 stg., to wit
2 merks of the lands of Louchurde and
40s. annual rent of the lands of Kirkurde
in Tweeddale; for the third 10 merks
annual rent of the lands of Horsbruke
"granted by us," and 3 annually from
the lands of Wynkiston, Corstunyngiis-
felde and Dillay-islande in the Sheriflfdom
of Peebles, granted by Sir Henry de
Douglas, brother of Sir James, the chaplain
to celebrate at the Altar of St Peter in the
said chapel (collegiate church); and for the
other two chaplains 22 merks and half the
lands of Spittalhaulch and Ingalston in
Tweeddale, formerly given by "our pre
decessors to the Culdees and pious uses,"
in equal portions. Manses were also pro
vided for the provost and chaplains. On
17th May 1477 James, Earl of Morton,
erected the collegiate church anew for a
provost and six canonries or prebends
which were reorganised and augmented,
the Churches of Newlands, Kilbocho, and
Mordington being appropriated to the
collegiate church. The prebends were
Newlands; Romanhouse; Bordland; Kil
bocho; Horsbruke; Mordington. Besides
the Altar of St Peter, there were at least an
Altar of the Virgin Mary, an Altar of the
Holy Rood and an Altar of St John the
Baptist. On 31st May 1504 James II con
firmed a charter, apparently of 21st July
1503, by which Alexander GifTord, Re
corder of Newlands, founded two chap-
lainries in the church, one at the Altar of
the Holy Rood, with lands and tenement
in Edinburgh, and other buildings, and
14 acres of "my Temple Lands" in Gul-
lane, and the other at the Altar of St John
the Baptist in the south aisle, with 5 merks
apx. from "my Hospital in the town of
Dalkeith on the south side of the highway
of the same.
Originally Dalkeith formed part of the
parish of Lasswade; but in 1467 the in
habitants of Dalkeith made representations
as to the very great inconvenience and
danger to which they were exposed during
tempestuous weather in having to cross the
streams that fell into the Esk, as they
resorted to their parish church of Lasswade
about 2 miles distant, and also that the
vicarage teinds were ample to support two
vicars, and craved Patrick Graham, Bishop
of St Andrews, to disjoin Dalkeith from
Lasswade. On 10th Oct. of the same year
the Bishop consented to the proposed dis
junction and erected Dalkeith into a
separate parish, the inhabitants of the
town and Castle of Dalkeith, of the park
commonly called Graham s Park, and of
Easter and Wester Coldane, etc., to be
under the spiritual jurisdiction of a separate
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vicar who was to perform Divine Service
at the Altar of the Virgin Mary in the
collegiate church, and was to have the
fruits of the said town, etc. The actual
disjunction was to take effect upon the
death or demission of Mr. James Lewing-
ton, vicar of Lasswade. The Altar or
Chapel of the Virgin was thus constituted
the Parish Church of Dalkeith. The Earl
of Morton granted two roods of land for
a manse. The rectory of Dalkeith was
attached to the deanery of Restalrig; and
on the dissolution of the deanery by Act of
Parliament in 1592, Dalkeith secured full
status as a parish. On 25th Nov. 1531 an
indentor was made between James, Earl of
Morton, and Sir John Crichtone, vicar of
Dalkeith, by which the said vicar, con
sidering the cost and expense incurred of
James, Earl of Morton, John, Earl of
Morton, and now James, Earl of Morton,
to find and obtene coles of Colden and
Dalkeith, and the importance and emolu
ments the vicar and his successors might
have, "if coals were won," for "the
utilitie, augmentatioun, and ampler profit
of the Kirk and Vicarage of Dalkeith, set
and let to the Earl "all and hail the teynd
coles of Colden and Dalkeith, with the
teind sheaves of the lands of Braidwood,
and the Earl, "to the laude glore and
Honour of God Omnipotent, the blessit
virgine Sanct Marie, His moder, patrones
of the paroche kirk of Dalkeith, the bishop
Sanct Nicolace, patron of the said nobill
and michty Lordis College and Chapel of
Dalkeith, and of all the Sancts, to pay to
the vicar and his successors 40s. Scots
annually.
On 5th Dec. 1384 Sir James de Douglas
founded in Dalkeith Castle a chapel dedi
cated to the Virgin Mary and St John the
Baptist, in memory of his wife, Agnes
Dunbar, the endowments being the lands
of Louchurde and Kirkurd, subsequently
annexed to the collegiate church. Provision
was made for the services being conducted
at Lasswade amid interruptions of war or
repairs to the Castle. On 27th June 1396
Sir James de Douglas also founded a
House of God near our Chapel of Dal
keith," for six poor and miserable persons,
the endowment being the following annual
rents: 6 3s. 4d. stg. from the lands of
Esterhopkelyack, 4 stg. from lands of
Newby in Peebles, 3 4s. 8d. stg. from
lands of Morton in Dalkeith. Described as
"two mean old houses called the Beid
Houses," the hospital was sold for the
benefit of the poor about 1752, when the
charity workhouse was built. One house
was opposite the old manse, the other a
little to the east of the church. [Reg. Hon.
de Morton, ii, 98-9, 124-6, 151-4, 197, 211,
226-35, 247, 259-60, 294, 324-8; Coll
Churches of Midlothian, Ixxxiii, Ixxxv,
Ixxxvi, cxvi-cxix, 323; Laing Charters, 28,
160, 230.]
ARCHIBALD BOYD, provost of the
collegiate church 10th Feb. 1558-9.
[Reg. of Abbrev. Feu Charters of
Church Lands, i, 9.]
ANDREW DAVIDSON, vicar, 25th
_.. June 1563. [Reg. Mag. Sig., v,
1214.]
ARCHIBALD SIMPSON, pres. to
Altarage St John in Church 1st
Aug. 1588. For "1586" read
"1591." [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ivii, 154.]
HEW CAMPBELL, son of George C,
apparent of Shankstoun; marr. (1)
Mary Ross, and had issue Hugh;
John; Elizabeth (marr. 2nd March 1656);
Robert. [Books of Council and Session 3rd
April 1602; Ayr Sas., iii, 2 Ser., 28th July
1624; Reg. of Deeds dcxvi, 19th Dec. 1655;
G. R. Sas., I m, 432; Clan Campbell, vi, 327.]
WILLIAM CALDERWOOD, his
daugh. Elizabeth. [Edin. Sas., xxxv,
451.]
ALEXANDER HERIOT, his son
1591
1635
1683
1694.
Robert, apprentice to John Wilkie,
merchant, Edinburgh, 24th Jan.
WILLIAM MUIR, marr. cont. re-
1691
corded. [Reg. of Deeds, Dal.,
xviii, 827.]
JAMES ELPHINSTON, his son, John,
1700
apprentice to George Duncan, sur
geon apothecary, 13th Jan. 1721.
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ANDREW GRAY, line 23, delete
1876 fc Robert John died at school 1 877.
DALKEITH WEST
HENRY FARQUHAR, died at London
3rd March 1946; his wife, Annie
Muir Peace, died at Dover 27th
Dec. 1916; his daugh., Jane Lament, died
at London 8th March 1935.
JOHN SCOTT, trans, to Saughtree 8th
1909 Sept. 1922.
CHARLES MICHAEL HEPBURN,
1923
M.A., B.D., ord. 4th Jan, 1923;
trans, to Moulin 25th Nov. 1926.
DOUGLAS DICKSON ROBERTSON,
1927
trans, from Patna (q.v.) 21st April
1927. Had issue Margaret Selkirk,
born 7th Aug. 1928, died 17th Jan. 1937;
John James (twin), born 7th Aug. 1928,
died 16th Dec. 1943.
FALA
JOHN FERNIE THOMSON, his
1861
widow, Jessie Wood McGowan,
died 27th Nov. 1927.
JAMES HUNTER, died 26th Nov.
1882
1915; his widow, Caroline Helen
Parry, died 8th Sept. 1926; his
sons David Ainslie, sergeant, Canadians,
killed in action 9th April 1917; Charles
Cook, died at Murtle 21st Nov. 1919.
JAMES ALEXANDER STEPHEN,
1Q16 trans, from Orphir (q.v.) 19th May
1916; min. of United Charge 1937.
Served in Great War as Lieut. R.G.A.
1916-19; died 10th Nov. 1946.
SOUTRA
There was in the church an altar dedi
cated to the Virgin Mary, the endowment
of which was a croft in the burgh of
Hawick, and Blacatis-Aiker, East Mains,
in the barony of Hawick. [Reg. Great
Seal, iv, 1702.]
GLENCORSE
In or about 1230 Sir Henry de Brade
granted to Holyrood Abbey the teinds of
Baveley (Bavelaw) for the support of the
chapel then called the Chapel of St Kathe-
rine in Pentland, and later St Katherines
(or St Catherines)-in-the Hopes. The grant
was confirmed by Charter of King Alexan
der II in 1236, and Bull of Pope Gregory
IX in 1237. In Jan. 1243 David de Bern-
ham, Bishop of St Andrews, confirmed the
chapel to the abbey; and a Bull of Pope
Innocent IV to the same effect followed in
1247. The foregoing facts hardly support
the picturesque story of the founding of
the chapel by Sir William St Clair of
Rosslyn, which narrates that while hunting
in the Pentlands King Robert the Bruce
was baulked by a white deer specially fleet
of foot, and in his difficulty asked his
attendant nobles whether one of their dogs
could secure the animal. Without hesita
tion Sir William St Clair pledged his head
against the forest of Pentland Moor that
his two dogs would kill the deer before it
crossed the march Burn. The king assented;
and then came the chase, which went on
till it was close on the Burn. In despair of
securing the animal, Sir William threw
himself from his horse and invoked the aid
of St Katherine. At once one of his dogs
stopped the deer in the middle of the
stream, and the other turned it back to the
winning bank and killed it. Sir William s
reward was the lands of Logan House,
Kirkton, and Earnscraig; and in gratitude
for St Katherine s help he built a chapel
to her honour on the spot where he had
knelt in prayer. While the story can hardly
be true, it may be that in some way Sir
William was a benefactor of the chapel
which was in existence more than a century
earlier. Some time prior to 1560 Glen-
corse became a parish with the chapel as
the church; and in the 17th century there
occur the designations the Church of St
Catherine-in-the-Hopes; and under that
designation the church was attached to the
Bishopric of Edinburgh on its erection by
Charles I in 1633. At an earlier period,
apparently in or soon after 1602, the parish
had been united to Lasswade. But on 1 8th
June 1612, on the ground that "Glencorse
is not able to interteine ane minister for the
present as is allegit," and also on account
74
GLENCORSE
[PRESB. OF
of the distance of Lasswade from Glen-
corse, the Presbytery consented "to the
union of the twa kirks," Glencorse and
Penicuik, "ane reasonable augmentation"
to be "provyded fra Glencors for the
present minister of Penycuik and his suc
cessors. The union with Lasswade, how
ever, was not disannulled; and the minister
of Lasswade retained his right to the double
benefice. In any case the arrangement does
not appear to have yielded satisfactory
results for Glencorse; and on 26th Oct.
1615 the parishioners complained to the
Presbytery " of ye want of the Word and
Sacramentis, " and desired "most earnest-
lie ane pastor. The minister of Lasswade
agreed, "provyding that in respect of his
strict and grit necessities his stipend was
not imparit." The lack of stipend pre
vented Glencorse being made a separate
charge; but on 23rd Dec. 1615 the Presby
tery resolved that a colleague be appointed
to the minister of Lasswade, his particular
duty being to overtake the work at Glen
corse. In this arrangement the people of
Glencorse concurred; and the emoluments
of the colleague were provided by the
heritors of both parishes. By Act of
Parliament on 8th March 1647 Glencorse
was disjoined from Lasswade and made
into a separate parish. In the same year,
on account of the church being situated at
the west end of the parish it was only 20
yards from the March Burn a new church
was erected in a central position on the
Erncraig. The work does not appear, how
ever, to have been wholly satisfactory, for
on 6th June 1661 there was laid before the
Presbytery a reference of the Kirk Session
of 1 st May narrating the ruinous state of
that part of the kirk from the Eastern door
to the Western door, which is holden up
for the present by props of timber, not
withstanding whereof the whole side wall
in that bounds is most like to fall," and
craving speedy repairs. Four years later
the church was in large part rebuilt. A new
church was in process of building in 1694-5,
and in the latter year was burned without
being completed. Rebuilding took place in
1699. A scheme of renovation was carried
out in 1811, when the tower was added.
The last service took place in the church
on 5th Dec. 1885; and thereafter the
church, whose ruins still stand on Erncraig,
gave place to the present church situated
near Milton Bridge. Within the latter
church is a baptismal font which was dis
covered deep down in the middle of the
floor of the old church during the renova
tion work of 1811. Probably it had been
removed from the Church of St Catherine
in 1647. For the increase of Glencorse
stipend Parliament in 1648 mortified a
yearly sum of 140 merks which had pre
viously been paid out of the lands of
Castlelaw for the maintenance of the organs
and singers of the Chapel Royal of Stirling.
[Charters of Holy rood, 45-6, 64, 65-6,
179-80; Acts Scott. ParL, vi, (1), 733, vi,
(2), 482; Grant s Call of the Pentlands,
89-99.]
LANCELOT GIBSON, reader 1573,
still in office 1585. [Comps. Gen.
Coll of Thirds.}
1573
THOMAS DOUGLAS, M.A., min.
1576; also in charge at Dalkeith.
[Comps. Gen. Coll. of Thirds.]
1576
1616
JAMES PORTEOUS, M.A., min. at
Soutra; on 23rd Dec. 1615 the
Presbytery, with the concurrence of
the parishioners of Glencorse, chose him
as colleague to George Ramsay, min. at
Lasswade and Glencorse, to furder (said)
Mr George at Leswaid in word and disci
pline, as also to instruct thaim (parishion
ers of Glencorse) by preiching and
chatechising, yea, administer to thaim also
the sacramentis in due and proper season
in and at thair awin Kirk at Glencors";
trans, and adm. as colleague 8th Aug. 1616;
in 1636 he "related (to the Presbytery) that
for sa meikle as ye paroche of Glencors
had been annexed to his Kirk (Lasswade)
thir many yeirs bygane, and he had been
serving yaim according to his abilitie, bot
now aige on his pairt, and distance of place
and ye charge of his awin Kirk makes him
unable to repair thither, and yairfoir hes
demitted ye said kirk (Glencorse) to Mr
Alexander Robesoun, who hes resaved
DALKEITH]
GLENCORSE INVERESK
75
1674
presentation yairto be ye Kings Majestic.
[Grant s Call of the Pentlands, 91-3.]
GEORGE PURVES, M.A., on his com
plaint that notwithstanding that he
had given obedience to the pro
clamation for prayers for the King and
Queen, certain persons had come "to his
house and discharged him from preaching
. . . and took away the keys of the kirk
door and the Kirk Byble, Parliament, on
7th May 1689, ordered the keys and the
Bible to be restored to him, and the laird
of Glencorse to afford him protection.
[Acts Scott. ParL, ix, App. 100.]
JOHN WILSON, eldest son of Thomas
1699
W., merchant burgess of Glasgow,
admitted burgess of Glasgow 1748.
ALEXANDER TORRENCE left a be-
1818
quest of 1,000 in favour of the
church, which is said to have been
invested in ground annuals in respect of
the Municipal Buildings, Portobello.
1878
WILLIAM BAILL1E STRONG, dem.
24th July 1928 died at Edmbur g h
17th Dec. 1930; his daughs. Helen
Marjorie (marr. 22nd Nov. 1919 James C.
Spence of Debrugarth, Assam); Katherine
Baillie (marr. 24th June 1925 John Fleming,
C.A.); his son, William, M.A., C.A. assis
tant controller Transport, Sudan Govern
ment.
DONALD MAcASKELL BEGBIE, for-
192R merly of Freuchie (q.v.), trans, from
St John s, Leith, 5th Dec. 1928; his
son, Donald William David, killed in an
accident 20th Feb. 1941.
HERIOT
WILLIAM McGEORGE, son of James
McG., schoolmaster, Dumfries, and
Marion Gladstanes; marr. Kathe
rine, daugh. of John Coupland, elder and
barber of Dumfries, and had issue
Robert, died 17th Dec. 1680. Line 6, delete
son of min. of Caerlaverock.
ADAM STEEL, his daugh. Helen (marr.
proc. 21st May 1749 James Robert
son, clerk to London Paving Co.).
1689
ALEXANDER HUNTER, marr. (3)
1791
Lily, daugh. of Thomas Malcolm,
shoemaker, Edinburgh.
DANIEL CAMERON, his daugh.,
1869 Amelia Nisbet, died 19th April 1931.
JOHN FRANCIS BROWN, dem. 15th
Dec. 1927, died at Gorebridge 25th
Nov. 1928.
1871
HARRY SMITH, trans, from Old
Kilpatrick (q.v.) 7th June 1928;
dem. 31st March 1936, D.D. (Aber
deen, 1st April 1925); died 8th Aug. 1942;
his daughs. Margaret Miller Frazer (marr.
7th March 1933 Thomas Alexander, elder
son of William Mathieson, Shoesbourne,
Heriot); Lettice Ruthven, B.Sc. (marr. 18th
Dec. 1934 Peter Chalmers Somerville,
B.Com., A.I.C.S., Antwerp). Addl. Publi
cations Editor Life and Work, 1925; Not
against Flesh and Blood, 1923, is included
in Modern Scottish Poets: A Book of
Twentieth Century Scottish Verse and Oor
Mither Tongue, Scots Anthology.
INVERESK
There was in the church an altar dedi
cated to St Ninian, and in St Ninian s
Aisle there was also an altar dedicated to
the Virgin Mary. On 6th March 1475-6
Simon de Preston of Craigmillar, Kt.,
granted 10 merks of the lands of Cameron
for a perpetual chaplain to celebrate in the
church. Later this was designated the
"Chaplainry of St Ninian called Came
ron." In 1804 the old church was taken
down and the existing church built. There
were at least three chapels in the parish.
The chapel dedicated to St Mary Magda
lene, called Whitehill, was situated at
Hailes on the banks of the Niddry Burn.
The chapel dedicated to St James was in
existence before 8th Sept. 1491, and may
have been the chapel which stood at the
head of Market Street where, in the first
part of the 19th century, there were the
ruins of an almshouse. The beginning of
the Chapel of Loretto, dedicated to the
Virgin Mary, is narrated in the Diurnal of
76
INVERESK
[PRESB. OF
Occurrents under date 19th April 1533:
"In this mene tyme, thair come an here-
meit, callit Thomas Douchtie, in Scotland,
quha haid been lang capitane (captive ?)
befoir the Turk, as was allegit, and brocht
ane ymage of our Lady with him, and
foundit the cheppill of Laureit beside
Musselburgh. " There followed on 27th
Jan. 1533-4 a charter of the bailies, bur
gesses and community of Musselburgh,
granting in pure alms to Thomas Duchty,
hermit of the Order of St Paul, first hermit
of Mount Sinai, for his lifetime and for
his successors, hermits, for building the
Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary of
Loretto, with small house and garden, as
might be pleasing to them, a piece of
vacant land of their territory and liberty,
containing 5 roods, at the east boundary
of the burgh near le chaypule, bounded by
the common green on the east and west.
On 1st Aug. 1534 James V supplied fur
nishings and vestments for the altar of the
chapel, provision being made for em
broidering the royal arms on the vestments
and "frunlett." The "small house" was
a cell, the residence of the hermit, adjoining
the chapel; and it may be assumed that
Thomas Duchty was "Thomas, Hermeit
in Lareit," to whom Alexander, Earl of
Glengairn, addressed a satire exposing the
hypocrisy of the clergy "Ane Epistell
direct fra the halie Hermeit of Alareit to
his Brethern, the Gray Friars. The chapel
was destroyed in Hertford s expedition in
1544, but was repaired; and on 10th Dec.
1568 Sir Gavin Walker, hermit of the
chapel, with consent of the patrons, the
bailies and community of Musselburgh, set
in feu to Andrew Sanderson, burgess of the
burgh, the chapel with its room and garden.
In 1590 the stones of the chapel were
utilised for the building of Musselburgh
Tolbooth.
The church was dedicated to St Michael
and All Angels. [Cal. of Scott. Supplica
tions, 119, S.H.S.; Reg. Great Seal ii, 1228;
iii, 1403; iv, 1909; Lord High Treas. Aces.,
200-1; Diurnal of Occurrents, 17; Capring-
ton Letter Bk., 14; James Young s Prot.
Bk., 483, 485; Ancient Church Dedications
in Scotland, 347.]
JOHN BURNE, min. before Aug. 1567.
1567 [Edin. Tests., i, 73.]
EDWARD LAYOS or LYNE, reader,
1570 pres. to vicarage 26th June 1579 in
succession to Thomas Makgill.
[Reg. Sec. Sig., xl, 15.]
ANDREW BLACKHALL, his son,
Andrew, student of grammar, pres.
to Prebendary of Restalrig 7th July
1582. [Reg. Sec. Sig., xlix, 14.]
RICHARD OGILL, son of Henry O.
_ Qn of Hartramwade, pres. to vicarage
12th May 1590 on death of Michael
Baillie. Reg. Sec. Sig., Ix, 128.]
ADAM COLT, pres. to vicarage on
1597
1480.]
dem. of Edward Lyne, last vicar.
[Chart, of Dunfermline MS., ii,
PATRICK HENDERSON, M.A.,
reader, 3rd Jan. 1607 and 4th Aug.
1608. [Yester Writs, 1045, 1062.]
1607
1680
ARTHUR MILLAR, M.A., resident in
Inveresk, with his wife, 1694; had
right to half-year s stipend at Whit
sunday of that year. [Inveresk Poll Tax
Book, 23.]
RICHARD HOWIESON, had five
6 children; his second son, Richard;
Magdalen (marr. Henry Stewart,
surgeon, Inverkeithing. [Fraser Writs Gen.
Reg. House, 16th Nov. 1707; Inveresk Poll
Tax Roll, 17.]
JOHN WILLIAMSON, 2 col., line 2,
1702 ^ elete " A nes niarr. Henry Robin,
min. of Burntisland. "
LESLIE MOODIE, born 29th Dec.
1806 1766.
JOHN GARDINER BEVERIDGE, his
1836
son, William Bryce, died 6th Feb.
1932; his daughs. Janet Isabella
(marr. William Macnab of Keithock); Mary
Elizabeth Anne, died 14th Aug. 1933.
DALKEITH]
INVERESK LASSWADE
77
JAMES SHARP, licen. 13th May 1885;
his daughs. Muriel Margaret, died
22nd July 1918; Irene, died Edin
burgh 28th Sept. 1925; Catherine, died 1st
Aug. 1931.
1910
WILLIAM EDIE, D.D. (St Andrews,
5th July 1918), Chaplain to Royal
Company of Archers 8th June 1927;
M.V.O. 3rd Oct. 1929; died 22nd June
1936; his widow, Jean Irvine Fergusson,
died 9th Nov. 1941; his son, Robert Miller,
M.A., died 13th Dec. 1919.
LASSWADE
Of the old church, apparently of the 13th
century, and therefore in all likelihood the
church dedicated by Bishop de Bernham
on 6th May 1240, only a portion of the
south wall in the old graveyard survives.
There is also the ruin of a north transeptal
aisle, now a mausoleum of the family of
Clerk of Eldin, belonging to the 17th cen
tury. The medieval floriated finial cross
above the entrance of the Drummond
mausoleum in all likelihood belonged to
the old church, as also did two sculptured
fragments which are in the National
Museum of Antiquities of Scotland. The
present church was built in 1793. Ap
parently a short time prior to 1451 the
church became a mensal church of the
Bishopric of St Andrews. But on 26th June
of that year a Papal Decree, in answer to
a petition by Bishop Kennedy of St An
drews, revoked and dissolved the appro
priation of the church to that purpose, the
actual severance to be effected with Kirk
liston Church, which was to take the place
of Lasswade as a mensal church, became
vacant by the death or resignation of the
rector thereof. The connection with St
Andrews was renewed however, when,
during a voidance in the Church of St
Andrews and with the consent of the
Chapter, Prior David, vicar general, at the
instigation of George Abernethy, who had
become rector of Lasswade before 5th May
1465, united Lasswade Church in per
petuity to the capitular mensa of St Salva-
tor s Church, St Andrews, the said George
Abernethy being received as a Canon of
St Salvator s. The union did not at once
take effect; and on 20th Dec. 1468 the
Pope, Paul II, made remit to delegates to
enquire into the matter, and if they found
that union had been decreed as stated, to
unite in perpetuity the said Church of Lass
wade not exceeding 40 merks to the said
mensa, so that on the resignation or death
of said George Abernethy, the Dean and
Chapter take possession of the Church and
cause its cure of souls to be governed by
one of the Canons or Chaplains of St
Salvator s. " Succeeding stages are marked
by Bulls of Pope Sixtus IV, one on 31st
May 1473, which united Lasswade (along
with other churches) to the episcopal mensa
of St Andrews, on the death or demission
of the rector, and the other on 17th March
1477, which joined to St Salvator s Church
a canonry and prebend in the Church of
Lasswade, Robert Blackadder, rector of
Lasswade, being made canon and pre
bendary, and 5 merks annually to be paid
from the canonry to the common table of
St Salvator s. The election of Robert
Blackadder to the See of Aberdeen in 1480
rendered the parsonage vacant; and by
Bull of Pope Sixtus on 8th Aug. 1482 it
was united once more to the mensa of St
Andrews. Five years later a Papal Bull
effected the dissolution of the union with
St Andrews, and united Lasswade to the
collegiate church, Restalrig, attaching it to
the deanery thereof. On 5th June 1592 an
Act of Parliament dissolved the Deanery
of Restalrig, constituted Lasswade a
separate parish, and, excluding Dalkeith
which also pertained to the deanery,
erected the haill permanent fruitis of the
said deanry of Restalrig and qlk pertenit
thairto of auld in ane severall and distinct
personage to be call it the personage of
Leswaid," and with the vicarage of the
church, quhen it sal happen to vaik, to
become the stipend of the minister and his
successors "in all tymes aiming." In 1601
the vicarage became part of the stipend;
and in 1648 Parliament ratified the morti
fication by Mr James Fairlie, parson of
Lasswade, to Mr John Weir, parson of
78
LASSWADE LOANHEAD
[PRESB. OF
Restalrig, of the endowments of the par
sonage of Lasswade not lying within that
parish, Lasswade thus becoming dependent
entirely upon its own parochial endow
ments. By Bull of llth March 1478-9
Pope Sixtus IV gave faculty and licence to
a hospital, "lately erected" near the
church of Lasswade by Robert Blackadder,
rector, to God and the Blessed Virgin, and
under the invocation of the Blessed Mary
of Consolation, for the poor, for pilgrims,
for the infirm, the sick, and other miserable
persons wishing to betake themselves to it
for a time." By another Bull of the same
date the Pope gave executors and keepers
of the hospital, and by still another of 4th
April previously he had granted indul
gences for its erection and maintenance.
Beside the brig of Leswaid there was a
hospital with chapel, dedicated to St
Leonard. To it belonged the lands and
mill of Powtoun (Polton), which in July
1 500 Sir David Ramsay, parson of Foulden
and chaplain of the hospital, with consent
of his nephew, Sir Alexander Ramsay of
Dalhousie, patron of said hospital, granted
in feu to William Ramsay of Powtoun
(Polton). Evidently one of the Dalhousie
family had founded the hospital, the
patronage of which continued with that
family. [Lockhart s Ch. in Scot, in llth
Century, 46; Report of Anc. Mon. Commis
sion, Midlothian, 97; Cal. Papal Reg.,
Letters, x, 220, xii, 635-6, 794; Acts Scott.
Parl, iii, 551, vi (2), 84; Theiner s Vetera
Monumenta, 481, 483, 484; Reg. Sec. Seal,
i, 551; Retours, i, 108, xxxi, 323; Chart.
Coll. Churches of Midlothian, 237; Wal-
cott s Anc. Ch. of Scotland, 389, 409.]
1565
WILLIAM BARBOUR, pres. 1569 on
death of Sir Michael Henderson.
[Reg. Pres. Bene., i, 22.]
1581
GEORGE RAMSAY, his pres. to
vicarage in 1601 was in consequence
of the death of Mr John Manderston
and was in terms of the Act of Dissolution
of the Deanery of Restalrig, which decreed
that he should receive the vicarage when
it became vacant. [Reg. Pres. Bene., iii,
51.]
JOHN MANDERSTON, vicar of Glen-
15Q2 corse and Lasswade prior to 1592;
died before 1 601 . [Reg. Pres. Bene.,
iii, 51.]
JAMES PORTEOUS, M.A., his pres.
1616 to the Parsonage and vicarage of
Lasswade in 1617 was upon the
resignation of George Ramsay, who thus
helped to make provision for James Por-
teous, his colleague in the charge of Lass
wade and Glencorse. [Reg. Pres. Bene.,
iv, 146.]
JAMES ALEXANDER BURDON, his
widow, Marianne Imrie, died 12th
Oct. 1927; his son, Harry, died 12th
Dec. 1929.
ROBERT HAMILTON PRYDE, app.
19Q5 Presby. Clerk 4th July 1929, died
suddenly 6th Jan. 1930; his daugh.,
Frances (marr. 14th July 1939 Cyril Jones,
min. of St Andrews, Lochgelly); his widow,
Sarah Eleanor Braithwaite, died 10th
March 1943.
LOANHEAD
ALEXANDER STEWART, dem. Llth
1884
Oct. 1927, died at Corstorphine 18th
Feb. 1929; his widow, Isobel Glover
Johnston, died 1st May 1933; his daugh.,
Jessie Bremner (marr. 4th Jan. 1936
Matthew Campbell Thomson, curator,
Carnegie Aquarium, Edinburgh).
1928
THOMAS MAVER PATERSON, born
Aberdeenshire 26th May 1901, son
of John P., farmer, and Helen Mary
Maver; educ. at Univ. of Aberdeen, M.A.
(1922); Edin. B.D. (1925); licen. by Presb.
of Edinburgh 12th May 1926, assistant,
South Leith; ord. 14th March 1928; trans,
to Sinclairtown 27th Nov. 1935. Marr.
16th July 1930 Agnes Campbell, M.A.,
only daugh. of Andrew Bowden, Ryehill
Gardens, Leith, and has issue Agnes
Ruth, born 6th May 1931; John Maver,
born 6th March 1935; Alistair Andrew,
born 25th Dec. 1936, died 22nd June 1937;
Helen Campbell, born 14th Aug. 1943.
DALKEITH]
NEWBATTLE NEWCRAIGHALL
79
NEWBATTLE
There was in Newbattle Abbey an altar
dedicated to St Katherine. (Book of
Assumption, 79, 344.) The patronage of the
Church of Masterton (Newbattle) was
granted to Newbattle Abbey by Robert I
306-29. The Church of St Mary Newbattle
was dedicated by the Bishop of Moray
1 3th March 1233. At Bryan s Chapel there
was a chapel dedicated to St Briox. [Reg.
Mag. Sig., i, app. ii, 525, viii, 1146.]
ROBERT WILSON had parsonage and
1573
vicarage in succession to John Hay.
[Acts and Dec., Iv, 12.]
ANDREW MILLAR, pres. to par-
1583
sonage and vicarage and to be
reader 9th Jan. 1583 and 6th June
1584, on death of Robert Wilson. [Reg.
Pres. Bene., ii (2), 104.]
JOHN HERRIES, pres. on dem. of
Andrew Millar, probably son of
Archibald H. of Maidenpap. Marr.
Barbara Harlaw and had issue John,
M.A., held Prebend of Kirkbank in the
Collegiate Church of St Bothans, which on
22nd March 1608-9 he received for life
from James, Lord Hay of Yester, in succes
sion to Daniel Hay. Line 7, delete "pro
bably." [Cal. of Yester Writs, 1058, 1059;
Reg. Sec. Sig., Iv, 32.]
THOMAS AMBROSE, son of William
1606
A., merchant burgess of Stirling.
[Edin. Tests., 3rd Dec. 1606.]
ANDREW CANT, M.A.; on 19th Dec.
1638, on a supplication by Lord
Lothian from Newbattle, the Gene
ral Assembly deliberated whether Mr Cant
should be transported from Pitsligo to
Edinburgh or to Newbattle ("the Com
missioners of Edinburgh alledged that they
had made an election of him 24 yeares
since"), and by a majority decided in
favour of Newbattle. [Peterkin s Recs. of
the Kirk of Scot., 187.]
JOHN MOSSMAN, his son, George,
1688
apprentice to Alexander Mitchell,
barber, 21st Jan. 1696.
GEORGE SHEPHERD, his son, John,
1784 min. of Muirkirk.
THOMAS GORDON, his daughs.
Amy Mary, died at Crieff 21st Dec.
1938; Janet Elizabeth (Mrs Sym),
died 23rd April 1945.
1843
JOHN CHARLES CARRICK, his
1885
widow, Annie Jane Russell, died
25th June 1915.
WILLIAM LINDSAY, trans, to Lang-
1913 holm 3rd March 1922.
JOHN ARNOTT HAMILTON, trans.
1922
to Kirkfieldbank (q.v) 14th July
1922. Addl. Publications^ Me
diaeval City in Greece (Aberdeen, 1921);
Churches in Palermo (London, 1929); New-
battle Parish Church, 1727-1827 (Edin
burgh, 1928); Byzantine Architecture and
Decoration (London, 1933); The Story of
Newbattle Church and Abbey (1945);
Byzantine Architecture (London, 1945).
NEWCRAIGHALL
ARCHIBALD PRENTICE, died 16th
1886
Nov. 1919; his sons James Alexan
der Webster, corporal, 3rd Dragoon
Guards, killed in Flanders 6th June 1915;
Archibald Hepburn Gardner, died at Mom
basa 21st March 1926; his daugh. Maisie
(marr. 10th Nov. 1917 Lieut.-Col. William
Henry Forsyth, R.A.M.C.); his widow,
Jane Ann Russel, died at Tonbridge, Kent,
25th Nov. 1931.
CHARLES HEUGHAN, trans, to
1912
Hutchesontown, Glasgow, 29th
March 1917.
1917
ADAM HUNTER, born Sheardale,
Dollar, 29th Oct. 1870, son of John
H., colliery manager, Kirkintilloch,
and Mary Morris; educ. Dollar Academy,
Univ. and Trinity College, Glasgow; licen.
by Free Church Presb. of Glasgow, May
1900; Assistant Partick and Springburn,
Glasgow; ord. to Shettleston Free Church,
1905; trans, to Glenorchy, 1908; trans, to
Rothesay Free Church, 1913; trans, and
adm. 4th Sept. 1917. Marr. 16th Dec. 1902
Elizabeth Paul, daugh. of William Gray,
80
NEWCRAIGHALL NORTH ESK
[PRESB. OF
Portobello, and has issue Elizabeth Paul,
born 12th Oct. 1903, M.A. (marr. 6th Sept.
1932 Robert Mitchell, Musselburgh); Mary
Morris, L.D.S., R.C.S.E., born 22nd April
1906 (marr. 17th April 1946 Peter Bryce
Gunn, min. of Roxburgh); John (Ian), born
9th Nov. 1907; William Gray, born 3rd
April 1909.
NEWTON
DAVID BELL, exhorter before 12th
1561
March 1561-2 and also 5th Nov.
1569. [Edin. Tests., i, 332.]
LAURENCE WATSON, reader; for
1576
"1576" read "1567"; pres. to
vicarage 16th March 1573 on death
of Sir John Crawford. [Reg. Pres. Bene.,
1, (2), 17.]
JOHN BARBOUR, reader, Pentland;
pres. to vicarage 14th July 1587 on
death of Sir Laurence Watson; still
reader 1603. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Iv, 99;
Comps. Surplus Thirds of Benefices.}
1681
ROBERT BANNERMAN, son of
Alexander B. of Elsick and his wife,
Marion, daughter of Alexander
Hamilton of Easter Binning; resident with
his wife and son, Alexander, in Tron
Parish, Edinburgh, 4th Nov. 1694. [Tron
Poll Tax Roll, 2; Complete Baronetage,
iv, 317.]
THOMAS MOFFAT, his daugh., Mary
(marr. proc. 28th March 1762 John
Sprott, candlemaker, Edinburgh).
1700
THOMAS SCOTT, his daugh., Mar-
1801 garet Louisa, died 9th July 1836.
MALCOLM MACGREGOR, his
widow, Jane Snowdon, died 16th
Feb. 1922; his daugh., Margaret
Arnot, died 10th July 1945.
JOHN MACBETH, died 5th Oct.
1897 1923.
WILLIAM CARRIC CLARK, ord. 3rd
1924
April 1924; trans, to Montrose
Second Charge 7th Dec. 1927.
FREDERICK RITCHIE MITCHELL,
1928
born 15th May 1899; son of Alexan
der M., solicitor and provost,
Musselburgh, and Annie Rose Ritchie;
educ. at Univ. of Edinburgh, M.A. (1922),
B.D. (1925); licen. by Presb. of Dalkeith,
1927; assistant St Paul s, Leith; ord. 20th
April 1928; trans, to Orwell Park Presb.
Church, Liverpool, 1st Oct. 1930. Marr.
8th Aug. 1931 Margaret Wilson Shaw,
daugh. of William Mackay Lennox, Town
Clerk, Kilsyth, and has issue Margaret
Lennox, born 18th Oct. 1935; Eva Ann,
born 18th May 1938.
NORTH ESK
On 7th June 1649 there was submitted
to Parliament a supplication of heritors,
members, ministers and kirk session, and
inhabitants of Inveresk, to the effect that
upon a decision of Synod in Nov. 1648 the
Presbytery had visited Inveresk on 5th
April 1649, had come to the finding that
over 2,000 communicants of the church
"was too much for one man." and there
fore deemed it necessary that a division of
the parish was necessary, and that "the
Burgh of Musselburgh and the Fisherrow
be erected into a new parish by itself."
Having perambulated the bounds, the
Presbytery did design the place where a
kirk should be built, and it now asked
Parliament to ratify the same and "grant
an Act for the erection of the said kirk in
a paroch by itself, that so with all diligence
convenient some course may be taken for
building of the same." The matter was
remitted to the Commission for the Planta
tion of Kirks, etc., and the division of 1650
was the outcome. [Acts Scott. ParL, vi,
(2), 393.]
ROBERT BONALY, his son, Robert,
1719
apprentice to John More, merchant,
Edinburgh, 17th Oct. 1739.
HENRY MONCRIEFF MACGILL,
his widow, Janet Seed Whyte, died
at Levenhall, 3rd Jan. 1926; his son,
Wakefield, died at Manchester 23rd March
1938; his daugh., Jane Whyte, died 23rd
Jan. 1942.
DALKEITH]
NORTH ESK PENICUIK
81
JOHN ASHPLANT NICHOLLS, trans.
1910 to Cambusnethan, 16th May 1917.
DAVID DUNCAN, trans, from Dun-
tocher (q.v.) 17th Oct. 1917; his
wife, Jessie McAinsh, died 13th
Jan. 1934. He died at Crieff, 20th July
1940; his son, Alastair Jamieson, solicitor,
died Sept. 1940.
ORMISTON
There was in the church an altar dedi
cated to the Virgin Mary. [Chart, of New-
battle, 142.]
ANDREW SIMSON, min. in 1571.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Linlith-
I ^ / I n
gow, etc.]
NATHANIEL HARLAW, pres. to
1591
Borthwick 13th Oct. 1594-5, on
1647
death of Nicol Hay. [Reg. Sec.
Sig., Ixvii, 75.]
JOHN SINCLAIR, col. 2, lines 8 and
12, for 1662 and 1663" read "1682
and 1683"; his son Patrick,, rector
of Ailmertoun, Norfolk; his daugh., Jean
(marr. 17th June 1687 Andrew Hogg, W.S.),
died May 1691.
JOHN COCKBURN, marr. Anna
1688 Garden.
JAMES BANNERMAN, his daugh.,
Jemima Margaret, died 25th June
1929.
WILLIAM JOHNSTON, his widow,
1880 Mary Mackay, died 4th March 1934.
DAVID CUNNINGHAM GRAHAM,
dem. 16th May 1924; died at Bourne,
Massachusetts, llth Oct. 1937.
WILLIAM YOUNG WHITEHEAD,
trans - fr m Law (<7- v -) 26tn Se Pt-
1924. Ph.D. (1929). Addl issue,
William James Bethune, born 19th June
1921. Publication History of Ormiston
(1938).
PENICUIK
The present church was built in 1771 and
enlarged in the first half of the 19th century.
Near it are the ruins of the earlier church,
post-reformation and probably 17th cen-
1911
1924
tury. In April 1251 the Church of Mount
Lothian was confirmed as a chaplainry to
Holyrood Abbey by David de Bernham,
Bishop of St Andrews; and it was attached
to the Bishopric of Edinburgh on its erec
tion by Charles I in 1633. The ruins of the
church are situated in the churchyard in a
wooded enclosure north-north-east of
Mount Lothian. Newhalls House is said
to have been the site of a Cistercian con
vent. About 60 yards south-west of the
house are fragmentary remains of a chapel,
of which in the middle of the 1 8th century
there existed considerable portions of the
walls, the east gable showing a pointed
window. The ground on the west side of
the chapel was termed Chapel Yard. At
the close of the 18th century there still
remained vestiges of a hospital, termed
Back Spittal or Old Spittal House, at the
side of the stream on the north of Spittal
Hill. There was also a hospital farther
south at Spittal Farm. In the same area
are Friarstown and Glebe Croft, the latter
possibly identical with St Robert s Croft
described as situated at the confluence of
the Spittal Burn and Monk s Burn. At
Polmathorn there was a chapel dedicated
to the Virgin Mary. [Charters of Holy-
rood, 63; Reg. Great Seal, viii, 2225, x, 423,
425, 603; Grant s Callofthe Pentlands, 124;
Report Anc. Monuments Commiss., Mid
lothian, 150-1.]
WILLIAM PENYCUKE, son of Sir
John P. of Penycuke, parson 1563,
and still min. 16th Jan. 1594-5;
designated, also vicar of Urr and Provost
of the Collegiate Kirk-of-the-Fields; in
1564 he gave a charter of the Parsonage
Kirklands and Glebe to his nephew, Wil
liam P., son of John P. of P.; marr.
contract 27th Feb. 1570 Katherine, daugh.
of Alexander Wardlaw of Kilbaberton,
with issue, including James, eldest son.
[Cat. of Charters, ix, 1920, x, 2287;
Acts and Decreets, xli, 174, xlvii, 404, li,
376, cxcii, 258; Reg. of Deeds, xi, 273, 25th
Oct. 1570; Reg. Privy Council, ix, 501; Reg.
Abbrev. Feu-Charters of Ch. Lands, ii, 115;
Reg. Great Seal, 10th Jan. 1507-8; Reg.
Sec. Sig., Ixvii, 98.]
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PENICUIK ROSLIN
[PRESB. OF
GEORGE TAIT, min. in 1562, reader
31st March 1566 and llth Jan.
1575-6. [Test. Inventories MS.;
Test. James Tweedie 18th Dec. 1575-6,
Coll. Gen. Thirds, 1562, 102.]
JOHN HARBOUR, exhorter, Mount
1577
325.]
Lothian, 18th Dec. 1577 and 21st
Feb. 1578-9. [Edin. Tests., vi, 243,
EBENEZER BROWN, his daugh.,
1746 Margaret (marr. April 1773 William
Braidwood, clerk, Edinburgh).
JOHN HOME, marr. 15th Jan. 1857
1856 Mary Cobden (died 6th May 1920),
daugh. of George White, New York.
WILLIAM SCOTT MONCRIEFF, his
son, William George, died 2nd Jan.
1927; his daugh., Elizabeth Joanna,
died 5th Oct. 1933.
ROBERT THOMSON, died 1st April
1888 1927; his son, John William, Lieut.
R.G.A., died 4th Feb. 1919.
WILLIAM MAXWELL LANDALE,
1928 P res - by the Presb. jure develuto and
trans, from Straiton (q.v.) 15th Feb.
1928; dem. 30th June 1935; his wife, Anges
Frances Anderson, died 9th June 1928.
Marr. (2) 30th April 1931 Jessie, second
daugh. of Robert Muirhead of Northern
Lights Commission, Lasswade. He died
suddenly at a football match, Edinburgh,
19th Sept. 1936.
PENTLAND
To the Chapel of Pentland, which be
longed to Holyrood Abbey, Alexander II
granted 3 acres of land on 25th Aug. 1236.
It was a parish church before 1275, the
rectory being valued at 8s. in the taxation
of that year. [Charters of Holyrood, 46;
Theiner s Vet. Monumenta, 139.]
GEORGE LUNDIE, son of David L.
1589 anc * E ^ za ^ etn daugh. of Thomas
Carkethill, burgess of Edinburgh;
had issue Susanna, born 5th Nov. 1578.
[Stephen s Inverkeithing, 187; Dunfermline
Par. Reg.]
ROSEWELL
JOHN HUNTER, dem. 17th May 1915,
18?6 died at Edinburgh 4th April 1930;
his wife, Christina Bayne Bell, died
26th Oct. 1920.
JAMES MACKENZIE, M.A., ord.
1Q1 _ 28th Sept. 1915; trans to St Paul s,
Perth, 29th Jan. 1919.
JOHN ANDREW INGLIS, ord. 13th
1Q1 o Ma y 1919 ; trans - to Peterhead East,
12th Nov. 1926.
JAMES MATHERS, born 5th June
1927 J ^ son ^ Tri omas M -> farmer,
and Esther Sheldon; educ. at Royal
Univ. of Ireland, B.A. (1897), and Univ.
of Edinburgh, B.D. (1899); licen. by Presb.
of Madras 1915; O.B.E. 1st Jan. 1919;
adm. by General Assembly from Congre
gational Church May 1916; ord. by Presb.
of Edinburgh as Secretary for Religious
Work and Y.M.C.A. 21st Nov. 1920; app.
to Craigmillar Mission 1926; trans, and
adm. 3rd Feb. 1927; dem. 30th Sept. 1946.
Marr. 29th Aug. 1901 Agnes Malseed, and
has issue Aileen Elizabeth, M.B., Ch.B.,
born 25th July 1902 (marr. 23rd Aug. 1935
John Edwards, Public Assistance Office,
Newport, Monmouth); Agnes Doreen,
M.A., born 20th April 1904 (marr. (1) 20th
April 1929 Arthur Currie Gordon, min. of
Foveran; (2) 2nd July 1947 Malcolm
Manford Corner, min. of Drainie); Robert
Campbell Malseed, born 14th July 1910,
ord. 24th April 1936, min. of Mure
Memorial, Baillieston; Amy Lillingston,
born 16th Oct. 1912; Joyce, born 3rd Nov.
1914; Alison, born 27th March 1921.
Publication The Master Builder, a Study
of the Life of the Apostle Paul.
ROSLIN
The Chapel of Roslin, in the old civil
parish of Lasswade, is the former Col
legiate Church of Roslin founded in 1446
by William St Clair, Earl of Orkney, and
Lord of Roslin, in honour of the Holy and
Undivided Trinity, Father, Son and Holy
Spirit, and the Most Glorious Virgin Mary,
Mother of the Lord Jesus, and Matthew,
the Apostle and Evangelist. At his death,
DALKEITH]
ROSLIN TEMPLE
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between 4th Dec. 1476 and 29th March
1482, the building was unfinished; but the
work was carried on to some extent by his
younger son and successor as baron of
Roslin, Sir Oliver Sinclair. The church,
however, remained incomplete, the nave
never having been begun, and of the tran
septs the east walls only having been
erected. Besides the High Altar of St
Matthew, there were in the church altars
dedicated respectively to St Matthew, St
Pater, St Andrew, and St Mary the Virgin,
the last being situated in front of the central
pillar, with a figure of the Virgin above it.
There was also a lady-chapel which con
stituted the retrochoir, and contained, in
addition to elaborate carving, a representa
tion of the dance of death. The church,
with the Castle of Roslin, was pillaged by
an unruly mob during the night of llth
Dec. 1688. Dedicated also to St Matthew,
there was a church prior to the collegiate
church. Remnants of it exist in the ceme
tery, outside the west wall of which is St
Matthew s Well. [Chart. Coll. Churches
of Midlothian, xciii-c., 327, 32.]
JOSEPH LOU DON, died 23rd Dec.
1926; his wife, Margaret Mary
Campbell Buist, died 23rd Feb.
1924; his daugh., Elizabeth Buist, died 5th
April 1948.
SYDNEY SMITH, formerly of Keith
1017 (#- v -) assistant St Cuthbert s, adm.
30th March 1927; died suddenly
when returning from a baptism, 16th Oct.
1932.
STOBHILL
DAVID WILKIE WILSON, died 10th
March 1922; his daugh., Edith
Agnes (marr. 9th Oct. 1929 Alexan
der Bache Walker, M.D., Newtongrange).
JOHN ALEXANDER CALDER-
1Q22 WOOD, ord. 8th Sept. 1922, trans,
to Airdrie 20th May 1927.
ROBERT MACPHERSON, born 23rd
192? May 1892, son of John Forbes M.,
min. of South Parish, Greenock;
educ. at Greenock Academy, Univ. of
Glasgow, M.A. (1919); licen. by Presb. of
1888
Greenock 1920; assistant Paisley Abbey;
ord. to Armadale 7th June 1922; trans, and
adm. 23rd Sept. 1927; trans, to Craig-
rownie 14th July 1932. Marr. 21st Aug.
1922 Jessie Hardie, daugh. of Peter Mac-
Coll and Anne Hardie Stewart, and has
issue John Forbes, born 1st July 1923;
Stewart MacColl, born 5th Nov. 1925;
Anne Hannah, born 13th Nov. 1933.
TEMPLE
The roofless walls of the old church
stand in the churchyard on a slope a short
distance below the village of Temple and
near the bridge which spans the South Esk.
The main part appears to belong to the 13th
century, but the west end, which shows
signs of a heritor s loft, was rebuilt some
time after the Reformation. A belfry of
the 17th century crowns the east gable, and
a weathering at the east end of the north
wall may indicate that there a sacristy had
existed. The present church occupies a site
on the estate of Braidwood on the north
side of the road opposite the churchyard.
Designed by Thomas Brown, architect,
Uphall, it was built by Thomas Creak,
Temple, at a cost of 868 in 1831-2, and
was ready for occupation in April-May of
the latter year. Near the gate an offering
house was built. The bell pertained to the
old church. In part at least the manse has
been built upon the walls of the buildings
of the Templar Preceptory; and there have
been found on the west side of the manse
grounds traces of an old wall running
parallel to and near the ravine of the South
Esk. The patronage of the Church of
Clerkington was granted in 1338 to New-
battle Abbey by Christine Bisset, Lady of
Clerkington, widow of Sir John Bisset, Kt.,
with confirmation in 1359 by her son,
Walter Bisset. Later its fruits belonged to
the Collegiate Church of Corstorphine.
The site of the church, within the grounds
of Rosebery, is marked by several old
tombstones. The Chapel (or Church) of
Moorfoot, now in a very ruinous condition,
is situated a short distance from Moorfoot
farm. It was linked with the lands of Moor
foot, which in 1142 were granted to New-
battle Abbey by David I.
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TEMPLE
[PRESB. OF DALKEITH
Temple was formerly called Balantroda.
To the Knights Templars David I gave a
grant of the lands of Balantrodach, where
they established their first seat. In 1312
their place was taken by the Knights of St
John. Friar Thomas was Master of the
Hospital of St John of Jerusalem at Balan
troda in 1354. The church was dissolved
from the collegiate church of Corstorphine
in 1634; and that was ratified by Parliament
in 1646, "that the samine may remaine as
ane several kirke and benefice dismembered
thairfrom." How long the church con
tinued to be used for worship is uncertain.
On 17th Dec. 1669, when Parliament rati
fied the Crown Charter whereby Sir John
Nicolson of Lasswade acquired the barony
of Clerkington including the parsonage and
vicarage and the patronage of the church,
it was decreed that in time coming Nicolson
be "the propper names and designations
respective of the forsaids lands, paroch
kirk, and Parochine." In 1749 reversion
was made to the name Clerkington. [Acts
Scott. ParL, v, 433, vii, 425; Reg. Great
Seal i, 326, App., ii, 1173, 1218; Retours,
iii, 212, xlvi, 166, 170; Hist. MSS. Commis.
Reports, iii, 414; Charters of Newbattle,
292-3, 295; see Corstorphine.]
JOHN BROWN, reader, \562.[Comps.
1562 Gen. Coll. of Thirds.]
JOHN B ARBOUR, pres. to vicarage
2nd Jan. 1577 (see under Penicuik)
on death of Sir William Henderson.
[Reg. Pres. Bene., ii, (4), 631.]
ROBERT MOWAT, his son, John,
1690
apprentice to John Baillie, surgeon,
1st March 1682.
ARCHIBALD WALKER, his daugh.,
Ann (marr. proc. 7th Nov. 1762
Archibald Walker, merchant, Perth).
1738
1789
JAMES GOLDIE, line 6, for "1897"
read "1789." Jointly with the
Earl of Roseberry and Robert
Dundas of Arniston in 1840 founded and
endowed at Toxside a school to provide
elementary education for children of the
labouring classes in the south-west portion
of the parish. [Heritors Records, 25th Jan.
1883.]
THEOPHILUS SMITH, his widow,
1843
Roberta Florence Smith, died 19th
Nov. 1943.
JAMES WILLIAM BLAKE, dem. 13th
1881
June 1935; died at Balerno 4th Jan.
1943; his wife, Beatrix Hewat, died
16th Feb. 1919; his son, Alexander Kirk-
wood, died of wounds in France 16th June
1916.
PRESBYTERY OF HADDINGTON
ABERLADY
In the churchyard there was a chapel
dedicated to the Virgin Mary. At Kil-
spindie on the north-west side of the village
there is said to have been a Culdee settle
ment. Within the policies of Luffness, a
short distance south-west of Luffness
House, are the ruins of the church of the
Carmelite Friary of Luffness, with its
churchyard. In the first half of the 18th
century part of the cloisters and portions of
the walls of the place still survived. In the
north wall of the east end of the church
there is an arched tomb with a solid stone
coffin and the effigy of a knight with shield
on breast and sword in hand. In 1723 it is
described as "the tomb of Bickerton,"
evidently one of the family of that name,
who, in the latter part of the 1 3th century
and the first part of the 14th, in the persons
of Walter and John de Bickerton, held
Luffness off the successive crown vassals,
Robert de Pinkeny and his brother and
heir, Henry. It may be that the friary was
founded by a member of the Bickerton
family in the 13th century, the period to
which the ruined church appears to belong.
In 1361 it received a charter from David II;
but no details are available. In 1335-6 it
is narrated that from the lands of Luffness
there was payable to the friary the sum of
ten merks in alms annually as "constituted
of old. The friary also held other lands
and tenements, including five tenements in
the town of Aberlady. At Ballincrieff there
was a hospital dedicated to St Cuthbert and
said to have been founded in the 12th
century. On 23rd Nov. 1296 it is stated
that from the two mills of Ballincrieff the
hospital received twenty shillings yearly as
alms from the late Robert de Pinkeny, as
from the foundation of his ancestors, and
that by the gift of said ancestors and said
late Robert it possessed nine bovates and
nine acres of land. At Edinburgh Castle
on 29th July 1291 Walter, Master of the
Hospital, swore fealty to Edward I; and
similar fealty was sworn at Berwick on 28th
August 1296 by William Tornall, Guardian
of the Hospital. At Gosford there was
another hospital, said to have been asso
ciated with the Collegiate Church of
Dunglass. The site, Red Spittal, may indi
cate that the house belonged to the Red
Friars; and the place may be identical with
the establishment of Red Friars in this
parish, which is said to have been founded
by the Earl of Dunbar (Patrick, 7th Earl,
died 1289) in 1286. The vicarage of the
church was erected a prebend of Dunkeld
Cathedral by Bishop Lauder of Dunkeld
1452-76. [Retours, i, 173; Cat. of Docs.
Rel to Scotland, ii, 125, 227, iii, 338, 386;
Reg. Great Seal, i, 24, App. II, 1381, vii,
258, 1666; Haddington Sas., v, 635, f. 248;
Ragman Rolls, 19, 147; Procs. Soc. of Anti
quaries, iii, 299; and Plate xxx; Macfarlane s
Geog. Collections, i, 374, S.H.S.; Walcott s
Anc. Ch. of Scotland, 385; Chalmer s
Caledonia, iv, 520.]
GEORGE ADAMSON, reader, in office
28th July 1574, when he was called
Addesoun. [Edin. Test., iii, 197.]
WILLIAM KEMP, son of John K.,
1567
prebendary of Aberlady 10th Oct.
1567. [Reg. of Deeds, vii, 158.]
1577
ROBERT SINCLAIR, pres. to vicarage
27th Feb. 1577 on death of Walter
Kemp. [Reg. Pres.Bene., i, (2), 67,]
JOHN KER, as min. here pres. to
vicarage 30th Nov. 1593 on death
of Robert Sinclair. [Reg. Sec. Sig.,
Ixvi, 7.]
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86
ABERLADY ATHELSTANEFORD
[PRESB. OF
ANDREW BLACKHALL, pres. on
succession to John Ker. [P. S. Reg.,
Ixxii, 190.]
JOHN GRAY, eldest son of Andrew G.,
merchant, Haddington. [Reg. of
Deeds, Durie, xxi, 197.
1684
ADAM GLASS, bapt. 2nd Nov. 1673,
1687 y un est son f Alexander G. of
Sauchie and Marion, daugh. of
James Rae of Cultonhove; marr. 30th May
1698 Helen Hamilton, and had issue
Alexander, born 4th Dec. 1699; Marion,
born 5th Aug. 1702; Helen, born 29th Nov.
1704; Thomas, merchant, Stirling, born 3rd
March 1706; Adam, born 13th April 1707.
[Foulis of Ravelstoun Ace. Book, xxiii;
Turnbull s Diary, 374.]
THOMAS CALDWELL, app. Depute
Clerk of Assembly, 23rd May 1946;
D.D. (St Andrews, 27th June 1947.]
ATHELSTANEFORD
The church belonged to the Priory of
Haddington. At the Byres there was a
chapel dedicated to St Lawrence, which in
1328 David Lindsay, Lord of Crawford,
granted to Newbattle Abbey, along with
2\ acres of land beside the chapel for a
house to be built, and grazing in the com
mon pasture of Byres, the abbey to supply
the chapel with a monk or secular priest,
and keep it in repair. The church was dedi
cated by Bishop de Bernham on 7th April
1244. It was built about the middle of the
12th century by Countess Ada, daughter
of the Earl Warrenne and Surrey, and wife
of Prince Henry of Scotland, and given by
her to the Priory of Haddington. The
present church was built in 1784. To
Bernard Eraser of Drem Gilbert, Prior of
St Andrews 1166-8, granted permission to
have a chapel at Drem in return for certain
lands and with oblations and obventions
for the Church of Haddington which was
then the mother church. On the same
conditions the permission was repeated by
Simon, Prior of St Andrews, who in 1225
resigned the office to become Prior of Loch-
leven. About 1412 William, Lord Lindsay,
founded the Lady Chapel of Drem for
himself, Christian, his wife, etc., and en
dowed it with certain lands and tenements
at Drem. In 1483 the chapel was annexed
to the Chaplainrie and Alterage foundit
within the paroche kirk of St Andrews at
the altar called the Trinity Altar, situat
within that part of the said paroche kirk
callit the Lord Lindsay s Yle." In the
garden west of Drem House are the ruins
of the Chapel of St John, probably of the
15th century, which belonged to the
Knights Templar. At Fortune there was a
hospital with lands attached, which about
1268-70 were given to the House of the
Red Friars at Houston, Prestonkirk, by
Christina de Moubray, widow of Sir
Bernard Fraser of Fortune and Linton.
[Chart, of Newbattle, 117-20; Cal. of Papal
Letters, xii, 114-6; Reg. Great Seal, iii,
30, 2569, vii, 71; Reg. Priory ofSt Andrews,
40, 322; Re tours, xx, 94; Acts Scott. Par I.,
W, 449; Proc. Soc. of Antiq., 1887-8, 27-8;
Eraser s Haddington Bk., ii, 227; Lock-
hart s Ch. in Scotland in \3th Century.]
THOMAS HEPBURN, M.A., min. in
156g 1568. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Linlithgow, etc.]
JOHN AUCHINLECK, alias John
1573
Affleck; was a Friar of the Grey-
friars Friary at Haddington, and
became Warden in 1560; reader at "Elstan-
furd Jesus" in 1573, the expression mean
ing, perhaps, that he held as his stipend
as reader the revenues of an Altar dedicated
to our Lord, St Salvator, in Athelstaneford
Church; no trace of him after 27th Nov.
1577. [Bryce s Scott. Grey friars, 188 and
193.]
JOHN SIMSON, still in office 1590.
1578 [Comps. Gen. Coll. of Thirds.]
JAMES CARMICHEAL, min. of
1590
Haddington, pres. to vicarage on
dem. of John Simson. [Reg. Sec.
Sig., Ixii, 4.]
JOHN JENKINSON, marr. (2) Kathe-
rine, daugh. of Alexander Cunning
ham, farmer, Whitekirk; his daugh.
Beatrice, is said to have received a diamond
HADDINGTON]
ATHELSTANEFORD BOLTON
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ring from Prince Charles Edward ~[Soc.
ofAntiq., 19th Dec. 1931.]
ROBERT BLAIR, his son, William,
1731 merchant, Edinburgh.
1778
GEORGE GOLDIE, his daughs. Janet
died 13th Aug. 1833; Clarissa (marr.
25th Aug. 1824).
WILLIAM RITCHIE, his wife, born
1805
10th Dec. 1799; his son, Andrew,
died 9th Nov. 1883.
JOHN MORRISON WHITELAW, line
1 846 15, read Bishop Bree.
THOMAS OGILVY DUNCAN, dem.
1912 5th Nov. 1935; died 20th May 1942;
his daugh., Mary Somerville Pater-
son (marr. 2nd Dec. 1925 Frank Ythol
Bethell, Lieut. R.N.); his widow, Jessie
Somerville Paterson, died at Moffat 19th
June 1943. Publication Athelstaneford
A Poet Haunted Parish in East Lothian
(1934).
BOLTON
In the time of William the Lion, ap
parently about 1200, William de Vipont,
eldest son and heir of William de V. and
Lady Emma of St Hilary, granted the
church to Holy rood Abbey. [Holy rood
Charters, 28, 33, 35.]
ANDREW SIMSON, exhorter in 1561,
1561 still in office 1572; also at Saltoun.
[Comps. Gen. Coll. and Sub Coll.
of Thirds, Linlithgow, etc.]
JOHN SINCLAIR, reader at Dumfries;
1578 was pres. to the vicarage 29th Sept.
1578 in succession to Andrew Sim-
son and was admitted to the office before
16th Feb. 1578-9 by Patrick Adamson,
Archbishop of St Andrews; on the latter
date David Forsyth, min. at Bolton, and
the parishioners raised an action against
the archbishop, who, not possessed of the
power of visitation in the region in which
Bolton was situated, intruded Sinclair (a
"new minister") in the parish; the
parishioners, who had for the most part
sustained the minister themselves till order
be taken thereanent, had procured a royal
order to the archbishop to receive and
admit David Forsyth; the archbishop
refused because he had given admission
to Sinclair, who was still vicar and reader
of Dumfries and without standing; and on
said admission Sinclair forcibly entered the
church, and took institution to the vicarage,
and left the burgh of Dumfries, and thus
deprived said David Forsyth of a portion
of the teind sheaves of Bolton which be
longed to the vicarage; the Privy Council
referred the matter to the Commissioners
of Parliament; before 20th June 1587
Sinclair was deprived for non-residence.
[Reg. Privy Council, iii, 95; Reg. Pres. to
Bene., ii, 6; Reg. Sec. Seal, xlv, 71, Iv, 86.]
DAVID FORSYTH, M.A., pres. to
vicarage 1st Nov. 1578, on death
of Andrew Simson. [Reg. Pres.
Bene., ii, 8.]
JAMES LAMB, pres. to vicarage 27th
1587
July 1587 on deprivation of John
Sinclair. [Reg. Sec. Sig., iv, 133.]
JAMES MAITLAND, M.A., pres. to
vicarage 20th June 1587, on deposi
tion of John Sinclair for non-
residence. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Iv, 86.]
JOHN MANDERSTON, parson 10th
1602
Aug. 1573, designated "parson and
prebendary 1 599-1 600.[Yester
Writs, 771, 972.]
JOHN COURTNEY of Trolingshaw,
1640 his daugh., Margaret.
WALTER PATERSON, had a son,
1665 Francis. [Deeds, 21st Oct. 1706.]
JOHN SINCLAIR, marr. Eupham,
1692
daugh. of Alexander Reid, writer,
Edinburgh. [Burgess Roll, llth
Dec. 1700.]
WILLIAM HAMILTON, line 3, after
1708 wife add Christian Schiell.
JOHN HAMILTON, his son, Robert,
1743 died 8th March 1809.
88
BOLTON DIRLETON
[PRESS. OF
THOMAS DRUMMOND, his daughs.
Mary Euphemia, died 4th Oct.
1928; Anne Rose, died 15th Jan.
1929; Isabella Sangster, died 15th May
1935.
JOHN BARR SERVICE, dem. 1st June
1883
1928; died 17th May 1936; Davina
Shanks, his wife, died 9th Oct. 1923.
ROBERT NINIAN PAISLEY, born
1928
2nd June 1891, son of Robert P.,
min. of Careston; educ. at Brechin
High School and Univ. of St Andrews,
M.A. (1911); licen. by Presb. of Brechin
1919; assistant St Matthews, Edinburgh;
served in Great War as Lieut. 4 Scottish
Rifles; ord. to Ladykirk llth Jan. 1921;
trans, to New Abbey 30th April 1926;
trans, and adm. 8th Nov. 1928; died 20th
March 1948. Marr. 24th July 1917 Kathe-
rine Davidson, youngest daugh. of William
Keith, farmer, Westknock, Old Deer, and
Elspeth Cummin, and had issue John
Taylor Keith, R.N., born 20th April 1918;
Elizabeth Cumming, born 15th June 1923;
Robert Ninian, born 27th March 1926.
COCKENZIE
GEORGE HOGG, dem. 21st May 1923;
1885
died 20th June 1927. Marr. (2) 22nd
May 1918 Alice Crichton, daugh. of
Harry Edward Page, railway inspector,
Ashbrittle.
THOMAS OSBORNE, born Mother-
1923 well, 29th Nov. 1891, son of William
O. and Mary Twigg; educ. at
Hamilton Academy and Univ. of Glasgow;
licen. by Presb. of Hamilton March 1921;
assistant St Bride s, Glasgow; Middle
Parish, Paisley; ord. 27th Sept. 1923; dem.
llth Oct. 1942 on appointment as Town
Clerk of Cockenzie, which office he re
signed 15th Sept. 1943; re-adm. to charge
23rd Sept. 1943. Marr. 4th April 1921
Mary Cherrie, daugh. of William Gough
and Margaret C. Watson, and has issue
Margaret Patricia Frances, born 16th Dec.
1922; Norman Cameron, born 2nd June
1925.
DIRLETON
Beside Dirleton Castle there was a chapel
dedicated to St Katherine. Church re
stored in 1930.
GEORGE HALIBURTON, vicar be-
fore Dec. 1576. [Edin. Test., v,
135.]
ANDREW McGHIE, had issue,
1597 Patrick.
JOHN McGHIE, his son, John; his
1639
daugh., Margaret (marr. (1) Robert
Hodge, min. of Inverkeithing, and
(2) cont. 24th Nov. 1696 Robert Stewart,
shipmaster, Inverkeithing. - - [Stephen s
Hist, of Inverkeithing and Rosyth, 279.]
JAMES GLEN, bapt. 24th Aug. 1692,
son of John G., min. of Stichell;
marr. 20th June 1718 Elizabeth
Elliot, and had issue James, bapt. 18th
July 1720; Alexander, his successor;
William.
ALEXANDER GLEN, marr. Ann,
daugh. of John Blackadder of St
Leonards and Catherine Strother
Ker of Littledean, and had issue Walter,
died 9th Nov. 1809; James, died llth Dec.
1828; Katherine, died 1817; Barbara;
Elizabeth (marr. 1 805 John Finlason of the
Admiralty), died 1831; John, died 185-;
Robert, died 13th Feb. 1824; Ann, died
23rd Nov. 1859.
LAURENCE CHARTERIS, resident in
1688
Tron Parish, Edinburgh, 3rd Nov.
1694. [Tron Poll Tax Roll, 30.]
JAMES SCOTT, line 2, for "1899"
1843
read "1799"; his daugh., Ann, died
13th March 1915.
WILLIAM LOGIE, his sons Alexan-
1864
der Graham Spears, Capt. R.A.M.C.,
died 1st Nov. 1919; David Brown,
M.B., C.M., died Willington, South Africa,
4th Sept. 1930; his daughs. Emily Jean
(marr. April 1915 Arnold McCaskill,
Canadian Forestry Corps); Elizabeth Sarah
died at Inverness 17th July 1929; Emily
Jean McCaskell, died 27th March 1943.
HADDINGTON]
DIRLETON BARO
89
1878
JOHN KERR, died at Harrogate 8th
Dec. 1920; his widow, Marion
Groves, died at Keswick 8th April
1942; his daughs. Winifred Violet (marr.
4th July 1918 Lionel John Willis, R.E.);
Constance Ursula (marr. 14th July 1928
Frank Ernest Cole, Dulwich); Edith
Kathleen (marr. 9th March 1935 William
Dennis Wivell, Keswick).
NORMAN COUTTS KEITH, trans,
from Earlston (q.v.) 17th May 1915;
died 25th Oct. 1927.
1915
1928
HENRY OWENS WALLACE, born
Mearns, Renfrewshire, 29th March
1895; son of James W., municipal
foreman, and Annie Owens; educ. at
Hamilton Academy and Univ. of Glasgow,
M.A. (1920); served in 2nd Cameron High
landers in Salonica and Transcaucasia
1916-19; licen. by Presb. of Hamilton 1921;
assistant Barrowfield, Glasgow; ord. to
Ladhope 7th Sept. 1922; trans, and adm.
26th April 1928. Marr. 8th Sept. 1919
Sarah McNiven Cameron, second daugh.
of William Paterson, and has issue James,
born 4th April 1920; Margaret Paterson,
born 20th Oct. 1926.
GARVALD
WILLIAM SANDERSON, min. at
1568
Whittingham, also in charge here.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Lin-
lit hgow, etc.]
THOMAS BROWN, reader 1568-72.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum-
f . -i
jnes, etc.]
1570
ALEXANDER CHALMERS, vicar,
3rd Aug. 1570, afterwards vicar of
Liberton.
PATRICK GALBRAITH, exhorter;
1571-6
designated 1564-7 Patrick and Sir
Patrick Galbraith, min. at the Kirk
of Garvald. [Edin. Tests., i, 64.]
JAMES REID, pres. to parsonage and
vicarage 20th June 1587 on death of
Patrick Galbraith. [Reg. Sec. Sig.,
Ivi, 153.]
DAVID OGILL, M.A., son of Henry
1 _ RO O. of Hartiemurde, pres. to vicarage
8th Aug. 1589 on death of James
Reid. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ix, 43.]
ROBERT FOORD, line 6, for "1667"
1664 read "1664."
WALTER GRAY, son of Andrew G.,
1685
merchant, Haddington, and brother
1839
of John G., min. of Aberlady. Had
issue Mr John; Patrick; Robert; Mary;
Jean. [Test. Mary Blair, Edin., 15th Feb.
1737.]
SELBY ORD DODS, marr. only sur
viving daugh. of John Robertson,
merchant, Edinburgh.
JOHN CROSBIE, his daughs. Jessie,
died 30th April 1934; Margaret
Renwick, died 7th Sept. 1935.
GEORGE DODS, licen. 6th Dec. 1871;
line 24, delete died 14th Nov. 1903.
His son, John Erskine, O.B.E.,
Divisional Food Officer for South-East of
Scotland, died at Cultercraigs, Biggar, 22nd
April 1940; his daugh., Jane Erskine,
D.C.S., died 14th Jan. 1949.
THOMAS LOW, trans, to Newark,
1910 Port Glasgow, 3rd Dec. 1925.
VICTOR WILLIAM WANDS, for-
1876
1926
merly of Nyasaland (q.v. and vii,
710); served in Great War for four
years, in Gallipoli and France; adm. 14th
April 1926; trans to Tweedmouth (q.v.)
19th June 1929.
BARO
ALEXANDER CHALMERS, M.A.,
1563
vicar 17th July 1572. [Acts and
Dec., xxviii, 210; Reg. of Abbrev.
Feu Charters of Church Lands, i, 118; Cal.
of Charters, x, 2256.]
THOMAS DUDGEON, reader 1567-8.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Lin-
lit hgow, etc.]
DAVID OGILL, pres. on dem. of Daniel
1594 Chalmers. [P. S. Reg., Ixvi, 193.]
ALEXANDER TROTTER, line 10, for
1628 "1643" read "1644."
1567
90
GLADSMUIR GULLANE
[PRHSB. OF
CLADSMDIR
The first church was built at Thrieplaw
in 1650 to serve the west part of Hadding-
ton parish. It continued in use till 1695,
when it was replaced by the church, built
by Sir William Baillie of Lamington, and
now a ruin in the churchyard north from
the present church, which was opened for
worship on 20th Oct. 1839. After 1695 the
old church passed to decay, and its walls
in part were incorporated in colliers
houses. At a later period four cot-houses
there were designated the "Old Kirk";
and the place, about U miles south-east of
the present church, is now called "Glads-
muir Kirk." At Samuelston, which prior
to the erection of this parish was in the
parish of lladdington, there was a chapel
dedicated to St Nicolas. In the garden
adjoining l.ongniddry House there is a
fragment of a building known as "John
Knox House," from its reputed connec
tion with the Reformer. ---[Ri tours, xviii,
202; Report, Royal Comm. on Anc. Monu
ments, E. Lothian, 37-8; Memo, Rev. W. R.
Wiseman.]
MUNGO WATSON, man. Helen,
daugh. of William Young in Groat-
hall, and had issueHelen; Hen
rietta.- [Dm/A- Muck.. 1706, No. 199.]
1759
FRANCIS COWAN, his daughs.-
Janet (marr. Henry Gillies, writer,
Edinburgh; Margaret (marr. proc.
12th May 1796 Joseph Bethune, min. of
Renton Chapel).
GEORGE HAMILTON, his son, John
17*>0 James, died 20th Jan. 1831.
JOHN RAMSAY, his daugh.. Charlotte
1833 (man. 16th Dec. 1856).
WILLIAM MFNZ1ES, pros. 24th March
1871 1871.
WILLIAM BELL TURNBULL, his
, widow, Elizabeth Holgate, died I Oth
Sept. 1918.
WILLIAM REID WISEMAN, had
1914
issue Ewen Reid, born 21st Sept.
1915; Denis Buchanan, born 12th
March 1917; Sheina Helen, born 6th July
1918 (marr. 28th Dec. 1940 2nd Lieut.
Kenneth Donald Burbridge, architect, son
of Leonard B., Surrey); Gladys Brown,
born 7th Dec. 1920 (marr. 24th July
1943 Vaughan Mackintosh Shaw, Lieut.
K.O.S.B., eldest son of Colonel J. J. M.
Shaw, R.A.M.C.).
GULLANE
About 1170 William de Vaux granted
the patronage of the church to God and
St Mary and the Church of St Nicolas and
the Canons of Dryburgh serving God in
the said Church of St Nicholas on the
island of Elbottle (Fidra), for the soul of
King William, etc. There were reserved
the rights of the Nunnery of South Ber
wick in the church, as contained in the
"writings" (scriptas) made between said
William de Vaux and the nunnery. The
grant was confirmed, apparently soon after
1214, by William de Vaux son and suc
cessor, John, for the soul of King Alexan
der, etc., and by William, Bishop of St
Andrews 1202 38. The foregoing rights of
the nunnery led to a dispute which was
settled about 1221 when Sir Gregory,
Master, and Froelina, Prioress of South
Berwick, and the convent thereof, sur
rendered in favour of William de Vaux of
Dirleton, and William de Vaux, parson of
Gullane, apparently the uncle of William
de Vaux, all their rights in the church, with
the reservation of what they had when the
lawsuit was moved, and also the teind
sheaves of the lands of Kingston which
they "shall take and hold" after the death
of the said William de Vaux, parson. David
de Bernham, Bishop of St Andrews, dedi
cated the church on 8th Oct. 1242, and in
the same year he reduced it from a par
sonage to a vicarage, to be served by the
Canons of Dryburgh, and a priest whose
annual payment was 12 merks. Two years
earlier Alexander de Vaux had confirmed
the patronage of the church to Dryburgh
Abbey. About 1220 William de Vaux
granted to the Canons of Dryburgh the
island of Elbotle itself, and 20 i acres of
the lands of Elbotle on the mainland, the
lands of Stodfauld, etc. Two canons were
IIADDINCilON |
obliged lo reside and celebrate on the
island in the ( lunch of Si Nicholas. But
about 1240 Alexander de Vanx "in con
sideration of the imminent dangers of the
lime-, picscni aiul lo come," relieved Dry-
burgh of the necessity of maintaining (hat
chantry on the island as hitherto, or of
building, or sending canons to live on it.
Instead a canon was to be provided at
Slodfauld on the mainland, and anothci in
Dryburgh, lo pray lor the souls of his
ancestors and successors. It would seem,
therefore, that the Church of St Nicholas,
whose ruins are on the east side of Fidia
about the landing stage, was never really
completed. About the same lime also
Alexander de Vaux confirmed to Dryburgh
the grant of the island of I Ibolle, etc.,
made by William his father in 1220.
Besides St Nicholas ( lunch, there were
other religious foundations in the parish.
The Chapel of Si Mat rick, whose ruins were
still visible in the second half of the 18th
century, was situated on the shore at the
point on the north of (iullane Bay. About
1221 William de Vaux founded at Dirleton
a chapel dedicated to All Saints, for the
privilege of which he paid a stone of wax
annually to (iullane Church, whose rights
in other re-peels were fully conserved. At
the same period on behalf of himself and
his heirs he conveyed to Gullane Church
what services they had to render on their
own charges to the Chapel of St Andrew
at Dirleton. The chaplain of the chapel
had to render fealty to Giillane Church and
also pay annually to the same one pound
of frankincense. At Congalton, on a site
still called chapel, there was founded by a
lord of ( ongalton a chapel, with regard to
which there was made in 1224 an agree
ment between Sir Walter and William de
(iullane, rector of Gullane, whereby the
said William had to supply a chaplain for
the chapel, and in turn was to receive the
oblaiions and olferings made at the same,
while Sir Walter and his wife, and the men
in the town of Congalton, were to attend
at (iullane Church on three festivals, St
Andrew s Day, Christmas, Raster, and at
penances and the Sacraments. In the 15th
century east range of Dirleton ( astle there
is an apartment which was used as a chapel,
with piscina, credence, and hcnalura.
Obviously there was at Stodfauld, some
where on the mainland not fai liom I ulia
Island, a cell or chapel for the celebrations
by a canon of Dryburgh, to which re
ference has been made. About 1225 a
dispute between William de (iullane, rector
of (iiillanr, anil the Nunnery of South
Berwick, regarding what is called the
Chapel of Dirleton, was settled by the
ai biter, William, Bishop of St. Andrews,
on i he basis that the nunnery possess the
chapel with the teinds of Flbotle, Dirleton,
and Karmuchoc, during the lifetime of the
said William, and that the oblations made
a I the chapel by William de Vaux and
other lords of Dirleton pertain to the rector
of Gullane. It is uncertain whether the
foregoing has reference to the nunnery at
Flbotle, a cell of South Berwick, said to
have been founded by David I. South
Berwick had another cell, described as
being near (iullane Church, and also said
to have been founded by David I. There
was at Dirleton a Mouse of the Red Friars.
On 2nd May 1507 Royal Letters of Dona
tion "of the C hapel of St Andrews in
Dirleton of the Order of the Trinity,
founded by the predecessors of Patrick,
Lord Haliburton, the patron," were made
to "Friar Alexander Blith of the said
Order." The chapel had been vacant for
three years through the failure of the Order
to supply ministrations, and was at the
king s disposal by the death of the said
Patrick. Further information regarding the
house occurs in 1588 in a charter of "the
lands called the Friarlands of Dirleton
extending to 10 merks old measure with
tenement, land, garden lying in the town
of Dirleton, called the Chapelyard, which
pertained to the Minister, Prior, and
Monastery of Fail, and the Prior of Dirle
ton, as part of the temporalities of the
same, and came to the king by annexation,
and which the king incorporated in the
tenandry of Craigllat." At (iullane there
was a hospital of St John of Jerusalem. On
I Jih April 1557 Patrick, Lord Ruthven,
granted to Janet Stewart, Lady Ruthven, a
charter of the provostry, chaplainries, and
92
GULLANE HADDINGTON
[PRESB. OF
chapels of Dirleton; and on 19th Dec. 1561
the said Patrick gave to Sir Robert Hoislair,
presbyter, the provostry of the Chapel of
Dirleton, near the castle, with the lands of
Corrige, vacant by the death of Sir Robert
Hoppringill. An altar, dedicated to the
Holy Trinity, was founded by Sir Andrew
Congalton in Gullane Church. The foun
dation was confirmed by George Dundas,
lord of St John s, preceptor of Torphichen,
on 18th May 1523, and the patronage was
declared to belong to Henry Congalton of
the same. [Book of Dryburgh, 15, 16-18,
19-21, 23-6, 27-8, 32-7, 232-7; Excheq.
Rolls, xii, 693, xlvii, 155; Reg. Sec. Seal, i,
1470; Reg. Great Seal, iv, 1171, v, 1068;
Cart. Priory of North Berwick, 82; Keith s
Scott. Bishops, 461; Walcott s Anc. Ch. of
Scotland, 379, 385; Armstrong s Map, 1773;
Douglas Baronage, 522; Chalmer s Cale
donia, iv, 507, 519.]
SIR GEORGE HALIBURTON, vicar
1567 in 1567 and 1572. [Comps. Sub
Coll. of Thirds, Linlithgow, Dum
fries, etc.]
JAMES CAESAR, dem. 31st Aug. 1936;
1904 his wife, Wilhelmina, died 26th Dec.
1944. He died 15th Aug. 1945.
HADDINGTON
The church with its chapels was granted
to the Priory of St Andrews by David I in
1139. The later building, which is now
generally accepted as the church designated
"The Lamp of Lothian," seems to have
been erected towards the end of the 14th
century or early in the 15th. It suffered
serious damage in 1548 when the English,
who garrisoned Haddington and used the
tower of the church for defensive purposes,
were besieged by the Scots and French. In
a condition of dilapidation it remained till
1562, when work of restoration was
inaugurated, the plan being to "byg, beild,
and reedyfie sufficiently the fabric extending
from the steeple to the west gable, and to
roof in the south tufall" (aisle); the north
"tufal" to be rebuilt, and "lyhts and
glass" provided for the whole building;
afterwards the "croce kirk" (transepts) to
be proceeded with and perfittit and byggit
with wallis, ruffs, lychts, and utheris
necessaris. At that time the choir, which
stands roofless, was abandoned. Within
the church there were altars as follows:
Virgin Mary, St Catherine, Holy Trinity,
John the Baptist, Holy Blood, St James,
St Peter, St Nicholas, St Ninian, St John,
St Michael, Holy Rood, Three Kings of
Cologne, St Blaise, St Salvator, and the
two brothers Crispin and Crispinanus,
patrons of shoemakers, whose altar was
upheld by the cordiners of the burgh.
There were altars belonging to the Baxters
and the Fleshers, but these may be in
cluded in the foregoing list. There were
chapels with the following dedications: St
Laurence; St Anne, situated at what is now
St Anne s House; St Catherine, on the
south side of the croft of the Franciscans;
St Kentigern; and St Ninian in the west
area of the town, to the chaplain at which
on 9th March 1488 George Kerr of Samuel-
ston granted in pure alms a tenement on
the north side of the burgh. The Church
or Chapel of St Martin, built probably
about the beginning of the 12th century,
and situated with its graveyard at the east
side of the Nungate, was a dependency of
the nunnery, having been granted by
Alexander of St Martin s. The nave still
survives. At Stevenston there was a chapel,
for the erection of which (chantry and
oratory) William de Golin (Gullane) re
ceived permission from Henry, Prior of St
Andrews 1225-35. On 23rd March 1539-40
the church was designated "the Collegiate
Church of Haddington." which may indi
cate that its organisation had something of
the collegiate form. On the erection of the
Bishopric of Edinburgh in 1633, the church
became a prebend of St Giles Cathedral;
and by Act of Parliament of 1641 it was
separated from the Bishopric of St Andrews
and its disposition given to the Earl of
Haddington. In 1178 on a site about a
mile east of the town a Cistercian monas
tery or nunnery, dedicated to the Virgin
Mary, was founded by the Countess Ada,
mother of Malcolm IV and William the
Lion. In July 1292 Alicia, the prioress,
made homage to Edward I. Similar fealty
HADDINGTON]
HADDINGTON
93
was declared in Aug. 1296 by Prioress Eve,
to whom in consequence the rights of the
nunnery were restored. "Destroyed and
burned by the calamity of wars between
the kings of Scotland and England," in
volving the loss of its writs, the nunnery in
1359 received a Charter of Inspeximus from
William, Bishop of St Andrews. In Hert
ford s expedition in 1544 the nunnery was
burned; and it suffered again four years
later during the invasion under Somerset.
A small part of the graveyard still remains;
and the place is also recalled by Abbey
Village, Abbey Mill, and the Abbey Bridge.
A friary of the Grey Friars, dedicated to
St Duthac, and said to have been situated
where Elm House now is, was founded
prior to 1242. It was given to the flames by
Edward III in 1355. Probably some years
elapsed before the church at least was re
built, for there appears in the Exchequer
Rolls on 14th Aug. 1362 the sum of
6 13s. 4d. "given to the Minorite Friars
of Haddington for building their Church.
The friary further suffered from fire at the
hands of Hertford s men in 1 544, and also
during the siege of 1548. Repair followed;
but the church was finally demolished in
1572-3. There were in the church an altar
dedicated to John the Baptist, at the north
wall of the nave, founded on 22nd July
1389 by Sir William Haliburton, laird of
Carlowry, with an endowment of 10 merks
annually from the lands of Drem; an altar
dedicated to St Clement, founded on 4th
Feb. 1494-5 by William Bertram, Provost
of Edinburgh, nephew of Sir William
Bertram, vicar of Swinton; and an altar
dedicated to St Francis. Probably there
was also an altar dedicated to the Virgin
Mary. There was also a friary of the Black
Friars, founded probably in the 13th cen
tury. It may be identical with the religious
establishment cleared away in 1 765 to make
room for the Episcopal church. In the
Church of the Friary there was an altar
called "the Altar of the Holy Rood of
Lucanus." About a mile west of the town
there was a leper hospital dedicated to St
Laurence, founded by Richard Guthrie,
Abbot of Arbroath cir. 1450-5, and be
longing to the Order of Dominicans. It
was refounded in 1480; and in 1532 it was
annexed with its lands to the Dominican
nunnery of Sciennes, Edinburgh. Its site
is at St Laurence House; and its lands are
incorporated in the farm of Spittal Rig.
Before 1 1th June 1478 Sir John Haliburton,
vicar of Greenlaw, erected in the Poldrait
an almshouse dedicated to St Helen. There
was also a hospital dedicated to the Virgin
Mary, the custody of which on 19th July
1319 was granted by Edward II to Thomas
de Gayregrave. A piece of land in the
Poldrait was called St Andrew s Land. By
charter of 24th March 1 566-7 Queen Mary
constituted the Royal Foundation of Mini
sters and Hospitals of Haddington, to
maintain ministers and readers and other
ecclesiastical burdens, and to provide a
hospital for the poor, the mutilated, and
miserable persons, and for orphans and
other children bereft of their parents. The
foundation was granted to the provost,
bailies, town council, and community, and
was to be administered with the advice and
approval of the ministers and Kirk Session.
The endowments were all property and
annual rents, etc., of chaplainries, altarages,
prebends in the burgh, property and annual
rents, etc., of monks in the burgh, annual
rents levied within the burgh for chaplain
ries, altarages, and churches elsewhere in
Scotland, and dues payable from the Com
mon Good of Haddington to churches
outside the burgh. At Garleton (Gamril-
toun-Noble) there was a chapel dedicated
to St Kentigern. The Hospital of St
Laurence near the town for poor men was
under the patronage of the Crown, and
was served by secular clerics and presbyters.
On its becoming vacant in the early part
of the reign of James V, that monarch by
Letters deprived it of its "hospital nature"
and united and incorporated it with the
"religious brothers of the Order of St
Augustine. None of the Order took up
residence there; and indeed no additional
accommodation suitable for the friars was
provided; and accordingly the king inti
mated to Pope Leo X (1513-21) that he
had appointed his chaplain, Walter Ram
say, to the void house and vacant rectory,
and craved the Pope that the house be
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[PRESB. OF
separated from the Order and restored to
its original position. In the Church of
Haddington there was an altar dedicated
to the Saviour, founded by Mr William
Wawane, official of Lothian. [Reg. Great
Seal, ii, 610, 1216, 1333, 1836, 2005, 2941,
iii, 364, 1616, 1735, 1962, v, 1776, viii,
2225; Acts Scott. Parl, v, 380a; Retours,
iv, 196, x, 132, xv, 140; Laing Charters, 418;
Reg. Sec. Seal, i, 1710; Reg. Priory of St
Andrews, 324; Hist. MSS. Commis. Reports,
Earl of Home MS., 160; Prynn s Records
of the Tower, iii, 653; Rymer s Foldera, ii,
725, ii, Pt. 1, Ed. 1818, 401; Eraser s Mem.
of the Earls of Haddington, ii, 226; Chal
mers Caledonia, ii, 683, iii, 422, iv, 507,
513-14; Bryce s Grey friars of Scotland, i,
169, 186, ii, 11-21, 170, 172; Millar s Lamp
of Lothian, 26, 31, 173-4, 175, 176, 177,
179, 388; Cal of Yester Writs, No. 202,
394; Scott. Rec. Soc.; Exchequer Rolls, ii,
116; Epistolae Regium Scotorum, i, 193-4.]
SIR GEORGE REID, perpetual vicar
1565 8th Feb. 1565-6.
JAMES CARMICHAEL, pres. in suc-
1570
cession to William Walderstoun;
pres. to vicarage 27th April 1581 on
dem. of Robert Bonkle. [Acts and Decs.,
I, 150; Reg. Pres. Bene., ii, 57.]
WALTER BALCANQUAL, formerly
exhorter at Aberdour and Dalgety;
On 27th Feb. 1572-3 the Town
Council "inducit Mr Walter Balcanqual
to read the common prayers in the Kirk at
vii hors befor noon in summer, and viii
hors in winter, and that on Sunday,
Wednesday and Friday, and to be Clerk to
the Session and Doctor in the school
during the space of one year from the date
thereof" (interlined Martinmas next), and
resolved annually "to pay sd. reader 5
merks"; adm. to St Giles in 1574. [Lamp
of Lothian, 190; Ross s Aberdour and Inch-
colm, 213.]
ROBERT BONKLE, pres. to vicarage
29th Nov. 1574, vacant by death of
Sir William Scott of Balwearie; dem.
before 14th Oct. 1580. [Reg. Sec. Sig., xl,
II, 90; Reg. Pres. Bene., ii, 41.]
HENRY CHAPMAN, reader. [Lamp
1578 of Lothian, 190.]
PATRICK BOYLE, pres. to vicarage
14th Oct. 1580 on dem. of Robert
Bonkle. [Reg. Pres. Bene., ii, 41.]
JOHN KER, on 17th Aug. 1582 he was
1585
appointed Master of the Grammar
School for five years; and he also
acted as minister in Mr Carmichael s
absence; on 19th Nov. 1585 he received
from the burgh 100 merks "in full satis
faction for the parts of the sd. burgh
alanerlie of his service done in the function
of minister of the Word of God to the hail
parishioners there of these divers years
bygon." [Lamp of Lothian, 194-5.]
JAMES FORMAN, son of James F.,
1678 portioner of Inveresk.
JOHN CURRIE, his son, John, appren-
1704
ticed to David Spence and George
Miller, merchants, Edinburgh, 8th
May 1734.
PATRICK WILKIE, born 2nd Feb.
1?21 1685; marr. (1) 12th Aug. 1719; his
daughs. Janet (marr. proc. 23rd
Jan. 1763); Agnes (marr. Henry Hepburn,
collector of customs, Prestonpans); his
sons James of Gilchriston, born 24th
Sept. 1733, died 9th March 1825; Patrick
of Island of St Vincent.
JOHN COOK, his daughs. Helen, died
Haddington 17th May 1933; Martha
Mary, died 17th March 1934.
1843
WILLIAM ROSS, his widow, Emilie
1874 Alder Fisher, died llth Jan. 1923.
ROBERT NIMMO SMITH, his widow,
Mary Ann Tod, died London 22nd
March 1928.
1880
GEORGE WAUCHOPE STEWART,
1913
D.D. (Edinburgh, March 1923);
licen. 15th May 1887; line 13, for
"1912" read "1911"; died at Edinburgh
21st Sept. 1942; was Joint Convener of
Public Worship and Aids to Devotion
Committee; revision of Church Hymnary
and Anthem Book; was one of the greatest
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authorities on church music; his daugh.,
Catherine (marr. 17th Aug. 1926 Ralph
Laurence, elder son of Harry Heffer,
Cambridge.) Addl. Publication Music in
the Church.
HADDINGTON
SECOND CHARGE
WILLIAM TRENT, his son, Archibald,
1636
apprentice to William Hamilton,
merchant, 23rd April 1673; his
daugh., Marion (marr. Robert Merchiston,
min. of Kirkpatrick-Juxta). [G. R. Sas.,
2 Ser., xi, 228.]
EDWARD STEDMAN, his daugh.,
1731 Martha (marr. proc. 1st June 1766).
ROBERT SCOTT, marr. Jane, daugh.
1772 of Andrew Elliot of Howford.
1868
WILLIAM SIBBALD, his wife s
mother was Mary Davis, a free
negro woman.
WILLIAM PROUDFOOT, born 28th
18Q1 June 1876; his son, Harry Crichton,
died at Sydney, N.S.W., 21st July
1933; his daugh., Edith Mary (marr. 26th
Aug. 1920 Robert Douglas Osier, M.B.,
C.M., South Africa).
WILLIAM JOHN FORBES, died 4th
1918 Nov. 1946.
HADDINGTON ST MARTIN S
GEORGE GRIER, his daugh. Isobel.
1603 [G. R.Sas., xii, 69, 4th Nov. 1622.]
HUMBIE
The church was granted to Dunfermline
Abbey by Alexander I 1107-24. In the
12th century the parish was described as
the Parish of Addockis Ket (Keith) and
Siwynis Ket, apparently with the name of
the person to whom each district belonged.
In a dispute between Dunfermline Abbey
and the Church of Crichton, it was decided
in 1199, in the time of Pope Innocent III,
that the Chapel of Keeth should belong for
ever to the Church of Crichton, one merk
silver to be paid annually by Crichton
Church to the abbey. In the Rental of
Kelso Abbey in 1567 Humbie appears
under "Lands" and under "Kirkis and
Teinds." [Reg. of Dunfermline, 3, 48-69,
96-7; Reg. of Kelso, ii, 492-3.]
WILLIAM FRANK, vicar, 1566; still
in office 1576. [Comps. Gen. Coll.
of Thirds.]
1566
ANDREW SIMSON, min. at Ormiston,
1574 had also charge here.
THOMAS CHARTERIS, marr. daugh.
1646 of John Byres of Coates.
JAMES HAMILTON, marr. Agnes
Swinton, to whom he disponed his
estate 14th Dec. 1699 prior to his
going north.
GEORGE WEIR, his daugh., Jane
1843 Broomfield, died 30th Sept. 1915.
ROBERT BALDOCK SCOTT, trans.
1905 to Row, 9th Nov. 1922.
JOHN ANNAND FRASER, born 21st
1923 June 1894, son of Charles F., min.
of Croy; educ. at Robert Gordon s
College, Aberdeen, and Univ. of Aberdeen
and Edinburgh, M.A. (1919); served in
Gordon Highlanders in Great War; licen.
by Presb. of Edinburgh 29th June 1921;
Assistant at St Matthew s, Edinburgh; ord.
19th April 1923; trans, to Hamilton Second
Charge 14th May 1931; M.B.E. (1940).
Marr. 30th Sept. 1925 Leila, eldest daugh.
of Colonel Ewen Campbell, Edinburgh,
and had issue Leila Campbell, born 9th
Aug. 1926; Charles Annand, born 16th
Oct. 1928.
KEITH MARISCHAL
ANDREW SIMSON, min. at Ormiston,
1574 had also charge here. See Ormiston.
MORHAM
The church was annexed to the Colle
giate Church of Bothans (see Yester).
JOHN WHITE, M.A., reader, parson
1565
and minister 1568-9. [Comps. Sub
Coll. of Thirds, Linlithgow, etc.]
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MORHAM NORTH BERWICK
[PRESB. OF
ANDREW MELVEN, died Feb. 1689.
1663
(P.C., xiv, 257). Marr. Elizabeth,
daugh. of Alexander Douglas, W.S.,
and had issue Andrew, died young; Jean
(marr. Robert Meldrum, min. of Yester);
Eliza, killed by a fall of a house in Holland
with Lady Dundee; Isobel (marr. George
Robertson, Haddington); Margaret; Ann,
born 1671 (marr. Gideon Guthrie, min. of
Fetteresso); Mary (marr. James Robertson,
stationer, Edinburgh).
1894
JAMES MITCHELL PATTULLO,
dem. 20th June 1923; died 28th May
1 943 ; his wife, Agnes, daugh. of James
Cranstoun of Tinwald House, Dumfries.
NORTH BERWICK
The church was situated on the "Auld
Kirk Green" near the harbour. Before
1199 it was granted to the Nunnery of
North Berwick by Malcolm, son and suc
cessor of Duncan, Earl of Fife. In the
church were an altar dedicated to the
Virgin Mary, for the support of a chaplain
at which Agnes Faulaw, wife of Robert
Lauder of the Bass, and daugh. of George
F., burgess of Edinburgh, with consent of
the said Robert, on 20th Oct. 1491 granted
a charter of 10 merks annually and 5 merks
annually from tenements in Edinburgh and
Leith respectively, for celebrations of the
souls of King James IV, etc., and of her
late husband, William Carreboris, burgess
of Edinburgh; an altar dedicated to St
Ninian, in the north transeptal aisle; an
altar dedicated to Our Lady of Peace,
erected in St Ninian s aisle with consent of
the bailies and community of North Ber
wick in 1497 by William de Carrick, in-
dweller in Mains of Tantallon; an altar of
the Holy Rood; and an altar dedicated to
St Sebastion. In addition to St Ninian s
aisle there was an aisle of the Lauders of
the Bass called "ye lords of bassis yill."
About the middle of the 17th century the
church was in a decayed condition, and it
passed out of use soon after 1656. In 1659
there was begun the erection of a new
church on a site on the east side of Law
Road, which after considerable delay was
completed in 1664 and was used for the
first time on 5th June of that year. All that
now remains of the earlier church is a
small vaulted building which had projected
from the south wall. Corrosion by the
waves has gradually carried away the
graveyard, which does not appear to have
been in use after 15th April 1673. During
the period between the abandonment of the
old church and the completion of its suc
cessor, worship was conducted in "the
great tenement or Lodgeing" within the
burgh, belonging to William Dick of Braid,
the site of which is now occupied by the
Dalrymple Hotel. In 1770 the church of
1659-64 was in great part rebuilt and at the
same time enlarged, and the tower erected;
and in 1828 it was re-seated. Forty-six
years later attention was turned to the pro
vision of a new church. The last service in
the old church was held on 3rd June 1883,
and its roofless walls stand in the church
yard. On the south-east corner is a sundial
purchased in 1680 and bearing the dates
1660 and 1770. On the east side of the
tower in a mutilated condition is another
sundial of date 1679. The new church,
erected on the site of the old manse in High
Street in accordance with a design pre
pared by Sir Rowand Anderson, was
opened for worship on 10th June 1883.
The design was completed by the addition
of the tower and porch in 1907. In the front
of the north gallery is a clock which was in
the Luchie Loft of the preceding church,
and is said to have been a gift in 1770; and
in the vestibule is the bell which was in use
in all the three churches, and passed out of
use in 1928 when a new bell was given by
Mr J. R. Menzies of West Links House, in
memory of Mr J. R. Burt, minister of the
parish 1904-28. It has this inscription:
" Jacobus Monteath me fecit Edinb. . . . gh
pro templo de North Berwick Anno
Domini 1642, Ipero Meliora." On the
Bass Rock are the ruins of St Baldred s
Chapel, "newly erected in 1492 by Robert
Lauder of the Bass, who himself was the
lay rector and patron. Designated the
"paris kyrk in the craig of the Bass," it
took the place of a cell founded by St
Baldred; and it was consecrated and dedi
cated on 5th June 1542 by Mr William
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Gibsone, suffragan of Cardinal David
Beton, Archbishop of St Andrews, in the
presence of Mr John Lauder, Archdeacon
of Tweeddale. The intrusion of this parish
church into the parish of St Andrews
Church which belonged to the nunnery led
to a dispute between the nunnery prioress
and Robert Lauder, the outcome of which
is not known. There was also a chapel at
Tantallon Castle. Apparently in or about
1150 Duncan, Earl of Fife 1136-54,
founded a Cistercian nunnery on the lands
called Gillecameston given to the nunnery
by himself. To the nunnery Earl Duncan
also gave two hospitals, built and endowed
by him in connection with the Earl s
Ferry. One was situated at the port of
landing on the south side, the harbour of
North Berwick, and the other at the port
of landing on the north side, Ardross, in
Fife. The hospitals were for "poor folk
and pilgrims." On 10th Oct. 1242 the
church of the nunnery was dedicated to
the Virgin Mary by Bishop de Bernham.
It would appear that at first the nunnery
was governed by a prior or master, and a
prioress. While we find a sub-prioress
acting as the head in 1220, James, Prior,
occurs in 1238; and he is probably identical
with James, Master, who is mentioned
about the same time. Master and prioress
are found together representing the nun
nery in 1254-9; Master again occurs in
1293; and on 28th Aug. 1296, William,
"vicairie de eglise de Laneta," warden of
the nunnery, swore fealty to Edward I.
Thereafter Prioress alone occurs. An
alternative designation in 1383 is abbatess.
In addition to lands, etc., the nunnery held
the following churches: North Berwick,
granted, as we have seen, before 1199 by
Malcolm, son of Duncan, Earl of Fife, and
himself Earl of Fife 1203-29 in succession
to his father; the gift was supplemented by
the perpetual vicarage of the church, which
was given by Bull of Pope Clement VII
18th Feb. 1383^, the nunnery being held
bound to appoint a chaplain to minister at
the church and have the cure of the souls
of the parishioners, and also to provide for
him a fixed stipend; Logic (Airthrey), con
firmed by Simeon, Bishop of Dunblane,
about 1178; Kilconquhar, granted about
1200 by Duncan, Earl of Fife 1154-1203,
while Adam, lord of Kilconquhar and Earl
Carrick, resigned the patronage of the
church and ratified Earl Duncan s con
cession of the same to the nunnery on 16th
Feb. 1266-7; Kirkbride in Carrick (now
united with Maybole), confirmed by Joce-
line, Bishop of Glasgow, in 1199, on the
petition of Roger de Sealebroc; Largo,
granted by Duncan, Earl of Fife 1 154-1203,
and confirmed by Malcolm, Earl of Fife,
1203-29, and by William, Bishop of St
Andrews, 1203-34; Maybole, granted by
Duncan, 1 st Earl of Carrick, who died on
13th June 1250. Upon the condition of the
nunnery in the 14th century light is thrown
by a petition presented to Pope Gregory XI
by Beatrice the prioress, and "the greater
and more sane" portion of the nuns. They
narrated that to the nunnery, which was
known to occupy a notable and prominent
site, resorted nobles and other secular
persons, and that this intercourse had in
creased of late from the building of a
number of castles and forts in the neigh
bourhood. The result was that the nun
nery, aiming to render the highest service,
had lapsed from devotion, and its sacred
cult had suffered great diminution and
fallen into contempt; and the said prioress
and nuns genuinely feared that greater
hurt and more irreparable scandals would
follow in the future, unless the remedy
suggested by them was applied. It was that,
as exit from and entry to the nunnery had
been notoriously open from the time of its
foundation, the access of such persons as
had been mentioned should be prevented
by a perpetual enclosure, and that the
prioress and nuns should be ordained to
live in continual seclusion within the walls
of the monastery. The Pope, in reply, on
12th Aug. 1375 gave a mandate to William,
Bishop of St Andrews, ordaining an en
closing wall to be built at the expense of
the prioress and convent, and that the
prioress and nuns reside within the en
closure and continue so to do in all time
to come notwithstanding any statutes or
practices to the contrary. That, however,
was not the only trouble that befell the
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NORTH BERWICK
[PRESB. OF
nunnery. In the Papal Bull 18th Feb.
1383-4 annexing the perpetual vicarage of
the Church of North Berwick to the nun
nery, there were given as reasons for the
annexation the oppressions and hardships
caused by the frequent devastations of the
plundering of the nunnery possessions
through the ravages of war, and the
lamentable burning of the church by an
invading enemy. The church, however, was
rebuilt; and there are records that in it
were a chapel of John the Baptist 4th Jan.
1 524-5, and an altar of the Holy Rood, of
which on 3rd March 1539-40 Sir William
Fowlar was chaplain. At the Reformation
the prioress and nuns were dispersed, and
the buildings, with the exception of the
church and cloisters, which still survived
at 28th Jan. 1568-9 but had disappeared
before 12th Jan. 1587-8, became ruinous.
"The Mansion or lodgeing called the
Newark" was built on part of the site
before 28th Jan. 1568-9, and became the
chief residence of Sir Alexander Home, son
of Patrick H. of Polwarth, to whom a
Crown Charter of 20th March 1587-8 con
veyed the possessions of the nunnery, at
the same time creating them into a barony.
An Act of Parliament of 1592 ratified the
infeftments of Sir Alexander Home, and
another Act of 1597 dissolved the nunnery.
The existing ruins appear to belong to the
period immediately after the Reformation.
In addition to the Ferry Hospital at the
harbour there was a hospital for poor
brethren (monks) which was situated on a
site now occupied by the Dalrymple Hotel
in Quality Street. Described in 1544 as
"built by the late Robert Lauder of the
Bass," presumably Robert Lauder 1495-
1579, it had an endowment of 20 merks
annually from lands on the south side of
the street of the burgh of Lauder, and other
lands, including " Lawrenceland, " within
the liberty of the said burgh. To the per
petual chaplainry of the shrine or chapel
attached to the hospital, Sir Robert Lauder
of the Bass, the patron, appointed George
Lyall in Sept. 1560 in succession to the late
Sir James Cowhen (Cowan), and invested
him in possession by presentation of the
key of the said chapel and the lodging built
over it. [Carte Mon. de North Berwic, xi,
xvii, 4-15, 19-20, 31, 37-8, 40, 47, 54-5, 71,
76-7, 84-5; Reg. Great Seal, ii, 2068, iv,
55, 382, 1598, 1599, 1919, v, 1492; Reg.
Sec. Seal, ii, 579; Acts Scott. ParL, iii, 601,
iv, 157, vii, 156b, 157a, x, 303; Excheq.
Rolls, x, 770, xiv, 619-20; Retours, xx, 94,
xli, 174; Reg. of Dunfermline, 131-3; Cal.
of Docs. Rel. to Scotland, ii, 208; Cal. Papal
Reg., Letters, iv, 212; Extractae V arils
Cronius Scocie, 255; Theiner s Vet. Monu-
menta, 355; Dalrymple s Collections on
Scott. History, 268; Fraser s Douglas Book,
iii, 165-6; Miss. Scott. Hist. Soc., iv, 309,
334-5; Lockhart s Ch. in Scot, in \3th
Century, 52; D. B. Swan s Parish Church
ofSt Andrew, North Berwick.}
ALEXANDER WOOD, M.A., 1568,
also vicar of Largo (q.v.). \Comps.
Sub Coll. of Thirds, Linlithgow, etc.]
PATRICK CREECH, trans, to Jed-
1568 burgh 1574.
ROBERT LAUDER, reader 1569-71.
1569
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Lin-
lit hgow, etc.]
WILLIAM GALBRAITH, reader.
1611 [MS. Min. Book, 22nd Sept. 1611.]
HENRY AITKENHEAD, his daugh.
Isobel, not Helen (marr. Archibald
Riddell, min. of Trinity, Edinburgh).
1628
GEORGE MURRAY, had also issue,
1729 Jane.
MATTHEW MURRAY, his son, Hugh,
died 1846; his daugh., Mary Simp
son, died 1876; his son, John,
preacher, died 1799; his daugh., Janet, died
25th Oct. 1767.
1758
HENRY DAVID HILL, marr. (1) 1st
1792 Oct. 1802; (2) 1818.
GEORGE MURRAY, his daugh., Ann,
1795 died 9th Dec. 1867.
ROBERT BALFOUR GRAHAM, his
daugh., Christian Mary, died 17th
1822
May 1916; his son, Archibald, died
at Ballarat; John, died at Barrackpore.
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NORTH BERWICK PRESTONPANS
99
1904
GEORGE WASHINGTON SPROTT,
marr. 29th Sept. 1857; his son,
Harold George Hill, LL.B., died
18th Jan. 1924; his daughs. Lilias Har
rington, born 4th July 1862, died 27th Nov.
1867; Agnes Jean (Mrs Wylie), died at
London 31st Jan. 1939; Mabel (marr. (2)
16th Aug. 1939 Robert Charles Brown,
Strone, Bridge of Cally).
JAMES ROBERT BURT, licen. 21st
May 1888, dem. May 1927; died
llth Aug. 1935. Marr. 8th Oct.
1919 Anne Calder, second daugh. of
Thomas R. Marshall, Edinburgh; she died
20th June 1945.
RITCHIE DOUGHTY LYON, M.A.,
B.D., trans, from Dunfermline North
(q.v.) 15th Nov. 1928. Issue James
Doughty, born 27th April 1925; Douglas
Ritchie Doughty, born 22nd Dec. 1929.
PENCAITLAND
The greater part of the church was re
built in 1631 ; but the aisle probably belongs
to the early part of the 1 3th century. The
church was dedicated by Bishop de Bern-
ham 1st May 1242. About 1343 John de
Maxwell, son of the deceased Sir John M.
of Pencaitland, Kt., granted to Dryburgh
Abbey the patronage of the church with
the Chapel of Payston. Subsequent to the
Reformation Payston was attached to
Ormiston. [Book of Dryburgh, 271; Reg.
Mag. Sig., i, App. H, 944; Lockhart s Ch.
in Scotland in \3th century, 48.]
ANDREW SYMSOUN, designated
1575
min. 18th Oct. 1575; held also
Saltoun. [Test. Inventories MS.,
Reg. Ho.]
DEAN JOHN CHATTO, vicar 1576.
1576 [Comps. Gen. Coll. of Thirds.}
ALEXANDER VERNOR, son of
1653
Robert V., portioner of Inveresk.
[Deeds Mack., 1704, No. 361.]
ROBERT DOUGLAS, line 38, after
1669 "released" add "Feb. 1653"; his
son, Archibald, buried at Logic 16th
July 1714. G. R.Sas., xlii, 164; liii, 481.]
1685
JAMES COCKBURN, son of William
1674 C, min. of Kirkmichael, Ayr.
WILLIAM DENUNE, his daugh.
Christian (marr. James Hepburn
Congalton of that ilk).
MATTHEW SIMSON, his son, Adam,
apprentice to James Steel, saddler,
Edinburgh, 30th Dec. 1730.
DAVID PYPER, his daugh. Caroline
(marr. 24th Oct. 1825 James Ander
son Berry).
ANGUS McKELLAR, his wife, Helen
1814 Stirling, died 27th July 1859.
JAMES COULLIE, dem. 30th Sept.
1924, died 25th June 1927; his
daugh., Margaret Evelyn (marr. 18th
Sept. 1921 Rev. John William Arthur,
M.D., O.B.E., Dunbog); his son, William,
Surgeon Lieut. -Commander R.N., died at
Southsea 15th Sept. 1924.
GEORGE GRANDISON MORGAN,
born 15th March 1894, son of John
Morgan and Fanny Miller; educ. at
Univ. of Edinburgh, M.A. (1920); licen.
by Presb. of Edinburgh 2nd May 1923;
assistant, St Mary s, Edinburgh, May 1923;
ord. 26th Feb. 1925.
PRESTONPANS
JOHN BARTONE, M.A., Dean of
Dunkeld, vicar 1567-71. [Comps.
1872
1925
1567
Sub Coll. of Thirds, Linlithgow, etc.]
JOHN DAVIDSON; he founded in
Prestonpans "ane schole for teich-
ing Latine grek and hebrew towngis
and Language and for Instructing of youth
in virtue and learning," and he "dotit to
the samin his heretage and all his moveable
and frie gudis for ane perpetuall stipend to
the maisteris at the said schole." By Act
of llth July 1606 Parliament ratified the
erection and all his benefaction to the
school. [Acts Scott. Parl., iv, 302.]
JOHN KERR, had issue Margaret,
bapt. 15th May 1606; Andrew,
advocate, bapt. 1607 (delete "died
Feb. 1670"); Robert, min. of Haddington;
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PRESTONPANS SALTOUN
[PRESB. OF
Margaret, bapt. 16th Jan. 1612; Mary
(twin), bapt. 16th Jan. 1612; Elizabeth,
bapt. 1st Sept. 1614; John, bapt. 16th Nov.
1615; Thomas, bapt. 2nd Aug. 1618.
JOHN OSWALD, line 1, for "1660"
1648 read "1600."
ROBERT RAMSAY, his son, Robert,
1682
apprenticed to George Manson,
barber, Edinburgh, 27th Feb. 1712.
ROBERT HORSBURGH. MS. volume
1702 of sermons in Assembly Library.
MATTHEW REID, his daugh., Mar
garet (marr. Oct. 1781 James Car-
1768
michael, writer, Edinburgh).
GEORGE STUART SMITH, died 7th
1889 Jan. 1916.
JOSEPH LOGAN AYRE, trans, from
Kirkcowan (q.v.), 29th June 1916;
died at Lumphanan llth Oct. 1938;
his son, Peter Logan, min. of Kinross; his
daugh., Margaret Robertson (marr. 24th
Oct. 1946 Harold Edward Mackenzie, Uln
Tiram Estate, Johore, Malaya).
SALTOUN
The church was dedicated by Bishop de
Bernham on 21st April 1244. Near the
Castle of Herdmaston there was a chapel
dedicated to St John the Evangelist. About
the beginning of the 1 3th century John de
Sant Clair received from the abbot and
convent of Dryburgh permission to build
the chapel for the use of himself, family
household, and guests, the rights of the
mother church of Saltoun being reserved.
The site with the ruins is in the grounds of
Herdmaston House. [Retours, xxxv, 162;
Bk. of Dryburgh, 135; Lockhart s Ch. of
Scot, in llth Century, 58.]
JOHN ABERNETHIE, M.A., vicar
1562
1562-71. [Comps. Gen Coll. of
Thirds; Sub Coll. of Thirds, Linlith-
gow, etc.]
JOHN BURNETT, M.A., vicar 1567-
1567 ll l Com P s - Sub ColL f Thirds,
Linlithgow, etc.]
ARTHUR SIMSON, exhorter in 1568
at
1568 - [Comps.
Sub Coll. of Thirds, Linlithgow, etc.]
1578
JAMES GIBSON, pres. to vicarage 9th
Dec. 1581, on death of John Aber-
nethie, after his removal to Pencait-
land; was fugitive before 1st Feb. 1584-5.
[Reg. Pres. Bene., ii, 63; Reg. Sec. Sig.,
lii, 1.]
ROGER WILSON, pres. to vicarage
1584 1 st Feb. 1 584-5, vacant before death
of John Abernethie and now vacant
through James Gibson, min. of Pencaitland,
to whom the vicarage had been assigned
as part payment of his stipend, being a
fugitive from the country. [Reg. Sec. Sig.,
lii, 1.]
ARCHIBALD DOUGLAS, son of
1646
John D. of Garvelt. [G. R. Inhib.,
3rd July 1663.]
PATRICK SCOUGALL, line 3, for
1659 "1695 "read "1659."
ARCHIBALD DOUGLAS, line 11, for
Ewes read Mackerstoun .
[Reg. of Deeds, Durie, civ, 10th
Nov. 1704.]
1684
ARCHIBALD LUNDIE, had issue-
John, born 3rd Sept. 1704; Isobel,
bapt. 15th Aug. 1706; Andrew,
born 14th Dec. 1708, buried 27th March
1716; Archibald, born 3rd Dec. 1710;
Cornelius, born llth Aug. 1716; Katherine,
born 9th Jan. 1720, died 13th July 1788;
Adam, born 30th July 1722.
ANDREW JOHNSTON, line 8, for
1791 "1761" read "1791."
PATRICK FAIRBAIRN, line 15, for
"1855" read "1853"; his daugh.
Marion died at Tunbridge Wells
8th May 1934.
1840
1885
THOMAS ELLIOT SIMPSON
CLARKE, D.D. (Glasgow, 1919),
died 28th June 1923; his daugh.
Jessie Lothian (marr. 1st Sept. 1920 Capt.
James Watt, New York); his son, John
Elliot, died 13th Oct. 1943.
HADDINGTON]
SALTOUN TRANENT
101
JAMES GRAHAM GOODALL
NICOLSON, ord. 13th Dec. 1923;
1923
1928.
trans, to West Linton, 22nd March
(Parish united with Bolton 1928.)
TRANENT
Bishop de Bernham dedicated the Church
of Tranent on llth April 1244, and the
Church of Seton on 23rd May 1247. In
the parish was a Well of St Clement. At
Seton stood the Hospital of St Germain of
the Order of Cross-bearers with the Star of
Bethlehem, under the rule of St Augustine,
alternatively designated in brief, the Order
of Bethlehem, the Order of St Mary of
Bethlehem, and the Order of St Mary of
the Star. The Order, about which some
uncertainty exists, was one of Canons
Regular of St Augustine, but originally
they may have been simple hospitallers.
They wore a black mantle on which was a
red star with a blue centre, and possibly
they also bore a cross. Of the actual
founding of the establishment there is no
record, but it took place prior to 1222,
when Milone Cornet, prior of St Germain,
appears as a witness of a Holyrood writ.
In 1296 Bartholomew, Master of the Hospi
tal of St Germain, swore fealty to Edward
I; and subsequently the head is designated
Master or Rector, and sometimes both.
The hospital was subject to the Bishop of
Bethlehem, who had the right of collation,
provision, and disposition. The See of
Bethlehem was erected by Baldwin, the
first Latin king of Jerusalem, with consent
of Pope Paschal II; and the bishop was a
suffragan of the Bishop of Jerusalem. After
the expulsion of the Latins by the Saracens
in 1266 the Bishops took up residence in
France, where a hospital was bequeathed
to them by William, Count of Nevers, a
crusader; and thereafter they were ap
pointed by the Pope on the nomination of
the Counts of Nevers, and held a merely
titular dignity. To the Hospital of St Ger
main belonged the churches of Abergairn
(Glengairn) and Glenmuick in Aberdeen-
shire, and Aberlethnott (Marykirk) in
Kincardineshire. In addition to the lands
G*
of St Germain on which it was situated, the
hospital possessed also the lands of Loch-
house in West Lothian; part of the lands
of Kinblethmount in Angus, designated
"the lands of the Hospital House of St
Germain, called the Temple-lands of Kin-
blackmount"; land in Leith on the south
side of the Water of Leith; the lands of
Braidleys in the constabulary of Crail in
Fife; and the land of St Germain at Inver-
keithing. It is likely that to the hospital
pertained also St Germain s acre at Inver-
teil, Kirkcaldy ; but in any case the foregoing
list canot be regarded as exhaustive. In
1372 Sir John Rollo was master of the
hospital. About the beginning of the 15th
century John Rollok, Chaplain of the
Apostolic See, occupied the same position;
and after his death the office was held by
various individuals in somewhat rapid
succession Roger de Edinburgh, "a no
torious schismatic," deposed in or before
1410; Henry de Ramsay, "of noble birth";
Richard de Maryton, Canon of Scone, in
whose favour Robert, Duke of Albany,
petitioned Pope Benedict XIII in 1410;
John Fleming, secretary of Alexander, Earl
of Crawford, * son of a priest and an un
married woman," and chaplain of the
Chaplainries of Kilgeny and St George in
the Church of Dundee; and Richard de
Langlands, priest of the Diocese of St
Andrews, collated and assigned, and pro
vided by John, Bishop of Bethlehem. The
right of each of these was challenged; and
in reality they constituted claimants and
counter-claimants to the office. Later, in
Feb. 1434-5, Dominic, Bishop of Bethle
hem, claimed that the hospital belonged to
the Episcopa Mensa of Bethlehem, as
against the right of Patrick Rode, who had
been collated Master by authority of the
ordinary and its ordinance. Patrick Rode
resigned his claim, and the Pope ordered
the admission of Dominic as Master and
granted to him the hospital itself to hold
as long as he should be Bishop of Beth
lehem. Later Dominic appears to have
withdrawn his claim to the hospital, the
sentence given in his favour not having
been executed. In any case he died soon
afterwards; and thereafter the Bishops of
102
TRANENT
[PRESB. OF
Bethlehem seem to have lost St Germain.
In the hands of Dominic s successor as
Master, Patrick Piot, the hospital passed
under a cloud; and in Dec. 1470 it was
charged against him that he "has dilapi
dated the precious movables of that
Church, which is wont to be held by
brethern of the Order of the Cross-bearers
with Star, and in which there have been
wont to be a poor-hospital, and a number
of brethern of the said Order, and has kept
up no hospitality therein nor kept any
brother of the said Order, but on the con
trary has profaned the Church, in which
there used to be Altars and other Chapels,
and the relics of saints, and other ecclesias
tical sacraments, and has allowed and still
allows laymen to dwell therein with their
wives and families, as if it were a private
house, with occasional bloodshed, etc., and
without the celebration of divine offices."
Patrick Piot was deprived of office in or
about 1476, and his successor was John de
Camera (Chalmers), priest of the Diocese
of Aberdeen. The latter ceased actively to
hold the office in 1475, and by Papal Bulls
of 22nd Dec. of that year he received as an
annual pension or in place of a pension 25s.
from the teind sheaves of the * vills of de
Bernes and de Ecclesmaldeis (Eglismaldie,
now Inglismaldie) in the parochial bounds
of Aberbthnot (Aberlethnott), belonging to
St Germain s Hospital." The next in
order seems to have been Thomas Piot,
priest of the Diocese of St Andrews, who
was certainly in office in 1486. But less
than a decade later the condition of the
hospital was again revealed as deplorable.
The funds had greatly diminished owing to
continuous litigation, and not within the
memory of man had the institution served
the purpose of its founder. The buildings,
except the chapel, had become ruinous;
and the resources of the hospital were being
applied to secular ends. So runs the narra
tive in the Bull of Pope Alexander VI, 9th
Feb. 1495-6, by which on the petition of
James IV the hospital was annexed to
King s College, Aberdeen. The revenues
of the hospital, amounting to 30, were
thus devoted to college uses, with the
reservation that one religious person of
the Order of St Augustine should act as
chaplain at the hospital, and should uphold
and direct the chapel, and that at the
hospital three "poor persons" should be
maintained. It was also provided that
three poor students should be supported at
King s College. On 9th Aug. 1497 Thomas
Piot resigned the hospital in the hands of
William Elphinstone, Bishop of Aberdeen
and Chancellor of the University, and
received in return on 1 8th Aug. the Prebend
of Cruden and the vicarage of Banff; and
on 10th Feb. 1504-5 John Chalmers re
signed his right to the hospital and his
pension from the teind sheaves of the
parish of Aberlethnott, and as part com
pensation was appointed to the parsonage
of Fetterneir and the chaplainry of St
Mary Magdalene in St Nicholas Church,
Aberdeen. On 2nd April 1541 Sir Peter
Hutchesone was chaplain and preceptor
of the hospital; before 12th Aug. 1577 the
office was held by Alexander Moresone,
alias Moreis, son of late Alexander Moreis,
burgess of Edinburgh; and John Smysoun
was in possession before 8th Feb. 1585-6.
The Church of Seton was dedicated by
Bishop de Bernham on 23rd May 1247.
On a petition of George, 3rd Lord Seton,
craving that the Church of Seton be erected
into a collegiate church for a provost, 6
canons and prebends, and 2 boys and a
clerk, Pope Paul II gave mandate on 13th
April 1470 to the Bishop of Whithorn and
the Abbot of Newbattle to make enquiries
and, if they saw fit, to carry out the erec
tion. Delay ensued; and the actual erection
was made on 20th June 1493 by George,
4th Lord Seton, following a Bull of Pope
Alexander II in 1492. The collegiate church
had the cure of souls of the parishioners.
In the church there was an altar dedicated
to the Virgin Mary, situated in the aisle of
that name. [Charters of Holyrood, 49;
Deeds relating to the Homage of Scotland,
134; Cal. of Papal Registers, Petitions, i,
599, 639, Letters, viii, 488, 567, 638, xii,
337, 346, 356; Cal. of Supplications Rel. to
Scotland, 13, 64-5, 83, 85-6, S.H.S.; Fasti
Aberdonenses, 2, 9-11, 15-19, 50-1; Spald-
ing Club; Reg. Great Seal, ii, 850, v, 2744,
vi, 868, 915, vii, 967, 1084, 1568, viii, 197,
HADDINGTON]
TRANENT YESTER
103
ix, 289; Excheq. Rolls, ii, 445; The Apostolic
Camera and Scott. Benefices, 165, 181, 256;
Retours, vii, 312; Hist, of the Carnegies,
ii, 346; Scott. Hist. Review, ix, 110; Lock-
hart s Church in Scotland in 13 th Century,
50, 56; Stephen s Hist, of Inverkeithing and
Rosyth, 332; James Young s Prot. Bk., 450;
for details of the church see The Family of
Seton and Maitland s Chronicle of the
House of Seton.}
SIR STEPHEN MOFFAT, vicar llth
Nov. 1565. [Reg. Sec. Sig., xxxiv,
46.]
1565
JAMES SMALL, reader, Longniddry,
1568 Oct. 1568. [Edin. Tests., i, 311.]
1568
ALEXANDER FORRESTER, line 15,
* r " a b ve " read " after"; his pres.
was on the death of John Rowand
through Stephen Moffat, present vicar,
giving no compearance. [Reg. Sec. Sig.,
xlii; Reg. Pres. Bene., i, (2), 28.]
ROBERT WALLACE, his widow marr.
1602
(2) Alexander Maxwell of Little
Cessnock. [Reg. of Deeds, Hay,
ccccix, 22.]
HUGH CUNNINGHAM, his son,
1784 Robert Brown, surgeon, Tranent.
JOHN HENDERSON, his daugh.
Christina (marr. 26th Jan. 1841
Andrew Brown).
1806
ROBERT STEWART, pres. 3rd May
1850 1850.
WILLIAM CAESAR, pres. by Crown
1852 16th Oct. 1851; his daugh., Lily
Walter (marr. Robert Finnic, Rig-
gonhead), died 3rd Nov. 1918; his son,
John Alfred Church, died 6th Jan. 1937;
his daugh., Felicia Livoni Rose, died 31st
March 1945.
ANDREW MIDDLEMASS HEWAT,
1904
died 12th March 1942; his son, John
Ronald, died at Aberdeen 1st July
1937; his daugh. Margaret Constance Doris
(marr. 12th May 1942 George Dudley
Hugh, R.A.F., son of W. H. E. Green,
Felton, Somerset).
YESTER
The usual name was Bothans; but the
church when it was dedicated by Bishop
de Bernham in 1241 was designated the
Church of Yestrith (Yester). It was also
called St Bothans, apparently from a sup
posed connection with St Bathan or
Baithene; but the actual reason for the
designation is not clear. In any case the
church was dedicated to St Cuthbert. In
1708 the church was removed to Gifford.
The old church is near Yester House, and
became a mausoleum of the Hay family.
On 1st Aug. 1420 William Hay, Kt.,
Sheriff of Peebles, Thomas Boyd, Lord of
Kilmarnock, with consent of his son and
heir, Thomas, Eustace Maxwell, and
Dougal McDowel of Malcarriston (Makers-
toun), co-lords of the Lordship of Yester,
and patrons in turn of the Church of St
Bothans, petitioned Henry, Bishop of St
Andrews, for the erection of the church
into a collegiate church; and on 22nd April
1421 the Bishop granted a foundation
Charter. The collegiate church was for a
provost and four chaplains, for each of
whom provision was made, including a
manse and garden. The third chaplain had
reserved for him the whole land of Kirk-
bank, and three husband-lands and five
cotelands in Duncanlaw; and to the fourth
chaplain pertained the fruits of the Church
of Morham which was annexed to the
collegiate church, the annexation to operate
when Morham became vacant, and Mor
ham to be served by a chaplain. Among
other details, all furnishings, ornaments,
candles, etc., were also to be provided by
the founders. There was also a clerk
trained to read and sing at the high altar.
Subsequently the organisation of the
church expanded, and there were the
following prebends: prebend of Morham;
prebend of the Altar of St Mary the Virgin,
on the east side of the church; prebend of
Blans; prebend of the Altar of St Ninian;
prebend of Kirkbank; prebend of the Altar
of the Holy Rood; prebend of the Altar of
St Edmund, King and Martyr, in the south
transept or St Edmund s aisle. There was
also an Altar of our Lord St Salvator.
Probably the first provost of the church
104
YESTER
[PRESB. OF HADDINGTON
was Sir John Richardson, who had been
rector of the church and resigned to facili
tate the collegiate foundation. At any rate
he was provost on 13th Dec. 1432. Suc
ceeding provosts were: Mr Stephen Kerr,
in office on 20th Feb. 1442, and died before
28th May 1454; Sir David Ramsay, rector
of Keryntoun (Carrington), presented 28th
May 1454; Mr Fergus Makdowell, died
before 18th March 1470-1; Mr Andrew
Hay, Clerk to the Diocese of Glasgow,
presented 18th March 1470-1, said to be
identical with Mr Andrew Hay, second son
of Sir David Hay of Lockerworth, and
rector of Biggar, still in office 28th June
1494; Sir Thomas Young, in office 6th
Aug. 1496 and 16th Feb. 1504-5; Mr
Robert Walterston, in office 23rd May
1513, and still on 12th Dec. 1542, resigned
soon after; Mr Thomas Hay, mentioned
on 12th Dec. 1542 as future successor of
Mr Robert Walterston, provost and usu-
fructurer of the collegiate church, described
as Archpriest of Dunbar on 10th Feb. 1542
in a Bull of Paul III allowing him to retain
the said archpresbytery resigned by Robert
Walterston, along with the provostry of
St Bothans, in office as provost 21st March
1542-3, and died before 3rd May 1558;
Mr Andrew Hay, chaplain to the provostry,
presented 3rd May 1558; Sir William
Dobsone, chaplain and prebendary in the
church, presented on 29th July 1540 and
died before 21st Oct. 1566, when Gilbert
Brown, minister of the Church of the Holy
Cross, Peebles, received presentation to the
emoluments of the office. At Duncanlaw
there was a chapel dedicated to St Nicholas.
[Cal. ofYester Writs, 16, 40, 53, 54, 55,
59, 79, 85, 86, 87, 92, 110, 116a, 152, 153,
162, 229, 235, 285, 354, 393, 478, 569, 601,
602, 605, 682, 684, 855a, 1001, 1057, 1058;
Reg. Great Seal, i, App. ii, 1859; Scots
Peerage, viii, 429; Lockhart s Ch. in Scot,
in 13th Century, 46-7.]
SIR ANDREW HAY (St. Edmont s)
and JAMES TEMPLE, M.A., occur
as Prebendaries 1567. [Comps. Sub
Coll. of Thirds, Linlithgow, etc.]
WILLIAM MACHAMWELL, in office
15?2 1571. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Linlithgow.]
JOHN HAY, dep. for fornication with
his servant, Margaret Lamb. Was
afterwards min. of Dunlop 168?.
1676
ROBERT MELDRUM, marr. Jean,
1682 daugh. f Andrew Melvin, min. of
Morham.
JAMES WITHERSPOON, his daugh.
1720 Susan (marr. proc. 17th Aug. 1760).
JAMES INNES, died Father of the
1760
burgh.
Church; marr. Mary, daugh. of
William Hogg, merchant, Edin-
JOHN MUIR, died at Port Bannatyne
1896 13th May 1920.
1920
JOHN GUMMING, M.A., trans, from
St Andrew s, Alloa (q.v.} 27th Oct.
1920. Marr. 24th July 1923 Mary
Graham Herries, daugh. of Thomas
Rogerson, Lochmaben, and Anne Boyes
Herries, and has issue Archibald Robert
Herries, born 16th Jan. 1926; Ewen
Thomas Elder, born 26th April 1927; John
Graham Rogerson, born 3rd May 1929;
David Patrick Low, born 14th Oct. 1932.
PRESBYTERY OF DUNBAR
BELHAVEN
WILLIAM SORLEY, his son, William
1840
Ritchie, died 28th July 1935; his
daugh., Mary Simpson, died at
London 21st March 1947.
NORMAN MACLEOD, trans, to St.
1914 Bride s, Govan, 8th June 1927.
ALEXANDER JOHN CAIRNS
RITCHIE, trans, from Orwell (q.v.)
7th Oct. 1927; trans, to Culsalmond,
30th Oct. 1947.
COCKBURNSPATH
There was a hospital at Cockburnspath.
South of the village is Chapelhill. Cock
burnspath and Aldcambus were united by
the Lords Commissioners of Teinds before
20th May 1610.
MICHAEL BONKLE, min. at Inner-
1 __ 1 wick, also in charge here. [Comps.
Sub Coll. of Thirds, Linlithgow, etc.]
THOMAS LICHTON, reader 1571.
1571 \- Com P s - Sub Co11 - f Thirds, Lin-
lithgow, etc.]
DAVID HUME, for "1574" read
1574 "1576."
1587
JAMES LAMB, min. here 29th July
1587 when ^ e was P res - to t* 16
vicarage of Bolton. [Reg. Sec. Sig.,
iv, 133.]
JOHN LAUDER, min. 18th Jan.
1599 1598-9. [Presb.Rec.Fraser Papers.]
DAVID CLUNIE, marr. Grissell,
1689 ^ au S h> f Th oma s Thomson, bur
gess of Inverkeithing, and Janet
Mitchell. Issue Helen (marr. cont. 17th
April 1711 James Ferguson, burgess of
Inverkeithing); Agnes; David, born 1693;
John, born 1695; Andrew, born 1696,
Christian; Thomas, M.A.; Alexander;
merchant, Perth; Mabel. [Inverkeithing
Burgh Sasines.]
ANDREW SPENCER, pres. 2nd June
1789 1789.
JOSEPH HUNTER, his widow, Jessie
1869 Brand, died 4th Oct. 1935.
GEORGE VICTOR DUNNETT, trans.
1906
to Robertson Memorial, Edinburgh,
4th June 1920.
LESLIE DUNCAN, M.A., adm. 28th
1920
1926.
Sept 192
t0 St
in-the-Fields, Glasgow, 17th May
WILLIAM ERIC KILMORACK
1926 RANKIN, born 12th Aug. 1899,
son of Ewen Archibald R., D.D.,
min. of Kilmorack: educ. at Royal Aca
demy, Inverness; Univ. of Glasgow, M.A.
(1921), St Andrews, B.D. (26th June 1925);
served with Black Watch in Great War;
licen. by Presb. of Dingwall 29th April
1925; assistant Paisley Abbey 1925; ord.
28th Sept. 1926; trans, to Second Charge,
St Andrews, 21st Feb. 1925; Chaplain to
Forces 1939; prisoner of war in Germany
June 1940. Marr. 21st June 1927 Irma
Mary Lyell, second daugh. of Cuthbert
Finch, Ramornie, Ellon, and has issue
Sheila Lois, born 2nd Dec. 1928; John
Finch, born 18th Dec. 1934.
ALDCAMBUS
The church, whose ruins are situated on
the shore not far from Aldcambus, is said
to have been erected in the latter part of
the 12th century. At Aldcambus there was
a hospital for lepers, belonging to Colding-
ham Priory. In the time of William the
Lion (1165-1214), David de Quinwood,
105
106
ALDCAMBUS DUNBAR
[PRESB. OF
baron of Quinwood, son of Arnold de
Quinwood, endowed the hospital by giving
to it and the lepers abiding there, a half
ploughgate of land at Aldcambus, for
merly held by Ralph the Tanner. [Carr s
Coldingham Priory, 96-7, 98, 265.]
JAMES LAMB, also min. at Cock-
1584 burnspath (q.v.).
THOMAS BONAR, pres. to vicarage
1599
of Simprim on death of Mungo
Home, and to Aldcambus on dem.
of Alexander Lumsden, 7th Feb. 1599.
[Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixxiv, 448.]
DUNBAR
The earliest Christian settlement is said
to have been associated both with St Abbs
and Old Cambus. Three Northumbrian
princesses, having found it advisable to
seek refuge in Scotland from a virulent
war which had broken out in their father s
dominions, set sail for the Firth of Forth
in a small vessel along with some friends
and domestics. Having been compelled by
a contrary wind to land near St Abbs Head,
they were entertained by the Prior of
Coldingham; and out of gratitude to their
respective saints through whose intercession
they deemed that they had been preserved,
they erected severally a chapel at their
own expense, viz. St Abb s (Ebba) on the
summit of the "Head"; St Helen s at Old
Cambus; and St Bees (Beya) on the shore
at Dunbar. Whatever historical value may
be attached to the story, certain it is that
St Beya was the patron saint of Dunbar.
There was a "St Bais Well" which, as
indicated in a Charter of 1603, was close
to the shore; and the exact locality is
denoted by the modern name Bayswell,
attached to the area overlooking the sea at
the north-east part of the town. But the
chapel or cell there must have disappeared
at an early date, for the medieval church
was situated where the modern church
stands. It has been suggested that that
church was of Saxon style, and that, when
the collegiate church was founded in 1342,
to the east end of the Saxon church or
parish church of Dunbar were added a
Gothic choir and transepts, entrance to the
old west portion being by a Saxon arch.
As completed, the church was cruciform,
with a length of 123 feet, a breadth of 20-25
feet, and the cross-aisle or transepts 83
feet. An altar dedicated to the Virgin Mary
was erected anew in 1342 in the nave or
old portion of the church, and is described
in 1 507 as being in the parish Church of
Dunbar. In the church was a chaplainry
called Saulpriestis. Extensive repairs were
carried out on the church in 1779; and
forty years later plans were made for a
new church on the same site. The last
service in the old church was held on 7th
March 1819; on 17th April of that year
the foundation stone of the new church
was laid; and the latter, not quite com
pleted, was opened for worship on 20th
April 1821. Patrick, 7th Earl of Dunbar,
who died at Whittinghame on 24th April
1289, was interred in the north aisle of the
church. At the shore there was a chapel
dedicated to St Anne. Hence the modern
"St Anne s Court." There was also a
chapel dedicated to St John, of which in
the Lord High Treasurer s Accounts of
1501 there is this entry: "Item, the xix day
of October to Schir Andro Wod to the
bigging of Sanct Johne s Chapell in Dun-
bar, x li." Apparently in 1218 Christian
Bruce, 2nd wife of Patrick, 5th Earl of
Dunbar, and widow of William Bruce of
Annandale, "biggit and foundit ane hous
of religioun in the toun of Dunbar, and
gave the sammin with all the rentis and
profittis thairof to God and the brethern
of the Ordour and religioun of the Trinity
(Red Friars), the hous to be subject to the
cure and reull of the minister of the place
and brethern of Trinity at Berwick, the
minister to be haldin to sustene and uphold
in the said place and hous of Dunbar ane
brother of the said Ordour to do divine
service therein." In 1473, on account of
Berwick having been held for many years
by the English, and the Trinity House there
"destroyit and put doun, " the rents, etc.,
of that house were transferred by James III
to the Red Friars of Peebles. This transfer
was held as equivalent to the House of Dun-
bar and its rents, etc., also being transferred
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DUNBAR
107
to Peebles; and in Letters of 1st July
1529 to the Ministry and Brethren of
Peebles, James V disannulled all disposi
tions and nominations, etc., to the House
of Dunbar that might impede the House at
Peebles in the use of Dunbar House and
its rents, and ordained Peebles to take all
the profits of Dunbar for the sustentation
of their place * to the Honour and Glory
of God and of the Holy Croce there
honorit and kepit." Specially revoked was
the gift of the House of Dunbar made by
the King to Sir John Scharp, Chaplain, on
8th March 1528-9. On 1st June 1558 Friar
Gilbert Brown, Minister of the House of
Peebles, set in feu to James Home in
Dunbar 52 acres of land at Dunbar, rented
20 merks, that belonged to the House
there. The Charter describes the various
lands in detail, and includes also le Mason-
dew in the north part of the town. By
Charter of 31st March 1567 Queen Mary
gave the lands, annual rents, etc., of the
house to the burgh of Dunbar. The house
itself was situated at what is now called
Friar s Croft, south of Friar s Vennel,
where the tower of the church may still be
seen in use as a dovecot. In 1263 Patrick,
Earl of Dunbar, founded a House of White
Friars (Carmelites). All trace of the build
ing has disappeared, but its situation,
according to a Charter of 1576, was on
the north side of "3 acres of lands of
Newtonleys, " in the region of the burgh
common. At the head of High Street there
was a Maison Dieu which was removed in
1728 to make room for a bowling green.
It appears to have been the hospital con
nected with the collegiate church. Within
the burgh there were Priest s Croft; the
lands of the Virgin Mary; the lands of St
John; the "Frier-land," called the Kirk-
hill; and "the lands Franciscan, the
Frier-landis, in the vicinity of the church
yard. Queen Mary s Charter of 3 1 st March
1567 to the burgh included also the lands
and annual rents that once pertained to the
prebends, canons, chaplainries in the col
legiate church and choir of the same, with
all annual rents of lands in the liberty of
the burgh or paid from the burgh common
lands. [Reg. Great Seal, ii, 1373, 3145, iv,
1576, 2543, 2978, 3033, 3037, vi, 1418, vii,
442; Reg. Sec. Seal, i, 4110, ii, 203; Lord
High Treas. Accounts, ii, 86; Millar s Hist,
of Dunbar, 186, 187, 191, 192, 195, with
Sketch of Old Church; for account of Col
legiate Church, see Mis. Scott. Hist. Society,
Vol. vi.]
ANDREW SIMSON, M.A., pres. on
1564
forfeiture of John Hamilton, M.A.,
parson (brother of James H. of
Samuelston), for crimes of treason. [Reg.
Pres. Bene., i, 26; Reg. Sec. Sig., xxxix, 8;
xl, 18.]
ROBERT COLQUHOUN, M.A., par-
15 _ 5 son, 28th April 1575; had a natural
daugh., Agnes. [Cal. of Charters,
x, 2355.]
WILLIAM KID, vicar and reader, 29th
1578 Nov. 1578. [Edin. Tests., vii, 240.]
ALEXANDER HOME of Houndwood,
his son Alexander served heir to his
father in Houndwood 19th Feb.
1624, and in Kimmerghame 4th Aug. 1625.
1582
ANDREW STEVENSON, grandson of
Andrew S., merchant, Edinburgh;
his first wife was widow of Cuthbert
Miller, W.S.
1619
RICHARD WADDELL, trans, to Sten-
1657 ton 6th Oct. 1658.
ANDREW WOOD, Bishop of Caith-
1665 ness 1680.
THOMAS WOOD, son of Thomas W.,
1681 bailie of Maybole.
ALEXANDER PYOTT, his son, James,
died in Naples; his daugh., Anna,
died unmarr.
WILLIAM BORLAND, D.D. (Edin
burgh 1926), died at Hawthorn,
Melbourne, 16th Aug. 1945.
1913
JAMES KIRK, served in Seaforth High
landers in Great War; awarded
Military Cross June 1917; died of
wounds 1st April 1918; his widow, Eliza
beth M., died 3rd Aug. 1943; his only
108
DUNBAR OLDHAMSTOCKS
[PRESB. OF
child, Betty Mackay (marr. 12th Oct. 1928
Robert Alastair Cunninghame Macnair,
M.B., C.M., Felpham, Sussex).
WILLIAM BROWN, trans, from
Campsie (<?.v.) 9th Oct. 1918; died
2nd Dec. 1940; his daugh., Jean
Buchanan (marr. 22nd Sept. 1939 Graeme
Matthew Warrack, L.R.C.P.&S., L.D.S.,
Captain, Royal Scots); his widow, Chris
tina Macnie King, died at Edinburgh 18th
Jan. 1947.
INNERWICK
The church was dedicated by Bishop de
Bernham 17th Oct. 1242, the patron saint
being St Michael. The present church was
built in 1784. By Letters of 4th Oct. 1468
Pope Paul II united the perpetual vicarage
to the mensa of the Collegiate Church of
Dunglas. On the shore at Skateraw, at a
place still called Chapel Point, there was a
chapel dedicated to St Dionysius, the ruins
of which still existed in the second half of
the 18th century. There was also a chapel
dedicated to the Virgin Mary. [Theiner s
Vet. Monumenta, 457; Lockhart s Ch. in
Scot, in \3th Century, 52-3; Armstrong s
Map, 1773; Mackinlay s Anc. Ch. Dedica
tions, Script., 96.]
ALEXANDER CREICHTON, vicar
1 562, and may have acted as reader,
14th Feb. 1567-8; died before 3rd
July l513.[Comps. Gen. Coll. of Thirds; Sir
Thomas Johnsoun s Prot. Book, 532; Reg.
Pres. Bern., i, 27-8.]
MICHAEL BONCLE, pres. on death
of Alexander Creichton. [Reg.
1567
Pres. Bene., i (2), 8.]
DAVID OGIL, M.A., min. at Bara,
1608
pres. to vicarage 28th April 1608 on
death of Richard Ogil, but he de
clined. [Reg. Sec. Sig.]
PATRICK HAMILTON, delete
"natural son of Thomas, Earl of
1608
Haddington" and read "6th son of
Hans H., min. of Dunlop." His son Archi
bald, min. of Wigtown; his daugh., Elizabeth
(marr. cont. 26th Dec. 1647 William Cun
ningham yr., merchant, Edinburgh).
ALEXANDER FOULIS, eldest son of
t ,,, Harry F., commissary of Edinburgh.
[Reg. of Deeds, Dal., xxiv, 531.]
WILLIAM OGILVIE, his eldest son,
William, surgeon; his daugh., Hen
rietta (marr. proc. 25th Dec. 1757
Andrew Hogg, brewer in Pleasance).
1715
ADAM FORMAN, his daugh., Cathe-
1824
rine Margaret Martha, died 7th July
1932.
1906
THOMAS WILLIAM GRANT
SUTHERLAND, died 13th Jan.
1939; his widow, Elizabeth Grant
Cormack, died at Rotherham 21st Feb.
1941; his son, Robert, doctor, Rotherham.
OLDHAMSTOCKS
Before 30th Nov. 1423 Sir Alexander
Home of Home and Dunglas founded at
Dunglas a chapel dedicated to the Virgin
Mary. On that date he granted to the
chapel 3 husband-lands with a half land
on the east side of Kello in Edrom parish,
and an acre of land with Mansion Place
in the town and territory of Dunglas near
the fount called Bryan s Well. By Sir
Alexander Home s son and successor, Sir
Alexander Home, Kt., the Chapel of the
Virgin was erected into a collegiate church
for a provost, 3 chaplains, and 4 boys to
sing in the choir. The erection was con
firmed by Crown Charter of 22nd August
1450, which described the church as "lately
founded," and by a Papal Bull of 2nd Jan.
1450-1, which narrates that Sir Alexander s
motive for the erection was his desire "by
a happy commerce to change earthly
things into heavenly and temporal into
eternal." The Bull also states that he "of
the goods granted him by God caused a
church to be built to the honour of Mary
the mother of Jesus, and at his own cost to
be constructed in a godly manner, which
indicates that he had considerably enlarged
and embellished the chapel built by his
father. Provision for each chaplain was
12 merks annual rent derived as follows:
First chaplain, from lands and annual
rents of Kello; second chaplain, from lands
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OLDHAMSTICKS
109
and annual rents of Balevley and Gour-
dounshal in Crail in Fife; and third chap
lain, from lands and annual rents also of
Balevley and Gourdounshall. There was
likewise provision for manses for the pro
vost and chaplains. The support of the
4 boys was an annual rent from lands and
annual rents of Hutton, Herrsile, Cock-
burnspath, and Pinkerton in Berwick. The
Papal Bull of 2nd Jan. 1450-1, in addition
to confirming the erection of the collegiate
church, also appropriated, for the purpose
of securing full provision for the Provost
and other persons" at the church, the
greater and lesser teinds of the Rectory
of the Parish Church of Dunglas" (Old-
hamstocks), value 5 yearly, the reasons
assigned being that the whole rents pro
vided for the foundation and endowment
of the collegiate church were not wholly
sufficient, and that the rectory of the Parish
Church "so abounds in wealth that the
rector for the time can be sufficiently pro
vided for life without the greater and lesser
teinds." The scope of the foundation of
the church was extended; and there are on
record 8 prebends at least Oldhamstocks
13 merks annually from the lands of the
same, given by Patrick Hepburn of Hailes
and Oldhamstocks 7th Aug. 1450; Trefon-
taine or Strafontaine lands of, in Abbey
St Bathans, given on llth Jan. 1451-2 by
James II for the souls of his father and
mother, James I and Queen Joan, for his
own soul, and for the soul of Marie, his
queen; Kello 13 merks annual rent;
Chirnside 4 husband-lands, a merk land,
and 8 merks annual rent from the Mains-
lands, all at Chirnside, given by Sir
Alexander Home 5th Aug. 1450; Upsett-
lington lands of, given by Alexander
Benystoun of the same, lord of Upsett-
lington, 8th June 1460; Dewingham; Barn-
side 5 acres of land, in parish of Colding-
ham; Redspittal lands of, in the parish
of Aberlady; and Vigorushauch lands of,
in Roxburgh, and an annual rent of 40s.
from Mains of Mordington, given on 16th
Sept. 1503 by Patrick Hume or Home of
Polwarth and his second wife, Helen
Schaw, to a chaplain "celebrating and to
celebrate Mass, chanting and to chant,
within the Collegiate Church of Dunglas,
and principally at the Altar of St Cuthbert
on the south side of said Church." By
Charter of 26th April 1451 William, Earl
of Douglas and Avondale, granted to the
church one husband-land in the town and
territory of Hutton, and the church and
hospital of the same; by Papal Bull of 12th
Nov. 1458 the vicarage and tithes of
Edrom Church were appropriated to the
Provostry of Douglas, which was valued
at 5, John Hume, vicar, having resigned;
and by similar Bull of 4th Oct. 1468 the
perpetual vicarage of Innerwick, not ex
ceeding 12, was appropriated to the
capitular mensa, the fruits of which were
insufficient for the maintenance of the
"8 canons and other beneficiaries" of the
church. There was in the church an altar
of the Virgin Mary, called Our Lady of
Piete" (Pity), to which George Hume of
Ayton granted 20 merks annual rent from
his lands of Cadschele and his husband-
lands of the town of Duns, a Royal Precept
of Confirmation being granted on 14th
Nov. 1500 "to a perpetual Chaplain to
sing at the Altar. The ruins of the church,
which in 1711 was used as stables, still
stand. Sir Alexander Home also founded
near the church a hospital with chapel
"under the invocation of the Most
Glorious Virgin Mary and St John the
Baptist" for the reception and maintenance
* of the poor and other miserable persons.
For the purpose of fulfilling Sir Alexander s
desire to extend the scope of the work of
the hospital Pope Sextus IV granted Indul
gences to it on 5th Aug. 1480. [Reg. Great
Seal, ii, 387, vi, 1559; Reg. Sec. Seal, i, 592;
Laing Charters, 1866; Retours, vi, 89; Cal.
Papal Reg., Letters, xi, 397, xii, 223^, 363;
Reports Hist. MSS. Comm., MSS. Earl of
Home, 55, 56, 115, 120, 179, 318; Theiner s
Vet. Monumenta, 457, 487; The Apostolic
Camera and Scott. Benefices, 166; Walcott s
Anc. Ch. of Scot., 409.]
THOMAS HEPBURN, parson, mani
festly identical with Mr Thomas
Hepburne, rector 12th Aug. 1556,
when Alexander Hepburne of Whitsome
was described as his brother, and therefore
110
OLDHAMSTICKS PRESTONKIRK
[PRESB. OF
identical with Thomas Hepburne who is
recorded as in the Charge from 1562 on
wards, and is described as natural son of
Sir Alexander Hepburne of Whitsome; was
appointed Master of Requests by Queen
Mary on 7th May 1567; summoned for
treason 20th Dec. 1567, and was inter-
communed by the Privy Council five days
later, having along with others held Dunbar
Castle and refused to give it up; is called
deceased on pres. to his son by James, Earl
of Bothwell, 30th June 1584; his daugh.
Anne (marr. cont. 24th April 1578 James
Murray of Philiphaugh); had also a daugh.
Margaret. [Sir Thomas Dalrymple s Prot.
Bk., 12th Aug. 1556; Acts Scott. Parl, iii, 6;
Reg. Privy Council, i, 510, 552, 565, 576;
Laing Charters, 2483; Philiphaugh Charter
Chest.]
GEORGE HEPBURN, M.A., parson
1561 anc * mm 15 ^l-2; probably identical
with Thomas H., parson 1556 and
1566. [Comps. Gen. Coll. of Thirds and
Cal. of Charters, viii, 1679, ix, 2012.]
SIR ALEXANDER ELISOUN, por-
tioner of Oldhamstocks, vicar 28th
1563
1217.]
Jan. 1563-4. [Reg. Mag. Sig., v,
THOMAS HEPBURN, adm. 1584,
1584
buried at Oldhamstocks, 28th Jan.
1629; had also issue Francis; Jean.
[G. R. Sas., 3 Ser., xxxi, 225, xxxv, 266.]
JOHN PATERSON, marr. Margaret,
1629 daugh. f William Murray, min. of
Dysart; his eldest son, Duncan.
[Adj. 27th Sept. 1643.]
THOMAS HEPBURN, his daugh.
Margaret (marr. Patrick Hepburn,
apothecary burgess, Edinburgh,
afterwards Sir Patrick of Blackcastle).
[G. R. Sas.,lvui, 9, 2 Ser., viii, 270; xi, 152;
xv, 406; 3 Ser., xxxv, 266; Reg. of Deeds,
Mack., Ixxx, iv, 17th June 1699.]
1642
HARRY ROBERTSON, son of Thomas
1706
R., bailie, Edinburgh, was admitted
Advocate 2nd July 1690.
JOHN LUNDIE, born 3rd Sept. 1704;
his daugh., Isobel (marr. proc. 25th
June 1787 Henry Cant, dissenting
min. at Spittal, Durham), died 1791.
THOMAS MITCHELL, his daugh.,
Jemima Wilhelmia, died 26th Dec.
1946.
WILLIAM MENZIES HUTTON, died
3rd Feb. 1915; his son, William,
M.D.; his daugh., Janet Georgina,
died at Dundee 14th Dec. 1928.
JAMES BRYCE GORDON, died 19th
1913 May 1941.
PRESTONKIRK
There is a legend to the effect that at the
death of Baldred, the patron saint, which
is variously said to have occurred in 607-8
and 756-7, a claim to his body was made
by his three churches, Preston (kirk),
Aldhame and Tynninghame. In the course
of the dispute a pious sage advised a night
of prayer, to enable the Bishop in the
morning to reach a decision. When the
morning came, there were found three biers
with three bodies, covered with clothes and
alike in every detail. One was sent for
interment to each of the claimants. About
50 yards east of the church there is St
Baldred s Well, and in the Tyne adjacent
is St Baldred s Whirl. There was in the
church an aisle of St John the Baptist, for
a chaplain of which Patrick Hepburne of
Bolton gave on 23rd July 1545 a grant of
10 annually from the lands of Plewlands.
The present church, with the exception of
the choir, which appears to belong to the
middle of the 13th century, was built in
1770. According to one account of St
Modevenna or Monenna, an Irish saint,
whose period is said to have been the latter
part of the 5th century and early part of
the 6th, and who left her native land in the
company of two handmaidens, Dunpelder
Hill (Traprain Law) was one of the sites
on which she founded a church or chapel.
At Wauchton in the north part of the
parish there was a chapel which was subject
to the mother church. Another chapel,
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PRESTONKIRK
111
dedicated to the Virgin Mary, was situated
at Markle. In its later stages it had a
collegiate organisation with a provostry
and prebends, but the erection does not
appear to have been confirmed. What
remained of the Chapel in the first half of
the 19th century is described as the "old
ruins of a religious house on the farm of
Markle," and under the description
"Markle (Ruins of Monastery)" the site
is explicitly indicated on the O.S. Map of
1908 in a field on the south side of the
railway west of East Linton Station. In her
widowhood Christine de Moubray, daugh
ter and heir of Sir Bernard Eraser of
Fortune and Linton, and wife of Sir Roger
de Moubray of Barnbougle, who died
before Jan. 1268-9, founded in the territory
of her Manor of Houston in this parish a
house of the Order of the Holy Trinity and
Redemption of Captives (Red Friars),
which was called "The Grace of God."
The endowment was the whole land of her
Manor of Houston, the whole land called
Lyneryngham (Lingeam, Lerigamhill) in
the tenement of Houston, the whole land
which belonged to the Hospital of Fortune,
in the parish of Athalestaneford, the whole
land which belonged to the late Thomas of
Lessendun, in the territory of Fortune, and
the whole land of Crauchot (Crawho,
Cracho), with which there appear, at a
subsequent date, the Mills of Cracho and
fishings. To the foregoing were added
later annual rents from lands in the burgh
of Haddington. The foundation was con
firmed by Alexander II on 26th Jan. 1271-2.
In August 1296 John, Master of the Hospi
tal, swore fealty to Edward I, and a little
later there was issued to the Sheriff of
Haddington a writ to restore the property
of the place. By Letter of 2nd Dec. 1531
James V gave the hospital and its endow
ments to the Red Friars Convent at
Peebles, and the union was made perpetual
by a Charter of the same monarch, 8th
Jan. 1541-2, which confirmed Christine
de Moubray s foundation and its con
firmation by Patrick, 7th Earl of Dunbar,
and also the resignation made by David
Kinloch, Minister at Houston, in favour
of Friar James Paterson, Minister at
Peebles, of Houston Hospital and its
possessions. The exact site of the hospital
can hardly be determined. Descriptions of
the endowments in the 16th century and
later reveal that included in the town and
territory of Houston, in the neighbourhood
of East Linton, there were, in addition to
the lands of Lingeam mentioned in the
foundation, Mains of "Houston," the
Waulk-Mill of Houston, with 4 acres
attached, lands called Hoigsland and Tait-
lie, the lands of Friarlie, on the east side
of Quarrelbog or Quarrybog, in the town
and territory of Linton, and salmon fishings
in the Tyne, and other fishings, belonging
to the said place (of Houston). The Mill
of Houston, ho longer used as a mill,
stands on the right bank of the Tyne,
opposite East Linton; and it would appear
that somewhere in the region stretching
from the mill the Red Friars hospital was
situated.
The patronage of the Chapel of Markles
belonged to the Earls of Bothwell. The
chaplainry of St John the Baptist in the
Church of Prestonkirk was also under the
patronage of the said Earls; it was desig
nated the Provostry, and therefore may
have been provisionally set aside, probably
by the 1st Earl of Bothwell, as the endow
ment of the provost in a plan to erect the
Chapel of Markles into a collegiate church.
The endowment included 2 crofts of arable
land with house and garden in the territory
of the town of Preston or Linton. In the
Castle of Hailes there was a chapel dedi
cated to St Michael the Archangel, the
endowment of which was the Waulk-mill
of Hailes, with multures, etc., and mill
lands, and the lands of Loslett or Lochsleyt.
At the Reformation Sir Walter Robesoun,
vicar of Aberdour, was chaplain both of
the Chaplainry of St John the Baptist and
of the Chapel of Hailes. [Reg. Mag. Sig.,
ii, 3635; iii, 1220, 2569; v, 759; vi, 64; viii,
570; ix, 1702, 2189; Reg. Sec. Sig., ii, 1069;
Acts Scott. Parl., iii, 256, iv, 294; Retours,
i, 173, xv, 100, 140, xx, 94, xlvii, 29\;Laing
Charters, 499; Gen. Reg. Sas., Vol. 396,
f. 104, Vol. 675, f. 63; Haddington Sas.,
Vol. 402, f. 97, Vol. 465, f. 223, Vol. 692,
f. 126, Vol. 893, f. 285, Vol. 900, f. 262;
112
PRESTONKIRK STENTON
[PRESB. OF
Prynne s Recs. of the Tower of London, iii,
656; Rymer s Foedera, ii, 726, i (2), 843,
Ed. 1818; Proc. Soc. Antiq., 1887-8, 27-8;
Lamp of Lothian, 171, 172; Skene s Celtic
Scotland, ii, 37.]
SIR GEORGE HEPBURN, parson and
1561
min. 1561-2. [Coll. Gen. Thirds, 97;
Acts and Dec., xxxv, 441 ; xxxvi, 360;
xlii, 403; Reg. Mag. Sig., iv, 2696.]
SIR THOMAS WHITE, designated
curate and vicar pensioner, 13th
1562
2696.]
Aug. 1562. [Reg. Mag. Sig., iv,
GEORGE HAMILTON, M.A., parson,
1569
1569. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Linlithgow, etc.]
ROBERT HEPBURN, M.A., parson,
22nd July 1586. [Cal. of Charters,
1586
xiii, 3016.]
JOHN FOREST, died Dec. 1700;
1692 Thomas, his youngest son, 1705.
THOMAS FINDLAY, his daugh., Mary
(marr. (2) Oct. 1752 Hercules Lind
say, advocate).
THOMAS STIRLING MARJORI-
1876 BANKS, died 21st July 1918.
ROBERT CLAYTON CORRIE, trans.
1702
1916
from Culsalmond (q.v.} (assistant
and successor) 19th Jan. 1916.
SPOTT
Spott was at first a dependent Chapel of
Dunbar, and probably remained a paro
chial chapel until the Reformation. The
church may have been dedicated to St John,
for St John s Well was situated to the west
of the church. Of the well, the Old Statis
tical Account says: "It is carried in pipes
two miles to Dunbar for the supply of
water to the inhabitants." [Scott. Hist.
Soc. Mis., vi, 82, 102.]
1555
ALEXANDER HOME, second son of
Sir John H. of Coldinknowes, was
parson before 3rd May 1555, still
parson llth Aug. 1587; marr. Janet Hamil
ton; had a natural son, John, legitimated
27th Nov. 1 582. [P. C. Reg., Reg. of Deeds,
xxviii, 44a; Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Linlithgow, etc. ; Reg. Mag. Sig. , v, 478, 1 377. ]
JOHN MELVILLE, called in 1574,
sometime min. of Spott. [Comps.
Gen. Coll. of Thirds.]
1574
WILLIAM DOUGLAS, trans, from
1631 Whittinghame, 1631.
ARCHIBALD BUCHAN, had issue
1683 Clam. [Deeds, Dal. 1705, No. 233.]
WILLIAM CROMBIE, his daugh.,
_ Elizabeth (marr. proc. 5th June
1794 Robert Armstrong, plumber,
Edinburgh.)
ALEXANDER GRAHAM, his daughs.
1799 Margaret Aitken (marr. 30th July
1839 William Darling, merchant,
Edinburgh); Catherine Hay (marr. 2nd July
1838 William Waddell, merchant, Edin
burgh).
ROBERT BURNS THOMSON, his
1836 daugh., Charlotte, died 6th Sept. 1923.
LOTHIAN GRAY, died 30th April
1889
1945; his daugh., Christian Isobel
(marr. 16th April 1942 George
Lloyd Alison Haig, Dylic Tea Estate,
Doors, India).
STENTON
There was in the parish a chaplainry of
Burnham. Pitcoks was a dependent chapel
of Dunbar Church prior to becoming a
prebend and was served by a parochial
chaplain. The proximity of the Rood Well
to the ruins of the old church suggests that
the church was dedicated to the Holy Rood.
The present church was opened for wor
ship by Dr Chalmers on 4th Oct. 1828.
The major part of its construction was
borne by Mr H. R. Ferguson. [Reg. Mag.
Sig., viii, 1905; Miscell. Scot. Hist. Socy.,
vi, 82, 93.]
WILLIAM SANDERSON, min. at
Whittinghame, also in charge here.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Lin
lithgow, etc.]
DUNBAR]
STENTON ALDHAME
113
THOMAS DAILL, designated min. in
1568 and also in 1573. [Edin.
1568
Tests., ii, 366.]
JAMES LAUDER, for "1593" read
1594 "1594."
PATRICK CARKETTILL, Presb. clerk
1599 Jan. to April 1599. [Fraser Papers.]
RICHARD WADDELL, trans, to Kelso
1658 14th May 1660.
ROBERT STARK, born 5th Sept. 1654,
1691
son of David S., min. of Stichell.
His sons Robert, min. of Kinross;
John, apprentice to George Reid, merchant,
Edinburgh, 23rd Aug. 1732.
THOMAS MARJORIBANKS, his son,
Alexander, Royal Bank, died 21st
Nov. 1923.
1849
1868
GEORGE MARJORIBANKS, died
20th March 1921; his wife, Eliza
beth Leslie, died 19th July 1918; his
sons George Erskine, Celtic scholar, died
1st Aug. 1940; James Leslie, M.D., died
25th March 1942.
HUGH SKINNER MACKENZIE,
trans, from Mouswald (q.v.) (assist.
and successor) 16th May 1916; dem.
1 1th Nov. 1948. Publication The Churches
ofPitcox and Stenton (1929).
PITCOKS
PATRICK COCKBURNE, M.A., par
son in 1539 and designated parson
when he died in 1568; had brothers
William, Adam, Symeon, Alexander.
[Edin. Test., 1 1th July 1570; Laing Charters,
434.]
THOMAS DAILL, min. in 1568.
1578 [Edin. Test., ii, 366.]
WHITEKIRK
On 13th Jan. 1386-7 Papal Relaxation
of Penance was given to all who visit and
give alms to the fabric of St Mary of White-
kirk, renowned for miracles wrought by
Jesus Christ through the intercession and
merits of St Mary. [Cal. of Papal Reg.,
Letters, iv, 253; Report on Ancient Monu
ments Commission for full account of
church.]
JAMES KELLIE, pres. to vicarage 27th
Oct. 1594 on dem. of James Young,
1592
1636
min. at Tyningham. [Reg. Sec.
Sig., Ixvii, 108.]
ROBERT LAUDER, his daugh., Mar
garet (marr. cont. 20th Jan. and 10th
Feb. 1664 Alexander Bisset, min.
of Melrose). [Reg. of Deeds, Mack.,
Ixxxiv, 10th Feb. 1699.]
WILLIAM HAMILTON, marr. (1)
1694 24th April 1667.
JOHN CLUNIE, his daugh., Charlotte
1732 (marr. James Bigge).
JAMES WILLIAMSON, pres. 21st
1785 Jan. 1784.
JAMES LANG, pres. by Crown 9th
1853 Feb. 1853.
ADAM INCH RITCHIE, pres. by
Crown 23rd Nov. 1867; line 9, for
"30" read " 13"; line 10, for " 11 "
read "31"; his daugh., Marion Lilias,
born 21st July 1862.
PETER HATELY WADDELL, died
at North Berwick 22nd Nov. 1922;
his widow, Elizabeth Laidlay, died
17th Jan. 1924. [Life and Letters of P.
Hately Waddell, by John C. Gibson, 1925.]
1879
1904
EDWARD BLACKMORE RANKEN,
drowned while bathing at Scougal
Rocks, 22nd Aug. 1916; his widow,
Jeannie Mackintosh, died at New Glasgow,
Nova Scotia, 31st Aug. 1941.
JAMES TINDAL SOUTTER, trans.
from Nairobi (q.v.) 8th March 1917;
Marr. (2) 1st June 1940 Freda, elder
daugh. of Joseph Frederick Pattinson, Fell-
side, Grange-over-Sands, and has issue,
Anna Freda, born 18th April 1941.
ALDHAME
The church, dedicated by Bishop de
Bernham on 23rd April 1243, was de
molished in 1770. There is a well of St
114
ALDHAME WHITTINGEHAME [PRESB. OF DUNBAR
Baldred. At Scougal, about a mile south
east of Aldhame, there was a chapel
founded by one of the Scougal family.
[Chalmer s Caledonia, iv, 547; Lockhart s
Church in Scotland in \3th Century, 53.]
TYNNINGHAME
At Tynninghame there was a Saxon
monastery associated with Lindisfarne, to
which belonged the whole land pertaining
to the Monastery of St Balthere (Baldred)
from Lammermoor as far as Exmouth"
(Inveresk). The church and town were
burned and destroyed by Anlafus the Dane
in 941, shortly before his death. By Bull
of Pope Sixtus IV, 24th Feb. 1473, the
church became a mensal Church of St
Andrews. [Chron. of Melrose, 29; For-
doun, Scott. Hist., i, 134; The Apostolic
Camera and Scott. Benefices, 173; see
Prestonkirk.]
MATTHEW LIDDELL, reader; reader
1570
29th Aug. 1569, and min.Nov. 1572
and 1573. [Edin. Test., i, 330, ii,
347; Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Linlithgow,
etc.]
WHITTINGEHAME
Whittingehame was an affiliated Chapel
of Dunbar, but it was served by a perpetual
vicar. There was also an affiliated Chapel
of Dunbar at Penshiel within the bounds.
It served the higher part of the parish in
the Lammermoors, whereas Whittingehame
served the lower. Near the site of Penshiel
Chapel are the Chapel Stone on the south,
and on the north the Chapel Cleugh with
St Mungo s Well, which may indicate the
dedication of the Chapel. [Misc. S.H.S.,
vi, 82, 92; Chalmers Caledonia, iv, 540.]
THOMAS LYLE, vicar 1560-8. [Edin.
1560 Tests.]
WILLIAM SANDERSON, min. in
office 2nd Nov. 1571, when he was
presented to the parsonage vacant
by forfeiture of Claud Hamilton. [Reg.
Sec. Sig., xl, 19.]
WILLIAM STEWART, brother of
1567
1570
Thomas S. of Galston, pres. to
vicarage 25th Jan. 1570-1 on for
feiture of Claud Hamilton. [Reg. Sec.
Sig., xxxix, 58.]
ABRAHAM HOME, marr. Elizabeth,
daugh. of George Hay of Broad-
haugh; his daugh. Margaret (marr.
James Renton, wine merchant, Eyemouth);
his sons Robert, merchant, Berwick, died
6th June 1812; Abraham, died on passage
to London.
JAMES ROBERTSON, died at Edin-
1865
burgh 27th May 1920; his widow,
Elizabeth Mary Scott Moncrieff,
died at Edinburgh 15th June 1935.
MARSHALL BUCHANAN LANG,
1918
trans, from St John s, Dundee
(assist, and sue.) 14th Nov. 1918.
D.D. Glasgow (30th June 1930); Moderator
of General Assembly May 1935; his daughs.
Margaret Eleanor (marr. 4th July 1925
Robert Holmes Kerr Hope Yr. of Kin-
nettles, Lieut., Cameron Highlanders);
Anne Laurence (marr. 16th April 1932
Capt. Harry Alexander Macdonald, R.E.).
Addl. Publications The Seven Ages of an
East Lothian Parish (1929); The Evolution of
the Kirk. [Trans. Scot. Eccl Soc., 1932.]
INDEX
North Esk, for "238" read "338."
SYNOD OF
MERSE AND TEVIOTDALE
PRESBYTERY OF DUNS
ABBEY ST BATHANS
WILLIAM COLVILLE, reader, 1563-
72.[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Roxburgh, etc.]
MATTHEW LIDDELL, had charge
1591 here from 1570. See Cranshaws.
JAMES DUNBAR, his son, David,
apprenticed to Thomas Kinnaird,
surgeon, 16th Feb. 1676.
1699
GEORGE HOME, marr. (1) Rebecca,
daugh. of Robert Pow, notary, Eye-
mouth; his son, Ninian, apprentice
to George Moseman, stationer, Edinburgh,
19th Aug. 1696.
GEORGE HOME, eldest son of Alexan-
170? der H. of Abbey St Bathans and
Ann, daugh. of George Rule, min.
of Longformacus. Marr. (1) cont. 14th and
16th July 1692 Eupham, second daugh. of
Patrick Hepburn of Nunraw, and (2) cont.
7th Jan. 1700 Rebecca (bapt. 26th Dec.
1670), daugh. of Robert Pow, headmaster
of Leith Grammar School. [South Leith
Reg.; Berwick Sas., i, 365, vi, 100, 103.]
JAMES HALL, bapt. Stamfordham,
1?19 15th Feb. 1684, son of Thomas H.
in Ryall; marr. (1) name unknown,
and had issue Marion, marr. proc. 13th
Aug. 1732 (not 1752); (2) proc. 27th May
1722, and had issue John, bapt. 16th June
1723; George, bapt. 1 1th April 1725; Janet,
bapt. 23rd Feb. 1727; Margaret, bapt. 19th
Oct. 1729; James, bapt. 18th May 1732;
Jean, bapt. 1st Aug. 1737.
THOMAS DAVIDSON, pres. by
Crown, 18th Aug. 1843; his daugh.,
Christina Simson, died 13th Sept.
1917.
PETER CHRISTIE, pres. 10th May
1873 1873.
WILLIAM WILSON BELL, trans, to
1910 Monzievaird 10th May 1918.
ALEXANDER SCOTT BERRIE, trans,
from Broughton U.F. Church 19th
Sept. 1918; trans, to Berriedale 8th
April 1927.
(Parish united to Cranshaws by General
Assembly May 1927.)
BUNKLE and PRESTON
JOHN BLACK, exhorter at Preston
1563
1563 and Bunkle 1567. [Comps.
Sub Coll. of Thirds, Roxburgh, etc.]
WILLIAM SINCLAIR, pres. to
vicarage on death of Sir Harry Kin-
loch; pres. to vicarage of Preston
20th Nov. 1585 on death of John Brisbane.
[Reg. Pres. Bene., iii, 72; Reg. Sec. Sig.,
Iviii, 53.]
JOHN DAVIDSON, min. at Preston,
pres. to vicarage 27th Dec. 1597 on
death of Alexander Forrester.
[Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixix, 181.]
LUDOVIC MAIR, died 20th Dec. 1922;
1880
his widow, Jane Barclay Millar, died
14th April 1941; his daugh., Minnie
Ronald, died 2nd March 1921.
115
116
BUNKLE and PRESTON DUNS
[PRESS. OF
DONALD WILLIAM MACKAY, born
22nd March 1891, son of Evander
Mackay, F.E.I.S., J.P., school
master at Farr, Sutherland, and Isabella
McLeod Mackay. Educ. at Farr, George
Watson s College, Edinburgh, Univ. of
Edinburgh, M.A. (1914), Univ. of Poitiers,
France, and Edinburgh Univ. Divinity
Hall; Commissioned as 2nd Lieut. R.G.A.
(S.R.) Aug. 1914; served in B.E.F. France
and Flanders; promoted Major and Battery
Commander Oct. 1917; Army of the Rhine
1919; Chief Instructor of Gunnery in II
Corps; relinquished commission 1920.
Licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 29th June
1921; Assistant at Lady Glenorchy s,
Edinburgh, Oct. 1921 to May 1923. Ord.
10th May 1923; trans, to Scots Church,
Rotterdam, 31st March 1935; trans, to
Northesk 5th Feb. 1941. Marr. 24th Aug.
1928 Ethel Clair, daugh. of Dr William
Symington, V.D., M.B., Ch.B., J.P., of
Brampton, Cumberland, and has issue,
lona Clair, born 15th Sept. 1929.
CRANSHAWS
DAVID SWINTON, parson 1561-71.
[Acts and Dec., xxvii, 254; xxxiii, 88;
xlvii, 245, 289, 292; Comps. Sub Coll.
of Thirds, Linlithgow, etc.]
WILLIAM KNOWES, vicar pen-
1563
sioner 1576-7. [Co mps. Gen. Coll.
of Thirds.]
1572
MATTHEW LIDDELL, adm. after
Nov. 1572, continued 1590. See
Ellem.
WILLIAM HAY, M.A., son of William
H. of Barra; pres. to parsonage and
vicarage 27th Jan. 1591-2 on death
of David Swinton. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixiii,
182.]
ALEXANDER SWINTON, pres. to
parsonage and vicarage 2nd June
1593, on death of William Hay.
[Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixv, 93.]
JOHN HEPBURN, pres. 21st Feb.
1596 1^5-6 on death of Alexander
Swinton.
1593
JOHN CAMPBELL, his son, James,
1706 apprentice to William Douglas,
baxter, Edinburgh, 5th Jan. 1726.
ALEXANDER JOHNSTON, line 4,
1792 for "15" read "14."
JAMES HOPE SIBBALD, his daugh.,
1813 Wilhelmina, died 17th Jan. 1928.
ROBERT BRIDGES SMITH, licen. by
1879
Presb. of Edinburgh llth May 1876;
his widow, Mary Ann Pringle, died
23rd May 1923; his son, Robert, died 25th
Aug. 1935; his daugh., Christian Kent
Bridges (marr. 15th Aug. 1929 Clifford
Briggs, Harehill, Leeds).
THOMAS GILLIESON, trans, to St
1914 Bride s, Edinburgh, 9th Oct. 1919.
JOHN KENNEDY MACKENZIE,
1920
M.A., ord. 19th Feb. 1920; trans,
to Stornoway, 26th Nov. 1924.
GEORGE CAMPBELL, trans, from
1925
Cartsburn (q.v.} 9th April 1925;
retired in favour of C. & S.; died
at Kirkwall 28th Dec. 1940.
DUNS
ARCHIBALD HOME, M.A., parson
13th Aug. 1562; died in or just
before 1572. [Comps. Gen. Coll. of
Thirds; Reg. of Deeds, vii, 192.]
SIR JOHN RAMSAY, vicar pensioner
28th Sept. 1572. [Hist. MSS. Com.,
Duns Castle Papers, 40.]
1572
DAVID HOME, parson, 10th Aug.
1573 1573. [Tester Writs, 111.]
PATRICK GAITTES, M.A., pres. to
vicarage 26th Jan. 1582 on death of
1582
ii, 85.]
John Bennett. [Reg. Pres. Bene.,
PETER DANIELSTON, M.A., pres.
t _ _ to parsonage and vicarage 1 3th Aug.
1585, which had been held by the
late Captain David Home of Fishwick.
[Reg. Sec. Sig., xlvii, 16.]
DUNS]
DUNS ECCLES
117
JOHN WEMYSS, line 2, delete "only";
line 19, delete "marr. (2) Janet
Murray" to "10th April 1664."
LAURENCE JOHNSTON, father a
1703 founder in Edinburgh.
WILLIAM DAVID HERALD, his
widow, Florence Elizabeth Renton,
died 10th Sept. 1939; his son, Arthur
Terrant Ashly, Lieut. 17th Lancers, died
from effects of motor accident, Asansol,
India, 21st Nov. 1923; his daugh., Agnes
Given (marr. 1 1th Jan 1918 Sir John Eraser,
Bart., M.C., M.D.).
1907
ANDREW EWING WALLACE, his
mother was Eliza Ewing. He died
18th June 1943.
DUNS BOSTON
WILLIAM COUSIN, his son, William
1840
1930.
Victor, died 17th July 1918; his
daugh., Ann Parker, died 2nd March
ECCLES
The Church of St Cuthbert of Eccles,
with its dependent chapels Chapel of St
Mary the Virgin at Leitholm, Chapel of St
John at Mersington, and the Chapel of St
Mary Magdalene at Birgham belonged to
the Priory of Eccles. In 1567 there is
reference to the parsonage and vicarage of
the four kirks and parishes, "Our Lady
Parochin, Sanct John s Parochin, and the
Magdalene and Sanct Cuthbert s Paro-
chinns, and in 1 609 there are the Parish
Church of Eccles called the Lady Kirk, and
the Chapels of St John, St Cuthbert, and
St Magdalene." It would appear, there
fore, that for a time after the Reformation
the Lady Chapel at Leitholm was regarded
as the parish church. It was situated on a
knoll called the Chapel Knowe at the north
west end of the village. The burial ground
of the chapel has long since disappeared.
The chapel at Birgham was situated in the
north end of the existing parish burial
ground. In 1649 Parliament ratified a peti
tion of the Presbytery of Duns for dis
joining from Eccles the lands east and
north of Lamdenburn, and the erection of
a new church at East Mersington; but apart
from the disjunction of Lamden from
Eccles, nothing appears to have been done.
In 1774 the old Church of St Cuthbert at
Eccles was removed with the exception of
the north transept, which appears to have
become a burial place and still exists in a
ruinous condition; and on a site to the west
the present church was then built. The Old
Statistical Account states that the old
church was Gothic in design, cruciform in
shape, vaulted and covered with large flag
stones, dedicated to St Andrew in 1248, and
ornamented with a cross and a very excel
lent steeple. It will be observed, however,
that in the records of the 16th and 17th
centuries there is not only no reference to
St Cuthbert having been supplanted by St
Andrew, but the name of St Cuthbert is
continued. The church was won by the
English invaders on 27th Sept. 1544. There
is a death-bell of 1715 inscribed "For the
people of Ekkles. The Cistercian Priory
of Eccles, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is
variously stated to have been founded by
Gospatrick, Earl of March and Dunbar,
in 1 154, and a second time by him in 1 156,
and also to have been founded by the
Countess of March. The Church of Eccles
and its dependent chapels were granted to
the priory by Gospatrick; and the priory
held also the Church of Bothkennar. After
being burned by the English under Hert
ford in Sept. 1545, the priory was not re
built. By Charter of 28th Jan. 1568-9
Margaret Home, the prioress, conveyed to
Alexander Home of North Berwick the
mansion called the Newark, and the house,
buildings of her monastery, with dovecot,
gardens, and orchards, belonging to the
monastery (except the church and cloisters
of the same), which "through turbulent
times, chiefly for the cause of religion, when
the said Prioress and the Nuns had been
dispersed, had fallen into ruins, so that
they were in the least degree habitable";
and by Crown Charter of 20th March
1587-8 the King, understanding that "the
superstitious monasticism, " for which the
monastery had been founded, was abolished
by the laws of the king, granted to Alexander
118
ECCLES FOGO
[PRESB. OF
Home of North Berwick the place in
which the church and cloisters had been
situated (foundations now gone), and the
Newark Mansion, etc. All that remained
of the priory in 1834 was "a wall forming
part of the East gable of Eccles House,
i.e. the Newark Mansion House, "and two
vaulted cellars contiguous to the Church
yard." The said wall appears to be iden
tical with what is now the east wall of the
rose garden of the present Eccles House
built at the site of the former Newark
Mansion; and the two cells and the fish
pond of the priory are situated within the
private grounds of Eccles House. In 1939
the church was entirely reconstructed in
ternally and refurnished, a new hall and
vestry being added. [Reg. Great Seal, iv,
1919, v, 1492; Acts Scott. Parl., vi, (2) 306;
Report Hist. MSS. Commission, MSS. Duke
of Athol and Earl of Home, 128-9, 131-2,
141, 146-7; Chron. of Melrose, 75-6; Reg.
Priory of St Andrews, 56-60; Chalmers
Caledonia, iii, 343; Memo., Rev. J. G.
Douglas.]
ROBERT FRENCH, scholar, 1563,
1567 Designated min. 1567, Eccles being
in his charge after he went to Hume.
[Edin. Tests., v. 80.]
1622
HENRY BLYTH, imprisoned at Black-
ness *^ 5 Inverness ^619. His son
by first marr., John, min. of Ochil-
tree.
JOHN JAMIESON; on 24th July 1654
the Commissioners, under the Com
monwealth for visiting Universities
and placing and disciplining Ministers,
desired the conjoint Sheriffs of Berwick to
prevent Mr John Jamieson from preaching
in the parish of Eccles; on 1st Feb. 1656 a
summons was served upon him by the Com
missioners in his "Chalmer in the Tofts"
to appear before the Protector s Council
on 7th Feb. 1656; and on 8th Feb. 1656
there was issued an Order of Council that
in regard Mr Jamieson has preached on the
borders of Eccles parish and "taken a
libertie to renew the memorie of Charles
Stewart (Charles I) to his auditors to stir
up their affection to him," the Council
require that he shall not preach any more
in the parish or on the border of it."
[Hist. MSS. Comm. Report, MSS. Earl of
Home, 132-3.]
ANDREW RUTHERFORD; an Order
of the Commissioners under the
Commonwealth for visiting Uni
versities and placing and disciplining Mini
sters, of date at Edinburgh 10th July 1654,
narrates that as Mr Andrew Rutherford is
elected Minister at Eccles, and "hath a
lawfull call by certain Godly and wel
affected persons in the said parish to
exercise his ministeriall dutyes, the Com
missioners approve and authorise him to
uplift the stipend, forbidding any one to
disturb him in his parish, providing that he
shall not revile the Government, nor keep
the people disaffected by praying and
preaching agt. it." [Hist. MSS. Comm.
Report, MSS. Earl of Home, 132-3.]
JAMES RUTHERFORD WATSON,
his daugh., Jessie Rutherford, died
at Edinburgh 15th Dec. 1931.
1846
JOHN JOHNSTON, died 26th Nov.
1R01 1923; his widow, George Greig, died
25th April 1943.
JOHN LEONARD DOUGLAS, born
1924 2nd June 1899, son of David D.,
Dundee, and Susanna Alice Fisher;
educ. at Harris Academy and Univ. of St
Andrews, M.A. (1920), B.D. (1922); served
in Cameron Highlanders in Great War;
licen. by Presb. of Dundee 8th June 1922;
assistant at Riccarton; ord. 8th May 1924.
Marr. 22nd July 1932 Mabel Mary Watson,
daugh. of John Mackechnie, min. of
Edrom, and has issue David Ogilvy, born
7th May 1933; Iain Mackechnie, born 25th
June 1935; Dorothy Elizabeth Susanna
Mabel, born 18th July 1938; Margaret,
born 9th April 1944; Donald Fisher, born
28th Jan. 1947.
FOGO
DONALD BALFOUR, reader 1571-4.
1571 \- Com P s < Sub Coll. of Thirds, Lin-
lithgow, etc.]
DUNS]
FOGO GREENLAW
119
1591
WILLIAM METHVEN, min. of Lang-
ton, pres. to vicarage 8th May 1591
on death of Sir George Manderston.
[Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixii, 357.]
JAMES METHVEN, marr. Isobel
Dickson. [Reg. of Deeds Dal.,
1626
xxvi, 390; G. R. Sas., lx, 286.]
JOHN PRINGLE, line 1, delete
1660 "only."
WILLIAM METHVEN, son of James
M. in Greenlaw. [P. R. Sas., Ber-
1682
wick, 2 Ser., iv, 84.]
JOHN TODD, line 5, for "26" read
1785 "21."
ANDREW REDMAN BONAR, pres.
1843 by Crown 21st July 1843.
ROBERT FORRESTER PROUD-
M _ FOOT, pres. by Crown 29th April
1845.
WILLIAM HENRY GRAY SMITH,
1891
licen. 18th May 1886; his widow,
Marion Ellison Somerville Stark,
died 17th Feb. 1926; his daugh., Hester
Ada (marr. 25th Aug. 1934 Hugh D. R.
Davidson, Edinburgh).
ALEXANDER WILSON FINLAY-
iQi 9 SON, trans, to Campsie 9th April
1919.
HUGH SHIRLAW, M.A., B.D., ord.
llth Sept. 1919; trans, to St
Ninian s, Lochee 1st Oct. 1925;
trans, to St David s, Crail, 16th May 1949.
JOHN CRABBE TEMPLETON
1926
HUNTER, born 21st March 1900,
only son of John H., Edinburgh, and
Annie Mackenzie; educ. at Univ. of Edin
burgh, M.A. (1919), B.D. (1922); Oxford,
B.Litt. (1924); licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh
2nd April 1924, assistant West St Giles;
ord. 24th March 1926; marr. 31st July 1935
Elizabeth Christina Kennedy, elder daugh.
of John McKechnie, min. of Edrom, and
has issue John Rattray Mackechnie, born
20th March 1937; Thomas Mackenzie
Douglas, born 19th July 1938; Alisdair
David Skene, born 27th March 1940;
Elizabeth Marion Mabel, born 3rd July
1942.
GREENLAW
The church was almost entirely rebuilt
in the closing years of the 17th century.
WILLIAM SHAW, M.A., parson in
1568
1568 and 1571. [Comps. Sub Coll.
of Thirds, Dumfries, etc.]
SIR JOHN AFFLECK, charged to
answer for his demerits before the
Privy Council 17th Oct. 1569.
[P.C. Reg., ii, 40.]
1569
ROBERT FRENCH, pres. to vicarage
on death of Andrew Turnbull.
1573
[Reg. Pres. Bene., ii, (4), 5.]
ROBERT HOME. [G. R. Sas., liv,
1645 253.]
JOHN HOME of Kello, marr. cont.
1674 17th Sept. 1678 Elizabeth, daugh.
of Robert Watson, barber in Eccles.
[Berwick Sasines.]
JAMES GILLILAND, his son, James,
1711
apprentice to Archibald Ure, gold
smith, 25th Feb. 1730.
ABRAHAM HOME, had issue
1821
George, born 12th Feb. 1823, died
March 1858; Patrick Anderson,
born 27th April 1824, died June 1874;
Susan Hamilton, born 22nd Jan. 1822, died
Jan. 1831; Margaret, born 18th Sept. 1825,
died llth Sept. 1907; Ann Mary, born 5th
Feb. 1827, died June 1866; Elizabeth Hay,
born 15th April 1830, died 20th March
1831.
JOHN HUNTER WALKER, his
1844
daugh., Elizabeth, died at Edinburgh
7th Sept. 1925.
HUGH McCULLOCH, died at Port-
1886
rush 13th Aug. 1937; his widow,
Annie Ross, died 2nd Sept. 1937.
THOMAS REID THOMSON, his wife,
1887
Henrietta Hamilton Hill, died llth
Nov. 1930. He died at Greenock
30th March 1945 s.p.
120
LANGTON ELLEM
[PRESB. OF
LANGTON
The church was dedicated by Bishop de
Bernham on 6th April 1242.
PATRICK COCKBURN, vicar 1570-1.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Lin-
lithgow.]
1570
THOMAS OGILVY, M.A., parson
1584 1584. [Comps. Gen. Coll. of Thirds.]
JOHN BROWN, his daugh., Margaret
(marr. 25th July 1855 Colin Brown,
Glasgow).
1810
JOHN PEATTIE, licen. 13th May 1887;
his wife, Margaret Crombie Grant,
died at Alloa 31st Dec. 1917; he
died 4th July 1931.
LONGFORMACUS
By Royal Letters of 14th Feb. 1510-11
the church was annexed to the archdeanery
of the Chapel Royal of Stirling because the
prebend of Glenquhon (Glenholm) within
the Chapel Royal "is to be erected in ane
Archdeanery within the Chapel Royal,"
and "the rends and fruitis of the said
prebend as to litill and solur to sustene the
honour and expens of the said Arch-
deanery." [/teg. Sec. Seal, i, 2207.]
ARCHIBALD HOME, vicar 1568.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Lin-
lithgow, etc.]
1568
ROBERT DOUGLAS, parson and
1581 v * car ^ed t> e f re 6th April 1581;
had issue Robert, was charged to
compear before the Privy Council on 26th
July 1614, on a charge of having slain
Francis Bothwell, brother of John, Lord
Holyroodhouse, on 24th July 1614, "with
the stock of ane hagbute, failed to appear,
and was put to the horn on 8th Sept.
following; Patrick, who on 14th Sept. 1614
was grieve to Sir Archibald Douglas of
Whittinghame. [Reg. Pres. to Benefs., ii,
55; Reg. Privy Council, x, 255, 269, 271.]
GEORGE RULE, was also min. in
1607 cnar g e tiM I 64 **. Latterly designated
min. of the same; son, Gilbert,
identical with Gilbert Rule, M.D., Princi
pal, Edinburgh Univ., and min. of Grey-
friars, Edinburgh; Archibald, was mer
chant in Edinburgh; Isabella, appears to
have been unmarr.; Anna was 2nd wife of
Alex. Hume of Abbey St Bathans; addit.
issue Robert, portioner, Peelwalls, min.,
Stirling; George, portioner of Peelwalls
(marr. Marie, daugh. of Robert Risley,
Peelwalls), died before 27th May 1684.
[Gen. Sas., Ser. 1, 265 (1666), 33-309
(1674), 37-112, 116, 150-268 (1684), 53-284
(1686).]
DANIEL SINCLAIR, son of James S.,
1715 Thurso, marr. Elizabeth, daugh. of
Sir William Hamilton of Airdrie,
min. of Bothwell, and had issue James,
born 6th March 1730; Robert, born 21st
May 1731; William, born 3rd Jan. 1733.
[House of Hamilton, 710.]
GEORGE COOK, his widow, Helen
1871 Lorrain, died 6th June 1919.
ROBERT CRANSTON KERR, trans.
1916 to Kelso North 14th Nov. 1928.
RICHARD CALLEN, LL.B., born
1929 Dunoon 23rd Sept. 1895, son of
Richard C, road surveyor, Dunoon,
and Isobel Murray; educ. at Univ. of Glas
gow, B.L. (1922), M.A. (1925), LL.B.
(1926); served in R.A.F.; licen. by Presb.
of Glasgow 27th April 1927; assistant
Peebles, 1927; ord. 18th April 1929; trans,
to Wick North, 30th April 1930; trans, to
Westruther, 8th April 1932. Marr. 15th
March 1933 Marion Tennant, daugh. of
William J. Aitken, and has issue, Richard
Murray Aitken, born 14th April 1944.
ELLEM
On 12th Feb. 1507-8 King James IV
granted a protection to Mr James Watson,
parson of Ellem, "makand mentioun that
he is of the King s benevolence and special
licence to pass to Sanct Andrie s grafe
besyde Napillis and thereafter to remaine
in Italy at his study for the space of vi
zeris to run, and therefore the King takes
his property under his protection. [Reg.
Sec. Sig., i, 1606.]
DUNS]
ELLEM POLWARTH
121
MATTHEW LIDDELL, had charge
1574 here 1574-85. See Cranshaws.
GEORGE REDPATH, returned from
Bunkle previous in 1603. [Comps.
Surplus of Thirds of Benefices.}
1596
1684
PATRICK HOME, line 3, for "1650"
1647 read "before 24th June 1649."
ZACHARY WILKIE, issue by 1st
marr. Mary. [Berwick Sas., 30th
Oct. 1677.]
JOHN BROWN, marr. Margaret,
daugh. of John Duns, portioner of
Grueldykes. [Berwick Sas., 15th Dec.
1685.]
POLWARTH
The interior of the church was partially
restored in 1928.
ADAM HUME, his wife s name was
1560 Dewar, not Stewart; his son, Alexan
der, described as in North Berwick
on 14th Sept. 1614, when he was charged
before the Privy Council with having re
ceived Robert Douglas, son of late Robert
D., parson of Longformacus, after the said
Robert had slain Francis Bothwell. [Reg.
Privy Council, x, 269.]
PATRICK GALT, min. at Duns, in
t -__ charge here. [Comps. Gen. Coll. of
Thirds.]
DAVID FORSYTH, min. 1581.
1585 [Comps. Gen. Coll. of Thirds.]
DAVID ROBERTSON, adm. 28th Jan.
1652. [Hist. MS. Com., xiv, App.
f ^ A -i
m, 94.]
ARCHIBALD BORTHWICK, marr.
(1) Mary Moore. [Poll Tax Roll,
Greenlaw, 12th Dec. 1695.]
ALEXANDER HUME, his daugh.,
1755
Euphemia (marr. pro. 14th Nov.
1799 Charles Seyman, merchant,
Edinburgh).
CHARLES JAMES WATT, dem. 2nd
. June 1925, died at Edinburgh 5th
Dec. 1938; his wife, Margaret
Mathie, died at Edinburgh 26th July 1925;
his sons Charles Cecil, killed in action
9th May 1917; Francis Clifford, advocate
1925, M.P. Central Edinburgh 1941-5.
WILLIAM EDWARD GRIMWOOD,
1925 b m 26th Aug * 1875 S0n f William
Alexander G., warrant officer,
R.H.A., and Elizabeth Jones; served as lay
missionary at Wallyford; licen. by Presb.
of Linlithgow 3rd May 1916, missionary
at Wallyford 1907 and Blackridge Nov.
1910; ord. to Carrington 19th Sept. 1916;
trans, and adm. 22nd Oct. 1925; died 24th
March 1945. Marr. 2nd Nov. 1910 Janet
Heugh, daugh. of Colin McLean and
Euphemia Ellen Colyer, and had issue
Euphemia Elizabeth, born 25th Sept. 1911;
William Edward, born llth Feb. 1915.
PRESBYTERY OF CHIRNSIDE
AYTON
The patron saint is St Dionysius. The
remains of the old church are in the burial
ground to the east of the present church.
There was in the church an altar dedicated
to the Virgin Mary, endowments being
various acres and rigs in the Lordship of
Ayton, including an acre in lie wichts-balke.
[Reg. Great Seal, v, 1317.]
JOHN KENT, reader, called vicar-
__ d pensioner 1 567-8, had conformed.
[Edin. Test., i, 39.]
1601 WILLIAM HOG, born 1570.
WILLIAM HOME, M.A.; on 25th June
1661 he presented to Parliament a
petition to the effect that, lawfully
admitted to Ayton in 1653, he had been
deprived of his stipend for two years by
the prevailing usurping power for his
loyalty and his opposition to the remon
strating party; the Lords decerned their
opinion that he should again be put in
possession of the cure, and payment be
made to him of the whole stipend which
he had formerly enjoyed; Parliament ap
proved and ordained that he be restored to
the charge and payment of stipend made
to him. [Acts Scott. Part., vii, 281-2.]
JOHN BETHUNE, son of Neil B. of
1667
Ballichladich, Ross-shire, and Chris
tian Monro. [Foulis Writs, 276.]
THOMAS ANDERSON, son of Robert
1712 A., merchant, Edinburgh.
GEORGE HOME, his daughs. Mar
garet Ann, born 20th Feb. 1776,
died 25th Feb. 1833; Catherine
(twin) born 13th Nov. 1779, died 5th Feb.
1782.
1773
GEORGE TOUGH, his daughs.
Margaret Hay Home, born 16th
Dec. 1811; Mary Ann, died 6th
March 1895.
JAMES JOHN MARSHALL
1882 AIKEN, died 27th Nov. 1933.
CHIRNSIDE
The church was dedicated by Bishop de
Bernham on 13th April 1242.
JOHN HOME, parson 1573, and pre
bendary of the Collegiate Kirk of
Dunbar. [Reg. Abbrev. Feu Char
ters of Church Lands, ii, 68.]
ROBERT DENHOLM, pres. to
vicarage 31st May 1577 on death of
Sir James Gray. [Reg. Pres. Bene.,
ii, (4), 55.]
1577
JOHN DOUGLAS, parson and vicar,
died Sept. 1583; had a sister Mabel.
[Edin. Tests., xiv, 234, 5th May
1585.]
ALEXANDER SMITH, born 1570.
1607 [Pitcairn, ii, 283.]
HENRY ERSKINE, marr. (1) Jean
Brown > anc * had issue Jean, born
in Galashiels 28th June 1 653 (marr.
1 7th Dec. 1 686 George Balderston, sur
geon, Edinburgh); Elizabeth, born in
Wooller 1st May 1655, died 19th June
1657; Philip, born in Wooller 27th Dec.
1657 (rector of Knaresdale, Northumber
land); Katherine, born in Cornhill 12th
Aug. 1659, died 13th Feb. 1660; Elizabeth,
born in Cornhill 4th Feb. 1660-1; John,
born in Dryburgh 22nd April 1663; Rachel,
122
PRESB. OF CHIRNSIDE] CHIRNSIDE COLDINGHAM
123
born in Dryburgh llth Nov. 1665; William,
born in Dryburgh 8th Oct. 1669; sailed for
Caledonia in the Rising Sun (Darien expedi
tion) and died on the way 23rd Nov. 1699.
First wife died 9th March 1670. (2) 1st Sept.
1674 Margaret (died 14th Jan. 1725), daugh.
of Hugh Halcro, Isle of Weir, Rousay, Ork
ney, and Margaret Stewart of the family of
Barscube, and had issue Henry, born 13th
Feb. 1676, died llth July 1696; James, born
26th May 1677; also sailed mthe Rising Sun
in 1 699, fate unknown; Hugh, born 24th Feb.
1679, died 17th June 1679; Ebenezer, born
in Dryburgh 22nd June 1680 (min. of
Stirling); Margaret, born in Parkrig 17th
Jan. 1683; Ralph, born in Monilaws 15th
March 1685 (min. of Dunfermline); daugh.
born in Rivelaw 31st Dec. 1687, died 2nd
Jan. 1688.
THOMAS LOGAN, his daugh. Agnes
(marr. 26th March 1832 Abraham
1801
Logan, Woodend).
ALEXANDER FORTEATH SMART,
1876 died 29th Nov. 1918.
COLDINGHAM
At West Reston there was a chapel dedi
cated to St Nicholas. It may be that the
chapel was identical with the chapel dedi
cated to "St N., Bishop and Confessor,"
which, it was proposed about 1 540, should
be erected into a parish church, with
cemetery, baptismal font, bell tower and
bells, and all the other rights and insignia
of a parish church. The inhabitants of the
area had built, founded and suitably em
bellished and repaired the chapel. The
chief reason for the proposal was that at
certain seasons the river E. (possibly the
Eye) which lay between the towns R. and
R. (possibly East and West Reston) on the
one hand, and the parish church and
churchyard on the other, was difficult of
crossing on account of storms, floods, and
frost, by the inhabitants who desired to
attend the parish church for such services
as were beyond the functions of the chapel,
and for funerals proceeding to the parish
churchyard. It was desired that the rector
of the parish church should provide for the
vicar of the new church 20 merks annually
over and above all the fruits of teind,
sheaves and other emoluments which the
rector enjoyed from the teinds of grain and
goods within the limits of the said towns of
R. and R. On the basis that the reference
was to this chapel the proposal was not
carried out.
St Ebba died in 637, and soon afterwards
the monastery was burned through care
lessness. It was rebuilt, but was destroyed
by the Danes in 870. On a peninsular
promontory at St Abbs are the foundations
of buildings called "St Abb s Kirk," with
a small burial ground the remains of a
cell or chapel attached to Coldingham
Priory, and erected at a later date than St
Ebba s monastery. King Edgar gave the
Priory of Coldingham to St Cuthbert s
Canons Regular of Durham, who con
trolled it and drew the revenues. It was
colonised by monks sent by the Abbot of
Durham. By Charter of 25th July 1378
Robert II annexed the priory to Dunferm
line Abbey, but this did not take effect.
Fully a century later, in 1487, James III
suppressed the priory and annexed one
half of the Chapel Royal at Stirling, the
other half to be devoted to the erection of
a collegiate church at Coldingham. The
King s action induced or precipitated a
rebellion which, led by Alexander, Earl of
Home, culminated in the Battle of Sauchie-
burn and the murder of the King. In 1 504
the priory was annexed to the Scottish
Crown; and five years later, by Order of
Pope Julius II, the project of Robert II
was carried out and the priory was with
drawn from Durham and annexed to Dun
fermline Abbey a condition that existed
till 1560. The priory was under the joint
invocation of St Mary, St Cuthbert and St
Ebba, but in actual practice the name of
the Virgin alone was used. To the priory
belonged the following churches: Edrom,
with the Chapel of Ercildone (Earlston) and
other chapels, granted by Cospatrick, Earl
of Dunbar, and confirmed by David I in
Sept. 1139; Fishwick and Swinton, con
firmed by Robert, Bishop of St Andrews,
in 1250; Ednam, with Chapels of Newton,
Nenthorn and Nesbit; Earlston, granted by
124
COLDINGHAM EDROM
[PRESB. OF
Walter de Lindsay to Kelso in 1150, and
in 1171 given in exchange for Gordon and
St Lawrence at Berwick; Stitchell (Chapel);
Smailholm, granted by Walter Olifard,
justiciary of Lothian, who died in 1242;
Holy Trinity at Berwick, granted or con
firmed by Bishop Bee 1282-1309; Ayton;
Lamberton; Aldcambus. In a Den west of
the village there was a Well of St Andrew,
whence came the supply of water for the
priory. In 1305 Edward I instituted a Fair
of St Luke. [Acts Scott. Par I., ii, 171,
179-82; Reg. Great Seal, ii, 839; Carr s
Coldingham Priory, 131, 227, 235, 238-9,
243, 310, 317, 319, 320, 327; Thomson s
Coldingham Priory and Parish, 45-6, Ap
pendix VI.]
CHRISTOPHER KNOWES. [G.R.
1622 Sas., xxxviii, 194.]
ALEXANDER DOUGLAS, had seven
1677
young children 5th Dec. 1689.
[P. C. Reg., xiv, 542.]
1694
1795
JOHN POW, bapt. 28th March 1669,
son of Mr Robert P., headmaster of
Leith Grammar School, and his
second wife, Jean Learmonth. [South
Leith Register, Berwick Sas., vi, 100, 103.]
JAMES LANDELL, had issue Wil
liam, died Glasgow; James, died at
Port Antonio; Thomas, died in
West Indies; George, died Montreal;
Alexander, Lieut. Marines, drowned at
Chatham, 31st July 1812.
JAMES HOME ROBERTSON, born
26th May 1801; his sons John
Dickson, Clerk in Holy Orders,
died 1915; George Hogarth, Clerk in Holy
Orders, died Tasmania, 1900.
DAVID MUNRO, his daugh., Isabella,
1847 died 15th Oct. 1929.
HENRY MACLAURIN LAMONT,
his daugh. Sheila (marr. 14th June
1938 George Douglas Munro, min.
of Reston).
(Congregations united 6th Oct. 1940.)
COLDSTREAM
The church at Hirsel was dedicated by
Bishop de Bernham 6th Oct. 1248.
ROBERT HOPPRINGLE, M.A., min.
1563. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Roxburgh, etc.]
1563
WILLIAM JOHNSTON, died before
1659 Dec. 1673. [Mack. Warrants.}
THOMAS BLAIR, his son, Henry,
apprentice to Alexander Niven,
barber, 15th July 1702.
1686
WILLIAM WILSON, son of John W.,
1735 stationer, Glasgow.
THOMAS SMITH GOLDIE, marr.
Jane Gilloch, daugh. of Donald
Morgan, Kirkcaldy.
1830
ARCHIBALD NISBET, his sons-
Alexander Allan, died 19th March
1860
1945.
1934; Francis Walter, died 18th Jan.
ROBERT JOHN THOMSON, trans.
1912 to Alloa 15th July 1919.
ALFRED ERNEST WARR, adm. 4th
Dec. 1919; trans, to Hillhead, Glas
gow, 1st March 1923.
1919
WILLIAM BROWN, trans, from Ting-
wall (<7.v.) 3rd Aug. 1923. Addl.
issue Agnes Ewing, born 30th Jan.
1923 :
1933.
EDROM
The church was dedicated to the Virgin
Mary. On 1st Dec. 1393 Papal Indulgence
was granted for visitors to the "Parish
Church of St Mary of Ederham, to which,
on account of the miracles which God by
the merits and intercession of the said Mary
wrought, a great multitude of people of
old were wont to flock." [Transcripts
from the Vatican i, 344, MS. Reg. Ho.]
JOHN COSTRANE, reader, 1570-2.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Lin-
lithgow, etc.]
CHIRNSIDE
EDROM EYEMOUTH
125
JOHN BARCLAY, eldest son of Adam
B., min. at Perth, etc., probably of
the 1st marriage, and grandson of
Adam B., min. at Alford; was resident at
Peterhead in 1696 with his 1st wife;
assisted Alexander Barclay, formerly min.
at Peterhead, in carrying on Episcopal
services in a meeting house at what is now
No. 3 Port Henry Lane (off the Longate);
probably carried on the work when
Alexander Barclay intruded at Auchterless
dr. 1704-8, and was designated "Episcopal
Minister" at Peterhead in the testament of
his 2nd wife; died after 1714; marr. (1)
Christian, daugh. of Andrew Hay, Bailie
of Peterhead, by his wife, Issobel Dalgarno,
cont. 21st April 1687, with issue, at least,
George, born 25th Aug. 1693, merchant,
Georgia, Jamaica, and later in London,
acquired Cairness, Lonmay, Dec. 1752, and
died 6th June 1756; (2) on 5th June 1703,
Ann, daugh. of William Gordon in Savoch
of Buthlaw, 2nd son of James G. of Buth-
law, with issue James, also merchant,
Georgia, Jamaica, succeeded his half-
brother, George, in Buthlaw, and died 4th
Jan. 1765; Mary, served co-heiress of her
brother, James, in Cairness, 19th March
1766, and of her sister, Ann, in Cairness,
15th Aug. 1766; marr. her cousin, John
Gordon of Buthlaw (died July 1775), and
died 10th May 1799; Ann, also served co
heiress to her brother, James, in Cairness,
19th March 1766, marr. Captain James
Thomson, Peterhead, and of Faichfield,
and died June 1766; Jane, also served co
heiress to her brother, James, in Cairness,
19th March 1766, and of her sister, Ann,
in Cairness, 15th Aug. 1766, marr. Thomas
Gordon (died 28th April 1749), son of
Charles Gordon of Buthlaw, by his wife,
Margaret Gordon, afterwards termed Lady
Findrassie, with issue, including Charles,
who succeeded his uncle, John Gordon, in
the estate of Buthlaw in 1775, and also of
Cairness which in 1776 was transferred to
him by his aunt, Mary, and his mother,
who died after 2nd Feb. 1780; and possibly
also, William, "son of Mr John Barclay,
minister," who on 28th Aug. 1732 was
apprenticed to John Aitoun, wright, Edin
burgh; Ann Gordon, widow of John
Barclay, died before 28th Feb. 1766, and
apparently in Jan. of that year. [Aberdeen
Test., 17th May 1756, 28th Feb. 1766;
Edin. Test., 21st Jan. 1780, cxxvi, 1 ; Retours,
Ixxvi, 358-62, 3rd April 1766, Mon. No. 5,
29th Sept. 1766, Mon. No. 10, 26th April
1776, Mon. No. 17; Reg. of Edin. Appren
tices, 28th Aug. 1732; Burke s Landed
Gentry, 1939, 909, 921; Aberdeen Poll Tax
Roll, i, 572; Memo. E. F. Esson, M.A.,
B.Sc., St Peter s Rectory, Peterhead.]
JOHN HASTLE, his daugh., Elizabeth
1797 (marr. 5th April 1836).
JAMES WILSON, pres. by Crown,
1849 26th July 1849.
GEORGE GIBSON GUNN, pres. 6th
1872 June 1872.
MACDUFF SIMPSON, died 30th June
1883
1925; his widow, Elizabeth Jackson,
died 30th April 1941.
JOHN MACKECHNIE, died 26th May
1944 his daughs. Mabel Mary
Watson (marr. 27th July 1932 John
Leonard Douglas, min. of Eccles); Nina
(marr. 31st July 1935 John Crabbe Temple-
ton Hunter, min. of Fogo).
EYEMOUTH
In the "town and territory" of Eye-
mouth there were lands designated the
"four husband lands of Ninewells," a
name that may indicate that here there was
a dedication to the Nine Maidens. In 1581
there are mentioned two tenements of land
in "the place of St Colin." now called the
Loches in the common of Eyemouth. On
account of the distance of Eyemouth from
Coldingham Church, and also because the
prosperity of its harbour had increased its
population, James VI by Charter of 27th
Jan. 1618 dissolved the town of Eyemouth
with its lands, etc., and also the Lands of
Beinryhous from Coldingham, and erected
the Church of Eyemouth into a distinct
parish church, with the foregoing lands as
its parochial area. The Charter, which was
confirmed by Act of Parliament on 28th
June 1633, narrates that the inhabitants
126
EYEMOUTH HOUNDWOOD
[PRESB. OF
had erected not only a suitable church but
also a sufficient manse and glebe for the
pastor placed there by John, Archbishop
of St Andrews. The stipend was all the
vicar s teinds within the above boundaries,
along with a chalder of victual formerly
assigned to Coldingham. [Reg. Great
Seal, vii, 1761; Acts Scott. Parl., v, 143;
Reports of Hist. MSS. Commis., Milne-
Home, 209; Duns Castle Papers, 215,
265-6.]
DAVID STIRLING, had a daugh.,
1687 Ann. [G. R. Sas., Ixxv, 81.]
GEORGE TODD, line 3, for "30"
1785 read "22."
JOHN MURDOCH, pres. by Crown
1844 16th Nov. 1843.
STEPHEN BELL, pres. by Crown 29th
1845 April 1845.
JOHN DEMPSTER MUNRO, his
1882
widow, Agnes Jane Balfour Gregor,
died 2nd April 1926, aged 80.
WILLIAM BLACK KENNEDY, dem.
1903
25th April 1933; died at Inveresk
10th Oct. 1946; his wife, Helen
Macdonald, died 23rd May 1927; marr.
(3) 15th Oct. 1930 Ann, daugh. of Robert
Edgar, Eyemouth; his son, Norman
Dougall, min. of Friockheim.
FOULDEN
ALEXANDER RAMSAY, parson in
office 28th Aug. 1562. [Reg. of
Deeds, vi, 97.]
WILLIAM PYLE, M.A., exhorter 1563;
1563 designated chaplain 7th June 1542;
apparently attached to Jedburgh.
[Reg. Mag. Sig., 7th July 1542; Comps. Sub
Coll. of Thirds, Roxburgh, etc.]
DAVID HOME, exhorter 1563.
1563
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Rox
burgh, etc.]
THOMAS STORIE, M.A., did return
1576
in 1585. [Comps. Sub Coll. of
Thirds, Roxburgh, etc.]
OLIVER COLT, adm. advocate 20th
1614 Dec. 1606.
THOMAS RAMSAY, had also issue-
Alexander and Patrick. [Reg. of
Deeds, Dal, Ixi, 90; G. R. Sas., 9th
Sept. 1633, 365; xxxix, 185; xlv, 144; Hi,
407, Iv, 97.]
ALEXANDER CHRISTISON, his
daugh., Agnes Montgomery (marr.
1821
15th Sept. 1858).
JOHN REED, licen. 13th May 1884,
1886
dem. 21st Dec. 1926, died 24th Sept.
1932; his widow, Martha Craig
Gilchrist, died 9th May 1944; his son,
John Stewart, Lieut, R.N.R., drowned in
submarine in Baltic 4th June 1919; his son,
Alexander Chalmers, M.B., Ch.B., Edin
burgh. Addl. Publications Contributions
to Chambers Journal, and Good Words.
JOHN ALEXANDER RUSSELL
BROWN MUIR, M.A., born
Methil 13th Sept. 1895, son of
Thomas M., Ph.D., min. of Skirling; educ.
at Biggar High School and Univ. of Edin
burgh, M.A. (1923); licen. by Presb. of
Biggar 5th April 1 926, assistant St. George s,
Edinburgh; ord. 2nd Dec. 1927; trans, to
Craiglockhart 12th March 1935. Marr.
27th July 1928 Margaret Grant, fourth
daugh. of Major Alexander Cumming,
Mains of Curr, Strathspey, and has issue,
Maud Margaret Russell, born 5th May
1929.
(Foulden and Mordington were united 1929.)
HOUNDWOOD
JOSEPH BETHUNE, marr. proc. 12th
May 1796 Margaret, daugh. of
Francis Cowan, min. of Gladsmuir.
JOHN EDGAR DAVIDSON, died in
Western Infirmary, Glasgow, 29th
1915
Nov. 1925.
JOHN SCOTT MORRISON, trans.
1926
from St Andrew s, Berwick (q.v.)+
5th Aug. 1926, died at Edinburgh
5th March 1946.
CHIRNSIDE] HUTTON LADYKIRK, UPSETTLINGTON, HORNDEAN 127
HUTTON
Hutton and Fishwick were united by the
Lords Commissioners before 20th May
1610. The church was renovated in 1937.
[Reg. Mag. Sig.]
DAVID HOME, exhorter 1563, and at
Fishwick. [Comps. Sub Coll. of
1563
Thirds, Roxburgh, etc.]
THOMAS WILSON, pres. to vicarage
15th May 1576 on death of Robert
1576
Douglas, M.A.
WILLIAM COUTTS, reader here, pres.
to vicarage 6th Dec. 1576 on death
1576
of Robert Douglas. [Reg. Pres.
Bene., ii, (4), 49.]
JAMES LUNDIE. [G. R. Sas., Iv,
1636 105.]
PATRICK HOME, his son, William,
a PP rent i ce to George Smailholm,
merchant, Edinburgh, 10th Feb.
1669.
ADAM LANDELLS, line 2, for "1st
1789 Nov. read 29th Oct.
JOHN EDGAR, his daughs. Janet
1821
(marr. 5th March 1850 Alfred
Harris); Alice (marr. 7th June 1844
David Bayne, bookseller, London); Geor-
gina (marr. 28th Oct. 1851).
ROBERT KIRKE, pres. by Crown 1st
1858 July 1858.
DAVID SMITH LESLIE, licen. 17th
1906 May 1904.
LADYKIRK, UPSETTLINGTON
and HORNDEAN
On 5th April 1556 Sir Hugh Hudsoun
was admitted to the Prebend of Upsettling-
ton in Dunglass Collegiate Church by Sir
William Mustard, a prebendary there, who
admitted him by tendering to him the
Bible and taking his oath (i.e. by touching
the Holy Gospels) to observe the statutes
and customs of the church. [Reports of
Hist. MSS. Commis., Milne-Holme, 239-40.]
In the village of Horndean there was in
1725 the remains of an old chapel dedi
cated to the Holyrood, called Rood Kirk.
[Macfarlane s Geograp. Colls., i, 379.]
JAMES ROSS, for "1575" read
1574 "1574."
JAMES DOUGLAS, min. here, pres.
to vicarage 17th July 1577 on death
1577
of John Henrie. [Reg. Pres. Bene.,
ii, (4), 58.]
WILLIAM GULLAN, had issue,
Andrew. [Deeds, Durie, 1706, No.
508.]
1697
ROBERT PEARSON, pres. 10th Feb.
1787 1787.
THOMAS MILL, pres. 27th Sept.
1788 1788.
GEORGE HOME ROBERTSON, his
daugh., Margaret (marr. (1) W.
Mitchell, (2) Alexander Macbean,
consul at Genoa).
WILLIAM ANDREW McCORKIN-
DALE, pres. by Crown 5th Feb.
1842.
1842
JOHN STEVENSON, pres. by Crown
25th April 1855; his daugh., Marjory
1855
Mary, died 23rd June 1917.
WILLIAM DOBIE, pres. by Crown
1859 4th Dec. 1858.
WILLIAM STEVEN MOODIE, died
1905 19th Dec. 1918.
WILLIAM MACKIE LAING, M.A.,
adm. 13th May 1919; dem 29th
Sept. 1920 on appointment to Union
Church, Valparaiso (q.v.); adm. to Colinton
4th Oct. 1934.
1919
ROBERT NINIAN PAISLEY, M.A.,
1921
ord. llth Jan. 1921, trans, to New
Abbey 30th April 1926
JOHN TUDOR SCRYMGEOUR,
1926
trans, from Caddonfoot (q.v.) 27th
Aug. 1926; dem. 31st Oct. 1944;
died at Edinburgh 26th Feb. 1945.
128
MORDINGTON and LAMBERTON WHITSOME [PRESB. OF
MORDINGTON and
LAMBERTON
In note on Lamberton, line 6, for * Henry
VIII "read "Henry VII."
In a description of the liberties of Ber
wick 20th Jan. 1478-9 there occurs "the
place of the Cross of St Mary of Mording-
ton, which may indicate that Mordington
Church was dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
On the site of the old church there is a
burial vault which has on the inside of the
west wall a panel with a carved representa
tion of the Crucifixion, an incised inscrip
tion IHUS MARIA, and figures of the
Virgin Mary and John the Baptist.
The Church of Lamberton, now a burial
vault, is situated in the churchyard on the
west side of the Dunbar-Berwick road, 4-5
miles from Berwick. Lamberton was united
to Ayton by the Lords Commissioners
before 20th May 1610, because they were
adjacent to each other and formed an
inconsiderable parish. At Charterhouse
there was an establishment of the Car
thusians, governed by a prior. The Church
of St Mary-in-the-Forest, apparently Sel
kirk, was united to Charterhouse on 22nd
July 1439. [Monastic Annals ofTeviotdale,
321; The Apostolic Camera and Scott.
Benefices, \xxivn and 123-4; Reg. Mag. Sig.,
ii, 1412, vii, 2901.]
DAVID HOME, exhorter at Foulden
1563
and also here. [Comps. Sub Coll.
of Thirds, Roxburgh.}
ARCHIBALD HOME, M.A., vicar
1568
1568. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Roxburgh, etc.]
ROBERT DOUGLAS, parson and
exhorter 30th Nov. 1574. [Edin.
1573
Tests., iii, 227.]
ROBERT HISLOPE, pres. to vicarage
1582 14th July 1582 n death f Dean
William Learmonth. [Reg. Sec.
Sig., xlix, 17.]
JOHN HOME, M.A., min. of Ayton,
pres. to vicarage 23rd May 1588 on
res. of Robert Hislope. [Reg. Sec.
Sig., Ivii, 120.]
JOHN DOUGLAS, min. of Long-
1599 formacus, in charge here from 1599.
GILBERT RULE, min. of Longforma-
1607 cus, in charge here.
THOMAS RAMSAY, marr. cont. 9th
Jan. 1646, Jean, daugh. of Robert
Balcanqual, Tranent.
1648
1885
GEORGE FULTON KNIGHT, his son,
1833 Adam Cairns, born 17th Sept. 1845.
HUGH FLEMINGTON, dem. 21st
Dec. 1926, died at Leven 25th Aug.
1928.
(Parish united to Foulden 1927.)
SWINTON
ANDREW ARBUTHNOTT, line 2,
1595 for "1642" read "1612"; died
before 1st June 1632, when his
testament confirmed.
ROBERT SANDILANDS, trans, to
1691 Newbattle 6th May 1695.
ROBERT HOME, pres. by Crown 30th
1868 May 1868.
1892
DUNCAN DAVID FARQUHARSON
MACDONALD, marr. (2) llth
Oct. 1917 Lizzie Ann, daugh. of
John and Elizabeth Morgan, Scone, Perth;
line 19, for "1890" read "1900"; Chap
lain to Forces at Shorncliffe 3rd Oct. 1919
to 19th April 1920; died at Tayport 12th
April 1940.
SIMPRIM
JAMES SANDERSON, son of Robert
1668
S., Coldstream. [Berwick Sas., v,
91, 1689.]
GEORGE IRELAND, min. in 1683,
1683 trans, to Lethendry 1687.
JAMES ADAMSON, his son, Samuel,
writer in Edinburgh. [Reg. of
1689
Deeds, Dal, 1705, No. 911.]
WHITSOME
THOMAS LYTHTON. [Acts, and
1573 Dec., \, 154.]
CHIRNSIDE]
WHITSOME HILTON
129
ALEXANDER KINNEAR. [G. R.
1608 Sas., xxxviii, 107.]
ANDREW PATERSON, his daugh.,
Janet (marr. George Paterson of
Dunmuire). [Berwick Sas., 28th
July 1683.]
JOHN VEITCH, line 1, for "William"
1715 read "John."
JOHN ALEXANDER ROBERTSON,
died at Port William, Wigtownshire,
7th July 1918.
1911
HUGH PARK REID, dem. 31st Jan.
1948; died Edinburgh 17th March
1948; his daugh., Kathleen Mary
(marr. 9th March 1 940 Eric Wallace Forrest,
lecturer, Queen Mary s College, London).
1562
HILTON
ARCHIBALD HOME, M.A., vicar
1567-71. [Comps. Sub Coll of
Thirds, Linlithgow, etc.]
JAMES SETON or SEYTOUN, desig
nated parson in 1562, 1569 and 12th
Aug. 1589, probably held office
before 1560 and conformed. [Reports
Hist. MSS. Com., Milne-Holme, 42; Reg.
Mag. Sig., iv, 1903; v, 1720; Comps. Sub
Coll. of Thirds, Dumfries, etc.]
1563
HEW HUTCHISON, reader 1563.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Rox
burgh, etc.]
GEORGE HOME, trans, to Whittinge-
1733 hame 27th May 1736.
PRESBYTERY OF KELSO
EDNAM
JOHN CLAPPERTON, had issue-
James; William; John, min. of
Yarrow. [G.R. Sas., 2 Ser.,xv,487;
Berwick Sas. ]
THOMAS POLLOK, his daugh., Alison
(marr. cont. 1735 Lieut. John
O Brien, R.N., brother of Marquess
of Thomond).
1723
WILLIAM LAMB, pres. 27; his widow,
Christian Archibald MacDougall
Yair, died at London 10th July 1921 ;
a daugh. (marr. -. Campbell).
1844
1878
JOHN BURLEIGH, dem. 16th Oct.
1924, died at Edinburgh 2nd Sept.
1937; his son, John Henderson Sea-
forth, professor of Ecclesiastical History,
Edinburgh Univ.; his widow, Agnes Ann
Henderson, died at Edinburgh llth July
1938, aged 79.
1925
WILLIAM SCOTT, M.A., B.D., LL.B.
served as Trooper in South Africa
Police 1909-10; discharged on
ground of ill health; taught in Schools,
Alberta, Canada; trans, from Bressay (q.v.)
17th April 1925.
KELSO
ADAM CLERK, exhorter, designated
1569
reader 5th Feb.
Tests, viii, 54.]
1575-6. [Edin.
ALEXANDER THORNTON, M.A.,
min. 24th Feb. 1579-80. [Edin.
Tests., viii, 43.]
1578
ROBERT KNOX, his widow, Elizabeth
Murray; his son, Robert. [G. R.
Sas., 3 Ser., xxxvi, 344, 24th Jan.
1676.]
1633
JAMES RAMSAY, line 1, for "1672"
1707 read "1667."
JOHN GORDON SMITH NAPIER,
licen. 15th May 1879; his widow,
Sarah Roberts, died 26th Aug. 1935.
DAVID GORDON HAMILTON, dem.
1916 14th May 1945.
KELSO NORTH
HORATIUS BONAR, his son, Ninian,
1837
died 16th May 1930; his daughs.
Emily Florence, died 1st Feb. 1937;
Eliza Maitland, died 16th Nov. 1941.
PETER McKERRON, his widow, Ann
Denholm, died 21st Sept. 1920; his
sons Robert Gordon, died 15th
Oct. 1929; George Grant, professor of Law,
Rhodes Univ., Grahamstown, South Africa,
died 2nd Dec. 1945.
JAMES FERGUSSON McCREATH,
1917
ord. 24th Jan. 1917; trans, to Mer-
toun 6th Nov. 1918.
WILLIAM JOHN MACFARLAND,
trans, from Craigvad, Co. Down,
30th April 1919; trans, to Borth-
wick 15th Dec. 1922.
THOMAS CONNELLY, ord. assistant
New Greyfriars, Edinburgh, 13th
July 1921, adm. 9th May 1923;
trans, to Glassford 2nd Sept. 1925.
CHARLES KEITH MACWILLIAM,
trans, from St Thomas, Leith, 17th
1923
1926
Feb. 1926; trans, to Burnbank 10th
July 1928.
130
PRESB. OF KELSO]
KELSO NORTH NENTHORN
131
ROBERT CRANSTON KERR, M.A.
1928
(7th July 1911), trans, from Long-
formacus (q.v.) 14th June 1928;
trans, to Smailholm 15th Sept. 1937. Marr.
8th Feb. 1921 Elizabeth Kerr, daugh. of
Edward John Smith, Dotham, Northum
berland, and has issue Margaret Eliza
beth, born 8th Feb. 1925; Berta Gladstone,
born 2nd April 1929; Andrew Edward
Cranstoun, born llth Nov. 1931, died 8th
Feb. 1946.
LINTON
There was at Park a chapel dedicated to
the Virgin Mary which in 1175-99 Richard
de Morville, Constable of Scotland, and
Avicia of Lancaster his wife, with consent
of their son and heir, William, granted to
Melrose Abbey. [Book of Me/rose, i, 83,
96-8; Re tours, xxxix, 248.]
STEVEN SCHILLINGIS, vicar
1563 1563.
MARK KER, parson, 1564. [Comps.
Sub Coll. of Thirds, Roxburgh, etc.;
1564
Acts and Dec., xxxi, 6.]
JAMES KER, alleged vicar. [Acts and
1569 Dec., xlv, 83.]
WALTER DOUGLAS, marr. Isobel
1689
1737.]
G oldie, who survived him. [Reg.
of Deeds, Durie, cxcvi, 1st Aug.
GEORGE HALL, delete "grandson of
1728 Henry Hall, the Covenanter."
ANDREW OGILVIE, his son, Joseph,
1781 died 3rd March 1850.
THOMAS LEISHMAN, his sons
1855
Matthew William Fleming, died at
Cubalbogy, West Australia, 20th
March 1928; Robert Fleming, died Victor
Harbour 2nd Nov. 1936; Thomas Arthur,
M.D., Brechin, died 3rd Jan. 1948.
JAMES FLEMING LEISHMAN, died
1895 at Edinburgh 9th April 1935; his
widow, Jane Leishman, died 24th
July 1938. Publication Linton Leaves,
edited by his daugh.
MAKERSTOUN
JOHN DAWSON, his daughs. Mar-
1869
garet Noble (marr. 1st June 1920
1880
William Cuthill, min. of Balma-
clellan); Elizabeth Walker, died 16th Jan.
1929.
PHILIP BAINBRIDGE, his daugh.,
Marion (marr. (1) Thomas Charles
Benson, M.B., Ch.B., Perth; (2)
15th June 1927 John Charles Cameron);
his widow, Elizabeth McLintock, died at
Manchester 9th Dec. 1938.
WILLIAM McCALLUM,Clerkof Presb.
1924; his daugh., Elizabeth, is M.A.,
LL.B., M.B., Ch.B. (Edin.).
MOREBATTLE
THOMAS MOIR. [G. R. Sas., xi, 295;
1610 xli, 166; Iviii, 133.]
CHARLES JAMES COWAN, died at
Edinburgh 6th Jan. 1919; his widow,
Jane Elizabeth Fleming Leishman,
died at Yetholm 4th Jan. 1939.
JAMES JOHNSTONE PRYDE, for-
merly of Penpont (q.v.), army chap
lain, adm. 24th April 1919; trans,
to Stichell 17th Dec. 1926.
JOHN HARKNESS, trans, from
1876
1927
Auchendoir 19th May 1927. Addl.
issue Elizabeth McCulloch, born
29th Feb. 1924; Grace Kerr, born 1st Sept.
1927; Henrietta Margaret, born 21st Aug.
1932; his wife s mother s maiden name
was McCulloch.
NENTHORN
DUNCAN WALKER, min. here, pres.
1584
to vicarage 23rd May 1584; died
before 13th May 1599. [Reg. Sec.
Sig., Ixvi, 135; cxiii, 251.]
JAMES ROBERTSON, trans, from
1664 Tundergarth 10th June 1664.
JAMES FLETCHER, marr. Margaret
Bower, widow of James Wichtoun,
notary, Dundee, and Andrew
Auchenleck, min. of Dundee. Had issue
132
NENTHORN SPROUSTON
[PRESB. OF
Isabel (marr. Thomas Auchenleck, apothe
cary in Duns).
MANNERS HAMILTON NISBET
1855
GRAHAM, pres. by Crown 3rd
Sept. 1854.
JOHN BARCLAY, pres. by Crown 4th
1866 Dec. 1865.
HENRY GREY GRAHAM, pres. by
1868 Crown 5th Dec. 1867.
1885
DAVID ANDERSON, died 19th May
1936; his widow, Emma Louise
Hutchison, died 22nd March 1937;
his daugh., Joanna, died 27th Sept. 1937.
Publication Reminiscences of a Scots
Parish Minister (1937).
GEORGE HISLOP YOUNG, dem.
1900
1937.
15th May 1944. His wife, Isabella
Kennedy Wilson, died 17th April
ROXBURGH ST JAMES
On a petition by William, Abbot of
Kelso, to Pope Martin V, to the effect that
in "the Church of St James , Roxburgh,
divine office in virtue of a perpetual Chap-
lainry founded by the late Roger de Alton,
layman, had long been celebrated by a
chaplain at certain times yearly, but that
on account of the ruin of the said Church
in the Border Wars, the saying of the said
office had long been neglected and was not
likely soon to be resumed," the Pope gave
mandate on 25th May 1426 to the Abbot
of Dryburgh to grant licence to the said
Abbot of Kelso that the office be cele
brated in a fit chapel of his monastery by
a secular or a regular priest, even a priest
of the monastery, appointed by the said
abbot, who asserts that to him belongs by
ordinance of the founder the appointment
of the Chaplain, until the said church
returns to its due state and the said chap-
lainry to its wonted revenues. [Cal. Papal
Regs., Letters, vii, 455-6.]
SIR JOHN KER, vicar 7th Oct. 1569,
when he was summoned before the
Privy Council to answer for his
demerits. [Reg. Privy Council, ii, 40.]
1569
SIR THOMAS KER, was vicar before
1582 1582 when he and Thomas Newbie,
reader, Hassendean, Archibald Sim-
son, reader, Lilliesleaf, John Scott, reader,
Southdean, James Scott, reader, Ashkirk,
John McClellan, reader, Kirkandrews,
were deprived for abusing the sacraments;
they continued in the offence and were
excommunicated 26th March 1 588, and on
18th June 1590 they were sentenced to act
themselves under the pain of death (which
they did next day) never to abuse the
sacraments nor function in the kirks, and
that "they sould be tane to the Mercat
Crose of Edinburghe and stand twa houris
with paiparis on thair heidis contening the
cryme quhairupone Dome wes pronun-
cait." [Pitcairn s Criminal Trials, i, 190;
Booke of the Univ. Kirk, ii, 720; Reg. Privy
Council, iv, 522, xiv, 373.]
WILLIAM WEMYSS. [G. R. Sas., 2
1608 Ser., x, 178.]
JOHN HALIBURTON, his sons
1660
Andrew, apprentice to John Forrest,
surgeon, 21st Feb. 1683; John,
apprentice to James Law, skipper, Leith,
10th Sept. 1684. [Reg. of Deeds, Mack.,
xxxix, 16th Dec. 1671.]
HENRY ALEXANDER MATHERS,
ret. in favour of A. and S. Feb. 1934,
died 8th Dec. 1943.
1897
SPROUSTON
PATRICK BALLENDEN, claimed
1563
vicarage. [Acts and Dec., xxviii,
141.]
SAMUEL ROW. [G. R. Sas., 2 Ser.,
1655 vii, 466.]
THOMAS INGLIS, his son, Thomas,
apprentice to Thomas Borthwick,
surgeon, Edinburgh, 1st Jan. 1679.
1661
GEORGE BARCLAY, M.A., resident
with three children, eldest seven
years, in Lady Yester s Parish 7th
Nov. \694.[Lady Yester s Poll Tax Roll,
10.]
KELSO]
SPROUSTON YETHOLM
133
JOHN GOUDIE, his second daugh.,
Margaret. [Reg. of Deeds, Dal.,
clxv, 13th Feb. 1749.]
NINIAN HOME, line 16, for "14th
March" read "23rd May"; marr.
(2) 1723, not 1725. His mother
daugh. of John Trotter of Fogonook.
[Deeds, Dal., 1705, No. 522.]
NINIAN TROTTER, mother Agnes
1809 Turner.
DAVID DENHOLM FRASER, died
19Q1 at Kelso 26th March 1948; addl.
issue Helen Lydia, born 1 8th April
1919; Margaret Jane (marr. 16th June 1927
William Ross Stewart, M.B., F.R.C.S.E.);
Dora Denholm (marr. 16th Dec. 1937
Captain Cyril James Mackenzie Martin,
R.E.); Katherine Mary (marr. 20th April
1938 Francis Fenwick Pearson, Brant
House, Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancashire).
STICHELL and HUME
The parishes of Stichell and Hume were
united by the Lords Commissioners before
20th May 1610. The church was dedicated
by Bishop de Bernham on 30th March
1242. The patron saint was St Nicholas.
[Reg. Mag. Sig., vii, 290.]
WILLIAM HOOD, called formerly
1577 reader, 1577. [Comps. Gen. Coll.
of Thirds. }
JOHN FAIRBAIRN, reader llth Nov.
1578 1578. [Edin. Tests., vii, 195.]
DAVID COURTNEY. [G. R. Sas., 3
1613 Sen, ii, 36, 38.]
DAVID STARK, his son, David, has
Sasine with his mother of Kirklands
of Home, 27th Jan. 1673. [G. R.
Sas., 3 Ser., xxxi, 98.]
1648
JOHN GLEN, died at Dirleton. Marr.
1691 cont< 16th Sept> 1691 Helen daugh.
of James Taylor, min. of Greenock
and Mearns, and had issue James, bapt.
24th Aug. 1692, min. of Dirleton; Thomas,
bapt. 13th Feb. 1694; John, min. of Stichell,
bapt. 22nd Dec. 1695; Elizabeth, bapt. 4th
June 1697; Andrew, bapt. 20th Sept. 1699;
Samuel, bapt. 31st May 1704.
GEORGE REDPATH, his Diary 1755-
61 edited by Sir James Balfour Paul,
1743 published
Society 1927.
by Scottish History
PETER BUCHANAN, born 9th Feb.
1827 1798.
GEORGE GUNN, licen. llth May
1878 1876.
JOHN LANCELOT CONSTANTINE
TULLOCH, trans, to Hamilton
llth Jan. 1917; his son, John
Lancelot Hill, C.A., died 16th Dec. 1935.
1900
1917
DAVID JACKSON TWEEDIE, trans.
^ rom R i ccarton (#- v -) di 6 ^ 25tn
Aug. 1926; his daugh., Ena (marr.
6th April 1925 Flight Lieut. R. Stanley
Aitken, M.C., R.A.F.); his widow, Jessie
Fleming Allison, died Edinburgh 4th April
1947.
JAMES JOHNSTONE PRYDE, trans.
1926
from Morebattle 17th Dec. 1926,
died 27th Sept. 1934; his first wife,
Annie Elizabeth Drummond Drysdale,
died 9th Nov. 1920; marr. (2) 4th July 1922
Jane Baillie Dickson, and had issue
Robert Johnston, born 20th May 1923;
James Christison, born 12th June 1926.
HUME
GEORGE HOME, vicar, 1586-8.
1586 [Comps. Gen. Coll. of Thirds.}
CHARLES HOME, vicar, 1588.
1588 [Comps. Gen. Coll. of Thirds.]
YETHOLM
There was in the parish near the English
Border a Chapel of St Ethelbride. The
church was entirely renovated in 1934, a
chancel being added. Two stained glass
windows and a chiming clock were the gift
of Andrew R. Blythe, sometime Session
Clerk.
134
YETHOLM
[PRESB. OF KELSO
JAMES WILLIAMSON, reader 1563
and 1567; excommunicated before
1590 for profaning the Sacraments.
-[Privy Council Reg., xiv, 375.]
SIR THOMAS CHRISTISON, vicar
1568 and \572.[Comps. Sub Coll.
of Thirds, Dumfries, etc.]
1568
THOMAS AITKEN, pres. on death of
1579
Thomas Christison. [Reg. Pres.
Bene., ii, (4), 64; Reg. Sec. Sig.,
Ixvi, 126.]
WILLIAM DOUGLAS, M.A., parson
July 1587. [Reg. of Deeds, xxvii,
1587
221.]
ARCHIBALD OSWALD, M.A., min.
1594
at Fish wick, pres. to parsonage and
vicarage 3rd May 1594 on dep. of
Thomas Aitken on death of William
Douglas. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixvi, 123,
139.]
ADAM DOUGLAS, M.A., pres. to
parsonage and vicarage 7th May
1594 through inability of Thomas
Aitken. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixvi, 126.]
JOHN BALFOUR, pres. on depriva
tion of Thomas Aitken and dem. of
Adam Douglas. [Reg. Sec. Sig.,
Ixxiv, 160.]
1604
ROBERT COLVILLE, his son, Walter,
apprenticed to John Clarkson, bax-
ter, Edinburgh, 29th Nov. 1723;
line 1, for "1677" read "1671."
ADAM DAVIDSON, his son, James
Little, died at Broomieknowe 1st
May 1933; his daugh., Janet Carlyle,
died at Broomieknowe 10th Oct. 1935.
1862
WILLIAM CARRICK MILLER, his
1898
widow, Johanna Bonthron, died
30th Dec. 1933.
JAMES WEDDERSPOON, died 24th
1916 July 1920.
WILLIAM LINDSAY GORDON, for
merly of South Parish, Aberdeen
(q.v.\ adm. here 8th Jan. 1921; dem.
16th March 1925; afterwards Chaplain at
Colchester; died 29th Feb. 1940.
1921
1925
OLIVER KENNETH WALLACE
McFADDEN > born 19th Ju] y 1897 >
youngest son of Rev. Jackson M.,
Badoney, Newtown Stewart, Ireland, and
Mary Wallace Loudon; educ. at Trinity
College, Dublin, B.A., M.A., and Univ. of
St Andrews; licen. by Presb. of St Andrews
1922; assistant Abbey, Edinburgh; ord. 20th
Aug. 1925. Marr. 4th Dec. 1929 Janet Kay,
youngest daugh. of Rev. George Home,
Cleland, Glasgow, and has issue Maureen
Margaret May, born 3rd Feb. 1940.
PRESBYTERY OF JEDBURGH
ANCRUM
JAMES THORNTON, parson and
1560
1569
vicar in 1561. [Comps. Gen. Coll
of Thirds.}
WILLIAM JOHNSTON, M.A., ex-
horter in 1563. [Comps. Sub Coll.
of Thirds, Roxburgh, etc.]
HECTOR DOUGLAS, pres. to par
sonage and vicarage 18th Feb.
1577-8 on death of James Douglas.
[Reg. Pres. Bene., ii, (4), 45.]
GEORGE JOHNSTON, died Father of
1572 the Church. [G. R. Sas., vi, 21.]
JAMES SCOTT, died Father of the
1616 Church.
1622
WILLIAM BENNET, his son, William,
created a baronet 18th Nov. 1670.
[G. R. Sas., Ivi, 67.]
JOHN LIVINGSTON, line 36, add
"1727" before "1754"; his son,
1648
186.]
William. [P. R. Sas., Roxburgh, vi,
JOHN CRANSTOUN, brother of
1704
George C. in Upper Chatto; line 4,
for "20" read "1st"; his son,
Andrew, apprenticed to John Lennox,
skinner, Edinburgh, 15th Nov. 1717.
LANGNEWTON
JAMES COLT, trans, to Roberton
1647 about 1663.
BEDRULE
SIR WILLIAM TOD, parson and vicar,
1557
30th Nov. 1557, died before 30th
July 1564. [Lothian Papers, port
folio xl, 21; xxv, 359.]
WILLIAM KER, son of John Ker of
Ferniehurst, sometime parson.
1562
[Acts and Dec., xxv, 359.]
JOHN STEWART of Traquair, now
1562 undoubted parson 1562.
SIR JOHN DOUGLAS, min. 4th Feb.
1563-4. [Lothian Papers, portfolio
1563
xi, 42.]
JOHN ALLAN. [Acts and Dec., xlii,
1567 180; xxv, 359.]
HENRY ELLIOT, marr. Helen, daugh.
of John MacGhie of Balmaghie, and
had issue John, Peebles. [Lyon
Reg., i, 138.]
JOHN GILCHRIST, son of Mungo G.
in Holm of Dalgarno. [Dumfries
Tests., 29th March 1729.]
1714
1748
GEORGE DICKSON, his daughs.
Margaret (marr. Lieut. William
Miller, R.N., Maxwellhaugh); Ka-
therine (marr. Horatio Thomas McGeorge
of Langside, Kelso). [Roxburgh Services,
451.]
JOHN STEVENSON, dem. 13th June
1923, died Bonchester Bridge 7th
Sept. 1929; his daugh., Mary Far
mer, died 24th Dec. 1918.
JAMES DRUMMOND GORDON,
trans, from Indian Chaplaincy (q.v.)
28th Sept. 1923; died 26th Nov.
1944.
1923
CAVERS
WILLIAM LAMB, parson 24th March
1546-7, sister s son and heir of
Patrick Panter, Abbot of Cambus-
kenneth. Acta Dom. Con., xxiii, 27.]
135
136
CAVERS ECKFORD
[PRESB. OF
WILLIAM CLERK, pres. to vicarage
on dem. of Dean John Watson,
portioner of Melrose. [Reg. Sec.
Sig., Ixxxii, 76.]
HUGH KENNED Y. [Harvey s
1725 Works, vi, 408.]
JAMES STRACHAN, his daugh., Janet
1809 Dawson, died 21st Dec. 1837.
1840
WILLIAM GRANT, his daugh., Jane
Dickson, died Swanage llth April
1924.
1876
GEORGE BRUCE SCOULAR
WATSON, died 30th Dec. 1923; his
daughs. Dorothea Margaret Flem
ing (marr. llth Sept. 1919 Robert Calvert
Sibbald); Mabel (marr. John James Scott
Morrison, min. of John Knox, Aberdeen).
WILLIAM KENNETH GRANT,
1924
grandson of William, min. 1840,
trans, from Second Charge St An
drews (q.v.) 3rd June 1924.
(The parish church was completely reno
vated in 1928.)
CRAILING
On 9th July 1606 the Lords Commis
sioners appointed a stipend for the minister
of Nisbet, Crailing and Spittal, which are
joined in one. [Acts of Par I., iv, 500.]
THOMAS WILKIE, was son of Robert
W., min. of Kilmarnock and not as
stated. He marr. Euphan Bruce and
had issue Elizabeth. [Reg. of Deeds,
Mack., xxiii, 309.]
DAVID BROWN, his daugh., Elizabeth
1789 (marr. 30th Aug. 1824).
ADAM CUNNINGHAM, pres. by
1840 Crown 21st July 1840.
CHARLES JAMES MORE MIDDLE-
1888 TON, licen. 13th May 1887, died
26th April 1931.
ECKFORD
The church was burned by the English
under Sir Rauf Eure 7th Sept. 1544.
[Hamilton Papers, ii, 456.]
ROBERT RICHARDSON, vicar, was
1560
in office 5th Dec. 1553; Treasurer
of Scotland 7th Oct. 1556; Arch
deacon of Teviotdale 12th May 1565, and
Commendator of the Priory of St Mary of
Trayl (St Mary s Isle); acquired various
lands, including parts of the Regality of
Dunfermline; died in 1571; had 3 natural
sons James, afterwards Sir James of
Smetoun, who marr. Elizabeth Douglas,
with issue, including Robert, 2nd son,
created 1st Bart, of Pencaitland 13th Nov.
1630; Robert; Stephen, in Jedburgh, whose
daugh., Alison, marr. Thomas Johnstoun.
[Reg. Great Seal, iv, 1041, 1156, 1475,
1817, 1938, 1979, 1982, 2279, 2659, 2843;
v, 1730; viii, 2016; Cal. Laing Charters,
Nos. 975, 976; Cal. of Charters, i, 467b,
ii, 3; Cal. of Deeds in Acts and Decreets,
viii, 348; Reg. of Deeds, ii, 357; Crawford s
Officers of State, i, 383; Complete Baro
netage, ii, 381.]
JOHN CLERK, pres. to vicarage 13th
1572 March 1572-3 on death of Sir John
Wilson. [Reg. Pres. Bene., ii, (4),
5.]
ANDREW CLAYHILLS, min. in 1592,
1593
pres. to vicarage 30th April 1 593 on
death of John Clerk. [Reg. Sec.
Sig., Ixiv, 45; Ixv, 56.]
PATRICK URQUHART, pres. on dem.
of Andrew Clayhills. [Reg. Sec.
1600
Sig., Ixxi, 137.]
JOHN BOYLE, M.A. (Edin. 1596),
1608
blind and discharged by General
Assembly from discharging any part
of the pastoral office except preaching 19th
March 1600; proposed for Second Charge,
Jedburgh, 1601 and described as min. there
when pres. to vicarage here by James VI
15th March 1605 on dem. of Patrick
Urquhart; pres. to Hownam 22nd July
1607; adm. here 5th May 1608; dep. for
immoral conduct llth Jan. 1610; pres. by
James, Viscount Clandeboy, to curacy of
Kellyleagh, Ireland, and was adm. to rec
tory there Aug. 1637; denounced the
"Black Oath" but afterwards took it, but
was arrested and taken to Dublin. He
JEDBURGH]
ECKFORD HAWICK ST. MARGARET S
137
marr. and had issue Jean (marr. William
Murdoch). [Genealogists Mag., Sept.
1936, 360; Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixxiv, 265.]
THOMAS ABERNETHY. [G. R. Sas.,
1610 xli, 475.]
WILLIAM TURNBULL, his son,
1666
1670.
James, apprentice to Walter Turn-
bull, surgeon, Edinburgh, 7th Sept.
JAMES NOBLE, line 8, delete
1694 "70."
JOSEPH YAIR, his daughs. Agnes
1829
Archibald MacDougall, died 13th
Aug. 1917; Christian Archibald
MacDougall, died April 1923.
CHARLES LUCIUS MAcLAREN, his
mother was Anne Taylor Bell; died
25th July 1944; his widow, Isabella
Blyth Ball, died 9th Dec. 1945.
EDGERSTON
JOHN FERGUSSON, his widow, Mar
garet Richardson, died at Kilmartin,
Dumfries, 7th Dec. 1924, aged 88.
THOMAS GORDON, his widow,
Adelaide Dobie, died at Kirkcud
bright 10th Jan. 1926. He died 5th
April 1917.
1892
ARTHUR ERASER, born 21st Aug.
1868, son of John F., min. of Petty;
educ. at Univ. of Aberdeen, M.A.
(1906); licen. by Presb. of Aberdeen;
missionary at Milton of Campsie 1914-17;
ord. 21st Sept. 1917; died at Denholm 13th
June 1947. Marr. 19th Oct. 1917 Janie
Reid, eldest daugh. of James McHardy,
min. of Latheron.
HAWICK
The Church of Hawick was erected and
created a canonry and free prebend on 30th
Jan. 1447-8.
JOHN SANDILANDS, for "1583"
1560 read "1563."
ALEXANDER KINNEAR, line 11, for
1663 " w " ter " read "W.S."; resident
with his wife, Margaret Rutherford,
and three children, eldest 14, in Tron
Parish, Edinburgh. [Tron Par. Poll Book,
40.]
JOHN LANGLANDS, his son, John,
1667 M.D.
DAVID CATHELS, licen. 17th May
1892
1881; Moderator of General As
sembly 1924; died 16th June 1925;
his widow, Margaret Agnes Hewat, died
at Edinburgh 9th July 1940; his daughs.
Katherine Stuart (marr. 5th Aug. 1917
Harold Mansfield, B.A., M.B., M.R.C.S.,
Capt. R.A.M.C.); Jane Gardner (marr.
16th April 1917 James Johnston, M.B.,
Ch.B.); his son, Louis Patrick, Rector of
St Peter s, Peterhouse, died 9th April
1939. Publication The Permanent and the
Transitory (Moderatorial Address, Edin.,
1924).
JOHN ARCHIBALD GLOVER
1925 THOMSON, licen. 28th Nov. 1906,
formerly of Wallacetown, Ayr (q.v.\
trans, from Tron, Edinburgh, 19th Nov.
1925; his mother was Anne Dundas Glover;
licen. 28th Nov. (not May). Publication
Roll of the Ministry of Hawick, 1183 to
1929, with Notes (Hawick, 1936).
HAWICK ST JOHN S
ALEXANDER McINROY THOM-
1889 SON, licen, 21st May 1888.
ARTHUR HENRY DUNNETT, trans.
1913 to Teviothead 1st June 1920.
WALTER GORDON CARTER, B.A.,
ord. 5th Nov. 1920; trans, to Car-
1920
luke 21st Aug. 1929.
HAWICK ST MARGARET S
WILLIAM CUPPLES McCUL-
LOUGH, dem. 1935, died at Lon
don 22nd May 1939; his son,
William Donald Hamilton, on B.B.C.
staff. His wife, Marion Jones, died 2nd
Oct. 1934.
138
HAWICK ST MARY S HOWNAM
[PRESB. OF
1880
HAWICK ST MARY S
STEWART BURNS, dem. 7th Oct.
1925, died 19th Dec. 1935; his wife,
Elizabeth Carruthers Murray, died
17th March 1934.
ERIC MAITLAND KIRK RAFF,
1926 born 29th March 1892, son of Wil
liam Watson R., Melbourne, and
Victoria Black, and grandson of William
R., Woodlee, Forres; educ. at Scots Col
lege, Melbourne, Univ. of Melbourne,
B.A. (17th April 1915); Presbyterian Theo
logical Hall; ord. by Presb. of Ormond,
North Melbourne, 18th Oct. 1916, to
Efate Island, New Hebrides Mission; res.
1923; adm. on probation by General As
sembly 22nd May 1924; assistant St
Michael s, Dumfries; app. to Rosyth 14th
Sept. 1925; adm. here 30th March 1926;
died at Bournemouth 22nd March 1927.
Marr. 9th Dec. 1916 Ruth (born 30th Oct.
1891), daugh. of John Baird, s.p.
WILLIAM SIMPSON, licen. by Presb.
1927
of St Andrews, May 1891; trans.
from Maud fo.v.) 23rd Nov. 1927,
dem. llth Nov. 1933; died from effects of
an accident 29th June 1946; his wife, Sarah
Dare, died at Bonnyrigg 5th March 1940;
his son, William Nightingale, doctor in
Stow, born 29th July 1899.
HOBKIRK
JOHN DOUGLAS, pres. to vicarage
on death of Sir David Turnbull.
1576
[Reg. Pres. Bene., ii, (4), 537.]
JOHN GORDON, dem. 19th March
1919; teacher, North Berwick; Ph.D.
(Edin.) 28th June 1928; reponed
June 1926; adm. to Channelkirk 25th
March 1927; trans, to Kirkinner 3rd Sept.
1931; dem. 20th Jan. 1943.
JOHN ASHFIELD CLARK, born
1919
1874; educ. at Queen s College,
Galway, B.A.; Royal Univ. of Ire
land, M.A. (June 1898); Assembly s Col
lege, Belfast, and Magee College, London
derry; licen. by Presb. of Omagh Nov.
1901; assistant at Creevan; ord. to same
July 1902; dem. Feb. 1916; assistant South
Leith; Craigmillar, April 1916; locum
Tranent, 31st July 1917; adm. 26th Sept.
1919; drowned by upsetting of boat at
Norfolk Broads 28th Aug. 1921.
DAVID LYNEDOCH CATTANACH,
1922 trans> fr m Golspie (<7-v.) 8th March
1922; Chaplain, Scots Memorial
Church, Jerusalem. 1923-4; his daugh.,
Isobel Mary Lorimer, died 18th Nov. 1929.
ABBOTRULE
JOSEPH TENNANT, pres. to par-
sonage and vicarage in 1605 on
death of Alexander Crichton.
[G. R. Sas., xxx, 1; x, 46; Iviii, 433; Reg.
Sec. Sig., Ixxiv, 390.]
JAMES KER, died Father of the
1624 Church.
ROBERT SPOTTISWOOD, his sons,
1687
Alexander, apprentice to Alexander
Shimster, merchant, Edinburgh, 19th
Dec. 1677; Robert, apprentice to Alexander
Nicolson, merchant, Edinburgh, 16th Feb.
1681.
THOMAS HARVIE, marr. daugh. of
1687 James Ker, min. of this parish.
[P. C. Reg., xiv, 338.]
HOWNAM
JOHN BOYLE, M.A., min. of Christ s
1607
Evangel at Jedburgh; pres. to
vicarage 22nd July 1607 on death of
Andrew Douglas. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixx,
134.]
JAMES RUTHERFORD, his son,
David Alexander, died at Edinburgh
1775
20th Oct. 1823.
GEORGE WATSON, his widow, Anna
1865
Jane Ewen, died at Corpach 16th
Aug. 1921; his son, George John
Ewen, W.S., died 2nd Nov. 1943.
WILLIAM DRUMMOND MORRIS,
died 26th March 1946; marr. (2)
9th Sept. 1919 Jessie Agnes Watson
(died 7th Nov. 1941), daugh. of Hugh
1897
JEDBURGH]
HOWNAM JEDBURGH
139
McCrostie, Dalcroy, Newhaven Road,
Leith. His son, John George Blount Fyfe,
doctor, killed in motor accident 19th
March 1932.
JEDBURGH
In the church there were an altar dedi
cated to St Kentigern, to which on 30th
Aug. 1479 Mr James Newtoune, rector of
Bothrule (Bedrule), granted 10 merks
annual rent from a tenement in Jedburgh;
an altar dedicated to the Holy Rood,
described as in the parish church, probably
the nave of the abbey church; an altar
dedicated to the Virgin Mary, in the parish
church; an altar dedicated to St Ninian,
also in the parish church; and an altar also
dedicated to the Holy Rood, situated in
the rud loft of the Monastery of Jed-
burgh, to the first chaplain (Sir John
Quhitlaw) of which, and his successors,
Alexander Donaldson, burgess of Edin
burgh, mortified certain annual rents from
tenements in Edinburgh on 7th Sept. 1493.
The last is an instance of an altar situated
in the Rood Loft. [Reg. Great Seal, ii,
1432; iv, 1897; Reg. Sec. Seal, xxxviii, 107;
Young s Prot. Bk., v, va; Report Hist.
MSS. Commiss., vii, 729. See Aberdeen
Univ. Chapel (Old Machar), and Dunkeld
(Cathedral) for other instances of altar in
Rood Loft.]
ALEXANDER FORRESTER, min. in
1563 1563 and 1566. [Comps. Sub Coll.
of Thirds, Roxburgh, etc.]
JOHN ABERNETHY, pres. to vicarage
t . of Oxnam 25th Feb. 1605. [Reg.
Sec. Sig., Ixxiv, 248.]
JOHN BOYLE, min. here (probably
1605 second min.). See Eckford.
JAMES BURNETT, line 6, for "Feb."
1636 read "Sept." He was pres. to
Burmarsh, Kent, 19th May and inst.
2nd June 1640, but apparently died shortly
afterwards, as his son, James, was inst. 15th
April 1641.
WILLIAM JAMESON, his son, Mr
Thomas. [Burntisland Writs, Reg.
Ho. 1645.]
PETER BLAIR, marr. Mary, daugh.
1661 ^ James Hamilton, min. of Old
Church, Edinburgh, and had issue
James, min. of Cranstoun; Margaret (marr.
Sir Patrick Davidson, surgeon, London).
WILLIAM GALBRAITH, has sasine
t ,_- to himself and wife of annual rent,
14th Oct. 1672. [G. R. Sas., 3 Ser.,
xxx, 259.]
JAMES ROWATT, marr. Agnes (died
in Ireland 1763), daugh. of William
Mure of Glanderston and widow of
William Porterfield of Quarrelton.
JAMES WINCHESTER, marr. Mary,
1732
1734
daugh. of Robert Dunbar of Dun-
phail and Grizel, daugh. of James
Brodie, diarist. [Duffus Charters.]
JOHN DOUGLAS, his son, Walter,
1758 died 1783.
GEORGE RITCHIE, pres. by Crown
22nd July 1843; his daugh., Mar
garet Elizabeth, died Edinburgh 30th
Sept. 1925.
DONALD MACLEOD, line 2, for
18T7 "Maxwell Parish, Glasgow" read
"St Mark s, Dundee."
JAMES JOHNSTONE DRUMMOND,
1899
licen. 4th May 1894, died 28th Nov.
1918; his son, Andrew Alastair
Landale, min. of Alva; his daugh., Mar
garet Louise (marr. 3rd July 1936 Brian
Pullen, Northampton).
OSWALD BELL MILLIGAN, B.D.,
1919
M.C., trans, from St Leonard s,
Ayr, 16th May 1919; trans, to Cor-
storphine 31st March 1827.
GEORGE WILLIAM KINNAIRD
1927
MACPHERSON, born Kinnaird
13th April 1891, son of James Rose
M., D.D., min. of Dingwall; educ. at Univ.
of Edinburgh, M.A. (1912), B.D. (1915);
Fellow of Union Theological Seminary,
New York, 1919-20; served as Captain 1/4
Seaforths in Great War; was for four years
on a mission station in Canada; licen. by
Presb. of Dingwall 25th June 1915; assis
tant St Cuthbert s; ord. 23rd Nov. 1923 to
140
JEDBURGH HASSENDEAN
[PRESB. OF
Carstairs; trans, and adm. 22nd Sept 1927.
Marr. 5th Feb. 1924 Irene Colburn, fifth
daugh. of Robert C. Buchanan, Mortonhall
Road, Edinburgh, and Eliza Russell Mac-
donald, and has issue Margery Ann, born
8th Oct. 1926; Robert Buchanan, born 5th
July 1929.
KIRKTON
GEORGE DOUGLAS, pres. on death
of William Cranstoun. [Reg. Sec.
Sig., xxxvii, 25.]
JAMES SCOTT, trans, to Tongland
1616 1619.
PATRICK CUNNINGHAM, his son,
1687
John, probably apprentice to John
Walker, skinner, Edinburgh, 9th
Aug. 1727.
THOMAS ELLIOT, line 1, for "III"
1758 read "II."
GEORGE HUNTER, pres. by Crown
1857 27th May 1857.
JOHN STUART, died 16th Aug.
1892 1930.
MINTO
WILLIAM McGOWAN, line 1, for
1575 "1575 "read "1574."
JAMES KIRKWOOD. Addl. reference
History of the Public Library
Movement in Great Britain and Ire
land, by John Minto (Allen & Unwin,
1932), in which he is claimed the title of
Father of the Free Libraries because of
his now celebrated Overture for Founding
and Maintaining Bibliotheeks in every
Paroch throughout the kingdom."
JOHN PETER McMORLAND, his
1865
widow, Elizabeth Macdonald Brad-
shaw Smith, died 16th June 1917.
ALEXANDER GALLOWAY, died
1878
20th Aug. 1926. Marr. Margaret
Rankin, daugh. of William Smith,
min. of Douglas; his sons William G.,
died at New York 25th June 1936; Alexan
der, Lieut-.Colonel 1st Cameronians, In
structor Staff College, Camberley.
GEORGE OMOND MACKENZIE,
1927
trans, from Methil (q.v.) 2nd Feb.
1927; dem. 15th Sept. 1935; adm.
to Nicolson Street Church, Edinburgh,
19th Sept. 1939, died 26th Nov. 1943.
Addl. issue Ella Jean Christine, born 14th
Jan. 1926.
HASSENDEAN
The church was granted to the Bishopric
of Glasgow by David I; and the grant was
confirmed by Pope Alexander III in 1170.
About twenty years later there was a dis
pute regarding the patronage of the church
between King William the Lion and Joce-
line, Bishop of Glasgow; and as it appeared
impossible otherwise to settle the dispute,
they agreed to give the revenues to charity.
Accordingly in 1193-4 the Bishop with the
consent of the King gave the patronage
lands, tithes, dues to Melrose Abbey for
the purpose of building and maintaining a
house at Hassendean for the reception and
entertainment of wayfaring poor and pil
grims to Melrose. The hospital was known
as Monk s Tower, and its lands were
designated Monk s Croft. Some time after
1666 a new church was built at the west end
of Roberton parish; and in 1690 Hassen
dean Church was wholly suppressed.
Teviot floods made repeated inroads on
the church and churchyard, and in 1796 a
specially severe flood completed the de
struction. [Reg. Epis. of Glasgow, i, 23-4;
Bk. of Melrose, i, 112-16; Chronicle of
Melrose, 100.]
THOMAS NEWBIE, reader 1576, pres.
1576
to vicarage 6th Oct. 1576 on dem.
of Thomas Westoun, advocate. See
under Sir Thomas Ker, Roxburgh. [Reg.
Pres. Bene., Ixxiii, 40.]
SYMON SCOTT, son of Walter S. of
Newton; pres. to vicarage pen
sionary 17th May 1595 on dem. of
Thomas Newbie. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixvii,
122.]
JOHN MADDER, pres. on death of
,- A Thomas Newbie. [Reg. Sec. Sig.,
1620 Ixxiii, 40.]
1595
JEDBURGH]
OXNAM TEVIOTHEAD
141
OXNAM
SIR JAMES AINSLIE, reader in 1568;
1574
chaplain of the Altar of St Ninian,
Jedburgh. [Comps. Sub Coll. of
Thirds, Dumfries, etc.]
WILLIAM AINSLIE, min., called par
son and vicar 1595-7. [Comps.
Gen. Coll. of Thirds.}
1599
JOHN ABERNETHY, min. of Jed-
1605
burgh, pres. to vicarage 25th Feb.
1606
1605 on depr. of William Ainslie.
[Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixxiv, 248.]
THOMAS ABERNETHY, M.A., min.
at Hawick, pres. to vicarage of
Plenderleith 24th May 1606. [Reg.
Sec. Sig., Ixxv, 116.]
ANDREW KIRKTON. [G. R. Sas.,
1624 xxxiii, 365.]
ARCHIBALD PORTEOUS. [G. R.
1640 Sas., liv, 175.]
JOHN AINSLIE, marr. Anna Douglas,
1682
niece of Thomas Douglas, merchant,
Edinburgh, and had issue Magda
lene (marr. Andrew Ker, apothecary,
Yetholm); Anne (marr. William Ainslie,
vintner, Jedburgh). [Reg. of Deeds, Mack.
Ixv, 962.]
JAMES RICHARDSON, adm. 8th
1764 Nov. not Feb.
JAMES WIGHT, his son, John
Rutherford, died 8th Sept. 1919,
aged 90.
WILLIAM BARNIE, pres. by Crown
1859
14th June 1859; his widow, Mar
garet Anne Riddoch, died 18th Dec.
1932; his daughs. Annie Forrest, died 3rd
June 1917; Jessie, died 4th June 1940; his
son, Samuel Riddoch, died 28th March
1946.
PETER BRYCE GUNN, died 30th
1R8 _ May 1928; his widow, Jessie Turn-
bull, died 9th May 1939.
GEORGE HENRY GRANT, born
1928 17th April 1905, son of William
John G., Rose Villa, Archieston,
and Fanny Calder; educ. at Univ. of Aber
deen, M.A. (1925), B.D. (1928); licen. by
Presb. of Aberlour April 1928; assistant
Holburn, Aberdeen; ord. 13th Dec. 1928;
trans, to West Church, Inverness, 8th July
1936. Marr. 6th Feb. 1929 Kathleen Mary,
daugh. of William G. Gilchrist, Campinas,
TurrirT, and has issue Sheila Mary, born
8th Dec. 1930; William Niven, born 25th
June 1933; Donald Marcus, born 21st Sept.
1945.
SOUTHDEAN
JOHN SCOTT, reader. See under Sir
1582 Thomas Ker, Roxburgh.
THOMAS THOMSON, died, having
1700 been struck by lightning while
exorcising a ghost.
JOHN RYRIE SPENCE, date of lie.
1907
10th May 1905; M.A. (1901) and
B.D. (1905).
TEVIOTHEAD
THOMAS DYCE, marr. Isobel, daugh.
1792
1848.
of Alexander Gordon, Fochabers,
who died at Aberdeen 5th Sept.
HENRY SCOTT RIDDELL, marr.
1832 23rd July 1833.
ARCHIBALD HUTTON DINWID-
DIE, licen. 13th May 1881; died
7th Oct. 1919.
ARTHUR HENRY DUNNETT, trans.
1920
from St John s, Hawick, 1st June
1920; dem. 1st Oct. 1824 on app.
as Depute Home Mission Secretary, and
on Union of Churches in 1929 became one
of the Secretaries of the Home Department;
died 28th Aug. 1940. Addl. issue William
Gavin, born 4th Oct. 1919. Publications
The Child s Prayer Book (1920); Book of
Prayers (1925); The Church in Changing
Scotland (1934).
DAVID SIME STEVEN, ord. llth
1925
1929.
Jan., adm. 6th Feb. 1925; trans, to
Gilcomiston, Aberdeen, 16th May
142
WILTON
[PRESB. OF JEDBURGH
WILTON
1567 THOMAS WESTOUN, parson.
WILLIAM CLARK, pres. to parsonage
and vicarage 31st Dec. 1602 on
death of John Lan glands; his second
son, John, 18th Jan. 1634. [G. R. Sas.,
xxxviii, 330; Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixxv, 156.]
JOHN LANGLANDS, marr. Anna
Douglas; his sons James, appren
tice to Robert Blackwood, mer
chant, Edinburgh, 6th Jan. 1669; Walter,
apprentice to Adam Bewcastle, merchant,
Edinburgh, 3rd Aug. 1692. [Reg. of
Deeds, Dal., 20th Dec. 1693.]
JOHN RUDGE WILSON, died 27th Aug.
1930; his widow, Georgina Under
wood Fiddes, died at Wetheral,
Cumberland, 9th July 1947.
CHARLES GUTHRIE COOPER, B.D.,
trans, from Strathbungo 17th May
1926; trans, to Paisley Abbey 23rd
Sept. 1930; D.D. (St Andrews, 18th Feb.
1932); his son, George Douglas, born 4th
Nov. 1925, died 17th Oct. 1934.
PRESBYTERY OF EARLSTON
CHANNELKIRK
The chapel at Carfrae was built by John
de Sinclair on permission granted by Dry-
burgh Abbey. About 1200 he gave in
demnity that the chapel should not inter
fere with the rights of the mother church
of Channelkirk. The chapel at Glengelt
was built by Henry de Mundeville, who
about 1400 gave similar indemnity. [Book
ofDryburgh, 131-2, 136.]
The bell in Channelkirk has this inscrip
tion: For Channenkirk 1 702.
1574 JOHN CHARLES, reader.
GEORGE STRACHAN, vicar in 1576
,__, and 1577. [Comps. Gen. Coll of
Thirds.}
WALTER KEITH, M.A., acted as min.
1666 at Guthrie.
HENRY HOME, his eldest daugh.,
Jean (marr. cont. 15th Nov. 1734
Archibald Campbell, merchant,
Edinburgh, late at Crinan).
1702
JAMES WALKER, died at New West-
1862 minster, B.C., 15th Oct. 1921.
ARCHIBALD ALLAN, dem. 1924, died
at Edinburgh, 29th Oct. 1924; his
widow, Jean Christie, died at Edin
burgh 16th Dec. 1929.
1891
HENRY McKINLEY, ord. 30th April
1Q2 _ 1925; trans, to Sinclairtown 2nd
Nov. 1926.
JOHN GORDON, formerly of Hob-
192? kirk (q.v.), adm. 25th March 1927;
trans, to Kirkinner 3rd Sept. 1931.
Marr. 19th July 1923 Mary Jane, daugh.
of Robert Turnbull, solicitor, Edinburgh.
EARLSTON
NINIAN BORTHWICK, reader and
exhorter 1571. [Comps. Sub Coll.
of Thirds, Linlithgow. etc.]
JAMES FAIRBAIRN, reader 1568,
15 _ 5 pres. to vicarage 1st Feb. 1577 on
death of Christopher Home. {Reg.
Pres. Bene., ii, (4), 123; Edin. Tests., in, 136.]
JAMES DAES, min. here, pres. to
1568
vicarage 20th Dec. 1586, on dem.
of James Fairbairn. [Reg. Sec.
Sig.,lviii, 185]
JOHN HEPBURN, brother to Patrick
H. of Nunraw. [Berwick Sas., v,
202, 203.]
GEORGE JOHNSTON, son of Patrick
1694 J., merchant, Edinburgh.
WILLIAM MAIR, died at Edinburgh
20th Jan. 1920; his widow, Isabella
Edward, died at Edinburgh 7th Dec.
1932. Addl. Publications Action Sermons
(Edin., 1917); My Young Communicant
(Edin., 1915).
WALTER DAVIDSON, trans, to Blue-
1915 vale, Glasgow, 12th June 1929.
PETER WYLIE, born 3rd Sept. 1896;
1 QIQ ec *uc. at Congregational Theological
Hall, 1922-1; Univ. of Edinburgh;
licen. by Ordination 4th July 1924 to
Congregational Church, Lanark; dem. 31st
Oct. 1926; assistant St Paul s, Leith; adm.
on probation for one year by General
Assembly 24th May 1928; ord. 28th Aug.
1929, died 4th Dec. 1945. Marr. 2nd June
1926 Jean Watson Muirhead, s.p.
(Charges united 31 st March 1946.)
143
144
GORDON LEGERWOOD
[PRESB. OF
GORDON
The chapel at Huntlywood was dedicated
to the Virgin Mary. The patronage be
longed to the Gordon family, a member of
whom appears to have been the founder.
[Reg. Great Seal, ii, 3416; Reg. Sec. Seal,
ii, 1696; Retours, xiv, 300.]
JAMES STRAITON, line 4, after Oct.
1662
add 1662; marr. Jean Craw.
[Berwick Sas., 19th Jan. 1659.]
THOMAS MABON, his daugh., Jean.
1685 [Homings, llth Dec. 1740.]
JAMES BELL, his son, John, appren
tice to Alexander Kincaid, book
seller, Edinburgh, 20th Nov. 1754.
1727
LAUDER
In 1268 the patronage of the Church of
Lauder, which was at first a dependent
chapel of the Church of Channelkirk, was
resigned by John Baliol in favour of Dry-
burgh Abbey, and like resignation was
made by John Baliol s wife, Devorgilla of
Galloway, daughter and heir of Alan de
Galloway, late Constable of Scotland.
Confirmation was given by John de
Haddington, Prior of St Andrews. The
church stood on the north side of the town,
facing Lauder Fort, which now forms part
of Thirlestane Castle. The present church,
on the south-west side of the town, was
built in 1673, and repaired in 1820. The
Chapel of Kedslie was dedicated to St
John, and though no remains of it now
exist, it is perpetuated in the name of the
estate and mansion of Chapel-on-Leader.
There was a chapel attached to the Hospital
of St Leonard. To God, St Mary, St
Leonard and the sick brothers of the
Hospital of Lauder (St Leonard s), Richard
de Morville, Constable of Scotland, for the
souls of himself, his wife, his heirs, his
father and mother, and his ancestors and
successors, gave about 1 170 that land where
the house of the hospital is situated, ac
cording to the boundaries as perambulated
by John, Bishop of Glasgow, Avicia, wife
of Richard, and William, son of Richard,
etc. Evidently the hospital was for leprous
monks, and the foregoing date may be
approximately the date of its foundation.
[Book of Dryburgh, 5-6, 7-9, 267-8, which
gives boundaries of the hospital lands;
Procs. of Berwickshire Naturalists 1 Club,
xiii, 139, which see for details of hospital.]
ANDREW HOME, M.A., son of
1560
George H. of Wedderburn and
brother of Sir David H. of Wedder
burn; parson 17th April 1548, died Sept.
1567. [Edin. Tests., 7th Jan. 1568; Reg.
Mag. Sig., iv, 3rd Feb. 1568; Reg. Sec. Sig.,
iii, 2725.]
JOHN KNOX, M.A., min. 27th April
1576 1580. [Edin. Tests., viii, 244.]
DAVID FORRESTER, trans, to Long-
1669 forgan, 7th Sept. 1684.
JAMES MIDDLETON, his son, James,
1862
1934.
factor to Lord Howard de Walden,
died at Kilmarnock 27th March
WILLIAM McCONNACHIE, D.D.
1906
(Aberdeen, 31st March 1921), died
3rd Oct. 1931. His widow, Ellen
Mitchell Douglas, died 6th Jan. 1939.
LEGERWOOD
A church existed here in 1127 when
"John, priest of Ledgaresude" signed a
charter in connection with Coldingham
Priory. In 1164 the church passed by
charter into the possession of the Church
of St James, St Mirin and St Milburg of
Passelet (Paisley) and the priors and monks
there till the Reformation.
The church was dedicated by Bishop de
Bernham on 30th Oct. 1242. The Hospital
of Morriston was at Aldenston. It belonged
to Melrose Abbey, and was for "sick
brothers," monks afflicted with leprosy.
Probably it was founded by Walter, son
of Alan, Steward of Scotland. At any rate,
towards the end of the 12th century he gave
to the hospital and the sick brothers there
residing a plough-gate and a half of land,
to wit, a plough-gate in the town of Aldens-
toun, and a half plough-gate which Dame
Emma de Ednaham (Ednam) held, with
EARLSTON]
LEGERWOOD MERTOUN
145
right of pasture and easements in the forest
of Birkenside and Leggardeswude (Leger-
wood), and liberty to grind at his mills
without paying multures. Nichol de
Lychardeswode, Chaplain, warden of the
hospital, swore fealty to Edward I on 28th
Aug. 1296. At Birkenside there was a
chapel dedicated to St John. [Re tours,
iii, 135, xiii, 118; Bk. ofMelrose, i, 70; Mon.
Annals ofTeviotdale, 265; Cal of Docs. Rel.
to Scotland, ii, 21 1 ; Lockhart s Ch. in Scot
land in 13 th Century, 52.]
WILLIAM CRANSTOUN, vicar, 5th
March 1566-7. [Cal. of Charters,
1564
ix, 2079.]
ROBERT FRENCH, min. at Eccles,
1592
pres. to vicarage 18th May 1592 on
death of William Cranstoun, com
missioner of Lauderdale. [Reg. Sec. Sig.,
Ixiii, 267.]
ARCHIBALD BROWN, died 2nd Dec.
1859 1918.
1899
JOHN ALEXANDER CAMERON, in
Great War was Senior Presbyterian
Chaplain at Ripon and at Abbeville
with 51st Division; in 1929 Joint Clerk of
Synod of Merse and Teviotdale; Hon. Sec.
Association of General Assembly, Synod
and Presbytery Clerks 1927; dem. 15th
Nov. 1942; died 24th Jan. 1943. His wife,
Elizabeth Farquhar Philip, died by motor
accident 19th Dec. 1928; his son, William
Marshall Philip, B.Sc. (Edin.), D.I.C.
(London), is Entomologist, Khartoum, for
Northern Sudan; his daugh., Winifred
Mary Elizabeth, A.R.C.M. (London) (marr.
8th July 1930 Ronald Martin Perceval,
A.C.A., Monkseaton); his son, John
Austen Perceval, F.R.C.S.E., is surgeon in
charge of Government Hospital, Penang;
his daugh., Ruth Evelyn Philip, is M.S.R.
London.
MERTOUN
The present church is situated about a
mile north-west of the old churchyard, in
which are remains of the early church, the
east wall and parts of the north and south
walls, probably Norman. The church was
dedicated by Bishop de Bernham in 1241 .
[Berwickshire Naturalists Club, xiii, 144.]
SIR ANDREW HEGY, vicar; died
before 29th Jan. 1582-3. [Reg.
1560
Pres. to Ben., ii, 84v.]
JAMES MENZIES, min., pres. to the
vicarage 29th Jan. \5S2-3.[Reg.
Pres. toBene., ii, 84v.]
JOHN HEPBURN, pres. to vicarage
20th Jan. 1594-5 on dem. of James
Menzies. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixvii, 42.]
THOMAS COURTNEY, marr. Bar
bara Hamilton, widow of James
Hamilton of Stenhouse. [Reg. of
Deeds, Dal, xxii, 633, 23rd March 1667.]
1663
1674
ANDREW MELDRUM, resident with
his wife and two children in Tron
Parish, Edinburgh, 8th Nov. 1694;
his daugh., May, born 9th April 1709 (marr.
Robert Morrison, writer burgess of Edin
burgh. [Tron Poll Tax Roll, 57.]
JOHN WALLACE, marr. Jane, daugh.
1692 of George Hutchison, min. of Irvine.
ROBERT LIVER, marr. Elizabeth,
daugh. of James Pillans, Regent,
Edinburgh Univ. [Deeds, Dal.,
24th March 1704.]
JAMES INNES, his son, Robert, M.D.,
1718 died 1798.
ANDREW THOMSON DONALD, his
daugh., Edith Armstrong, died 2nd
May 1934; his son, George Honey,
D.D., min. of St Andrew s and St Paul s,
Montreal; his daugh., Dorothy Gray (marr.
James Patrick Chrystal), died at Meon-
stoke, Hants, 24th Feb. 1940.
DAVID GILMOUR MANUEL, died at
Edinburgh 1 st April 1 92 1 ; his widow,
Agnes Manuel Stenhouse, died at
Edinburgh 17th June 1934; his daughs.
Dora Grizel Baillie (marr. 1st Dec. 1931
Andrew Jaffray Dobbie); Agnes Graham
(marr. 16th June 1934 Thomas Douglas
Vivian Morgan, Shawington Fall, Quebec);
Marion (marr. 6th June 1936 David Ritchie
Murdoch, Edinburgh).
1908
146
MERTOUN STOW
[PRESB. OF
JAMES FERGUSSON McCREATH,
1918
born 20th Aug. 1883, son of Thomas
M., farmer, Challoch, Newton
Stewart, and Elizabeth Dunlop; educ. at
Univ. of Glasgow, M.A. (1904); licen. by
Presb. of Wigtown, April 1907; assistant
St Bernard s, Edinburgh; ord. to Kelso
North 24th Jan. 1917; trans, (ass. and sue.)
6th Nov. 1918. Marr. 20th Feb. 1917
Marjorie Dennistoun, only daugh. of
Thomas Stark Murdoch Riach, Khonikor,
Assam, and Christiana Margaret Dennis
toun Shaw.
SMAILHOLM
The church was dedicated by Bishop de
Bernham on 29th April 1243. Along with
the Chapel of Stichell it was granted to
Coldingham Priory by Walter Oliford,
justiciary of Scotland, who died in 1242.
[Carr s Coldingham, 320; Lockhart s Ch.
in Scotland in 13 th Century, 52-3.]
ADAM CLERK, exhorter 1563.
1563
- f
burgh.}
SIR THOMAS GETHERALL, vicar
1563
1563. [Comps. Sub Coll of Thirds,
Roxburgh.}
JOHN HOME of BLACKADDER,
1567
held vicarage 1 567-7 1 . [Comps.
Sub Coll. of Thirds, Linlithgow.]
GEORGE HOME, son of Alexander
1578
H., fiar of Blackadder and brother
german of John H. of Blackadder;
vicar in 1578, he had held parsonage in
1548. [Reg. Mag. Sig., 29th Jan. 1542-3;
Noble British Families, ii, 28; Reg. Sec. Sig.,
iii, 2725.]
DAVID FORSYTH, pres. to vicarage
on death of Alexander Home.
1593
[Reg Sec. Sig., Ixiii, 184.]
JAMES HUNTER, pres. to vicarage
1598
on death of David Forsyth. [Reg.
Sec. Sig., Ixix, 260.]
JOHN BELL, marr. cont. 2nd Sept.
1687 1670 Jean, daugh. of George Murray
of Tippermuir, and had issue
Robert and Helen. [Deeds, Durie, 1705,
No. 940.]
WILLIAM LAMB SIME, died un-
1887 married 2nd Jan. 1937.
STOW
Stow was anciently called Wedale.
Tradition narrates that fragments of the
Cross of Christ were brought from the
Holy Land by King Arthur, and were
preserved with great veneration in the
Virgin Mary s Church of Wedale. The
early church was situated on the estate of
Torsonce, and in the first half of the 19th
century a part of one of the walls, three
feet thick, was to be seen built in with a
common drystone dyke. Near by was the
Lady s Well, and a huge stone, removed
in the course of the formation of a new
road and subsequently broken up, was
said to bear the impression of the Virgin
Mary s foot, made on the occasion of one
of her descents to visit this favoured sanc
tuary. The church was dedicated by Bishop
de Bernham on 3rd Nov. 1242. A later
church, apparently of the late 1 5th century,
but largely rebuilt in the 17th century, with
a south aisle added at the same period,
stands a ruin at the south end of the village.
Here also was a Lady Well. [Report Hist.
Monuments Comm., Midlothian, 168; Lock-
hart s Ch. in Scotland in \3th Century, 53;
Chron. of Melrose, 79.]
GEORGE COOK, vicar 1568 and 1571.
1568
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum
fries, etc.]
JOHN BENNET, M.A., pres. to
on
1578
ii, 8.]
George Cook. [Reg. Pres. Bene.,
JAMES MITCHELL, his son, John,
min. of St. Andrew s Church,
1585
London.
JOHN CLELAND, his son, Archibald,
apprentice to Alexander Thomson,
saddler, Edinburgh, 1st Sept. 1675.
EARLSTON]
STOW WESTRUTHER
147
ROBERT KAY, had issue Barbara,
bapt. 4th July 1647; Robert, bapt.
4th Sept. 1648. Marr. (2) 14th Jan.
1658 Janet Brown, Dysart.
DAVID WADDELL, pres. 5th May
1841 1841.
WILLIAM WORKMAN, his widow,
Margaret Burrell, died llth Oct.
1882
1936.
THOMAS WILKIE WILSON, D.D.
(Edinburgh, 28th June 1934).
Addl. Publications Sto w in Wedale;
The Permanence of Christianity; St Paul
and Paganism; The Reform of Health and
Life.
WESTRUTHER
SIR ANDREW CURRIE, charged to
1569
1595
answer for his demerits before Privy
Council 17th Oct. 1569. [P. C.
Reg., ii, 40; Edin. Tests., ii, 96.]
SYMON SCOTT, son of Walter S. of
Newtoun, pres. to vicarage pen
sionary 17th May 1595 on dem. of
Thomas Newbie. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixvii,
122.]
THOMAS STORIE, M.A., min. here,
presented to vicarage 13th Dec. 1600
in succession to late Sir Andrew
Currie. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixxi, 236.]
JOHN VEITCH, his son, David, ap
prentice to John Trotter, merchant,
Edinburgh, 14th April 1675. [G. R.
Sas., 3 Ser., xvi, 307.]
WALTER SCOTT, his son, Robert,
apprentice to Joseph Gibson, sur-
1598
1648
1704
geon apothecary, Edinburgh, 2nd
Nov. 1737.
FRANCIS SCOTT of Langton, served
R heir to his uncle, Captain Robert
Scott of Langton, 18th April 1749.
[Roxburgh Services, 228.]
WALTER WOOD, pres. 25th June
1838
1838; his widow, Margaret G.
Brodfoot, died 17th Dec. 1946.
HENRY TAYLOR, pres. by Crown
1844
1930.
4th Jan. 1844; his daugh., Elizabeth
Robertson, died at Melrose 3rd Oct.
DAVID SILVER, died 30th Nov. 1921;
1904
his widow, Georgina Stephen, died
12th Feb. 1941; his son, George,
Captain, 2nd Bengal Lancers, died at
Malton, Woodbridge, Sussex.
JOHN JAMES SCOTT THOMSON,
1927
1925.
M.A., ord. 20th April 1922; trans,
to John Knox, Aberdeen, 3rd Sept.
WILLIAM GILBERT LIMOND, adm.
14th Jan. 1926; trans, to St Leo-
1926
nard s, Lanark, 27th Sept. 1928.
ROBERT ARTHUR, born 31st March
1929 186 S0n f Wu< li arn A - an( * A S nes
Cartaw; educ. at Torphichen School,
Bathgate Academy, and Univ. of Edin
burgh, M.A. (1882); licen. by Free Church
Presb. of Linlithgow, 21st April 1886; ord.
26th Jan. 1888 to Free Church, Westruther;
adm. 1929; dem. 30th Nov. 1931; died at
Edinburgh 12th Feb. 1947. Marr. 8th Aug.
1901 Margaret Isabella (died 18th Aug.
1941), daugh. of James Burnet.
(A provisional union of the churches was
effected Sth March 1928, confirmed \3th
March 1930.)
PRESBYTERY OF SELKIRK
ASHKIRK
JOHN HAMILTON, M.A.,
r\ur
1570
pres. to
parsonage in 1570 on dem. of John
Murie. [Reg. Pres. Bene., i, (2), 4.]
JOHN SCOTT, was min. here 3rd Nov.
1574 1573. [Reg. Pres. Bene., ii, (4), 12.]
JAMES SCOTT, reader in 1574, vicar
1586. See under Sir Thomas Ker,
Roxburgh.
1574
THOMAS CRANSTOUN, M.A., pres.
1^70 to vicarage on death of Sir John
Mmr.[Reg. Pres. Bene., ii, 29.]
DANIEL CHALMERS, pres. to par-
1583 sona e an d vicarage 19th May 1585
on death of Thomas Cranstoun.
[Reg. Pres. Bene., ii, 126.]
ROBERT SCOTT, pres. to parsonage
1586
142.]
15th April 1586 on death of Daniel
Chalmers. [Reg. Pres. Bene., ii,
THOMAS COURTNEY, min. 7th July
1663 1663.
RICHARD SCOTT, M.A., resident
with his wife and daugh. Jean in
Lady Tester s Parish 10th Nov.
1694. [Lady Tester s Poll Tax Roll, 31.]
1685
1695
CHARLES GORDON, brother of John
G., provost of Aberdeen. [Book of
Buchan, 197.]
ROBERT LITHGOW, his son, Robert,
t _ t t apprentice to William Reoch, wright,
20th April 1737.
1780
WALTER STEWART, his sons-
Matthew of Barnhill, died 17th
March 1782; James died young.
JOHN EDMONDSTON, his daugh.,
1837 Elizabeth, died 20th Jan. 1918.
1861
WILLIAM GRIERSON SMITH, his
son, Alfred William, born 7th June
1846, died 13th July 1848.
1871
JOHN CHALMERS, his widow, Mar
garet Steele, died 27th March 1918;
his daugh., Louisa Jane, marr.
"1893" not "1898"; his sons Edward
Ernest, drowned in Loch Shiel Oct. 1937;
Richard Mason, died New Jersey, U.S.A.,
1929.
JAMES DAUN, licen. 13th May 1887;
dem. 26th May 1926; died at Edin-
1892
burgh, 24th March 1927, unmarr.
JAMES REEKIE, born Auchtermuchty
1926 8th April 1886 son of Thomas R -
Auchtermuchty, and Christina Mc
Kay; educ. at Harris Academy, Dundee,
and Univ. of St Andrews, M.A. (1910),
B.D. (1914); licen. by Presb. of Cupar. 18th
May 1914; assistant St Mary s, Dundee,
and St Cuthbert s, Edinburgh; ord. to
Dean 10th May 1916; trans, and adm. 12th
Nov. 1926.
BOWDEN
THOMAS DUNCANSON, pres. to
1508
vicarage on death of Sir William
Younger. [Reg. Pres. Bene., i, 6.]
1574 ROBERT KER, reader.
HENRY KNOX, M.A., resident with
two children in Old Kirk Parish,
Edinburgh, 16th Nov. 1694. [Old
Kirk Poll Tax Roll, 18.]
ALFRED MACFARLANE, licen. by
1891 Presb - of Dalkeitn > 18 "; became
min. of St Andrews, Niagara, on
Lake Ontario; died 4th May 1935.
148
PRESS. OF SELKIRK]
BOWDEN GALASHIELS
149
JOHN BURR, died 27th May 1940;
1899
his mother was Mary Smith, daugh.
of James Keith, Arbroath; served as
Chaplain to the Forces in Great War. His
wife, Catherine Mary Knox, died 29th Oct.
1933. He marr. (2) 9th Feb. 1935 Fanny
Elizabeth, daugh. of Alexander Beattie,
Tunbridge Wells; his daugh., Susan Agnes
(marr. 7th Sept. 1933 John Lumley
Matthews, Lecturer in New College, Lon
don); his son, Robert, banker, born 1905,
not 1904; Addl. Publications Studies on
the Apostles Creed (London, 1931); The
Lordship of Love (London, 1932); The
Crown of Character (London, 1932); The
Prodigal s Progress (London, 1933); Studies
on the Ten Commandments (London, 1935);
The Prayer of Prayers (London, 1937).
CADDONFOOT
JOHN MILNE, missionary here 1860
to 5th J an - 1864; afterwards Chap-
. . _ , .
lain to Forces (q.v.).
JAMES MACKIE, afterwards min. of
1864 St Mary s, Partick.
JOHN TUDOR SCRIMGEOUR, adm.
as licentiate from Canadian Church
1905; trans, to Ladykirk 27th Aug.
1926.
1910
1926
JAMES MACKENZIE KIRK-
PATRICK, trans, from St Bride s,
Partick (q.v.\ 9th Dec. 1926; D.D.
(Glasgow, 22nd June 1927); dem. 28th Feb.
1940.
ETTRICK
SIR JOHN STEVENSON, vicar 21st
1569 Aug. 1569. [Reg. of Deeds, x, 586.]
ALEXANDER CUNNINGHAM, his
son, Walter, apprentice to Gideon
Schaw, stationer, Edinburgh, 27th
Nov. 1667.
THOMAS BOSTON, his daugh., Jane,
1707 died 19th March 1782, not 1765.
ROBERT POTTS, dem. 9th May 1780
on a PP- f an assistant and suc
cessor.
K*
1907
ALEXANDER HORN, was missionary
at Stormontfield, Scone; dem. 3rd
Oct. 1928; died 19th Feb. 1935.
WILLIAM ADDISON, trans, from
Kirriemuir (q.v.) 22nd March 1929;
Ph.D. (Glasgow, 1936).
GALASHIELS
The old parish church having been
united with St Paul s, it was sold and St
Paul s declared the church of the parish.
JOHN FOTHERINGHAM, reader
1565 1565-7. [Edin. Tests., i, 38.]
ROBERT KERR, M.A., vicar, died
1569 Before 18tl1 Aug - 1569 ; was m office
2nd May 1550, may have conformed
and acted as reader. [Reg. Pres. Bene., i,
27; Grote s Prot. Book, 45.]
1569
WILLIAM KER, designated "writ-
tour" and min. 9th Feb. 1575.
[Test. Inventories MS. Reg. House.}
PATRICK URQUHART, min. in
1600 1600.
JAMES URQUHART, marr. Elizabeth,
daugh. of James Pringle of Buck-
, i
holm.
THOMAS WILKIE, line 3, for "Jan"
1665 read "June."
HUGH SCOTT, trans, to Stow
1672 1689.
ROBERT DOUGLAS. Addl. Publica-
1770 tion Life of Logan (Edin., 1912).
KENNETH MACLEAY PHIN, line 3
1841 fr m Bottom, for "1882" read
"1862." Addl. publications Re
cent Movements of Scottish Episcopacy in
the Counties of Roxburgh and Selkirk
(1856); The Scriptural Principles of the
Solemn League and Covenant in their bearing
on the Present State of the Episcopal
Churches (1858).
PATON JAMES GLOAG, line 8, for
1871 "27th Sept." read "20th Jan."
150
GALASHIELS LADHOPE
[PRESB. OF
DAVID HUNTER, p. 180, line 2, for
"1891" read "1879." His son,
1892
Hugh Blackburn, D.S.O.
DUGALD BUTLER, died Peebles 9th
1907
Jan. 1926; his widow, Catherine
Christian Barrie Marwick, died
Colinton 3rd Feb. 1949. Addl. publication
Prayer in Experience (Edin. 1922).
1918
GEORGE HENRY DONALD, D.D.
(Edinburgh, 2nd July 1948); trans.
from West Parish, Aberdeen, 5th
Sept. 1918; trans, to St Andrew s Church,
Montreal, 1925. Addl. issue Walter
Douglas, born and died 12th Nov. 1918.
FREDERICK DAVID LANGLANDS,
trans, from Eastwood (q.v.) 30th
June 1925 as assistant and successor;
Convenor of Christian Life and Work
Committee 1936; D.D. (St Andrews, 28th
Sept. 1937); his wife, Ruby Agnes Scott,
died 21st May 1942. He marr. (2) 16th
Aug. 1943 Elizabeth Thomson, daugh. of
John T. Forbes, Biggar Bank, Airdrie.
GALASHIELS WEST
WILLIAM DICKSON, his widow,
1909
Edith Jane Hanna, died 10th May
1935.
1915
WILLIAM SUTHERLAND BUCHAN,
trans, to Liff and Benvie 3rd Jan.
1919.
HENRY SHANNON BRISBY, born
1919
Belfast 19th Nov. 1890, son of Rev.
James M. B. and Margaret Shannon;
educ. at Hutchison s Grammar School,
Glasgow, and Univ. of Glasgow, M.A.
(1922); licen. by Presb. of Glasgow 25th
Aug. 1915; served as Lieut, in Great War,
in Royal Enniskillen Fusiliers; assistant,
St Mark s, Glasgow; ord. locum tenens
Dumbarton 10th May 1917; adm. here 24th
April 1919. Marr. 2nd July 1919 Helen
Campbell, daugh. of William Maxwell,
min. of Cardross, and has issue Desmond
Maxwell Shannon, born 9th Sept. 1920;
Bryan William James Shannon, born 2nd
Sept. 1922.
HEATHERLIE
ROBERT MONTGOMERY BRIGHT,
101 , trans, to Insh, Abernethy, 17th May
1921.
JAMES WILSON, born East Green,
1921 Anstruther, 18th Feb. 1889, son of
David W. and Margaret Grubb;
educ. at Waid Academy, Anstruther, and
Univ. of St Andrews, M.A. (1910), B.D.
(1919); served in R.A.M.C. 1915-19 at
Aldershot, Malta, Salonica and Northern
Italy; licen. by Presb. of St Andrews 22nd
March 1919; assistant at Kilconquhar Mar-
kinch and St Stephen s, Edinburgh; ord.
28th Sept. 1921.
KIRKHOPE
JOHN SHARPE GIBSON, pres. 16th
1851 July 1851.
HUGH MACMILLAN, dem. 16th May
1876
1918, died at Edinburgh 22nd July
1930; his widow, Emily Jane Mit
chell, died 29th Dec. 1940.
GEORGE EDWARD MACKENZIE,
born Inverness 14th Dec. 1887, son
1918
of Major George M., Seaforth High
landers; educ. at Inverness Academy,
Lycee de Douai, Nord, France, Univ. of
Edinburgh, M.A. (1909), Aberdeen, B.D.
(1912); licen. by Presb. of Inverness 1912;
served in France as Captain R.F.C.,
wounded; assistant Dunkeld and Glasgow
Cathedral; ord. 19th Sept. 1918; died at
Bromley, Kent, 4th Sept. 1934. Marr.
30th Oct. 1930 Mary Rose Murray, elder
daugh. of Stanley Greenfield of Marlestan,
Bromley, Kent, and had issue Sylvia
Mary, born 13th Aug. 1931; George
Murray (post.), born 20th Feb. 1935.
LADHOPE
WILLIAM CORSON CALLANDER,
his widow, Jane May Mason Patter-
1884
son, died 7th Aug. 1922.
JOHN GEDDES RITCHIE, dem. 13th
Oct. 1916 and served as Army
1914
Chaplain in Egypt and Gallipoli;
afterwards of Drainie 19th Aug. 1919.
SELKIRK]
LADHOPE MELROSE
151
JOHN CAMERON, trans, from
1917
Poolewe 5th April 1917; trans to
Glassary 2nd March 1922.
HENRY OWENS WALLACE, ord.
1922
7th Sept. 1922, trans, to Dirleton
26th April 1928.
ANDREW REID, assistant Barrow-
1928
field; missionary to Nyasaland (#.v.);
ord. 8th Jan. 1927; adm. to Buck-
haven 21st April 1927; trans, and adm. 15th
Nov. 1928; ind. to Alexandria, Egypt, 29th
Sept. 1933; adm. to Forteviot 28th June
1938.
LILLIESLEAF
ARCHIBALD SIMSON, reader. See
1582 under Sir Thomas Ker, Roxburgh.
THOMAS WILKIE, appears from the
1 588 Kirk Session Records of 30th April
1671 to have been succeeded by two
sons, the elder of whom, Thomas, was in
1627 probably reader at Selkirk and the
younger, William, min. here.
WILLIAM WILKIE, died suddenly
1640
burgh.
30th April 1671; his son, Thomas,
first min. of the Canongate, Edin-
JOHN CHISHOLM, had issue Wil-
1674 liam, born 15th Oct. 1682.
DAVID BAXTER, his daughs. Hariet
(marr. 9th Sept. 1857); Helen
Frances (marr. 1st July 1845 Dr E.
Naysmith Houston).
1816
ADAM GOURLAY, his daughs.
1 841 Adamina Herriot, died at Edinburgh
27th Feb. 1924; Margaret Redford,
died at Edinburgh 9th May 1925.
ARTHUR POLLOK SYM, D.D. (Edin.
188g 1924), dem. 3rd Oct. 1928; Con
vener of Committee on Admissions
of Ministers of other Churches, 1921-46;
Convener of Committee on Proposed
Scheme for Superannuation of Ministers,
1933-7; died at Edinburgh 30th April 1946;
his wife, Caroline Georgina Simson, died
7th March 1938. Editor of latest edition
of Mair s Digest of Church Laws (1923);
editor of Year Book of Church of Scotland,
1914-20. Publications The Twenty-Third
Psalm: an Anthology of Metrical Versions
(Edin., 1923); Manual on Marriage in
Scotland, published by authority of the
General Assembly (1933; 2nd edition 1936).
JAMES McKENZIE, trans, from St
1929 Paul s, Perth, 21st June 1929.
MAXTON
There was a chapel at Murroslaw (Moor-
houselaw) belonging to John Haliburton
in 1551. [Corbet s Prot. Bk., 75.]
SIR WILLIAM AINSLIE, he was
1561 P resente d to the vicarage on 28th
Aug. 1561 by David Erskine, Com-
mendator of Dryburgh, in succession to the
late Sir William Tailfeir, who held the
vicarage on 28th Jan. 1551-2. [Cat. Laing
Charters, 727; Corbet s Prot. Bk., 75.]
JAMES MENZIES, min. 10th Nov.
1584 1584. [Aces. ofExch., 1584-98, 15.]
ANDREW DUNCANSON, marr. Mary
1640 Knox, who died 15th May 1697, and
had issue Mark of Greatlaws.
[Roxburgh Services, 172.]
GABRIEL WILSON, his daugh., Ann,
died 19th May 1801; his son,
Andrew, M.D., died 4th June 1792,
aged 73.
JOHN THOMSON, his daughs.
1810
1865
Beatrice, died 20th Dec. 1918, aged
100; Jane, died 14th May 1842.
MANNERS HAMILTON NISBET
GRAHAM, his son, James Ritchie,
died Evanston, U.S.A., 3rd Dec.
1935; his daugh., Christian Lawrie, died
17th July 1934; his son, Robert Balfour,
M.B.E., Lieut .-Colonel R.A.M.C., died
28th Jan. 1946.
DAVID DENHOLM McKERRON,
1905 died 27th June 1948.
MELROSE
The oldest religious building in the parish
was burned by the Danes in the seventh
152
MELROSE ST BOSWELLS
[PRESB. OF
century, and what was left of its ruins be
came a cell of Solitaries. It was one of
the first head places of pilgrimage in Scot
land in visiting which wonderful spiritual
privileges were obtained. The Cistercian
Monks built the later Abbey of Melrose,
and part of it was used as the parish church
till the beginning of the nineteenth century.
The chapel at Blainslie was Chield (=
knight) Lyell s.
Originally the church belonged to the
Priory of Coldingham, but in 1124-47 the
priory conveyed it to David I in exchange
for the Church of St Mary of Berwick.
Subsequently it belonged to Melrose Abbey.
In 1321 the Bishop (Simon) of Whithorn
granted an Indulgence of 40 days to all
who for the purpose of devotion visited the
Chapel of St Cuthbert of Old Melrose, and
gave of their means for rebuilding said
chapel lately burned by the English. Of the
chapel it was further said that it "has
led the monastic life and flourished
by miracles." "Sanct Robertis Well,"
Blainslie, occurs on 5th April 1547.
[Coldingham Charters, 5, No. 18; Raine s
North Durham\ Book of Melrose, ii, 390-1;
Corbet s Prot. Bk., 35.]
The first four ministers mentioned (Vol. ii,
187) were probably never settled at Mel
rose, John Knox being the first regular
minister.
THOMAS FORRESTER. [G. R. Sas.,
1657 xlvi, 321.]
ADAM MILNE of BEWLIE, Chaplain
1711 at Kersfield 1706; marr. proc. 29.
1898
ROBERT JAMES THOMPSON, dem.
17th Nov. 1946; his daughs
Dorothy Ann Scott (marr. 1 5th July
1930 Benjamin Frank McNaughton, sur
geon, Montreal); Edith Elizabeth Mary
(marr. Rev. W. W. Darke, Congregational
min. at Wallasey); his sons Cyril, on
staff of County Council Hospital, Lon
don; Robert, secretary, Gresham Trust,
London.
(Churches of Old and St Aidants united
17th Nov. 1946.)
ROBERTON
JOHN COLT did penance for im-
1663
morality in the church of Lilliesleaf
26th March 1682.
JOHN FERGUSON, called 27th May
1696 and ord. 23rd Sept. 1696. Having
supplied vacancies in the Shyre of
Angus and Mearns " for a quarter of the
year 1697, he received calls from Aber-
brothock and Montrose, but the Presb.
refused translation. Appeal was taken to
Synod. On 5th Oct. 1698 a letter was read
from the Commission of Assembly blaming
the Presb. for not declaring the Kirk of
Roberton vacant. F. s name appears on
the Sederunt of that day. He was actually
trans, to Aberbrothock (Arbroath) on 20th
April 1699.
1786 JAMES HAY, pres. 6th June 1786.
ALEXANDER NIVISON, his daugh.,
1826
Euphemia Duncan, died at Edin
burgh 2nd Feb. 1925.
CHARLES KINNEAR GREENHILL,
1845 pres. by Crown 26th March 1845.
MERCER HALL, died llth March
1867 1927.
AENEAS EDE McINNES, died at
1894 Earlston 2nd May 1931.
ST BOSWELLS
JOHN McCLELLAN, reader. See Sir
1567 Thomas Kerr, vicar of Roxburgh.
JOHN TURNBULL, reader; was reader
1576
and vicar 10th April 1567, when he
granted to Andrew Ker of Hersell,
Kt., a charter of the 3 merk (church) lands
of Allisiden (Lessudden), called Sanct-
Boiswellis. [Reg. Great Seal, iv, 2140.]
JOHN SOMERVILLE, line 4, for
1661 "1662" read "1661."
ROBERT FISHER, line 11, for "1901"
read "1891"; his sons Frederick
Alexander, Engineer of Railways,
Patagonia, died at Buenos Ayres 8th Sept.
1919; William White, died 1st Dec. 1918.
SELKIRK]
ST BOSWELLS SELKIRK
153
ALEXANDER CAMERON WATSON,
died 13th Dec. 1923; res. as mis
sionary 1885; his sons Alexander
Fisher, Lieut. Black Watch, killed in action
23rd April 1917; Henry Steel, missionary
in Africa and min. of Lochcraig 1937.
1924
GEORGE THOMAS THOMSON,
trans, from Tain (q.v.) llth June
1924; dem. on app. as Professor of
Systematic Theology, Aberdeen, 17th May
1928; D.D. (Edin., 1935).
ALEXANDER WOOD McNAIR,
10-70 trans, from Tarves (q.v.) 23rd Jan.
1929.
(Congregations united 3rd March 1940.)
SELKIRK
The church, which was sometimes called
the Church of the Forest, has been claimed
to be St Mary s Kirk of the Forest in which
in 1297-8 the Scottish Parliament met and
gave to Sir William Wallace investiture as
Guardian of the Kingdom, though Yarrow
Church, St Mary s Kirk of the Lowes, is
generally assumed to have been the meeting
place. In 1511-12 the church was rebuilt.
Apparently there was delay with regard to
the steeple, but that it was erected, if not
then, certainly at a somewhat later date,
is shown by subsequent reference to it as
the "high steeple with four turrets." There
was in the church an Altar of the Holy
Rood. There were two aisles, Ker s Aisle
and Brydone s Aisle. The latter aisle,
which was repaired in 1617, may have been
the aisle for which Sir William Brydone, a
vicar of the church, left money to provide
a shrine. At dates between 1695 and 1714
extensive repairs were carried out on the
church, but in 1735 it had reached an un
satisfactory condition, and in August 1747
its walls were removed down to the ground.
Unfortunately the internal woodwork was
indiscriminately destroyed, involving two
painted panels, one of the Merchant Com
pany s Loft, portraying Justice, blind
folded and holding scales in the hand, with
the motto A false balance is an abomina
tion to the Lord." and the other, on the
Tailor s Loft, depicting Adam and Eve in
scanty attire, representing their first effort
at tailoring. The new church was built in
1748, the congregation having worshipped
meanwhile in the Grammar School. In
1858 attention was directed to the internal
condition of the church, including its lack
of accommodation, and a year later it was
resolved to provide a new building. Op
position to that proposal and also a k battle
of sites" caused considerable delay, but
ultimately the building of a new church
was begun in 1861 on a site on the upper
portion of the Back Brae Park in the north
part of the town, and the church itself was
opened for worship on 1st Feb. 1863. It is
noteworthy as being constructed of dressed
whinstone. On the carved label-stop on
the right side of the doorway is a repre
sentation of the proverbial kirk mouse.
The roofless walls of the old church, with
the aisle of Murray of Philiphaugh on the
south side, stand in the churchyard in the
Kirk Wynd. In the belfry hangs the bell
which, as being the parish bell, was re
moved from the Council House in 1748.
In 1113 Earl David, son of King Malcolm,
founded at Selkirk, apparently near his
forest castle, a monastery under the invoca
tion of St Mary the Virgin and St John the
Evangelist, and in it he placed 13 reformed
Benedictine Monks from the Abbey of
Tiron in Le Perche, one of their number,
Ralf by name, being made first abbot.
Thirteen years later Earl David, then
David I, with the advice of John, Bishop
of Glasgow, and on the ground that Selkirk
was "a place unsuitable for an Abbey,"
removed the monastery and erected it "at
the Church of the Blessed Virgin on the
banks of the Tweed beside Roxburgh in
the place called Calkou" (Kelso). William,
also of Tiron, was the 2nd Abbot of Sel
kirk, 1115-16, and the 3rd was Herbert, in
whose time the change took place. The
forest castle of Selkirk may have been on
the Peel Hill at Haining, near Selkirk.
[Craig-Brown s Hist, of Selkirkshire, i,
74-5, ii, 229-32; Recs. of Selkirk Heritors,
i, 186, 190, 234, 236, 252, 274; ii, 32; Reg.
of Kelso, i, 4, 5 and vii.]
154
SELKIRK YARROW
[PRESB. OF SELKIRK
JOHN GOULD, reader and teacher of
youth 1563. [Comps. Sub Coll. of
Thirds, Roxburgh, etc.]
THOMAS CRANSTOUN, vicar.
1574 [Acts and Dec., Ii, 147.]
ALEXANDER DOUGLAS, pres. to
vicarage 12th Feb. 1572-3 on death
of Sir John Stevenson. [Reg. Pres.
Bene., ii, (4), 69.]
PATRICK SHAW, marr. Ann, daugh.
1596 ^ ^* r ^ ames Murrav f Philiphaugh,
and had issue Hugh of Kelsoland;
Marion (marr. 3rd June 1624 Dugald
Stewart, merchant, Edinburgh).
THOMAS WILKIE, son of Thomas W.,
1627 min. of Lilliesleaf, reader here, after
wards of Lilliesleaf.
1634
JOHN SHAW of Newmains and Holm-
shaw, died before 19th March 1698;
marr. Anne, daugh. of Mungo
Murray of Ochtertyre, and had issue
Patrick, M.D., buried 7th Nov. 1675;
James of Clackmannan; George of Red-
heugh; Christian (marr. John Rutherford,
min. of Yarrow), and others (Vol. ii, 194).
[G. R. Sas., 2 Sen, xiii, 291 ; 3 Ser., i, 147.]
ALEXANDER COOPER, M.A., died
before 6th Nov. 1694, when his
widow, Magdalene Watson, was
resident with one child aged 16 in Tron
Parish, Edinburgh. [Tron Par. Poll Tax
Roll, 26.]
DAVID BROWN, marr. (2) cont. 24th
Nov. 1735 Janet Scott, widow of
Walter H., surgeon; his eldest son,
David, apothecary, London. [Reg. of
Deeds, Dal., 175, 2nd April 1754.]
JAMES FARQUHARSON, his widow,
1857
1946.
Martha Hector, died 10th Dec. 1923;
his daugh., Agnes, died 27th Feb.
GEORGE LAWSON, D.D. (Aberdeen,
1899 27th March 1929), retired in favour
of assistant and successor 7th Oct.
1930; died 25th Dec. 1937.
YARROW
The church may have been the meeting
place of the Scottish Parliament which
invested Sir William Wallace with the
guardianship of the kingdom. A fire in the
spring of 1922 destroyed all save the walls
of the church, but the building was restored
on a handsome scale. At Catslacknowe
there was a well bearing the name St
Philip. [Craig-Brown s Hist, of Selkirk
shire, i, 74-5; Mackinlay s Anc. Ch. Dedi
cations (script.) 247.]
WILLIAM MERITOUN, parson.
156- [Acts and Dec., xxxv, 277.]
JAMES CASTLELAW, parson. [Acts
1565 and Dec., xxxv, 277.]
THOMAS CRANSTOUN, vicar.
1574 [Acts and Dec., Ivii, 147.]
JAMES FISHER, line 2, for "26"
1635 read "6."
JOHN CLAPPERTON, was min. of
1666 Woo ^ nouse m England 1659; his
sons John, apprentice to William
Hume, merchant, Edinburgh, 12th Feb.
1673; Richard, apprentice to James Home,
merchant, Edinburgh, 9th Aug. 1676;
James, writer, Edinburgh.
JOHN RUTHERFORD, marr. Chris-
1691
tian, daugh. of Gilbert Shaw of
Lauriston.
ROBERT RUSSELL, pres. 23rd March
1791 1791.
JAMES RUSSELL, his widow, Janet
1841
Margaret Shand, died 30th Dec.
1919; his son, Robert, died Port
land, Oregon, 28th March 1944.
ROBERT BORLAND, his widow,
Anne Haddon, died 14th March
1922.
1883
1912
ROGER SANDILANDS KIRK-
PATRICK, licen. 13th May 1881;
D.D. (Edinburgh, 1924); died 14th
April 1943. Addl. publication Play fair in
St Andrews (St Andrews, 1930).
SYNOD OF DUMFRIES
PRESBYTERY OF LOCHMABEN
APPLEGARTH and SIBBALDIE
When Applegarth and Sibbaldie were
united on 24th June 1609, it was desired
that the church of the united parish should
be at Applegarth. [Acts ofParl., iv, 441.]
JOHN YOUNG, his daugh., Marion
(marr. John Maitland of Clontree).
[Dumfries Sas., 31st May 1636.]
THOMAS THOMSON, his widow,
Marion, marr. (2) John Kennedy,
merchant, Dumfries.
1682
WILLIAM DUNBAR, editor of Niths-
1807 dale Minstrel.
DAVID LANDALE, his son, David of
Dalswinton, died 6th Sept. 1935;
his daugh., Jane Jardine, died 28th
July 1946.
1862
1900
ANDREW SCOULAR GALBRAITH
GILCHRIST, M.C., died suddenly
12th Oct. 1929; his daughs. Janet
Graham, born llth Dec. 1904 (marr. 23rd
Sept. 1933 Leslie James Hastie, accountant,
Royal Bank, Meigle).
DALTON
From James VI and the Lords of Council
special commission was received by John
Spottiswood, Archbishop of Glasgow, to
visit in the bounds of Annandale ( in the
parts sometyme called the borders") and
"take order for building and repairing of
the kirks within the samyn." The report
of the Archbishop bore that the povertie
of the inhabits in these parts is so great that
it is impossible that the said kirks can ather
be repaired or yet be sufficientlie planted
with ministers in regard of the meannes of
the parochines, unless certain of the said
kirkis ly and next adjacent to other be
united and annexit together." Following
upon the report, Parliament by Act of 24th
June 1609 effected various unions, one of
which was Meikle Dalton, Little Dalton,
and Mouswald, with the church at Little
Dalton to be the church of the united
parish. Later, by Act of July 1615 the
Privy Council decreed that the Church of
Mouswald be "the place of preaching,
etc., for the parishes of Dalton and Mous
wald. A further step was taken on 18th
June 1633 when Parliament disjoined the
Kirk of Meikle and Little Dalton from
Mouswald, and ordained that Meikle and
Little Dalton "be ane severall cure and
paroche kirk per se fra Mowswald." The
other unions carried out by the Act were,
Cummertress and Trailtrow; Gretna and
Redkirk; Kirkpatrich-Fleming and Kirk-
connel; Middlebie, Carruthers, and Pen-
nersaughs; St Mungo and Tundergarth;
Applegarth and Sibbaldie; Hoddam, Eccle-
fechan, and Luss (Luce); Hutton and
Corrie; also St Leonards and Lanark (q.v.}.
[Acts Scott. Parl., iv, 441, v, 520; Reg.
Privy Council, x, 375; see Little Dalton.]
JOHN LIVINGSTON, reader 1563.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum
fries, etc.]
ROBERT KIRKLAND, probably
chaplain to Alexander Murray of
Broughton, 1705; marr. Geills,
daugh. of James Paton, merchant burgess,
Glasgow; his daugh. and heiress, Mary
(marr. Robert Drew, portioner of Auchen-
leck).
1563
1715
155
156
D ALTON HUTTON and CORRIE
[PRESB. OF
ALEXANDER SHEPHERD, his son,
1853
William Alexander, died 5th Aug.
1929; his posthumous daugh., Jane
Sophia, born 1868.
JAMES CLOW BRYCE, his widow,
1868 Agnes Smith, died at Edinburgh
29th Nov. 1925 aged 90; his daugh.,
Marianne Douglas, died 23rd Nov. 1873;
Jenny assumed name of Douglas on suc
cession to property, died Moffat 1 3th Sept.
1947.
CHARLES EDWARD PATERSON,
1870
his widow, Alison Barbara Cruick-
shank, died 4th March 1924.
ROBERT DONALDSON, his widow,
1875
Rose Emma Coventry, died 18th
Feb. 1919. He died 5th Nov. 1917.
WILLIAM ANDREW KNOWLES,
1918
trans, from West Coates (q.v.) 21st
March 1918, dem. 20th Nov. 1938;
died 19th Feb. 1942. He compiled and
edited Prayers for Divine Service (1923 and
1929).
LITTLE DALTON
JOHN CARRUTHERS, son of John
C. of Holmains; pres. by his father
to parsonage 26th Dec. 1565.
[Anderson s Prot. Book.]
SIR JOHN BRYCE, vicar of Dumfries
16Q8 1566; died before llth Oct. 1608,
when he is called last vicar. [Reg.
Sec. Sig.]
1611
WILLIAM HAMILTON, M.A., trans
ferred his residence to Mouswald in
1615, when by Act of Parliament
the Church of Mouswald became the
church of the united parish, of which he
still continued min.
DRYFESDALE
ROBERT HERRIES, his daugh.,
1616
Katherine (marr. John Carruthers,
yr. of Dormont), died Dec. 1656.-
[ Dumfries Sas., 8th April 1639.]
GEORGE BROWN, residing in Dal-
keith 1707; his son, John, appren
ticed to Thomas Carruthers, sta
tioner, Edinburgh, 16th April 1707.
JAMES SHORT, son of James S.,
1698 merchant burgess, Edinburgh.
GABRIEL GULLAN, his son, John,
1 __ 1 apprenticed to David Home, litster,
Edinburgh, 6th Feb. 1744.
MATTHEW CLEGHORN, line 5 and
1?65 6, for "18th Aug." read "15th
Nov.
ROBERT HILL WRIGHT, pres. by
1843 Crown 28th Aug. 1843.
JOHN ARCHIBALD JOHNSTON,
188 _
died Marchmount, Dumfries, 24th
Aug. 1931; his wife, Agnes Ander
son, died 14th June 1920.
STUART CRAWFORD PARKER,
trans, to Belmont, Glasgow, 9th
Dec. 1919.
1914
GEORGE TOD WRIGHT, ord. 6th
April 1920; trans to St Serf s, Edin
burgh, 5th April 1927.
JOHN CHARLTON STEEN, born
Kilmarnock 1898; son of James S.,
teacher, Paisley; educ. at Paisley
Grammar School and Univ. of Glasgow;
M.A. Served with Argyll and Sutherland
Highlanders and later 2/1 Lanarkshire
Yeomanry in Great War 1917-19; assistant
lecturer in Italian and Comparative Litera
ture, Glasgow Univ., 1922-3; licen. by
Presb. of Glasgow, 1926; assistant North
Berwick; ord. 3rd Aug. 1927. Marr. 7th
Sept. 1927 Jemima Izat, daugh. of Alexan
der Fletcher, freeman of London, and had
issue Elizabeth Paton Fletcher, born 18th
June 1929; Mairi Maclean, born 6th May
1932, died 30th Jan. 1933; James Clement
Charlton, born 18th May 1930. Publica
tions A Wayside Venture (an allegory),
The Journal of a Scottish Recluse.
HUTTON and CORRIE
When Hutton and Corrie were united on
24th June 1689, it was decreed that the
LOCHMABEN] HUTTON and CORRIE KIRKPATRICK JUXTA
157
church of the united parish should be at
Hutton. [Acts of Par I., iv, 441.]
ROBERT RAYNING, reader at Ruth-
1586 well 1571.
1702
GEORGE YOUNG, delete "son of
Patrick Y. of Auchensheoch " ; he
was grandson of George Y., min.
of St Mary s, Glasgow; educ. at Univ. of
Edinburgh, M.A. (6th Sept. 1699). He had
issue John, physician, Coldstream, born
26th April 1706; George, born 5th Dec.
1708; William, min. of this parish; Eliza
beth, born 10th Aug. 1712; Sophia, born
4th Feb. 1715; Christian, born 22nd March
1716 (marr. George Laidlaw in Craik-
haugh); Mary, born 4th April 1718; Henry,
born 29th April 1720, surgeon, H.E.I.C.S.,
died St Helena; Margaret, born 4th Jan.
1722 (marr. 1756 William Moffat, mer
chant, London); Alison, born llth June
1724 (marr. 1766 John Laidlaw, Galloway),
died 30th June 1777.
THOMAS BAIN, licen. 5th Dec. 1871;
1875
his widow, Margaret Morton, died
2nd Sept. 1927.
JOHN CHARLES MACK, dem. 2nd
1903 March 1934; died 8th Dec. 1939.
JOHNSTONE
ADAM WILKIE, reader in 1576 and
1578. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Dumfries, etc.]
1576
STEPHEN JOHN HOWITT, dem. 15th
at Moffat 8th Dec.
,ono
1898
1939.
KIRKMICHAEL
The old parish of Garrel or Garvald was
perhaps united with Kirkmichael in 1662,
not 1674.
JOHN KIRKPATRICK, second son
of Alexander K. of Kirkmichael,
pres. to vicarage and parsonage 22nd
Jan. 1604, long vacant since the death of
John Thomson. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixxiv,
128.]
JOHN BREMNER, died at Edinburgh
1876 28th Aug. 1925.
ROBERT WILSON FORBES, M.A.,
trans, from Freuchie 1 1th Oct. 1918;
trans, to Methlick 29th Jan. 1925.
1918
ROBERT WILSON TURNBULL, born
1925 Hawick 7th May 1893, son of Adam
T., schoolmaster, Hawick, and Helen
Paterson; educ. at Hawick High School
and Univ. of Edinburgh, M.A. (1913),
B.D. (1919); served as Lieut., Black Watch
and Royal Scots Fusiliers, in France;
licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 1915; assis
tant Tron Church 1915; assistant Hawick
1919; ord. to Dunsyre llth March 1921;
trans, and adm. 5th June 1925. Marr. 12th
Aug. 1916 Catherine Russell, daugh. of
Joseph Strang, and has issue Helen Blair
Paterson, born 21st April 1920; Katherine
Margaret Strang, born 28th June 1922;
Dorothy Annie Wilson, born 15th Jan.
1925; Evelyn Josephine Cathels, born 1st
June 1929; Adam Michael Gordon, born
29th Dec. 1935.
GARREL
United to Kirkmichael, 1662.
THOMAS BROWN, reader in 1567-72.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum-
/ . -i
fries, etc.]
KIRKPATRICK JUXTA
MUNGO NIVEN, reader in 1563 and
1 567. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
%. j -i
Dumfries, etc.]
JOHN HAMILTON, reader. [Acts and
1574 Dec., Iv, 14, 16.]
JOHN COLQUHOUN, cbrk of the
1612
diocese of Glasgow in 1560, when
Sir Humphrey Colquhoun, parson
of Kirkpatrick, resigned his parsonage in
his favour in the hands of James, Arch
bishop of Glasgow. In same year Sir
Humphrey made a similar resignation in
favour of Sir James Laing, chaplain of the
diocese of Glasgow, which does not seem
to have received effect. [Colquhoun Cartu
lary, 415.]
158
KIRKPATRICK JUXTA LOCHMABEN
[PRESB. OF
1664
ROBERT MERCHISTON, M.A., resi
dent with his daugh., Agnes, in
Lady Tester s parish, Edinburgh,
1st Nov. \694.[Lady Tester s Poll Tax
Roll, 31.]
WILLIAM BRODIE, licen. 18th June
1875; dem. 20th May 1918; died
1877
at Moffat 15th Feb. 1935.
1918
WILLIAM LOGIE FINLAYSON, born
1st April 1887, son of Joseph Sage
F., min. of Burntisland; educ. at
Univ. of Edinburgh, M.A. (1909), B.D.
(1912); licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 1912;
assistant Glasgow Cathedral; ord. 17th
Sept. 1918; killed on railway line near
Beattock 5th Feb. 1937; unmarr.
LOCHMABEN
Robert de Brus, son of Robert de Brus,
lord of Annandale, whom he predeceased
in 1191, granted the church with its lands,
teinds, and possessions to the Priory of
Giseburn (Guisborough) in Cleveland,
Yorks, which had been founded by his
grandfather, Robert de Brus, in 1129. By
the said Robert de Brus, lord of Annandale,
who died in 1194, William, his son and
successor, and William the Lion, charters
confirming the grant were given apparently
about the close of the 12th century. In 1223
the monks of the priory and the Bishop of
Glasgow, between whom had arisen dif
ferences as to the effect of the grant,
reached a settlement whereby the monks
retained the tithes of the corn of the church,
and received 3 merks yearly from the rector
for the maintenance of lights, and the
bishop had the right of collation and ordi
nation to the church and the dependent
chapel of Rokele. There was in the church
an altar dedicated to the Virgin Mary. In
1592 the church was burned by the John-
stones of Annandale, in order to compel
the surrender of the Maxwells of Nithsdale,
who, defeated in a fight with the John-
stones, had fled to the church for refuge.
Its place was taken by a Gothic building
with large choir, which was demolished in
1818; and the new church was opened in
the following year. In the parish there was
a chapel dedicated to St Thomas, appa
rently the Apostle. [Dugdale s Monas-
ticon, vi, Pt. 1, 266-9; Reg. Epis. of Glasgow,
i, 105, 106-7, ii, 619-20; Reg. Great Seal,
ii, 1650; McDowall s Dumfries, 318;
McKinlay s Ancient Ch. Dedications,
(script.) 258.]
1561
ROBERT JOHNSTON OF CARRIS-
TAN, 2nd son of John Johnston of
that ilk, and his wife Marion or
Mariota Maxwell; pres. to the parsonage
by his father before 1561, but the appoint
ment may have been a lay one; still parson
13th June 1587. [Reports Hist. MSS.
Commis., xxiv, 33; Reg. Great Seal, iv,
2889; Reg. Sec. Seal, Ixiii, 363; Annandale
Family Bk., i, Pref. Ixi; Acts and Dec., Ivii,
42; Cal. of Charters, xiii, 2192.]
JAMES MAXWELL, min. 8th March
1567 1575-6. [Edin. Tests., vi, 44.]
WILLIAM JOHNSTON, pres. to
vicarage in 1592 on death of Robert
Johnston of Cariston. [Reg. Sec.
Sig., Ixiii, 263.]
JOHN JOHNSTON, successor to above.
1596 [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixviii, 27.]
GEORGE GRAHAM, son of Thomas
G., min. of Stronsay. Marr. (1)
Christian, daugh. of William Max
well, Bishop elect of Bath and Wells, (2)
Margaret, daugh. of John Teviotdale, and
was resident with his wife and children in
Tron Parish; had issue George, merchant,
Barbadoes; Margaret (10); James (8);
Christian (6); John (2). [Tron Poll Tax
Roll, 50.]
WILLIAM STEEL, line 10, for "Mar
garet" read "Barbara"; his daugh.
Juliana (marr. cont. 19th and 21st
Oct. 1721).
THOMAS LIDDELL, marr. 16th Nov.
1850 1835.
1675
DAVID NEILL RAE, died 16th Jan.
1923; his widow, Eleanor Alexan-
drina Mackezie, died at Stonehaven
17th Feb. 1940.
1881
LOCHMABEN]
LOCHMABEN MOUSWALD
159
1925
JOHN McCOLL, trans, to Gartsherrie
1915 16th Sept. 1924.
RICHARD GIBB, trans, from Lochee
(q.v.) 17th Feb. 1925; has issue-
John Watson, born 21st Oct. 1921;
James Craig Scott, born 22nd March 1924;
Richard Forbes, born 30th July 1927;
Margaret Elizabeth Donald, born 3rd Oct.
1932.
MOFFAT
JOHN WARDLAW, M.A., son of
John W. of Torrie and Elizabeth
Beaton; vicar of Peebles 28th March
1557-8; rector here before March 1561-2;
also held the perpetual chaplainry of the
Chapel of St Andrew in the barony of
Brunton, West Lochore; resigned before
16th April 1582. [Reg. Mag. Sig., iv,
2468; Reg. Sec. Seal, xlviii, 146; Wardlaws
in Scotland, 59-60; Acts and Dec., xlviii,
267.]
DAVID MAYNE, reader 1563.
1561
1563
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum
fries, etc.]
STEPHEN WILSON, parson; pres. to
1583
the parsonage 16th April 1582;
designed "domestic servitour to
Our Sovereign Lord s deceist spous" 19th
Dec. 1590; pres. to H.M. Master Elemo-
zear. [Reg. Sec. Sig., xlviii, 146; Ixi, 105.]
GEORGE BUCHANAN, M.A., was
dep. by the General Assembly at
Glasgow 21st Nov. to 20th Dec.
1638 for declining the Assembly, and con
tinuing in his contumacy and refusing to
compear before the Commission; and on
appeal the Assembly at Edinburgh 26th
Aug. 1 639 reaffirmed the sentence. On 2nd
July 1639 Charles I addressed a letter to
James, Lord Johnston, desiring him to see
that "Mr George Buchanan, minister at
MorTat" be maintained in his place and
no other man planted at the church; and
by another letter of 13th July the King
forbade the Presb. of Lochmaben and
Middlebie to proceed further against him
or to admit any other man to his church
"as they intend to do." Lord Johnston
and the Presbytery acted in spite of the
royal letters; and as the sentence of the
Assembly at Edinburgh 26th Aug. 1639
designates Mr Buchanan as min. at Kirk
cudbright, it would appear that he was
adm. to the latter charge between 2nd July
and 26th Aug. 1639. [Peterkin s Recs. of
the Kirk, p. 261; Reports Hist. MSS.
Commis., xv, App. ix, 47.]
JOHN LEARMONTH, marr. Jean
Dalziel. [G. R. Sas., 2 Ser., iv, 425,
25th July 1653.]
GEORGE MILLIGAN, marr. Miss
1695 Johnstone of Corehead.
JOHN GIBSON MACVICAR, his son,
Symon Douglas, died at Inver-
moidart 27th Feb. 1932; his daughs.
Agnes Gibson, died 24th Aug. 1920;
Margaret Macdonald, died 23rd Jan. 1922;
Katherine Bickwell of Invermoidart, died
10th March 1939.
DONALD CAMPBELL BRYCE, his
widow, Louisa Wilhelmina Buchan,
1884
died at Renwick Manse, Dunscore,
3rd March 1939.
ROBERT SOMERS, died 12th Oct.
1921; his widow, Jane Lamb, died
1891
9th Dec. 1938.
GILMOUR NEILL, adm. 28th Dec.
1921 ; trans, to Drumelzier 21st May
1926.
JOHN LAURIE FARQUHAR, born
13th Aug. 1894, son of Robert F.
and Annie Laurie; educ. at Univ. of
Glasgow, M.A. (June 1920); licen. by
Presb. of Hamilton, 1921; ord. to Kingston,
Glasgow, 19th Sept. 1922; trans, and adm.
5th March 1926. Marr. 17th July 1934
Gunheld Margaretta, daugh. of Chr.
Rannestadt, Ekely, Fredrikstadt, Norway.
MOUSWALD
For union of Meikle Dalton, Little
Dalton and Mouswald and to the ultimate
disjunction, see Dalton.
160
MOUSWALD ST MUNGO
[PRESB. OF
SIR MARK CARRUTHERS, rector
1567
and chaplain 1548; prebendary of
Lincluden 1559; vicar and reader
1567-73. [Comps. Sub Coll of Thirds,
Dumfries, etc.; Anderson s Prot. Book.]
THOMAS WEIR, exhorter in 1569 and
1672. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Dumfries, etc.]
1569
WILLIAM HAMILTON, his daugh.,
1615 Janet.
ALEXANDER MAKGOWAN, his
son, Thomas, provost of Irvine, died
1711. [G. R. Sas., 2 Ser., ix, 282.]
1637
JOHN GILLESPIE, his widow, Jessie
Kirkwood Crichton Patrick, died at
Dumfries 5th April 1930; his daugh.,
Jean Crichton, died Bridge of Allan 12th
Nov. 1948.
ALEXANDER MOIR, trans, to Powis,
1916 Aberdeen, 24th June 1924.
THOMAS McGINN, born 23rd Dec.
1924
1890, son of John M. and Agnes
McLean; educ. at Annbank School
and Univ. of Edinburgh; D.C.M. for war
service; licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 19th
Dec. 1923; assistant St John s, Edinburgh;
ord. 28th Oct. 1924; trans, to Roslin 8th
Dec. 1933; trans, to Bedrule 15th June
1945. Marr. 18th July 1919 Joan Ewenson,
daugh. of Sinclair Sutherland Spence.
ST MUNGO
St Mungo and Tundergarth were united
by Act of Parliament 24th June 1609, the
church to be at Tundergarth. The parishes
were disjoined, probably in 1650. [Acts
ofParl.,iv,44l.]
WILLIAM HOUSTON, M.A., pres. to
1575
vicarage on death of Sir James Max
well. [Reg. Pres. Bene., ii, (4), 38.]
JOHN McCONZIE, parson 12th April
1585 1585. [Sher. Court Books.]
DAVID MILLAR, M.A., min. of
Annan, pres. to parsonage and
vicarage 5th Jan. 1591-2 on death
of William Houston. [Reg. Sec. Sig.,
Ixiii, 112.]
WILLIAM BELL, son of B., Black-
1601
na ttoun,
. to parsonage and
vicarage 3rd March 1601 on death
of Sir Robert Maxwell of Castlemilk.
[Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixxii, 17.]
JAMES MURRAY, marr. Agnes,
daugh. of William Carruthers of
Denbie (she marr. (2) James John
ston of Lockerbie) and had issue John,
James and George.
DAVID DICKSON, pres. 6th Dec.
1784 1783.
ANDREW JAMESON, son of
1803 Thomas J.
JOHN MEIN AUSTIN, pres. by Crown
26th July 1861; line 11, after
"farmer" add " of Dykehead. "
JAMES PROPHET, pres. by Crown
27th June 1868; his son, James Max
well Grant, died at Calcutta 19th
Dec. 1924 aged 65, and left 219,000 for
tuberculosis and cancer research; Robert
Jamieson died 2nd June 1943.
LEE McKINSTERY FLEMING, B.A.,
adm. by Gen. Assembly May 1888,
died 5th Dec. 1925; his widow,
Emily Yeates, died 27th Jan. 1937.
1889
1926
JOHN DONALD MACFARLANE
BENNY BEATTIE, born 15th May
1896, son of John B., merchant,
Montreal, Canada, and Jeannie Elizabeth
Alma Macfarlane; educ. at Crichton
School, Lower Canada College, McGill
Univ., B.A. (1917), and Univ. of Edin
burgh. Licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 28th
March 1923; assistant St Cuthbert s,
Edinburgh; served during Great War in
Canadian Royal Artillery, 1916-18; ord.
llth Jan. 1925; adm. 17th May 1926; trans,
to Wilton, Hawick, 23rd June 1931. Marr.
19th April 1934 Mary Elizabeth Wallace,
youngest daugh. of Robert Harbiston Gray,
Glasgow, and Mary Elizabeth Wallace, and
has issue Jean Elizabeth Mary, born 4th
Jan. 1936.
LOCHMABEN]
TUNDERGARTH WAMPHRAY
161
TUNDERGARTH
ANDREW JOHNSTON, parson.
1586 [P. C. Reg., iv, 56.]
JOHN JOHNSTON, slain by David
Armstrong 1604. [Pit cairn Crim.
Trials, ii, 441.]
1604
WILLIAM JOHNSTON, died before
llth Oct. 1605, when he is called
last vicar. [Reg. Sec. Sig.]
JOHN PATERSON, min. in 1676.
Marr. 5th April 1667 Rosina, daugh.
of James Irvine of East Riggs, whom
he divorced. [Consist. Process, 17.]
1676
ANDREW CLERK, nephew of Andrew
Bell, deacon of the Weavers, Jed-
1717 burgh.
HUGH THOMAS SUTHERLAND
MORRISON, trans, to Kirkcowan
12th Dec. 1916.
1902
JOHN ALEXANDER KERR, M.A.,
ord. 20th April 1917; trans, to Ewes
22nd Nov. 1918.
1917
ROBERT KELTIE, M.A., ord. 6th
1919
May 1919; trans, to Kemnay 16th
May 1924.
ALLAN MANSON NELSON, for-
1924 mei "ly Indian Chaplain (#.v.), adm.
1934.
19th Sept. 1924; dem. llth Nov.
WAMPHRAY
Was previously united to Johnstone.
JOHN HAITLIE, marr. Alison
1632 Stewart.
1697
JOHN TAYLOR, was dep. by the
Synod 15th April 1715 for several
enormities, and the church was de
clared vacant in following May, but he
continued in the manse and glebe, and
intruded in the church by keeping the keys
and preaching in it Sept. 1716 to Feb. 1717.
[Justiciary Recs., 1712-17, March 1717.]
WILLIAM BARRON, line 4, for "5th
1763 Feb. read 25th April.
GEORGE WIGHT, his widow, Jessie
Taylor, died 17th March 1930; his
daugh., Helena Mary, died at Moffat
21st March 1941.
1907
RICHARD BELL, dem. on app. as
Lecturer in Arabic in Univ. of Edin
burgh 5th Dec. 1921; D.D. (Edin.).
Publication The Origin of Islam in its
Christian Environment (1926).
RICHARD MACKIE CLARK, M.A.,
1922
trans, from Logie, Dundee, 22nd
June 1922; his wife, Jeanie Scott,
died 13th April 1932. He marr. (2) 23rd
June 1937 Isabella, younger daugh. of
James Crawford, Holmwood, Fairlie, Ayr
shire; she died 17th Dec. 1938.
PRESBYTERY OF LANGHOLM
CANONBIE
JOHN DOUGLAS, son of William D.
1606
200.]
of Whittinghame and Elizabeth
Maitland. [P. R. Sas., Edin., xxviii,
WILLIAM SNODGRASS, his son,
1877 John Allan, died 8th July 1929.
ROBERT HOGG KERR, res. as Presb.
Clerk Dec. 1927, died 12th Sept.
1930.
1896
CASTLETON
MARTIN ELLIOT, pres. to parsonage
and vicarage llth July 1574. [Reg.
Pres.Bene., ii, (4), 23.]
1574
WILLIAM VASSIE, died at Kingussie
1883 7th Sept< 1917 his widow Cecelia
Pitcairn Playfair, died at Edinburgh
29th Sept. 1917; his son, William Playfair,
died at Nottingham 2nd May 1895.
1918
JOHN MORRISON McLUCKIE,
trans, from Lady Yester s, Edin
burgh, 7th Feb. 1918, died 13th July
1926. His daugh., Joyce (marr. 15th March
1933 Robert Bernard Benson, Natural His
tory Museum, Kensington).
HAROLD ANDREW COCKBURN,
1927
born 12th March 1895, son of
George Hanna C., schoolmaster,
Paisley, and Isabella Brodie Marshall;
educ. Univ. of Glasgow, M.A. (1921), St
Andrews, B.D. (1924); S.T.M. (Union
Seminary of New York, 1925); served in
Great War as gunner, R.F.A., 1914-18;
licen. by Presb. of Paisley, 1925; assistant
St Michael s, Dumfries, 1925; ord. 20th
Jan. 1927; trans, to St Michael s, Dumfries,
27th Nov. 1930; liaison officer between
Protestant Churches in Britain and United
States, Oct. 1942. Awarded the Norwegian
Freedom Medal, 1947. Marr. 10th April
1934 Isabella, daugh. of Dr William Henry
Manners and Edith Mary Price, and has
issue Eileen Mary, born 30th Aug. 1935;
George Hanna Michael, born 13th June
1937.
ESKDALEMUIR
The church was restored in 1907 and
further improved in 1936.
JOHN CRAWFORD DICK, his widow,
1876
Jane Brown Armstrong, died 27th
Nov. 1937.
JAMES RONALD MACDONALD,
delete line 5, "St Andrews Univ. *;
ord. 1st Oct. 1902; retired in favour
of assistant and successor May 1933; died
21st Oct. 1937; his widow, Emily Sophia
Nichols, died 4th July 1948.
EWES
There were two churches, the Nether
Kirk situated at Kirktown, and the Over
Kirk, situated at Unthank. In 1296 there
swore fealty to Edward I, Robert, son of
Randolph, parson of St Cuthbert of Ewes-
dale, and Mr William Cramond, parson of
the Church of Wynchedurres of Dumfries.
In a writ of the time of Alexander III,
1249-85, Robert, parson of the Church of
St Mark of Ewesdale, appears as a witness;
and under Edward I of England warrant
was given to John, Bishop or Ely, chan
cellor, to issue presentation to John de
Pontebrugge to the vacant Church of St
Martin in Ewesdate in Scotland. Obviously
reference in each case is to the Over Kirk;
and the probability is that St Mark of the
earlier writ is an error for St Martin, whose
162
PRESB. OF LANGHOLM]
EWES SAUGHTREE
163
name here, in view of St Ninian s influence
seems appropriate. The Over Kirk was
abandoned, apparently soon after the
Reformation. [Rymer s Fed., i, Pt. 3, 35,
1745; Rotuli Scotiae, i, 25; Registrum
Honoris de Morton, ii, 8; Cal. of Docs. Rel.
to Scot., iii, 123, No. 653; Cal. of Papal
Regs., Letters, xii, 540.]
ROBERT MALCOLM, line 14, delete
1717 "llth Sept. 1722."
RICHARD SCOTT, marr. Mary,
daugh. of Hector Turnbull of
Cruicksfield; his son, James, died
24th Dec. 1826; his daugh., Janet (marr.
15th June 1791 William Irvine, merchant,
Glasgow). [Berwick Sas., 17th Dec. 1759.]
ROBERT SHAW, his daugh., Marion
Moncrieff, died at Edinburgh 15th
1816
July 1925.
DAVID PRESTON, trans to Titwood
1901 27th June 1918.
JOHN ALEXANDER KERR, born
1918 30th Sept. 1884, son of John K.,
joiner, and Annie Hamilton Kerr;
educ. at Univ. of Glasgow, M.A. (1912);
licen. by Presb. of Glasgow June 1915;
assistant Eastwood; ord. to Tundergarth
20th April 1917; trans, and adm. 22nd Nov.
1918; app. Presb. Clerk Dec. 1927; Chap
lain T.A., K.O.S.B. Marr. 1st Aug. 1917
Mary Duff, youngest daugh. of Robert
Dawson, Dovehill, Pollokshaws, and Annie
Hamilton Dawson, and has issue Annie
Hamilton Duff, born 15th Oct. 1918 (marr.
26th June 1942 Andrew, son of G. S.
Easton, Todrig, Ashkirk); Mary Dawson
Hamilton, born 14th Nov. 1928; Janet
Campbell, born 8th April 1931.
HALF MORTON
WILLIAM BROWN CLERK, pres. by
1839 Crown 26th May 1839.
JOHN CONACHER WILLIAMSON,
19Q2 dem. 3rd Feb. 1941, died 13th Feb.
1946; his daughs. Catherine Doug
las Conacher (marr. 2nd July 1932 William
Harland Coghill, min. of Dalziel North);
Mary Ann Conacher (marr. 26th Dec. 1936
Peter Margach, C.A., London); Ethel
Isabel Brown (marr. 27th Dec. 1938 Robert
Laing, Bredesholm, Baillieston); his wife,
Catherine Brown, died 15th Nov. 1940.
His father was schoolmaster of Greenlaw.
LANGHOLM
The church was renovated and a magnifi
cent stained window provided in 1925, and
in 1928 the hall was extended.
ALEXANDER MEIKLE, his son,
1717
George, apprenticed to Gideon
1879
Crawford, bookseller, Edinburgh,
27th July 1748.
JAMES BUCHANAN, died 23rd Oct.
1921; his widow, Maria Vassie, died
at London, 26th Jan. 1930; his
daughs. Mary Murray Vassie (marr. 18th
Feb. 1921 James Thomson Young, India);
Marion Gowans (marr. 8th Aug. 1925
David Williams, B.A., curator of Holy
Trinity, Shaw, Lancashire).
WILLIAM LINDSAY, trans, from New-
1922
battle (q.v.} 3rd March 1922, died at
Carlisle 6th Dec. 1942. Marr. 7th
July 1914 Agnes Cowan, elder daugh. of
James Young, farmer, Dunning, Perth
shire. Publication The Church and Parish
of Newbattle , Heroes of the Great War
(Newbattle, March 1919).
SAUGHTREE
WILLIAM NAPIER BELL, dem. 4th
1910
Nov. 1920 on app. as assistant to
Professor of Ecclesiastical History,
Univ. of Glasgow.
DAVID SMITH, ord. 31st March 1921;
trans, to Inverkeithing 12th May
1922.
1921
JOHN SCOTT, B.A., trans, from Dal-
1922
keith West 8th Sept. 1922; trans, to
Anwoth 26th Aug. 1925.
164
SAUGHTREE WESTERKIRK [PRESS. OF LANGHOLM
JOHN WHYTE McGILL, trans, from
Inverallochy 23rd Dec. 1925; trans.
1925
to Colvend 27th Jan. 1927.
ROBERT DOUGLAS PETTIE, ord.
13th May 1927, trans, to Cleish 14th
May 1928.
1929
ROBERT FORSYTH McGARRITY,
trans, from Burray (q.v.) 15th Feb.
1929, died at Edinburgh 8th May
1933; his widow, Jeanie Gloag, died 13th
May 1935.
WAUCHOPE
SYMON WYLD, marr. Rosina, daugh.
of John Brown, min. of Westerkirk.
He was dead 23rd June 1699.
[Deeds Dal., 1705, No. 1017.]
1685
1683
WESTERKIRK
WALTER DALGLEISH. [Reg. of
1668 Deeds Dal, clviii, 1st July 1745.]
JOHN BROWN, line 6, for "Mownan"
reac * " Mow -" H i s daugh., Rosina,
marr. Symon Wyld, min. of Wau-
chope.
JOHN MEIN. Addl. issue Isabel
(marr. Thomas Mein in Kelso);
Janet (marr. Andrew Mein in New-
stead); John, surgeon.
WILLIAM LITTLE, his daugh., Eliza-
1779 beth (marr. Archibald Kean, M.D.).
JOHN GILLIES, dem. 18th Nov. 1948;
1Qlft his daugh., Agnes Grace Thomson
(marr. 7th Sept. 1938 Alastair Dun
can Cameron, Gourock).
PRESBYTERY OF ANNAN
ANNAN
Robert de Brus, son of Robert de Brus,
lord of Annandale, whom he predeceased
in 1191, granted the church with its lands,
teinds, and possessions to the Priory of
Giseburn (Guisborough) in Cleveland,
Yorks, which had been founded by his
grandfather, Robert de Brus, in 1 129 Con
firmation charters were granted by the said
Robert de Brus, lord of Annandale, who
died in 1 194, and by his son and successor,
William, and King William the Lion,
apparently about the close of the 12th
century. In 1223 the monks of the priory
and the Bishop of Glasgow, between whom
differences had arisen as to the effect of the
grant, reached a settlement whereby the
monks retained the tithes of corn of the
church and received 3 merks yearly from
the rector for the maintenance of lights,
and the bishop had the right of collation
and ordination to the church. Early in the
17th century Annan was without a place
of worship, and the place being so misert
ably impoverished" that the people "no-
hable to build a kirk to themselves,"
James VI "granted and disponed to the
town and parish the house called the
Castle of Annan, the hall and tower
thereof to serve for ane kirk and place of
convening to heiring of the word and
ministrations of the Sacraments. On 24th
June 1609 Parliament ratified grant "with
power to repair, redifie, flitt, and remove
the stones and timber thereof to ony place
they think most convenient for building
their kirk when they should find them
selves thereto." The present church was
built in 1790. [Dugdale s Monasticon, vi,
Pt. 1, 266-9; Reg. Epis. of Glasgow, 105-7,
ii, 419-20; Acts Scott. Par I., iv, 441.]
A new church hall was erected and
opened in Oct. 1929 and improvements in
the church and its furnishings were effected
in 1913. [The Church of Annan, by A.
Steel, 1934.]
ADAM BARTON, parson July 1560
and llth March 1582. [Dumfries
Sheriff Court Books.]
THOMAS CRANSTON, pres. to the
158Q vicarage 29th July 1580 on death of
Andrew
Bene., ii, 37.]
Rankane. [Reg. Pres.
SIR ANDREW RENTON (? Rankane),
parson, vicar 1584. [Comps. Gen.
Coll. of Thirds.}
DAVID MILLAR, pres. to St Mungo
,. 5th Jan. 1591-2. [Reg. Sec. Sig.,
JOoo ... ., ., _ _
xxin, 112.]
JAMES MAXWELL, pres. to par-
1588
sonage llth Feb. 1588, on dem. of
Sir Andrew Rankane. [Reg. Sec.
Sig., lix, 20.]
JAMES FRENCH, pres. to parsonage
1605 anc ^ v ^ cara e m 1605 on death of
Andrew Renton. [Reg. Sec. Sig.,
Ixxxiv, 355.]
SIMON JOHNSTON, son of Robert J.
1 607 ^ ^ aec eucri an d Barbara Douglas.
Marr. (1) Marion Douglas and had
issue Enoch; William; Margaret; Sara or
Anna; Elizabeth. He marr. afterwards
twice.
WILLIAM MONCRIEFF, son of
1754 Andrew M. and Marion Dron.
1783
WILLIAM HARDIE MONCRIEFF,
his daugh., Elizabeth (marr. George
Rome).
165
L*
166
ANNAN DORNOCK
[PRESB. OF
NEIL McCAIG, B.D. (Glasgow, not
Edinburgh). Addl. issue Joyce,
born 19th May 1920; Sheila (marr.
12th July 1947 Alexander Irving, Annan).
Publication The Model Community (Ser
mon) (Stockwell) 1912.
BRYDEKIRK
COLIN ARCHIBALD ARTHUR
188? MACVEAN, dem. 3rd Nov. 1930;
died from effects of an accident at
Edinburgh Royal Infirmary 12th May 1933;
his widow, Jane Pollok Heron, died at
Glasgow 13th Feb. 1941.
CUMMERTREES
SIR JOHN TAYLOR was in 1561 vicar
and reader here and at Penpont,
exhorter 1561-72 and 1584, parson
13th Aug. 1565, died before 30th May 1599.
[Coll. Gen. of Thirds, 1561-96; Reg. Mag.
Sig., iv, 1657; Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixix, 271.]
JOHN CARLYLE, for "Keith" read
"Kelhead"; pres. to parsonage and
vicarage 30th May 1599 on death of
Sir John Taylor. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixix, 271 .]
1605
JAMES FRENCH, M.A., pres. to
P arsona e an d vicarage 7th Aug.
1605 on death of Sir John Taylor.
[Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixxiv, 374.]
JOHN ALEXANDER, min. here in
1683 1683. [Reg.ofDeeds,Mack.,lii,S3.]
WILLIAM JOHNSTONE, pres. by
1870 Crown 27th July 1870.
1881
ALEXANDER SINCLAIR NICOL,
line 8, delete "died at Bournemouth
25th Nov. 1916" and read "died
20th March 1920"; his widow, Dinah Ann
McFaden, died at Harrogate 2nd March
1940.
GEORGE WILSON HAMILTON,
1920
M.A., B.D., ord. 4th Aug. 1920;
dem. 1st Oct. 1925 on app. to
Knightswood.
CHARLES FRANCIS McCAUGHEY,
1926 born Ballymena, Antrim, son of
Thomas Charles M., solicitor, Perth,
and Wilhelmina W. McClelland; educ. at
Royal Belfast Academical Institution,
Trinity College, Dublin, B.A., M.A.;
General Assembly College, Belfast; licen.
by Presb. of Belfast 30th May 1917; ord.
Helen s Bay, Co. Down, 16th March 1920;
trans, and adm. 13th Jan. 1926; trans, to
St Paul s, Perth, 5th Dec. 1929. Marr. 19th
Aug. 1931 Janet Grieve, eldest daugh. of
John Wallace, Seafield, Cummertrees.
TRAILTROW
Robert de Brus, son of Robert de Brus,
lord of Annandale, whom he predeceased
in 1191, granted the church, with its lands,
teinds, and possessions, to the Priory of
Giseburn (Guisborough) in Cleveland,
Yorks, which had been founded by his
grandfather, Robert de Brus, 1129. Con
firmation charters were granted by the said
Robert de Brus, lord of Annandale, who
died in 1194, and his surviving son and
successor, William, and by William the
Lion apparently about the close of the 1 2th
century. In 1223 the monks of the priory
and the Bishop of Glasgow, between whom
had arisen differences as to the effect of
the grant, reached a settlement whereby
the monks were to retain the tithes of corn
of the church, and the bishop was to
exercise the power of collation and ordina
tion to the church. When Cummertrees
and Trailtrow were united in 1609, it was
decreed that the church of the united parish
be at Trailtrow. [Dugdale s Monasticon,
vi, Pt. 1, 266-9; Reg. Epis. of Glasgow, \,
105-7, ii, 619-20; Acts Scott. Pad., iv, 441.
See Dalton.)
ARCHIBALD MENZIES, M.A., par
son and exhorter 1561-9. [Comps.
Gen. and Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Dumfries, etc.]
JOHN GRAHAM, vicar 1584.
1584 [Comps. Gen. Coll. of Thirds.]
DORNOCK
SIR JOHN MORTON, parson 17th
1583
Sept. 1583. [Cal. of Charters, xii,
2678.]
ANNAN]
DORNOCK GRETNA
167
GEORGE CLEGHORN, line 4, for
1612 "Clarence" read "Sarah."
JAMES MOFFAT, his daugh., Janet,
died 1734 (marr. Irving of Wood-
hall).
1694
JAMES HUNTER, assistant at
1715 Sanquhar.
JAMES ALEXANDER ROBERTSON,
died 26th Nov. 1925; his son,
1901
Robert Reid, min. of Carriden; his
widow, Elizabeth MacKnight Reid, died at
Edinburgh 5th March 1945.
CHARLES EDWARD STEWART,
born Downfield, Dundee, 19th Nov.
1896, son of James S., Invertay,
Downfield, Dundee, and Jessie Warner;
educ. at Harris Academy, Dundee, and
Univ. of St Andrews, M.A. (1922); licen.
by Presb. of Dundee April 1924; assistant,
St Mark s, Dundee, and St Mary s, Dun
dee; ord. 8th April 1926. Marr. 10th Aug.
1927 Helen Clark, M.A., elder daugh. of
James West water, 6 Tannadyce Street,
Dundee, and Agnes McLeod.
GREENKNOWE
GEORGE GARDNER, his daugh.,
1858
Marion Craig (Mrs Boyd), died 24th
Dec. 1937.
1928
JOHN COLQUHOUN THOMSON,
1879 died 27th May 1927; his widow,
Jean Maclean, died at Sidcup 31st
Dec. 1941, aged 74.
JOHN RODERICK MACPHERSON,
f rmerl y f Ev * e (<7- v -); trans, from
St Cuthbert s, Glasgow, and pres.
by the Presb., jure devoluto 27th March
1928; dem. 17th March 1930; trans, to
Cummertrees 17th May 1930; adm. to
Kinlochleven 15th May 1931; trans, to St
Andrew s, Kirkintilloch, 15th Jan. 1936.
(Parish united with St Andrew s, Annan,
March 1930.)
GRETNA, KINPATRICK
or REDKIRK
Robert de Brus, son of Robert de Brus,
lord of Annandale, whom he predeceased
in 1191, granted the church with its lands,
teinds, and possessions to the Priory of
Giseburn (Guisborough) in Cleveland,
Yorks, which had been founded in 1 129 by
his grandfather, Robert de Brus. Charters
of confirmation were granted by the said
Robert de Brus, lord of Annandale, who
died in 1194, by his surviving son and
successor, William, and by William the Lion,
apparently about the close of the 12th
century. In 1223 the monks of the priory
and the Bishop of Glasgow, between whom
differences had arisen as to the effect of the
grant, reached a settlement whereby the
monks retained the tithes of corn of the
church, and received 3 merks yearly from
the rector for the maintenance of lights,
and the bishop had the right of collation
and ordination to the church. [Dugdale s
Monasticon, vi, Pt. 1, 266-9; Reg. Epis. of
Glasgow, i, 105, 106-7, ii, 619-20.]
ARCHIBALD MENZIES, M.A., par
son and exhorter 1561-7. [Comps.
Coll. Gen. and Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Dumfries, etc.]
BLAISE HAMILTON, pres. to par-
1 ___ sonage and vicarage of Rinpatrick
20th Oct. 1575, on dem. of Archi
bald Menzies. [Reg. Pres. Bene., ii, (4),
37.]
THOMAS MAXWELL, pres. on death
1 __ Q of Archibald Menzies. Reg. Pres.
Bene., ii, 19.]
DAVID WOOD, son of James W.,
1608 baxter burgess, Edinburgh.
THOMAS HENDERSON, his son,
1667 Thomas, min. of Morton.
JAMES RODDICK, his son, James,
1828 min. of Lybster.
WILLIAM BELL, his widow, Charlotte
1865 Heathfield, died 17th Jan. 1934.
JOHN OWEN STAFFORD, killed in
1906
son
Kenneth James, Lieut. R.F.A., died
of wounds at Rouen 14th Nov. 1918; his
widow, Mary Tweedie, died 23rd Jan. 1949.
168
HODDAM KIRKCONNELL
[PRESS. OF
HODDAM
When Hoddam, Ecclefechan, and Luss
(Luce) were united on 24th June 1609, it
was decreed that the church of the united
parish be at Hoddam, "near the town
thereof." It is said that in the parish of
Hoddam, St Mungo built churches and
placed his see for a time before transferring
it to Glasgow. [Acts Scott. Parl., iv, 441;
Watson s Celtic Place Names, 169. See
Dalton.]
ANDREW LANG, M.A., parson, died
1571 before 20th April 1 571 .
SIR PATRICK LOCH, died before llth
1608
Oct. 1608, when he is called last
vicar. [Reg. Sec. Sig.]
JOHN ALEXANDER, son of John A.,
1610
burgess of Easter Anstruther, and
Barbara Balfour. [G. R. Sas., Ivii,
99; 2 Ser., xii, 172; Acts and Dec., cccciii,
210.]
ALEXANDER ORR, his son, William,
1729 midshipman in East Indies, 1763.
GEORGE ROSS, his daugh., Christina
Laing, died at Bathgate 13th June
1927.
1878
JAMES CHARLES GILLIES COLVIN,
1899 was assistant at St Michael s, Dum
fries; dem. 31st Oct. 1947.
KIRKPATRICK FLEMING
ROBERT JOHNSTON, pres. on death
1577
of Peter Stewart. [Reg. Pres. Bene.,
ii, (4), 64.]
JAMES CHALMERS, signs list of
parishioners 15th Sept. 1684; resi
dent with his wife and four children
in the Canongate 8th Nov. 1694. [P. C.
Reg., 3 Ser., ix, 623; Canongate Poll Tax
Roll, 1694.]
JAMES GOWANLOCK, his daugh.,
1694 ^ gnes ( marr - Daniel McClaren,
surgeon, in Lorn). [Reg. of Deeds,
Dal, clxi, 18th March 1747.]
1927
ALEXANDER MONILAWS, his
1784 daugh., Margaret (marr. 15th March
1830 Dr. John Aitken, Edinburgh).
JOHN MURDOCH, his daugh., Joanna
1845 Leonora, died at Calgary, Canada,
13th April 1935.
JOHN WALKER, trans, to Duntocher
1906 1st Oct. 1926.
WILLIAM WILSON FYFFE, born
Old Deer 30th Dec. 1900, son of
Robert Bullett F., estate factor, and
Agnes Wilson; educ. at High School and
Univ. of Glasgow, M.A. (1922), B.D.
(1925); licen. by Presb. of Perth 5th June
1925; assistant at Airth and St Mary s,
Dundee, 1926; ord. 3rd March 1927; died
unmarried 30th May 1938.
KIRKCONNELL
Robert de Brus, son of Robert de Brus,
lord of Annandale, whom he predeceased
in 1191, granted the church with its lands,
teinds, and possessions, and the Chapel of
Logan, to the Priory of Giseburn (Guis-
borough) in Cleveland, Yorks, which had
been founded by his grandfather, Robert
de Brus, in 1129. Confirmation charters
were granted by the said Robert de Brus,
lord of Annandale, who died in 1194, and
his surviving son and successor, William,
and by William the Lion, apparently about
the close of the 12th century. In 1223 the
monks of the priory and the Bishop of
Glasgow, between whom differences had
arisen as to the effect of the grant, reached
a settlement whereby the monks were to
retain the tithe of corn of the church and
the teinds of the Chapel of Logan, and the
bishop was to exercise the power of colla
tion and ordination to the church. When
Kirkpatrick-Fleming and Kirkconnel were
united in 1 609, it was decreed that the church
of the united parish be at Kirkconnel.
[Dugdale s Monasticon, vi, Pt. 1, 266-9;
Reg. Epis. of Glasgow, i, 105-7, ii, 619-25;
Acts Scott. Pad., iv, 441.] (See Dalton.)
STEVEN CRICHTON, exhorter 1563.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum-
,- . i
fries, etc.]
ANNAN]
KIRTLE RUTHWELL
169
KIRTLE
ROBERT WILLIAM MALSEED, his
wife, Ellen Beatrice Irving, died at
Edinburgh 5th June 1926; dem. 2nd
Oct. 1945.
1908
MIDDLEBIE
When Middlebie, Carruthers and Pen-
nersaughs were united in 1609, it was de
creed that the church of the united parish
be at Middlebie. [Acts of ParL, iv, 441.]
JOHN LAURIE, marr. Ann, daugh. of
1744 William Bell of Scotsbrig.
ABRAHAM NIVISON, his daugh.,
1785 Margaret (marr. 13th April 1830).
ERNEST HAMILTON DUKE, educ.
1903
at Rugby School; dem. 22nd Oct.
1947; his daugh., Elizabeth Theo
dora (marr. 15th June 1929 Seton Steuart
Crichton Mitchell, Lieut. R.N.); his son,
Walter Derek, Major, Gordon High
landers, missing at Singapore, March
1942.
1563
RUTHWELL
JOHN IRELAND, reader, designed
rector 2nd March 1560 but con
formed; parson, vicar and reader
1563-72. [Comps. Gen. Coll and Sub
Coll. of Thirds, Dumfries, etc.; Laing Char
ters, 111.]
ROGER LAWSON, had issue, Eliza-
1675
beth; Janet; Sara; Grizel. [Reg. of
Deeds, Durie, 1706, No. 671.]
HENRY DUNCAN, nephew of Thom
son, author of The Seasons , Dum-
1799
fries erected a statue to him.
JOHN LINTON DINWIDDIE, D.D.
(Edinburgh, 28th June 1935); died
21st Jan. 1936. His wife, Agnes
Margaret Melville, died 14th Dec. 1923;
his sons James Linton Norris, M.B.,
Ch.B., died 23rd Oct. 1932; Melville,
D.S.O., min. of St Machar, Aberdeen,
Regional Director, B.B.C. for Scotland;
Noel Alexander Williamson, M.A., B.Com.
(Edinburgh, 1925), bookseller, Dumfries.
Publications Editor of Gallovidian.
PRESBYTERY OF DUMFRIES
CAERLAVEROCK
The church belonged to the Collegiate
Church of Lincluden. There was in the
church an altar dedicated to the Virgin
Mary. [Reg. Mag. Sig., vi, 777.]
JOHN PATERSON, vicar 16th Dec.
1558
1558, continued as vicar and reader
to at least 1572. [Comps. Sub Coll.
of Thirds, Dumfries, etc.; Reg. of Abbrev. of
Feu Charters of Church Lands, i, 203;
Chronicles of Lincluden, 28.]
NINIAN DALZELL, died 21st April
1574 1587. See Colvend.
EDWARD MAXWELL, pres. to
1578
vicarage 26th Nov. 1578 on dem. of
Sir John Paterson. [Reg. Pres.
Bene., ii, 28.]
DAVID ROGERS, was min. of Dal-
garnock when pres. here in 1605.
[Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixxiv, 407.]
1605
HERBERT GLEDSTANES, line 2, for
1611 "1612" read "1611."
WILLIAM McGEORGE, line 6, for
"son" read "nephew"; his son,
William, was of Ingliston.
1613
ROBERT GILLIES, marr. Margaret
Anne, daugh. of William Irvine,
1833
Soultra.
JOSEPH CURRIE LORRAINE, his
daugh., Helen Scott, died 17th May
1923.
THOMAS DALE McILVEAN, dem.
1892 1st Oct. 1930; died 16th March 1932.
COLVEND
NINIAN DALZELL, vicar, reader,
1562 1 562, probably trans, to Dalgarnock.
WILLIAM LOGAN, vicar 1562. [Reg.
1 _~ of Abbrev. of Feu Charters of Church
Lands, i, 214.]
JOHN LOGAN, reader, afterwards of
1567 New Abbey (q.v.).
ARCHIBALD MENZIES, M.A.,
1571 reader 1571-6, also at Morton (q.v.}.
JOHN TAYLOR, pres. to vicarage 1st
15?9 July 1579 on death of Archibald
Menzies. On 30th July George
Oliver, parson and vicar of Southwick, was
ordered to give him possession of the
vicarage and exercise of the office of reader.
[Reg. Pres. Bene., ii, 19; Cal. of Charters,
x, 2523.]
WILLIAM TAYLOR, pres. to vicarage
on death of Sir John Taylor, his
brother. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixix, 266.]
DAVID MURRAY, son of Sir Charles
M. of Cockpool, pres. to vicarage
9th May 1598 on death of Sir John
Taylor. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixix, 262.]
ROBERT STRACHAN, delete father s
1671
name, as he could not have been
son of min. of Kincardine o Neil.
[Forfar Sas., xv, 16.]
JOHN WATSON, his MS. Sermons in
1715 Museum at Thornhill.
JAMES ERASER, his widow, Jessie
1844
Ker Pagan, died at Dalbeattie 19th
May 1922; his son, Malcolm, died
31st Dec. 1928; his daugh., Annie Mc-
Diarmid, died at Edinburgh 2nd Feb. 1922.
JOHN CHALMERS, died at Edinburgh
4th March 1917; his widow, Janet
Mitchell, died 6th May 1919.
1902
170
PRESB. OF DUMFRIES] COL VEND ST MICHAEL S
171
JAMES GARROW BERRY, B.D.,
1917
trans, from Leslie, Aberdeen (q.v.),
2nd Aug. 1917; dem. 16th June 1926
and became min. of Presb. Church,
Fredericton, New Brunswick (q.v.).
JOHN WHYTE MACGILL, formerly
Q1 _ of Inverallochy (q.v.); trans, from
Sauchtree 27th Jan. 1927; died 1st
Jan. 1937; his widow, Edith Sarah Luxton,
died Edinburgh 19th Jan. 1947.
DALBEATTIE
JOHN MACKIE, licen. 16th May, 1877;
187? line 8, add before "1885" "29th
Oct."; died at Ichbesham, Coonan,
India, 3rd July 1929; his widow, Elizabeth
Smith Brown, died 14th Oct. 1930.
LEWIS McGLASHAN, trans, to Men-
1907 muir 12th July 1929.
ST MICHAEL S, DUMFRIES
The church, with the Chapel of St
Thomas, a toft belonging to the chapel,
and 5 acres of land given by William the
Lion to the church and chapel, was granted
to Kelso Abbey by William the Lion, 1 165-
1214. There were in the church an Altar
of Our Lady of Pity, an Altar of the Holy
Blood, founded by William Cunninghame,
burgess of Dumfries, in the aisle of the
Virgin Mary, apparently on 15th Nov.
1506, an Altar of St Gregory, founded
apparently on 5th Nov. 1508 by Sir Herbert
Gladstone, Rector of Dornock, an Altar
of St Andrew founded 24th July 1 547 by
Sir David Wallace, son and heir of late
Adam Wallace, burgess of Dumfries, and
a Chapel of St Nicholas. Doubtless there
were an Altar of the Virgin Mary in the
aisle bearing her name, and an Altar of St
Nicholas in the chapel bearing his name.
In St Nicholas Chapel there was a chantry
in honour of God, the Virgin Mary, and
All Saints, the erection of which was con
firmed by David, Earl of Carrick, on 27th
Dec. 1394, the endowment being two stone
houses on the east side of the Market
Cross of the burgh. In or near the Gallow-
gait of the burgh there was a Chapel of St
Mary of Willies; and in the liberty of the
burgh there was the Chapel of St Mary of
Casteldykis, to which pertained i acre of
the lands of Kingisholme near the chapel.
In the territory of the burgh there was a
Chapel of the Virgin Mary, commonly
called lie Casteldikis. On 8th May 1537
Roger Macbrair, Provost of the burgh, and
Herbert Cunningham and Edward John-
stone, bailies, on behalf of the community,
granted to John Makilreve, custodier and
administrator of the chapel, and his heirs
male, 4 acres of land called the Chapelland,
held by the late Duncan Ferguson, Andrew
Ferguson, and Patrick Ferguson, custodiers
and administrators in the said chapel, with
houses, buildings, gardens, and orchards,
lying at the said chapel, bounded by the
High way, the rivulet flowing from the
well of the chapel, a piece of the common
land occupied by Thomas Welsche, and the
common lands, the custodier being held
bound to provide for the celebration of
certain masses. [Reg. Sec. Seal, i, 3998,
1302, liv, 55; Reg. Great Seal, ii, 3010, 3335;
iii, 862, 2083; iv, 2246; Spalding Mis., v,
250-2.]
SIR PATRICK WALLACE, min. 21st
Jan. 1561-2; son of John W. and
1561
Marieta Forrester; chaplain 1543,
curate of Dumfries 1543-59; reader 15th
Dec. 1570. [Trans. Dumfries and Galloway
Antiq. Socy., 1936, 111; Edin. Tests., vii,
156.]
ALEXANDER AUCHENLECK, M.A.,
1563
min. in 1563. [Comps. Sub Coll.
of Thirds, Dumfries, etc., 173.]
SIR JOHN BRYSON or BRYCE vicar
1572
17th May 1566, 23rd March 1572-3,
3rd March 1578. [Acts and Dec.,
Ixii, 9; Edin. Tests., vii, 149.]
JOHN SINCLAIR, formerly chaplain
of St Ninian s Altar; reader, pres.
to vicarage of Bolton 16th Aug.
1575. [Reg. Sec. Sig., xlv, 71.]
THOMAS MAXWELL, reader in 1585.
1580 [Reg. of Assig., 44.]
172
ST MICHAEL S ST MARY S
[PRESB. OF
THOMAS RAMSAY, marr. Elspeth
1605 Jh nston re li ct f Matthew Poole,
merchant and burgess of Edinburgh.
[G. R. Sas., xxxi, 28, 7th June and 25th
July 1631.]
HUGH HENDERSON, his son,
Alexander. [Kirkcudbright Sher.
Court Deeds, 2233.]
WILLIAM VEITCH, line 14, for
1694
Hanamhall read Harnamhall ;
line 15, for "Seaton" read "Stan-
ton"; col. 2, line 2, for "sent" read
"sentenced, but not sent 28th July 1674";
line 12, after "Scotland" add "2nd Nov.
1687." Publications, line 2, for " Com
mons" read "Commissioner"; add a True
copy of the last sermon, etc. (Edin., 1720).
ROBERT PATON, trans, to Second
1715
Church 13th Nov. 1727; his daugh.,
Mary, died 23rd May 1788.
ROBERT WIGHT, his daughs. Jean,
1732
born 6th Jan. 1728; Mary, died 1st
June 1815; Janet (marr. Walter
Murray); Belle, died 24th Jan. 1789.
JOHN DUNCAN, pres. by Crown 7th
1865 Feb. 1865.
JAMES ERASER, pres. by Crown 29th
1867 Oct. 1866.
ALEXANDER BRYSON, pres. by
1868 Crown 8th Oct. 1867.
JAMES BARCLAY, pres. by Crown
1871 18th Oct. 1870.
JOHN PATON, pres. by Crown 30th
1874
1908
July 1874; his daugh., Catherine
Isabella, died 8th Sept. 1932.
JAMES MONTGOMERY CAMP
BELL, licen. 3rd. Moderator of
General Assembly 19th May 1928;
dem. 16th May 1930; died at Edinburgh
13th Feb. 1937; his wife, Agnes Grey, died
28th Nov. 1935.
SECOND CHARGE
PATRICK LINN, marr. 2nd July 1724
Alison, daugh. of William Charteris
of Brigmuir and widow of John
McMurdo, min. of Torthorwald.
GREYFRIARS
ANDREW GRAY, pres. by Crown
1858 18th June 1858.
MALCOLM CAMPBELL TAYLOR,
1862 pres. by Crown 13th Sept. 1862.
DONALD MACLEOD, pres. by Crown
1866 26th Oct. 1865.
ROBERT WALTER WEIR, pres. by
1868 Crown 20th Jan. 1868, died at
Colinton 23rd Sept. 1925; his
widow, Jessie Macdonald Macvicar, died
at Colinton 8th Sept. 1933. Addl. publica
tion Notes on the History of the Christian
Unity Association of Scotland (Edin., 1917).
JAMES BRYCE JAMIESON, trans.
1911 to Dalziel 26th July 1929.
ROBERT ALEXANDER KING, D.D.,
1929 K.I.H., born 30th April 1873, son
of Robert K., Edinburgh, and Janet
Blair; educ. at Winnipeg Collegiate School
and Manitoba College, B.A. (1895), M.A.
(1911) Univ. of Edinburgh, B.D. (1900),
D.D. (Toronto, 1910); licen. by Presb. of
Winnipeg 1898; Member of Canadian
Church College, Indore, India, 1902;
Fellow of Univ. of Allahabad; Member of
Council, Univ. of Agra; adviser on educa
tion to British Administration of Central
India and Inspector of High Schools for
Central India; adm. 14th Nov. 1929; died
at Edinburgh 30th Jan. 1947. Marr. 14th
Aug. 1902 Annie Kidston (died 1st Feb.
1947), daugh. of John Murray, Brandon,
Manitoba. Publications Lecture Notes on
Economics and Logic; various articles on
Missions and Religious Types, in Canadian
and Scottish papers.
ST MARY S, DUMFRIES
The endowment granted by Robert I to
the Chapel of the Holy Rood was 100s.
sterling annually from the revenue due to
him from the barony of Caerlaverock. It
was given for perpetual celebration for the
soul of Sir Christopher Seton, "our be
loved kinsman slain in our service," on
account of the good will and affection
DUMFRIES]
ST MARY S HOLYWOOD
173
1877
which the King had entertained for him.
[Reg. Great Seal, i, App. i, 61, ii, 318.]
ANDREW FYFE, line 2, delete "born
1840 1796."
ALEXANDER CHAPMAN, died at
Chorley Wood, Herts, 12th June,
1919.
ROBERT GORDON MILLAR, killed
1915 in action llth May 1917.
WALTER McINTYRE, ord. 18th Oct.
1917 1917; trans, to Logic 24th Jan. 1922.
DAVID BROWN, ord. 30th June 1922;
trans, to West St Giles, Edinburgh,
24th Sept. 1925.
ROBERT PAUL FAIRLIE, trans, from
1925
New Ardrossan (<7.v.) 14th Jan.
1926. Addl. issue Margery Chris
tine Carrick, born 5th Aug. 1919; Joyce
Florence Wilson, born llth Feb. 1924;
Archibald Robin Paul, born 7th March
1933.
DUNSCORE
Among the witnesses of a charter of
Edgar, son of Donald, in the time of King
William the Lion, is Murchereach, priest of
St Capre of Dunescor (Dunscore). There
were four saints named Cairbre (Cairpre,
Coirpre), but there is nothing to show
which was associated with Dunscore. On
18th March and 8th April 1645 the Synod
decerned that a new church be built by the
heritors and parishioners at Dalgonar, near
the centre of the parish; and that was rati
fied by Act of Parliament on 13th Feb.
1647. The church, manse and churchyard
dykes were completed before 16th March
1649. The church was rebuilt in 1823.
[Acts Scott. ParL, vi, (1), 697, vi, (2), 345,
719a; Reg. Great Seal, viii, 127; Charters
of Holyrood, 213.]
SIR JOHN WELSH, superior of the
1562 Monaster y f Holyrood; pres. to the
perpetual vicarage 27th Nov. 1562
by Thomas, Commendator of Holyrood,
and acted as reader at least to 1572 both
parsonage and vicarage. [Cal. of Charters,
ix, 1896; Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum
fries, etc.]
JOHN JAMESON, reader 1574-5, son
of a laird in the parish and formerly,
31st Dec. 1543, chaplain of Dum
fries and vicar here 1545. [Anderson s
Prot. Book.]
GEORGE HERIOT, pres. to vicarage
on death of Alexander Gardiner.
1574
1602
[Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixxiii, 105.]
WILLIAM
1664 "Burnet."
B E N N E T, read
ALEXANDER MELDRUM, became
1683 min. of Glendevon 1688.
JAMES GILCHRIST, excommunicated
1701 14th March 1718.
ROBERT BRYDON, his mother,
1822 Margaret Meickeson.
JOHN HOPE, presented by Crown 29th
1843 July 1843.
ROBERT SIMPSON, his widow, Agnes
1886
Campbell Stout, died at Glasgow
12th July 1933; his daugh., Mar
garet Hilda, M.A., died 3rd March 1920.
ALEXANDER MASTERTON, died
1904 30th March 1930.
HOLYWOOD
At Berwick-on-Tweed on 28th Aug. 1226
Dugald, Abbot of Holywood (St Bryce)
swore fealty to Edward I. The reference
to the saint is not clear. [Cal. of Docs.
Scot., ii, 196.]
MUNGO MAcGHIE, was vicar pen
sioner in 1537 and reader in 1567.
[Reg. Mag. Sig., v, 115; Reg. of
Abbrev. Feu Charters of Church Lands, i, 1 17.]
JAMES BETOUN, min. at Glencairn,
1574 reader here.
JOHN SINCLAIR, reader at Kirk-
1579 mahoe (q.v.\ also in charge here.
HERCULES STEWART, pres. to
1580 v i car ~P ens i nar y 4tn Mav 158 on
death of Mungo MacGhie. [Reg.
Pres. Bene., ii, 357.]
174
HOLYWOOD KIRKGUNZEON
[PRESB. OF
JOHN MAXWELL, reader, pres. to
vicar-pensionary 29th Jan. 1582-3.
1582
[Reg. Pres. Bene., ii, 84.]
JAMES MAXWELL, son of John M.,
4 min. of Glencairn, pres. to vicar-
pensionary 1st Feb. 1584-5 on dem.
of Robert, son of Archibald Newall, bur
gess of Dumfries, with consent of his father
and vacant by dem. of John Maxwell,
sometime vicar or by death of Hercules
Stewart. Under Lochmaben he is de
scribed as son of James M., min., whereas
he himself was min. of Lochmaben (q.v.}.
[Reg. Sec. Sig., lii, 22.]
JAMES MAXWELL, son of George M.,
min. of Mearns, pres. llth Feb.
1633; afterwards of Kirkgunzean.
[Pres., vi, 123.]
1633
1665
JOHN MALCOLM, buried at Dum
fries 20th March, 1716; marr. (1)
Agnes Charteris; (2) Janet, buried
20th Jan. 1732, and had issue Agnes,
buried 4th Aug. 1690; John, buried 16th
Aug. 1690; Anna, buried 10th Aug. 1691;
Jean, buried 17th Oct. 1695; Alexander,
merchant, buried 3rd April 1708; Isobel,
buried 13th Dec. 1730; William; his daugh.,
Marion, marr. (2) John Kennedy, mer
chant, Dumfries.
JOHN McCOMBIE, died at Dumfries
1899 10th Oct. 1947.
JOHN WATT, born Tynron; educ. at
1928
Royal Univ. of Ireland, Magee
College, B.A.; trans, from Bucklyvie
(q.v.) 8th June 1928, died 26th Dec. 1933.
KIRKBEAN
The church was built in 1776 and rebuilt
in 1825.
CHARLES HUME, reader 1563.
1563
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum
fries, etc.]
WILLIAM SOMERVILLE, vicar before
1566
1566 and in 1585. [Acts and Dec.,
xxx, 333; Iviii, 328; Ixi, 165.]
ROBERT BROWN, min. at Weshing-
toun 28th May 1648. [P. R. Sas.,
1637
Dumfries, v, 235.]
CHARLES ARCHIBALD, his widow,
Jean Porteous, marr. (2) George
Gledstanes, min. of Urr.
ANTHONY MURRAY, son of Thomas
1660 M., advocate, and Jean Murray.
HUGH CLANNY, M.A., performed
irregular marriages and baptisms at
New Abbey Sept. 1714, July 1715
and Oct. 1716. [Justiciary Records, 1712-
17.]
WILLIAM STEWART, was latterly
Collector of Customs at Dumfries
3rd March 1753. [Reg. of Deeds,
Mack., 468.]
1733
JAMES HOGG, line 2, for "1st" read
1745 "3rd"; line 3, for "19" read "8."
JOHN DOUGLAS COCHRANE, was
assistant at Inveresk; died 25th Nov.
1941. His wife, Isabel Cochrane
Martin Mackenzie, died 12th March 1930;
He marr. (2) 2nd Sept. 1937 Mary, daugh.
of Alexander Wright and Jane Hyslop.
KIRKGUNZEON
The patron saint is Findbarr of Moyville,
who was for some time in Whithorn, and
whose death is recorded in 579. The alter
native name of the church in the 12th and
13th centuries, Kirkwynnin, contains the
Welsh form of Finnan or Finnen, which is
a diminutive of the name of Findbarr. By
Bull of 3rd Feb. 1216 Pope Innocent III
confirmed to the Abbey of Holm-Cultram
in Cumberland the Chapel of Kyrke-
wynnin, which the abbey had held for
forty years in peace by concession or con
firmation of Jocelin, Bishop of Glasgow
1175-99. In the time of Pope Honorius
III, Walter, Bishop of Glasgow, challenged
the right of the abbey to the chapel, com
plaining that the monks of Holm-Cultram
had usurped churches in his diocese and
expelled the clergy, and craving that the
chapel should be restored, but eventually
on 27th May 1222 he agreed that the abbey
DUMFRIES]
KIRKGUNZEON KIRKMAHOE
175
should hold the chapel in accordance with
the confirmation of Pope Innocent and
Bishop Jocelin. In the latter part of the
14th century and early part of the 15th, the
wars between Scotland and England ren
dered somewhat precarious the abbey s
hold upon the chapel, now a church, with
the result that the church was "of little
profit" to the abbey, and its services
suffered from neglect, being carried out,
not by a monk of the abbey as formerly,
but "now by one priest, now by another";
and on 17th June, 1391, Pope Clement VII
(anti-Pope), on a petition of the Abbot of
Holm-Cultram, committed the church tem
porarily to Thomas de Glenluce, of that
monastery. Subsequently the church was
granted in commendam to various persons;
and later still, on a petition of Patrick
Leche, Clerk, of the Diocese of Glasgow,
M.A., which stated that on account of the
commends which had gone on for forty
years, it would be difficult for the union of
the abbey and the church to take effect, and
that the church had been so long void that
there was no certain knowledge of the mode
of voidance. Pope Martin V on 27th Sept.
1424 gave mandate to the Official of Glas
gow to summon the interested parties and
make enquiries, and, if he found the facts
as stated, to suppress both the commends
and the alleged union, and collate said
Patrick to the church. What emerged is
not clear; but before 20th April 1447 the
abbey had ceased to have any right to the
church, which was then in lay hands,
possibly the family of Herries of Terregles.
Towards the close of the 18th century the
medieval church was almost a ruin. Its
roof, of peculiar construction, is said to
have been formed at Holm-Cultram in
Cumberland, and brought hither when the
parish of Kirkguneon belonged to the
Abbey." In 1790 it was replaced by the
present church. [Reg. and Recs. of Holm-
Cultram Abbey, 21, 48, 49, 51, 53-4; Cal.
of Papal Regs., Petitions, i, 385, 576,
Letters, vii, 67, 344, x, 280, xi, 261, 625,
xii, 45, 225; Reg. Great Seal, i, 282, App. ii,
1574, ii, 3446; Watson s Celtic Place
Names, 165; Johnston s Place- Names of
Scot., 223, 228.]
NICOL EDGAR, reader 1563.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum-
.. . -.
fries, etc.]
JAMES MAXWELL, trans, from assis-
1643
there.
tant at Kingarth 1643; was trans, to
Holywood but perhaps not settled
JAMES EWER GILLESPIE, died 9th
1865
March 1918; his widow, Agnes
Isabel Murray, died at Dumfries
15th July 1923, aged 75; his sons Garnet,
died 21st April 1917; Hope Murray, died
at Eastwood, Notts, 18th May 1927; Angus
died 5th Oct. 1932; his daugh., Mary Char
lotte, died 30th Jan. 1946.
JAMES TAYLOR LORNIE, trans.
1918
from Cawnpore (q.v.) 20th Aug.
1918, died 24th Jan. 1923; his
widow, Marjorie A. Jackson, died 7th
April 1945.
JOHN WILSON BAIRD, M.A., ord.
1923 8th June 1 923 ; trans, to St Andrew s
Second Charge 3rd Sept. 1925.
ROBERT LOVE HUNTER, trans.
1926
from Townhead, Glasgow
15th Jan. 1926; dem. llth Nov.
1932, died 12th Dec. 1933; his widow,
Annie Mackay Macmillan, died 20th Feb.
1934.
KIRKMAHOE
The church was restored at its centenary
in 1926. The saint is Mo-Choe, evidently
Mocha of Clendrium on Loch Cuan
(Strangford Loch). [Watson s Celtic Place
Names, 162.]
WALTER STEWART, M.A., parson
1564
1564, rector 10th Jan, 1567-8.
[Reg. Sec. Sig., xxxvii, 31; Reg.
Abbrev. Feu Charters of Church Lands, i,
293.]
JOHN SINCLAIR, reader, declared an
15 _ 9 apostate llth Aug. 1590. [Reg.
Privy Council, xiv, 373.]
GEORGE HERIOT, marr. (2) cont.
9th March 1631. [Prot. Book
Walter Logan, 7th June 1632.]
176
KIRKMAHOEKIRKPATRICK IRONGRAY
[PRESB. OF
JOHN WALLACE, said to be 50 years
f age anc * unm arried 8th Aug. 1 684.
[P. C.Reg., 3 Ser., ix, 271.]
JAMES HUME, line 11, for "Auchen-
1682 son read Aucherson.
FRANCIS IRVING, a prisoner in
Dumfries prison 20th April 1685.
1687
[Fraser Papers. ]
JAMES HENDERSON, for "James"
1696 read "John."
DAVID GRAHAM, marr. Margaret,
j _ . , daugh. of William Graham of Moss-
knowe, and had issue William;
Archibald; David; John; Mary; Isobel.
[Reg. of Deeds, Dalrymple, cix, 19th Dec.
1718.]
EDWARD BUNCLE, probably son of
1725 J ames - merchant, Linlithgow, and
Margaret Jervie; marr. (1) proc. 28th
Jan. 1728 Margaret (bapt. 28th Aug. 1695).
ARCHIBALD LAWSON, his wife,
1750 Mary Guthrie, died 4th March 1820.
MAXWELL HUTCHISON, line 2, for
1879 John read George.
JOHN MACKENZIE FORBES, Ph.D.
(Edin., 1928), died 26th Jan. 1939;
his widow, Mary Watson Main
McTaggart, died 3rd April 1945.
19Q7
KIRKPATRICK-DURHAM
ANDREW EDGAR, reader 1563.
1563 \- Com P s - Sub Co11 - f Thirds, Dum
fries.}
1575
WILLIAM TURNER, M.A., vicar in
1559 and 20th March 1560-1;
reader; pres. to vicarage 1st Dec.
1575 on death of Thores. [Reg. of Pres.
Bene., ii, (4), 308; Reg. Abbrev. Feu Charters
of Church Lands, i, 214; Laing Charters, 167,
217; Kirkcudbright Sheriff Court Deeds,
1146.]
ADAM BROWN, line 2, for "James B.
mm ^ Kirkpatrick Irongray" read
"Adam B. of Gorgiemylne. " He
marr. (2) Janet McMillan. In 1670 he was
1641
min. at Haltwhistle in England. [Edin.
Burgess Roll, 13th Aug. 1656.]
ALEXANDER SANGSTER, vicar 24th
, July 1673. [P. R. Sas., Dumfries,
i, 234.]
JAMES HILL, had other issue Agnes;
1699 Jean; Isobel; Helen; Sarah.
ROBERT MACMORINE, his daugh.,
Elizabeth, died at Dumfries 2nd
1744
March 1789.
GEORGE GREIG, pres. by Crown 28th
1843 Aug. 1843.
ANDREW LAIDLAW, pres. by Crown
1870 26th March 1870.
WILLIAM ADAM STARK, licen. 1st
1876
Dec. 1871; died 22nd Feb. 1927.
Marr. (2) 1st June 1917 Effie Jane,
youngest daugh. of Maxwell Palmer, Loch-
park, Dalbeattie; she died at Castle
Douglas 23rd May 1921.
WILLIAM ADAM, trans, to Stanley
1916 15th Oct. 1924.
WILLIAM MACKEAN CAMPBELL,
1925
trans, from Boquhanran (q.v.) 15th
May 1925; his wife, Margaret Mag
dalen Ramsay, died 10th Aug. 1929. He
died 28th March 1945.
KIRKPATRICK IRONGRAY
There was a chapel and a well called the
Angel s Well situated at the east side of
the lands of Barnesoul, called Drumdrynie.
There was also a chapel designated the
Chapel of the Chapel- Yard. [Anderson s
Prot. Book, 21; Retours, xxvii, 325; Reg.
Great Seal, ii, 3446.]
SIR JAMES BRYCE, vicar 1565-6.
1 _,_ [Reg. Abbrev. Feu Charters of
Church Lands, i, 182,276.]
MICHAEL WIGHTMAN, reader 3rd
1571 Dec. 1577. [Edin. Tests., viii, 35.]
JAMES BROWN, delete from issue
1601 Adam, min. of Kirkpatrick-Durham.
DUMFRIES]
KIRKPATRICK IRONGRAY NEW ABBEY
177
PATRICK BROWN, min. here in 1646.
1646 [Dumfries Sas., v, 164.]
JOHN WELSH, his mother, Martha
1653 Pont.
JAMES GUTHRIE, his daugh., Janet,
marr. 21st Nov. 1763 James Crocket
1694
in par. of Holywood.
DAVID DOW, born 29th March 1798;
1821 h * s daugh., Ann, died Hth May
1917, aged 72.
JAMES WILSON, marr. 26th Oct. 1841
Isabel, daugh. of Robert Clark,
S.S.C. His son, Thomas Jackson,
S.S.C., died 20th Feb. 1932.
THOMAS UNDERWOOD, his widow,
Agnes Stewart McGill, died 16th
June 1922.
1843
1857
SAMUEL DUNLOP, licen. 4th; trans.
tao . to Old Greyfriars, Edinburgh, 17th
May 1917.
JOHN MIDDLETON, LL.D., trans,
from Kemback (q.v.) 2nd Nov. 1917,
died at London 21st Oct. 1927.
1917
WILLIAM ROCK, M.A., born Glas-
1928 8 W 21st NOV> 18 " S0n of William
R., steel worker, and May Taylor;
educ. Newlands School, Hutchison s
Grammar School and Univ. of Glasgow,
M.A. (1922); served in Great War; licen.
by Presb. of Glasgow March 1925; assis
tant Greenhead and Bluevale; ord. to St
James, Kirkcaldy, 13th May 1925; trans,
and adm. 18th May 1928. Marr. 2nd Sept.
1925 Helen Heughan, daugh. of Andrew-
Irving Kerr, Millerston, and has issue
William Gordon, born 10th Oct. 1928;
Helen Cochrane Henderson, born 26th
Feb. 1930; Joycelyn Patricia Kerr, born
2nd Nov. 1937.
LOCHRUTTON
GEORGE ARNOT, vicar, 8th May
1558, parson of Essie and vicar here
1566. [Anderson s Prof. Book.]
NINIAN DALZIEL, M.A., min. in
1563 1563. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Dumfries. ]
WILLIAM LAING, reader 1563.
1563
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum
fries.]
JOHN LITTLE, exhorter 1567 and 1572.
1567
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum
fries, etc.]
ROBERT DOUGLAS, M.A., parson
9th April 1589, Provost of Lin-
1589
3003.]
cluden. [Cal. of Charters, xii,
JOHN CURROUR, his pres. here when
1606 reac * er > 28t ^ June 1606 was on
death of (George) Arnot. [Reg.
Sec. Sig., Ixxv, 103.]
ALEXANDER TRAIN. [G. R. Sas.,
1618 Ixi, 373.]
1728 GEORGE DUNCAN, left a journal.
THOMAS CROSBY, dem. 13th June
1884
1923; died 6th Aug. 1948; his daugh.
Isobel Helen Murray (marr. 31st
May 1918 John Rae, master mariner).
ANDREW LOW McGREGOR MAC-
1923 KENZIE, born 27th Feb. 1890, son
of Alexander M., schoolmaster, and
Agnes Dryburgh Mackenzie; educ. at
Woodside School and Glasgow Univ., M.A.
(1911), B.D. (1920); licen. by Presb. of
Glasgow 1920; assistant Rutherglen; ord.
llth Oct. 1923; trans, to Crailing 24th
Sept. 1931. He marr. 10th Dec. 1923 Sarah,
daugh. of James Carson, and has issue
Margaret Logan McTaggart, born 21st
April 1925.
MAXWELLTOWN
WILLIAM VILANT GRAHAM, his
1863
widow, Watson Allan Smith, died
19th July 1923; his daugh., Robina
Williamson, died 19th Feb. 1924.
DUNCAN MORRISON SLESSOR,
1897 died 20th April 1937.
NEW ABBEY
PATRICK COULL, reader in 1563,
when designated Dene. [Comps.
Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dumfries, etc.]
178
NEW ABBEY TERREGLES
[PRESB. OF
JOHN LOGAN, formerly monk here,
_ 6 reader in 1569, charged with pro
faning the Sacraments llth Aug.
1590. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum
fries, etc.; Reg. Privy Council, iv, 375.]
ARCHIBALD HAMILTON CHAR-
TERIS, line 2, for "nephew" read
"grand nephew"; pres. by Crown
21st March 1859.
JOHN STEWART WILSON, pres. by
1863 Crown ^Oth June 1863; his daugh.,
Jane Ewing, O.B.E. (marr. Robert
Kerr Hannay, Historiographer Royal for
Scotland and Professor of Ancient History,
Univ. of Edinburgh), died 14th April 1938.
JOHN MURRAY WOODBURN,
1911 trans, to Beith 25th Sept. 1919.
WILLIAM SUTHERLAND, M.A.,
D.D., M.C., ord. 9th April 1920;
trans, to Eastwood 8th Jan. 1926.
ROBERT NINIAN PAISLEY, trans.
1926 from Ladykirk 30th April 1926;
trans, to Bolton and Saltoun 8th
Nov. 1928.
GEORGE GORDON DUNDAS
1929 STEWART DUNCAN, formerly
of St Cuthbert s, Edinburgh, trans,
from St Paul s, Montreal, to Govan 13th
May 1921; trans, and adm. 1st March 1929;
died 19th Oct. 1932. Marr. 10th Oct. 1914
Catherine Louise, only daugh. of Robert
Hunt White, Castle Park, Prestonpans, and
had issue Alastair, born 14th Oct. 1915,
died 29th March 1916.
SOUTHWICK
15.. SIR MICHAEL DYSART,
SIR JOHN CORSWELL. [Acts and
1565 Dec., xxxv, 155.]
GEORGE OLIVER, reader 1567-79.
1567
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum
fries, etc.; Cal of Charters xi, 2537.]
ARCHIBALD SINCLAIR, M.A., par
son 1572 and 4th May 1577. [Cal.
1572
of Charters, xi, 2439.]
JOHN THOMAS PATTERSON, dem.
1900 9tn Jan< 1918 5 was afterwards chap
lain to Glasgow City Hospitals; died
at Bearsden 14th Nov. 1943; his widow,
Ann Black Morison, died 21st April 1946.
JAMES ANDERSON LOW, B.D.,
1918 trans, from Glengairn (q.v.) 28th
June 1918; dem. llth Nov. 1933.
TERREGLES
On the petition of Archibald, Earl of
Douglas, lord of Galloway, Papal Com
mission was given on 7th May 1389 to the
Bishop of Glasgow to convert the Nunnery
of Lincluden into a collegiate church. The
Earl narrated that the nunnery had been
founded by his predecessors for eight or
nine nuns and a prioress, that only four
nuns and a prioress remained, that these
were living disgracefully and insolently,
that by their carelessness and negligence
the buildings had become unsightly and
ruinous, that they had no wish to repair
them, and that to the repair of the vest
ments and ornaments they gave no atten
tion. He asked that the prioress and nuns
be transferred to another monastery or
place either of the Benedictine or the
Cluniac Order. The collegiate church was
to be for a provost, 8 prebends, extended
later to 12, and 24 bedesmen; and for the
support of the establishment there were set
apart the revenues of the nunnery and of
the Hospital of the Sacred Grove (Holy-
wood), situated near the nunnery and
annexed to the collegiate church. The
hospital, which was dedicated to St John
the Baptist, had its origin in a house and
chapel founded and built by Edward Bruce,
brother of Robert I, within the bounds and
limits of the Monastery of Holywood, and
founded anew by Archibald, Earl of
Douglas, whose charter was confirmed by
Robert II on 2nd June 1372, for the recep
tion of poor, weak, and sick people to the
number of 18, the endowment being the
lands of Crossmichael and Troqueer in the
lordship of Galloway. The churches be
longing to the collegiate church included
Caerlaverock; Kirkbean; Preston; Col vend;
DUMFRIES]
TERREGLES TINWALD
179
Terregles; Lochrutten; Kirkanders, made a
prebend by Alexander, Bishop of Glasgow,
16th Jan. 1447-8; Lochmaben, made a
prebend by William, Bishop of Glasgow,
confirmed by Pope Nicholas V, 3rd March
1449-50; Kirkpatrick in Nithsdale, made
a prebend before 9th Aug. 1453; Kirkbride,
annexed before 23rd June 1487. On 22nd
Sept. 1429 Margaret, Duchess of Turaine,
widow of Archibald, Duke of Turaine,
Earl of Douglas, for the souls of Robert III
and Queen Annabella, her father and
mother, etc., founded a chaplainry in the
church, the endowment being the lands of
Estwood, Barschryve, Le Bank, Carvor-
land, Dummokhead, le Maynys, Suthake,
and de Barnes, in the Constabulary of
Kirkcudbright and lordship of Galloway.
By Bull of llth Dec. 1482 Sextus IV an
nexed the provostship to the Episcopal
Mensa of Moray, during the lifetime of
Andrew Stewart, Bishop of Moray; but in
1488 Parliament declared the annexation
to be null and void, the patronage to re
main with the King, and the pretended
annexation in favour of Andrew, Bishop
of Moray, to be of no effect. By James IV
the provostship was annexed to the Chapel
Royal of Stirling, confirmation being
granted by Pope Julius II on 2nd June
1508; and on llth July 1527 James V
declared "that his mynde and will is that
the foundation of his Chapell riale of
Striveling and the unions of Inchmahomo
(Inchmahome) and Lincluden be observit
and kepit in tyme to cum efter the form
of the erection and union maid tharupon
by his mest noble fader . . . and that
supplication be direct to our haly fader
tharupon." [Acts Scott. Parl., ii, 209;
Cal. Papal Regs., Letters, vii, 143, 493, ^26,
630; Transcripts from Vatican, i, 288-97,
iii, 163-74, MS., Reg. Ho.; Reg. Privy
Council, xii, 445; Acts Lords of Council in
Public Affairs, 259, 325; The Apostolic
Camera and Scott. Benefs., 221, 308; The
Douglas Bks., i, 348-9; For lands of Lin
cluden Church, see Acts Scott. Parl., iii,
436ab, 587b, v, 570-1 , and Reg. Great Seal,
i, 483, ii, 130, iv, 1652, 1653, 1685, 2488,
2661, 2734, 2889, v, 17, 32, 42, 234, 820,
1232, 1506, 1507, 1891, 1981; for details of
Nunnery and Church, see The Chronicles
of Lincluden.]
NINIAN DALZIEL, M.A., min. in
1563. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
j-^ y T
Dumfries. ]
PATRICK LOCH, reader in 1563.
1563
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum
fries.}
WILLIAM THOMSON, M.A., pres.
1567
to vicarage 26th Nov. 1580 on death
1619
of John Row. His son, John, pres.
to vicarage of Urr 1602.
THOMAS MELVILLE, his son,
Thomas, min. of Cadder; his daughs.
Bessie (marr. (1) William Taylor,
wright, Dumfries, (2) Andrew Hunter,
merchant, Dumfries); Margaret (marr.
John Thomson, portioner of Kirkland of
Terregles); Jean (marr. Thomas Cunyng-
ham, glover, Edinburgh); Lilias. [Dum
fries Sas., 2nd March 1659.]
ROBERT PATON, line 4, for "1691"
1690 read "1690."
JAMES STEWART, his son, James
1899 Main, min. of Balgay and John
Street, Glasgow; his wife, Margaret
Waddell Main, died 28th July 1942. He
died 24th Nov. 1944.
TINWALD
There was in the church an altar dedi
cated to the Virgin Mary.
CHARLES GEDDES, died before
15.. 1604.
ALEXANDER THOMSON, pres. 27th
1604 Jan. 1604. [Pres., iii, 386.]
JOHN WILLIAMSON, lines 1-3, for
1777
"probably son," etc., read "son
of David W., overseer to Messrs
Crawford at Wanlockhead."
JAMES VALLANCE, pres. by Crown
184? 24th Oct. 1846; his daugh., Mar
garet Rebecca, died at Gorebridge
1st Sept. 1923.
180
TINWALD URR
[PRESB. OF
GEORGE SCOTT KERR, died 22nd
Jan. 1937; his wife, Lucy Edmond-
son, died 16th Dec. 1946; his son,
Hugh George, M.B., Ch.B., Eccleshall,
Stafford.
TRAILFLAT and DUNGRIE
SIR JOHN SINCLAIR, pres. to
1566
vicarage pensionary 8th April and
1591
20th May 1566 by William, Com-
mendator of Kelso, vacant by death of
David Welsh; died before 5th Aug. 1591.
[Reg. Sec. Sig., xxxv, 46; Ixii, 123.]
JOHN GLOVER, son of Martin G. in
Woodsyde of Hempisfield, reader,
pres. to vicarage of Dungrie 5th
Aug. 1591 on death of Sir John Sinclair.
[Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixii, 123.]
GEORGE REDDICK or RODDICK,
marr. Barbara Spottiswoode.
[G. R. Sas., xxi, 138; 21st May 1627.]
TORTHORWALD
JAMES RAMSEY, pres. to vicarage
April 1582 on death of James
Wallace. [Reg. Pres. Bene., ii, 72.]
1586
GEORGE LAURIE FOGO, licen. 18th
Nov. 1870; his widow, Fanny Eliza-
1883
beth Blagden, died 18th Sept. 1930.
JAMES MARJORIBANKS CAMP-
1894
BELL, died 12th Jan. 1949; his wife,
Edith Leonora Gillott, died 21st
June 1932, and in her memory Mr Camp
bell erected a bell-ringers shelter.
TROQUEER
The church was dedicated to St Con-
vellus, the Welsh Conguell, like Convill,
Cynwell, Irish Connall, a disciple of St
Mungo. [Watson s Celtic Place Names,
168.]
NINIAN DALZIEL, min. in 1563.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum
fries, etc.]
JOHN HALLIDAY, reader 1570-2.
1570
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum
fries, etc.]
1577
JOHN FULLARTON, vicar. [Acts
1574 and Dec., liii, 557.]
ADAM MURRAY, pres. to vicarage
on death of Robert Martin; was
nephew of William Somerville, vicar
of Kirkbean. [Reg. Pres. Bene., ii, (4), 59.]
HERBERT GLEDSTANES, probably
1615 scrioolmaster Kirkcudbright, 9th
Feb. 1592. Marr. Janet Cunning
ham and had issue Thomas, writer, Edin
burgh. [Dumfries Sas., 15th Feb. 1637.]
1668
JAMES MAIR, marr. Margaret, daugh.
^ Jolin Crichton f Crawfordston
and widow of William Lawrie of
Ingliston, merchant in Dumfries; she re-
marr. Walter Gledstanes, min. of New
Abbey.
JAMES GLENDINNING, amanuensis
1683
to James, Bishop of Galloway, 17th
Dec. 1680; died August 1713.
JAMES ALEXANDER CAMPBELL,
1876 died at Edinburgh 19th June 1924.
JOHN WILSON, awarded the Nor
wegian Freedom Medal 1947; trans,
assistant and successor from St
Paul s, Perth; his daugh., Margaret Craig
(marr. 20th Oct, 1937 John Harry Whit-
taker Glover, Newhaven, Edinburgh).
URR
Situated in the Diocese of Glasgow, the
church, called the Church of St Constantine
of Hur, was confirmed to Holyrood Abbey
by William de Bondington, Bishop of Glas
gow, on 20th April 1250. There was in the
parish another church, dedicated to St
Bride, and called the Church of St Brigit of
Blacket and Loublaket. About 1160 it was
granted to Holyrood Abbey by Uchtred,
son of Fergus, lord of Galloway, with
confirmation by Ingelram, Bishop of Glas
gow, Alan, son of Rolland the Constable,
Eustache Baliol, and others. Little is
known of the church but it was independent
of Urr. [Charters of Holyrood, 28, 41-2,
56-7, 61, 68, 69; Cal. Papal Regs., Letters,
x, 547, xi, 304.]
DUMFRIES]
URR
181
JOHN BROWN, reader, 1563-8, vicar
and reader. [Comps. Sub Coll. of
Thirds, Dumfries, etc.]
1563
WILLIAM PENNYCUICK, M.A.,
vicar 31st July 1573, when he was
also rector of Pennycuik (q.v.) and
Provost of the Collegiate Church of Kirk
of Fields. [Cal. of Charters, x, 2287.]
JOHN THOMSON, M.A., son of
William T., vicar of Terregles, pres.
to vicarage 1602. [Reg. Sec. Sig.,
Ixxii, 73.]
1602
GEORGE GLEDSTANES, marr. Jane
Porteous, widow of Charles Archi
bald, min. of Kirkbean. [Dumfries
Tests., Daniel Wallace, 20th May 1690.]
1641
JOHN LYON, adm. 1st May 1665;
1666
marr. (1) -. Leslie and had issue
John, min. of Old Greyfriars; (2)
Emilia Nisbet and had issue Thomas,
chyrurgeon in Shaws, died 1st July 1736;
William, probably apprenticed to George
Langland, surgeon apothecary, Edinburgh,
29th July 1724.
JAMES MUIRHEAD, line 27, for
1770 Vacceram read Vacerram.
JOHN MACRAE SANDILANDS,
1855 pres. by Crown 17th May 1855.
DAVID FREW, LL.D. (St Andrews,
1892 28th Sept. 1937); retired in favour
of assistant and successor, June
1937; died 4th May 1946; his wife, Jeanie
Lymont, daugh. of John Boyd, Coltness,
died 28th Oct. 1938. Addl. publication A
Young Borderer (a Memoir of Captain A.
S. Young Herries), (Edin., 1928).
M*
PRESBYTERY OF PENPONT
At the union of the Churches in 1929 this Presbytery ceased to exist, the parishes being
transferred to the Presbytery of Dumfries, except Wanlockhead, which was transferred
to the Presbytery of Lanark.
CLOSEBURN
The name has other forms, Kylosbern,
Killcosburne, and is held to commemorate
Osbern, an English saint. There is another
saint, Osbran, anchorite and bishop of
Cluain Creamha in Roscommon, who died
in 752. [Watson s Celtic Place Names,
167.]
ALEXANDER FLEMING, his son,
Malcolm. [G. R. Sas., 23rd Nov.
1643, liii, 429.]
CHARLES ANDERSON, ord. to Cask
1815 22nd April, not Aug.
DAVID OGILVY RAMSAY, his son,
2 David, died from the effects of an
accident at Dumfries 20th Dec.
1925; his daugh., Anne Maxwell, died 22nd
Jan. 1937.
1910
CHARLES ROLLAND RAMSAY,
M.A. (Edinburgh, 1886), died at
Abbey Town, Cumberland, 28th
Aug. 1939. His sons Norman and Ian,
both Captains; his daugh., Ellen Margaret
Sibbald (marr. 7th Feb. 1927 John Hubert
Graham, farmer, The Gale, Cumberland);
his widow, Agnes Maud Campbell, died
26th June 1940.
DALGARNO
The church was granted to Holyrood by
Edgar, son of Deferald, in the time of
William the Lion. [Holyrood Charters,
43.]
JAMES WILLIAMSON, designated
min. 1567-8. [Edin. Tests., i, 11,
Jan. 1567-8.]
DURRISDEER
There was in the church an altar dedi
cated to the Virgin Mary.
1567
JAMES HAMILTON, seems to be
identical with John Hamilton, M.A.,
sub-chanter of Glasgow, who was
parson in 1567 arid died 1570. [Comps.
Sub Coll of Thirds, Dumfries, etc.]
LYON BROWN, pres. to parsonage
and vicarage 25th Jan. 1574-5 on
dem. of Peter Young. [Reg. Pres.
Bene., ii, (4), 29.]
1567
PETER YOUNG, M.A., his pres. to
1570
parsonage and vicarage and sub-
chanter of Glasgow 5th Aug. 1570
on death of John Hamilton. [Reg. Pres.
Bene., ii, (2), 1.]
JAMES LINDSAY, pres. to parsonage
and vicarage 18th Dec. 1575 on
dem. of Peter Young.
JAMES BRYSON, pres. on dem. of
tc-70 Peter Young. [Reg. Pres. Bene.,
ii, 22.]
ALEXANDER STRANG, his son,
Patrick, apprenticed to Paul Mel-
drum, corset-maker, Edinburgh,
14th Sept. 1670.
JOHN ALEXANDER, resident in St
Cuthbert s parish, Edinburgh, 17th
Nov. 1694. St Cuthbert s Poll Tax
Roll.]
JOHN McKELL, his diary in Museum,
1771 Thornhill.
182
PRESS. OF PENPONT] DURRISDEER KIRKCONNEL
183
1894
DAVID LITTLE JARDINE, died
Bournemouth 14th Feb. 1929. Marr.
(2) 9th Oct. 1917 Violet (died 26th
March 1944), eldest daugh. of Henry
Candlish, M.A., Alnwick, Northumber
land; his daugh., Helen, M.B., Ch.B.,
London.
GAVIN KERRILL MACKAY, M.A.,
1920
ord. A. and S. 1st June 1920; trans,
to Dalziel 24th June 1924.
THOMAS HARPER, born Glasgow
30th May 1893, son of Alexander
R. H., J.P., and Agnes Murray;
educ. at High School and Glasgow Univ.,
M.A. (1916), B.D. (1920), Ph.D. (1928),
and at New York Theological Seminary,
S.T.M. (1923); licen. by Presb. of Perth
May 1920; assistant Partick; ord. 20th
Oct. 1924; trans, to Eastwood 6th Feb.
1930. He marr. 23rd June 1931 Margaret
Simpson, daugh. of John M. Ross, and has
issue Alexander Murray, born 31st May
1933; John Ross, born 20th March 1935.
GLENCAIRN
JOHN JAMESON, exhorter; designated
vicar-pensioner 10th April 1574;
seems therefore to have been in
office prior to 1560 and to have conformed;
probably identical with John Jameson who
was presented to the vicarage of Dunscore
in 1573, was reader there 1574-85, and
became min. there in 1586. [Laing Char
ters, 890; Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum
fries.}
1567
SIR ROBERT HOUSTON, vicar 22nd
15?4 June 1574. [Reports Hist. MSS.
Commiss., App. 9, 26.]
JOHN JAMESON, min. at Dunscore,
had also charge here in 1586; may
be identical with foregoing John
Jameson.
JOHN BROWN, line 9, delete "John
1589 ^ In nston " ms daughs. Mary
(marr. Robert Maitland of Eccles);
Sarah (marr. (2) James Grierson of
Capenoch). [Dumfries Sas., 30th Nov.
1642.]
WILLIAM BROWN, servitor to
1|5T? Thomas, Earl of Haddington; line
10, for "James" read "John";
line 12, for "uncle" read "father." See
Douglas of Morton, 314.
1692 GEORGE BOYD. He marr.
PATRICK BORROWMAN, his daugh.,
1837 Sophia Patricia, died 23rd July 1936.
ROBERT HOME, line 3, for "Dec."
1864 read "Oct."
JOHN AGNEW FINLAY, dem. 4th
1014 O ct - 1921 was mul - at Cairo; D.D.
(Edinburgh, 2nd July 1931); died
25th Aug. 1941.
JAMES CAMPBELL, trans, from
1922 Kingston, Glasgow (q.v.\ 15th May
1922; trans, to Durrisdeer 5th June
1930. His son, William Craigie Drysdale,
born 2nd Nov. 1917, Missionary, Assam,
under Colonial Committee.
KEIR
WILLIAM MENZIES, licen. 29th Aug.
1827 1821.
DAVID BAYNE JARDINE, his son,
Brigadier Christian West, C.B.E.
(1944); his widow, Helen Octavia
Tapson, died 8th Jan 1948, aged 92.
KIRKCONNEL
The church was dedicated to St Con-
vallus, Old Welsh Conguall, later Cinvall,
Cynwall, Irish Conall, a disciple of St
Mungo. The ruins of the old church, with
the Well of St Conal near at hand, are
situated about 2 miles from Kirkconnel
village. On the farm of Rig there is a field
called Libry Park, which may denote that
it was the site of a hospital for lepers.
[Watson s Celtic Place Names, 169; Wil
son s Annals of Sanquhar, 40, 42, 43.]
WILLIAM BLACKADDER, M.A.,
1560 V ^ car anci exnorter 1561-89. [Reg.
Sec. Sig., Ix, 74; Comps. Sub Coll.
of Thirds, Dumfries, etc.]
184
KIRKCONNEL PENPONT
[PRESB. OF
JOHN FULLARTON, reader 1568,
1569
exhorter 1568-72, vicar and min.
1576; pres. on death of Sir David
Maxwell; mentioned as at Troqueer in
1574; died 27th April 1595; had issue-
William and Bessie. [Comps. Sub Coll. of
Thirds, Dumfries, etc.; Reg. Pres. Bene., i,
19; Acts and Dec., liii, 557; Edin. Tests.,
5th Jan. 1596.]
SIR WILLIAM BROWN, vicar pen-
1579
sioner, died at Edinburgh 24th Nov.
1579. [Edin. Tests., vii, 208.]
ROBERT BIGGERT, his pres. in 1605
was upon the death of John Fullar-
ton. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixxiv, 403.]
1605
PETER RAE, his son James, farmer,
1732
Nether Farding, was agent for
Queensberry and not Buccleuch.
CHARLES FORBES CHARLESON,
1899
licen. 1st May 1895; his son s name
Conal, not Connell. Publication
"Notes on the Site of a Pre-Norman
Chapel of St Conal in Upper Nithsdale,"
Trans. Scot. Eccl.Socy.,ix, part iii, 1929-30.
MORTON
ARCHIBALD MENZIES, M.A., acted
1560
as exhorter and reader, holding
parsonage and vicarage 1563 and
1572; also at Colvend 1572. [Comps. Sub
Coll. of Thirds, Dumfries, etc.]
ROBERT CUSSANE, reader. [Comps.
1572 Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dumfries, etc.]
ARCHIBALD DOUGLAS, pres. to
vicarage 1st July 1579 on death of
Archibald Menzies. [Reg. Pres.
Bene., ii, 19.]
SIR JOHN MORTON, died before llth
Oct. 1608, when he is called last
vicar. [Reg. Sec. Sig.]
1579
1608
THOMAS HENDERSON of Broom-
1687
field, son of Thomas H., min. of
Gretna. [Dumfries Sas., v, 447.]
PATRICK FLINT, his son, William
apprenticed to Andrew Torrance,
1691
wright, Edinburgh.
DAVID SMITH, son of William S.,
1809 farmer, Gatehills, Kirkpatrick-Flem-
ing. He was at presentation Governor
of George Watson s Hospital, Edinburgh.
Left in MS. a memoir of James Gait, min.
of Gretna 1730-87.
JAMES HONEYMAN OSWALD,
1885 licen. April 1883, died 15th April
1939: his widow, Mary Grace Ram
say, died 20th Nov. 1943; his son, John
Alexander Ramsay, died llth Feb. 1933,
Lieut. K.O.S.B.
PENPONT
SIR ROBERT WELSH, vicar 1541,
1541 afterwards reader 1567.
1561
JOHN TAYLOR, vicar, reader and
exhorter 1561-9. [Comps. Coll.
Gen. of Thirds, 94.]
WILLIAM TAYLOR, vicar, designated
min. 27th July and 26th Dec. 1578.
[Edin. Tests, vi, 219, 285.]
SAMUEL OUSTANE, his son, Samuel,
afterwards merchant in Virginia; his
daugh., Mary (marr. Francis Herries
of Lambholm). [Acts and Dec., Dal.,
Ixxxvii, 25th Jan. 1683.]
JAMES MURRAY, marr. Isabel, daugh.
of John Laurie, schoolmaster, Kirk
cudbright. [Deeds, 1st Nov. 1706.]
1636
1693
1845
JOHN COLLOW, his son, James, died
1736 in Tobago 1795.
JAMES GRAHAM, his daughs.
Elizabeth, died 14th Oct. 1920;
Isabella, died Cummertrees 13th
Jan. 1924; Margaret, died at Cummertrees
21st March 1925.
ANDREW PATON, died at Alstonlea,
1870 Kinross, 21st July 1921.
JAMES JOHNSTONE PRYDE, be-
1909
came Chaplain to the Forces; adm.
to Morebattle 24th April 1919.
WILLIAM COCHRAN CONN, trans,
and adm. (assist, and sue.) from
Coylton (q.v.} 13th July 1917; died
13th Aug. 1945.
1917
PENPONT]
SANQUHAR
185
SANQUHAR
Line 6, after "Logan" read "vicar of
Colvend."
The present church was built in 1823^4
on the site of the medieval church whose
foundations have been outlined by flag
stones. In the church there were an altar
dedicated to the Virgin Mary; an altar
dedicated to the Holy Rood; and an altar
dedicated to the Holy Blood, founded in
1519 by John Logan, vicar of Colvend, a
native of Sanquhar. In the south-west
corner of the present church there is the
effigy of a churchman, which bore the name
of "The Saint of the Choir." St Bride s
Well was situated in the midst of a grove
called Welltrees behind the knowe at
Broomfield. It is now covered by the rail
way, but its waters have burst forth in
another direction. In the vicinity of
Newark there was a chapel dedicated to St
Nicholas, at the site of which about twenty
years ago there was discovered the sculp
tured effigy of a bishop, in robes and with
crozier, and at his feet a figure presenting
a scroll. The head and arms are missing.
Near the farmhouse of Dalpeddar there is
an old burial ground called Chapel Yards,
the site of a chapel which is said to have
been dedicated to St Peter. There was
another chapel in Eliock House which was
in existence till in the middle of the 18th
century extensive alterations to the house
led to its disappearance; and still another
was situated at the farmstead of Tower,
where there survives the Chapel Well. The
Chapel Hill at Carco on Crawick Water,
and the Chapel Rig and Our Lady s Well
at Knockenstob, indicate two other chapels.
Tradition tells of a chapel and religious
house for women at the farmhouse of
Orchard, and of a religious settlement at
Goosehill, formerly Olive Hill. In the
burgh, on the site behind the town hall,
there was a house designated the Mansion
House of St John the Baptist, but of its
exact nature nothing appears to be known.
Sanquhar Hospital, said to have been dedi
cated to St Mary Magdalene, was situated
near the farmhouse of Newark. It was in
existence before 28th Aug. 1296, when
Bartholomew de Eglisham, chapeleyn, war
den of "the new Place at Senerwar" (San
quhar), swore fealty to Edward I. [WH-
son s Annals of Sanquhar, 9-10, 36-7, 39-40,
41-2; Cal. of Docs. Rel. to Scotland, ii, 206.]
SIR THOMAS FLEMING, was chap
lain of the Chaplainry of the Holy
Cross, 13th May 1559. [Reg. of
Abbrev. of Feu Charters of Church Lands,
ii, 207.]
ROBERT CRICHTON, M.A., parson
17th Jan. 1554 and 20th Dec. 1565;
was chaplain of St Nicholas called
the Newark; died 15th June 1570. [Reg.
of Deeds, i, 56; xii, 261 ; Edin. Tests, ii, 159.]
JOHN YOUNG, reader, called vicar
pensionary in 1574; died before 20th
April 1583. [Reg. of Abbrev. of
Feu Charters of Church Lands, ii, 135.]
JAMES BLACKWOOD, app. before
1577
28th March 1576, but a year later
was accused of "brooking" both
Sanquhar and Saline, and serving "not
ane"; pleaded that he dared not go to
Sanquhar for fear of his life to work there,
and asked to be allowed to serve at Saline
till he got security of Sanquhar and not
compelled to resign either; ord. by Assem
bly to travell at Saline till next Assembly
and meantime John Fullarton to support
Kirk of Sanquhar upon his costs, and the
Commissioners of the County ordained to
admonish the tutor of Sanquhar (William
Crichton) to make no impediment or
trouble to Blackwood in using his office
and serving Sanquhar; still "brooked"
Saline 1 1th June 1578, when he was ordered
by Assembly to demit the same; entered at
Sanquhar probably soon after and was
deprived some time before 16th Dec. 1594
for diverse treasonable causes. [The Book
of the Universal Kirk, i, 386, 397, 424, 465,
472; P. C. Reg., 30th June 1574, 23rd
March 1576-7; P. S. Reg., Ixvii, 23, 36;
Reg. Abbrev. of Feu Charters of Church
Lands, ii, 133.]
ROBERT HUNTER, pres. by the
church to parsonage and vicarage
16th and 28th Dec. 1594 on dep. of
James Blackwood, the patron, Lord
186
SANQUHAR WANLOCKHEAD [PRESB. OF PENPONT
1666
Crichton of Sanquhar, having failed to
present a lawful person in due time.
[Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixvii, 28, 36.]
JAMES KIRKWOOD, adm. before
1666, left at Revolution; adm. Rec
tor of Magheracross and Prebendary
of Kelskeery, Co. Fermanagh, 1692. Marr.
daugh. of George Ker, provost of Sanquhar
and Chamberlain of Queensberry.
[Simpson s History of Sanquhar; Leslie s
Clogher Clergy; Gleanings among the
Mountains. ]
JOHN SANDILANDS, son of John S.,
min. of Dolphinton, and Margaret
T ,
Johnston.
WILLIAM RANKEN, marr. Margaret,
1785
daugh. of Robert Barker in Castle-
mains.
JOHN INGLIS, schoolmaster, Maybole;
1845
his daugh., Agnes Hutchison, died
24th Feb. 1930.
ARCHIBALD EDMISTON DEWAR,
1881 born 2nd Oct. 1856.
JAMES RICHMOND WOOD, licen.
1888 9th June 1880, died 1st May 1929.
KIRKBRIDE
THOMAS WEIR, reader 1560.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum
fries, etc.]
JOHN DOUGLAS, rector 30th Oct.
1563
1563. [Sir T. Johnson s Prot. Book,
685.]
THOMAS SHIELS, Chaplain or student
, of divinity to William Douglas of
Morton.
TYNRON
ROBERT WELSH, reader designated
"Dene" and held the vicarage in
1560 and conformed, died in June
1568; had a brother, Sir William W.
[Comps. Coll. Gen. of Thirds, 1561; Edin.
Tests, i, 344; Reg. Sec. Sig., xxxvii, 72.]
WILLIAM TAYLOR, pres. to vicarage
28th June 1568 on death of Robert
Welsh; min. 27th July and 24th
Nov. 1578. [Edin. Tests, vi, 219, 285.]
1561
ROBERT RAMSAY, his widow, Kathe-
1664
rine Alexander, buried in Greyfriars,
Edinburgh, 13th Dec. 1697.
DAVID COUPAR,his widow, Christina
18?1 Jane Clark, died 26th Feb. 1925; his
daughs. Evelyn Susanna, died at
Traquair 29th Oct. 1927; Edith Hylda
Hope, died at Traquair 8th June 1930.
SAMUEL GILFILLAN CAR-
1902 MICHAEL, died llth March 1938.
WANLOCKHEAD
ALEXANDER HENDERSON, min.
1732 in 1732.
JOHN LAWRIE, preacher 1734, re-
1734
ceived 5 for pastoral duties there.
[Trans. Dumfries and Galloway
Antiq. Society, xviii, 94.]
JAMES RITCHIE, dep. 25th May 1802.
1800
[Diary of Rev. John Wightman of
Kirkmahoe, unpublished.]
JAMES LAIDLAW, his daugh., Isa-
1848
bella Sutton, died at Kippen 26th
Jan. 1932.
CHARLES PATRICK BLAIR, died
1886 8th Nov. 1923.
NORMAN FARQUHAR ORR, trans,
from Stanley 16th May 1924; dem.
6th July 1926; afterwards min, at
Buncrana, Donegal.
ROWELLYAN RAMSAY, B. Comm.,
1924
ord. 21st Oct. 1926; trans, to
Ruthrieston, Aberdeen, 8th Nov.
1926
1928.
THOMAS EDMUND HILL JONES,
1929 f rmer ly mm - f Deerness (q.v.),
trans, from Portsoy 29th March
1929; dem. 25th Oct. 1932 and went to
Belfast; died 23rd Feb. 1943. Marr. (2)
25th Nov. 1931 Charlotte Rowe. He had
issue Arthur, born May 1902; Gladys
Eleanor Agnes, born 1st Sept. 1912;
Edmund, S. S., born 1st March 1934;
Norman Charles Patten, born 27th April
1935; Marjory Elizabeth Lucy, born 27th
June 1936, died 30th April 1937; Harold
Douglas Theodore, born 30th Dec. 1938.
SYNOD OF GALLOWAY
PRESBYTERY OF STRANRAER
ARDWALL
ANDREW MUIRHEAD BARR, died
1902
22nd Nov. 1933; his widow, Rachel
Morris, died 30th July 1944.
ARNSHEEN
THOMAS JARDINE, his son, William
Hugh, died Coatbridge 8th Oct.
1942.
1863
1895
WILLIAM GORDON, dem. 1937, died
24th Feb. 1944; his son, Arthur
Currie, min. of Kells; his daugh.,
Mary, M.B., Ch.B.; his widow, Alison
Jollie, died 9th Nov. 1945.
BALLANTRAE
JOHN CUNNINGHAM, pres. to
1571
vicarage 23rd April 1571 on death
of Andrew Oliphant; trans, to
Dailly 1573. [Reg. Pres. Bene., i, (2), 16].
JOHN CROOKS, marr. Margaret,
1658 daugh. f James Simson, min. of
Bathgate, and had issue Patrick;
Catherine. [G. R. Sas., vi, 75.]
JOHN WHITE, intruded at Aberdour,
1687 Deer, 1694; see also Coylton.
JOHN MILROY, his daugh., Euphemia
1830 Catherine (marr. 6th Nov. 1863).
ROLLO RUSSELL GRANT SUTHER-
1913
LAND, trans, to Skelmorlie llth
Feb. 1921.
JAMES HOUSTON BAXTER, M.A.,
1921 B.D., ord. 21st July 1921; app. to
Chair of Ecclesiastical History, St
Andrews, and adm. 10th Nov. 1922.
1923
MUNRO SOMERVILLE, trans, from
Newhaven 5th April 1923; trans, to
Garvock 13th Dec. 1928.
1929
JOHN CHISHOLM COCKBURN,
born at Mansewood, Glasgow, 6th
Dec. 1903, son of William Allan C.
and Jeanie Paul Chisholm; educ. Hutche-
son s Boys Grammar School and Univ. of
Glasgow, M.A. (1925), B.D. (1928); licen.
by Presb. of Paisley, 2nd May 1928; assis
tant Cambuslang; ord. 2nd May 1929;
min. of united charge, former parish of
(Innertig) and U.F. (Ardstinchar) from 21st
Dec. 1930; trans, to Jordanhill 26th April
1944.
COLMONELL
The church along with the Chapel of St
Constantine and a caracute of land was
granted to Holyrood Abbey by Uchtred,
son of Fergus, lord of Galloway, dr.
1161-74. On 28th Aug. 1467 Pope Paul II
granted indulgence to those visiting the
Chapel of St Ninian near Ardstinchar
Castle, and giving for the conservation of
its buildings and the better supply of its
books, chalices and other ecclesiastical
ornaments. There was also a chapel at
Mains of Carleton. [Cal. Papal Regs., xii,
580; Charters of Holyrood, 19, 42; Retours,
v, 25.]
JAMES GREIG, min. here, pres. to
1568
parsonage and vicarage 1568; died
before 21st July 1585. [Reg. Pres.
Bene., i, 13; Reg. Sec. Sig., ii, 178.]
JOHN DAVIDSON, principal of Glas
gow University, held the vicarage
6th May \51Q.[Monumenta Univ.
Glasgow, i, 82.]
187
188
COLMONELL SAULSEAT
[PRESB. OF
JAMES GRAHAM, pres. to parsonage
and vicarage 21st July 1585. [Reg.
1585
Sec. Sig., ii, 178.]
WILLIAM DILL, his daughs. Eliza-
iso keth* died at Seble, Hedingham,
Essex, 1st July 1918; Euphemia
Maclagan (Mrs Johnston), died at Glasgow
7th May 1940.
JAMES McFADZEN, died 9th May
1884
1925; his wife, Anne Templeton,
died same day; his daugh., Kathleen
Constance (marr. 4th July 1936 Alexander
John Gibson, D.S.O., M.B., Ch.B.).
JAMES BROWN, born Rosewell 20th
1925 Dec 1896 son of James B., Largs,
and Janet Reid; educ. at Lasswade
H.G. School, Univ. of Edinburgh, M.A.
(1918), B.D. (1921), and Oxford; licen. by
Presb. of Dalkeith May 1921; assistant
Peebles; ord. 17th Sept. 1925. Served in
Great War with Highland Light Infantry
and Scottish Rifles.
GLENAPP
EWEN MACDONELL MAC-
J894 GREGOR, died 17th Dec. 1940;
his widow, Wilhelmina Fisher, died
16th March 1947.
INCH
CUTHBERT AD AIR, exhorter 1563,
designated min. 1568. [Comps.Sub
Coll of Thirds, Dumfries, etc.; Edin.
Tests., i, 10th May 1568.]
SIR WILLIAM MAcDOWALL, vicar
1568
20th Aug. 1559 and 6th Feb. 1566,
may have conformed. See Dalmeny.
[Crete s Prot. Book, 155; Reg. Mag. Sig.,
iv, 1763; Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum
fries, etc.]
JOHN WATSON, died 31st Dec. 1639;
John, his son; a daugh. (marr.
Alexander Blair).
1601
J. ROSS, parson of Saulsett, signs an
1680
1680.
Episcopal Charter as a member of
Chapter of Whithorn 17th Dec.
WILLIAM WILSON, his daugh., Agnes
1695 ( marr - Gilbert Adair, merchant,
Stranraer). [Reg. of Deeds Dal.,
clvii, 2nd May 1745.]
1762 ANDREW ROSS, his son, James.
PETER FERGUSSON, pres. 24th Dec.
1788 1787.
JOHN McCALMAN, pres. by Crown
1862
26th Jan. 1862; his widow, Mary
Melville, died 15th Jan. 1929; his
daugh., Ursula, died 5th March 1931.
JOHN SERVICE, pres. by Crown 29th
1872 Feb. 1872.
JAMES AIKMAN PATON, licen. 16th
1879
May 1878; his wife, Katherine Ann
Malcolm, died 26th Oct. 1919.
BRODIE SMITH GILFILLAN, trans.
1916 to Wallacetown, Ayr, 5th Nov. 1924.
ALEXANDER WRIGHT STEVEN
SON, trans, from Balshagray (q.v.)
12th March 1925; died 24th Dec.
1925; his son, John Alexander, min. of
Coulter, editor of Life and Work 1946.
1926
JOHN YOUNG CLARK, born Cam-
buslang 22nd Dec. 1882; son of
Robert C. and Ann Young; educ.
at Kirkhill Public School and Univ. of
Glasgow; served in Royal Marine Engineers
in Great War (one of six brothers with the
colours); licen. by Presb. of Hamilton 31st
March 1919; ord. to Buenos Ayres 12th
April 1920; adm. to Laurieston, Glasgow,
3rd June 1924; trans, and adm. 23rd Sept.
1926; trans, to Braemar 14th May 1931;
trans, to Colonsay 3rd Nov. 1943. Marr.
2nd Oct. 1919 Edith Graham (died Nov.
1948), daugh. of William Abercrombie and
Margaret Edith Sims.
(Charges united 2nd Aug. 1931.)
SAULSEAT
JAMES THOMSON, reader, in office
1567
1563. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Dumfries, etc.]
STRANRAER]
KIRKCOLM LESWALT
189
KIRKCOLM
The church was granted to Sweetheart
Abbey in 1275 by Devorgilla, lady of
Galloway, and about 1401 by Archibald,
4th Earl of Douglas. The chapel at KilHe-
maccuddican was dedicated to St Mochu-
ter, the name being Cill-Mo-Chudagon,
Mochutu s Church, Mochester of Rathan
and Lismore, who died in 637. [Maxwell
Monuments, 13; Book of Caerlaverock, ii,
417; Watson s Celtic Place Names, 166.]
JAMES NASMYTH, his son, James,
1684 a PP rent i ced to Jonn Hepburn,
apothecary, Edinburgh, 21st June
1693.
THOMAS BARTY, his widow, Kathe-
,- rine Gray Allan, died at Edinburgh
10th Dec. 1928.
ALBERT TARBETT, his daugh.,
1898 Dorothy Allan (marr. (1) 28th Feb.
1934 John Carlyle Conn, insurance
broker, Ayr, (2) 22nd April 1947 Alastair
James Clark).
KIRKMAIDEN
The patron saint was St Medana, whose
day was on 5th July. The name may be
taken, therefore, as the Latinised form of
M Etain, for Mo -Etain, the virgin of
Tuam Noa, whose day is the same. Near
Maryport there was a chapel dedicated to
the Virgin Mary.
JOHN TROUGHTON, exhorter 1563.
1563 [ Com P s - Sub Co11 - of Thirds, Dum
fries, etc.]
JOHN WHITE, held vicarage 1568,
1562 called Dene 1562 when reader.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum
fries, etc.]
SYMON JOHNSTON, pres. to vicarage
1579
3rd March 1579-80 on death of
Dean John White. [Reg. Pres.
Bene., ii, 31; Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Dumfries, etc.]
ADAM THOMSON, pres. to vicarage
1593 24th Nov. 1593 on death of George
Niven. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixvi, 18.]
JAMES McGILL, his widow, Elizabeth
Inglis, resident with her son James
in Lady Yester s par. 7th Nov. 1694.
[Lady Yester s Poll Tax Roll, 17.]
DAVID RITCHIE WILLIAMSON,
1881 died 23rd Jan. 1940.
JAMES MACMORLAND, trans, to
1915 Tarbat llth Nov. 1920.
JACKSON LOUDON McFADDEN,
1Q11 M.A., ord. 7th April 1921; trans, to
Fearn (Ross) 2nd June 1925.
ROBERT HILL RICHMOND, trans,
from Shapinsay (q.v.) 29th Oct.
1925; trans, to Coull 4th July 1928.
1925
1928
JOHN ADAMSON HONEY, born 26th
Marc h 1900, son f J onn Adamson
H., min. of Inchture; educ. at Univ.
of St Andrews, M.A. (3rd Oct. 1924); licen.
by Presb. of St Andrews 1927; assistant at
St Michael s, Dumfries, 1927; ord. 27th
Sept. 1928; trans, to Cargill 9th Nov. 1933.
Marr. 2nd Aug. 1933 Marion, daugh. of
John Boog Colledge, Cairngaan, Drum-
more, and has issue John Sime Colledge,
born 9th March 1940; Margaret Elizabeth
Cochrane, born 9th April 1942.
(Charges united 9th Aug. 1931.)
LESWALT
SIR WILLIAM MAcDOWALL, vicar
1561-72; also at Dalmeny (q.v.).
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum
fries, etc.]
1561
THOMAS MACALEXANDER, reader
1563 1563-9. [Comps. Sub Coll. of
Thirds, Dumfries, etc.]
WILLIAM BARBOUR, adm. exhorter
1567 26th May 1567; pres. 21st May 1568
to two prebends of Collegiate Kirk
of Restalrig, on death of Melville Spittal
and Sir Archibald Ellam. [Reg. Sec. Sig.,
xxxvii, 62; Reg. Pres. Bene., i, 10.]
NICOL McCLELLAN, M.A., in office
1574
1591. [Reg. Abbrev. Feu Charters
of Church Lands, ii, 91.]
190
LESWALT OLD LUCE
[PRESB. OF
RICHARD VAUSS (Wauss), son
1579
natural of Patrick V. of Barnbarroch,
1590
pres. to vicarage 3rd March 1578-80
on death of Sir William MacDowall.
[Reg. Pres. Bene., ii, 31.]
JOHN MOFFAT, yr., reader 1584, as
min. of Kirkcowan pres. to vicarage
here 22nd April 1586 in succession
to late Sir Nicol McClellan; as min. pres.
to vicarage of Tostertoun and Kirkmaiden
Kirk and parish on death of Sir Michael
Hawthorn. [Reg. Pres. Bene., ii, 31;
Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dumfries, etc.;
Reg. Sec. Sig., liii, 68.]
WILLIAM SOMERVELL, had issue-
William, born 1688; Thomas, rector
of Myross, Co. Cork, born 1689;
Judith (marr. William Cameron of Loch-
bar, Dean in Church of England).
[Burke s Landed Gentry, Ireland.]
1668
THOMAS ELDER, marr. (1) Sara
Grierson (died 1707), sister of
Homer G., surgeon apothecary in
Dumfries. [ Wigtoun Tests. ]
1731
THOMAS BLIZZARD BELL, his
1841
daugh., Isabella Ross, died at
Worthing 19th July 1937.
FREDERICK JOHN BOUTEVILLE
1874 JOHNSTON, assistant Burntisland;
pres. by Crown 3rd Dec. 1873.
JOHN BALFOUR ROBERTSON, dem.
2nd June 1923; died Edinburgh 3rd
Jan. 1944; his widow, Jessie Robert
son Longmuir, died 1st April 1946.
1878
MATTHEW ROBERT DRYSDALE,
1923
born 26th June 1889; son of Robert
Ringland D., min. of Creggan,
Antrim, and Elizabeth Johnston; educ. at
Sandymount Academical Institution, Dub
lin, Univ. of Dublin (Trinity) and Univ. of
Edinburgh, B.A. (1911); served in Great
War in Forth R.G.A. 1915-19; licen. by
Presb. of Edinburgh 1921; assistant St
Bernard s, Edinburgh; ord. 1st Nov. 1923;
trans, to St John s, Kirkcaldy, 12th Nov.
1 93 1 ; drowned in river Leven, near Leslie,
18th Sept. 1940. Marr. 23rd Oct. 1918
Lily, daugh. of Thomas Small, s.p.
LOCHRYAN
JOHN McGUFFIE, his son, John, died
1878 28th Jan. 1922.
ALEXANDER MURRAY MAC-
1886 GREGOR, died 1st Nov. 1935;
his widow, Margaret Campbell,
died 14th Sept. 1937.
NEW LUCE
ALEXANDER PEDEN, born 1626,
1659
licen. by Presb. of Biggar. Col. 2,
line 29, for "Colinswood" read
* Columwood or Colyumwood, now Coils-
helm"; line 33, for "Ayr" read "Lugar";
36, for "Sorn" read "Tenshillingside";
37, for "28 "read "6."
JAMES CADDELL, line 4, for "Bal-
1770 lochmyle read Ballochyle.
ANTHONY STEWART, line 2, for
1792 "2nd "read "27th."
WILLIAM KERR, pres. by Crown 31st
1854 Aug. 1854.
WILLIAM FORSYTH, pres. by Crown
llth Dec. 1862; his daugh., Eliza
beth Isabella, died 17th Aug. 1934.
JAMES FRANCIS GRAHAM, died
1909
1932.
20th July 1948; his son, Gerard
Francis, M.C., M.D., died 7th Oct.
OLD LUCE or GLENLUCE
The church was dedicated to St Michael.
JOHN SANDERSON, exhorter 1563,
styled Dean 1563, vicar pensioner
before 1560, reader in 1574.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dumfries, etc.]
NINIAN McCLENOCHAN, pres. to
vicar pensionary 12th Jan. 1592 on
death of Dean John Sanderson.
[Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixv, 4.]
ROBERT WALLACE, vicar and min.,
1599
Jan. 1567, pres. to vicar pensionary
llth Feb. 1599-1608 vacant by
deaths of Ninian McClenochan and Dean
STRANRAER]
OLD LUCE STONEYKIRK
191
John Sanderson; pres. to vicarage of Girvan
5th Jan. 1602 but did not take office.
[Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixxii, 229, Ixxi, 154.]
JOHN INNES, adm. 1684, resident
1684 with h * s W ^ e Chr ^ st ^ an Walker, in
Tron Parish, Edinburgh, 9th Nov.
1694. [Tron Poll Tax Roll, 32.]
ROBERT CAMPBELL, adm. 19th Dec.
1694 1694.
ROBERT COLVILLE, marr. Katherine,
daugh. of Robert Westwood, bur
gess of Edinburgh.
BRYCE FROOD, his widow, Agnes
1858 Bell, died 2nd Feb. 1918.
JAMES FARQUHAR SMITH, his
widow, Isabel Aitken, died 1st Aug.
1932.
ALEXANDER TAYLOR HILL, dem.
1909
6th Dec. 1926; adm. to Leswalt 5th
Jan. 1933; dem. 1935; died 27th Jan.
1939. Marr. (2) 1st Jan. 1935 Euphemia,
daugh. of-. Young, retired butcher, Scone.
DAVID GALLOWAY, born 15th Dec.
192? 1898; licen. by Presb. of Irvine 1926;
assistant Irvine; ord. 1 1th May 1927.
Marr. 30th April 1934 Helen Margaret
McEwan and has issue David Robert,
born 28th April 1935; John Finlay, born
6th March 1944.
PORT PATRICK
JOHN CALDWELL, son of John C.,
1666 corc ^ mar burgess of Glasgow; his
daugh., Janet (marr. John Glen,
tailor, Glasgow).
ANDREW URQUHART, his daughs.
1832 El iza beth Morris, died 4th June
1918; Martha Hawthorn, died 19th
July 1929; Sarah Comrie, died at Dumfries
3rd Feb. 1940.
JAMES RUSSELL KENNEDY, licen.
188 5th July 1882; dem. 2nd Dec. 1931;
died llth Nov. 1933; his sons-
Frederick, min. of Strathblane; Major-
General Sir John Noble, K.C.V.O., K.B.E.,
Governor of Southern Rhodesia 1946; his
widow, Sarah Maud Noble, died 20th Nov.
1941.
(Charges united 14th Dec. 1930.)
SHEUCHAN
WILLIAM PORTER, trans, to Ordi-
1916 quhell 31st May 1918.
THOMAS FERGUSSON, born Kin-
1918
buck, Dunblane, 23rd Feb. 1874,
son of John Bryden F. and Barbara
McAllister; educ. at Kinbuck School, Stir
ling High School, Univ. of St Andrews,
M.A. (1898), Edinburgh, B.D. (1900); licen.
by Presb. of Edinburgh 19th May 1908;
assistant Liberton, Kilsyth, St Thomas,
Glasgow, Dalserf and Dalmarnock; ord.
6th Nov. 1918; died 21st June 1946.
STONEYKIRK or STEPHENKIRK
Kilasser in Stoneykirk is "Lassair s
Church," Laisre, Lasrach, Lassar. There
are various female saints of those names,
and there is nothing to show which is in
tended here. In 1420-7 Alexander, Bishop
of Galloway, appropriated the Church of
Clayshant to the Capitular Mensa; and on
9th Aug. 1427 Pope Martin V gave mandate
to the Provost of Lincluden to confirm the
appropriation if he deemed it fit. [Wat
son s Celtic Place Names, 167; Cal. Papal
Regs., Letters, vii, 526.]
SIR ROBERT WATSON, was vicar of
Clayshant 26th Feb. 1556-7, and in
office June-July 1573 and died be
fore 1 8th Feb. 1 580-1 ; may have conformed
and acted as reader. [Reg. Great Seal, iv,
1160; Edin. Test., i, 309; Reg. Sec. Seal,
xlvii, 83.]
SIR NEILL MCDOWELL, parson,
1561
vicar 1563. [Comps. Coll. Gen.
Thirds.}
-. THOMSON, reader at Clayshant.
1563
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum
fries, etc.]
JOHN GIBSON, called min. 1563;
exhorter 1 568-7 1 .[Comps. Sub
Coll. of Thirds, Dumfries, etc.]
1563
192
STONEYKIRK STRANRAER [PRESB. OF STRANRAER
DONALD McCULLOCH, reader 1565.
1565
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Dumfries, etc.]
JAMES LAW, reader at Clay-
1574 shant.
ARCHIBALD EGLINTON, pres. to
vicarage 18th Feb. 1580-1 .[Reg.
Sec. Seal, xlvii, 83.]
PATRICK STIRLING, pres. to
1584
1585
vicarage 5th May 1584 in succession
to Sir Robert Watson. [Reg. Sec.
Seal, xlvii, 83.]
ARCHIBALD ADAIR, son of Ninian
Adair of Kinhilt, pres. to the
vicarage of Torkingtoun 8th June
1585, vacant by dem. of Sir Michael Haw
thorne. [Reg. Sec. Seal, iii, 180.]
JOHN MOFFAT, min. of Leswalt, pres.
to vicarage of Tosterton and Kirk-
maiden 7th Dec. 1594 on death of
Sir Michael Hawthorn. [Reg. Sec. Sig.,
Ixvii, 36.]
HEW McDOWALL, parson 1595-7.
1595
1684
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum
fries, etc.]
GILBERT POWER. [Gen. Reg. Sas.,
1605 xliv, 50.]
ROBERT BOWES (or Bowie), M.A.,
late min. at Stoneykirk, resident
with his wife and child in Tron
Parish, Edinburgh, 8th Nov. \694.[Tron
Poll Tax Roll.]
ROBERT CAMPBELL, delete sons
Thomas and William; had issue
Robert; Hugh, apprenticed to Wil
liam Blackwood, merchant, Edinburgh.
[Edin. App. Reg.]
JOHN HUNTER, his daugh., Margaret
(marr. pro. 16th April 1795 Alexan
der Leslie, flax dresser, Edinburgh).
ROBERT McNEIL, pres. by Crown
1840 llth Oct. 1939.
JOHN JAMES CAMPBELL, pres. by
1844 Crown 18th Dec. 1843.
JAMES DOUGALL, his son, James
__ Q Julius, died at Aberdeen 13th June
1858 1926.
WILLIAM JAMES LOWRIE, died
1895 27th April 1941.
TOSTERTOUN
JAMES McCULLOCH, reader 1563.
1563
1695
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum
fries, etc.]
JOHN GIBSON, min. of Stoneykirk,
1576 also in charge here 1576.
STRANRAER
JOHN LIVINGSTON, line 3, for "3rd
1638 Aug. read 25th April.
JOHN PARK, second son of Robert P.,
merchant, Glasgow. [Burgess Roll,
23rd June 1647.]
WALTER LAURIE, by Deed of 29th
July 1736 because the charge was
* destitute" of manse and glebe, and
the stipend small, he mortified certain lands
and houses by way of provision of a manse
and glebe, subject to the life rent of himself
and his wife, the trustees being the minister
and elders and their successors. [Books of
Council and Session, 15th June 1742.]
WILLIAM MUNGALL SIMPSON,
pres. by Crown 3rd Dec. 1845; his
son, James Nicolson, died Glasgow
20th March 1929.
THOMAS LITTLE, pres. by Crown
1867 18th June 1867.
ROBERT SHARP WARREN, pres. by
1872 Crown 16th April 1872.
HARCOURT PETER CHARLTON,
his son, Henry Lyons, died at Dedza,
Nyasaland, 31st May 1925; his
daugh., Margaret O Brien, died 9th Jan.
1935.
ANSON ROBERTSON CRAIK
WOOD, trans, to Cupar First
Charge 16th May 1924.
1846
1915
RUSSELL WALKER, trans, from Tor-
phins (q.v.) 25th Sept. 1924. Marr.
10th Aug. 1926 Nelly, youngest
daugh. of John Kirkland, Glasgow, and
Agnes Dempster.
1924
PRESBYTERY OF WIGTOWN
BARGRENNAN
GEORGE MUIR, trans, to Houston
1907 18th May 1917.
JOSEPH CAMPBELL, formerly of
Lugar (q.v.\ ord. 20th Sept. 1917,
died 12th Nov. 1924; his widow,
Marion McKinlay Park, died 28th Sept.
1944.
ANDREW HAMILTON, born 1870,
1925
son of James H. and Margaret
Edwards; educ. at George Watson s
College, Mansfield College, Oxford, Univ.
of Edinburgh, M.A. (1890); licen. by Presb.
of Ha wick 1925; assistant at Lyndhurst
Road Church, Hampstead; ord. to Con
gregational Church, Leek, Staffordshire
1896; trans, to Pollokshields Cong. Church
1897; dem. 1920; adm. by General Assem
bly on probation 1921; adm. 24th April
1925; dem. 25th Jan. 1933. Marr. (1)
Aug. 1897 Wilhelmina Wood (died 1918),
daugh. of William and Bella Anderson, and
had issue James Russell, born 1899,
killed in war at Passchendaele 1917; Wil
liam Anderson, born 1900, Colombo;
Marie Anderson, born 1901 (marr. Drew
McClymont, Ourbank, Bargrennan); (2)
March 1921, Catherine Doig, daugh. of
William and James Crookston.
GLASSERTON
RODOLPH PEARSON, reader and
vicar of Kirkmaiden in Farines in
1561
1561. [Coll. Gen. of Thirds, 96.]
HENRY SMITH, reader 1563.
1563 [ C P S - Sub Co11 - f Thirds for
Dumfries, etc.]
JOHN KAY, reader in 1569 and 1570.
1569 [C m P s - Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum
fries, etc.]
GEORGE STEVENSON, vicar and
reader in Kirkmaiden in Farines
1569-81. [Comps. Sub Coll. of
Thirds, Dumfries, etc.]
1569
JOHN LIVINGSTON, pres. to vicarage
20th Jan. 1574 on death of Raulf
Pierson. [Reg. Pres. Bene., ii, (4),
29.]
SIR WILLIAM McLELLAN, vicar,
1584
probably died 1584. [Comps. Gen.
Coll. of Thirds.}
ROBERT STEWART, vicar, also vicar
1584
of Galston; marr. Geillis Murray,
died in or just before 1590.
[Comps. Gen. Coll. of Thirds.]
JOHN WATSON, pres. to vicarage 12th
Feb. 1587-8 on death of George
Stevenson. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ivii, 27.]
1587
JAMES DAVIDSON, M.A., pres. to
1591
vicarage 19th Jan. 1591-2 on death
of Robert Stewart. [Reg. Sec. Sig.,
Ixiii, 130, 161.]
1626
GEORGE GALLOWAY, son of
Patrick G., min. of St Giles, Edin
burgh, and brother of Lord Dun-
keld; died before 1664, when his wife marr.
(2) Robert Stewart of Tonderghie; his
daugh. Jean (marr. James Stewart in
Balliewhir). [Reg. of Deeds, Mack., xi,
243.]
JAMES LAING, line 5, for "III" read
1761 "II."
1848
ARCHIBALD STEWART, pres. by
Crown 17th March 1849; his son,
Henry Goodsir, agent, British Linen
Bank, Wooler, died at Glasgow 1st Jan.
1928; his daugh., Elizabeth Magdalene,
died 15th June 1929.
193
194
GLASSERTON LONGCASTLE
[PRESB. OF
1914
JOHN GORDON, died at London 24th
1876 Sept. 1920.
JOHN GREENSHIELDS SCOULAR,
licen. by Presb. of Cupar 3rd May
1910; dem. 26th June 1945. Marr.
18th Sept. 1923 Mabel, only daugh. of
James Alexander, Isle of Whithorn, and
has issue Mabel Alexander, born 22nd
June 1924; John Richard, born 27th June
1931.
(The charges of Glasserton and Isle of
Whithorn united 13th Jan. 1946.)
KIRKCOWAN
The saint appears to be Eoghan, pro
bably Eogan of Ard-Strathe, of the first
half of the 6th century, who is stated to
have been trained at Whithorn. The pre
sent church was built in 1834. [Watson s
Celtic Place Names, 164.]
JOHN MOFFAT, was min. here when
, he was pres. to the vicarage of Les-
walt. [Reg. Sec. Seal, liii, 168. See
Leswalt.]
BENJAMIN DENOON, his widow,
1883
Mary Jane Abel, died at Dumfries
14th June 1926.
ANDREW FALLAS MITCHELL, his
1886
widow, Grace Gow Anderson, died
5th Jan. 1939.
HUGH THOMAS SUTHERLAND
MORRISON, trans, to Dysart 2nd
Charge 16th Dec. 1925.
LEWIS HERBERT WATSON, ord. 1st
1926
June 1926, trans, to Cults 7th April
1929.
KIRKEVNER,formerlyCARNESMOLL
The early name was Carnesmoll or
Carnismole. Before 1 326 it was granted to
Whitern Priory by Edward Bruce, Lord of
Galloway, brother of Robert I. By Papal
Bull of 4th June 1504 the church, which
belonged to the Prior and Chapter of
Candida Casa, was annexed and appro
priated to the Mense of the Chapel Royal
of Stirling. [Cal. Papal Reg., Letters xi,
39, 113; Rymers Foedera, ii, (1), 401; Reg.
Mag. Sig., i, App. I, 20; Transcripts from
the Vatican, iii, 77; MS. Reg. Ho.]
ALEXANDER HUNTER, exhorter.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum-
fries, etc.]
ROBERT CHAMPARE, pres. to
1569
i, 29.]
vicarage 13th Sept. 1569 on death of
James Makaloun. [Reg. Pres. Bene. ,
JAMES KNOX, pres. to vicarage 2nd
Jan. 1569-70 on death of David
Gibson. [Reg. Pres. Bene., i, 34.]
1569
MICHAEL or NICOL DUNGALSON,
reader, exhorter in 1565, min. in
1572. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Dumfries, etc.]
ANDREW LAMB, M.A., min. of the
1602 Evan e l P res - to parsonage and
vicarage 4th Jan. 1602 on deaths of
William Duncanson, Min. of the Evangel,
and Dean John Angus. [Reg. Sec. Sig.,
Ixxii, 207.]
GEORGE WAUGH, line 5, for "Leu-
1 647 chars read Edinburgh .
WILLIAM CAMPBELL, second son of
Robert C., maltman burgess, Glas-
1702
1713.
gow. [Burgess Roll, 20th March
ROBERT PATON, his widow, Susan
1865 Dawson Reid, died 26th Nov. 1930.
JOHN CUNNINGHAM WALKER,
1900 licen. 20; died 16th March 1931.
LONGCASTLE
GEORGE STEVENSON, reader 1563.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum-
, . . i
fries, etc.]
DENE JOHN MARTIN, vicar in office
1565 [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Dumfries, etc.]
WILLIAM VANS, reader and school
master 1568, vicar before 22nd
April 1581. Comps. Sub Coll. of
Thirds, Dumfries, etc.; Reg. Pres. Bene., ii,
57.]
WIGTOWN]
LONGCASTLE MONIGAFF
195
NICOL or MICHAEL DUNGALSON.
1574 [Reg. Pres. Bene., ii, (4), 27.]
JOHN YOUNG, min. here, pres. to
vicarage in 1 577 on death of Nicol
Dungalson. [Reg. Pres. Bene., ii,
(4), 67.]
1577
KIRKMABRECK and KIRKDALE
PATRICK GRANT, reader of Kirkdale
1563. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Dumfries, etc.]
1563
JOHN MOFFAT, was min. here 8th
1585
April 1583, when he was presented
to the vicarage and pensionaire in
succession to deceased Thomas Regnall.
[Reg. Sec. Seal, xlix, 115.]
1603
JOHN CALLANDER, pres. to vicarage
by K * ng James VI m success i n to
Edward, Commendator of Dun-
drennan, Lady Lamington, the patron,
having failed to present a qualified person
within six months. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixxiii,
170.]
DAVID McQUERNE, marr. Sara,
daugh. of David McQuorne, min.
/.
of Straiton.
ROBERT EDWARD, M.A., resident
with his wife and son in Tron
parish, Edinburgh, 9th Nov. 1694.
[Tron Poll Tax Roil, 59.]
1684
JOHN COLVIN, pres. by Crown 20th
1859 Jan. 1859.
CHARLES STUART WALLACE,
1904 servec * as Chaplain to Forces in
France 1916-18, and Macedonia
1918-19 with Royal Scots; died suddenly
in hotel in Edinburgh 8th Nov. 1932. Marr.
5th Nov. 1918 Barbara Erica, younger
daugh. of Johnston Stephen, Woolmet,
Midlothian, and Helena Kitto, and had
issue Diana Helena Barbara Stuart, born
16th Feb. 1920; Robert James Stuart, born
29th Jan. 1921, min. of Brydekirk 1947;
Charles Stuart, born 6th July 1930.
MOCHRUM
LEWIS FRASER, designated min. 1569
t _ ._ but subsequently as reader 7th Aug.
1 572. Edin. Tests, ii, 154.]
ANTHONIE STEWART, vicar 1584.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum-
y~ . -I
fries, etc.]
HENRY WALLACE, M.A., resident
with his wife, Isabel Cook, 8th Nov.
1683
1694. [Tron Poll Book, 30.]
JOHN STEVEN, pres. 26th April
1787 1787.
ROBERT JAMES CRAIG, pres. by
1863 Crown 8th May 1863.
WILLIAM ALLAN, pres. by Crown
1869
9th June 1869; his widow, Isabella
Milne Wright, died 22nd Dec. 1942.
1926
ANDREW ROBERTSON, trans, to
Prestonfield, Edinburgh, 6th Oct.
1926.
JAMES THOMSON, trans, from
1927
Martyrs, Paisley (q.v.), 21st July
1927; dem. 30th June 1947; his
daugh., Mary Farquhar (marr. 5th Jan.
1940 David Jones, Scotstoun); his son, Ivan
Samson Durham, born 18th Jan. 1917.
MONIGAFF
JOHN STEWART, exhorter 1563 and
1567
1572. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Dumfries, etc.]
ANDREW MENZIES, min., reader
1576
here before June 1576. [Edin. Tests,
v. 263,]
ALEXANDER HAMILTON, marr.
1620
Margaret, daugh. of Abraham Hen
derson, min. of Whitern; his daughs.
Margaret, mentioned in a divorce case 8th
Aug. 1622; Mary, born March 1619.
[G. R. Sas., xi, 10, 1st July 1622; xx, 184.]
THOMAS CAMPBELL, eldest son of
Robert C, maltman burgess of
Glasgow. [Burgess Roll, 20th
March 1713.]
1699
196
MONIGAFF SORBIE
[PRESB. OF
JOHN GARLIES MAITLAND, pres.
1789 24th Oct. 1788.
MICHAEL SHAW STEWART JOHN-
STON, his daugh., Harriet Stewart
Hamilton, died 4th Jan, 1921; his
son, Dunlop Stewart, died 28th July 1922;
his daughs. Lilias Alice, died 14th Oct.
1927; Edith Augusta Octavia, died 9th
April 1933; Elizabeth McLeod, died at
Stirling 24th Aug. 1943.
LOUIS EDMOND McVICKER, trans.
1915 to Macduff 4th July 1929.
PENNINGHAME
MARTIN GIB, reader, holding vicarage
from 1561, portioner of Penning-
hame. [Coll. Gen. of Thirds, 96.]
ANTHONE STEWART, son of Alex-
1566
ander S. of Garlics, pres. to par
sonage 22nd April 1566 on dem. of
Sir Andrew Arnott. Marr. Barbara, daugh.
of Alexander Gordon, titular Bishop of
Athens, a son of John Master of Huntly,
and was ancestor of Castle Stewart family.
[P. S. Reg., xxxvii, 70.]
WILLIAM THOMSON, mentioned as
1 ,_ 1 min. 23rd June 1651. [Reg. of
Deeds, Dal., xxv, 624.]
JAMES COLQUHOUN, Archdeacon
1666 f Whitern 17th Dec - 16g O-
of Deeds, Dal., Ixxxviii, 23rd July
1703.]
WALTER BOYD, delete "born
1760 1718."
JOHN MCDONALD INGLIS, assistant
1880 South Leith; died 30th Oct. 1929.
SORBIE, KIRKMADRYNE and
CRUGILTON
About 1200 Ivo de Vipont granted to
Dryburgh Abbey the Church of St Foylen
(Fillan of Greater Sorbie), and about 1220
Robert de Vipont granted similarly the
Church of St Michael of Lesser Sorbie. In
the latter case confirmation was made by
Alan, father of Robert. At the request of
Dryburgh Abbey, Gilbert, Bishop of Whit-
horn, about 1250, on the ground that the
two churches were sufficient only for the
support of one man, consolidated the two,
and decerned the Church of St Michael of
Lesser Sorbie to be the mother church of
each place. Before the middle of the 19th
century there remained no traces of the
churches, but their sites were pointed out,
one at Culnorg in the north-west, and the
other at Gilfillan near the centre of the
parish. The church in the village of Sorbie
was rebuilt about 1750, and thoroughly
repaired in 1824. A new church was built
at Millisle in 1874-6. [Book of Dryburgh,
53, 56, 59-60.]
Kirkmadryne . The saint is Draigne,
Draighne, which, with gh silent in med. and
mod. Gaelic, becomes Drine in English.
Draigne is said to have been one of the ten
sons of Dina, daugh. of the King of the
Saxons, and Bracan, King of Brachineoc,
of the Britons. To the Priory of Tralles-
holm (St Mary s Isle of Trail) William the
Lion granted the Church of Egarnesse
(Kirkmadryne) given by Rolland, son of
Uchtred. [Cal. ofCharters,i, 14; Watson s
Celtic Place Names, 162-3.]
Crugilton. In 1420-7 Alexander, Bishop
of Galloway, appropriated the church to
the Capitular Mensa; and on 9th Aug. 1427
Pope Martin V gave mandate to the Pro
vost of Lincluden to confirm the appro
priation if he deemed it fit. [Cal. Papal
Regs., Letters, vii, 526.]
WILLIAM TELFER, reader, held the
vicarage, was designated "Dene"
and therefore was apparently pre-
Reformation vicar and conformed. [Reg.
Sec. Seal, xlix, 64.]
JOHN McPHAIL, reader 1563.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum-
/ . , i
fries, etc.]
SIR GILBERT OISLAR, was vicar,
1561
1566
28.]
apparently at and before 1560; died
June 1566. Reg. Sec. Seal, xxxvi,
ROBERT BLINSCHELL, min. at Wig
town, was collated vicar in succes
sion to Sir Gilbert Oislar 10th Dec.
1566; ratification by Crown 20th Feb.
1566
WIGTOWN]
SORBIE WHITERN
197
1566-7; he appears to have held Sorbie
along with Wigtown at that time. [Reg.
Sec. Seal, xxxvi, 28.]
PETER GOWAN, reader, pres. to
vicarage 21st Jan. 1576 on death of
Robert Blinshell. [Reg. Pres. Bern.,
ii, (6), 51.]
1579
ARCHIBALD NORVELL, pres. in
conjunction on death of Peter
Gowan (MacGowan). [Reg. Pres.
Bene., ii, 94.]
NICOL McBLANE, pres. to the
1^88 vicarage 17th Jan. 1582-3 in succes
sion to Dene William Telfer. [Reg.
Sec. Seal, xlix, 64.]
JOHN KAY, min. and reader, pres. to
1 _ gft vicarage 2nd Aug. 1591 on death of
Sir Nicol McLellan. [Reg. Sec.
Sig., Ixii, 123.]
ALEXANDER RYNE, line 4, for
1633 "James VI" read "Charles I."
ROBERT KAY, pres. to vicarage of
1594
134.]
Crugelton 26th May 1594 on dem.
of John Kay. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixvi,
ANDREW AITKEN, his son, John,
1684 a PP rent i ce d to Robert Freebairne,
bookbinder, Edinburgh, 27th Nov.
1706.
ARCHIBALD HADDEN, son of Archi-
1700 bald H., weaver, Glasgow.
JAMES MAITLAND, marr. Agnes,
daugh. of John Dempster, min. of
St Madoc s.
ALEXANDER FORRESTER, line 25,
1835 for "Rutlan" read "Rutlain."
ALEXANDER MURDOCH, pres. by
J869 Crown 21st June 1869; his daug.,
Martha Bowman, died 22nd March
1944.
OLIVER SHAW RANKIN, educ. at
1912 Geor S e Watson s College and Univ.
of Berlin; adm. Professor of Old
Testament Language, Literature and Theo
logy, New College, 5th Oct. 1937; D.Litt.
N*
(Edinburgh, 1928); D.D. (Glasgow, 27th
June 1938). Addl. issue Kenneth Walker,
born 5th April 1920. Publications Origins
of the Festival of Hanukkah (Edinburgh,
1935); Israel s Wisdom Literature, its
Bearing on Theology and the History of
Religion (Edinburgh, 1936).
WHITERN
The Augustinian priory of St Mary s Isle
was a dependent cell of Holyrood Abbey.
In 1324 King Robert I confirmed to
Whithorn Priory the following churches
Church of St Kenere of Carnesmoll (Kirk-
inner) and the Church of St Mathew of
Wigton, the gift of Edward Bruce, "our
brother," lord of Galloway; Church of St
Brigid in Lair in Man, the gift of Thomas
Randolph, Earl of Moray; Church of St
Columkill in Kintyre, the gift of Patrick
McSciling and Finlach, his wife; and the
Church of St Michael of Gemelston
(Gelston), the gift of John de Gemelston,
son and heir of late John de G., Kt. In a
letter of Edward I of England, 21st Sept.
1301, William de Dorem narrated that his
spy told him that these Scots (who had
retreated from Nithsdale towards Gallo
way) heard that my lord, your son, was on
pilgrimage of St Ninian (Rineyan), and
they removed the imagine (of the same ?)
to New Abbey, and on the morning they
hoped to find it, and it had gone back to
St Ninian. The reference is to the image of
the Saint at Whithorn. [Reg. Great Seal,
i, App. I, 20; Cal. of Docs. Rel. to Scot.,
ii, 311; Cal. Papal Regs., Letters, vii, 368.]
ADAM FOULIS, M.A., min. in 1563.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum-
,. . i
fries, etc.]
DENE JOHN JOHNSTON, reader
1563
1563, vicar-pensioner apparently at
and before 1560; died before 4th
Nov. 1566. [Reg. Sec. Seal, xxxvi, 8.]
DENE ADAM FLEMING, was canon
1566 ^ Wmtnorn ; collated vicar-pen
sioner by the Commendator of
Whithorn 4th Nov. 1566; Crown ratifica
tion 14th Feb. 1566-7. [Reg. Sec. Seal,
xxxvi, 8.]
198
WHITERN WIGTOWN
[PRESB. OF WIGTOWN
DENE JOHN HAY, his collation as
1566
vicar-pensioner in succession to
Dene John Johnston in 1566 was
ratified by the Crown 20th Feb. 1566-7,
Dene Adam Fleming apparently not having
actually assumed duty. [Reg. Sec. Seal,
xxxvi, 27.]
ADAM FLEMING, reader 1572.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum-
: . -I
fries., etc.]
JAMES ADAMSON, master of Wigton
1582
Grammar School; pres. in 1582 on
death of Adam Fleming. [Reg.
Pres. Bene., ii, 66.]
ABRAHAM HENDERSON, his daugh.
1605 Margaret (marr. Alexander Hamil
ton, min. of MonigarT).
ANDREW LAUDER, died before 1669;
1638
his son, William, apprenticed to
Laurence Graham, furrier, Edin
burgh, 20th Jan. 1669.
ROBERT GRAY, had issue William,
bapt. 14th May 1687. [Aberdeen
loot) -, ,
Reg.}
ALEXANDER DUNLOP, marr.
1697
Katherine, sister to Gavin Dunbar
of Cathkin.
THOMAS ELDER, marr. Sara Grierson
1704
(died 1707), sister of Homer Grier
son, surgeon apothecary, Dumfries.
CHRISTOPHER NICHOLSON, his
daugh., Margaret, marr. (2) 21st
1811
June 1854.
MATTHEW JARDINE, his widow,
1864
Mary Gourlay, died llth June 1830;
his daugh., Grace Broadfoot, died
Newton Stewart, 19th Jan. 1947.
DONALD MACINTYRE HENRY,
died 18th Aug. 1920; his daugh.,
Dorothea (marr. 6th July 1920 John
Taylor Wyllie, Dumfries).
WILLIAM ARNOLD REID, born Alva
20th Dec. 1890, second son of Wil
liam R., Eastbank Academy, Shettle-
ston and Jessie Hunter; educ. at Alva
Academy, High School and Univ. of Glas
gow, M.A. (1911); licen. by Presb. of
Glasgow 1914; served in Great War as
Captain and Adjutant, Northumberland
Fusiliers, 1914-19; assistant Hamilton
1914; Springburn 1919-20; ord. 16th Feb.
1921; app. Presb. Clerk 25th June 1929;
trans, to St Mary s, Selkirk, 4th June 1931;
trans, to Holywood, 13th May 1948. Marr.
15th June 1917 Marion Baillie Darling
Wilson, M.B., Ch.B., elder daugh. of Dr
George Wilson, Shettleston, and Jeanie
Darling, and had issue Margaret Jean
Garth, B.Sc., born 3rd July 1919 (marr.
7th Jan. 1946 Frederick Tidd, Chaplain to
the Forces); Kathleen Arnold, born 15th
March 1923 (marr. 1st Nov. 1949 Charles
William Younger, son of William Drum-
mond, Newlands, St Boswells); Alastair
Arnold, born 22nd March 1926; Marion
Lesley, born 5th July 1930.
WIGTOWN
The church was granted to Whitern
Priory before 1326 by Edward Bruce, Lord
of Galloway, brother of Robert I. On 9th
Feb. 1541-2, "Sanct Laurence day, quhilk
the nynt day of August is described as the
principal fair day at Wigtown. [Reg. Mag.
Sig., i, App. i, 20; Acts of the Lords of
Council on Public Affairs, 513.]
PATRICK McCULLOCH, reader.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum-
1563
fries, etc.]
ROBERT BLINDSHIEL, M.A., min.
in 1563, also held Sorbie. [Comps.
Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dumfries, etc.]
JAMES FALCONER, reader 1572-3.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum
fries, etc.]
ARCHIBALD HAMILTON, son of
Patrick H., min. of Innerwick.
1567
1572
1654
[Hamilton MSS., 166.]
ANDREW DONNAN, his daugh.,
1785 Janet, died 19th Nov. 1847.
JAMES CULLEN, his daugh., Rose
1863 Elizabeth, died 7th Dec. 1933.
GAVIN LAWSON, marr. 2nd April
1924 Janet Broadfoot; dem. 18th
Dec. 1947.
(Churches united \st Jan. 1948.)
PRESBYTERY OF KIRKCUDBRIGHT
ANWOTH
The church, along with the Chapel of
Culenes, was granted to Holyrood Abbey
by David, son of Terr, confirmation being
given by John, Bishop of Whithorn, 1 1 89-
1209. [Charters of Holyrood, 38, 40.]
1563
WILLIAM MOSCROP, M.A., min. in
1563, had also charge of Girthon,
St Mary s Isle, Kirkandrews, Sen-
nick and Borgue. [Comps. Sub Coll. of
Thirds, Dumfries, etc.]
JAMES WYLIE, reader 1563. [Comps.
1563 Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dumfries, etc.]
ALEXANDER YOUNG, reader in 1569
1569 and 1570. [Comps. Sub Coll. of
Thirds, Dumfries, etc.]
DAVID MURRAY, reader, pres. on
1 -__ death of Malcolm McCulloch; still
in office 1590. [Reg. Pres. Bene.,
ii, (4), 64.]
ELIAS McCULLOCH, pres. to vicarage
17th Jan. 1577-8 on death of Mal
colm McCulloch. [Reg. Sec. Sig.,
xlv, 5.]
1577
ISAAC PATERSON, pres. in 1602, on
1601 deprivation of David Murray for
not serving the cure and residing at
the kirk [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixxiii, 12.]
JOHN MEIN, line 6, delete "probably
1643 deprived in 1662." He marr.
Barbara Dickson. [Reg. of Deeds,
1671, p. 295.]
JOHN RICHMOND, min. in 1665.
166 _ Marr. Jean Lauder. [Kirkcudbright
Sheriff Court Deeds, 190.]
JAMES SHAW, had six children.
1668 [P. C. Reg., 29th July 1685.]
THOMAS TURNBULL, his daugh.,
Agnes (marr. 3rd Dec. 1833 John
1804
Craig, Edinburgh).
THOMAS JOHNSTONE, his daugh.,
Lilias, died at Dalbeattie 10th April
WILLIAM MACMILLAN BLACK,
his widow, Amy Greenshields, died
at Oldcolwyn 8th May 1920.
FRANK WILLIAM SAUNDERS, en
listed as a private in Great War,
Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland
Highlanders, served in Palestine; killed in
action 1st Aug. 1918; his widow, Janet
Cochrane Meiklejohn, died 17th Oct. 1933;
his daugh., Katherine Helen (marr. 28th
April 1936 John Porter, Dalmarnock,
Bute.)
FRANKLIN ROSS TAYLOR LOR-
1919 NIE, ord. 13th Feb. 1919; trans, to
Buccleuch, Glasgow, 26th March
1925.
JOHN SCOTT, B.A., formerly of Dal-
keith West (#.v.); trans, from
Saughtree 26th Aug. 1925; dem.
2nd Dec. 1931.
1925
AUCHENCAIRN
Note. Line 5, for "Auchenatary" read
" Auchenabony. "
1856
DAVID WARK, his widow, Jessie
Morton Crosbie, died 19th April
1917.
1900
WALTER ROBERTSON HENDER
SON, marr. 18th June 1919 Mar
garet, second daugh. of David
Johnston of Linkens, Castle Douglas; she
died 20th May 1948.
(Charges united 9th Nov. 1932.)
199
200
BALMACLELLAN BALMAGHIE
[PRESB. OF
BALMACLELLAN
SIR GEORGE GRAY, prebendary and
vicar 1562. [Reg. Abbrev. Feu Char-
1562
ters, Church Lands, i, 187.]
1563
ELIAS McCULLOCH, reader in 1563
and 1567. [Comps. Sub Coll. Oj
Thirds, Dumfries, etc.]
1625
ROBERT MURRAY, was dep. by the
Commission of Kirkcudbright ap
pointed by the General Assembly
at Glasgow 1638 for oppression, drunken
ness, railing, selling the sacraments, sacri
lege, bribery, etc., which sentence was
approved by the General Assembly at
Edinburgh 27th Aug. 1639.- [Peterkin s
Records of the Kirk of Scotland, 261.]
JOHN ROW, for an account of an
assault on him see Privy Council
Reg., 3 Ser., iii, 100.
PATRICK GEDDIE, his son, Andrew,
1685 min. at Farnell.
THOMAS WARNER, line 5, delete
1691." Marr. (1) Mary Grier and
1689
had issue Thomas; (2) Jean Gor
don and had issue Agnes. [Privy Council
Reg., 3 Ser., iii, 100.]
WILLIAM McKIE, line 5, for "1747"
1747 read "1746."
JAMES THOMSON, line 3, for "6th"
1791 read "1st."
GEORGE MURRAY, pres. by Crown
15th July 1851; his daugh., Mar
garet (marr. James J. R. Hope,
M.D.), died at New Galloway 25th Sept.
1930.
WILLIAM CUTHILL, died at Edin
burgh 12th Dec. 1927. Marr. 1st
June 1920 Margaret Noble, daugh.
1851
1881
of John Dawson, min. of Makerstoun.
GEORGE MURRAY, died at Lennox-
town 26th July 1925; his widow,
Elizabeth Lumsden, died 22nd April
1945; his son, John, 2nd Lieut. K.O.S.B.,
killed 16th Aug. 1917; his daugh., Evelyn
Hope (marr. Thomas Kennedy Johnston,
his successor).
THOMAS KENNEDY JOHNSTON,
1920 bom 20th March 1890 son of
David J., min. of St Columba s
Gaelic Church, Paisley; educ. Paisley
Grammar School and Univ. of Glasgow,
M.A. (1914); licen. by Presb. of Hamilton
June 1919; assistant Pollokshields; ord.
23rd Sept. 1920; trans, to East Kilbride
26th Oct. 1932. Marr. 26th Aug. 1924
Evelyn Hope, younger daugh. of George
Murray of Troquhain, min. of this parish,
and has issue Elizabeth Kennedy, born
4th March 1926; David, born 4th July 1927,
died 4th Feb. 1934; George Murray, born
3rd March 1930; Evelyn Kennedy, born
21st Nov. 1933; William, born 6th May
1936.
BALMAGHIE
ROBERT CHAPMAN, reader in 1563
1563 and 1567. [Comps. Sub Coll. of
Thirds, Dumfries, etc.]
GEORGE CRICHTON, vicar and dean.
1565 [Acts and Dec., xxxiv, 392.]
JAMES CARRUTHERS, for "trans,
from Crossmichael read "min.
1574
also at Crossmichael.
JOHN ADAMSON, M.A., pres. to
1588 vicara e 22nd Ma y 1588 on death
of Robert Chapman. [Reg. Sec.
Sig., Ivii, 120.]
JOHN HILTON, pres. to vicarage 15th
July 1588 on death of Sir Robert
Chapman. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ivii,
1588
135.]
JAMES MAXWELL, son of Alexander
M. of Ingliston or Balgreden, pres.
to vicarage 7th Jan. 1594-5, on
depr. of John Charters. [Reg. Sec. Sig.,
Ixvii, 42.]
JOHN FAIRFOUL, pres. on dep. and
dem. of James Maxwell. [Reg. Sec.
1601
Sig., Ixxii, 20.]
WILLIAM DALZIEL, M.A., pres. on
25th June 1605 on death of John
1605
239.]
Fairfoul. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixxiv,
KIRKCUDBRIGHT]
BALMAGHIE SENNICK
201
GAVIN MAXWELL, M.A., pres. to
vicarage 4th July 1605 on death of
1605
349.]
John Fairfoul. [P. S. Reg., Ixxiv,
JAMES KIRK, born 25th Feb. 1634,
resident with a son aged 12 in Lady
Yester s parish, Edinburgh, 1st
Nov. 1694. [Lady Yester s Poll Tax Roll,
18.]
WILLIAM ALEXANDER MOWAT,
marr. 14th June 1917 Frances Rosa,
daugh. of George Holmes, County
Inspector, Royal Irish Constabulary, Dub
lin, and has issue Magnus, born 28th April
1918; George Holmes, born 7th May 1920.
1904
BORGUE
About 1170 the church, under the name
of the Church of Worgis, was granted to
Dryburgh Abbey by Radulphis de Cam
pania. It was dedicated to St Nicholas.
[Bk. of Dryburgh, 49.]
WILLIAM MOSCROP, M.A., min. of
1563 Anwoth, also in charge here.
1563 JAMES SCOTT, reader 1563.
JOHN STRUDGEON, exhorter 1568-
1568
72. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Dumfries, etc.]
1574 WILLIAM STRUDGEON, reader.
SIR MICHAEL HAWTHORN, vicar
1584 1584. [Comps. Gen. Coll. of Thirds.]
JOHN AIKMAN, min. here, pres. to
v i car "P ens i nar y 30th May 1590 on
death of Robert Blenshell. [Reg.
Sec.Sig., Ix, 137.]
ABRAHAM HENRYSON, pres. on
dep. of John Aikman. [Reg. Sec.
g-, . i . _^ .,
Sig., Ixix, 51.]
GAVIN MAXWELL, line 6, for
"Ha wick" read "Ancrum."
1607
[G. R. Sas., xxviii, 293.]
ADAM KAE, died 1665. Marr. Grizel
1649
Cairns, who survived him and marr.
(2) William MacMillan of Caldew.
Publication A Sermon concerning the
Believers sitting under Christ s Shadow.
[Kirkcudbright Sher. Court Deeds, 250, 251,
1349.]
JAMES MURRAY, adm. before 18th
1669 May 1669.
ROBERT MONTEITH, min. before
1680 17th Dec. 1680.
PATRICK HASTIE, marr. Rebecca
1683 Higgins and had issue Patrick.
WILLIAM REID, pres. by Crown 27th
1843
July 1843; his widow, Anna Tom-
linson, died 16th Feb. 1923.
GEORGE COOK, pres. by Crown 3rd
186? Jan. 1867; his daugh., Charlotte
Stewart, died at Corstorphine 5th
Sept. 1922.
WILLIAM JOSEPH PENNELL, dem.
2nd Dec. 1942. Publication His
tory and Modern Religious Thought
(London, 1924).
(Charges united 14th Dec. 1933.)
1899
KIRKANDREWS
On 14th Jan. 1447-8 Pope Nicolas V
granted mandate to confirm the erection of
the Church of Kirkandrews into a Prebend
of Lincluden by William, Earl of Douglas.
[Cal. Papal Regs., Letters, x, 342.]
WILLIAM MOSCROP, M.A., min. of
Anwoth, in charge here. [Comps.
Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dumfries, etc.]
DONALD MacALLAN, reader.
1563
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum
fries, etc.]
JOHN McCLELLAN, reader. See under
1582 Sir Thomas Ker, Roxburgh.
SENNICK
At Kessoktoun in the parish there was
a church dedicated to St Kessoc or Kessog.
[Scott s The Pictish Nation, its People and
Church, 140.]
WILLIAM MOSCROP, M.A., min. of
1563
Anwoth, also in charge here.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum
fries, etc.]
202
SENNICK CARSPHAIRN
[PRESB. OF
JOHN McCLELLAN, reader. [Comps.
1563 Sub Coll of Thirds, Dumfries.]
ANDREW DAVIDSON, M.A., vicar
7th Aug. 1566; parson of Kinnettles
1573. [/teg. of Deeds, viii, 406;
Grote sPw/. Bk. t 377.]
BUITTLE and KIRKENNAN
The Church of Buittle was granted to
Sweetheart Abbey by Thomas de Dalston,
Bishop of Whithorn, 1296-1311. [Max
well Monuments, 6. ]
SIR JOHN PARKER, vicar-pensioner
and reader 1562, still in office 1565.
[Reg. Abbrev. Feu Charters of
Church Lands, i, 100.]
JAMES PARKER, vicar in 1567, died
before 10th July 1587. [Reg. Sec.
Sig., Iv, 98.]
1562
1567
DAVID (JOHN) AIKMAN, pres. to
vicarage 10th July 1587 on death of
James Parker; murdered 2nd Sept.
1593 by John Muir, son and heir of John
M. of Hallmuire, and his brothers Adam
and George and their servant. [P. C. Reg.,
Reg. Sec. Sig., Iv, 98.]
PATRICK ADAMSON, for "his in-
sufficiencie for the Ministrie, fre
quent drunkenness on the Sabbath,
and dancing in his drunkenness, and dis
obedience of the Presbyterie he was dep.
by the Commission of Kirkcudbright ap
pointed by the General Assembly at Glas
gow 1638; the sentence was approved by
the General Assembly at Edinburgh 27th
Aug. 1639. [Peterkin s Recs. of the Kirk,
261.]
ROBERT FERGUSON, imprisoned at
1645 Edinburgh 1663.
JAMES WALKER, M.A., resident with
1676
three young children in Tron parish,
Edinburgh, 9th Nov. 1694. [Tron
Poll Tax Roll, 59.]
WILLIAM TOD, marr. (1) 9th May
1697 Anna Hepburn, widow of
Hugh Rose, writer, Edinburgh.
[Deeds Dal., 1705, Nos. 23, 24.]
JOHN DAVIS, enlisted in R.A.M.C.,
died of heat stroke at Amara,
Mesopotamia, 22nd July 1917.
1907
JAMES MURRAY HADDOW, born
1918
Glasgow 9th Nov. 1890, son of
Alexander H. and Isabella Murray;
educ. Hutcheson s Boys Grammar School
and Univ. of Glasgow; licen. by Presb. of
Dunbarton 1916; assistant St Giles, Edin
burgh; ord. 25th Jan. 1918; trans, to
Oatlands-St Bernards 30th March 1936;
died 3rd May 1940. Marr. 12th Dec. 1918
Margaret Elizabeth, daugh. of Thomas
Gillespie, 109 Gt. Western Road, Glasgow,
and had issue Alexander, born 3rd July
1921; Thomas Gillespie, born 10th July
1923; James Murray, born 24th Sept. 1925.
CARSPHAIRN
On 25th Jan. 1633 there was laid before
the Commission for the Plantation of Kirks
a supplication from heritors and inhabi
tants of lands in the parishes of Kells and
Dairy situated 12-16 miles from each of the
two parish churches, to the effect that they
were defrauded of the comfort of the Word
and the benefit of the Sacraments, while
poor people were oftentimes buried in the
fields, having none to carry them the long
distance to the churchyard, and craving
that said lands be erected into a separate
parish. The Commission ordered the sup
plication "to be insert in their books qill
(till) the erection should be passed. There
after at a village called Tantallocholme
which on 31st July 1635 was erected by
Charles I into a Burgh of Barony under the
name of the Burgh of Kirkton a church
called the Church of Carsphairn (Scarefern-
home) was built by voluntary subscription
by the heritors and inhabitants and opened
for worship in or just before 1636, and a
minister was settled whose stipend was also
provided by the same means. On 1 5th Dec.
1638 a supplication from the church, which
then had 500 communicants, was presented
to the General Assembly, craving help from
Presbyteries towards the provision of
"competent means" for a minister, and
this was renewed on 27th Aug. 1639, when
the Assembly commended the appeal to
KIRKCUDBRIGHT]
CARSPHAIRN CROSSMICHAEL
203
the bounds there designed for that contri
bution. " The position was regularised
when, after approval of the erection of the
parish by the General Assembly on 4th
Feb. 1645 and by the Committee of Parlia
ment on 7th Feb. 1645, the erection was
ratified by Parliament on 8th March of the
same year. The church was rebuilt in 1815
and thoroughly repaired in 1837. [Acts
Scott. Parl., v, 596b, vi, (1), 398, vii, 159;
Reg. Great Seal, ix, 374; Peterkin s Recs.
of Kirk of Scot., 184, 262.]
THOMAS COLDEN, line 3, for " 1 657 "
read 2nd Dec. 1 664. [G. R. Sas.,
3 Ser., xxx, 9.]
PETER CHARLES FINDLAY, died at
1881 Edinburgh 10th March 1924; his
wife, Barbara Stuart Macleod, died
13th Dec. 1919.
1913
GEORGE FERRIER ANDERSON
MACNAUGHTON, ord. 6th Nov.
1890, dem. 16th May 1925; died at
Stansted, Essex, llth April 1933. Line 19
for Finlay read Findlay.
WILFRED ROBERT SIEVEWRIGHT,
1925 born Glas ow 18th March 1 89 1> son
of Andrew S. and Agnes Clark;
educ. at Hutcheson s Grammar School and
Univ. of Glasgow; licen. by Presb. of Glas
gow 4th May 1921; assistant Govan Parish
Church and St Marnoch s, Kilmarnock;
ord. 17th July 1924 to West Wemyss; trans.
16th Sept. 1925. Marr. 23rd June 1926
Anna M., daugh. of John and Marjory
Stewart.
(Charges united 6th July 1930.)
CASTLE DOUGLAS
GEORGE WALKER, died at Aberdeen
1874 22nd May 1919.
LUKE McQUITTY, trans, to Monkton
1915 28th June 1923.
MATTHEW McPHAIL, ord. 7th Nov.
1923; trans, to St Luke s, Lochee,
1923
12th Oct. 1927.
DAVID EASTHAM AUTY, B.D.,
1928
trans, from St Clement s, Dundee
(<7.v.), 22nd March 1928; his daugh.,
Eunice Mary (marr. 14th June 1940 Colin
Rea Duncan Brown, 2nd Lieut. Argyll and
Sutherland Highlanders, son of Peter B.,
Cliff Lodge, Greenock).
CORSOCK
The laird of Corsock, John Neilson by
name, was one of the martyrs of the
"killing time." The site of his castle is
still visible, and here the first conventicle
was held. The circumstances were these.
In the year 1662 a throng of men and
women fugitives from the neighbouring
parish of Kirkpatrick Durham came with
their minister, Gabriel Temple. The hospi
tality and protection of Neilson having
been given, services were held in the hall of
the manor. Large numbers flocked to them
and, the accommodation being limited, the
congregations assembled at length on the
green, and in this way the first of the
"Field Meetings" or "Conventicles" was
held. Later Neilson was taken prisoner at
Rullion Green and eventually put to death
after being tortured on "the boot."
JOHN PAUL, adm. by General Assem
bly 1899; dem. 27th Oct. 1930; adm.
to Ayton West 23rd April 1931, died
at Edinburgh 7th Aug. 1933. Marr. 5th
Jan. 1921 Jessie Hutcheson Millar (died at
Edinburgh 31st March 1931), eldest daugh.
of James McGregor, Dunella, Stonehaven.
(Charges united 1930.)
CROSSMICHAEL
JOHN WAUGH, marr. (1) and had
issue Barbara, John; (2) 1675,
Helen, daugh. of William Gordon
of Air ds. [Kirkcudbright Sher. Court, 221 .]
JOHN WHITSON, his daugh.,
1837
Euphemia Dick of Essendy (marr.
William Fraser, min. of Tradeston
U.F. Church), died at Edinburgh 19th Oct.
1923.
JOHN DOUGLAS STEWART, dem.
1871 10th Dec. 1918; died 16th Feb. 1919;
his widow, Ann Craig Allison, died
9th Feb. 1939; his son, John Douglas, died
16th Nov. 1928.
204
CROSSMICHAEL KELLS
[PRESB. OF
JAMES ANNETT FISHER, marr. 30th
1912 Nov * ^^ to Marjory, daugh. of
Kingsford Pawling, Barnet, and has
issue Michael Joseph Pawling, born 6th
June 1920; Pauline Margaret Clara, born
23rd April 1924.
DALRY
JAMES DODDS, min. in office 1563.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum-
/* , ,1
fries, etc.]
1563 FRANCIS HOME, reader 1563.
CUTHBERT AD AIR, exhorter 1569-72.
1569
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum
fries, etc.]
WILLIAM BOYD, marr. (1) 1 1th March
1690 **^ I sa b e l Anderson, Glasgow,
and had issue William, bapt. 2nd
Dec. 1694; Andrew, bora 1697; by second
marriage Edward; Robert; David; Isabel
and Barbara. [Dumfries Tests, Edward
Maxwell of Hills, 22nd Feb. 1723.]
ALEXANDER MACGOWAN, his
1753
pool).
daugh., Mary (marr. 24th June 1923
James Glover, writing master, Liver-
JOHN ANDERSON, trans, to St.
1907 Kenneth s, Govan, 18th May 1927.
HAROLD GEORGE MULLO WEIR,
Q2 _ born Edinburgh 29th Sept . 1 899, son
of James Mullo Weir, S.S.C., Edin
burgh, and Minnie Augusta Wilkins; educ.
at Royal High School and Univ. of Edin
burgh, M.A. (1923); licen. by Presb. of
Edinburgh 1st Dec. 1924; student assistant
North Berwick 1924; Greenock West 1925;
ord. 28th Sept. 1927.
GIRTHON
WILLIAM MOSCROP, M.A., min. of
1563
fries.]
Anwoth, also in charge here.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum-
ROBERT MUIR, vicar, exhorter and
1563
reader from 1565 to 1574. [Cal. of
Charters, x, 2326.)
LEWIS LAWSON of LEUCHOLD,
"late min. at Girthon, " mentioned
9th April 1 664. Marr. Lucy Moodie.
[Reg. of Deeds, Mack., xiv, 888.]
SIMON KNOX, his son, William, min.
1666 ofDairsie.
ROBERT CHEYNE, resident in Grey-
friars parish, Edinburgh, 9th Nov.
1694. Marr. (2) Jean Orrok, widow
of Alexander Ramsay, min. of Old Kirk,
Edinburgh. [/W/ Tax Roll, 54.]
PATRICK JOHNSTON, son of James
1699 J., merchant, Edinburgh.
ROBERT THOMSON, son of Andrew
1737 T., min. at Ansell.
GEORGE MURRAY, pres. by Crown
1848 23rd July 1843.
HUGH MORTON JACK, pres. by
1852
1936.
Crown 27th Nov. 1851; his daugh.,
Marianne Louisa, died 23rd March
JOHN STEWART, died 24th June
1901 1937.
(Charges united 2\st March 1932.)
KELLS
CHARLES McCULLOCH, pres. to
vicar pensionary 13th July 1586 on
death of Sir Donald Mure. [Reg.
Sec. Sig., liv, 35.]
JOHN DICKSON, his sons, Robert of
1636
Buchtrig, advocate 1666, M.P. New
Galloway 1661-74, died 10th Jan.
1674; George of Buchtrig, advocate 1674.
JOHN CANT, p. 412, line 10, for
1659 "1694" read "1674."
JAMES BROWN, M.A., described as
"a poor man with five children"
when resident in Lady Yester s
parish, Edinburgh, 7th Nov. 1694. [Lady
Yester s Poll Tax Roll, 4.]
PIRIE PHILIP, dem. 7th Nov. 1921,
1685
1879
(1942).
died 18th Aug. 1945. Publication
A New Interpretation of the Cross
KIRKCUDBRIGHT]
KELLS GELSTON
205
JAMES MAITLAND, his daugh., Jane
1826 Agnes, died 21st Feb. 1940.
SAMUEL WOOD CAMERON, ord.
1922
1925.
30th March 1922; dem. on appoint
ment as Indian Chaplain 29th Oct.
JOHN ARTHUR CAMERON, born
1926
5th April 1894, son of Nicol F. C.,
solicitor, Glasgow; educ. at Glasgow
Academy and Univ. of Glasgow, M.A.
(1914); became a solicitor in Glasgow;
licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 26th Dec.
1924; assistant St John s, Edinburgh; ord.
25th March 1926; died 31st Jan. 1928.
Marr. 16th June 1921 Agnes May, daugh.
of John Gavin Dickson, min. of St John s
Edinburgh, and had issue Ian Nicol
Ferguson, born 6th Aug. 1922, Flight Navi
gator, R.A.F., killed on active service 1943;
Mary Henderson, born llth May 1925;
Agnes Eleanor, born 29th Dec. 1927.
ARTHUR CURRIE GORDON, born
1928 Edinburgh 1st Feb. 1904, son of Wil
liam G., min. of Arnsheen, and Alison
Jollie; educ. at George Watson s College
and Univ. of Edinburgh, M.A. (1924), B.D.
(1928); licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh April
1927; assistant St Bernard s, Edinburgh
1927; ord. 7th June 1928; trans, to Foveran
20th April 1932; killed in action in France
June 1940. Marr. 30th April 1929 Agnes
Dorien, daugh. of James Mathers, O.B.E.,
min. of Rosewell, and Agnes Malseed, and
had issue Maureen Agnes Elizabeth, born
24th Nov. 1934; Arthur William Norman,
born 6th Feb. 1937; his widow marr. (2)
Malcolm Manford Corner, min. of Drainie.
KELTON
In the 12th century the church was desig
nated Cheletun and Lochelletun. It be
longed originally to lona, and was granted
to Holyrood Abbey in 1 161-74 by Uchtred,
son of Fergus, lord of Galloway. [Char
ters of Holyrood, 38, 40, 41.]
SIR HERBERT ANDERSON, vicar
-.,. 3rd Feb. 1567-8. Cal. of Charters,
507 2108.]
SIR JAMES PAINE, reader, still in
, office 1572. [Comps. Sub Coll. of
Thirds, Dumfries, etc.; Edin. Tests,
iii, 120.]
DAVID BLYTH, M.A., min. at Kirk
cudbright, pres. to vicarage 30th
Sept. 1590 on death of Sir Herbert
Anderson. P. S. Reg., Ixi, 52.]
ROBERT McCLELLAN, for "insuffi-
1627 c i enc * e intemperat drinking, and
disobedience to the Presbyterie he
was dep. by the Commission of Kirkcud
bright appointed by the General Assembly
at Glasgow 1638; the sentence was ap
proved by the General Assembly at Edin
burgh 27th Aug. 1639. [Peterkin s Recs.
of the Kirk, 261.]
JAMES FERGUSON, his son, James,
apprenticed to Andrew Brown, sur
geon, Edinburgh, 2nd March 1670.
1642
WILLIAM FALCONER, his second
1695 son, Gilbert. [Sas. 1727.]
DONALD MAcINTYRE HENRY,
1916 marr. (1) 3rd Feb. 1920 Agnes (died
22nd May 1922), second daugh. of
Stewart Nicolson, Bombie, and had issue
Donald Maclntyre, born 23rd Feb. 1921;
Malcolm Nicholson, born 13th May 1922;
(2) 12th Aug. 1931 Barbara, youngest
daugh. of William Jamieson, min. of St
Ringan s, Castle Douglas, and has issue
Alastair, born 27th June 1932.
GELSTON
The Church of Gelston, called also
Gemilston and Gevellestoune, was dedi
cated to St Michael. It was granted to the
Priory of Whithorn by John de Gelston,
son and heir of (late) John de Gelston, Kt.;
confirmation charter by Robert I, 1306-29;
annexed to Kells 1618. [Reg. Great Seal,
i, App. I, 20; ii, 460.]
JOHN WRIGHT, reader. [Comps. Sub
1563 Coll. of Thirds, Dumfries, etc.]
DEAN JOHN MARTIN, vicar and
1571 reader in 1571.
206
GELSTON KIRKCUDBRIGHT
[PRESB. OF
MICHAEL HENDERSON, pres. to
vicarage and as min. 1st April 1581
on death of Dean John Martin.
[Reg. Sec. Sig., xlvii, 103.]
JOHN TAYLOR, M.A., pres. to
vicarage 5th Jan, 1591-2 on death
of Robert Stewart. [Reg. Sec. Sig.,
Ixiii, 111.]
1581
1591
KIRKCORMACK
There were several saints of the name
Cormac. One was Bishop of Armagh, who
died in 496. Another was Cormac Ua
Liathain, a contemporary of Columba and
Abbot of Durrow, who voyaged to the
Orkneys. He may be the saint here com
memorated. The church belonged origi
nally to lona, and along with the Chapel
of Balnacross it was granted in 1161-74 to
Holyrood Abbey by Uchtred, son of
Fergus, lord of Galloway. Charters of
Holyrood, 38, 40, 41; Watson s Celtic Place
Names, 167.]
SIR MICHAEL DUNN, "ane auld
1563 blynd man vicar in * 563 and 1 572
natural son of Sir Herbert D., min.,
legitimated 23rd Aug. 1550. [Kirkcud
bright Sher. Court Deeds, 82; Comps. Sub
Coll. of Thirds, Dumfries, etc.]
ROBERT FORRESTER, vicar in 1580.
[Kirkcudbright Sher. Court Deeds,
1573 108.]
KIRKCUDBRIGHT, GALTWAY,
DUNROD
The Church of Kirkcudbright, desig
nated in the 12th and 13th centuries the
Church of Desnesmor and Denesmor, and
in the 14th century the Church of Kirk
cudbright of Denesmor, was granted to
Holyrood Abbey by Uchtred, son of
Fergus, lord of Galloway, dr. 1161-74. On
a request by the General Assembly 29th
June 1 564, Queen Mary granted the Church
of the Grey Friars for use as the parish
church instead of St Cuthbert s. The latter
church stood in the churchyard about
quarter-mile east of the town. On 24th
Dec. 1580 Sir Nicol McClellane, Sir Her
bert Anderson, Mr. Edward Forrester and
Ninian Anderson, prebendaries and Stal-
laris of St Andrew s Church, Kirkcud
bright, with consent of the patron of the
church, Thomas McClellane of Bombie,
disponed the lands, etc., pertaining to the
church to Robert Forrester, burgess of
Kirkcudbright. The Church of Gait way
belonged to Holyrood Abbey before 29th
July 1163, and appears to have been
granted by Fergus, lord of Galloway, who
died in 1161. It was situated about two
miles from the town.
The Church of Dunrod, dedicated to St
Mary and St Brioc, was granted to Holy-
rood Abbey by Fergus, lord of Galloway,
with confirmation by Christianus, Bishop
of Galloway, 1154-86. It stood in the
churchyard in the south-east part of the
parish, about six miles from Kirkcudbright.
On 5th May 1555, at the instance of Mr
John Stevenson, precentor of Glasgow,
vicar of Dunrod, and first provost of Biggar
Collegiate Church, the perpetual vicarage
of the church, with fruits and rents, was
added, with consent of the patrons, the
Canons Regular of Holyrood, and of the
Ordinary of the Diocese of Galloway, to
the said Collegiate Church of Biggar, on
condition that there be provided for a
vicar-pensioner of the Cure of Dunrod 20
merks Scots, with house and garden and
an acre of arable land. The Charter of
Collation of the Bishop of Galloway bears
that the vicarage was granted in considera
tion of the singular zeal and pious affec
tion towards God and the Catholic Church,
which were shown in these unhappy days
of Lutheranism by a sometime mighty and
noble Lord, Malcolm Fleming, in found
the Church of Biggar at his own expense.
The collation was on the supplication, 5th
March 1555, of James, Lord Fleming, who
had right to the patronage and right of the
vicarage of Dunrod, and was ratified by
Queen Mary on 14th May 1556. [Charters
of Holyrood, 19, 20, 22-4, 38, 40, 61, 95-6,
294-8; Reports Hist. MSS. Commiss., iv,
539; Reg. Great Seal, v, 86; Charter Chest,
Earl of Wigton, 540, 546; Scott. Rec.
Soc.}
KIRKCUDBRIGHT]
DUNROD
207
ALEXANDER ALLARDYCE, M.A.,
min. 1563. [Comps. Sub Coll. of
1563
Thirds, Dumfries, etc.]
MICHAEL DUNN, exhorter 1563.-
1563
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum
fries, etc.]
JAMES DODDS, marr. Eupham Kirko.
1569
[See Grant s Burgh Schools; Kirk
cudbright Sher. Court Deeds, 98.]
THOMAS ANDERSON, vicar, reader
1575
1568-9, died before 30th July 1580.
[Acts and Dec., Ixi, 335; Reg. Sec.
Sig., xlvii, 133; Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Dumfries, etc.]
JOHN MEIKLE, pres. to vicarage 30th
July 1580 and llth May 1591.
[Reg. Sec. Sig., xlvii, 133, Ixii, 50.]
1580
DAVID BLYTH, son of George B.,
- _ burgess of Edinburgh, and Margaret
Blackburn; pres. to Kelton 30th
Sept. 1590; appointed schoolmaster ad
interim of Kirkcudbright on 12th Oct. 159-;
murdered 2nd Sept. 1593 by John, Adam
and George, sons of John Muir of Halmuir,
and their servants. [Grant s Burgh Schools;
Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixi, 523; P. C. Reg., 1593;
Reports Hist. MSS. Commiss., iv, 539.]
ROBERT GLENDENYNG, line 5, for
1601 " 1602 " read "1601"; his pres. to
Dunrod vicarage 15th May 1605 on
death of Mungo Carmichael; his son James
banished for slaughter of Peter Duncan
21st June 1638. [P. C. Reg., 2 Ser., vii, 23;
Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixxiv, 263.]
JOHN McCLELLAN, adm. before 21st
1638 Nov 1638; accom P ame d Livingston
on his voyage to New England in
1636. [Peterkin s Records of the Church,
109.]
GEORGE BUCHANAN, adm. between
1638 2nd July and 26th Aug. 1639 and in
defiance that John McClellan held
office. (See Moffat.)
GEORGE GARTSHORE, his daugh.,
Ann (marr. 23rd Oct. 1742 Thomas
Gordon of Kenharvie).
GEORGE HAMILTON, his son, John
James, died 1917; his daugh., Rose,
died 25th Feb. 1917.
1820
JOHN MCMILLAN, line 9, for "1877"
read "1876"; his daugh., Anne
Marshall, died at Janefield, Kirk
cudbright, 8th Aug. 1932.
JOHN UNDERWOOD, pres. by Crown
1843 14th July 1843.
ALEXANDER DUNCAN CAMP
BELL, licen. 28th Sept. 1870; his
widow, Mary Jane Muir, died 23rd
Sept. 1931.
1879
WILLIAM BARCLAY, dem. 30th Sept.
1914
1926 on appointment to Custron
Church, Hamilton, Ontario.
JOHN ELMORE MOTHERSILL, born
1927
29th Sept. 1890, son of Joseph M.
and Eleanor Dobson Mothersill;
educ. at Univ. of Toronto, B.A. (1910), and
Knox College, Toronto; licen. by Presb. of
Toronto 10th April 1913; ord. to Knox
Church, Gait, Ontario, Nov. 1913; trans,
to Taylor Church, Montreal, March 1915;
served in war in R.A.M.C.; assistant Govan
1924; Superintendent, Pearce Institute,
Govan; adm. by General Assembly 3rd
July 1926; adm. 3rd Feb. 1927. Marr. 21st
Sept. 1920 Eleanor Oughtred, and has issue
Alan Keith, Lieut. R.A.F., born 27th
Aug. 1921, killed in action, Tunisia, March
1943; Donald Joseph, born 28th May 1923;
Eleanor Daintry, born 6th Nov. 1926.
DUNROD
WILLIAM McLELLAN, reader 1571-2.
1571
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum
fries, etc.]
JAMES DONALDSON, min. 1595;
1595 trans, to Kirkmabreck 1597.
208
ST MARY S ISLE RERRICK
[PRESB. OF
ST. MARY S ISLE
WILLIAM MOSCROP, M.A., min. of
1563
fries.]
Anwoth, also in charge here.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum-
THOMAS ANDERSON, exhorter
15?1 1571-2. [Comps. Sub Coll of
Thirds, Dumfries, etc.]
PARTON
CHARLES GEDDES, parson in office
13th April 1562, reader 14th May
1566. [Reg. Abbrev. Feu Charters
of Church Lands, i, 223; Reg. Sec. Sig.,
xxxv, 23, 456.]
JOHNDURY, exhorter 1563. [Comps.
1563 Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dumfries.}
NINIAN McCLENNOCHAN, after-
1574 wards of Glenluce.
JAMES IRVING, marr. Margaret Gor
don. [G. R. Sas., xxxiii, 228, 3rd
May 1632.]
SAMUEL SPALDING, marr. cont. 16th
1692
April 1693 Elizabeth, daugh. of
Gilbert Brown of Templet on; his
sons Alexander, apprenticed to John
Speirs, merchant, Edinburgh, 13th Jan.
1720, purchased Holm 1750, died 24th
March 1776; William, died before 1731;
Samuel, died 1774.
HENRY ALEXANDER PATTULLO,
his widow, Maria Mitchell, died at
Musselburgh 4th Oct. 1925.
HARVEY NICHOLS, died at Newport,
1886 Monmouth, 5th April 1930; his
widow, Isabella Blair Sandilands,
died at Newport 9th March 1938; his
daughs. Irene Blair (marr. 23rd Sept. 1924
John Alexander Douglas, M.B., Ch.B.,
Johannesburg); Ruby (marr. 21st Dec. 1922
Frank William Bannister).
RERRICK
One cannot now definitely locate the site
of the parish Church in years before the
Reformation. There seems to have been
at that time not only a parish church, but
some chapels in the parish. There was a
church, perhaps the parish church, at Kirk-
carswell (which is a corrupt form of Kilkos-
wald); there was also in close proximity to
a holy well, known as St Glassin s Well, a
chapel at Kirkland, and the names Chapel-
ton and Chapelhill appear to point to some
chapel as being located in their neighbour
hood. The Abbey Church of Dundrennan
was the church of the monks and of the
parishioners generally. Soon after the
founding of the monastery in the 12th
century, the parish church was "appro
priated to" the abbey; that is to say, its
endowments were transferred to the abbey
as part of its revenues and henceforth the
duty of ministering at its altar would de
volve upon the monks, who would perform
other parochial duty. When the Reforma
tion took place in 1560, the parish church
once again came into its own, but no cer
tainty exists as to its site at that time, and
not until the early part of the 1 8th century
have we definite knowledge that the old
chapel at Kirkland was now constituted the
parish church. It continued as such till
1865, and on a part of its wall still left
standing in the centre of the kirkyard there
was on its demolition affixed an inscribed
stone with this inscription: "This Church,
originally a chapel, was enlarged in 1743
and taken down in 1865." On the demoli
tion of this old church at Kirkland, a new
church was erected in the village of Dun
drennan and was opened for public worship
in 1866.
JAMES HUTTON, formerly Dean and
Prior of Dundrennan. [Kirkcud
bright Sheriff Court Deeds, 27.]
1580
JOHN BROWN, min. of Glencairn,
pres. to vicar pensionary 13th July
1590 on death of William Cutlar.
[Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixvi, 197.]
JOHN CALLENDAR, pres. to par
sonage and vicarage 5th Aug. 1594
1594
on death of David Blyth. [Reg.
Sec. Sig., Ixvi, 197.]
KIRKCUDBRIGHT] RERRICK TWYNHOLM and KIRKCHRIST
209
JOHN DUNCAN, his son, Andrew,
1655
charged to enter heir 1676. [Edin
burgh Burgh Writs. ]
WILLIAM JAMIESON, line 7, delete
1731 "Father of the Church.
TONGLAND
In 1161-74 the church was granted to
Holyrood Abbey by Uchtred, son of
Fergus, lord of Galloway. The Cell of St
Salvator, near the monastery, and its gar
den called the Chapel Yard, pertained to
the vicarage. The Church of Balnacross
was originally a chapel dependent upon
Kirkcormack and belonging to lona. In
1 161-74 it was granted to Holyrood Abbey
by Uchtred, son of Fergus, lord of Galloway.
[Charters of Holyrood, 22-4, 38, 40, 41.]
WILLIAM SHARP, vicar at the Re-
1563
formation; reader in 1563, exhorter
in 1567; pres. to vicarage of Lanark
24th June 1588; his son, Roger. [Reg.
Sec. Sig., Ivii, 125; Dumfries Sas., 1st Oct.,
1628; Cal. of Charters, 2126; Reg. Mag.
Sig., v, 782.]
JAMES SCOTT, for "sacriledge, intro-
mitting with penalties and contribu
tions, disobedience to the Presby-
terie, tableing, converseing with excom-
municat Papists, and declyning the General
Assembly" he was dep. by the Commis
sioners of Kirkcudbright appointed by the
General Assembly at Glasgow 1638; the
sentence was approved by the General
Assembly at Edinburgh 27th Aug. 1639.
[Peterkin s Recs. of the Kirk of Scot., 261.]
GEORGE RUTHERFORD, marr.
i^/in Margaret Gordon and had issue
1640 T. , ~ . ,
Barbara; David; Jean; Marion;
Martha. [Dumfries Sas., 20th Nov. 1630,
3 1st Dec. 1654.]
ALEXANDER BROWN, line 3, for
1745 "22" read "26."
WILLIAM DOW, born 9th Feb.
1826 1800.
WILLIAM LECKIE McFARLANE,
1859 pres. by Crown 20th April 1859.
ANDREW EDGAR, pres. by Crown
1868 18th Nov. 1862.
GEORGE McINNES, pres. by Crown
18?5 18th Dec. 1874 (last presentation);
his widow, Margaret Hamilton, died
15th Aug. 1928.
WILLIAM IRELAND GORDON, died
1881 29th Jan. 1927.
BRYCE MACFARLANE, died 25th
1898 July 1931.
(Charges united 3rd Feb. 1932.)
TWYNHOLM and KIRKCHRIST
The parishes were united after 31st July
1643. The Church of Twynholm was
granted to Holyrood Abbey by Uchtred,
son of Fergus, lord of Galloway, whose
time was dr. 1161-74. It was rebuilt in
1 730 on a new site about quarter-mile from
the earlier building. Portions of the walls
of the Church of Kirkchrist stand in the
churchyard on the west bank of the Dee
opposite Kirkcudbright. At Kirkeoch in
the Parish of Kirkchrist there was a nun
nery, the existence of which is recalled by
place names of the neighbourhood, High
Nunton, Nun Mill, Low Nunton. Mani
festly this is the nunnery cited in a Papal
Bull of 22nd May 1423 giving assent to a
petition by John of Inverkeithing, Canon
of Holyrood, who craved that the Cister
cian Priory of St Evoca the virgin, situated
in the Diocese of Whithorn, value not
exceeding 10 libs., be given to him in
commendam for five years. The priory had
been governed by "holy nuns and ma
trons," but on account of the meagre
amount of the fruits had long since been
deserted by them, and was now empty and
derelict, and he was desirous that goods
set apart to God and religion should not be
devoted to lay and secular uses. About
forty years later, the nunnery, designated
"the Church or Chapel of Kirkeoch"
where "a nun or otherwise religious
woman used to dwell of old," was the
subject of a petition of Robert de Colston,
Rector of Kirkchrist, which narrated that
210
TWYNHOLM KIRKCHRIST [PRESB. OF KIRKCUDBRIGHT
his predecessor held as united to the said
Parish Church of Kirkchrist, the church or
chapel called Kyrknok or Kyrkenok
(Kirkeoch) situated in the bounds of the
parish, took its tithes, etc., and exercised
the cure of souls of the parishioners who
dwelled thereby, and that he had continued
the said possession for about eight years,
that there was no further proof of the said
union, and therefore his use of the tithes
and his possession might be interfered with,
that no nun or religious woman had for
thirty years lived a regular life in the said
church or chapel, and that its buildings had
fallen, and it had been so long void that
there was no certain knowledge of its
voidance. Pope Pius II on 10th Jan. 1463^
gave mandate to the Bishop of Brechin,
etc., to make enquiries, and if they found
the facts as stated, to confirm the said
union. [Vatican Transcripts, 1421-59, 90,
MS. Reg. Ho.; Cal Papal Register, Letters,
xi, 507; Reg. Great Seal, viii, 127, ix, 1416;
Charters of Holyrood, 31, 38, 40.]
RICHARD BALFOUR, parson.
1562 [Coll. of Thirds, 1562, 101.]
ALEXANDER COLE, pres. to vicarage
18th Oct. 1580 on death of John
ROW. [Reg. Sec. Sig. t xlvii, 31.]
JOHN AIKMAN, pres. to vicarage in
1582 on death of John Row and
again 19th Oct. 1592. [Reg. Pres.
Bene., ii, 72; Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixv, 256.]
THOMAS IRELAND, marr. Agnes
Burd, widow of William Menzies,
min. of Kenmore; resident with his
wife at Inveresk in 1694. [Inveresk Poll
Tax Roll, 8.]
LEO WRIGHT, signs an episcopal
1680 charter 17th Dec. 1680.
ROBERT ALLARDYCE, died 7th
1899 Sept. 1939.
KIRKCHRIST
JOHN MOFFAT, reader, 1563.
1563
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum
fries.]
ROBERT FORRESTER, reader
1568 1568.
THOMAS MAKCULTRIE, reader 1569
-72. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Dumfries. ]
1569
DAVID BLYTH. M.A., pres. to
vicarage 9th Oct. 1591 consequent
on James McCulloch, vicar, being
non-resident. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixii, 192.]
SYNOD OF
GLASGOW AND AYR
PRESBYTERY OF AYR
ALLOWAY
Preliminary paragraph, line 5 from end,
for "right bank" read left bank.
JOHN LOCHHEAD, born 18th Nov.
1833, died 12th Nov. 1913; marr.
(1) 1867 Mary Anne, daugh. of John
McLean, Glasgow, and Anne Niven (died
July 1900), and had issue John McLean,
born 1867, medical practitioner, Indiana
polis, Indiana, U.S.A.; Anne Niven Mc
Lean, born 1869; Thomas McLean, born
1871; (2) 1901, Eliza, daugh. of John
Houston, Sandyhills, Shettleston; she died
at Cheltenham 24th Oct. 1937.
1881
SAMUEL MARCUS DILL, died at
Edinburgh 23rd Jan. 1924; his
widow, Agnes Graham Rowe, died
2nd April 1934 aged 85; his daughs.
Hessy Foster (marr. 19th Sept. 1924 Wil
liam John Jackson, Croydon); Rosa (marr.
22nd Feb. 1922 Edward Wickham Jones,
M.C., Norwood, London), died 4th Dec.
1927.
JOHN MACFARLANE HAMILTON,
marr. 21st April 1925 Mary Hamil
ton, daugh. of Gavin Crawford, min.
of Fauldhouse, and has issue Gavin
Crawford, born 26th Sept. 1926; Margaret
Macfarlane, born 30th Oct. 1929.
ANNBANK
ROBERT SMITH MACKINTOSH,
1913 delete "M. A."
GEORGE LINDSAY STEWART,
trans, to St. Paul s, Leith, 9th Dec.
1920.
1917
GEORGE ANDREW JOHNSTON,
1921
born Chapel of Garioch 1st Dec.
1889, son of Alexander J., farmer,
and Jane Durno; educ. at Chapel of
Garioch Public School, Gordon s College
and Univ. of Aberdeen, M.A. (1911); licen.
by Presb. of Garioch 1914; served in Moun
tain Gun Battery R.G.A. in Great War;
ord. by Presb. of Paisley, Chaplain to
Forces 27th July 1917; assistant Arbroath
1920; adm. 20th April 1921 ; trans, to Kirk-
michael, Ayr, 26th Sept. 1930; marr. 1st
Dec. 1921 Frances Hardy, daugh. of Albert
Ping, Excise Officer, and Christina Miller,
Auchtertool, and has issue Alexander
Durno, born Oct. 1926; Jack Miller, born
Oct. 1928.
AUCHENLECK
The interior of the church was destroyed
by fire on 3rd April 1938 and has since been
restored. The mission chapel at Dargonner
is closed.
JOHN GRANT, marr. cont. 2nd Dec.
1712 Henrietta, daugh. of Donald
Campbell of Boghall and Elizabeth
Innes.
1712
1893
JAMES HILL, died 27th Sept. 1940.
Issue Alexander, B.Sc., Electrical
Engineer; Hugh Blair McLellan,
B.Sc., Lecturer Mechanical Engineering;
Alison Irene, diploma in Physical Instruc
tion; Eric Alan, diploma in Art.
211
212
AYR
[PRESB. OF
AYR
(Contributed by Rev. Archibald Mac-
Kenzie, Minister of Ayr (2nd Charge).)
It is uncertain as to when a Christian
church was first planted at Ayr, but that a
Christian church existed at Ayr at the
beginning of the 13th century can be
authenticated, and indeed it may even date
from the latter part of the 12th century.
The earliest reference to this church is 1233
in the Chartulary of the Abbey of Paisley.
It was a prebend of Glasgow, and of the
Chapel Royal at Stirling. The Ayr church
in pre-reformation days was never colle
giate; it was only a parish church of the
larger type with its twelve altars at least
and its numerous clergy staff.
In 1652 Cromwell had his citadel built at
Ayr with stones which, it is said, were taken
from the old castle at Ardrossan. The
church, which was included in the fortifica
tions, was utilised as a military store, the
chancel being kept as a place of worship
for the soldiers. In 1660 the citadel was
abandoned and gradually demolished, but
the church remained intact. At the Indul
gence it was purchased by John Moor of
Park, and the Rev. Wm. Eccles, who had
been "outed" for refusing to sign the
Test Act, was brought back and ministered
within its walls from 1687 and 1689, while
the curates occupied the present old parish
church. In 1690 it was once more derelict
until 1706, when the structure was bought
by four burgesses of Ayr. One of these
gave his fourth share of the stones to build
a steeple to the Tolbooth, and the remain
der of the stones were in time used to build
dykes in and about the town. The tower,
which was left, has been restored by the
Marquis of Bute and is open to visitors. It
contains four apartments.
ROBERT ACHESOUNE, min. 1559-61.
1559 [Ayr Burgh Accounts.]
JAMES DALRYMPLE, pres. to
fi vicarage in 1571 on death of Sir
Robert Leggett. [Reg. Pres. Bene.,
i, (2), 19.]
1561 DAVID GIBSON, parson 1561.
ROBERT DENNISTOUN or DANIEL-
1561
STON, parson in 1541-2; dem.
before 16th Feb. 1573-4, when he
was parson of Dysart and Canon of Chapel
Royal of Stirling. [Reg. of Deeds, v, 209;
vi 104; x, 102; xi, 26.]
JAMES COCKBURN, son of Patrick
C. of Clerkington, pres. to par
sonage and vicarage 16th Feb. 1573,
on dem. of Robert Danielston. [Reg.
Pres. Bene., i, (4), 17.]
HEW KENNEDY, reader, pres. to
vicarage 23rd March 1573^ on
dem. of James Dalrymple promoted
to Alloway. [Reg. Pres. Bene., i, (4), 18.]
ROBERT HERBERTSON, was parson
1574
in 1563 and still in office 21st May
1576; had issue John. [Cal. of
Charters, xi, 2395; Reg. Abbrev. Feu Char
ters of Church Lands, ii, 88.]
JOHN PORTERFIELD, pres. in 1581
upon death of James Dalrymple and
in 1582 on death of Robert Herbert -
son. [Reg. Pres. Bene., i, 57, 58.]
WILLIAM MONTGOMERIE, pres. to
.___ parsonage 20th June 1582 on death
19112
1580
of Robert Herbertson. [Reg. Pres.
Bene., i, 75.]
ROBERT MONTGOMERIE, M.A.,
1594
parson 9th Nov. 1594. [Cal. of
Charters, xiv, 3296.]
1638
GEORGE DUNBAR, marr. Margaret
I/CAT Wallace. [Reg. of Deeds, cxcviii,
407.]
ROBERT BLAIR, M.A.; on 19th Dec.
1638, on a supplication in name of
the town of St Andrews for his
transportation to the church there, "for
the good of their Universitie, the General
Assembly called upon Mr Blair, who
answered, I confesse I am in the hands of
this Assembly; but I protest heir, in God s
presence, that I had rather lay downe my
life nor be separat from my flock at Air.
The matter was referred to a committee,
who reported on 20th Dec., and after a
prolonged discussion the Assembly by a
AYR]
AYR WALLACETOWN
213
majority of 4 or 5 decerned that he be
transported to St Andrews. [Peterkin s
Recs. of the Kirk, pp. 187, 189.]
JOHN FERGUSHILL, graduated M.A.,
1639 1611, not 1612.
ALEXANDER GREGORIE, marr.
1683
Anna, daugh. of Alexander Ross,
merchant burgess of Aberdeen.
[Aberdeen City Sas., 2nd July 1680.]
JOHN HUNTER, line 15, delete
1701 " Father of the Church.
THOMAS DYKES, pres. by Crown 24th
1863
Jan. 1863; his widow, Margaret
Shedden, died 18th Nov. 1922.
WILLIAM CAIRNS DUNCAN, died
1909 3rd May 1926.
WILLIAM PHIN GILLIESON, M.C.,
trans, from 2nd Charge 22nd July
1926; died 30th March 1942; his
daugh., Margaret Marion Phin (marr. 19th
Dec. 1939 James Macpherson Jolly, elder
son of James J., New York). Addl. Publi
cation Letters from Sudan (1936).
SECOND CHARGE
WILLIAM WATERSTON, his son,
1682
1710.
Alexander, apprenticed to William
Thomson, periwig-maker, 23rd Aug
JOHN McDERMETT, probably matri-
1716 culated at Glasgow 1st March 1698.
WILLIAM SHAW, pres. by Crown 27th
1853 May 1853.
ARCHIBALD MACKENZIE, trans.
1926 from Balfron (q.v.) 23rd Nov. 1926;
served in Great War as Captain,
H.L.I., and Staff Captain R.A.F.; acted as
min. of St Andrews, Georgetown, Deme-
rara and Commissioner from the Home
Church in that Colony 1937-8. Publica
tions William Adair and his Kirk; The Old
Kirk of Ayr, 163 9-84 (Ayr Advertiser, 1933);
An Ancient Church: the Pre- Reformation
Church at Ayr (Ayrshire Post, 1935); An
Old Church and Burns Memories (Ayrshire
Post, 1934).
o*
1928
NEWTON-UPON-AYR
WILLIAM RAINIE, dem. llth June
1881 1928, died 27th Nov. 1928.
DAVID ALBERT MURDOCH, line 3,
for "Benter" read "Baxter";
served in Great War with Seaforth
Highlanders on Salonica Front and on
Intelligence Staff of B.M.R. in Sophia;
trans, from Dingwall (q.v.} 14th Nov. 1928;
died 14th March 1945. Addl. issue-
Kenneth Lyle Stewart, born 1st Aug. 1928;
Dorothy Margaret, born 29th April 1933.
AYR, ST. JAMES
JOHN HENDERSON, M.A. (Glasgow,
1889 1879).
MUIR ANDREW, dem. 17th May
1919 1921.
THOMAS REID ALLISON, born
1921
Paisley 20th Feb. 1889, son of
Matthew A. and Margaret Reid;
educ. at John Neilson School, Paisley, and
Univ. of Glasgow, M.A. (1910); licen. by
Presb. of Paisley Jan. 1920; ord. 7th Sept.
1921; trans, to Helensburgh Old 6th Aug.
1930. Marr. 30th Aug. 1921 Margaret
Gemmell, daugh. of James Graham and
Rachel Graham, and had issue Thomas
Reid, born 20th Aug. 1924; Margaret
Graham, born 26th March 1927.
AYR, ST. LEONARD S
"St Leonard s Chaplainrie without the
Port of Ayr" occurs in 1585. [Comps.
Gen. Coll of Thirds.}
WILLIAM GRANGER, licen. 4th June
1886 1 884. [Memoir by James Millar. ]
WILLIAM WALKER, afterwards min.
1898 of Foss 23rd Nov. 1926.
JOHN ELLIS, trans, to Rubislaw, Aber-
1919
deen, 5th Sept. 1930; died 21st Sept.
1939.
AYR, WALLACETOWN
GEORGE JOHN CHALMERS
SCOTT, his daughs. Ethel Agnes
Watson, born 30th May 1 866 (marr.
7th Oct. 1893 Captain Thomas Josiah
1865
214
WALLACETOWN CRAIGIE
[PRESS. OF
Clugston Boyd, of S.S. Lord Rosebery),
died 12th Jan. 1931; Lilian Anna (marr.
26th Oct. 1895 Charles Frederick Pfeiffer,
merchant, London), died 18th May 1906;
Jessie Helen (marr. 7th April 1897 Robert
Brewster Cowan, insurance inspector);
Amy Constance, died 13th July 1935;
Bertram Watson, died 1st Feb. 1913.
JOHN MARTIN, trans, to Dalmuir
1917 17th June 1924.
BRODIE SMITH GILFILLAN, trans.
1924
from Inch (q.v.) 5th Nov. 1924;
dem. 15th Nov. 1944; his son, John
Brodie Smith, born 7th April 1921; his
wife, Helen Johnston Smith, died 21st Nov.
1931.
BARR
HERCULES LINDSAY, designed
1665
preacher at Monkton 1st June 1678.
[Regs, of Deeds, Ixxxv, 971, 26th
April 1698.]
JAMES MACMASTER, pres. 21st Aug.
1843 1843.
WILLIAM MUNGALL, pres. 21st
1859 Sept. 1858.
CHARLES GOODALL, pres. 1st Mar.
1873
1873; his widow, Jane Watson, died
1 8th Sept. 1941 ; his son, Dr Charles,
died 6th Oct. 1941.
GEORGE DODS, died 31st May 1922;
188 o ms daughs. Ida Mary Homan,
died at Karachi 13th March 1921;
Edith Jane (marr. 18th Aug. 1896 Rowland,
6th Baron Headley); his widow, Eliza Mary
Homan, died 18th June 1942.
ANDREW DOUGLAS McMURRAY,
1922 born Castle Douglas 1 8th July 1 890;
son of Andrew McM. and Margaret
Affleck; educ. at Whitehaven Ghyll Bank
College and Univ. of Edinburgh, M.A.;
licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 30th June
1920; assistant Glasgow Cathedral; ord.
18th Oct. 1922; LL.B. (London); L.V.C.M.
(London).
CATRINE
WILLIAM JOHN, appointed Clerk of
1899
Presb. 3rd Sept. 1930; dem. 31st
May 1948; his son, Graham Taylor,
headmaster, Coldingham school, Berwick
shire; his daughs. Marjorie Patricia (marr.
22nd Sept. 1941 William McCreath, 2nd
Lieut. R.A.S.C., Dalruaine, Troon); Kath
leen (marr. 27th June 1946 Leslie Richard
Leonard Parry, South Woodford, London).
COYLTON
MATTHEW WYLLIE, pres. to vicarage
in 1582 on death of Alexander Scott.
1581
[Reg. Pres. Bene., i, 57.]
WILLIAM RICHARDSON, has sasine
of glebe 8th March 1654. [Ayr
1654
Sas., i, 144.]
WILLIAM BOYD, his mother was
1700 Margaret Naismith.
JAMES GLASGOW, his widow, Mar
garet Macfarlane Maitland, died
29th Jan. 1929.
1866
WILLIAM CRAWFORD, trans, to
1917
Uphall North 24th Feb. 1932; dem.
6th Nov. 1946; marr. 4th Sept. 1935
Elizabeth Fleming, third daugh. of Peter
Watson of Drumsine, and has issue
Gavin Fleming, born 14th Sept. 1936;
Elizabeth Jane, born 12th April 1938.
CRAIGIE
THOMAS MARJORIBANKS, M.A.,
pres. to vicarage 16th Nov. 1548
vacant by death of his brother
Robert, who had received a presentation
on 2nd May same year in succession to
John Hamilton, M.A.; still vicar 1572, a
prebendary of Corstorphine (q.v.} in succes
sion to his said late brother Robert.
[Comps. Gen. Coll. of Thirds , P. S. Reg., ii,
2026, 2027, 2756.]
JOHN STIRLING, line one, for John
1806 read "James."
ROBERT INGLIS, his daugh., Mar
garet Ann, died at Troon 23rd
1843 March 1930.
AYR]
CRAIGIE DAILLY
215
DAVID STIRLING, his widow, Agnes
Maria Fairlie, died at Largs 9th
1859
Feb. 1925.
WILLIAM CAMPBELL, died 6th June
1920; his widow, Janet Burns Lind
say, died at Edinburgh 10th Oct.
1926, aged 75; his son, Gavin Lindsay, died
Davidsons Mains 5th Jan. 1938.
1883
ROBERT JOHN PAUL, trans, from
Elder Park, Glasgow, 25th Nov.
19 1920; died 7th June 1929.
CROSSHILL
ROBERT STEWART, licen. 1887; dem.
1888
5th Aug. 1925; died 18th Jan. 1926;
his widow, Jane Stewart, died 4th
Dec. 1943; his daughs. Elizabeth Margaret
(marr. 1st June 1927 Louis Herbert Watson,
min. of St Luke s, Edinburgh); Agnes
McFadzean, died Edinburgh 24th Nov.
1941.
JAMES STORRY BARROWMAN,
1926
trans, from Carntyne (q.v.) 14th Jan.
1926, died 30th Oct. 1930; his widow,
Mary Leitch Anderson, died 10th March
1937; his daugh., Dorothy Freda (marr.
2nd Aug. 1933 William R. Eadie).
(Charges united 25th Feb. 1931.)
CUMNOCK
JOHN DUNBAR, designed parson and
v ^ car also Canon of Glasgow, 1 3th
Aug. 1561. [Cal. of Deeds, iv, 300.]
JOHN RAMAGE, reader 1573.
1573 [Comps. Gen. Coll. of Thirds.]
GEORGE CAMPBELL, pres. to
1579
vicarage on death of John Ryhnd.
[Reg. Pres. Bene., i, (4), 43.]
WILLIAM HAMILTON, M.A., parson
2nd April 1584. [Cal. of Charters,
. . _ _ ..
xn, 2720.]
JOHN SPENCE ROBERTSON, died at
1875 Axminster, Devon, 1st June 1934;
his wife, Catherine Forbes Sharp,
died 12th July 1928; his sons Robert, a
barrister; Rev. Edmund Downing, died at
Sidmouth 14th Jan. 1942; his daugh.,
Lillian Mabel Forbes (marr. 25th March
1936 Robert Edward Campion, Oldham).
JOHN DOUGLAS McCLYMONT,
1927
born Glasgow 30th Nov. 1903; son
of John Douglas McC. (died Feb.
1924), Glencaple and Glasgow, and Mar
garet Murray (died Jan. 1937); educ. North
Kelvinside Secondary School and Univ. of
Glasgow; M.A. (1924); B.D. (1927); licen.
by Presb. of Glasgow April 1927; assistant
St Bernard s, Glasgow, New Kilpatrick,
and Glasgow Cathedral; ord. (ass. and sue.)
23rd Nov. 1927. Contributor to Chambers s
Journal and other periodicals.
NEW CUMNOCK
HUGH CRAWFORD, his second
1653
daugh. [Reg. of Deeds, Durie, 194,
23rd Dec. 1736.]
JAMES MILLAR, died 5th March
1886 1921.
WILLIAM BODIN, ord. (ass. and sue.)
12th May 1920; trans, to New
Ardrossan (q.v.) 31st May 1926.
ANDREW BURNETT, trans, from
1Q26 Martyrs, Glasgow (q.v.), 25th Nov.
1926; marr. 28th Aug. 1945 Meta
Louisa, daugh. of Alfred Hitchcock,
F.E.I.S., Edinburgh.
DAILLY
The alternative name of the parish,
Dalmakeran, Dalmakerane, or Dalmul-
kerane, is Dail Mhaoil-Chiaran, "Holme
of St Ciaran s servant." The church was
granted to Paisley Abbey by Duncan, son
of Gilbert, Earl of Carrick, and himself
Earl of Carrick, on condition that the
abbey erected in Carrick a monastery of
the Cluniac Order, and gave the church to
the said monastery. The grant was con
firmed by Florence, Bishop-Elect of Glas
gow, in 1202, and by Alexander II 5th Aug.
1 236. In terms of that condition the church
was given to Crossraguel Abbey on its
foundation soon after 18th July 1244. In
1696 the church was removed to a central
216
DAILLY WATERSIDE
[PRESB. OF
position, and was rebuilt in 1766. [Reg.
of Paisley, 427-8; Watson s Celtic Place
Names, 417; see Kirkoswald.]
ALEXANDER BOYD, vicar, deprived
159Q before 17th March 1590-1 for ab
sence from his charge. [Miscel.
Eccles. Documents, 23; Reg. Sec. Seal, Ixii,
35.]
DAVID BARCLAY, M.A., pres. to
1590 v * cara S e 16t h A P r il 1591 on dep. of
Alexander Boyd, non-resident.
[Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixii, 35.]
ANDREW MILLAR, M.A. (Glasgow
1660 1650.)
THOMAS SKINNER, was 51 years of
-,,- age Oct. 1684. [Reg. Sec. Sig., 3
Sen, ix, 538.]
PATRICK CRAUFORD, his sons
1691
Hew (eldest); James. [Deeds Mack.
1705, No. 818.]
WILLIAM PATON, marr. Janet, daugh.
1724 ^ Alexander Kennedy of Drum-
mellan.
WILLIAM CHALMERS, pres. by
Crown 12th March 1841; his son,
William Bryce, died 10th April 1922.
1841
DAVID STRONG, pres. by Crown 12th
1843
July 1843. Line 21, add "of Kil-
marnock after parish.
CORNELIUS GIFFEN, pres. by
1855 Crown 9th June 1855.
GEORGE TURNBULL, pres. 27th
^ une 1869 ms widow, Elizabeth
Steel Colledge, died at Glasgow 27th
Feb. 1921; his daugh., Elizabeth, died 5th
June 1921; his son, John Colledge, died
13th June 1942.
CHARLES GOODALL, trans, to St
1908
Oswald s, Edinburgh, 15th Jan.
1924.
DAVID ALEXANDER DUNCAN,
1924
ord. 30th April 1924; trans, to Kil-
madock 17th May 1929.
DALMELLINGTON
RANKEN DAVIDSON, pres. in 1569
1562 on death of Sir John Dunlop.
[Reg. Pres. Bene., i, 28.]
DAVID CATHCART, pres. in 1572 on
1572 death f Sir J nn Dunlop. [Reg.
Pres. Bene., i, (3), 24; Cal. of Char
ters, xi, 2475.]
JOHN McQUORNE, pres. to vicarage
20th Dec. 1591 on death of David
Cathcart. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixiii, 87.]
GAVIN STEWART, son of Hector S.,
1621 mercnant burgess of Glasgow; marr.
Rachel, daugh. of Patrick Sharpe,
min. of Govan. Addl. issue John, M.A.
(Glasgow 1651).
GEORGE SMITH HENDRIE, line 6,
1880 ac ^ " Umv - f Leipzig"; line 11,
for "Gairdner" read "Aitken";
dem. 25th Nov. 1924, died at Edinburgh
18th May 1945; his son, John Gairdner
White, min. of Dunnottar and Colombo.
JOHN SHEDDEN, M.A., trans, from
Q2 _ Haggs 30th April 1925; trans, to St.
Clement s, Dundee, llth Sept. 1928.
WILLIAM RUTHERFORD MEL-
1929 ROSE born 3rd SePt- 1900 son of
George M. and Agnes Loudon, St
Boswells, Roxburghshire; educ. at Gala-
shiels Academy and Univ. of Edinburgh,
M.A. (1923); licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh
1st April 1926; assistant Goven; ord. 27th
March 1929; dem. 1st Feb. 1933; adm. to
St Donan s, Kildonan, Arran, 2nd Aug.
1935; trans, to Rutherglen West 26th April
1938; trans, to Eassie and Nevay 24th June
1943; trans, to Tewchar 8th Oct. 1947.
Marr. 6th July 1929 Mary Me Anally,
daugh. of John Brown and Agnes Ramsay,
and has issue James Henderson Loudon,
born 24th March 1930.
WATERSIDE
JOHN MACKINTOSH, line 3, for
1907 "June "read "Jan."
JOHN CADENHEAD, died 4th March
1915 1929, unmarried.
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WATERSIDE FISHERTON
217
ROBERT NICOLSON TULLOCH
1929
ANDERSON, born 16th June 1878,
son of Robert Henry A., Standard
Life Assurance Co., Edinburgh, and Annie
Mathieson Humphray; educ. Royal High
School, Edinburgh, and Univ. of Glasgow;
became missionary and came here from
Invergordon 4th Aug. 1929; licen. by
Presb. of Ayr 2nd July 1930; dem. Nov.
1930; ord. to Dunrossness 9th Dec. 1930;
dem. 1st July 1948. Marr. 3rd July 1916
Rose Emily, younger daugh. of George
Lloyd Fountain of Greenford, Middlesex.
DALRYMPLE
JOHN ADAMS, M.A., Moderator of
1727 General Assembly 1744.
ROBERT STEVEN, son of Hugh S. of
Barransmill, Girvan, and Agnes,
daugh. of John Brown of Littleton.
GEORGE ALLAN SEATH, died at Ayr
1902
6th March 1945; his widow, Agnes
Jane McCosh Hammond, died at
Ayr 3rd May 1948.
DUNDONALD
In or about 1221 the church, along with
the Chapels of Crosbie and Riccarton, was
granted to the Convent of St Mary of
Dalmullin by Walter (II), son of Alan,
Seneschal of Scotland. In 1238, when the
said convent became a cell of Paisley
Abbey, the church with its chapels also
became part of the abbey possessions
confirmed by William, Bishop of Glasgow,
in 1239. The Chapel of St Ninian, situated
near the Royal Castle of Dundonald, where
Robert II died in 1390, was termed the
Chapel Royal of Dundonald. On 9th July
1511 Sir John Leith was indicted for break
ing into the chapel and the chest of orna
ments, and carrying off the book, chalice,
and ornaments of said chapel." [Reg. of
Paisley, 18, 22, 225-6; Diocesan Reg. of
Glasgow, i, 493, 495, 511; ii, 23-4, 369,
383-4, 415, 500; Excheq. Rolls, iii, Ixxii,
xcv-vi, 242, 279, 280.]
HUGH MONTGOMERY, M.A., vicar
1562
6th Jan. 1562-3 and 1568. [Cal. of
Charters, ix, 1901; Comps. Sub Coll.
of Thirds, Stirling, etc.]
ROBERT RAMSAY, sometime school-
1625 master at Irvine.
GABRIEL MAXWELL, his son,
1642
Robert, apprenticed to Hugh Cun
ningham, merchant, Edinburgh, 2nd
July 1684. [G. R. Sas., 2 Ser., vi, 245.]
THOMAS WALKER, marr. (1) Mary
Montgomery, died 3rd April 1741,
and had issue Jean; (2) Jean
Robertson; (3) Ann Shaw. Clerk of Synod.
JOHN MACLEOD, son of Alexander
1816
M., who emigrated to North Caro
lina.
ALEXANDER WILLISON, his son,
1841 Alexander Stewart, min. of Saline.
JAMES HOGG GILLESPIE, marr. (2)
1Q 2 21st Dec. 1944 Jean, eldest daugh.
of Rev. William Campbell, Kil-
marnock; his daughs. Kathleen Barbara
(marr. 30th June 1933 William Barclay,
min. of Trinity Church, Renfrew); Alison
Drysdale (marr. 14th Aug. 1936 Lachlan
McLean Robertson, min. of Macmillan
Church, Glasgow); Elspeth Taylor, M.A.
(marr. 1st July 1937 Andrew Murray Rich
mond Martin, M.A., C.A., Glasgow);
Marjorie, M.D., Glasgow, 1931. Publica
tions James Brown, a King o Men*
(Church of Scotland Committee on Publi
cations, 1939); Dundonald, a Contribution
to Parochial History (John Wylie & Co.,
Glasgow, 1 939), two volumes.
FISHERTON
WILLIAM MURDOCH, his widow,
Sarah Davidson McCracken, died
1870
7th March 1940.
JOHN AITKEN SPENCE, trans to
1918 Norrieston 18th Nov. 1927.
DAVID GRANT MILNE, trans, from
1928 Stronsay (q.v.) 20th April 1928.
218
FULLARTON GLENBUCK
[PRESB. OF
FULLARTON
DAVID WILSON, his son, William
Cunningham, solicitor and bank
agent, Irvine, died 29th Sept. 1931.
1837
JOSEPH THOMSON PATON, his
1876
widow, Maggie Charles Ward, died
14th Jan. 1936.
JOHN PATERSON, res. in ill health
1903 1937; died 18th Oct. 1938.
GALSTON
The parsonage as well as the vicarage
belonged to the Red Friars of Fail. [Cal.
Papal Letters, xii, 377.]
SIR JAMES DOUGLAS, vicar 26th
1559 Aug. 1559. [Reg. Mag. Sig., v, 998.]
JOHN DOUGLAS, M.A., vicar 26th
1566
March 1566-7. [Cal. of Charters,
ix, 2024.]
RANKEN DAVIDSON, exhorter at
1568 Loudoun (q.v.}.
1578
JOHN WALLACE, son of Adam W.,
burgess of Glasgow; pres. to vicarage
1st Jan. 1578-9 on dem. of Sir John
Cunningham. [Reg. Pres. Bene., ii, 10;
Comps. Gen. Coll. of Thirds.}
JOHN MARTINE, pres. to vicarage 8th
March 1582 on death of Michael
1582
Henryson. [Reg. Pres. Bene., i, 86.]
1591
JOHN TAYLOR, M.A., pres. to vicar.
5th Jan. 1591-2 on death of Robert
Stewart. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixiii, 111.]
ALEXANDER WALLACE, M.A., pres.
parsonage 17th Jan. 1592 on death
of John Wallace. [Reg. Sec. Sig.,
Ixxv, 7.]
ALEXANDER BLAIR, his son, Alex-
1648 ander, merchant, Edinburgh.
ADAM ALASOUN, his marriage cont.
1672
dated 27th Jan. 1659. [Kirkcud
bright Sher. Court Deeds, 125.]
ROBERT SYMSON, residing with his
wife, Margaret Hamilton, in Tol-
booth Parish, Edinburgh, 8th Nov.
1687
1694. Addl. issue James, bapt. 18th July
1695. [Aberdeen Reg.]
JAMES ALLAN HOGG, his son,
1887 R b ert Blacklock, M.C., Lieut.
Border Regiment; his daughs.
Helen Arthur (marr. Sydney H. R. Warnes,
min. of Buckie); Mary Allan, died April
1925. Publication Jesus which is called
Christ, a pamphlet on the Fourth Gospel;
numerous pamphlets, including The Wonder
in Darkness (1938).
GIRVAN
ALEXANDER BOYD, pres. to vicarage
6th March 1578-9 on death of
1578
ii, 13.]
Robert McNeil. [Reg. Pres. Bene.,
ANDREW BOYD, son of Quinten B.
1601 of Allerthew, pres. to vicarage 2nd
April 1601. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixxii,
35.]
ALEXANDER GADERER, set up a
meeting house at Keith 1706, died
1714.
WILLIAM CORSON, his son, Lockhart
1848 Dobbie, S.S.C., died 5th June 1926.
SAMUEL CAMPBELL FRY, died 31st
1888
1923
Dec. 1922; his daughs. Janet Ran-
ken Campbell (marr. 8th March
1924 William Shairp, M.C., Oban); Jane
Ranken Campbell, died 24th Oct. 1942.
ROBERT SMITH MACKINTOSH,
trans, from St Margaret s, Arbroath
fa.v.) 27th June 1923; had addl.
issue Athole Spalding, born 16th June
1926; Fiona Martin Ancell, born 10th
April 1924. Publications Contributions to
periodicals.
GIRVAN SOUTH
THOMAS GOURLAY SINCLAIR,
1907 dem. 30th March 1947.
GLENBUCK
COLIN ARCHIBALD MACKENZIE,
1895 died 27th March 1935.
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KIRKMICHAEL KIRKOSWALD
219
KIRKMICHAEL
In 1370-80 the church is described as the
Parish Church of St Michael of Munthyr-
duffy, with the variation Menterduff in
1386-1400; and in 1470 there is the Parish
of MunterdufT. The designation "Parish
of Kirkmichael" occurs on 3rd July 1443
and 30th July 1564. On 26th Oct. 1545
John Kennedy, son of Hugh K. of Girvan
Mains, was instituted in the office of Clerk
ship of the Church by Sir Hugh Crawe,
vicar, who in confirmation delivered to him
a bell and stoup of holy water, as is usual
in like cases. [Laing Charters, 64, 72, 73;
Reg. Mag.Sig.,ii, 1810, iv, 1548; Cal. Papal
Letters, ix, 4; Colville s Prot. Book, 5,(8a)].
ANDREW CHARTERIS, sometime
1564 parson. [Acts and Dec., xxiv, 937.]
SIR THOMAS McGUDE, vicar.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Stirling,
13OO i
etc.]
ROBERT PEEBLES, his mother was
635 Marion, daugh. of Robert Hunter of
Hunterston. Addl. issue Patrick,
M.A. (Glasgow 1653); Robert, M.A.
(Glasgow 1653).
JOHN HUNTER, described as late of
1691 Kirkmichael and Ireland; went to
Coylton 1692. [Deeds, Durie, 1705,
No. 471.]
JAMES GILCHRIST, marr. Margaret
Aird. [Reg. of Deeds, Durie, 27th
April 1710.]
JAMES LAURIE, delete "M.A. Glas-
1711 gow!707."
JOHN RAMSAY, his father, a weaver;
1766 adm. burgess of Glasgow 12th Jan.
1792. Marr. Margaret, daugh. of
John McFadzean; hisdaughs. Janet (marr.
Adam Thomson); Margaret (marr. Robert
McDermeit, Fergushall).
HENRY ALEXANDER FAIRLIE,
1866 pres. 26th June 1866.
WILLIAM HENRY RANKINE, died
1918 llth July 1921; his son, George,
died Diamantina Hospital, Brisbane,
25th Sept. 1935.
GEORGE CHARLES SMITH, born
1921 Shettleston, Lanarkshire, 24th Dec.
1889, son of Henry S. and Anne
Martha Thomson; educ. at Eastbank
Academy and Univ. of Glasgow, M.A.
(1915); served in War 1914-19, Military
Cross; licen. by Presb. of Glasgow 28th
June 1920; assistant Cathcart; ord. 8th
Dec. 1921; trans, to Dunoon High Church
16th May 1930; trans, to Lochwinnoch
18th Feb. 1948. Marr. 19th April 1919
Catherine, daugh. of Alexander Burleigh
and Jessie Malcolm, and has issue
Dorothy Kathryn Malcolm, born 17th June
1933; Harry Charles Thomson, born 28th
July 1936.
KIRKOSWALD
Under the designation the Church of St
Oswald of Turberry, the church was gran
ted to Paisley Abbey by Duncan, son of
Gilbert, Earl of Carrick, and himself Earl
of Carrick, on condition that the abbey
founded in Carrick a monastery of the
Cluniac Order, and gave the church to the
said monastery. The grant was confirmed
by Florence, Bishop-Elect of Glasgow, in
1202, and by Alexander II on 5th Aug.
1236. In terms of that condition the church
was given to Crossraguel Abbey on its
foundation soon after 18th July 1244. The
church was also called the Church of Turn-
berry. There was a Chapel of Turnberry
which likewise pertained to Paisley Abbey.
[Reg. of Paisley, 113, 309, 427-8; Reg.
Epis. of Glasgow, i, 121, 124. See Charters
of Crossraguel for an account of the abbey.]
JOHN CUNNINGHAM. [Acts and
1573 Dec., \, 453.]
HEW KENNEDY, in office 1603.
1576 [Comps. Surplus of Thirds.}
JOHN OSBURNE, his sons William,
mm> f Tarbolton; Anthony.
[Deeds Dal., 1706, No. 1399.]
JAMES MUIR, dem. 5th Oct. 1931,
died 17th Sept. 1933; marr. 20th
Jan. 1925 Elizabeth Coventry, daugh.
of Alexander Cunningham, Gullane. Pub
lication Burns till his Seventeenth (Kirkos-
wald) Year (Kilmarnock, 1930).
220
LUGAR NEW MAUCHLINE
[PRESB. OF
LUGAR
JOHN SKEOCH CLELLAND, licen.
1876 by Presb. of Glasgow 6th Dec. 1871.
JAMES MOROGH YOUNG, killed on
1912
railway near Grantown 23rd July
1925.
JAMES MAWER WALLACE, born
1925
Edinburgh 2nd Jan. 1891; son of
Alexander W. and Helen Maxwell
Mawer; educ. Fossoway Public School and
Dollar Academy, Manitoba Univ. and
Glasgow Univ.; served in Canadian 11
Field Ambulance 1916-18; student mis
sionary in Canada 1919-23; licen. by Presb.
of Dunbarton May 1925; assistant Dun-
barton Aug. 1924; ord. 17th Dec. 1925;
trans, to Thornton 24th Oct. 1929. Marr.
3rd Feb. 1926 Ann McKendrick, daugh. of
George McKendrick King and Jessie
Manson Russell, and has issue Eileen
Margaret, born 19th Oct. 1927; James
Victor Bryden, born 19th Dec. 1929.
MAUCHLINE
(Note by Rev. D. E. Eassori)
There was no monastery at Mauchline,
and the frequently repeated statement that
there was a monastery here (it goes back
at least to Habakkuk Bisset) rests on
nothing better than conjecture. Melrose
had evidently something in the nature of
a grange there; and in the sixteenth century
a hospitium was erected. But the only
ecclesiastical building, properly so called,
was the Parish Church of St Michael,
which was appropriated to Melrose. [Reg.
Mag. Sig., ii, 3514, iii, 1369.]
About 1204-14 Walter, son of Alan, and
3rd High Stewart of Scotland, and his wife
Beatrice, daugh. of Gilchrist, Earl of Angus,
granted to Melrose Abbey the territory of
Mauchline and the Church of St Michael
situated thereon. On 30th June 1315
Robert Wishart, Bishop of Glasgow, for
himself and his successors, granted to the
Abbey of Melrose, and specially permitted
the said abbey to hold, the chapel or church
in the territory of Mauchline, already built,
the said church to have the insignia of a
parish church, to hold all teinds great and
small, and be equipped with cemetery, etc.;
and this was confirmed by John Lindsay,
Bishop of Glasgow in 1 326. There was at
Mauchline a hospital belonging to Melrose
Abbey. [Book of Melrose, i, 64, ii, 368-9,
371-4; Reg. Great Seal, iii, 2567.]
ANDREW MICHELL, chaplain,
1562 curate. [Acts and Dec., xxiv, 250.]
WILLIAM AULD, second son of Wil-
1742 ^ am A m Underwood and Margaret
sister to Robert Campbell of Town-
head of Newmills.
ANDREW EDGAR, his widow, Mary
Sybilla Cowan, died at St Andrews
14th Jan 1928, aged 82; his daughs.
Jean Violet (marr. 21st Dec. 1922 Rev.
John Manisty Hardwick, assistant master,
Rugby School); Mary Campbell, poetess
(marr. 12th Sept. 1895 George Smith, M.A.,
headmaster, Merchiston Castle, afterwards
Master of Dulwich College); his sons
Campbell Cowan, D.Litt. (Dublin), De
partment of Antiquities, Cairo, died 10th
May 1938; Charles Samuel, professor of
Greek, Stellenbosch, South Africa; his
daugh., Magdalen Grace, died 18th May
1943.
JOSEPH MITCHELL, Moderator of
General Assembly, dem. 1st Oct.
1930, died at Bridge of Allan 18th
March 1931; his wife, Helen Honeyman
Litster, died 25th June 1921; marr. (2)
31st Oct. 1924 Jean Walker, J.P., eldest
daugh. of William Brown Robertson, 20
Albany Street, Dundee.
NEW MAUCHLINE
The division of the Parish of Mauchline
and the erection of a "new kirk" were
approved by the Presbytery on Aug. 15th
1649; and on Nov. 7th 1649 the Presbytery
decided upon a site for the new kirk (as
well as a kirkyard, manse and glebe) on
part of the land of Gilmilnscroft. The New
Kirk of Mauchline had a minister, John
Blair, whose career is given in the "Fasti."
But he seems to have been the first and last
minister of the new parish; and although
the Parish of New Mauchline is mentioned
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NEW MAUCHLINE MAYBOLE
221
in 1 672 [Privy Council Register, 3 Sen, iii,
443, 445], its separate existence must have
terminated in the last quarter of the 17th
century, a period for which the Presbytery
records are unfortunately missing. There
is no trace on the lands of Gilmilnscroft of
any church, nor has the factor been able to
find any record of it. Most of the lands
which are mentioned as included in the
"New" parish are now in the Parish of
Sorn.
MAYBOLE
On 29th Nov. 1371 Sir John Kennedy of
Dunure, for the souls of himself, Marie, his
wife, and their children, founded beside the
churchyard of the parish church a chapel
dedicated to the Virgin Mary, for a clerk
and three chaplains. The endowment for
the support of the chapel, chaplains, and
clerk was 18 mercates of land beside the
chapel, 18 bolls of meal of day multure
yearly from said lands, 10 merks stg. yearly
from the lands of Balmaclewhane, 5 mer
cates of the lands of Barrycloych, 6 mer
cates of the lands of Treuchan. Later he
granted to the chapel the lands of Glenap
and others which his ancestors had given
to the Abbey and Canons of Bangor, Ire
land, but which the Scottish King had
regarded as forfeited. On 1st March
1383-4, with the approval of Pope Clement
VII, Sir John erected the chapel into a
collegiate church for three chaplains, one
of whom was to be provost, and a clerk.
The provision for the provost was the
whole lands of Barclach, Barcley, Over
Balmaclawnathan, to wit, Archylone and
Ardowray; he was to pay 20 sh. stg. to one
of the chaplains as hereafter stated; he was
also to have one mercate of the lands of
Kynach. For the second chaplain there
were provided 3 mercates of the lands of
Maybole, with the mill situated there, 1
mercate of the lands of Knokneby, 4 mer
cates of the lands of Treuchan, 2 merks
annual rent of the lands of Nether Balma-
clathane, and 1 mercate of the lands of
Kynach. The third chaplain s provision
was 4 mercates of the lands of Pennyglen,
3 mercates of the lands of Knyleteycowyn,
3 mercates of the lands of Maybole, U
merks annual rent from the lands of Nether
Balmaclathane, and 20 sh. stg. from the
provost as foresaid, and also 1 mercate of
the lands of Kynach. For the maintenance
of the clerk there was set apart one mercate
of the lands of Kynach near the church.
Two additional chaplainries were forth
coming. One was founded by Gilbert
Kennedy of Dunure on 18th May 1451, for
celebrations at the Altar of the Virgin Mary
in the church, for the souls of himself,
Katherine Maxwell, his wife, and their
children, the endowment being the lands of
Larginlen and Broklach, in the Earldom of
Carrick. The other was founded by Ergidie
Blair, widow of James Kennedy of Row, on
24th April 1516, when for the souls of King
James V, Gilbert, Earl of Cassilis, and his
consort, Elizabeth Campbell, and for the
soul of her late husband, herself, and their
fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters, she
granted to God, and the Virgin Mary, and
Sir James Douglas, Chaplain, and his suc
cessors as chaplains, 10 merks annual rent
from the lands and barony of Dunure,
which she had purchased from the said
Gilbert, Earl of Cassilis. On 17th July 1516
she also gave 1 acre with a rood of land
near the church; and to the chaplainry
there likewise pertained 2 acres of land in
the same area, resigned by Sir John Ken
nedy, chaplain of the third stall, on 17th
July 1516. There were thus at least five
chaplainries or prebends. Each chaplain
had a manse and garden. Apparently
further endowments were made, as evi
denced by a Crown Charter of 1586, which
contains the following possessions of the
provostry 4 mercates of the lands of Bar-
lach, 1 mercate of the lands of Harkagstoun,
2 mercates of the lands of Auchinernie,
40 sh. of the lands of Barclay, 9 sh. of the
lands of Rowestoun, 8 sh. of the lands of
Knokinche (or Knokinlard), 8 sh. of the
lands of Holmheid, 16 sh. of the lands of
Balliecullie, 8 sh. of the lands of Clunloch,
26 sh. of the lands of - ,
2 mercates of the lands of Gilberstoun,
2 mercates of the lands of Balsayrt, 1 mer
cate of the lands of Little Enoch, 2 mercates
of the lands of Artreis set in feu to Elspit
222
MAYBOLE MONKTON
[PRESB. OF
McGill, wife of Thomas Kennedy of Cul-
zean, and their son and heir, Thomas, the
combined reddendo being 40 lib. Scots. The
same charter contains the following endow
ments of the second prebend 2 mercates
of the lands of Ballefatownes, 1 mercate of
the lands of Whitefauldis, 3 mercates of
the lands of Drummorane, Knokune, and
Broichhill, called the 40 sh. lands of Drum
morane, with the mill called Deanis-mylin,
with dry multures, etc., in the Bailery of
Carrick reddendo 22 merks 40 pence. A
charter of 1598-99 contains 5 sh. of the
lands of Smythstoun as pertaining to the
third prebend. There was a Maisondeu in
the burgh, possibly attached to the colle
giate church. [Reg. Great Seal, i, 378, 428,
ii, 466, iv, 2377, 2746, v, 992, vi, 860; Reg.
Epis. of Glasgow, i, 285, 286-8, ii, 526-7,
527-8; Charters of Crossraguel Abbey, i,
33-4; Scots. Peerage, ii, 446.]
JOHN DOUGLAS, parson. [Acts and
1565 Dec., xxxiii, 196.]
ARCHIBALD HERBERTSON, pres. to
vicarage 7th Dec. 1569 on death of
Sir John Hamilton. [Reg. Pres.
Bene.,i, 31.]
DAVID BARCLAY, trans, to Dumfries
after 15th July 1605. [Reg. of
Deeds, clxviii, 129, 14th Jan. 1609.]
1569
1599
JAMES BONAR, pres. to kirk and
parsonage by Thomas Kennedy of
Bargennie before 14th Jan. 1609.
[Reg. of Deeds, clxviii, 129; clxx, 407;
G. R.Sas., x, 101.]
JOHN HUTCHESON, his daugh.,
Agnes (marr. cont. 29th April 1690
John Wallace of Camsiscan).
JOHN JAFFRAY, his son, William.
1667
[Kirkcudbright Sheriff Court Deeds,
987.]
ROBERT FISHER, his daugh., Jean,
1720 died 1817.
JAMES WRIGHT, born 6th July, 1739;
2 col., line 3, for "Balony" read
"Ballony"; his son, John of Dal-
quharn and Ballony.
ANDREW THOMSON, pres. 17th July
1840 1840.
WILLIAM MENZIES, pres. 12th Sept.
1843 1843.
GEORGE PORTER, pres. by Crown
1870 25th June 1870.
DAVID SWAN, died 12th Feb. 1944.
1902
MAYBOLE WEST
WILLIAM ALEXANDER REID, died
1905 18th Jan. 1946.
ALEXANDER WILLIAMSON. Publi
cations Guide to May bole; Cross
raguel Abbey. Papers on May bole
Collegiate Church and other subjects.
MONKTON
The Chapel of the Virgin of Grace,
situated in the common pasture of Adman-
ton, was founded just prior to 13th Aug.
1446 by John Blar of Admanton. [Reg.
Great Seal, iii, 1845; Cal. Papal Regs.,
Letters, ix. 548.]
Note. Line 16, read "The well and
ruined chapel still remain."
JOHN MUIRHEAD, M.A., pres. to
vicarage 2nd June 1591 on death
of Andrew Lockhart. [Reg. Sec.
Sig., Ixii, 67.]
,
NINIAN YOUNG, min. here, pres. to
vicarage on depriv. of William
1594
Chisholm, bishop of Dunblane, 4th
Jan. 1591-2. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixiii, 108].
1600
JOHN LINDSAY, M.A., son of Robert
L., min. of Lanark; pres. to par
sonage and vicarage 4th June 1600
on dem. of John Swinton. [Reg. Sec. Sig.,
Ixxi, 230.]
ALEXANDER CUNNINGHAM, had
also David and John. [Deeds, Dal.,
1676
1706,208, 211.]
DAVID ALLAN REID, died 3rd Jan.
1888 1923.
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MONKTON PRESTWICK, ST NICOLAS
223
LUKE McQUITTY, trans, from Castle
Douglas (q.v.} 28th June 1923; died
5th Feb. 1947. Marr. 14th Oct. 1908
Floranna Thompson (died 26th July 1942),
daugh. of Isaac Harvey, headmaster,
Rosetta Academy, Belfast, and Flora
Louisa Thompson; his son, George, born
5th died 8th Jan. 1913.
PRESTWICK
ROBERT HOGGART, reader.
1563
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Stirling,
etc.]
MUIRKIRK
WILLIAM KINROSS, M.A., 1568 and
1568
1569. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Stirling, etc.]
ROBERT MONTGOMERY, his
1879
widow, Annie Vallance Bardner,
died 22nd Jan. 1931.
JOHN HENDERSON, died 26th Jan.
IQ 1946; his daugh., Ina Noble (marr.
25th July 1944 Dr George Howie,
B.Sc., Rutherglen).
OCHILTREE
The patronage of the church was granted
to Melrose Abbey, apparently in 1316 by
Lady Eustace de Colville, Lady of Ochiltree
and widow of Reginald le Chene. [Book
of Melrose, ii, 360-1, 364, 366.]
About 1296 Symon de Spalding was
parson and his brother, John de Spalding,
was reader here.
ADAM LANDETHS, exhorter 1571;
1571
marr. Helen Wilson. [Aces. Sub
Collector of Benefices, 1571.]
ROBERT MILLER, his daugh.,
Euphame. [Reg. of Deeds Dal.,
139, 5th March 1736.]
SAMUEL LOCKHART, his son,
1705 Alexander, apprenticed to George
Cowan, wright, Edinburgh, 10th
Sept. 1729.
WILLIAM MONTGOMERY WAL-
KER, his daugh., Margaret Laird,
died 1st Feb. 1912; Jane, died 19th
April 1930; his sons William Hugh, died
25th June 1913; Josiah Charles, died 28th
April 1882; his daugh., Frances Hunter,
writer of poems and prose sketches, died
17th June 1933; his son, Patrick Hunter,
died 14th Sept. 1939.
NIEL MACKAY, died 19th July 1930;
his widow, Teresa Kossuth Forbes,
1880
died 29th June 1935.
DAVID SINCLAIR RUTHERFORD,
1923
ord. A. and S. 3rd May 1923; trans,
to Biggar 20th June 1928.
ANGUS MacLEOD, born 6th July 1893,
1928
son of Angus M., slate quarryman,
and Annabella Gillies; educ. at
Univ. of Glasgow, M.A. (1919); licen. by
Presb. of Glasgow Dec. 1923; assistant
Martyrs, Glasgow; ord. to Salen 10th July
1924; trans, to Kilcalmonell 25th Nov.
1925; trans, and adm. A. and S. 30th Nov.
1928; died 3rd March 1945. Marr. 28th
Dec. 1923 Helen Cowan, daugh. of John
Ranken Macintyre and Margaret Cowan
Wilkinson, and has issue Angus Iain,
born 8th Dec. 1924; Kenneth Gillies, born
llth Sept. 1928.
PATNA
DOUGLAS DICKSON ROBERTSON,
1919
trans, to Dalkeith West 21st April
1927.
WILLIAM PAUL MONTEATH, trans.
from St Andrews, Johnston (q.v.),
14th Sept. 1927; dem. 1st Oct. 1930;
died 28th Nov. 1937; had issue William
Paul, M.A., min. of Viewpark, Uddingston.
PRESTWICK, ST. NICOLAS
JAMES MONTGOMERY CRAW
FORD, died at Glasgow 27th Dec.
1926.
1909
GEORGE MacLEOD DUNN, formerly
1Q2 _ of West Wemyss (<?.v.); trans, to
Kelvinhaugh 13th March 1924;
trans, and adm. 8th June 1927; has addl.
issue Grace Catherine MacLeod, born
29th Dec. 1924.
224
RICCARTON STAIR
[PRESB. OF
RICCARTON
The church was at first a dependant
chapel of Dundonald (#.v.).
EMMANUEL MORGAN, died 8th
1876 Feb. 1929.
BERRY PRESTON, trans, to Peebles
24th March 1926. Addl. issue
1917
1923.
Thomas Russell, born 2nd April
CHARLES JAMES DONALDSON,
1926
trans, from Battlefield (q.v.) 24th
Nov. 1926; died 27th Jan. 1946.
Addl. issue Dorothy Dobie, born 7th Jan.
1923 (marr. 9th July 1948 Frederick
Richard Benson, South Kensington, Lon
don).
ST QUIVOX, formerly
SANCHUR IN KYLE
On 7th Jan. 1434-5 the church is termed
the Parish Church of St Quivox (Sancti
Kevoci). Kevoc is regarded as a form of
Mo Choemoc, later Mo Chaomhog of
Liath Mor or Liath Mo Choemoc in
Tipperary, whose day was 13th March; he
died in 656. It may be noted, however, that
apart from the Aberdeen Breviary, which
records St Kevoca the Virgin, there was a
St Evoca the Virgin. [Cat. Papal Regs.,
Letters, viii, 492-3; Watson s Celtic Place
Names of Scot., 189-190; Transcripts from
Vatican, 1421-59, 90.]
JOHN LEVERANCE, min. [Acts and
1572 Dec., xlix, 40.]
PATRICK HAMILTON, son of George
1618 H., of Bogwood, and Jean Lockhart.
ROBERT MONTGOMERY, line 2, for
"Adam M. of Macbiehill, Ayr
shire" read "Hew M. of Auchen-
hood." Line 5, for "1636 "read "1633."
1633
1820
STAIR PARK MACQUHAE, line 9,
for "St Croix" read "St Evox."
He was active in the Church Exten
sion movement in Ayrshire and in 1850 was
president of the Glasgow Society of the
Sons of Ministers of the Church of Scot
land. His first wife, Louisa Georgina, was
daugh. of Captain Lewis Mackenzie, Sea-
forth Highlanders; his son, William, educ.
at Haileybury, Madras Civil Service, died
26th Oct. 1930. His second wife, Louisa
Georgine, was daugh. of Assistant Com
missary General John Mackenzie, 5th
Regiment; his daughs. Caroline, died 3rd
April 1937; Mary Laura, died 26th Dec.
1936; Louise, died 31st Oct. 1930; his son,
John Mackenzie, C.B., Captain R.N., died
1900. [Information from Messrs. Mac
kenzie, St Evox, Newnham.]
JAMES WILSON, line 4, for Scoonie"
1859 read"Leven."
JAMES PETER WILSON, marr. 29th
19Q6 April 1925 Margaret Whiteford,
daugh. of John Hamilton and Isa
bella Steedman and sister of John Macfar-
lane Hamilton, min. of Alloway; educ. at
Ayr and Kelvinside Academies; ord. to
Dalbeattie 25th Feb. 1897, not 1899.
Publications Articles in Expository Times.
SORN
JOHN RANKINE, his sons Sir John,
1843
died 8th Aug. 1922; James, died 10th
April 1927.
DAVID FYFE McMATH, trans, to St
1919
David s, Kirkintilloch, 15th Oct.
1924.
WILLIAM LOWYS DAVIES, adm.
1925
12th March 1925; trans, to Auchen-
doir 16th May 1928.
JAMES GEGG, born Motherwell 1896,
i ois son ^ J ames Cegg and Jane MofTat;
educ. Dollar Academy and Glasgow
Univ.; licen. by Presb. of Hamilton May
1926; assistant South Dalziel 1926; ord. to
Menmuir 12th May 1927; trans, and adm.
19th Sept. 1928.
1785
STAIR
JOHN STEELE of Palmone.
WILLIAM HENRY SHANNON, died
18th Dec. 1942; his wife, Hilda
Meikle, died 31st Aug. 1929. Marr.
(2) 30th Aug. 1941 Betty S. Thomson, daugh.
1899
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STAIR TARBOLTON
225
of Alexander Robb, bank manager, Edin
burgh; his daugh., Hilda Helen Elizabeth
(marr. 10th June 1936 Hugh Richmond
Thorn, min. of Corsock). Addl. issue
William Henry, born 23rd Jan. 1918; his
daugh., Constance Eileen (marr. 5th July
1938 Thomas Hughes, teacher, Ardrossan).
STRAITON
The church was granted to Paisley Abbey
by Duncan, son of Gilbert, Earl of Carrick,
and himself Earl of Carrick, on condition
that the abbey erected in Carrick a monas
tery of the Cluniac Order, and gave the
church to the said monastery. The grant
was confirmed by Florence, Bishop-Elect
of Glasgow, in 1202, and by Alexander II
5th Aug. 1236. In terms of that condition
the church was given to Crossraguel Abbey
on its foundation soon after 18th July
1244. [Reg. of Paisley, 427-8.]
JOHN McQUORNE, had issue, John,
his successor. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixix,
271.]
1565
HEW ECCLES. [Reg. of Sas., 3 Ser.,
1644 xxxvi, 30, 25th Aug. 1675.]
JOHN BLAIR, pres. 4th May
1844 1844.
WELLWOOD MAXWELL LAN-
1899
DALE, trans, to Penicuik 15th Feb.
1928.
JOHN FOSTER McCALLUM, trans.
1928
from Dunnichen (q.v.) 15th Aug.
1928.
SYMINGTON
JOHN LINDSAY, exhorter and reader
1563 1563-8. [Comps. Sub Coll. of
Thirds, Stirling, etc.]
JOHN SYMINGTON, son of William
S. of Ryhills, pres. to vicarage 5th
Feb. 1592-3 on dem. of Robert
Symington, but may not have entered.
[Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixv, 13.]
JOHN LINDSAY, pres. to vicarage
1592 14th Feb. 1592-3 on death of
Robert Symington.
JOHN CUNNINGHAM, M.A., pres.
_ to vicarage 27th May 1598 on death
of John Miller. [Reg. Sec. Sig.,
Ixix, 269.]
WILLIAM BLAIR, it may have been
his widow and two children, Jean
and Margaret, who were resident in
the Canongate, Edinburgh, 14th Nov. 1694.
[Poll Tax Book.]
JOHN GEMMELL, his daughs. Agnes
( marr - Thomas Stewart of Gabroc-
hill); Margaret. [Deeds. Dal., 1706,
No. 1399.]
GEORGE ORR, his daughs. marr.
184Q Professor T. B. Kirkpatrick, D.D.,
Toronto, and James Martin, C.A.,
Edinburgh.
JOHN GAGE BOYD, died Edinburgh
1906
31st May 1947; his widow, Mary
Reid, died 22nd Oct, 1947.
TARBOLTON
In 1335 John de Graham, lord of Tar-
bolton, granted the patronage of the Church
of Tarbolton, with the lands of Unthank,
to his kinsman, Robert de Graham of
Walston. Subsequently John de Graham
conveyed the patronage to Friar John,
Minister of Fail, in exchange for a white
horse, which the said Friar John later took
back. On 21st Feb. 1340, on the plea that
he had been led astray by the wiles of Friar
John, John de Graham revoked the gift of
the patronage to Fail, conceding that
Robert de Graham was the patron; and on
llth July 1342 Robert de Graham be
stowed the patronage upon Melrose Abbey.
A vacancy in the rectory of the church in
1404 brought forward three claimants to
the patronage, Melrose Abbey, the Minis
try of Fail, and John Seneschal, lord of
Tarbolton; and ultimately the claimants by
Notarial Instrument of 14th Dec. 1414
agreed to keep their dispute in abeyance by
constituting King James I their procurator
in making a presentation to the vacant
living. What steps were subsequently taken
to arrive at a settlement is not clear; but it
is on record on 22nd July 1422 that the
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TARBOLTON BARNWELL
[PRESB. OF
patronage of the church was of Laymen,
showing that Melrose and Fail had been
eliminated. In 1426-37 the church was
erected into a Prebend of Glasgow by John
Cameron, Bishop of Glasgow, with the
consent of Sir John Stewart, Kt., lord of
Darnley and Tarbolton, who was obviously
the patron of the church. Prior to that, on
22nd Feb. 1422, the said Sir John Stewart
presented a supplication to the Pope,
stating that he proposed to found and
partly endow a college for six priests with
church and offices in his domain of Darnley
and craving the Pope to incorporate, annex,
and perpetually unite the Parish Church of
Tarbolton to the said college. The project
was not carried out. The Red Friars
Monastery at Failford, on the right bank
of the Fail, already noted, was founded by
Andrew Bruce in 1252. The monastery
held the churches of Barnewell, Symington,
Galston, Torthorwald, and Inverchaolain.
In answer to a petition by James II and his
queen, Mary of Gueldres, Pope Calixtus
III decerned on 3rd Nov. 1459, that the
monastery be suppressed, and the house
and church and their revenues be assigned
as a hospital for poor infirm from the same
erection. The superior or minister of the
house was Provincial of the Order of the
Red Friars in Scotland, and sat in Parlia
ment among the abbots. [Book of Mel-
rose, ii, 414-15, 417, 420, 421, 422-4, 425,
510-12; Reg. Great Seal, ii, 3691; Cal.
Papal Regs., Letters, vii, 210; Reg. of Glas
gow, ii, 430; Scott. Supplies, to Rome, 203^t;
Acts Scott. Parliament, ii, 447a, 525b;
Walcot s Anc. Ch. of Scotland, 349; Keith s
Cat. of Scott. Bishops, 396-7.]
JAMES CHISHOLM, M.A., parson and
1571
perpetual vicar 19th March 1571-2,
Archdeacon of Dunblane. [Cal. of
Charters, x, 2239.]
DAVID CURLE, reader, in office 26th
1571 Dec. 1573. [Edin. Tests, iii, 21.]
HENRY OSBURNE, son of John O.,
1695 min. of Kirkoswald.
DAVID RITCHIE, line 10, for "1832"
1829
read "1882"; his daugh., Susan
Alexis, died 24th Sept. 1935.
JAMES CRAIG HIGGINS, died at Ayr
1883 28th Nov. 1930; his wife, Mary Ann
Macleod Campbell, died 1 6th March
1926.
ARCHIBALD MORTON PATERSON,
192? born 23rd March 1892, son of
Robert P. and Mary Morton; licen.
by Presb. of Glasgow 1919; assistant Elgin;
ord. to Slamannan 28th Feb. 1923; trans.
15th Dec. 1927. Marr. 23rd Oct. 1923
Marion Fotheringham Forrest, daugh. of
James Allan, and has issue Lorraine
Mary, born 24th June 1925; Robert Archi
bald, born 6th Dec. 1929.
BARNWELL
The church was dedicated to the Holy
Rood. In or about Oct. 1459 James II and
his queen, Mary of Gueldres, presented a
petition to the Pope, Pius II, stating that
the ministers and friars of the Trinitarian
House of Fail (in this parish) were neglect
ing their duty and living in uncleanness,
etc., to great public scandal, and that on
account of their exemption from episcopal
control and dangers from sea and land, and
the negligence of their superiors, their
enormities and shameful life were not cor
rected, and further that they had become so
involved in evil that they could not be
brought back to decency and the obser
vance of their rule. The petition craved the
suppression of the house and its annexation
to " a certain great Hospital, with Church,
houses, " etc., which the Queen had erected
and endowed. On 3rd Nov. 1459 the Pope
gave mandate to the Bishops of Glasgow
and Whithorn and the Archdeacon of
Glasgow to make enquiries, and if they
found the statements were true, to remove
the said ministers and friars to other
houses of the same Order in the country,
suppress said Order in said house, and
unite and appropriate the said house and
annexes to said church and hospital in
perpetuity. The appropriation was not
carried out. Manifestly the reference is to
the Trinity Collegiate Church and Hospital,
Edinburgh. [Cal. Papal Regs., Letters, xi,
403; Diocesan Reg. of Glasgow, i, 305, ii,
67.]
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BARNWELL TROON
227
1576
WILLIAM WALLACE, "His Majes-
^ e S ^ ov ^ cler k, brother of John
W. of Craigie and son of John W.
of Craigie, pres. to the min. of Fulfurde
18th April 1576 on the death of Robert
Cunningham; still min. 18th June 1587.
[Reg. of Pres. Bene., i, 42; Reg. Mag. Sig.,
31st Dec. 1575; Reg. Sec. Sig., Iv, 84.]
TROON
A new church was built at Troon and
opened for public worship 29th Dec. 1925.
It is situated beside the old one, which now
forms part of a suite of church halls.
JAMES FLEMING, his daugh., Rebecca
1fi< _, Maxwell, died at Troon 31st Aug.
1922.
ROBERT SMITH, D.D. (Glasgow 19th
1887 June 1935); died 20th Nov. 1937;
his wife, Janet Gilmore, died 16th
June 1924. Marr. (2) 22nd Nov. 1927
Margaret Brown Guthrie (died 20th Nov.
1937), widow of David Moore. His son,
Robert James, C.E., M.A. (Edin.), B.A.
(Cantab), Irrigation Department, Sudan.
PRESBYTERY OF IRVINE
ARDROSSAN
There were in the church an altar dedi
cated to the Virgin Mary to which per
tained 5 merks annual rent from the lands
of Bar, and an altar dedicated to St Peter.
There was also in this parish a chapel
dedicated to All Saints. [Reg. Mag. Sig.,
iv, 1674.]
JOHN PORTERFIELD, pres. to
vicarage 29th April 1 568 on dem. of
Sir Allan Porterfield. [Reg. Pres.
Bene., i, 8.]
GEORGE BOYD, pres. to vicarage 23rd
March 1573 on dem. of John
Porterfield. [Reg. Pres. Bene., i,
(4), 17.]
ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, pres. to
1 _ 01 vicarage on death of George Boyd.
~[P.S.Reg.,lxv,L]
JOHN CAMPBELL BRYCE, his
lfi , ft daugh., Elizabeth, died 19th March
1830
DAVID EVAN McNAB, his sons
Richard Bein Hagart, died 10th Jan.
1937; William Brown, vicar of
Hadley, Shropshire, 1903-17, St Michael s,
Shrewsbury, 1917-31, died at Shrewsbury
28th Feb. 1936; Radstock Bein Hagart,
town clerk, Cape Town, died 12th Aug.
1938.
WILLIAM ROSSIE BROWN, his
widow, Mary Jane Fullarton, died
5th Jan. 1937.
1888
DAVID DANIEL REES, his first wife,
Grace Evelyn Emlyn Jones, died
31st May 1921; marr. (2) 27th Feb.
1924 Jessie Turner (died 13th Sept. 1935),
daugh. of Capt. Hugh Wylie. He died 26th
Jan. 1940. His daugh., Catherine Grace
(marr. 12th Aug. 1931 William McCallum
Clyde, M.A., Ph.D., lecturer in English,
St Andrew s University).
NEW ARDROSSAN
JOHN DRENNAN Me CALL, his
1854 w ^ ow Mar Y Williamson Black-
wood, died 7th Feb. 1924; his son,
David, died at Regina, Canada, 30th April
1931; his daughs. Margaret Mary Wil
liamson, died at Aberfeldy 19th Sept. 1930;
Elizabeth Buchanan, died at Aberfeldy 15th
Feb. 1937.
ROBERT PAUL FAIRLIE, trans, to
St Mary s, Dumfries, 14th Jan.
1926.
1917
WILLIAM BODIN, born Kilmartin,
1926
Argyll, 7th March 1891, son of
Hugh B. and Annie Hastie; educ. at
Bellahouston and Albert Road Academies,
Glasgow, and Univ. of Glasgow, M.A.
(1916); licen. by Presb. of Glasgow Dec.
1919; student assistant Govan, assistant
Maxwell, Glasgow; ord. (A. and S.) New
Cumnock 12th May 1920; trans, and adm.
31st May 1926; trans, to St Luke s, Lochee,
16th Oct. 1929; dem. 23rd March 1948.
Marr. 8th June 1920 Elizabeth Patterson,
daugh. of John Marr, Captain, Mercantile
Marine, and Martha Seaton, and has issue
Hugh Alexander Andrew, born 1 1th May
1921, died 2nd Sept. 1944; Ian Marr, born
26th Jan. 1924; Cyril William, born 10th
Nov. 1926; David Seaton, born 10th April
1936.
NORTH CHURCH, SALTCOATS
JOHN GAULD SMITH, ord. to Natal
1 QT? by Presb. of Edinburgh 5th March
1873 1877.
228
PRESS. OF IRVINE] NORTH CHURCH, SALTCOATS DALRY
229
JOHN CLARK, licen. 9th June
1877 1875.
JOHN ROBERT SPOTTISWOODE,
1899 dem. 30th Nov. 1939.
BEITH
The Church of Beith was situated near
Lochwinnoch, and from it "most of
Beith" was distant three to four miles.
Because of that and by reason of storms
of weather and of deep and evell wayes
adjacent thairto," Parliament passed an
Act on 28th June 1633 for a new church
and manse to be built in the middle of the
parish, the old buildings to be applied to
the use of the builders and for the pro
vision of a new manse and glebe. On the
site of the new church a chapel seems to
have stood prior to 1 560. There was in the
parish a chapel with burying-ground, dedi
cated to St Bride. Near at hand was a well
of the same name. There was also a chapel
called Chapel of Trearne (Treehorn), in
existence in the first quarter of the 13th
century, to which belonged 2 acres of land
on the south side of the chapel. [Acts
Scott. ParL, v, 52, 161; Reg. Great Seal, v,
341; vi, 207.]
JOHN YOUNG, line 10, John Camp-
1589 bell, his brother-in-law.
PATRICK COLVILLE. [G. R. Sas.,
1645 2 Ser., 20th May 1655.]
ANDREW BROWN, his daugh., Helen
Mary, died at Dolgelly 10th Sept.
1852
1944
CROSSHOUSE
WILLIAM WHITE, born Dalgarven,
1895 Kilwinning, 10th Jan. 1866, fourth
son of Matthew W., grain merchant,
miller and farmer, Partick and Kilwinning,
and Marion Kennedy; educ. at Kilwinning
Public School, Irvine Royal Academy,
Univ. of Glasgow, M.A. (1887), B.D.
(1889); studied at Tubingen and Berlin;
licen. by Presb. of Glasgow 1890; assistant
at Dunblane Cathedral and Motherwell;
ord. 10th Jan. 1895; app. clerk of Presb. of
Irvine and Kilmarnock 8th Oct. 1929; app.
p*
clerk of Synod of Ayr llth Oct. 1938; died
Glasgow 29th Dec. 1943. Publications
Addresses on the Future Life , Sermons on
the Shepherd and the Sheep; Thoughts on
Prayer for the Departed (1940).
DALRY
There were originally two churches in the
parish, one on the east of the village, and
the other on the west. The latter, situated
"near to ground called the Old Glebe,"
appears to have been the parish church
which was dedicated to St Margaret of
Antioch. St Margaret s Fair was held in
the parish on 31st July, St Margaret s Day,
Old Style, when it was customary to kindle
a bonfire, called a "tannel." Early in the
17th century, apparently 1600-8, a single
church was built to take the place of the
two old churches. In 1771 a new church
was built. It was repaired in 1821 and
rebuilt 1871-3. Up to about the middle of
the 1 8th century remains of the church to
the east of the village still existed. [Cal.
Papal Regs., Letters, ix, 144-5.]
GEORGE HEPBURN, natural son of
1565 Patrick Hepburn, Bishop of Moray,
and grandson of Patrick Hepburn of
Beynstoun; legitimised 4th Oct. 1545;
rector here 20th Dec. 1567, when he was
summoned for treason. [Acts Scott. ParL,
in, 6; Reg. Great Seal, in, 3169; Scots
Peerage, ii, 142-3.]
ARCHIBALD CRAWFORD, min. of
1574 Stevenston in charge here 1574-9.
SYMON PRESTON, vicar. [Acts and
1575 Dec., Ivii, 515.]
GEORGE BOYD, designated vicar 16th
1577 May 1577. [Edin. Tests., ix, 265.]
ARCHIBALD BLACKBURN, M.A.,
pres. to vicarage 2nd Sept. 1593 on
death of Archibald Crawford.
[Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixv, 253.]
MATTHEW HAMILTON, M.A., pres.
1602 to P arsona g e anc * vicarage 12th
March 1 602 on trans, of Archibald
Blackburne, but apparently not found
qualified. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixxii, 273.]
230
DALRY DUNLOP
[PRESB. OF
WILLIAM DUNLOP, M.A., one of the
1602
regents of the College of Glasgow,
pres. to parsonage and vicarage
22nd May 1602, vacant by non-qualifica
tion of the person lawfully provided and
the lawful transport, of Archibald Black-
burne. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixxiii, 12.]
JOHN CUNNINGHAM. [G. R. Sas.,
1604 xxxvi, 235; xiii, 267; 2 Ser. viii, 40.]
ANDREW BALD THOMSON, dem.
1916
16th March 1933; died 21st May
1934; his daugh., Jessie, born 4th
Oct. 1919.
WEST DALRY (Q.S.)
JAMES JOHNSTON, educ. Gracehill
Academy, Methodist College,
Queen s College and Assembly s
College, Belfast; assistant Lissura, Co.
Down, and St Enoch s, Belfast; died 22nd
July 1943. Addl. issue Noel, born 25th
Dec. 1916, died 3rd Jan, 1917; James
Hastings Chambers, born 18th Jan. 1918,
died 26th May 1942.
(United with St Andrew s, Dairy, 30th
Dec. 1945.)
DARVEL
JOHN WATSON JACK, died 16th
1889 March 1937.
DREGHORN
GAVIN NAYSMITH, pres. to vicarage
28th Nov. 1572 on death of Andrew
Laing. [Reg. Pres. Bene., i, (4), 2;
Cal. of Charters, xii, 2697.]
1567
WILLIAM FULLARTON, M.A., pres.
to vicarage 15th Sept. 1589, on
death of Gavin Naysmith. [Reg.
Sec. Sig., Ix, 57.]
WILLIAM LINDSAY, his father, mer
chant burgess of Glasgow; pres. by
Lord Kilmarnock 10th Aug. 1620;
banished to Hamarade Kirk, Ireland.
Marr. Elizabeth, not Margaret, and had
issue James, matric. Glasgow Univ. 1643.
[G. R. Sas., xlii, 346.]
1621
1695
JAMES STEWART, line 4, for "1688"
1687 read "before 30th Aug. 1687."
ALEXANDER CUNNINGHAME, his
son, Alexander, apprenticed to
James Ogstoun, bookseller, Edin
burgh, 2nd Dec. 1713.
WILLIAM JAMES JAMIESON, marr.
1914 28th June 1927 Martha, daugh. of
David Walker and Margaret Latta.
PIERSTON
ROBERT BARCLAY, vicar 1577-90.
1577 [Comps. Gen. Coll. of Thirds.]
DUNLOP
The church was rebuilt about 1766, and
again in 1835, being opened in December
of that year. The Chapel of the Virgin
Mary was situated at Chapelton, about
i mile distant from the village. The writer
of the Old Statistical Account suggests that
the chapel was really the pre-Reformation
church of the parish, and that later its place
was taken by a church on the present site.
JOHN HOUSTON, vicar 1560. [Reg.
Abbrev. Feu Charters of Church
1560
Lands, i, 67.]
HANS HAMILTON, pres. to the
1563
vicarage 16th Dec. 1569 in succes
sion to Mr John Hamilton; he was
the great-grandfather of William Carstares,
Principal of Edinburgh Univ., and of
William Dunlop, Principal of Glasgow
Univ., whose mother was Elizabeth Mure,
daugh. of William Mure of Glanderston,
by his wife, Jean, daugh. of Hans Hamilton.
In the south-east corner of the churchyard
there is a marble monument in memory of
Hans H. and his wife. Erected by their son
John, Viscount Clanderboyes, in the
peerage of Ireland, it consists of a vaulted
chamber under which they are buried, and
is called the "Picture-House." His son,
Patrick, min. of Innerwick. [Reg. Pres.
to Benefs., i, 33.]
JOHN HAMILTON, M.A., may be
identical with John Hamilton,
1569
reader and exhorter in 1567; in any
case he was vicar, and he died before 16th
IRVINE]
DUNLOP HURLFORD
231
Dec. 1569, when he was succeeded in the
vicarage by Hans Hamilton. [Reg. Pres.
to Benefs., i, 33.]
ARCHIBALD BETOUN, servitor of
1566
the Sovereign s Privy Chamber,
received on 9th Feb. 1566-7 a Royal
Letter of Presentation to the vicarage
vacant by the death of John Houston; it is
doubtful if the presentation took effect.
[Reg. Sec. Seal, xxxvi, 8.]
JAMES MONTGOMERY, his widow,
1607
Elizabeth Montgomerie, marr. (2)
Robert Brown, town clerk of Irvine.
HUGH EGLINTON, his son, George,
1615 by first marriage.
ROBERT BAIRD, his daugh., Helen
t _, . (marr. Thomas McGowan of Smith-
J. 7*54 \
ston).
MATTHEW DICKIE, his daugh., Janet
Barbour, died Edinburgh 3rd Dec.
1834
1925.
ROBERT GRAHAM, his widow,
1884
Georgina Agnes Gunn, died 30th
April 1925; his daugh., Margaretta
Maria Lothian, died 24th Nov. 1921.
JAMES SYMON, his widow, Mary
1886 Wilson, died 4th Oct. 1921.
JAMES McCARDEL, trans, to Shettle-
1915 ston 5th June 1923.
DAVID BROOK BAXTER, ord. 1st
Nov - 1923; trans, to Largs 2nd Oct.
1928.
JOHN BAYNE, born Greenloaning,
1929
Perthshire, 16th Feb. 1892, son of
Henry B., Denny, and Barbara
Campbell Ferguson; educ. at Webster s
Seminary, Kirriemuir, Forfar Academy and
Univ. of St Andrews, M.A. (1915), B.D.
(1920); war service 1916, joined Black
Watch (R.H.), sergeant instructor; 1917,
commissioned R.G.A.; active service with
the Royal Siege Artillery in France, Bel
gium and the Rhine; licen. by Presb. of
Stirling 1920; assistant Tron and St An
drews , Edinburgh; ord. to St Ninian s,
Glasgow, 8th April 1924; trans, and adm.
14th Feb. 1929; trans, to Bo ness 29th July
1937. Marr. 9th April 1925 Euphemia
Adam Bell, daugh. of William Shirran, 17
Spottiswoode Street, Edinburgh, and has
issue Ian Fergus, born 13th Jan. 1926,
died 4th June 1930; Rosemary Agnes, born
12th May 1931; Yvonne Barbara, born 31st
June 1934. Publications Dunlop Parish ,
newspaper articles.
FENWICK
JOHN GEDDES CROSBIE, joined
1829 Catholic- Apostolic Church, Lon
don.
ANDREW BURNS, dem. 1931; died
188? 5th Feb. 1932; Mary Retson, his
widow, died 4th Jan. 1939; his son,
Andrew, doctor in London; his daugh.,
Agnes (marr. William Archibald, Lanark)
FERGUSHILL
WILLIAM MAC ALPINE, died 19th
1880
Dec. 1924; his daugh., Rose (marr.
5th Oct. 1926 Philip, son of Philip
William Lilley, min. of Trinity Church,
Irvine).
THOMAS BARR VALLANCE, trans.
1925 ^ rom Creich, Fife (q.v.\ 16th May
1925; trans, to Townhead, Glasgow,
16th Jan. 1936. Issue James Alexander,
born 26th June 1927.
HURLFORD
JAMES WILSON MUGGOCH, trans.
1911 to Logic, Dundee, 13th Dec. 1922.
JAMES WAUGH, B.D.; ord. 10th May
1923
1923; trans, to Glenmuick 26th Oct.
1928.
WILLIAM SERIGHT, born 20th Feb.
1891, educ. Univ. of Glasgow, M.A.
(1914); licen. by Presb. of Glasgow;
assistant St George s in the Fields, Glasgow,
1920; ord. to Milton, Glasgow, 27th June
1922; trans, and adm. 28th Feb. 1929.
Marr. 7th Nov. 1922 Margaret Thomson
Ramsay, M.D., and has issue William,
born 23rd Sept. 1923; Gavin Ramsay, born
12th June 1928.
232
IRVINE KILBIRME
[PRESB. OF
IRVINE
There were in the church an altar dedi
cated to the Virgin Mary in the north aisle,
an altar dedicated to St Catherine in the
south aisle, an altar dedicated to St
Nirhfrhrc. an altar ^Mmfffl to St Peter in
the north aisle, between the Altar of the
Virgin Mary on the north and the Altar of
St Ninian on the south, and an altar dedi
cated to St Michael, described 1 6th Nov.
1446 as situated "in the new aisle of St
Mary the 0911. * The Altar of St Ninian
and St Katherine was founded by Mr
William Cunningham of DimdonaJd on 1st
March 1418-19. The Altar of St Salvator
and St Thomas the Martyr was situated in
the aisle described on 17th Nov. 1506 as
" built by Rankine Brown (then alive),
bui^ess of Irvine, in the na\ of the Church
on the north side." The Altar of StConval,
St Stephen the Martyr, and St Sebastian
the Martyr was situated in the south aisle.
At the Altar of St John the Baptist, St
rvfofrfliin* the Martyr, and St Ninian the
Pontiff, aituated in the nave of die church,
a jHPiBJw 1 AfjMmSm was fcAMi on 4th
Oct. 1540 by Alexander Scott, Provost of
Corstorphine fMh^paia. Church. {Monu
ments of the Burgh of Irvine, i, Pref. xxxiv-v,
125, 136, 145, 149, 158, 161, 166, 198, 199,
WILLIAM MCKNIGHT, marr.
THOMAS ANDREW, reader 1569.
IConats. Sub CoU. of Thirds, Stirling,
etc.]
WILLIAM STRANG, marr. 17th May
1575 Agnes, daugh. of George
WILLIAM ANDREW, vicar 31st July
ISM 1584. [Keg. Sec, Sg^ 1, 169.]
ALEXANDER SCBDiGBOUft,
to vicarage 6th March 1591 on death
of WiliBBi FrilBiiiBi; marr. Jean
Hunter, *idow of WffliamCimningham of
Wnndhrad, and had iiinii flinji, Jean;
ManiHl [Bin, Tn Tjj.. btii, 8; Ayr Sas~
3rd April 1602, 28th Dec. 1599, 21st Dec.
V5 ;
JOHN STIRLING, h
1676 Forbes, buried 24tn Aug. 1687.
1-09
Agnes Cunningham and had issue
James, born 8th Aug. 1714; John.
born 9th Sept. 1717.
CHARLES BANNATYNE, his daugh.,
Jean, died at Kilmarnock 24th Dec.
1789.
HENRY RANKIN.
31st Aug. 1937
Martin, died at C
24th June 1929.
1891
c:ec
telen
1929
ALEXANDER MACARA, bora 15th
Oct. 1900, son of Alexander M.,
min. of Denny; educ. at Denny and
Stirling High School, Univ. Glasgow, M. A. ;
been, by Presb. of Stirling April 1927;
assistant ShffV*^: ord. A. and S. 20th
Sept. 1928. Marr. 16th April 1929 Mama
Wiseman, younger daugh. of James Mao-
kay, Huriti^ "^maiKfiiff^ and nas issue^
Alexander Wiseman, born 4th May 1932;
Ann Elizabeth, born 18th Oct. 1936.
KILBIRNTE
JAME
1565
phine, vicar by Royal Letters on or
before 4th April 1565. [Keg. Sec.
ig~, xxxiii, 32.]
ARCHIBALD HAMILTON, designated
rector of Kilbirnie 1567 and on 3rd
Jury 1572. [Privy Council Reg., ii,
155; Col. of Charters, x, 2332.]
ROBERT CRAWFORD, pres, to
vicarage 9th Sept. 1571 on forfeiture
of Aidnanald HaHMMun IJBry Ires.
i, (3X L]
156"
15-1
JOHN HE RIOT, pres. to pirannigr 7th
Aug. 1581 on death of Alexander,
CommendatoT of Kirwimring.
MALCOLM HAMILTON, marr. Mar
garet Wflkie. Mir Soi., 28th June
1604 and 29th Jan. 1607.]
JOHN GLASGOW, tine 14, for "344**
read "354."
^ -.--
1723 (marr. 7th Jan. 1756).
IRVINE]
KILBIRNIE KILMARNOCK, ST MARNOCH S
233
HENRY RITCHIE BUCHAN, his
1886
widow, Jessie Blackwood Orr, died
22nd Jan. 1942.
HUGH CLARKE McCOLL, trans, to
1918
St Matthew s, Dundee, 9th Oct.
1924.
COLIN CECIL PITCAIRN HILL,
1925
formerly Indian Chaplain (q.v.);
adm. 12th March 1925. Marr. (2)
5th Oct. 1927, Rosamund Annie, daugh. of
Frederick Roome Lumsden, schoolmaster,
Newburn, Fife, and has issue Frederick
Charles, born 17th Nov. 1930; Cecilia Rose,
born 18th Jan. 1932. His son, Acting
Flight Lieut. James Anderson, D.F.C.,
D.S.O., killed in action Sept. 1940.
KILMARNOCK LAIGH
FIRST CHARGE
ROBERT HAMILTON, vicar. [Acts
1564 and Dec., xxxii, 147.]
ROBERT WILKIE, min. 1574, pres. to
1580
parsonage and vicarage 7th Aug.
1591 on death of Alexander, Com-
mendator of Kilwinning. [Reg. Sec. Sig.,
Ixii, 146.]
WILLIAM WHITEFORD, M.A., re-
1608 gent of the College of Glasgow
when pres. to parsonage and vicar
age 1608. [Reg. Sec. Sig., liv, 150.]
MICHAEL WALLACE, M.A. (Glas-
& ow 1601), regent, Univ. of Glasgow
1601.
FRANCIS FINLAYSON, studied arts
1699 at Glasgow Univ., matric, 1692.
JAMES BUCHANAN HAMILTON,
1843 his daugh., Mary Anne Dunlop,
died at Helensburgh 19th Sept. 1930.
WILLIAM DUNNETT, retired 1923,
1881 died 18th Feb. 1928; his widow, Jane
Inglis, died 29th Jan. 1938; his sons
Sir James McDonald, K.C.I.E., Indian
Civil Service, retired 1936; George Victor,
adm. to Flisk 1937; Hamilton David
Forrester, trans, to Ellon 1923; Arthur
Henry, secretary to the Home Board; his
daugh., Charlotte Inglis, head of School of
Domestic Science, Aberdeen, died 18th
Oct. 1933.
JOHN HENRY DUNCAN, trans. A.
Q1 and S. from St Madoes (q.v.} 19th
July 1923; trans, to St Mary s,
Dundee (C. and S.), 17th May 1937; D.D.
(St Andrews, 30th June 1944). Addl. issue
Kenneth Playfair, born 1924. Publica
tion Sermons on Messages from Scots
(Angus and Robertson, Sydney, N.S.W.).
SECOND CHARGE
GEORGE PEDEN, his son, George,
1711 born 1716, died at Paisley 13th
March 1789.
DAVID PORTER HOWIE, trans, to
1916 First Char e 5th Ma y 1938 has
issue Jean Daveena Ogilvy, born
28th Jan. 1925.
KILMARNOCK HIGH
DAVID CRAWFORD WATSON,
1915 trans, to Lenzie 19th Jan. 1926.
1927
DAVID NORMAN MASSON, trans.
fr m SIains (?- v -) 23rd June 1927>
Addl. issue Norman Guthrie, born
5th Aug. 1928; William David, born 26th
Sept. 1931.
KILMARNOCK, ST ANDREWS
JAMES LINDSAY, died 25th March
1RR _ 1923; his widow, Margaret Dykes
Cook, died 14th June 1942.
KILMARNOCK, ST MARNOCH S
JOHN THOMSON, his widow, Agnes
1863 S. Nisbet, died 12th July 1938.
WILLIAM JAMES SMITH, trans, to
1912 Bo ness 1st Sept. 1925.
ROLLO RUSSELL GRANT SUTHER-
1926
LAND, formerly of Ballantrae (<?.v.);
trans, from Skelmorlie 18th Feb.
1926; dem. 16th Dec. 1929 on admission
to Queen s Road, Brighton; dem. 1941;
234
KILMARNOCK, ST MARNOCH S LOUDOUN [PRESB. OF
chaplain to Forces; adm. to Guernsey 1946.
Addl. issue Ian Douglas, born 2nd Jan.
1920. His marr. with Helen J. T. Laurie
dissolved by Court of Session 25th Nov.
1933; marr. (2) 18th Dec. 1933, Jessie
Morton.
KILMAURS
Prebends of the collegiate church in
cluded Cherickeheuch, Bellahill, and Fluris
and Bankhead. On 13th July 1670 Parlia
ment granted to Sir John Cunningham of
Lambrochtoun the vacant stipend for one
year for repair of the church and manse,
** ruinous through the carelessness of the
incumbent and the vacancy. [Reg. Mag.
Sig., iv, 2221; Acts, of Part., viii, 23-4.]
JOHN HERVY, vicar 1568-9. [Comps.
1568 Sub Coll. of Thirds, Stirling, etc.]
JOHN COLWYN, parson 1569.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Stirling,
etc.]
1569
DAVID HENDERSON, pres. on depr.
of his father Alexander H.; his son,
Frederick, M.A. (Glasgow 1647).
[Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixx, 6.]
1598
WILLIAM CROOKES, marr. cont. 28th
April 1660 Anna, daugh. of Henry
Kelso, bailie in Largs. [Baill. Cun
ningham, Deeds, llth Aug. 1680.]
1641
GEORGE BROWN, his wife was widow
of Archibald Menzies of Culdares.
1685
[Deeds Mack., 1705, No. 398.]
JOHN ROXBURGH, born 14th Dec.
1806 1780; his mother, Margaret Wilson.
1858
ALEXANDER INGLIS, his sons-
James Macfarlane, died 15th July
1937; Daniel Macfarlane, a leading
churchman and Chairman of the General
Trustees of Church of Scotland, died 3rd
Oct. 1944.
1903
JOHN KNOX THOMSON, severely
wounded in action 1917. Addl.
issue Marion Forrest, born 10th
Oct. 1919 (marr. 8th March 1946 Flying
Officer I. E. W. Stewart, Gifford).
KIL WINNING
Wynnen, the Welsh form of Finnan, a
diminutive of the name of Findbarr of
Mayville, whose death is recorded in 579.
At Eglinton there was a Chapel of Reviseyn.
[Re tours, xxvii.]
WILLIAM KIRKPATRICK, had also
1567
issue Marion. [Edin. Tests, ix,
265.]
WILLIAM LEE KER, his widow, Janet
1866
1903
Caldwell, died 28th Nov. 1923; his
sons James Campbell C.I.E. (1924),
C.S.I. (1928), Indian Civil Service, ret.
1930, M.P. West Stirlingshire 1931-5;
Findlay Caldwell, died 27th Oct. 1942.
ARCHIBALD HUNTER, died 23rd Nov.
1945; his son, Archibald McBride,
B.D., Ph.D., min. of Old Comrie
1934-7, Yates Professor of New Testament,
Mansfield College, Oxford, min. of Kinnoul
4th Dec. 1942, Professor of Biblical Criti
cism, Aberdeen, 1945; his daughs. Crissie
Swan (marr. 1933 James Nairn Young,
bank agent, Ballantrae); Janet Winning
(marr. 1934 Harry Whyte, accountant,
Commercial Bank, Ayr).
LOUDOUN
RANKIN DAVIDSON, exhorter, one
of the readers approved by the
General Assembly 20th Dec. 1560,
afterwards min. at Galston (q.v.).
ROBERT WILKIE, trans, from Cupar
1574 Fife about 1573.
JOHN CAMPBELL, issue by 1st mar-
1567
1685
riage Jean; Elizabeth. Marr. (2)
Anne Bannatyne and had issue
William; James; Isobel; Margaret; Anne;
Maryanna; Dorothy. [Deeds Mack., 115,
3rd Nov. 1714].
ARCHIBALD LAWRIE, marr. Anne,
1793
daugh. of James McKittrick Adair
of the family of Maryport; his
daugh., Frances Wallace (marr. 7th Sept.
1826 Thomas Carlyle, advocate).
IRVINE]
LOUDOUN WEST KILBRIDE
235
HAMILTON MOORE, died 16th Aug.
1927; his father min. of Elmwood
Church, Belfast; his widow, Anne
Kinnear Stephen, died 19th Jan. 1940.
1928
JOHN GARDNER MACLEOD
THOMSON, born Chapelton,
Lanarkshire, 2nd June 1902, son of
William T., min. of Chapelton, and Helen
Macleod; educ. Chapelton, Hamilton Aca
demy, Univ. of Glasgow, M.A. (1922),
B.D. (1927), Ed.B. (1935); trained as
teacher, Jordanhill College 1923; licen. by
Presb. of Hamilton 1927; assistant Avon-
dale; ord. 15th Dec. 1927; dem. 30th Dec.
1939. App. Director of Religious Educa
tion at St Andrews, Dundee Training Col
lege, May 1939. Marr. 26th June 1929
Helen Craig, youngest daugh. of Alexander
Torrance, Crookedstone, Quarter, and has
issue William Paterson Loudoun, born
9th May 1933; Elizabeth Helen Torrance,
born 5th June 1936.
STEVENSTON
JAMES WALKER, M.A., vicar and
1562
1569
min., 1 562, also in charge of Inm s-
cailleoch. [Comps. Gen. Coll. of
Thirds.}
ARCHIBALD CRAWFORD, M.A.,
pres. in 1569 on death of James
Walker, and to parsonage on death
of Alexander, Commendator of Kilwin-
ning; had Dairy also in charge 1579. [Reg.
Pres. Bene., i, 27; Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixii, 155.]
1641 JOHN BELL. [G. R. Sas., xv, 217.]
ROBERT STIRLING, his son, John,
1689
min. of Ballyhelly 1699-1752 (see
Ireland).
ROBERT JOSEPH KYD, delete lines 1
1886 and 2; died 3rd May 1921.
ALEXANDER MACDONALD, trans,
from Glassary (q.v.) 28th Sept. 1921 ;
trans, to Alloa 22nd June 1927.
1921
JOHN GEDDES RITCHIE, trans, from
1927 Drainie (q.v.) 24th Nov. 1927.
1576
STEWARTON
THOMAS HAMILTON, M.A., brother
of John Hamilton of Stanehouse;
vicar 7th July 1 566, and still in office
16th Feb. 1578-9. [Reg. of Deeds, vii,
298; Reg. Great Seal, iv, 2839; Cal. of
Charters, xi, 2446.]
ROBERT MONTGOMERY, his daugh.
Katherine. [Ayr Sas., 23rd July
1601, 30th Nov. 1606.]
1589
JAMES MONTGOMERY, M.A., son
1600
of Neil M. of Langschaw, pres. 18th
June 1600 on dep. of Robert Mont
gomery.^^. Sec. Sig., Ixxi, 228.]
WILLIAM CASTLELAW, had issue
1645
by second marriage with Marion
Geddes John; Thomas; Eupham;
Elizabeth and Ann. [Reg. of Deeds,
Mack., xviii, 29th July 1665.]
JAMES CORNWALL BRYCE, his
widow, Eliz. C. Brown, died 29th
Nov. 1925.
1879
WILLIAM FALCONER OGILVIE,
1908
died 6th June 1939; his daugh.,
Lorna Falconer (marr. 26th Dec.
1941 Alexander Stewart Borrowman, min.
of Torthorwald).
WEST KILBRIDE
By Charter of 5th June 1509 John, 1st
Lord Semple, for the souls of the King and
Queen, his own soul, and the soul of his
wife, Margaret Creichton, granted to a
chaplain to celebrate perpetually in the
Chapel of St Anand to be built by him
within the cemetry of said chapel within
the domicile lands of Suthennane, an
annual rent of 10 merks from the lands of
Mekle and Little Kyll-niskan, and two
"soums" of grass in the pasture of the
lands of Suthennane, with an acre of land
on the north side of the said cemetry for
building a chaplain s manse. The chapel
was erected before 13th May 1510. [Reg.
Great Seal, ii, 3354; Reg. Sec. Seal, i,
2066.]
236
WEST KILBRIDE
[PRESB. OF IRVINE
1594
SIR JOHN MAXWELL, exhorter 1567
_._ and 1568. [Comps. Sub Coll. of
Thirds, Stirling, etc.]
JOHN HARPER, pres. in 1601 to
vicarage on death of Archibald
Crawford, parson of Eaglesham and
last vicar here; line 9, for "Mary" read
"Margaret." [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixxii, 180.]
GILBERT HAMILTON of Braehead of
Raploch, died Sept. 1672; marr.
Margaret Baillie and had issue
William of Braehead; James in Glasfoird.
[House of Hamilton, 180; Gen. Reg. Sas.,
2 Sen, xiv, 52, 9th Oct. 1657.]
THOMAS FINDLAY, his daugh., Isa-
1832
bella Donaldson of Warriston, died
19th Sept. 1935, aged 99.
ANDREW FORRET SCOTT PEAR-
SON, F.R. Hist. Socy. (1922);
D.Litt. (Glasgow 1927); dem. 30th
Sept. 1929 on appointment as Professor of
Church History, Presbyterian College,
Montreal; adm. to High Church, Johnston,
16th May 1934; app. Professor of Church
History, Presbyterian College, Belfast, June
1942. Addl. issue Muriel Paxton Corbett,
born 6th Jan. 1922; Doris Nancy Forrest,
born 25th April 1926. Publications
Thomas Cartwright and Elizabethan Puri
tanism (Cambridge Univ. Press, 1925);
conducted correspondence column in the
Scots Observer, 1928-9; Church and State:
Political Aspects of 1 6th Century Puritanism
(Cambridge Univ. Press, 1928); introduc
tory essay on Die Puritanische Bewegung in
volume of Ekklesia, published at Zurich,
on British Free Church (1937).
PRESBYTERY OF PAISLEY
BARRHEAD
JOHN CHARLES CONN, trans, to
1914
Elgin, Second Charge, 10th May
1922.
GEORGE MURRAY DAVIDSON
SHORT, adm. from Benholm
(q.v.) 20th Sept. 1922; dem. on app.
as Indian Chaplain 17th Nov. 1924.
1922
THOMAS CROMBIE, born 4th March
1925
1900, son of Robert C. and Mag
dalen Hodge Lyall; educ. at Hutche-
son s Grammar School and Univ. of
Glasgow, M.A. (1920), B.D. (1925); licen.
by Presb. of Hamilton 1923; assistant Air-
drie, Barony 1924; ord. 1st May 1925;
trans, to St Andrews, Glasgow, 22nd Sept.
1930. Marr. 15th Sept. 1926 Elizabeth
Guthrie, daugh. of Alexander Thomson
and Sarah McFarlane, and has issue
Morag McFarlane, born 18th Sept. 1934.
Publications Short History of the Parish
Church of Barrhead , Training the Citizens
of To-morrow.
BRIDGE of WEIR
ALEXANDER MASON SHAND, dem.
30th Nov. 1939; died at Aberdeen
24th Jan. 1949.
1899
CALDWELL
DAVID STEWART, dem. 14th Dec.
18 1925; died 25th Sept. 1931; his wife,
Jane Kidney, died 19th Dec. 1930.
1926
JOHN FAITHFUL IRVINE FORTES-
CUE, born 6th June 1883, second
son of William Archer Irvine F. of
Kincausie and Swanbister, M.B., C.M.,
and Edith Virginia, daugh. of John Robert
Duguid of Gibraltar; educ. at Grammar
School, Aberdeen, univs. of Edinburgh and
Aberdeen; in mercantile business; ord. to
Congregational Church, Oban, 18th July
1920; trans, to Thurso 16th Oct. 1921 ; dem.
18th Dec. 1923; assistant East Church,
Aberdeen; held commission in A.S.C.
during war; adm. on probation by General
Assembly 22nd May 1924; licen. by Presb.
of Aberdeen 30th June 1925; ord. 12th
April 1926. Marr. 14th April 1917 Annie,
daugh. of Joseph Brockhurst Souter, and
had issue Edith Caroline, born 28th May
1921; Francis John, born 10th Oct. 1926,
died 15th Jan. 1929; Hugh William, born
14th Sept. 1930.
CARDONALD
WILLIAM ALEXANDER LISTON,
Vic \u\r\f\\tj "PatrirM a M^i
1889
his widow, Patricia Napier, died
29th Aug. 1947, aged 100.
1915
DUNCAN FINLAY McLEAN, trans,
to St Paul s, Fairlie; dem. 10th Jan.
1945.
EASTWOOD
St Convallus, the patron saint, a disciple
of St Mungo, is said to be buried at
Inchinnan. In the church there were altars
as follows: Virgin Mary, Gwallis, Holy
Rood, St Ninian. At the manse there is a
stone with this inscription in Old English
letters: Ecclesiae Dei construendum cura-
vit Thomas Jackaeus 1577." Evidently the
manse had been rebuilt then under the
ministry of Thomas Jack. [The Maxwells
of Pollock, i, 119, 120n, 251; Celtic Place
Names, 193.]
JOHN CARNESS, exhorter, 1563.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Stirling,
etc.]
1563
237
238
EASTWOOD GIFFNOCK
[PRESB. OF
JAMES CARRUTHERS, exhorter,
1567-8. [Comps. Sub Coll. of
567 Thirds, Stirling, etc.]
SIR WILLIAM BANE, vicar, 20th July
1568
1568, died before Sept. 1570. [Reg.
Mag. Sig., iv, 2411.]
THOMAS KNOX, reader and exhorter
in 1569 and 1573. [Comps. Gen.
1569
Coll. of Thirds.]
THOMAS JACK, pres. on death of Sir
William Bane. [Reg. Pres. Bene.,
1570
i, (2), 2.]
JOHN GIBSON, Henry, his nephew.
1599 [Gen. Reg. ofSas., xii, 158.]
WILLIAM WALLACE, graduated
1606 1595, not 1599.
HUGH SMITH, marr. Elizabeth Col-
1652
quhoun, who survived him. [Deeds
Dal., 1706, No. 561.]
1703
ROBERT WODROW, marr. 15th Nov.
1 708 and had issue Mary, born 26th
Sept. 1709; James, born 18th Oct.
1710; Robert, born 21st Dec. 1711; Patrick,
born 8th March 1713; Ebenezer, born 12th
May 1714; Alexander, born 20th Nov.
1715; Margaret, born 24th Feb. 1717;
William, born 20th April 1718; Marion,
born 21st Sept. 1719; Janet, born 24th
March 1721; John, born 30th May 1723;
Lilias, born 28th Oct. 1724; Martha, born
22nd Sept. 1726; William, born llth Jan.
1729; James, born 21st March 1730;
Alexander, born 20th Sept. 1731. There
are seven volumes of his in MS. in Church
of Scotland Library.
GEORGE CAMPBELL, his daugh.,
Edith Graham (marr. Maxwell
James Wright, min. of St Ninian s,
Aberdeen); his sons John Maxwell, died
at Manchester 29th Jan. 1942; George
Graham, died 22nd Jan. 1944; his daugh.,
Alice Mary, died 13th Nov. 1948.
FREDERICK DAVID LANGLANDS,
19Q9 trans, to Galashiels 30th June 1925;
his son, Frederick Peters, born 4th
April 1914, died 30th July 1915.
WILLIAM SUTHERLAND, M.A.,
1926 B.D., born 1891; served in war 1914,
M.C.; licen. by Presb. of Caithness
1914; assistant St Stephen s, Edinburgh;
ord. to New Abbey 9th April 1920; trans,
and adm. 8th Jan. 1926; died at Glasgow
21st July 1929.
ELDERSLIE
JOHN MEIKLE GRAY, ord. 4th May
1920
1920; dem. on appointment to St
Andrew s, British Guiana (q.v.\
16th May 1923.
WILLIAM WILSON MORRELL, ord.
1 7th Sept . 1 923 ; trans . to Battlefield,
Glasgow, 7th July 1927.
WILLIAM POLLOK MORRISON,
born Glasgow, 24th Feb. 1885; son
of John M., ironworker manager,
Maryhill, Glasgow, and Janet Pollok; educ.
at Royal Technical College, Glasgow;
Baptist Theological College; Univ. of Glas
gow and Edinburgh 1926-7; served in war
as Engineer Inspector, Tank Department
of Mechanical Warfare; ord. to Baptist
Church, Lochee, Oct. 1912; trans, to
Kelvinside, Glasgow, 1915; trans, to
Grantown-on-Spey 1920; adm. on proba
tion as licentiate by General Assembly 3rd
June 1926; assistant St Stephen s, Edin
burgh, 1926; ord. 27th Sept. 1927; trans,
to Stair 15th April 1942. Marr. 26th June
1916 Margaret, daugh. of Thomas Somer-
ville, builder, Prestwick, Ayrshire, and has
issue Fairlie Pollok, born 26th July 1917.
GIFFNOCK
ALBERT McCLUGGAGE, died 7th
Aug. 1921; was for ten years min.
of York Street Congregational
Church, Dublin; chairman of Congrega
tional Union of Ireland.
PAISLEY]
GIFFNOCK JOHNSTONE
239
ERNEST ORMROD RODGER, trans,
from Aberfoyle (<7.v.) 16th Feb.
1922; dem. 9th Oct. 1948.
GREENBANK
JAMES FRASER, died 16th Feb.
1883 1921.
JAMES ARTHUR COWLEY, trans.
2 from St Columba s, Oban (q.v.), 8th
Sept. 1921; had addl. issue Ruth
Margaret, born llth Jan. 1924 (marr. 9th
Oct. 1947 Rev. William Bryce Johnston,
B.D., C.F.); Joyce Katherine, born 20th
May 1926.
HOUSTON
LAURENCE DUNCAN, reader, died
1560
1563. [Comps. Sub Coll of Thirds,
Stirling, etc.]
ROBERT ALLAN, app. reader 1563.
1563 [ Corn P s - Sub Co11 - of Thirds, Stirling,
etc.]
ANDREW MARTIN, vicar 1571.
1571 [Comps. Gen. Coll. of Thirds.]
ROBERT CARRICK, marr. 13th Jan.
1724 Margaret, daugh. of John
1?20
Paisley, min. of Lochwinnoch.
GEORGE MUIR, died 27th June 1939;
his son, George Bruce, in Civil
Service, Malaya.
HOWWOOD
JOHN GILBERT, dem. 1 1th Nov. 1939,
1887
1946.
died 14th Feb. 1946; his widow,
Alice B. Guthrie, died 25th March
KILLELLAN
St Fillan seems to be identical with
Faelan of Clurain Moesena in Meith,
whose day was 9th Jan. [Watson s Celtic
Place Names, 193.]
ROBERT COOK, exhorter 1563, pres.
1563 on death of Robert Maxwell. [Reg.
Pres. Bene., i, (4), 11; Comps. Sub
Coll. of Thirds, Stirling, etc.]
ROBERT MAXWELL, M.A., pres. on
death of Robert Cook. [Reg. Sec.
Sig., 24th Jan. 1575.]
JOHN MONTEATH, line 4, for 1754"
1748 read "1759."
INCHINNAN
It may be that Inchinnan contains the
name of (St) Finnan, Findbarr of Magh-
bhile. St Convallus is said to be buried
here. There was in the Place of Inchinann
a chapel with an image of the Babe Jesus,
of Our Lady and a great image with an
image of St Anne. [Rep. Hist. MSS. Com.,
Hi, 394.]
WILLIAM JACKSON, reader 1567 and
1567
1568. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Stirling, etc.]
SIR BERNARD PEEBLES, vicar in
1566
1566, died after 27th July 1587.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Stirling,
etc.; Reg. Sec. Sig., Iv, 153.]
GABRIEL MAXWELL, pres. on dem.
of Sir Bernard Peebles. [Reg. Pres.
1580
Bene., i, 40, 93.]
THOMAS LAW, his eldest son, James,
1626 M.A., Glasgow (1646).
LAURENCE LOCKHART, his son,
James Somerville, died 5th Jan.
1922.
1822
FREDERICK ALEXANDER
1919
STEUART, died 2nd Nov. 1930;
his widow, Marie Louise Dickenson,
died 29th Aug. 1948.
JOHNSTONE
JOHN LENNOX HOWAT, trans, to
1919
Queen s Park, Glasgow, 9th Sept.
1928.
GAVIN KERR MACKAY, born 28th
1929 Ju ^ y 18 ^ 1; S0n f Davic * M - master
baker, and Elizabeth Dewar Brown,
educ. at Univ. of Glasgow, M.A. (1913);
licen. by Presb. of Glasgow May 1915;
assistant St Michael s, Dumfries; ord. to
Durisdeer 1st June 1920; trans, to Dalziel
240
JOHNSTONE KILBARCHAN
[PRESB. OF
24th June 1924; trans, and adm. 16th Feb.
1929; trans, to Balshagray 16th Nov. 1933;
C.F. 156th Scottish Infantry Brigade, 5th
Cameronians. Marr. 6th July 1 920 Jeanette,
daugh. of George Dunsmore and Elizabeth
Kirkwood, Glasgow, and has issue
Ronald Kirkwood, born 28th Aug. 1922,
died 18th April 1923; Gavin Kirkwood
Kerr, born 16th Nov. 1924.
JOHNSTONE, ST ANDREW S
ARCHIBALD HALLIDAY, his widow,
1888
Grace Beaumont, died 6th Aug.
1933.
WILLIAM PAUL MONTEATH, trans.
1917 to Patna 14th Sept. 1927.
JOHN WILLIAMSON, formerly of
Rousay (<?.v.); trans, from Kirk-
fieldbank 30th Jan. 1928; trans, to
St James, Kirkcaldy, 30th Oct. 1928.
1928
COLIN MACPHERSON, born Skye
1929 13th Oct. 1883, son of Archibald M.,
landholder, and Flora Macrae; educ.
at Glasgow High School and Univ. of
Glasgow, M.A. (1921); licen. by Presb. of
Glasgow Jan. 1924; ord. to Glencoe 6th
June 1924; trans, and adm. 3rd June 1929.
Marr. 20th Nov. 1925 Jean Tennant
Ramsay, daugh. of John McKail and
Isabella Stevenson Forbes, and has issue
Isobel Stevenson Forbes, born 17th Oct.
1928.
KILBARCHAN
The Chapel of St Catherine in the church
yard was founded in 1401 by Thomas
Crawford of Auchenames. At the same
time he founded in the church an altar
dedicated to the Virgin Mary. For the sup
port of a chaplain to serve both in the
chapel and at the altar he gave Lynnernocht
and other lands. At Ranfurly of Prieston
farm, a little to the east of the castle, there
was a Chapel of St Mary, founded by a
member of the Knox family. St Bride s
Chapel was situated at the village of Ken-
muir in the south-west corner of the parish.
On 12th Dec. 1564 David Coull, chaplain
of the Chapel of St Katherine, conveyed
the glebe and chapel lands of the chapel to
John Chalmers, brother of James C. of
Gadgirth. [Reg. Abbrev. Feu Charters of
Church Lands, i, 10, 14; Origines Parochialis
Scotiae, i, 84.]
JOHN McQUEEN, vicar 1560 and 1569,
156Q died after 24th April 1 575. [Comps.
Gen. and Sub Coll. of Thirds, Dum
fries, etc.; Reg. Mag. Sig., iv, 2070, 2412.]
ADAM WATSON, exhorter and reader
1563
1563. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Stirling.]
JOHN METHVEN, vicar, died before
18th March 1512-3. [Reg. Pres.
1572
Bene., i, 91.]
ALEXANDER CUNNINGHAM,
. reader, pres. to vicarage 15th March
1572-3; res. before 16th Nov. 1573.
[Reg. Pres. Bene., i, 91, 143.]
ROBERT CRAWFORD, reader, pres.
1573
to vicarage 16th Nov. 1573. [Cal.
of Charters, xii, 2780; Reg. Pres.
Bene., i, 143.]
1585
GAVIN HAMILTON, vicar 1585-90.
Marr. Catherine Cumming, who
died 20th June 1604, and had issue
a son and three daughters. [Test., May
1606; Comps. Gen. Coll. of Thirds.]
ROBERT STIRLING, had issue-
Robert. [G. R. Sas., 3rd Sept.
1593
1618.]
ROBERT JOHNSTON, his daugh.,
Anna (marr. 13th Nov. 1741 and
died 7th Aug. 1786).
ROBERT GRAHAM, D.D., his widow,
Margaret Ann, daugh. of Archibald
Glen, merchant, Glasgow, died 16th
Jan. 1925.
1847
1895
ROBERT DUNBAR MACKENZIE,
D.D. (St Andrews 26th June 1925),
died 27th July 1939; had addl. issue
William Scott, born 15th Nov. 1920;
Janet Elsie, born 26th Nov. 1932.
PAISLEY]
LEVERN LOCHWINNOCH
241
LEVERN
THOMAS COOK, died 2nd Feb.
1894 1940.
( United with Nitshill 2\st April 1940.)
LINWOOD
JOHN ADAMSON ABERNETHY,
1880
1927
dem. 15th Nov. 1926, died 3rd Aug.
1936; his wife, Margaret Arniel
Gray, died 31st March 1929; his daugh.,
Margaret, died 25th March 1926.
ALEXANDER REAPER, trans, from
Rayne (q.v.) 17th March 1927; trans,
to Barony, Kirriemuir, llth July
1935. Marr. 12th July 1927 Elizabeth
Nicol Shepherd, M.A., daugh. of James
Shepherd, farmer, and Susan Lamb, and
has issue Isabel Shepherd, born 4th May
1929.
LOCHWINNOCH
On 21st April 1504, John, 1st Lord
Sempill, founded in his park near Castle
Sempill, for his own soul, for the soul of
Margaret Colville, his wife, and for the
souls of his progenitors and successors, and
all the faithful departed, the Collegiate
Church of Lochwinnoch, to the Most High
God and the Glorious Virgin, the Mother
of Jesus Christ, for a provost, six chaplains,
two singing boys, and a sacrist, the chap
lains to include a clerk in Holy Orders, a
precentor, and a schoolmaster. The pro
vost was to wear on feast days a lawn
surplice, a scarlet hood, and an almuce on
the arm. The chaplains, the singing boys
and the sacrist were each to wear a linen
surplice at the daily service; and in addition
the chaplains were to wear red hoods lined
with black lamb s wool. The duties of the
sacrist were to take charge of the porch,
the copes, and the altar ornaments; array
the altar itself; regulate the clock; ring the
bell for the church services, with double
ringing on feast days; sweep the church,
and decorate it with leaves and flowers.
General endowment of the church was the
fruits and revenues of the Church of Glass-
ford; and particular endowments were as
follows: Provost, the teind sheaves of Glass-
ford, extending to 45 lib. Scots, with the
whole glebe except a piece of ground and
the manse attached to the vicarage; First
Chaplain, the teind sheaves of Nether
Schelis, Schavtounhill, Ridrane, and the
hill of Drumtall, and Gruderland, in the
parish of Glassford, extending to 10 and
8 merks Scots; Second Chaplain, the teind
sheaves of the village of Chapelton and
Nether Schavtoun, West Ridrane of Drum-
bow, and de flat, extending to 10 and 8
merks Scots; Third Chaplain, the fruits and
emoluments of the parish clerkship of
Lochwinnoch, extending to 10 and 8 merks
Scots, the chaplain to provide for the sup
port of the clerk; Fourth Chaplain, all the
lands of Upper Pennale occupied by Archi
bald Reid, and the place, dwelling, garden,
and orchard, and 40 sh. of pension from
East Bryntschellis and West Bryntschellis
in the parish of Kilbarchan, extending to
10 and 8 merks Scots; Fifth Chaplain, all
and whole the lands of Nether Pennale,
with the mill, extending to 20 and 4 merks,
and the emoluments of the parish clerkship
of Kilbarchan; he was to act as organist
and in the singing school teach the boys in
the Gregorian Chant plain or pointed; he
was also to make provision for the support
of the boys and of the parish clerk of Kil
barchan; Sixth Chaplain, all the fields of
Auchinlodmond, with the mill and mill
lands, extending to 22 merks Scots; he
must be learned in grammar and skilled in
the Gregorian Chant plain or pointed, and
instruct the boys in the first and second
parts of grammar; Sacrist, the fruits,
revenues, and emoluments of the parish
clerkship of Glassford, extending to 6 merks
Scots; he had to make provision for the
support of the parish clerk of Glassford.
There were granted also to the provost and
chaplains 10 roods in Lochwinnoch Park
for building manses and for gardens near
the church; and for entertainment and
fellowship, for bread, wine, and wax, 5
merk lands of Easter Welland in the parish
of Kilbarchan, and the lands formerly
annexed by the founder s progenitors to
St Brigit s Chapel in Kenmuir Village in
the Parish of Kilbarchan, the lands which
242
LOCHWINNOCH PAISLEY
[PRESB. OF
pertained to the founder s chapel in Kil-
barchan, and the lands annexed to the
Chapel of St Conal in Paisley Parish,
situated in the village of Ferans. [Reg.
Epis. of Glasgow, ii, 505-16.]
JOHN PAISLEY, son of Robert P.,
1691
bailie of Paisley; his daugh., Mar
garet (marr. Robert Carrick, min.
of Houston).
ROBERT ZUILLE GILFILLAN, his
widow, Agnes Brodie Smith, died
1873
12th May 1933.
WILLIAM SINCLAIR STEVENSON,
1893
his wife, Isabella Black, died 20th
June 1943; he died at Edinburgh
6th Aug. 1946.
MEARNS
In addition to the Altar of St Bridget,
there was in the church an altar to the
Virgin Mary. [Maxwells ofPollok, i, 251 .]
JOHN HAMILTON, claimed vicarage.
1563 [Acts and Dec., xxviii, 35.]
WALTER STEWART, reader. [Acts
1575 and Dec., Ivii, 491.]
JAMES TAYLOR, his daugh., Helen
1665 (marr. John Glen, min. of Stichell).
JAMES McDOUGALL, his daugh.,
1691
Katherine (marr. William Thomson,
bailie of Irvine).
MUNGO REID, died at Edinburgh 19th
Jan. 1924; his widow, Isabella
1868
1927.
Hamilton Pearson, died 28th Dec.
1915
DAVID SCOTT, served as Chaplain in
France and Flanders with 15th
Scottish Division; dem. 20th May
1929 on app. to Knox Crescent Presby
terian Church, Montreal; D.D. (St An
drews, 29th June 1945). He had issue-
Hew Ferguson, born 6th Oct. 1923; Charles
Findlay, born 30th May 1926; Elspeth
Patricia Mary, born 2nd July 1928.
1560
NEILSTON
SIR STEVEN WILSON, vicar, probably
in 1560 or soon thereafter; described
4th March 1579-80 as "mass priest
of Neilston mony years and rebel put to
the horn for continual disobedience in
abusing the sacraments, saying mass, and
dissolving marriage at pleasure, and still
in prison till his trial." [Reg. Privy
Council, iii, 273.]
JAMES DAVIDSON, reader, in office
1578
4th March 1579-80. [Reg. Privy
Council, iii, 273.]
JOHN LAW was son of Andrew L. by
1632
his second marriage. He had only
one son, called William, the two
sons of that name given were one and the
same. He had a daugh., Margaret.
1687
JOHN KINNEAR, M.A., was resident
with his wife and three children in
Tron Parish, Edinburgh, on 9th
Nov. 1694. [Tron Poll Tax Roll, 6.]
JOHN MILLER, line 6, delete "of
1703 Divinity.
THOMAS MILLER, his sons Thomas
of Auchenheath, died 18th April
1935; Hugh, M.B., Ch.B., Dundee,
died at Edinburgh 22nd July 1930.
1873
PAISLEY
ARCHIBALD HAMILTON, Arch
bishop of Cashel, M.A. (Glasgow
1599); delete second marriage and
read "marr. (2) Anna, daugh. of Balfour
of Burleigh, and had issue John, matricu
lated Univ. of Glasgow 1631; Malcolm,
matriculated 1633.
ALEXANDER DUNLOP, had also
issue Elizabeth. [Reg. of Deeds,
1653
Dal., 1705, No. 378.]
JAMES CHALMERS, marr. (1) pro.
1st March 1660 Elspeth Petrie.
1667
[Aberdeen Reg.}
MATTHEW RAMSAY, had issue
John. [Reg. of Deeds Mack., xli,
1669 562.]
PAISLEY]
PAISLEY
243
JOHN BAIRD, eldest son of John B.
of Selvadge, burgess of Inverkeith-
ing; had issue Margaret, born
1689, died Nov. 1695; Janet. [Hist, of
Inverkeithing and Rosyth, 476-8.]
JOHN FULLARTON, marr. (3) Isobel
Sinclair. [G. R. Sas., 3 Ser., xxviii,
256; Sas. Argyll, lix, 36, 21st June
1688.]
THOMAS GENTLES, his widow,
Cecilia Wernicke, died at Edinburgh
1878
5th Jan. 1922 aged 82.
1910
1925
ALEXANDER MILLER MACLEAN,
died 6th March 1925; his widow,
Mary Brown, died 25th May 1931;
his daugh., Alice Mary Jane, marr. (2) 4th
July 1935 John McKellar Robertson of
Noddesdale, Largs, Captain R.N.V.R.,
C.B.E.
WILLIAM MAIN, D.D., trans, from
Trinity, Edinburgh, llth Sept. 1925;
died 15th Oct. 1929; his wife, Anne
Macnaughton, died 22nd Dec. 1919. He
had addl. issue John St John, born llth
Aug. 1896, died 4th June 1897; Margaret
Mary (marr. 2nd Nov. 1944 James Dunbar
Michael, O.B.E., Indian State Railways).
SECOND CHARGE
JAMES STIRLING, brother of Robert
S., student, Glasgow. Marr. Eliza
beth, daugh. of John Lennox of
Woodhead. [G. R. Sas., xv, 260, 15th
Oct. 1658.]
JAMES SMITH, youngest son of James
S., weaver, Glasgow, adm. burgess
of Glasgow 22nd Oct. 1806.
1654
1798
PATRICK BREWSTER, his daugh.,
i Margaret Mary Crawford, died 30th
July 1935.
JAMES BOATH DALGETY, his
widow, Jane Balfour, died 21st Feb.
1878
1924.
JOHN WALLACE, his widow, Mabel
Blanche Powell, died at Reading
23rd Feb. 1945.
1918
ALEXANDER RUTHERFORD
HOWELL, Senior President of
Edinburgh University Dialectic
Society 1894-5. Licen. 1895, he was first a
reader and then an assistant in St Giles
Cathedral; during the war (1914-18) he
served for a time in France as General
Superintendent of the Scottish Churches
Huts. It was during his ministry in the
abbey that the restoration of that church
was completed, involving the entire re
building of the choir and many other altera
tions. Into this work Mr Howell threw
himself with characteristic energy, and the
exquisitely restored building owes much to
his artistic genius and comprehensive know
ledge of church architecture. The stately
and appropriate form of service observed
in the abbey is also largely his work. He
resigned his charge in Paisley 13th April
1937 owing to ill health and retired to St
Andrews; died at Edinburgh 2nd Dec. 1943.
In the wider work of the Church of Scot
land Mr Howell took a considerable share.
For a year he acted as Organising Secretary
for the Foreign Mission Committee. At
the invitation of the Colonial Committee
he ministered for a period in 1907 at
Homburg, and in 1927-8 at Cairo. He was
on the Council of the Church Service
Society and in 1935-6 was President of the
Scottish Ecclesiological Society. Publica
tions Paisley Abbey: its History, Architec
ture and Art. To the devotional literature
of the Church he contributed a book of
Church Prayers for War-Time, which has
had a large circulation. On artistic ques
tions his judgment was fine and his advice
greatly valued. On the Executive Com
mittee of the Scoto-Russian Fellowship of
St Andrew, a member of the Executive
Committee for the Restoration of the
Church of the Holy Rude, Stirling, and
was convener for some years of the Cere
monials Committee of the Presbytery of
Paisley. An enthusiastic student of anti
quity, he was a trustee of the Dalrymple
Archaeological Fund. His sons Edward
Alexander, in the R.A.F., O.B.E. and
D.F.C.; David Logan, Navigator in a
Bomber Squadron. The daughs. Anne
served in the A.T.S. and Isabella in the
244
PAISLEY POLLOKSHAWS
[PRESB. OF
W.A.A.F. (marr. 3rd Sept. 1945 Flight
Lieut. Leslie Shepherd, Sevenoaks).
(Charges united 14th April 1937.)
GREENLAW
GEORGE NISBET DODS, died 14th
1907 June 1921.
JOHN CHAMBERS, M.B.E. Addl.
issue Evelyn Robertson, born 5th
Sept. 1916, died 3rd March 1917;
Mary Manson, born 4th April 1918.
HIGH KIRK PARISH
JOHN MUIR, died at Glasgow 19th
1910 Oct. 1947.
ST GEORGE S
ALEXANDER FYFE BURNS, his
widow, Isabella Martin Ritchie, died
10th Nov. 1931; line 19, for "Went-
worth read Waitworth.
1882
MARTYRS
JAMES THOMSON, trans, to Moch-
1897 rum 21st July 1927.
JAMES WILSON MUGGOCH, trans.
from Logic, Dundee, 1 8th Jan. 1 928 ;
trans, to Heriot 3rd Sept. 1936; his
daughs. Helen Milne Lawson (marr. 21st
Dec. 1939 James C. P. Logan, M.B., Ch.B.);
Dr Edith Mary (marr. 5th July 1947 Dr
John White, Airdrie).
MOSSPARK
GEORGE SCOTT, M.A., trans, from
1923
Meldrum (q.v.) 30th Sept. 1923;
trans, to Holburn, Aberdeen, 24th
March 1933; trans, to Langside Hill, Glas
gow, 27th Sept. 1940. Marr. 19th April
1927 Mary Cunningham, daugh. of Wil
liam Clark Hamilton and Christina Mar
tin Paterson, and has issue Christina
Mary, born 9th June 1930.
PAISLEY, MID.
GEORGE PARK, died 30th May
1882 1927.
1924
1926
WILLIAM GEORGE JOHNSTON,
trans, from Kirn (q.v.) 10th Dec.
1924; dem. 31st May 1947. Addl.
issue Margaret Helen Wotherspoon, born
9th Feb. 1917; William James Simpson,
born 13th Feb. 1921.
PAISLEY, NORTH
JAMES YOUNG, D.D. (Glasgow, 24th
1883 June 1925), died 25th June 1925.
JOHN REEVIE JOHNSTON MERRY,
trans, from Calderhead (q.v.) 7th
Jan. 1926; wife s mother s name,
Jane Jamieson. He had issue Jane Hislop,
born 22nd Sept. 1918; Janette Alexander,
born 7th April 1920; John Leech Johnston,
born llth Sept. 1926; William Adam John
ston (twin), born llth Sept. 1926.
PAISLEY, ST COLUMBAS
DONALD MACKAY, his widow,
n Catherine Morison, died at Stirling
10th April 1925; his daugh., Jane
Georgina, died 17th Jan. 1944.
DAVID JOHNSTONE, his widow,
1883 Janet Kennedy, died 26th Oct. 1929.
JOHN McNIVEN, dem. 16th May
1903 1928.
GILLESPIE MACGREGOR CAMP-
1928
1946.
BELL, trans, from Muckairn (#.v.)
13th Nov. 1928; died 21st March
1879
PAISLEY, SOUTH
WILLIAM MUSHAM METCALFE,
his widow, Cecilia Simpson, died
23rd Oct. 1928.
1917
FRANK HENDERSON, trans, to
Sandyford, Glasgow, 16th May
1930; dem. 11 Jan. 1938; died 27th
June 1940. Addl. issue Henry David
Christopher, born 13th April 1921; Alistair
Lowson, born 26th Feb. 1929.
POLLOKSHAWS
ALEXANDER ROBERTSON WAT
SON, marr. and had issue a son
1845
died in infancy 15th Oct. 1849.
PAISLEY]
POLLOKSHAWS THORNLIEBANK
245
JOHN MACFARLANE, dem. 30th
Sept. 1927, on app. to Brussells; his
wife, daugh. of George Barker.
Addl. issue Margaret, born 12th Sept.
1928.
ARCHIBALD EWING MACINTYRE,
1Q28 trans, from Innellan (#.v.) 7th March
1928; trans, to Buittle 22nd April
1948.
RENFREW
There were also in the church altars dedi
cated respectively to the Virgin Mary, St
Andrew, and St Bartholomew. To a per
petual chaplain at the Altar of St Thomas
in the church there was granted by Papal
Bull of 20th May 1475 the Chapel of St
Thomas the Martyr outwith and near the
city of Glasgow. [Acts Scott. ParL, v,
546; The Apostolic Camera and Scott. Bene
fices, 181.]
ANDREW HAY, called parson 21st
May 1576. [Cal. of Charters, xi,
2395.]
ROBERT HERBERTSON, chaplain to
1563 t ^ ie Chapel of St Ninian, Darnlie.
[Reg. of Abbrev. of Feu Charters of
Church Lands, i, 14.]
WILLIAM JACKSON, reader Sept.
1568 and 20th July 1569. [Edin.
Tests, v, 310.]
JOHN HAY, prts. to the parsonage
and vicarage 30th May 1589 on
dem. of his father; his son, George,
student in arts at Glasgow 1628.
JOHN HAY. [G. R. Sas., xli, 497,
1628 3 Ser., x, 386.]
FRANCIS ROSS, had issue Margaret ,
bapt. 17th March 1690; Mary, bapt.
15th Aug. 1692. [Old Machar Reg.]
THOMAS BURNS, pres. 22nd April
1790 1790.
JAMES GRAY WOOD, pres. by Crown
1843 21st July 1843.
GEORGE ALEXANDER, pres. by
1850 Crown 6th Sept. 1850.
ROBERT STEPHEN, pres. by Crown
1858 2nd June 1858.
1916
DAVID YOUNG, died 30th March
1933; his widow, Minnie d Esterre
Macleod, died 13th March 1935;
his daugh., Minnie Aileen d Esterre (marr.
19th Oct. 1937 Rev. Hugh Legh Beauchamp
McCarthy, St Mary s, Banbury).
SHAWLANDS
JOHN SLOAN, line 3, for "Rankin"
1882 read "Bankier."
JAMES EDWARD HOUSTON, dem.
1933
13th Aug. 1935, died 26th Nov.
1935; his wife, Effie Terras Yule,
died 23rd Sept. 1927.
THORNLIEBANK
JOHN CHARLSON, licen. by Presb. of
Linlithgow 1889; died at Dunranion
Billericay, Essex, 30th June 1942.
1890
ROBERT HARVIE SMITH, died at
1902 Kyle of Lochalsh 14th Nov. 1926.
REGINALD FREDERICK WHITE-
1Q -_ LEY, trans, from Brechin East (q.v.)
7th June 1927. Had issue Be verley
Frederick, born 4th April 1928.
PRESBYTERY OF GREENOCK
CUMBRAE
In 1325-35 the church, then a chapel
annexed to the Church of Largs, was con
firmed to Paisley Abbey by John, Bishop
of Glasgow. The Church of Cumbrae is
mentioned apart in 1561. On 20th Nov.
1510 Mr. Patrick Shaw, vicar of Monkton,
was "farmer of the fruits of the Churches
of Largs and St Kenote"; and that, in
view of the conjunction of Largs and
Cumbrae Churches, may indicate that the
Church of Cumbrae was dedicated to St
Kenneth. The church was rebuilt at the
Kirktown in 1612 and again in 1802.
[Reg. of Paisley Abbey, 238-9, 240-2;
Original Parishes of Scot., i, 90; see Largs.]
THOMAS MOORE or MURE, M.A.,
1623
in office 15th Aug. 1617. [Yester
Writs, 1180.]
ALEXANDER SANGSTER, trans, to
Kirkpatrick Durham before 24th
July 1673. [P. R. Sas., Dumfries,
i, 234.]
JAMES SIMPSON MACNAB, his son,
James, died at Ruthen, North Wales,
7th Jan. 1921.
1668
1867
ARCHIBALD GRIERSON, died at
1889 Rothesay 7th March 1940, un
married.
ERSKINE
SIR HOMER ERASER, vicar 1561-2.
1561 [Comps. Gen. Coll. of Thirds.}
GAVIN DUNBAR, parson 1561.
1561 [Acts and Dec., xxii, 333.]
DAVID STEWART, parson 1562,
1562 Canon of Glasgow 1565. [Reg.
Abbrev. Feu Charters of Church
Lands, i, 15, 141.]
ROBERT SEMPILL, vicar and reader
1561 1561-79; conformed; died Dec. 1606
and had a son, George. [Comps.
Gen. Coll. and Sub Coll. of Thirds, Stirling,
etc.; Glasgow Tests, 2nd Oct. 1612.]
JAMES HILL, parson 1571-9; rector
30th May 1580. Had issue-
Thomas. [Comps. Gen. Coll. of
Thirds; Reg. Mag. Sig., v, 581.]
1571
DAVID STEWART, parson, died before
1586 16th Jan. 1586-7; his daugh., Jean
(marr. Abraham Abercrombie).
[Reg. of Deeds, xxvii, 155a.]
WILLIAM BRISBANE, his pres. in
1592 1592 was on the death of William
Cranstoun; his sons, William and
John. [Reg. Sec. Sig., xiv, 9.]
MATTHEW BRISBANE, his son,
1642
Matthew, M.D., Utrecht, Holland,
M.A. (Edinburgh 1656); Rector of
Glasgow Univ. 1677 and 1679-81; Town
Physician of Glasgow; surgeon to H.M.
Life Guards; died \699.[Gen. Reg. Sas.,
xiv, 333.]
WALTER MENZIES, marr. Isabel,
daugh. of Alexander Clark, mer
chant, Edinburgh.
1705
1851
THOMAS McKIE, his sons Henry
Bannerman, died 14th June 1927;
John McMillan, died at Poulton le
Fylde, Lancashire, 17th June 1925; Walter
Dunlop, died at Buxton 19th Oct. 1920.
JOHN McILRAITH, line 24, for
1871 "1889" read "1881."
DAVID MELVILLE STEWART, died
1913 18th Jan. 1936.
246
PRESB. OF GREENOCK] ERSKINE GREENOCK GAELIC
247
1921
DONALD FERGUS FERGUSON,
born 16th Oct. 1896, son of Donald
Fergus F. and Mary Dunn; educ. at
High School and Univ. of Glasgow; licen.
by Presb. of Dunbarton 1920; assistant
New Kilpatrick; ord. Colleague and Suc
cessor 14th July 1921; dem. 1928 on app.
to St Andrew s Church, Selangor; adm. to
Abernethy North 17th Feb. 1933; app.
Chaplain to Forces in Middle East March
1941. Marr. 31st July 1928 Edith, daugh.
of Alexander Rae and Jean Moir and has
issue Joyce Fergus, born 7th Feb. 1930;
Norman Douglas, born 7th Aug. 1933;
Fergus, B.Sc., died off Liberia, 1st Feb.
1949.
DAVID YOUNG ROBERTSON, M.A.,
1Q2Q S.T.M., trans, from Dingwall (q.v.)
6th March 1929; Chaplain at Simla
1935; trans, to Dulnain Bridge 7th May
1941; dem. 21st Sept. 1947.
FAIRLIE
ARTHUR ALLAN, dem. 15th Nov.
1884 1934.
GOUROCK
ALEXANDER MILNE, his wife, Helen
1884 Elizabeth Kirke, died 9th Aug. 1 920;
his daugh., Margaret Elizabeth
(marr. 25th July 1923 Harry Steel Watson,
min. of Lochcraig).
GEORGE BENNET THOMSON
MICHIE. He enlisted in Gordon
Highlanders 1915, Private O.T.C.
Inns of Court 1916, commissioned 31st Jan.
1917, trans, to M.G.C. Tank Corps, served
in France 1917-18, retired as Captain;
drowned 22nd March 1938. Marr. 5th June
1920 Agnes May Kirkland, daugh. of
William Stewart, M.B., C.M., D.P.H.,
Benview, Gourock.
1907
GREENOCK, AUGUSTINE
CHARLES CHRISTIE, licen. by Presb.
1887 of Edinburgh 13th May 1887; died
2nd Aug. 1920; his widow, Elizabeth
Arthur Shaw, died 15th Dec. 1938.
DAVID WILSON BAIRD, trans, from
1920 St James Presrj . Church, Sunder-
land; adm. 15th Dec. 1920; trans,
to Whiteness 7th Feb. 1923.
WILLIAM WILSON, ord. 19th July
1923; trans, to Glenisla 21st March
1923
1928.
(United with Cartsburn 1929.)
CARTSBURN
KENNETH ALEXANDER MAC-
1913
LEAY, line 16, for "1903" read
"1902"; line 18, for "23" read
"21"; he was adm. to Delting 27th Sept.
1920.
JAMES FRANCIS, died 30th April
1919 1943.
GREENOCK EAST
JAMES HUTCHESON, his widow,
1844
Annie Scott Brown, died 8th Feb.
1924.
GEORGE DAVID HENDERSON,
trans, to St Mary s, Partick, 30th
1916
Nov. 1922.
STEPHEN GREEN, ord. 14th May
1923 1923, dem. 4th June 1928 on ap
pointment to Nyasaland (q.v.) 10th
March 1928.
IAN McCULLOCH, trans, from Teal-
Q2 ing (q.v.) 27th Nov. 1928; trans, to
Grahamston 2nd April 1937.
GREENOCK GAELIC
JOHN STEWART McCALLUM, his
1913
widow, Isabella Leitch Thomson,
died 27th Nov. 1919.
DUNCAN MACARTHUR, his wife s
1919
mother, Catherine Fraser; trans, to
Lochbroom 28th Sept. 1927.
GEORGE MACKENZIE, trans, from
1028 Kilmore 17th May 1928; trans, to
Dores and Bona llth Sept. 1946;
dem. 15th Oct. 1947.
248
LADYBURN INVERKIP
[PRESB. OF
LADYBURN
GEORGE HOPE JAMIE, res. 24th
Nov. 1920 on commission as Navy
Chaplain to Atlantic Fleet; adm. to
Craigrownie 31st Aug. 1926.
1919
ROBERTSON McCALLUM MILLAR,
trans, from Glengarry 4th May
1921; trans, to Twechar 7th April
1927.
1921
1927
JOHN FLEMING, born 9th Oct. 1902,
son of Gavin F. and Isabella
Patience McClymont; educ. at Univ.
of Glasgow, M.A. (1924), B.D. (1927);
licen. by Presb. of Glasgow 1927; assistant
Ferniegair and Prestwick; ord. 28th July
1927; trans, to Kells 4th Oct 1932; trans,
to Skirling 25th Sept. 1936; trans, to Kin
cardine in Menteith 16th Oct. 1942. Marr.
29th June 1927 Williamina Mary Watt,
daugh. of William Twaddle of Ferniegair
House and Marion Logan.
GREENOCK MIDDLE
JOHN ADAM, marr. Elizabeth, daugh.
1769 of William Parker of Barleith.
DAVID SMITH PETERS, died 28th
1877 Feb. 1924.
JAMES LAWSON MAcCURRACH,
trans, from Gilcomston (q.v.) 18th
1924
Sept. 1924, died 4th Sept. 1944.
GREENOCK NORTH
ADAM CURRIE, dem. 16th May 1934.
Marr. (2) 4th Feb. 1938 Catherine
Poole; his son, Adam, born 22nd
May 1894.
GREENOCK ST PAUL S
THOMAS FRANCIS JOHNSTONE,
his widow, Florence Mary Cowley,
died at London 27th Feb. 1939.
CHARLES LAING WARR, line 12,
for "Tulloch" read "Tatlock";
trans, to St Giles, Edinburgh, llth
Feb. 1926.
MALCOLM MUNRO MACPHER-
1926 SON born 30th Jan 1892 voun g est
son of Robert M., D.D., min. of
Elgin; educ. at Univ. of Edinburgh, M.A.
(1919); served as Captain in European War,
O.B.E. (1st June 1919); licen. by Presb. of
Elgin 1920; assistant St Giles, Edinburgh;
ord. A. and S. to Helensburgh 25th Oct.
1922; trans, and adm. 8th July 1926; dem.
6th Nov. 1945. Marr. llth Aug. 1931
Jessie Mary, daugh. of Alexander Fleming,
jun., Greenock.
GREENOCK SOUTH
JOHN FORBES MACPHERSON, his
1881 W ^ e Jess * e Ewart > on ly daugh. of
John Hannah of Girvan and Auchen-
vale, Ayrshire, died 4th July 1928; he died
13th April 1929.
JOHN YOUNGSON THOMSON, son
1920 of Jonn T< Bever ley Hall, Chicago;
trans, from Leadhills (<?.v.) 18th Dec.
1920; trans, to Annbank 1st May 1931,
unmarried.
WELLPARK
WILLIAM WILSON, died at Kirn, 12th
1879 Feb. 1925.
CHARLES PETER GRANT, trans, to
Dalbeattie 19th Dec. 1929. Marr.
llth Dec. 1929 Grace Gill Orr.
1916
GREENOCK WEST
PATRICK SHAW, pres. 28th Nov. 1598
_ 0ft on death of Andrew Murdo. [Reg.
Sec. &., Ixvi, 6.]
WILLIAM JACK NICHOL SERVICE,
1 004 n * s w if e Amy Margaret Angus, died
16th June 1943. He died Glasgow
16th Feb. 1945.
INVERKIP
There was in the parish a chapel dedi
cated to the Holy Trinity. Manifestly this
is identical with the chapel designated the
"Holy Trinity of Cristelwell" or "Castel-
well." Other designations were Cristiswell
GREENOCK]
INVERKIP LANGBANK
249
and Chrystswell. It was under the patron
age of the Crown, and therefore was in all
likelihood the chapel to which the following
reference is made in a record of Charters
of Robert III, 1390-1406, "Charter for ane
foundation of a Chapel att Chrystswell.
If the first part of the name refers to Christ,
the Holy Trinity may have been a later
dedication. The endowment of the chapel
included the 5 lands of Auchymillin and
mill in the bailery of Cowell and the Forty-
Penny lands of the "prebend of chaplainry
of Crystiswell called the Chapelands of the
said Chapel of Crystiswell." [Transcripts
from the Vatican, i, 341, MS. Reg. Ho.; Reg.
Great Seal, i, App. ii, 1848; iii, 938, 1227,
1533; v, 2051; Reg. Sec. Seal, i, 400, ii,
1896, 1898 and n; Retours, xliii, 83.]
JAMES SCOTT, exhorter 1563.
1 563 [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Stirling. ]
DAVID CHRISTISOUN, vicar 1567.
1567 [Acts and Dec., xxiv, 454.]
JOHN STEWART, M.A., in Stirling;
1565
pres. to vicarage 12th April 1565 on
death of Sir David Christison.
[Reg. Sec. Sig., xxxiii, 3; Comps. Sub Coll.
of Thirds, Stirling, etc.]
ANDREW MURDO, M.A., pres. to
vicarage 9th Jan. 1591-2 on death
of John Stewart. [Reg. Sec. Sig.,
Ixiii, 119.]
THOMAS YOUNGER, M.A., had also
1591
1592
1623.]
a son, Tobias. [Test Dougal Ban-
natyne, Glasgow Tests, 28th Nov.
ALEXANDER McQUISTEN, his
daugh., Henrietta Mary, O.B.E.
(marr. 22nd April 1896 Sir Robert
Campbell Mackenzie of Edinbarnet), died
26th Feb. 1930; his son, Alexander, died
29th Feb. 1940.
KILMACOLM
UMPHRA CUNNINGHAM, vicar in
1562 1562. [Comps. Gen. Coll. of Thirds.}
ARCHIBALD CRAWFORD, M.A.,
min. 1563. [Comps. Sub Coll. of
1563
Thirds, Stirling, etc.]
ROBERT MAXWELL, reader in 1563.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Stir
ling, etc.]
NINIAN CAMPBELL, second son to
.,_ Colin C. of Ormidale. [Gen. Reg.
J.O5U /* f~i - ,-. . -i
ofSas., xxxm, 37.]
JAMES MURRAY, died Father of the
1875
Church 25th Nov. 1939; his wife,
Margaret Anne Darling, died 21st
March 1935.
WILLIAM BLACK was ord. to army
1918 and not to this parish.
FOSTER FRANKLIN, born Ayr 14th
Sept. 1889, son of Foster F., H.M.
Customs, and Annie C. F. Scott;
educ. at Hull Grammar School and
Hutcheson s Grammar School, Glasgow,
Univ. of Glasgow, M.A. (Hons.); Captain,
3rd Highland Light Infantry; licen. by
Presb. of Glasgow 1919; assistant Douglas
1919, Kilmacolm 1920; ord. (assistant and
successor) 9th Feb. 1921; trans, to Corstor-
phine 30th Sept. 1940. Marr. 1st Sept. 1921
Mary Maclean, M.A., M.B., Ch.B., daugh.
of John Weir, Catford, and Mary Maclean,
and has issue Anne Mary, born 29th July
1922 (marr. 18th Sept. 1947 Alan Hugh
Dermid, M.B., Ch.B.); John Weir, born
26th July 1925, died 7th April 1926; James
Murray, born 5th Aug. 1927. Publication
This Thing Today (1932).
LANGBANK
ROBERT CRAWFORD, his widow,
1867
Margaret Kirk Stewart, died at
Edinburgh 14th Nov. 1925; his
daughs. Janet Campbell (marr. 12th Feb.
1921 Robert Macfarlane, M.A., B.Sc.,
Dunbarton); Margaret Stewart, died 30th
May 1927; Jane Blackwood (marr. 24th
Nov. 1937 Alexander G. Macmillan, Port
Albirnie, British Columbia); Marjory
Stewart, parish sister, Tolbooth, Edin
burgh, died 10th June 1941.
250
LANGBANK SKELMORLIE [PRESB. OF GREENOCK
JOHN KNOX BROWN, his widow,
1893
Katharine Macgregor, died 20th
May 1936.
WILLIAM ALEXANDER, dem. 7th
1896 June 1932, died 15th Oct. 1936.
LARGS
In 1316 Walter, Seneschal of Scotland,
granted the church to Paisley Abbey for the
souls of himself and Marjory, his late wife,
etc. ; and the grant with the addition of the
Chapel of Cumbrae was included in con
firmation Charters by John, Bishop of
Glasgow 1325-35; and others. In 1832
"cross aisles" were added to the "eastern
extremity" of the church by means of funds
belonging to the poor, seat-rents being
levied for the benefit of the funds. [Reg.
of Paisley, 237-44.]
1563
DAVID NEILL, exhorter 1563.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Stirling,
etc.]
PATRICK WALLACE, M.A. (Glas-
1748 gow, 1736).
ROBERT OSWALD, died 8th Feb.
1928; his daugh., Helen Dorothy
(marr. 25th June 1932 Dr L. N. A.
Harrison, London.)
1910
1928
DAVID BROOK BAXTER, born 12th
June 1898; son of Fred Walker B.,
F.R.C.O., organist and choirmaster,
and Laura Brook. Educ. at Univ. of
Glasgow, M.A. (1920), B.D. (1923); licen.
by Presb. of Irvine 9th Jan. 1923; assistant
at Stevenston and Lady Glenorchy s, Edin
burgh, 1923; ord. to Dunlop 1st Nov. 1923;
trans, and adm. 2nd Oct. 1928. Marr. 27th
April 1926 Margaret Maitland, third daugh.
of John Barclay, Dairy, Ayrshire, and
Jessie Cowan Macdougall, and has issue
Winifred Margaret, born 22nd Aug. 1928;
John Barclay Walker, born 20th Jan. 1931;
Fred Walker, born 2nd Feb. 1935.
NEWARK
THOMAS HARKNESS GRAHAM,
1882
dem. 18th May 1925; died 19th June
1927; his widow, Isabella Rankin
Brooks, died 9th Feb. 1941.
THOMAS LOW, son of Andrew L.,
The Rectory, Peebles; trans, from
Garvald 3rd Dec. 1925; trans, to
Charteris Memorial, Edinburgh, 4th Oct.
1934. Marr. 6th Sept. 1933 Mary Evelyn
(died 1944), daugh. of Richard Edwards,
54 Warrender Park Road, Edinburgh.
PORT GLASGOW
JOHN REID, his widow Margaret
1877
Birkmyre Laird, died 15th March
1934.
DAVID JOHN MOIR PORTEOUS,
1907
died 31st Jan. 1942; his widow,
Edith Lucy Bertram, died at Edin
burgh 15th Sept. 1942.
SKELMORLIE
DAVID BRUCE NICOL, trans, to St
1911
Margaret s, Edinburgh, 3rd Aug.
1920.
ROLLO RUSSELL GRANT SUTHER-
1921
LAND, trans, from Ballantrae (q.v.)
llth Feb. 1921; trans, to St Mar-
nock s, Kilmarnock, 18th Feb. 1926.
DUDLEY STUART HOPKIRK, B.D.,
1926
1929.
B.Litt., ord. 5th Aug. 1926; trans,
to Greenside, Edinburgh, 26th April
PRESBYTERY OF HAMILTON
AIRDRIE, EAST
ALEXANDER BOWER, a licentiate of
the Irish Presb. Church; was Relief
min. at Shiprow, Aberdeen, 1799-
1806; died 1837.
1792
AIRDRIE, WEST
DAVID HOWAT PATERSON, granted
an A. and S. 21st Dec. 1920; died at
Cathcart llth June 1925.
JOHN FORSYTH MARSHALL, M.A.,
1921
M.C., ord. 28th April 1921; trans,
to Helensburgh West 17th Jan. 1927.
1927
JOHN ALEXANDER CALDER-
WOOD, born Barrhead, Renfrew
shire, 25th April 1893, son of John
Alexander C. and Agnes Muir; educ. at
Morrison s Academy, Crieff, and Univ. of
Glasgow, M.A. (1915); licen. by Presb. of
Paisley June 1920; assistant Monkton (June
1921 to Sept. 1922); ord. to Stobhill 8th
Sept. 1922; trans, and adm. 20th May 1927;
dem. 14th Nov. 1933 on adm. to Madeira.
Marr. (1) 6th March 1923 Mary Brough,
daugh. of Rev. Alexander Gibson, Prest-
wick (whom he divorced 22nd Dec. 1933),
and has issue John Alexander, born 13th
April 1924; Gordon Gibson, born 10th
May 1928; (2) 24th Jan. 1935 Margaret,
daugh. of James and Margaret Gilbert.
AVENDALE
DAVID CUNNINGHAM, M.A., min.
1563
in 1563. [Comps. Sub Coll. of
Thirds, Stirling, etc.]
SIR JOHN ANDERSON, apparently
1567 v car Before 1560 and conformed,
vicar and reader 1561 and 30th Aug.
1575. [Comps. Gen. Coll. of Thirds; Glas
gow Tests., ii, 93, 175.]
JOHN HAY, vicar. [Acts and Dec.,
1574 Iviii, 174.]
HUGH ARCHIBALD. [G. R. Sas.,
1648 2 Ser., ii, 257, vii, 265.]
JAMES HAMILTON, delete M.A.
1672 (Glasgow, 1638).
ROBERT REID RAE, marr. 27th Sept.
_ 1852 Jessie Croil, and had issue
Jessica, born 27th May 1853; Jane
Donaldson, born 20th July 1854.
JOHN MUIRHEAD, app. clerk of
1904
Presb. of Earlston 1899; app. clerk
of Presb. (assistant and successor)
25th June 1929; received assistant in clerk
ship 1st Feb. 1938; died 2nd May 1938.
EAST STRATHAVEN CHAPEL
THOMAS HILL, licen. by Presb. of
1887 Glasgow 4th June 1884.
BAILLIESTON
ALEXANDER ANDREW, D.D. (Glas-
1892
gow Univ. 1929); Convener Educa
tion Committee 1929; dem. 8th Nov.
1940; died 8th March 1942; his wife, Isa
bella Lumsden Allan, died 4th April 1941.
BARGEDDIE
ALEXANDER LYON BENNETT,
1917 trans, to Bridgeton llth Oct. 1923.
JAMES RAMSAY THOMSON, born
Dunbarton 14th Oct. 1898, son of
Peter T., J.P., and Isabella Drysdale;
educ. at Dunbarton Academy and Univ. of
Glasgow, M.A. (1920), B.D. (1928); served
in Highland Cyclist Batt. in Great War;
licen. by Presb. of Dunbarton 1922; assis
tant at Cambuslang 1922 and Glasgow
Cathedral 1923; ord. 28th Feb. 1924; trans.
1924
251
252
BARGEDDIE BOTHWELL
[PRESB. OF
to Applegarth 4th April 1930; trans, to St
Andrews, Carluke, 3rd July 1942; trans, to
St Margaret s, Barnhill, 1st May 1947.
Marr. 12th July 1933 Joanna, daugh. of
Rev. John Hunter, M.A., and Jenny Allan,
and has issue James Drysdale, born 6th
July 1935.
BELLSHILL
JAMES MILLAR KILLEN, assistant
1878 at Partick, died 22nd July 1928; his
widow, Annie Gilbert, died 26th
June 1934.
HUGH WILSON, his widow, Margaret
Josephine Taylor, died 16th May
1942.
GAVIN WARNOCK, trans, to Kirk-
1901
cowan 24th July 1930; dem. 12th
June 1932; died 21st Aug. 1932; his
daugh., Annabella Janet May Louise (marr.
29th June 1940 -. Simpson); his son, Gavin
David Ross, Captain, R.A.M.C.
BLANTYRE
RICHARD HENDERSON, his son,
1722 Robert, born 18th Jan. 1730.
STEWART WRIGHT, born Inveraray
18?1 15th Oct. 1829, son of James W.,
provost of Inveraray, and Maria
Brooks; educ. at Inveraray, Irvine Academy
and Univs. of Glasgow and Edinburgh;
licen. by Presb. of Glasgow; assistant at
St Matthews, Glasgow, 1855; ord. to St
George s-in-the-Fields 23rd May 1855;
Chaplain at Madras 1858-65; Bangalore
1865-71; adm. 3rd Aug. 1871, died 29th
Nov. 1887. Marr. 3rd Jan. 1856 Alice,
eldest daugh. of Colin Smith, D.D., min.
of Inveraray, and had issue James Stewart
born 29th Nov. 1856, died llth Sept. 1857;
Annie Campbell, born 28th Dec. 1857, died
at Glasgow 26th Aug. 1932; Mary Harriet,
born 25th Dec. 1859, died at Glasgow 17th
Aug. 1928; Alice Narcissa, born 26th
March 1861, died at Carluke 20th May
1930; Elizabeth Stewart, born 12th Oct.
1862, died at Bangalore, 1866; Jeanie Shaw
Stewart, born 9th Jan. 1864; John Brooks
Stewart, born 2nd Jan, 1865, died at
Madras 1868; Colin Stewart, born 26th
Jan. 1867, died in infancy; William Norman
Stewart, analytical chemist, born 10th
April 1868, died 20th April 1944; Elizabeth
Stewart, born 19th April 1869, died at
Blantyre 1886; Flora Montgomery Stewart,
born 19th April 1870 (marr. 22nd June 1894
John Craig Millar of Waygateshaw, Car
luke); Dora Stewart, born 25th May 1872,
died at Glasgow 8th June 1931.
CHARLES SCRIMGEOUR TURN-
BULL, dem. 7th Nov. 1933, died
16th July 1924, unmarried.
BOTHWELL
On the petition of Archibald, Earl of
Douglas, Papal Mandate was given on 21st
Feb. 1397-8 to Matthew, Bishop of Glas
gow, to erect the church into a collegiate
church for a provost and six chaplains or
prebendaries. For the collegiate church the
Earl assigned two parish churches of which
he was patron, and a chapel having Masses
for his progenitors in the territory of
Orbenistoun the Chapel of St Catharine,
Orbiston. To this chapel Walter Olifard,
Justiciar of Lothian, granted in 1242 an
endowment of 10 lib. annual rent from the
lands of Oberniston, which failing from the
Mill of Bothwell. On 18th May 1410 there
was given Papal Validation of the erection
of the collegiate church in spite of an in
correct statement in the Papal Commission
thereanent. The prebends of the church,
increased to eight, were Kittymuir, Stone-
house, Hessildene, Netherfield of Strat-
haven, Overtoun of le Newtoun, Cruik-
burnie, the Church of Hawick, and the
Church of Bertram-Shotts. The Churches
of Stonehouse and Strathaven were in
cluded. The Church of Hawick was erected
into a prebend on 4th Oct. 1447 by the
Dean and Chapter of Glasgow, with the
consent of Gavin, Provost of Glasgow
Collegiate Church, and William, Earl of
Douglas, lord of Hawick. On 15th Nov.
1457 and on 21st May 1471 the provost of
the church is described as Provost of St
Mary s, Bothwell, " and on 30th April 1476
the church is designated the "Parish
Church of St Mary of Bothwell. It would
HAMILTON]
BOTHWELL
253
appear, therefore, that in all likelihood,
when the church was made collegiate, the
name of the Virgin was added to that of
St Bridgit. In 1719 the porch of the choir
which constituted the church was taken
down "to admit of a modern addition to
accommodate the congregation." About
1779 the church was repaired; and in 1795
it is described as "an old structure in the
Gothic style, of excellent workmanship
. . . near the outer base of the spire the
name of the Master- Mason is writ in Saxon
Characters, Magister Thomas Tron." In
1833 there was added a new church or nave
"in Gothic style corresponding to the old
fabric," with a tower 120 ft. high between
the old work and the new. But the old and
the new were separate and at different
levels, the new being used as the place of
worship. But a scheme of renovation car
ried out in 1933 at a cost of 10,000 united
the buildings into an harmonious whole,
comprising nave, choir, and transepts. The
interior of the church of 1833 was com
pletely cleared out, including the plaster on
the walls and gallery and ceiling; and the
floor was lowered to a common level with
that of the ancient choir. For the support
of the tower there was introduced a massive
steel structure encased in freestone, and
beneath the tower a large central arch was
constructed to lead into the crossing. The
vestibule formerly separating the nave and
choir was opened up by four arches to
form transepts, and the wall that filled the
choir-arch was taken down to open up the
interior from end to end. The roof of the
nave was lined with timber; and an old
vestry at the west end was transformed into
a vestibule with pillared arcade. New floor
ing, seating accommodation, and furnish
ings completed the scheme. Niches in the
walls of the nave were made to contain
architectural fragments of a 12th century
Norman church discovered during the
course of the reconstruction. In 1939 the
north transept was converted into a suitably
appointed baptistry. On 15th Aug. 1529
the Chapel of St Lessert Lasrach or
Lassert was in the King s hands on
account of the death of James, Earl of
Arran. On 22nd Sept. 1300-1 Edward I
made an offering of 7 sh. "in his Chapel of
Bothwell" in honour of St Mauricius.
[Transcripts from the Vatican, ii, 30, 199,
MS. Reg. Ho.; Reg. Great Seal, ii, 2453;
Reg. Epis. of Glasgow, ii, 366; Reports Hist.
MSS. Commis., xi, 48; Cal. Papal Regs.,
xi, 334, xii, 379; Cal. of Docs. Rel. to Scot.,
iv, 449; Watson s Celtic Place Names, 307;
Memo. Rev. R. J. Thomson, B.D., Both-
well.]
JOHN HAMILTON, pres. to vicar
, pensionary 30th March 1568 on
death of Sir James Rae. [Reg.
Pres. Bene., i, 8; Reg. Sec. Sig., xxxvii, 55.]
MUNGO BAXTER, reader 1574 and
1574 1590. [Comps. Gen. Coll. of Thirds.]
ROBERT BOYD. [G. R. Sas., xxxiii,
1608 254.]
MATTHEW McKELL, M.A. (Glasgow
1649
1631), his son, Matthew, M.A.
(Glasgow, 1661), apprenticed to
Robert Douglas, merchant, Edinburgh,
24th June 1668.
SIR WILLIAM HAMILTON, his
1709
daughs. Grizel, died 1783; Eliza
beth (marr. Daniel Sinclair, min. of
Longformacus).
JOHN PAGAN, his widow, Margaret
Wiseman Lang, died at Largs 15th
A ., _ ~
Aug. 1933.
SAMUEL JOHN HAMILTON, died
1916
from effects of bicycle accident near
Kirkcaldy 3rd Sept. 1926; his daugh.,
Dorothy Poll (marr. 19th Nov. 1938 Orto
Ferdinand Stiltner, Maklatz, Pomerania).
1927
ROBERT JOHN THOMSON, M.A.
(190? ) B D - ( Glas g w > 191 )> for
merly of Coldstream (q.v.), trans, to
Alloa 15th July 1919; trans, and adm. 16th
Feb. 1927. Marr. llth Sept. 1917 Isabel
Margaret Ann, only daugh. of Alexander
Paterson, Burnside, Tain, and Euphemia
Margaret Finlayson, and had issue David
Alexander, born 6th June 1918; Euphemia
Isabel, born 27th Aug. 1919; Robert
Paterson, born 6th June 1922; John Ken
neth, born llth April 1925.
254
BURNBANK CAMBUSLANG
[PRESB. OF
BURNBANK
ANDREW SMITH DINGWALL
1894 SCOTT, died 25th July 1920.
JOHN SMITH SIEVWRIGHT, M.A.,
ord. 2nd Feb. 1921; trans, to Bal-
1921
lingry llth Jan. 1928.
1928
CHARLES KEITH McWILLIAM,
bom Aberdeen 29th Jan. 1896, son
of Charles McW. and Jane Mc-
William Keith; educ. Robert Gordon s
College and Univ. of Aberdeen, M.A.
(1919), B.D. (1920); licen. by Presb. of
Aberdeen April 1920; assistant Holburn,
Aberdeen; ord. to Leadhills, 17th Sept.
1920; trans, to St Thomas, Leith, llth
April 1923; trans, to Kelso North, 17th
May 1926; trans, and adm. 10th July 1928.
Marr. 5th Nov. 1933 Margaret, daugh. of
John and Margaret McDonald, Aberdeen.
CADZOW
THOMAS FOREST HARKNESS
GRAHAM. Addl. publications
Scenes on the Avon, Lanarkshire ,
Tributaries on the Avon, Lanarkshire ,
Muttonhole Road and other Poems , Culzean
Castle (short history).
CALDERBANK
WILLIAM BUCHANAN STRACHAN
his widow, Helen Shaw Munro
1919
1884
Fleming, died 8th Sept. 1921.
WILLIAM HENDERSON ADAM,
died 28th Feb. 1923; his widow,
1919
1946.
Margaret Wallace, died 19th July
JAMES MAcGILLIVRAY, M.A., for-
merly of Lochcarron (q.v.), adm. 4th
July 1923; died 2nd Dec. 1924.
JAMES WALLACE SIMPSON, M.C.,
ord. 22nd April 1925; trans, to
Crimond 5th April 1928.
(Charges united 1930.)
CALDERCRUIX
WILLIAM BLACK JACK, died 29th
1896 March 1938.
CALDERHEAD
JOHN REEVIE JOHNSTON MERRY,
1918 trans, to Paisley North 7th Jan. 1926.
DUNCAN CONACHER, trans, from
1926 K ^ mor i e > Arran (q.v.), 2nd June
1926; his wife, Elsie Robertson
Gordon, died 26th March 1935; his son,
Duncan Gordon, Captain, R.A.M.C.
CAMBUSLANG
DAVID CHRISTISON, sometime par-
1562 son. [Acts and Dec., xxiv, 454.]
WILLIAM HAMILTON, parson, 1564,
1564 1568 and 1572. [Acts and Dec.,
xxxii, 436; xxxiv, 371; xlix, 30;
Comps. Gen. Coll. and Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Dumfries, etc.]
JAMES LINDSAY, called min. 1563,
156? still in office 13th Feb. 1581-2.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Stirling. ]
ADAM FOULIS, pres. on death of
William Hamilton, 1572. [Reg.
Pres. Bene., i, (8), 20.]
JOHN HOWIESON, M.A., pres. to
vicar pensionary 2nd Dec. 1591 on
death of Thomas Lindsay. [Reg.
Sec. Sig., Ixiii, 30.]
JOHN DRUMMOND, pres. to par-
sona e an d vicarage 23rd Aug. 1 580.
[Reg. Pres. Bene., i, 387.]
ROBERT FLEMING, line 5, delete
1653
"who was James Fleming s first
wife."
WILLIAM McCULLOCH, marr. Janet,
daugh. of Robert Dinwoodie, mer-
1731
chant, Glasgow.
1774
JAMES MEIK, son of John M. of
Fortisset, born 12th March 1740.
Publication Reply to Mr Ewing s
Animadversion of Lay Preaching Indefen
sible, Glasgow, 1800.
JOHN ROBERTSON, his daugh., Sarah
1797 (marr. John Whitehead, S.S.C.).
JAMES STEWART JOHNSON, his
daugh., Helen Isabella (marr. Archi-
843 bald Russell, son of Archibald
HAMILTON]
CAMBUSLANG COATS
255
Russell of Auchenrath, Boithwell), died at
Moffat 28th Feb. 1938.
ROBERT SIBBALD CALDERWOOD,
D.D. (Glasgow, 1928), granted A.
and S. llth June 1935; his son,
Walter Macfarlane, min. of St Mary s,
Hawick; his daugh., Mary Sibbald, died
28th Aug. 1940.
CAMBUSLANG WEST
ARTHUR STANLEY MIDDLETON,
trans - to Dean, Edinburgh, 15th
March 1927.
ROBERT JAMES STEELE DICKEY,
1Q __ trans, from Beath (#.v.) 29th Sept.
1927; M.A. (St Andrews, June 1938);
trans, to Firth llth Jan. 1946; his wife,
Helen Russell, daugh. of Thomas Ritchie
and Catherine Anderson, St Andrews
(marr. 20th Nov. 1915), died 18th May
1941. He marr. (2) 7th Oct. 1942 Flora,
daugh. of Charles MacGregor, Kirkwall,
and widow of Alexander Andrew Moir,
M.A., rector of Dornoch Academy.
CAMBUSNETHAN
Cambusnethan is "Neighton s bight or
"bend." At this bend stood the old
Church of Cambusnethan; and the name
doubtless commemorates a Welsh saint of
that name; may be identical with Nathalan,
Nechtan, whose day was 8th Jan. and who
died in 679 and was buried, it is said, at
Tullich, Upper Deeside. [Watson s Celtic
Place Names, 329-30.]
ALEXANDER ROWATT, min., pres.
1588 to P arsona g e and vicarage 4th Jan.
1591-2. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixiii, 107.]
THOMAS MUIRHEAD, had a son,
John. [Glasgow Tests., 12th Nov.
1635.]
ROBERT SHAW HUTTON, his
1851 daughs. Ella (marr. 24th Jan. 1925
John F. Williams, Overdale, Wis-
haw); Ada Nichol, died Edinburgh 26th
May 1946.
GILBERT ALEXANDER KENNEDY,
1900 kis w i dow > Mary Bryars, died Kenya
26th Dec. 1935; his daugh., Adelaide
Margaret (marr. 26th July 1923 Gordon
Alfred Lyns, London).
JOHN ASHPLANT NICHOLLS, con
victed of assault and found insane;
died at Montrose 20th July 1934;
his sons John, in Malay Police; William,
in London; his daugh., Christian (marr.
4th March 1939 Geoffrey Charles, son of
Captain F. G. White, R.F.A.).
CHAPELTON
WILLIAM THOMSON, dem. 15th
1891
June 1930; died 27th Oct. 1933; his
widow, Helen Macleod, died 29th
Dec. 1939; his son, John Gardner, B.D.,
B.Ed., ordained to Loudoun Parish 15th
Dec. 1927; his daugh., Jane Duncan, died
5th July 1923.
CLARKSTON
JAMES BRANDER, his widow, Jessie
1872 Lorimer, died 24th Dec. 1926.
WILLIAM OGILVY DUNCAN, born
23rd Jan 1858, not 1850 as in print;
1889
1936.
dem. 31st Dec. 1933, died 2nd Feb.
CLELAND
DUNCAN CAMERON, born 18th May
1R01 1853; his wife, Agnes Jack Lang,
died 10th Sept. 1935. Retired for
sake of Union, 3rd Dec. 1929; died 10th
Feb. 1938.
COATDYKE
JAMES CROMARTY SMITH, D.D.
(Edinburgh, 28th June 1929, and
Montreal, April 1929); dem. 31st
May 1939, died at Airdrie 22nd Dec. 1944.
His wife, Emma Mary Philip, died same
day.
COATS
WILLIAM HUTCHISON, his widow,
Elizabeth Dinwoodie, died 5th Nov.
1935; his daugh., Mary Macdonald
(marr. 3rd March 1927 Walter Douglas
Dykes Jones).
256
COATS DALZIEL
[PRESB. OF
GEORGE MACKENZIE, D.D. (Aber-
1907
deen, 29th March 1933); his daugh.,
Joan Noble, author of The Home
ward Tide (marr. 5th Dec. 1934 James
Beattie Burnett, son of James Beattie
Burnett, min. of Fetteresso). A. and S.
granted 6th April 1937. Publications-
Edited Alma Mater (Aberdeen Univ. Maga
zine) 1885-6; Church of Scotland Jewish
Mission Quarterly, 1924-33; The Few
Things through the Ages; At the Old Sea
Gate of Jerusalem; Sermons in Christian
World Pulpit; Articles in Expository Times,
Life and Work, etc.
COLTNESS MEMORIAL CHURCH
JAMES ROBERT CHRYSTAL, died
1879
at Melrose 27th Jan. 1930; his
daugh., Alice Margaret Wilkie, died
at Elie 6th Aug. 1948.
WILLIAM ROBERTSON, dem. llth
Nov. 1920; died at Edinburgh 29th
May 1936.
1892
DONALD MACDONALD, ord. 22nd
1921
April 1921; dem. on app. as Indian
Chaplain (q.v.) 10th Dec. 1924.
HAMILTON RUSSELL FERGUSON,
1925
born Ollaberry, Shetland, 25th June
1900, son of Gilbert Young F.,
schoolmaster, and Mary J., daugh. of
Henry Mouat of North Hammersland,
Shetland; educ. at Anderson Institute, Ler-
wick, and Univ. of Glasgow, M.A. (1922);
served in Gordon Highlanders in Great
War 1918; licen. by Presb. of Glasgow
1924; assistant, Calton and St Georges-in-
the-Fields, Glasgow; ord. 24th April 1925;
dem. 1945; Director, Scottish Religious
Film Society. Marr. 25th Aug. 1926
Brenda Morag, daugh. of James Banna-
tyne, solicitor, Glasgow, and has issue
Ian Russell, born 3rd Feb. 1929; Sheila
Morag, born 4th Sept. 1930; Rosemary
Jean, born 9th Oct. 1936.
CRAIGNEUK
ROBERT GEDDES BRODIE, died at
1906 Glasgow 16th June 1924.
PETER JOHN McIVER, trans, from
1924
Cross and Burness 10th Dec. 1924;
trans, to Inchture 17th Feb. 1928.
WILLIAM WILSON BELL, formerly
1928 of Abbey St Bathans (<?.v.); trans,
from Monzievaird and Strowan 10th
Oct. 1928; died 13th July 1948.
DALSERF
JOHN RAM AGE, reader 1563-9.
1563 \- Com P s - Sub Co11 - of Thirds, Stirling,
FRANCIS AIRD. [G. R. Sas., lix,
1646 14.]
THOMAS KIRKCALDY, his son,
1672
1680.
William, apprentice to George
Smailholm, merchant, 13th Oct.
JOSEPH CLELAND, wife, was widow
of David Liddell, Prof, of Divinity,
Glasgow. [Deeds, Dal., 1705, No.
1681
352.]
JAMES CRAIG, son of James C,
Chaplain to Duke of Hamilton;
dem. and went to Shrewsbury 1816.
Marr. (1) Sara Dixon (born 1781, died
1830) and had issue James, born Dec.
1812, died June 1873; John, born Dec. 1814;
Elizabeth, born 1816 (marr.); Charles, born
1818, died 1890; Alexander, born 1819,
died 1884; Robert Wallace, born April
1821, died 1884; Anne (twin), born April
1821, died Oct. 1821; Mary, born 1823,
died 1875. He marr. (2) June 1832 Eliza
beth Brayne (died 1 1th July 1884), Shrews
bury, and had issue Agnes Wallace, born
1836 (marr. Thomas Burd); Catherine, born
1838 (marr. Wakefield Dixon); Donald,
born 1842, died 1934.
ALEXANDER BARCLAY, Ph.D.
(Edinburgh, 1926), died 24th April
1937. Publication The Protestant
Doctrine of the Lord s Supper, 1926.
1907
DALZIEL
In the Barony of Dalziel there was land
called Saint Laurence Land. [Laing Char
ters, 695.]
HAMILTON]
DALZIEL DUNDYVAN
257
JOHN ROBESON, pres. to vicar-
pensionary 18th Feb. 1569 on death
of Sir Alexander Walker. [Reg.
Pres. Bene., i, 38.]
DAVID MAYNE, his son, Thomas,
1607
merchant, Glasgow; his daugh.,
Jean (marr. John Weir, maltman,
Glasgow). [Glasgow Burgess Roll, 4th
Aug. 1636.]
DAVID SCOTT, died at Edinburgh,
21st Sept. 1924; his wife, Elizabeth
Christian Ritchie, died 4th July
1922; his daugh., Mary Elizabeth Bradfute
(marr. 6th April 1938 Sir James Maclver
Macleod, K.B.E., C.M.G., Consul-General,
Tunis).
THOMAS BENTLEY STEWART
1874
1919
THOMSON, trans, to St Stephen s,
Edinburgh, 20th Dec. 1923.
GAVIN KERR MACKAY, M.A.,
trans, from Durisdeer 24th June
1924; trans, to Johnstone High 21st
Feb. 1929.
1924
1929
JAMES BRYCE JAMIESON, trans.
from Gre yfri ars > Dumfries (#.v.),
26th July 1929; D.D. (Edinburgh,
2nd July 1948); his son, George Thomson,
min. of Viewfield, Erskine, Stirling, B.A.
(Cant.); his daugh., Jean McGill, M.A.
(Hons.), Teacher, Blyth, Northumberland;
his son, Henry Moncrieff, M.A. (Hons.).
DALZIEL, ST ANDREW S
JAMES GELLATLY, died 28th June
1904 1932.
DALZIEL, ST MARY S
WILLIAM SMITH, died 13th March
1923; his widow, Maria Hatelie,
died 19th May 1935.
ALEXANDER MAUCHLINE, for-
1923
merl y
St Matthew s, Dundee
(q.v.), and missionary at Blantyre,
Nyasaland; adm. 12th Sept. 1923; trans, to
St Thomas, Leith, 22nd Sept. 1926.
1927
WILLIAM BUCHANAN, trans, from
Menmuir (tf- v -) 23rd Feb - 1927
trans, to Belhavie South 3rd April
1946; had issue Elaine Helen Margaret,
born 20th Dec. 1926; Gwynneth Ann
Stuart, born 16th Dec. 1930.
DALZIEL SOUTH
DUFF MACDONALD, D.D. (Aber-
1883
deen) 1923, died 20th Jan. 1929.
Marr. (2) 27th July 1920 Christina
Gourlie Reid.
JOHN MAUCHLINE, born Glasgow
1929 5th July 1902, son of John M. and
Christina Morton; educ. at Hutche-
son s Grammar School and Univ. of Glas
gow, M.A. (1923), B.D. (1926); licen. by
Presb. of Glasgow 28th April 1926; assis
tant at St Bride s, Glasgow, and Carluke;
ord. 26th June 1929; dem. 30th June 1934;
app. to Chair of Old Testament Language
and Literature, Glasgow, 8th Oct. 1934;
D.D. (Edinburgh, 2nd July 1948). Marr.
17th Sept. 1930 Helen Brisbane, M.A.,
daugh. of John B. Paterson and Mary
Dawson, and has issue John, born 1st
July 1933; William Morton Paterson, born
19th Nov. 1935; Robert Lawman, born
22nd Oct. 1938. Publications Articles in
various learned magazines.
DUNDYVAN
ANDREW ROBERTSON, his widow,
1905
Marea Christina Sieberg, died 22nd
Jan. 1939.
CHARLES MACKINNON, trans. 10
1917 St Paul s, Glasgow, 8th March 1922.
JAMES MUDGE, ord. 26th July 1922;
resignation accepted 18th Jan. 1926;
app. to Scots Kirk, Rangoon (q.v.\
Feb. 1926.
DUNCAN SMITH HENDERSON,
1926 trans - fr m Sinclairtown (q.v.), 24th
June 1926; trans, to St Stephen s,
Glasgow, 19th March 1931; died 17th April
1945. Addl. issue Duncan Smith, born
24th June 1926; Shiena Frances McAdam,
born 26th Nov. 1927; Aileen Ishbel Mc-
Combie, born 3rd Sept. 1929.
258
FLOWERHILL GLASFORD
[PRESS. OF
FLOWERHILL
ROBERT HENDERSON, dem. 16th
1889
June 1926, died 28th Jan. 1941; his
wife, Isabella Wright, daugh. of
Alexander Gibson, town clerk, Kirkcaldy,
died 28th Dec. 1935.
JAMES STRATHEARN McNAB,
served as Lieut, in 7th Cameronians
in France and Belgium in Great
War; trans, from Bannockburn (q.v.} 20th
Oct. 1920; trans, to St Leonard s, Ayr, llth
March 1931. Marr. 17th Oct. 1922 Dorothy
Mary, eldest daugh. of John Moir, The
Mount, Montrose, and Isabella Pirie, and
had issue Isabel Moir, born 30th July
1925; Dorothy Marion Joyce, born 3rd
Dec. 1928. Publications Translated The
Christian Life and Credo, by Karl Barth;
Cross and Swastika; The Ordeal of the
German Evangelical Church, by Dr Arthur
Frey.
GARTSHERRIE
JOHN ALEXANDER IRELAND,
1891
1917
licen. 2nd Nov. 1870; his daugh.,
Charlotte, died 7th Aug. 1928; his
widow, Charlotte Chalmers Reid Falconer,
killed in motor accident, Newark, 22nd
Aug. 1939.
ROBERT WILLIAM RUTHERFORD,
died at Bournemouth 12th March
1924; his son, David Sinclair, min.
of Biggar.
JOHN McCOLL, trans, from Loch-
1924 maben 10th Sept - 1924 Marr - 28tn
April 1917 Mary Gwendoline, daugh.
of Henry Edgar Molyneux ffennell, Wood
lands, Brighton, and has issue Alexander
Browning, C.A., born 27th Jan. 1918;
Moira Huntly, born 10th Jan. 1921.
GARTURK
HUGH DUNCAN, died 21st Nov. 1934;
R0ft his wife, Mary Alice Swallow, died
4th March 1927; his daugh., Mary
Elizabeth, died 16th April 1933.
GLASFORD
JOHN HAMILTON, reader 1576 and
1576 1511. [Comps. Gen. Co I I. of Thirds.]
ALEXANDER HAMILTON, M.A.,
1585 ca ^ ec * mm> 158 l-5; P res - to vicarage
by Robert, Lord Sempill, on death
of Sir John Hamilton; evidently identical
with above. Marr. Janet Hamilton, and
had issue James (eldest); John. [Comps.
Gen. Coll. of Thirds; Cal. of Charters, xii,
2820; House of Hamilton, 369.]
JAMES HAMILTON, M.A., min. in
RQ 1589 when parsonage held by Mr
Robert Sempill. [Comps. Gen. Coll.
of Thirds.}
PETER CAMERON, M.A. (Glasgow,
1594 1593).
WILLIAM HAMILTON, marr. 1646
1644
Margaret, daugh. of James Hamil
ton of Barnecleuch and widow of
Alexander Durham of Muirhouse, mer
chant in Edinburgh.
GAVIN LANG, his son, Alexander,
1832 C.M.G., died 29th June 1930.
ROBERT PATERSON, died 3rd Aug.
1871
den.)
1920; his daugh., Edith Maud (marr.
1st Nov. 1922 John Annan, Bears-
1925
ROBERT DALY, trans, to St James ,
1918 Glasgow, 18th March 1925.
THOMAS CONNOLLY, born Ruther-
glen 25th Dec. 1873, son of Edward
C. and Janet Strathearn Jackson;
educ. Rutherglen Public School, Baptist
Colleges at Dunoon and Glasgow, Univs.
of Glasgow and Edinburgh, M.A. (1922),
and Manchester; ord. to Hopeman Baptist
Church Jan. 1904; trans, to Inskip 1907;
to Oldham 1909; Ancoats, Manchester,
1912; Old Cumnock 1916 and to Dumfries,
March to July 1918; app. to Robertson
Memorial Mission, Grassmarket, June
1918; adm. by General Assembly on proba
tion 1920 and as licentiate 26th May 1921,
and by Presb. of Edinburgh 29th June 1921 ;
assistant, South Leith; ord. 13th July 1921;
adm. 9th May 1923 to Kelso North; trans,
and adm. 2nd Sept. 1925; dem. 3rd Sept.
1947. Marr. 31st Aug. 1905 Mary Mc-
Farlane Brown (died 26th Aug. 1941),
HAMILTON]
GLASFORD HAMILTON
259
daugh. of James Daly and Marion Morrison
Brown. Marr. (2) 8th Sept. 1943 Helen
Glennie Livingstone.
GREENGAIRS
JAMES RUSSELL, died 24th Feb.
1931; his widow, Mary Keddie, died
3rd Feb. 1946.
1916
HALLSIDE (now FLEMINGTON)
WILLIAM CONWAY, trans, to Raith
1918 llth May 1927.
1927
THOMAS RAMSAY KEARNEY (see
vii, 697), trans, from Charteris
Memorial Church, Edinburgh, 21st
Sept. 1927; granted A. and S. 7th July 1936.
Publication The Jubilee of our China
Mission.
HAMILTON
To Pope Nicholas V a petition was pre
sented by James, 1st Lord Hamilton, to the
effect that he, considering that the Church
of Hamilton, otherwise called of old
4 * Cadzow, whose Rector is Dean of Glas
gow, was wont to be governed by only one
vicar, and had, as it now has, a wide parish,
with many inhabitants of both sexes, beside
a multitude of souls, men making daily
journey by land or water, and coming to
the church for masses and to hear other
divine offices, and that the cure of souls
could not be conveniently exercised nor the
church duly served by the vicar alone,
granted and gave to the said church 20 lib.
worth of lands and annual rents within his
lordship for divine service and the cure of
souls, and support of the said parish church,
that he desired the erection of the church
into a collegiate church for a provost and
6 chaplainries for as many chaplains, in
addition to the rector, who was non-resi
dent, and that he had also given 4 chaplain
ries founded by his ancestors and of his
patronage, the Chapel of Machan, the
Chapel of Hamilton within his lordship,
the Chapel of St Thomas near Glasgow,
and the Chapel of Lanark, to be erected
and incorporated for the chaplains, the
present vicar to be installed as provost, and
for the erection he proposed to enlarge and
adorn the said church. The Pope gave
mandate to William Turnbull, Bishop of
Glasgow, on 4th Jan. 1450-1 to make due
enquiries and carry out the erection. On
9th Aug. and 18th Sept. 1451 the Bishop,
"being occupied daily about the King in
arduous and necessary business of the
realm," gave commission to Thomas
Spens, Bishop of Galloway, and Archibald,
Abbot of Holyrood, to carry out Lord
Hamilton s wishes; and on 15th March
1452-3 the Abbot of Paisley was given
Papal Mandate to confirm the erection
carried out by the said bishop and abbot.
But a dispute arose as to the patronage of
the provostry, George de Graham, vicar of
the church, being presented by Lord Hamil
ton, and Martin Waus by Thomas Waus,
Dean of Glasgow. Appeal was made to
Rome, and by Bull of 10th April 1462 Pope
Pius II gave decision for Lord Hamilton,
confirmed the collegiate erection, and
directed the Archdeacon of Glasgow and
the Provost of St John the Baptist s
Church, Corstorphine, to induct and install
George de Graham as provost of "the
new College." The fruits of the perpetual
vicarage of the church were appropriated
to the provostry. On 5th Jan. 1450-1
Relaxation of Penance was given by the
Pope to all visiting and giving alms on the
Assumption and Annunciation of the
Virgin for the building, enlargement and
conservation of the Collegiate Church of
St Mary, erected by Lord Hamilton"; and
it is on record that Lord Hamilton built
new the parish kirk of Hamilton, the
queere, and two cross isles, and steeple, all
of polished stone." The church, as noted,
was dedicated to the Virgin Mary. By deed
of gift in 1552 the Abbot and Convent of
Paisley united the Church of Carmunnock
to the collegiate church, and made suppli
cation to the Archbishop of Glasgow to
confirm the union. But it appears that the
confirmation did not take place. On 12th
Oct. 1538 Sir David Hamilton is recorded
as Rector of Kilbride and Prebendary of
Hamilton, which may indicate that the
Rectory of Kilbride was a prebend of
Hamilton Collegiate Church. [CaL Papal
260
HAMILTON HARTHILL
[PRESB. OF
Regs., Letters, x, 75-6, 85, 97, xi, 438-9;
Theiner s Vet. Mon., 438; Hist. MSS.
Commis. Report, xi, 20, 49.]
FIRST CHARGE
JOHN DAVIDSON, M.A., min. in
1563
1563. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Stirling, etc.]
JOHN RAYES, exhorter and teacher
1563
of the young, 1563. [Comps. Sub
Coll. of Thirds, Stirling, etc.]
ARCHIBALD BARRIE, M.A., vicar
pensioner 1571-7, probably did not
conform. [Comps. Gen. Coll. of
Thirds.]
JAMES HAMILTON, on 27th Aug.
1 609 1 639 t ^ ie General Assembly at Edin
burgh "upon his humble supplica
tion and confession declared him capable
of the Ministry. Marr. Katherine, daugh.
of James Hamilton of Torrens. [House
of Hamilton, 855; Peterkin s Record of the
Kirk, 261.]
ROBERT DOUGLAS, line 5, for "that
1675 year" read "1682."
ROBERT SCOTT, had issue Marie,
bapt. 31st July 1678; Anna, bapt.
2nd May 1680 (marr. William Lyell,
Dysart), died 21st April 1753. He marr.
(2) cont. 1st Nov. 1701 Barbara, daugh. of
George Martin, min. of Dundee South, and
widow of Dr Charles Carnegie, min. of
Farnell, Dean of Brechin, and had issue
William, died March 1703, aged 1 1 months.
1687
JOHN INGLIS, line 21, for "John"
read "Alexander"; resident with
his wife and three children, including
Christian, in Lady Yester s parish, Edin
burgh, 10th Nov. 1691. [Lady Yester s
Poll Tax Roll]
ALEXANDER FINDLATER, born
1715
1666, son of Alexander F. of the
parish of Dyke, and Christian
Brodie. Issue Alexander, born 23rd Dec.
1695; Thomas, min. of West Linton, born
2nd July 1697; Elizabeth, born 10th June
1699; Robert, born 1st May 1702; Ann,
born 25th Sept. 1705; Basil, born 8th
March 1707; Joan, bora 16th May 1709;
Charles, born 14th Aug. 1711; Christian,
born 18th Dec. 1713 (marr. Alexander
Strang of Burnhouse); James, born 7th
March 1716, died 6th April 1769.
EDWARD LITTON THOMSON, died
t 17th Sept. 1923; his widow, Ella
Gunn Russell, marr. (2) 29th Jan.
1934 Robert Gordon Watt Brown, Dundee.
NORMAN MACLEOD CAIE, granted
191? A. and S. llth June 1930, died 2nd
May 1937; his son, Norman, died
4th Aug. 1931; his daugh., Annabel Hynd-
man (marr. 31st Aug. 1934 Ronald John,
son of William Rankine, Portkel, Kil-
creggan); his widow, Mary Rennie Mathers
Wood, died at Stewarton 24th Dec. 1947.
SECOND CHARGE
WILLIAM ROBERTSON, his daughs.
1858
Elizabeth Margaret, died llth
Jan. 1924; Agnes Fraser, died 22nd
Jan. 1931.
JOHN LANCELOT CONSTANTINE
1917
TULLOCH, died 2nd Feb. 1926;
his widow, Janet Richmond Mac-
donald, died at Edinburgh 13th June 1932;
his son, John Lancelot Hill, C.A., died 10th
Dec. 1935; his daugh., Jean Margaret
Richmond (marr. 17th Oct. 1936 Alexander
Edward Turnbull, M.B., Ch.B., Yetholm).
MATTHEW STEWART, trans, from
Keith (<?.v.) 3rd Sept. 1926; trans, to
First Charge, A. and S., 10th Nov.
1930; D.D. (Glasgow, 1944); Moderator of
General Assembly May 1947; dem. 15th
Nov. 1948. Issue of 2nd marriage
Frances Mary, born 17th Feb. 1927; Norah
Evelyn, born 17th Feb. 1930.
HARTHILL
ALEXANDER WATT, died at Polmont
21st March 1928; his wife, Sarah
Alice Mahon, died 19th Jan 1922;
his daugh., Agnes Mary Stewart (marr. Mr
McDonald, Turduff).
HAMILTON]
HARTHILL EAST KILBRIDE and TORRANCE
261
KENNEDY ADAMS, dem. 31st Dec.
1919 1937, died Ayr 14th Aug. 1942, s.p.
(This parish transferred to Presb. of
Bathgate after Union 1929.)
HOLYTOWN
JOHN DALZIEL DYKES, died 28th
1906 March 1936.
CARFIN
WILLIAM NOTMAN NEILL, died 7th
1919 Oct. 1925.
JOHN HENDERSON MACKENZIE,
1929
formerly of Nesting (q.v.), trans.
from St Andrews, Berwick, 30th
July 1929; appointed by Home Mission
19th Nov. 1929, dem. 31st Dec. 1945.
KENMUIR
GEORGE ALEXANDER STALKER,
1910
dem. 18th Jan. 1926; his wife,
Gavina Elizabeth Young, died 3rd
Dec. 1934. Marr. (2) llth July 1942 Edna
Rachael Ratcliffe.
ROBERT LAURIE KILGOUR, born
1926 4t ^ Oct> 18 ^ at Dar J eenn S India,
son of Robert K., D.D., and Agnes
Elizabeth Horn; educ. Morrison s Aca
demy, Crieff; St Paul s School, London;
and Univ. of Glasgow, M.A. (1921); served
in Great War in France and Mesopotamia,
1914-19 (wounded, despatches); licen. by
Presb. of Glasgow 1924; assistant, Hillhead,
Glasgow, and Dunblane Cathedral 1924;
ord. 3rd June 1926; trans, to Elie Old, 22nd
July 1931. Marr. 18th Jan. 1939 Elsie
Johnston, daugh. of W. J. Christian,
Ealing; dem. 15th July 1943 and became
Missionary at Lovedale. Publication The
Scottish Universities 1 Mission.
EAST KILBRIDE and TORRANCE
The right to have a chapel in the Castle
of Kilbride was granted to Roger de Valons
by Joceline, Bishop of Glasgow, 1175-99
ratified by Parliament 1182-9. By charter
of llth June 1618 James VI mortified to
Glasgow University the Church of Kilbride,
and also, on the resignation of the Arch
bishop of Glasgow, the Church of Torrens,
"a small parish and least of all able to
sustain a ministrie" and "inseparably
united to Kilbride." The Charter further
narrated that Torrens had "always been
a pendicle of Kilbride, and that the entire
parishioners through diverse years have
frequented Kilbride." [Reg. of Glasgow,
i, 48; Acts Scott. Parl., i, 386; Reg. Great
Seal, vii, 1840.]
JOHN STEVENSON, M.A., parson
and vicar, was dead 1563. [Comps.
Sub Coll. of Thirds, Stirling, etc.]
ALEXANDER LINDSAY, M.A., in
Auldhouse, reader before 14th July
1568, died 1589; had issue Archi
bald; James. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Stirling, etc.; Edin. Tests., vii, 142.]
JOHN COLWYER, M.A., min. in 1569.
1563
1569
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Stir
ling, etc.]
JAMES FLEMING, son of John F.,
merchant, Glasgow. [House of
1580
Hamilton, 621.]
ROBERT DARROCH, min., pres. to
parsonage of Torrens. [Reg. Sec.
1584
Sig., Ixix, 221.]
DAVID SHARPE, M.A. (Glasgow,
1608 1596).
JAMES CRICHTON, (2) marr. cont.
1663 24th Jan. 1674 Jean, daugh. of Sir
Robert Elphinstone of Quarrell.
[Deeds, Mack., 1705, No. 325.]
SIR HENRY WELLWOOD MON-
1837 CRIEFF, line 19, for "Glasgow"
read "Edinburgh"; col. 2, line 12,
for "characters" read "Churches."
WILLIAM CARRICK, pres. by Crown
1843 21st July 1843.
WILLIAM JACK, granted A. and S.
3rd May 1932 retired to Colinton,
died 30th March 1935; his widow,
Margaret Gilmour Giffen, died 5th Dec.
1937.
(Parish transferred at Union 1929 to
Presb. of Glasgow.}
262
LARKHALL SHOTTS
[PRESB. OF
LARKHALL
JOHN CRICHTON, his widow, Mary
Ann Slater Giffen, died 6th Nov.
1926.
1856
JOHN DONALDSON McCALLUM,
1885
Moderator of General Assembly
1926; dem. 30th Nov. 1929; died at
MorTat 7th Oct. 1930.
MEADOWFIELD
NEIL LIVINGSTONE THOMSON,
1893
licen. 14th May 1890; dem. 15th
May 1932; died at Hamilton 13th
Feb. 1937.
(Parish transferred to Presb. of Bathgate
1929.)
NEW MONKLAND
LUDOVIC SOMERVILL, marr.
Marion, daugh. of Alexander
Hamilton of Haggs.
THOMAS FREEBAIRN, his daugh.,
Margaret Molyson (marr. 1815
Robert Monteith).
ROBERT ARCHIBALD, his daugh.,
1846
Marion Birkmyre, died 24th Aug.
1924.
1876
JOHN McGAVIN BOYD, his widow,
Janet Fulton Brown, died 7th Jan.
1930; his daugh., Eleanor Brown
(marr. 18th June 1930 Henry Tod Robert
son, Meadowbank, Airdrie).
OLD MONKLAND
DAVID HAMILTON, exhorter 1568,
reader 14th Sept. 1579. [Comps.
Sub Coll. of Thirds, Stirling, etc.;
Edin. Tests., vii, 280.]
1568
JAMES HAMILTON, Bishop of Argyll,
held parsonage of Monkland and
Cadder 21st May 1574. [Coll. of
Charters, xi, 2379.]
JOHN BELL, pres. to vicarage of Cad
der and Monkland 25th Nov. 1594
on dem. of Michael Chisholm.
[Reg. Sec. Sig., xlvii, 97.]
1594
JOHN LOTHIAN, his daugh., Eliza-
1*1* beth (marr. Matthew Ramsay, min.
1636 r r i \
of Paisley.)
HUGH WEIR, marr. after 5th Dec.
1653 J 653 Janet, daugh. of Thomas Bogle,
maltman and burgess, Glasgow.
[G. R. Sas., 2 Ser., vi, 389.]
PETER CAMERON BLACK, his
widow, Jane Brown, died 21st June
1932.
1864
1894
MATTHEW SCOTT DICKSON, D.D.
(Glasgow, 6th June 1932), vice-
chairman of General Trustees of the
Church of Scotland, died 19th April 1938
OVERTOWN
DAVID LIVINGSTON THOMSON,
1888 died 8th Aug. 1922.
THOMAS MILLER McKENDRICK,
1922
1927.
ord. 13th Dec. 1922; trans, to
Laurieston, Glasgow, 24th Feb.
1927
HECTOR MCLENNAN MACLEOD,
born Glasgow 31st Dec. 1901; son
of Hector MacL. and Elizabeth
Taylor; educ. at Hyndland School and
Univ. of Glasgow, M.A. (1923), B.D.
(1926); licen. by Presb. of Glasgow April
1926; assistant Barony May 1925 to May
1927; ord. 8th June 1927; trans to Killearn
24th June 1931.
QUARTER
GEORGE BLAIR, died at Blantyre
1881 23rd Jan. 1929.
1920
THOMAS MURRAY INGLIS, trans,
from Twechar (q.v.) 14th Sept. 1920;
trans, to Birnie 26th June 1929.
SHOTTS
Before 1476 James Hamilton, lord of
Bertram-Shotts and Hamilton, founded
and built at Bertram-Shotts a chapel dedi
cated to St Catharine, which the Bishop
erected into a parish church. At the church
he also built a hospital to receive the poor
HAMILTON]
siiorrs STOM HOI si
of Christ. The reason that he assigned for
the church was that "the desert -place of
Bertram-Shotts is distant about S mik-s
from the Parish Church of St Mai\ of
Bothwell, and is remote and like a desert
though inhabited; and it is an infertile and
cold mountain region, on account of \\liu h
cold and the distance of the place many of
the inhabitants there die without receiving
the sacraments, and incur many other
dangers," to avoid which he had founded
the chapel. He further stated that as the
rector of the church for the time being, and
the poor of the hospital were alike without
means of sustenance, he proposed to endow
the church and hospital, and to provide to
the said parish certain new possessions
reclaimed by him at great cost from the sea
by permission of the King. In a petition
to Pope Sixtus J V he narrated the foregoing,
and asked the Pope to confirm the founda
tion and to declare the possessions re
claimed or to be reclaimed from the sea,
which are new and have never paid teinds
or first fruits to any church, to belong to
the said church and the hospital, although
the lands are situated in the bounds of the
Parish of Kinneil (on the Forth), and to
provide the teinds and first fruits to the
church and the rector for the time. On 30th
April 1476 a Bull in terms of the prayer of
the petition was issued by Pope Sixtus.
Before 13th Oct. 1488 the patronage of the
church belonged to the Collegiate Church
of Bothwell. It would appear that St
Catherine gave place to the Virgin Mary,
for in 1552 there is reference to the
* Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in
Bertram-Shottis. " [Reports Hbt. MSS.
Commit^ xi, 48; Reg. Great Seal, ii, 1784;
Descriptions of Sheriff dom of Lanark and
Redrew, 43n.]
JOHN ROBESOUN or ROBERTSON,
reader: vicar and reader in 1569.
[fifci. Test^ ii, JOSJ
THOMAS HAMILTON, JHntoii a*
ttfc Am 1 576, JM ScpC,
1551-Z {Jfey. Great
JAMI S ( UKUII . his son, \N .11, ......
appinituvd 10 Williiim tiiiiMSon,
iiu-u II.IMI. I .lniiMM -ii ISlh Juno
1673,
I(>SH
(il-OKi.l < I II AND. his son
Kolvil. .ippu-nf IUH! It) UoluMl Sri
iii - m. i. I.. mi I llinlMiryh, ni
Ail)-,. 1 70s. \\illi.ini. iippirnluvd In Wil
Hum Johnston, skimm. I <iini>iiii-ii " ih
May 1706.
WII.I.IAM MARTIN WATT, llJN
danr.li . I Irlrn I h/.iln ih .h. .1 n-l
Illlll
IH92
JOHN M( Nl( 01,1, KAMSAY, lino 2,
IM lt IH03" read "1857"; died 27lli
Sr.pi. 1914. Man. 41 h July 192.1
Jancl Williamson, cldesl dim^li. of John
Dunn, schoolmaster, Nellierhy, 1 1. u Hull
SIONKIIIJ I)
IMOMAS I HVDI , dir.d ;ii ( aidonald
JHHO 2()th Oct. 1925.
JAMI-.S LA MONT, born UMcr /Mi
July 1870, *on of John I,,, farmer,
and Ui/abeth Jane Wylic; e<Juc, l
Univ, of Cilasg^iw and Oucen d ( oil /"
ord. to Belalie and (fare, Australia, I ^ i
adm. to We*t Scotland Street,
1904; tran. to Park Terrace,
1908; tran*. U> Augustine U,K Church,
Glasgow, 1911; tran*. and adm, Hth M /
1920; dcm. \\ \% %tatu 16th May 1923; a/I m
to Martyr* U,F, Church, Dundee, M/24;
Iran*, to Hope (Jhurch, Warrrphray, 21rd
Nov. 1934, Marr, 2*th Ant/l WX, ( hut-
Jotte (died 7th May 19^9), 4NJgb, tit Kohert
Ralu/m, and ha* **<* /e^
Adelaide, M,A., rx/rn 2nd Aug.
29th Dec, 193$ Jacob Morr^/n, M.A.,
kacfcrr, Giajyow),
WILLIAM Hl.t .tuWN MAC-
OIARM10, BJX, tram, fww> KP
lingry ^n; JOlli Oct, 1^23; I/am,
19 UNWM Memoiial, Forfa/, Mil
JOHN f turn ANT, U*
264
STONEHOUSE WISHAW [PRESB. OF HAMILTON
JAMES WYPER WILSON, dem. 29th
1887 Sept. 1925, died 10th May 1936.
THOMAS McCAUGHAN, M.A.,
trans, from Douglas Water (q.v.)
llth Feb. 1926. Granted an A. and
S. 5th Feb. 1935; his daugh., Elizabeth
Maude, died 20th Jan. 1943.
UDDINGSTON
JOHN MACKINTOSH, died at Edin
burgh 15th June 1921; his widow,
Annie Alexandra Lindsay, marr. (2)
20th Jan. 1927 Thomas Winn Boyce of Hill
House, Ely, Cambridgeshire.
1918
GUY STEEL PEEBLES, trans, to
Birnie 29th March 1933; his daughs.
Margaret Eleanor (marr. llth
April 1928 Claude Hilary Taylor); Mary
Agnes (marr. 25th April 1939 Arthur Paul
Barry, Old Court House, Lempsfield,
Surrey).
WISHAW
ALEXANDER HARPER, his widow,
Mary Thomson, died 26th Feb.
1922; his son, Alexander Bain, min.
of Monzievaird.
1870
WILLIAM CLARK, died 20th Dec.
1911
1924; his son, Frank Davidson, died
at Fettes College llth April 1938.
DONALD CHISHOLM WHITELAW,
1925
born Auchterarder 29th Jan. 1886;
son of Robert W. and Isabella
Mailer; educ. at Camelon Public School,
Univ. of Glasgow, M.A. (20th June 1923);
licen. by Presb. of Glasgow, Jan. 1925;
assistant So. Dalziel 1924-5; ord. 29th
April 1925. Marr. 2nd July 1912 Agnes
Mirk, daugh. of George Fotheringham and
Margaret Henderson, and has issue
Robert George, M.A. (Hons.), born 29th
April 1913, medical student, Glasgow;
Margaret Henderson, born 30th Nov. 1914,
domestic science student; Ian Chisholm,
born 26th May 1919, Bank of Scotland,
Motherwell.
PRESBYTERY OF LANARK
CARLUKE
DAVID FORREST, reader 16th Nov.
1574 1578. [tfw. Tests., vii, 42.]
1874
DANIEL McLAREN, his daugh.,
Alexandrina Grace Janet (Mrs
Goldsmid), died East London, South
Africa, 9th March 1942; his son, Herbert
Wroughton, C.A., died Guildford 10th
March 1947.
FRANCIS MARMADUKE HAUX-
WELL, died 20th Feb. 1929; his
1888
1927.
wife, Helen Stalker, died 4th March
WALTER GORDON CARTER, born
1929
Hastings, Ontario, Canada, 30th
Oct. 1889, son of John C. and Janet
Fife; educ. at Norwood High School and
Queen s College, Kingston, B.A. (1914);
licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 1920; ord.
to St John s, Hawick, 5th Nov. 1920;
trans, and adm. 21st Aug. 1929; died 5th
Dec. 1936. Marr. 29th Dec. 1917 Agnes
Mildred, daugh. of Duncan James and
Esther Mitchell, and had issue Esther
Muriel Fife Carter, born 14th May 1922.
His widow re-marr. 25th Sept. 1945.
CARMICHAEL
GEORGE DOUGLAS, parson 1568.
1568
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Stirling,
etc.]
NINIAN SWANE, reader 1568.
1569
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Stirling,
etc.]
JOHN CUNNINGHAM, vicar. [Acts
1573 and Dec., liv, 22.]
JOHN S YMONTON, line 4, for Jean
1597 read "Isobel."
LACHLAN ROSS was vicar of
1687 Ardagh.
JAMES DUNCAN WALKER GIB
SON, died 16th May 1924; his
widow, Jessie Blackburn Craig, died
14th July 1933.
1884
THOMAS WATT McANDREW, his
wife, Christina Mackie Wilson, died
8th April 1939; his daugh., Mar
garet Craig Wilson (marr. 28th Feb. 1924
Alexander Murdoch).
CARNWATH
THOMAS KING, exhorter in 1568 and
1569; in 1578 he held the chapel of
Muirhall. [Comps. Gen. Coll. of
Thirds; Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Stirling,
etc.]
JOHN CUNNINGHAM, vicar and
1573 parson. [Acts and Dec., liv, 22.]
HEW SOMERVILLE, held "the haill
1 __ q chaplainrie of the yle of Carnwath.
[Comps. Gen. Coll. of Thirds.}
THOMAS MAXWELL, pres. to
1588 y i cara S e pensionary 1 1 th Jan. 1 590-1
on death of Sir John Cunninghame
and again 24th May 1594. [Reg. Sec. Sig.,
Ixi, 114; Ixvi, 137.]
THOMAS LIVINGSTONE, M.A., par-
lsg4 son and vicar in 1568. [Comps.
Gen. Coll. and Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Dumfries, etc.]
PATRICK SCOTT, his son, James,
apprenticed to Archibald Punton,
1718
baxter, 29th Nov. 1738.
ROBERT JACK, line 11, for "Sept."
1740 rea d "Oct." Addl. issue Mary,
born 28th April 1740.
265
266
CARNWATH CRAWFORD
[PRESB. OF
LEWIS BEATON, his daugh., Patricia,
1878 died 27th Dec. 1929.
1905
DAVID HAY SAWERS, dem. 7th Aug.
1938; his wife, Agnes McKean, died
16th Feb. 1947.
AUCHENGRAY CHAPEL
WILLIAM RICHMOND SCOTT,
1908
trans, to North Ronaldshay 1st Dec.
1920.
CARSTAIRS
JOHN SCOTT, vicar 1563. [Acts and
Dec., xxxvii, 364; Comps. Sub Coll.
1563
of Thirds, Stirling, etc.]
THOMAS RUSSELL, reader 1563.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Stirling,
1563 n
etc.]
JAMES STIRLING, was excommuni
cated by the Bishop of Glasgow
24th April 1576. [Book of the
Universal Kirk, 357.]
JOHN KINNAIRD, son of Patrick K.
of that ilk, pres. to vicarage 26th
April 1572 on death of John Scott;
was before General Assembly as a delin
quent in 1575 and was excommunicated by
the Bishop of Glasgow. [Reg. Pres. Bene.,
i, (3), 16; Comps. Gen. Coll. of Thirds.}
WALTER HALDANE, min. here, pres.
_. to parsonage 21st Feb. 1574 on dem.
of James Stirling. [Reg. Pres. Bene.,
i, (4), 30.]
GEORGE MOSMAN, pres. to vicarage
3rd Sept. 1580. [Reg. Pres. Bene.,
i, 39.]
WILLIAM GRAHAME, son of James
1580
1580
G., burgess of Edinburgh, as reader
here pres. to vicarage 8th March
1580-1 and 9th Dec. 1581 vacant by deposi
tion of John Kinnaird for slaughter of John
Ramsay, for which he was declared a rebel.
[Reg. Pres. Bene., i, 51, 63.]
JOHN LINDSAY, min. here, pres. in
1581
i, 61.]
1581 to parsonage on dem. of
Richard Weir. [Reg. Pres. Bene.,
ALEXANDER LIVINGSTONE, line 2,
1672 for "1639" read "1640."
ALAN JOHNSTONE, resident with his
family in Lady Yester s parish 10th
Nov. 1694; his son, Andrew, appren
ticed to John Law, goldsmith, 17th Feb.
1692. [Poll Tax Roll.]
JOHN OLIPHANT, his son, James,
1693
apprenticed to James Borthwick of
Stow, surgeon, 31st March 1675.
ROBERT MEREDITH SHARPE, died
5th June 1923; his widow, Helen
1888
Russell Orr, died 8th Nov. 1944.
GEORGE WILLIAM KINNAIRD
1923
MACPHERSON, B.D., ord. 23rd
1928
Nov. 1923; trans, to Jedburgh 22nd
Sept. 1927.
JOHN SMART, trans, from Carmun-
nock (<7.v.) 15th March 1928; had
issue John Daniel Arthur Mardon,
born 1st Aug. 1918, surgeon lieutenant,
R.N.; Helen Isabel, born 26th Oct. 1924.
CRAWFORD
In 1327 David Lindsay, Lord of Craw
ford, granted to Newbattle Abbey for the
souls of himself and Marie, his wife, the
Chapel of St Thomas the Martyr beside
Crawford Castle, with the old manse for a
dwelling and garden, etc., the abbey being
bound to supply the chapel with a monk or
secular priest, and keep it in repair.
[Chart, of Newbattle, 117-20.]
JAMES DOBBIE, reader. [Comps. Sub
1563 Coll. of Thirds, Stirling, etc.]
JAMES FOTHERINGHAM, reader in
1568
1568 and 1569. [Comps. Sub Coll.
of Thirds, Stirling, etc.]
ROBERT LANDELLS, as min. pres.
1588
to vicarage 17th Feb. 1588-9 on
death of William Livingstone.
[P. S. Reg., lix, 28.]
JOHN ROSS, his mother, Elizabeth
Pursell; he marr. Mary, daugh. of
John Clerk, W.S.; his daughs.
Agnes Colquhoun (marr. John Bower,
LANARK]
CRAWFORD DOUGLAS
267
surgeon, R.N.); Helen Campbell, died un-
marr. 1917; Eliza Fletcher (marr. 1849
John Craw Richardson of Pont-y-Gwyder
and Glanbrydan Park); his son, Archibald
Campbell, died of cholera at Madeira 6th
Sept. 1856.
JAMES ALEXANDER BURDON,
1870 pres. by Crown 30th May 1870.
CHRISTOPHER McKUNE, died 20th
1876
Sept. 1921; his widow, Elizabeth A.
Chute, died 21st Jan. 1945.
THOMAS LOGAN DOUGLAS, trans.
1922
1579
from Gorbals far.v.) 21st Feb. 1922.
Addl. issue Dr Laetitia Janet Wil
liams, born 2nd Dec. 1918 (marr. 10th July
1942 Flying Officer Atholl Gordon Forbes,
M.B., Ch.B., son of J. Grant Forbes, min.
of Forteviot).
CRAWFORDJOHN
JOHN HAMILTON of Gilkerscleuch,
son of Sir James H. of Crawford-
john, and Helen Cunyngham of
Caprington; parson in 1577, died 13th July
1628; marr. (1) cont. 1583-4 Agnes, daugh.
of William Baillie of Lamington, from
whom he was divorced for adultery, and
had issue Mary; (2) Margaret, daugh. of
James Hamilton of Neilsland, and had
issue John of Gilkerscleuch; William, died
13th Nov. 1621; James, burgess and guild
burgess of Edinburgh 4th Aug. 1630;
Thomas; Mary (marr. Hugh Weir of Clow-
burn); Ann (marr. John Weir, min. of
Morton). [House of Hamilton, 282;
Comps. Gen. Coll. of Thirds; Laing Charters,
1347; Reg. Mag. Sig., iv, 119, v, 1698.]
WILLIAM GOLDIE, his daughs.
18 Margaret, died 3rd May 1930; Isa
bella, died 14th Sept. 1937.
JAMES COWAN, his daugh., Mary
1866 Murray Grace, killed in motor
accident, Queensferry Road, 20th
Oct. 1934.
GEORGE McWILLIAM, died at
Troon 9th Feb. 1933; his wife, Mary
Inglis, died 7th July 1932. Publica
tion A Poem, The Evolution of a Dominie
(Alma Mater, Aberdeen University Maga
zine).
DOUGLAS
By Papal Bull of 27th March 1423 assent
was given to a petition by Archibald, Earl
of Douglas, for the erection of the church
into a collegiate church, and the annexation
of the Churches of Crawford and Car-
michael to the same. The fruits of the
church were to be devoted to the provision
of a perpetual vicar and also of canons and
prebendaries. On 7th Aug. 1448, in re
sponse to a petition by William, Earl of
Douglas, Pope Nicholas V granted man
date to William Turnbull, Bishop of Glas
gow, to erect the church into a collegiate
church for a provost and 13 prebendaries.
The Earl had assigned for the purpose
various rents and goods, and the fruits of
the Churches of Foresta (Carluke), Culter,
and Glenquhon (Glenholm), said churches
to be united and appropriated to the capi
tular mensa. The Bishop was authorised to
create and institute the provost from the
fruits of Douglas Church, and from the
said other fruits to create the 13 preben
daries. The Churches of Carluke, Culter
and Glenholm were to be served each by
its corresponding prebendary. On 1st Feb.
1450-1 relaxation of penance was granted
to all who "visit and give alms for the
completion, conservation, and maintenance
of the Parish Church of Douglas erected
by Papal authority into the College Church
of St Bride, which William, Earl of Douglas,
has by wonderful and expensive work
caused to be built anew"; somewhat
earlier, on 15th Jan. 1450-1, there occurs,
unnamed, "the Provost of the College
Church of St Bride of Douglas"; and on
31st Jan. 1488-9 George Douglas, son and
heir apparent of Archibald, Earl of Angus,
received a charter which included the
"patronage of the Provostship of Doug
las." The erection, however, was not
completed. On 7th March 1483-4 Archi
bald, Earl of Angus, granted to a chaplain
at the Altar of the Virgin Mary in the
church, 2 oxgates of land in le Scrogtoun,
and this was repeated on 16th June 1506;
268
DOUGLAS FORTH
[PRESB. OF
and on 1 1th March 1535-6 Sir John Purvis,
chaplain, was presented to the Altar of St
Thomas in succession to the late Sir John
Inglis. Barbour (the Bruce) narrates that
the bones of "The Good Sir James
Douglas" were brought back from Spain,
whence he had gone for the purpose that
is set forth in a Bull of Pope John XXII,
6th Aug. 1331, granting absolution on the
petition of Thomas, Earl of Moray, "to
those who at the King s bidding took out
his heart to be carried into Battle against
the Saracens, and richt honorabilly /
Intill the kirk of Douglas war / Erdit with
dule and mekil car,/" and that by his son,
Archibald, there was erected there an
alabaster tomb, which is considered to be
identical with a tomb in a still existing
portion of the old church. The present
church was erected in 1781. By charter of
22nd June 1531 James V granted to Sir
George Eirmare and his successors as chap
lains in the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin
Mary of Parrockholm the 4 merk lands of
Parrockholm, with enclosures of the same,
in the Lordship of Douglas. This may
refer to the foundation of the chapel. At
Crookbat of Douglas Hugh, Earl of Doug
las, who died after 1347, founded a chapel,
dedicating it to St John the Baptist, the
endowment including fees from the ferry
boat, with provision for keeping the boat
in repair. [Reg. Great Seal, \\, 1586, 1827<
2974, iii, 1036, iv, 2180; Reg. Sec. Seal, ii,
1978; Theiner s Vet. Man., 251; Papal
Warrants 1421-59, 78-81, 86, MS. Reg.
Ho.; Cal. Papal Letters, x, 84, 429; The
Douglas Bk., iii, 242-4.]
WALTER KENNEDY, parson, de-
1561
ceased. [Acts and Dec., xxiii, 186,
xxiv, 288.]
WILLIAM COLHERD, reader, 1563.
1563
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Stirling,
etc.]
JOHN LIVERANCE, designated min.
and parson 4th Sept. 1589. [Cal.
1567
of Charters, xiii, 3023.]
THOMAS BANNATYNE, his son,
William, born 1618, educ. at Edin-
1621
burgh Univ., became a Roman
Catholic while travelling in France, entered
Scots College at Rome 1641; ord. priest
1646; app. Prefect Apostolic of Scotland
1653, died 1661.
ANDREW SIMSON, resident with wife
1686 anc * tWO cm *dren, tne el der not H
in Lady Yester s parish, 9th Nov.
1694. [Poll Tax Roll, 31.]
WILLIAM SMITH, died 22nd Sept.
1858 1921.
ALEXANDER SALMOND SMITH,
Ig22 B.D., trans, from Pathhead (q.v.)
20th April 1922. Addl. issue-
Alexander Salmond, born 3rd Feb. 1920;
Moira May Robertson, born 1 1 th June 1 929 .
DOUGLAS WATER
ANDREW HUTTON GILRUTH, died
1892 at Edinburgh 30th Sept. 1925.
THOMAS McCAUGHAN, trans, to
1919 Stonehouse llth Feb. 1926.
RHODERICK JAMES WILSON, born
2fi 15th March 1897, son of Sir Court-
hope W., K.C., Vice-Chancellor of
the Duchy of Lancaster; educ. at Royal
High School, Edinburgh, Birkenhead
School, and Edinburgh Univ., M.A. (1922);
licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 19th Dec.
1923; assistant at St Andrew s, Edinburgh,
and Glasgow Cathedral ; ord. 24th June 1 926.
FORTH
WILLIAM PATERSON BROCK, died
1884 at Rothesay 16th Dec. 1920.
JOHN TORRENS DOUGHARTY,
1921 B.A., adm. 29th June 1921; trans,
to Kingston, Glasgow, 17th Nov.
1926.
CHARLES HEUGHAN, trans, from
1927
Carntyne (q.v., and Vol. I, 336) 3rd
June 1927; died 8th April 1934,
aged 49. Addl. issue Ruth Mary, born
15th Jan. 1914 (marr. 24th Feb. 1942
William Farrer, R.A.F.V.R.); Hazel Eliza
beth, born 16th Sept. 1918; Miriam Mar
garet, born 13th Jan. 1920.
LANARK]
HAYWOOD LANARK
HAYWOOD
GILBERT CLARK, dem. 5th June
1923, died 24th May 1930.
1884
PETER CARMICHAEL MARR, for-
1923
merly min. of Strachan (q.v.\ assis
tant Linlithgow; adm. 27th Nov.
1923. Being charged with murder of J. M.
Dalgleish, house painter, Leith, Aug. 1930,
was found insane and confined in criminal
lunatic asylum 17th Nov. 1930; died 15th
July 1937.
(This Charge was united with Wilsontown
on Sth May 1938.)
KIRKFIELDBANK
JOHN ARNOTT HAMILTON, trans.
1917 to Newbattle 14th July 1922.
JOHN WILLIAMSON, trans, from
1923
Rousay (q.v) 5th Dec. 1922; trans.
to St Andrew s, Johnstone, 30th
Jan. 1928.
JAMES LYON AINSLIE, born Leeds
24th July 1873, son of William A.;
educ. at Woodhouse Hall and at
Leeds Grammar School, Westminster Col.,
Cambridge, and Glasgow Univ., B.D.
(1913;, Ph.D. (1935), and Edinburgh; licen.
by Presb. of Yorkshire; ord. 1904 to Har-
bottle Presb. Church, Northumberland;
trans, and adm. 12th July 1928; dem. 31st
Aug. 1944.
LANARK
To Dryburgh Abbey David I gave the
church and, along with it, the Chapel of
Pedynana (Pettinain) and the Chapel of
Imbristoun. The gift was confirmed by
Herbert. Bishop of Glasgow 1147-64.
Walter, Bishop of Glasgow 120&-32, con
firmed to Dryburgh the Chapel of Clegern
(Cleghorne), granted by Bishop Herbert.
In the church there were altars dedicated
respectively to the Virgin Mary and the
Holy Rood; and probably the "Altarage
of Sorrowflat, described as in the burgh,
referred to an altar also situated in the
church. To the Altar of the Virgin, James
IV on 18th Oct. 1500 granted a tenement
in the Burgh of Lanark which had fallen
to the Crown through the bastardy <>1 I he-
late owner. To the building of "the
Church of St Nicholas of I ;m;u k M Andrew
Allan, Lanark, bequeathed 5 murks in 1550,
which may indicate that the Chupul of
St Nicholas, as it is usually designated,
underwent extensive repairs or rebuilding
at that time. In the chapel there were
altars dedicated respectively to the Virgin
Mary, St Catherinu, the Holy Blond, and
St Michael. On 7th March 1491 2 James
IV, for the use of the lieges and for his
favour towards Sir Stephen Lock hart of
Cleghorne, Kt., patron of the Altar of St
Catherine, granted to the chaplain of the
said altar to have and hold a passage-boat
across the Clyde at Clydsholm for the
transportation of the lieges and goods,
with free passage, entry and exit, and right
to the profits arising therefrom. The boat
had been placed there by the said chaplain,
to meet the needs of the lieges who con
verged upon that place in great numbers,
and in the absence of a bridge or other
means of transportation were liable to be
exposed to danger and to perish in the
waters. On 1st Aug. 1526 James V by
letter ratified and approved the gift made
by Thomas Newton, Sub-Prior of Dry
burgh and the convent of the same, to Sir
Thomas Mudy, chaplain, of a chaplainry
founded in St Nicholas Chapel by the
predecessors of the said sub-prior and con
vent. Apparently the revenue of the Altar
of the Virgin Mary in the chapel was
derived from the barony of Jerviswood*
The church or chapel at Nemphlar was
united by King William the Lion to Lanark
Church, of which it became a dependent
chapel. It was situated on temple lands
called Oldmanis-Apletree or Almansaple-
tree, which were part of East Nemphlar.
The Hospital and Chapel of St Leonard,
founded before 1319, were situated beside
the east well of the burgh. After the
Reformation the church or chapel seerra
to have had an attached area; and on 24th
June 1609, under the designation of "Kirk
of St Leonard s," it was united to the Kirk
of Lanark, "wbeir the samin hes bene
continwalie servh in tymes bypast," The
friary of the Greyfriars was founded by
270
LANARK ST LEONARD S, LANARK
[PRESB. OF
Robert I either towards the close of 1328
or in the early part of 1 329, the site granted
by the King within the burgh being a manor
and orchard enclosed by a wall, which by
excambion he had acquired from Elene
Quarantlay. In response to a petition by
David II and his queen, Johanna, con
firmation was granted on 29th Nov. 1346
by Pope Clement VI. In 1550 Andrew
Allan, Lanark, who desired that his body
be buried in the "Aisle of St Mary" in the
Church of the Friary, made bequests to the
Church of the Friars of Lanark 40 sh., to
the Church of the distinguished Friars
(fratrum egregiorum) 40 sh., to the Church
of the Friars 2 merks. Probably the various
sums were bequeathed to the Greyfriars for
different purposes, the scribe who copied
the testament considering that he did
enough if he stated merely the sum and the
legatee; and the term "egregiorum" would
be used not in regard of another Order of
Mendicants, but as appreciative of the
Greyfriars. [Reg. Great Seal, i, 76; ii,
2093, 2549, 3809; iii, 1036; Reg. Sec. Seal,
i, 3461, ii, 111; Excheq. Rolls, i, 163-4;
Transcripts from the Vatican, i, 14, MS.
Reg. Ho.\ Retours, ii, 116, xxxi, 212, xxxii,
8, 40, 250; Acts Scott. Parl., iv, 441; Bk. of
Dryburgh, Pref., Ixix, 34-5, 39-40, 250;
Test, of Andrew Allan, 8th June 1550, Glas
gow Commis.; Extracts from Recs. Burgh of
Lanark, 15, 326, 354; Rymer s Foedera, ii,
401.]
1562
DAVID CUNNINGHAM, marr. Mar
garet Dalzell, who survived him.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Bene., 1571.]
ROBERT LINDSAY, M.A., as min.
1576
pres. to vicarage 9th Feb. 1 587-8 on
death of John Weir. His son, John,
vicar of Monkton. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ivii,
12, Ixxi, 230.]
JOHN WEIR, vicar. [Reg. Abbrev. Feu
1582 Charters of Church Lands, ii, 195.]
WILLIAM SHARP, M.A., min. of
1588
Tongland, pres. to vicarage 21st
June 1588 on death of Andrew
Davidson. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixvii, 152].
WILLIAM BIRNIE, pres. in succession
to Robert Lindsay .[Reg. Sec. Sig.,
Ixix, 188.]
ROBERT BIRNIE. [G. R. Sas., 2 Ser.,
vi, 145, 3 Ser., xxxiii, 117, 25th Dec.
1673.]
JOHN BANNATYNE, p. 308, line 3,
for "1685" read "1684"; line 22,
for "1695-9" read "1695-1700."
1688
1708
JOHN ORR, son of John O., factor to
Sir Robert Denholm of Westhall.
Marr. cont. 1st Sept. 1714 Susan
Hall, daugh. of Eupham Christie; col. ii,
line 5, delete s.p. [Reg. of Deeds, Mack.,
clviii, 17th Nov. 1735.]
THOMAS LITTLE, pres. by Crown
18?2 21st Nov. 1871; his son, Thomas
Gavin Steel, died Bombay Feb.
1927.
ROBERT MARCUS DICKSON, dem.
1905 30th Sept. 1948.
NEW LANARK
JAMES FRENCH, died 30th June
1876 1927.
ST LEONARD S, LANARK
ROBERT LANG PINKERTON, trans.
1915 to Ecclesmachen 17th Sept. 1924.
NINIAN ELLIOT, M.A., ord. 19th
1925
Feb. 1925; trans, to Slamannan llth
April 1928.
WILLIAM GILBERT LIMOND, born
1928
15th April 1889, son of John L.,
May bole, and Mary Hayle; educ.
Ayr Grammar School and Edinburgh
Univ.; licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 26th
March 1924; ord. assistant South Leith 1st
March 1925; adm. to Westruther 14th Jan.
1926; trans, and adm. 27th Sept. 1928.
Marr. 22nd Dec. 1925 Agnes Fairlie, elder
daugh. of Charles Thorn, Lagura, Ayr, and
has issue John Charles, born 16th Feb.
1928.
LANARK]
LAW PETTINAIN
271
LAW
WILLIAM WHITEHEAD, trans, to
1914 Ormiston 26th Sept. 1924.
WILLIAM ANGUS WALLACE, adm.
llth Feb. 1925; trans, to Fairmuir,
Dundee, 15th Dec. 1926.
1925
WEILD ANDERSON, born Pollok-
1927
shields 30th Nov. 1885, son of
James C. A., Glasgow, and Mary
Hutchison; educ. Blair Lodge and St An
drews Univ.; licen. by Presb. of Abernethy;
ord. 20th April 1927; dem. 7th July 1940;
died 18th Nov. 1940.
(Charges united 1th July 1940.)
LEADHILLS
GEORGE RUSSELL, ord. 1843; trans.
1843 to Cromarty 27th Aug. 1846.
JAMES SYMINGTON, died at Kirn
1878
23rd Sept. 1921; his widow, Eliza
beth Kenny, died 8th Dec. 1939.
JOHN YOUNGSON THOMSON, born
1917 29th July 1877 (not 1878), son of
John T., Beverley Hall, Chicago;
adm. 18th Dec. 1917; trans, to Greenock
South 22nd June 1920.
CHARLES KEITH McWILLIAM, ord.
igift 17th Sept. 1920; trans, to St Thomas,
Leith, llth April 1923.
ROBERT CONDIE HUNTER, born
1923 Bathgate 1861, son of Henry H.;
educ. Wemvss and Univ. of Edin
burgh; formerly of Annbank, Asquith,
Canada, 1910; Westport 1913; St Paul s,
Invercargill, 1914; Queenstown, New Zea
land, 1917 (0.v.); adm. 17th July 1923; dem.
1936; died 18th Sept. 1939. Marr. 1913
Mary Ann Ellen, daugh. of Joseph Tyler,
who died 14th March 1941. S.p.
LESMAHAGOW
FIRST CHARGE
Between 1315 and 1321 Robert I granted
to God, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and St
Machutus, and the monks of Lesmachu,
10 merks stg. annual rent from his mills of
Carneluk (Carluke) to provide eight tapers
of a pound of wax each to be burned round
the tomb of St Machutus on Sundays and
festivals, as the custom is in cathedral and
collegiate churches. [Reg. Great Seal, i,
75.]
ANDREW BORLAND PARKER, his
1839
son, William, marine insurance
broker, died 29th Dec. 1921; his
daugh., Mary, died 31st Dec. 1923.
THOMAS HARDIE TURNBULL,
licen. by Presb. of Glasgow 6th
Dec. 1871.
1873
JAMES GILLIES, died 15th March
1894
1934; his daughs. Isobel (marr.
27th April 1932 Robert McGeachy,
Toorak, Melbourne); Helen, marr. 9th
Nov. 1924 Captain Thomas Eastoun,
Bombay.
SECOND CHARGE
ROBERT SEMPLE, M.A. (Glasgow,
1648 1649).
ROBERT BLACK, marr. cont. 22nd
April 1703 Mary, daugh. of John
Bryson, merchant, Glasgow. [Reg.
of Deeds, Durie, 194, 21st Dec. 1736.]
THOMAS LINNING, eldest son of
James L., cordiner, Glasgow; adm.
burgess of Glasgow 9th April 1752.
1708
1740
JOHN WILSON, his daugh., Agnes
1796 Clarke (marr. 31st Jan. 1828).
THOMAS BURNS, his daugh., Agnes,
1842 died at Edinburgh 21st Dec. 1930.
THOMAS WILSON, his son, Captain
1869
Douglas Hamilton, died at Rangoon
July 1938.
ROBERT ROBERTSON LINDSAY,
1913
Ph.D., died 21st Feb. 1941; his
daugh., Margaret Wilson Robertson
(marr. 20th April 1938 Archibald Mac-
Lellan Beaton, min. of Lochgilphead).
PETTINAIN
ROBERT FISHER, pres. to vicarage
8th Dec. 1569 on death of John
1569
Tweedie. [Reg. Pres. Bene., i, 32.]
272
PETTINAIN ROBERTON
[PRESB. OF LANARK]
JOHN WEIR, vicar, 19th May 1585
1583 [Cat. of Charters, xii, 2791.]
WILLIAM LAWRIE, pres. in 1600 on
dem. of John Weir. [Acts and Dec.,
clxvii, 251.]
1600
WILLIAM FYFE, M.A., resident with
, Q his wife and two children, 12 and 10,
in Canongate 10th Nov. 1694.
[Poll Tax Book.]
1684
ALEXANDER CARMICHAEL, had
issue Frederick; William, died 24th
Feb. 1703; Lilias; Anna; Cecil (marr.
Robert Honyman, min. of St Andrews.
[Scot. N. and Q., 3 Sen, vi, 37; Turnbull s
Diary (Scot. Hist. Socy.\ 427-8.]
JOHN BRADFUTE, son of James B.,
Culter and Helen Mitchell. Marr.
Janet, daugh. of James Mure, mer
chant, Edinburgh.
CHARLES HUNTER, son of James H.,
1710 baxter burgess of Edinburgh.
JAMES MACMEIKAN, his widow,
1881 Agnes Peebles, died 19th Oct. 1924.
JAMES BAIRD, died 4th Feb.
1908 1925.
1925
THOMAS BO YD MILLAR, born Lark-
hall 5th April 1900, son of James M.
and Margaret Lohoar Boyd; educ.
at Larkhall Academy, Glasgow High
School and Univ. of Glasgow, M.A. (1922),
B.D. (1925); served in Royal Garrison
Artillery in Great War 1918-19; licen. by
Presb. of Hamilton 1925; ord. 23rd June
1925; died llth April 1948.
WISTON
WILLIAM SIMSON, reader in 1563,
died before 1568. [Comps. Sub
1563
Coll. of Thirds, Stirling, etc.]
ROBERT ALLAN, reader in 1568.
[Comps. Sub Coll of Thirds, Stirling,
1568 ,
etc.]
THOMAS LINDSAY, son of John L.
of Covington, pres. as a student to
vicarage 26th Nov. 1579, in succes
sion to John Weir, and to parsonage 4th
Jan. 1580-1. [Reg. Pres. Bene., i, 47, ii,
24.]
MATTHEW WILSON, as min. pres. in
1592, on deprivation of Thomas
1592
Lindsay. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixiv, 188.]
THOMAS HARPER, M.A., resident
with his wife, Katherin Rae, and
children, James and Rachel, the
eldest not 8, in Tron Parish, Edinburgh,
8th Nov. 1696. [Poll Tax Roll, 25.]
PATRICK EASON, his son, Alexander,
apprenticed to Jerome Robertson,
wigmaker, Edinburgh, 1st June 1707.
JOSEPH HENDERSON, pres. 28th
1786 June 1785.
DAVID BURNESS, pres. 1st Oct.
1839 1838.
HENRY LITTLEDALE DICK, died at
Southport 16th Dec. 1932; his
widow, Louisa Jane Schrader, died
29th Oct. 1944.
1880
ROBERT BOYD, dem. 27th June 1946;
died 5th Sept. 1946; his wife, Bertha
Matilda Hunter, died 9th July 1931;
his son, Gavin Charles Hunter, min. of
Larbert West, succeeded his father as min.
here 1946.
(Charges united 3rd April 1938.)
ROBERTON
CUTHBERT BAILLIE, exhorter 1563.
1563
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Stir
ling, etc.]
THOMAS LAURIE, adm. before 1st
1654 July 1654.
JAMES LEIPER, M.A., resident in
Lady Yester s parish, Edinburgh,
with four children, the eldest not
14, 12th Nov. 1694. [Poll Tax Book.]
PRESBYTERY OF DUNBARTON
ALEXANDRIA
WILLIAM KIDD, his daugh., Cathe-
1844
rine, died 22nd Jan. 1932 (marr. Dr
J. F. Cullen Brown).
WILLIAM GORDON MACLEAN,
dem. 9th Feb. 1932 on app. to First
Presbyterian Church, Winnipeg.
Marr. 28th Sept. 1920 Christina Macqueen,
B.Sc., daugh. of Ex-Provost John Pearson,
Alloa, and had issue Kathleen Deas, born
20th July 1921; William Gordon, born 9th
April 1924; John Pearson, born 3rd Aug.
1926; Donald Neil, born 24th Nov. 1930.
ARROCHAR
ALEXANDER McLACHLAN, died
1658 Father of the Church.
JOHN GILLESPIE, marr. Bethia,
daugh. of John Erskine, hammer
man, Glasgow. [Burgess Roll, 26th
Dec. 1838.]
JAMES DEWAR, his daughs. Jessie
Edmiston, died 6th Feb. 1935; Alice,
died at Crieff 15th Feb. 1943.
1782
1889
1913
HUGH SINCLAIR WINCHESTER,
dem. 28th Nov. 1935. Publication
God in the World (1937).
(Charges united Wth June 1947.)
BALDERNOCK
JOHN LANDALLS, parson and vicar
1568. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Stirling, etc.]
JOHN POLLOCK, his son, James Innes
Wright, F.C. Min., Mauchline,
1878, Arbroath High, 1887-96.
WILLIAM HUNTER, pres. by Crown
1843 28th Aug. 1843.
MORRISON BRYCE, dem. 12th July
1885
1926, died at Rosneath llth March
1929. Marr. 16th Aug. 1926 Mary
Alice Alderson, who survived him.
JAMES SMITH, his widow, Jemima
Aikman Thomson, died 3rd Sept.
1944.
ANDREW SNADDEN KIDSTON,
1878
1927
born Falkirk 16th April 1894,
younger son of Richard K., Falkirk,
and Mary Forbes Sneddon; educ. at Fal
kirk High School and Univ. of Glasgow,
M.A.; licen. by Presb. of Linlithgow 30th
March 1920; assistant Carndow; Arbroath
1921; Inveresk 1924; served in European
War; ord. 14th Jan. 1927. Marr. 6th June
1927 Allison, youngest daugh. of William
Doig, papermaker, Eskside, Musselburgh,
and Ann Millar, and has issue Richard
Allister Millar, born 6th Jan. 1929; Alan
William Kidston, born 22nd March 1933.
BALFRON
Apparently in 1303 the patronage of the
Church of Bruthbren (Balfron) was granted
to Inchaffray Abbey by Sir Thomas
Cromennane, and on 3rd Oct. of the same
year Robert, Bishop of Glasgow, granted
power to the abbey and convent, on the
death of the rector of the church, to convert
the church to their own use, the church to
be served by a vicar, or a secular chaplain,
or one of the canons of the abbey. The
power was granted in compassion for the
plunderings, burnings, and innumerable
afflictions which the Abbot and Convent
of Inchaffray had suffered through wars,
and desirous of relieving, so far as he could,
their poverty and low estate." [Charters
of Inchaffray Abbey, 113.]
JAMES LINDSAY, died Father of the
1846 Church.
273
274
BALFRON BUCHANAN
[PRESB. OF
ARCHIBALD MACKENZIE, trans, to
1919 Ayr Second Charge 23rd Nov. 1926.
1927
THOMAS HUTCHISON BURNS-
BEGG, born 7th Oct. 1897, son of
Robert Burns-B., Sheriff Clerk of
Kinross, and Jane Isabella Hutchison, and
grand-nephew of Robert Burns, poet; educ.
at Dollar Academy and Univ. of Edin
burgh, M.A.; licen. by Presb. of Kinross,
April 1924; assistant Scoonie 1924; ord.
1st April 1927.
BONHILL
PATRICK REID, reader 1560-3.
[Comps. Gen. Coll. and Sub Coll. of
1560
Thirds, Stirling, etc.]
1568
MALCOLM STEVENSON, reader and
vicar 1568, adm. before 29th Jan.
1577_8._[7V0/. Book, David Wat
son, 225, penes Duke of Argyll; Comps.
Gen. Coll. and Sub Coll. of Thirds, Stirling,
etc.]
JAMES CUNNINGHAM, M.A.,
schoolmaster, Dunbarton, pres. to
vicarage 13th Aug. 1587 on death
of Malcolm Stevenson. [Reg. Sec. Sig.,
Ivi, 4.]
1639 JOHN STEWART, had issue, John.
WILLIAM McKECHNIE, M.A., resi
dent with his wife, Janet Edmon-
stone, in Tron Parish, Edinburgh,
9th Nov. 1694. [Tron Poll Tax Roll, 9;
Deeds, Dal., 5th July 1704, 103, 127.]
WILLIAM SIMPSON, his widow, Mar-
1878 garet Wilson, died 27th April 1921.
1913
JOHN ROLLAND McNAB, died at
Lossiemouth 18th July 1931; his
widow, Marion Johnston, died 4th
Dec. 1943; his daughs. Marion Rolland
Johnston (marr. 24th Oct. 1923 Capt.
Ralph Juanrenaud Smith, Indian Forestry
Service); Winifred Elizabeth (marr. 29th
Jan. 1926 James Crawford Shaw, farmer);
Doris Maud Jane (marr. 20th April 1927
Tom Osborne Howie, medical practitioner);
his son, James Strathearn, min. of Ban-
nockburn, Flowerhill, and St Leonard s,
Ayr.
BOQUHANRAN
WILLIAM MACKEAN CAMPBELL,
trans, to Kirkpatrick-Durham 15th
1907
May 1925.
WILLIAM ROY, born Glasgow 5th
March 1900, son of John R., motor-
man, and Annie Browning Potter;
educ. at Univ. of Glasgow, M.A. (1920),
B.Sc. (1923); served in H.L.I, in Great War;
licen. by Presb. of Glasgow 1925; assistant
Irvine; ord. 23rd Sept. 1925; trans, to St
Stephen s West, Glasgow, 10th Sept. 1931.
Marr. 3rd Nov. 1926 Isabella Downe,
daugh. of James Wyllie McCrossan, and
Margaret Gardiner Wyllie, and has issue
Margaret Wyllie, born 10th Aug. 1928.
BUCHANAN
The sacred bell of St Kessog was here
preserved, indicating that in the parish
there had been a chapel dedicated to that
saint. On 20th Jan. 1566-7 George
Buchanan of that ilk received a confirma
tion charter of the lands of Buchanan with
the bell and alms of St Kessog. [Reg.
Mag. Sig., iv, 1757.]
JAMES WALKER, still in office in
1568. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Stirling, etc.]
1567 JOHN MACEACHRAN, vicar.
1567
DAVID CUNNINGHAM, son of Wil
liam C. of Cunynghamhead, had
letters of collation from Andrew
Hay, commissioner of Superintendent of
Glasgow, of parsonage and vicarage 6th
Oct. 1 571 ; line 2, delete afterwards Bishop
of Aberdeen." [Prot. Book, David Wat
son, penes Duke of Argyll, 39; Cal. of
Charters, xi, 2395.]
ARCHIBALD CAMERON, his son,
1613 Archibald, M.A. (Glasgow, 1647).
1892
WILLIAM HOULDSWORTH MAC
LEOD, dem. 16th May 1922, died
at Fuinary, Shandon, 24th March
1935. Publication The Beginnings of the
Houldsworths of Coltness (Glasgow, 1938).
DUNBARTON]
BUCHANAN DRYMEN
275
WILLIAM ROLAND LACEY, M.A.
1922
(1935); trans, from Billhead llth
Sept. 1922; dem. 20th April 1944;
his wife s mother was Henrietta Alexander
Kirkpatrick; had issue Ellen Mary Hen
rietta, born llth April 1920; Walter Kirk
patrick, born 25th May 1921; Ruth Shar-
law, born 18th Jan. 1923, died 18th Aug.
1932; Elizabeth Kirkpatrick, born 26th
May 1927. His wife, Ellen Bryce Paterson,
died at Melrose 13th April 1948.
CARDROSS
On 3rd May 1357 David II granted to
William Napier $ caracute of the lands of
Kilmahew in which the Chapel of Kylen-
chak is situated. [Reg. Mag. Sig., i,
App. i, 129.]
JOHN COOK, reader, 1563. [Comps.
1563 Sub Coll. of Thirds, Stirling, etc.]
JAMES CUNNINGHAME, pres. on
1596 death of Thomas Archibald. [Reg.
Sec. Sig., xix, 18.]
JAMES CUNNINGHAM, M.A., son
1603
of Donald C. of Aikenbar, pres. to
1688
parsonage and vicarage in Feb. 1603
on death of James Cunninghame, but may
not have entered. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixxiii,
208.]
JOHN BLACKBURN, M.A., pres. to
1603 P arsona & e an d vicarage 10th May
1603 on death of James Cunning
ham. [Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixxiv, 11.]
HUGH GORDON, his wife called Eliza
beth Cove. [Deeds, Dal, 1706,
No. 191.]
JOHN EDMONSTON of Warroxhill,
1727 eldest son of John E., merchant,
Glasgow; adm. burgess of Glasgow,
21st Sept. 1752.
WILLIAM MAXWELL, died 18th Feb.
1881 1931; ^ S daugh., Mar g a ret Dunn
(marr. at Calcutta, Jan. 1916, An
drew Walter Matthew, jute manufacturer,
whom she divorced 1925); his widow, Helen
Buchanan Lawson, died 13th May 1940.
(Charge united with Burns Church llth
May 1945.)
CLYDEBANK, ST JAMES
WILLIAM STEVENSON BROWN-
1901 LIE, died 12th Dec. 1930.
CRAIGROWNIE
KENNETH ALEXANDER MAC-
LEA Y, adm. min. of Delting 27th
Sept. 1920.
JOHN FORD McLEOD, trans, to Tron
1920 Church, Edinburgh, 5th May 1926.
GEORGE HOPE JAMIE, formerly of
Ladyburn (q.v.), assistant Barony,
adm. 31st Aug. 1926; dem. 14th Dec.
1931; adm. to Garngad 19th Oct. 1933;
dem. 1935.
DALMUIR
JAMES PITT WATSON, M.A., B.D.,
ord. 14th Oct. 1920; trans, to Sandy-
ford 18th Dec. 1923.
JOHN MARTIN, trans, from Wallace-
1924 town (q.v.), Ayr, 17th June 1924.
DALREOCH
JAMES McBAIN, his widow, Margaret
1873 Cowan, died 17th March 1931.
ROBERT ALEXANDER ORR, dem.
1910
31st Dec. 1945; his son, Lieut. R. A.,
missing 1942.
DRYMEN
There was also a chapel at Easter Mayis.
[Reg. Mag. Sig., vii, 1168.]
THOMAS ARCHIBALD, M.A. desig-
nated parson and vicar pensioner
6th Nov. 1567 and 30th March 1581.
[Reg. of Abbrev. Feu Charters of Church
Lands, i, 311; Cal. of Charters, xi, 2586.]
ROBERT GRAHAM, vicar pensioner.
1562 [Acts and Dec., xxiv, 52.]
ALLAN FERGUSON. [Gen. Reg. of
1648 Sas., 2 Ser., iv, 401.]
JOHN ROY, his daughs. Margaret
1878
Anderson, died 28th Aug. 1921;
Cecilia Buchanan (marr. llth June
1925 John Moffat); his widow, Margaret
Norrie, died 4th Dec. 1947.
276
DRYMEN DUNBARTON
[PRESS. OF
1918
JAMES TAYLOR MONTEITH, has
issue Jeannie Gordon, born 12th
Oct. 1920; Bethia Mary, bora 12th
Oct. 1920; James Taylor, born 9th Jan.
1928. Publication The Training of a
Nation (1929-30).
(Charges united 21th Feb. 1935.)
DUNBARTON
In the church there were also the follow
ing altars: St Mary the Virgin on the south
side; St Peter; St Sebastian; and the Holy
Rood. In 1519-20 Andrew Danielston,
natural son of Robert Danielston of Cul-
grane, acquired from Robert Feriar of
Fareland the office of custodier of the light
of the Holy Rood in the church. On llth
May 1453 the Town Council conveyed to
Mabel, Countess of Lennox and Duchess
of Albany, the Chapel of St Mary the
Virgin, of which the Council was patron,
with its lands, rents and patronage, to
enable the Countess to erect the chapel into
a collegiate church. To the Pope, on 3rd
Jan. 1453-4, the Countess addressed a
petition to the effect that some years ago
her late husband, Murdoch, Duke of
Albany and Earl of Fife and Menteith, and
her father (Duncan) Earl of Lennox, and
their children, namely the sons and brothers
of the said Countess, were, by order of the
late James, King of Scots, who was evilly
counselled or informed, disinherited and
put to death (on the Heading Hill at Stir
ling Castle in 1425), leaving no successor
in the right line excepting the said Countess,
a solitary widow and very poor, who suc
ceeded by paternal right to her father,"
and that for the welfare of their souls and
in lasting memory of them" she desired to
erect into a collegiate church for a provost
and chaplains the said Chapel of the Virgin
Mary, which she is to enlarge, build and
repair for the purpose. The Pope on 4th
Feb. 1453-4 remitted to the Bishop of St
Andrews and the Prior of Inchmahome
with power to make enquiries, and to erect
the collegiate church for a provost and such
perpetual chaplains "as they deemed
reasonable." At the same time, likewise
on the crave of the Countess, the Hospital
of Polmadie, with its annexed Church of
Strathblane, and also the Church of Fintry,
were assigned to the collegiate church. The
Bishop and Prior were also granted faculty
to "collate and assign for this turn the
Provostship to George Abernethy, Clerk
of the Diocese of Glasgow, rector of the
said Hospital of Polmadie, a son of the
sister (Maria ?) of the said Countess, * by
her husband, Sir William Abernethy of
Saltoun. George Abernethy was still pro
vost on 6th March 1468-9. Further endow
ments granted by the Countess to the
church were the following lands Strath
blane; Stuckroger and Ferkinch or Fork-
inch in Lues; Balernicbeg in Cardross;
Knockdouriebarber in Rosneath; and
Ladytown in Bonhill. The Church of Bon-
hill, which also pertained to the collegiate
church, appears likewise to have been her
gift. The collegiate church was dedicated to
the Virgin Mary. The Bedesmen Hospital
was probably attached to the church. By
Crown Charter of 12th March 1551-2 there
was conveyed to Paisley Abbey the patron
age of the collegiate church and of the
chaplainries of the hospital and the begging
poor, lie bedemen; and a further Crown
Charter of 1st Feb. 1552-3 to the same
effect described the gift as "the Patronage
of the Provostry, prebends, prebendaries,
and chaplainries of the Collegiate Church
of the Virgin of Dunbarton, with the
Hospital and the Wayfarer s Inn (or
Hospitium) and the poor, lie bedemen, of
the same. The Fair of St John the Baptist
was instituted by Crown Charter of llth
March 1225-6. [Cal Papal Regs., Letters,
x, 623-4, xii, 670; Reg. Great Seal, i, 760,
iii, 188, iv, 683, 747, 811, v, 188, vii, 190;
Reg. Sec. Seal, ii, 809; Book of Assumptions
of Benefices.]
PATRICK WODDEROW, M.A., pen
sioner, 1568. [Reg. Abbrev. Feu
Charters of Church Lands, ii, 103.]
ROBERT GLATTISBERRIE, reader.
1574 [Acts and Dec., Ivii, 229.]
PATRICK WEMYSS, M.A., min. pres.
1593
to vicarage 22nd March 1595 on
dem. of George Moncrieff. [Reg.
Sec.Sig., Ixix, 81.]
DUNBARTON]
DUNBARTON GARELOCHEAD
277
1601 WILLIAM SYMSON, died 1620.
WILLIAM BLAIR, born Irvine; marr.
Barbara, daugh. of -. Robertson of
1620
Orbieston.
JAMES DONALDSON of Murroch,
1681
son of James D., probably min. of
Rerrick, died 25th April 1722. Marr.
3rd April 1681 Anna, only daugh. of John
Stirling of Bankell and Elizabeth Dick, and
had issue Henry, born 22nd Jan. 1683,
died young; Elizabeth, born 22nd Dec. 1684
(marr. 1707 John Colquhoun of Ennistros-
san); James, born 10th June 1686, died
young; William of Murroch, Sheriff De
pute, Dunbarton, died 22nd Aug. 1764;
George, born 17th Aug. 1689; Nicolas,
born June 1691; Grizel, born 8th Nov.
1692; Margaret, born 25th Dec. 1693; John,
born 17th July, died 3rd Aug. 1695; James,
born 3rd Aug. 1696; Archibald, born 13th
June 1698; Henry, bora 3rd June 1700;
Alexander, born 18th June 1702; Anna,
born 4th June 1704; Thomas, born Oct.
1705. Two of these daughs. marr. Colin
Maclachlan, Luss, and Archibald his
brother.
ANDREW GRAY, his daugh. died at
1843 Cove 2nd Dec. 1925.
GEORGE ALPINE, his daugh., Mary
1882
Turner (marr. James A. Latta), died
25th March 1946.
WILLIAM WALKER REID, died 25th
Feb. 1946; his wife, Mary Scott,
died 28th Nov. 1937; his daugh.,
Mary Helen Isabel, born 10th Aug. 1919.
SECOND CHARGE
ROBERT ANDERSON, returned to
1689 Rhu 1704.
DUNTOCHER
NEIL MAcGILL, trans, to Tomintoul
1918 21st April 1926.
JOHN WALKER, trans, from Kirk-
1920 P atrick - Flemin g (<7- v -) 1st Oct. 1926;
trans, to Johnstone 21st Dec. 1934;
his daugh., Edith Isobel (marr. 17th Jan.
1942 Capt. James Strathearn Dundas,
K.O.S.B.).
FINTRY
By Papal authority on 4th Feb. 1453-4
the church was annexed to the Collegiate
Church of Dunbarton.
GEORGE WATSON, exhorter, "en-
1560
tered to Service" Candlemas 1560,
being elected and adm. with a
sober and small stipend and manse and
glebe belonging to the vicarage which the
vicar brooked; on 18th March 1567-8 the
Privy Council ordained James Galbrayth
of Kilcrewth who had withheld the glebe,
manse and yard since 1560, to desist and
grant possession to the said George.
[Reg. Privy Council, i, 615.]
ANDREW KEMP, adm. before 1571.
Marr. Isobell Anderson who sur
vived him. [Aces. Sub Coll. of
Bene., 1571.]
1571
THOMAS FLEMING. [Acts and Dec.,
1573 1, 95.]
MATTHEW BARCLAY, died 30th July
1907 1938.
GARELOCHHEAD
JOHN PAISLEY, born 20th Nov. 1814;
1848
line 3, for "Mary Catherine Rus
sell" read "Elizabeth Lang"; his
second daugh., Eupham, died 29th Oct.
1928; George, his son.
JOHN PATTERSON, died 28th Sept.
1934; his widow, Jane Templeton
Couper, died 5th Jan. 1946.
1906
1919
CHRISTIAN ARTHUR ROBERT
SON, dem. 3rd June 1924 on app.
to St Andrew s Church, Alexandria,
Egypt; adm. to Greenock, Wellpark West,
14th May 1930; trans, to Avondale 22nd
Feb. 1939.
ALEXANDER HASTIE BODIN, born
1924
24th May 1887, son of Hugh B. and
Annie Hastie; educ. at Univ. of
Glasgow, M.A. (16th Nov. 1912); licen. by
Presb. of Glasgow 30th June 1920; assistant
Barony and St Matthew s, Glasgow and
Dalziel; ord. 18th Sept. 1924; died 1st Feb.
278
GARELOCHEAD KILLEARN
[PRESB. OF
1948. Marr. 10th Jan. 1929 Eliza Mar
garet, daugh. of Thomas Alexander Boyd
and Jane Finlayson Govan, and has issue
Hugh Arthur Boyd, born 6th June 1930;
Michael Alexander, born 20th April 1932.
(Charges united 15th March 1938.)
HELENSBURGH
JOHN GEORGE CROCKET CHRIS
TIE, died at Clarkston 8th Dec.
1925; his widow, Emily Agnes Jones,
died 8th June 1948.
MALCOLM MUNRO MACPHER-
SON, O.B.E., ord. A. and S. 25th
Oct. 1922; trans, to St. Paul s,
Greenock, 8th July 1926.
THOMAS JAMES CAMPBELL
CRAWFORD, born 3rd April 1 890,
son of John C, builder, and Sarah
Louise Waters; educ. at Univ. of Glasgow,
M.A. (1921); licen. by Presb. of Glasgow
1920; assistant, Barony; ord. assistant 19th
Feb. 1922; adm. 15th May 1922 to Twe-
char; trans, and adm. 10th Nov. 1926;
trans, to West Kilbride 19th Feb. 1930.
Marr. 6th July 1922 Isobel Sharpe Hastings,
and has issue Eileen, born 8th Jan. 1924;
Elma Louise, born 18th March 1926;
Isabel Campbell, born 31st Aug. 1928.
HELENSBURGH WEST
JOHN BAIRD, died 14th Sept. 1932;
1889
his daugh., Jean (marr. 6th June
1922 Neil Conley, M.A., min. of
U.F. Church, Mortlach); his son, John
Logic, inventor of television, managing
director of Baird Television, Television
Station, Alexandra Palace, July 1936; died
14th June 1946.
WILLIAM HARVEY LEATHAM,
dem. on app. to St Andrew s
Church, Ottawa, 4th Oct. 1926; died
at Montreal 26th Feb. 1937; his son,
George Rendle, min. of St Bride s, Edin
burgh.
JOHN FORSYTH MARSHALL, born
8th Dec. 1893, son of Archibald
1919
1927
Millar M., min. of U.F. Church,
Cowie, and Christina Frere Forsyth; educ.
at Univ. of Edinburgh, M.A. (1915), and
Oxford, M.A. (1920); served in War with
Highland Light Infantry, M.C.; licen. by
Presb. of Edinburgh June 1920; assistant
St Cuthbert s; ord. 28th April 1921 to
Airdrie; trans, and adm. 17th Jan. 1927;
trans, to Renfrew Old 30th Nov. 1933.
Marr. 26th July 1921 Anne Pringle, daugh.
of Alexander Pringle Davidson, min. of
Skirling U.F. Church, and Mary Gemmell
Duke, and has issue Archibald Humphrey
Miller, born 25th May 1922; Doris Mary
Christine, born 30th June 1924; Jean Mar
garet Miller, born 22nd April 1926.
JAMESTOWN
DANIEL JACK MILLER, died 23rd
Jan. 1925; his son, John Russell,
min. of Kilsyth; his daughs. Eliza
beth Roxburgh (marr. 1st Aug. 1935
George Garland, Falkirk); Marion, M.A.
(marr. 13th Feb. 1934 James Gibson,
Glasgow).
1876
1925
MALCOLM BLAIR MACGREGOR,
born Glasgow 22nd Feb. 1900, son
of John Malcolm M. and Margaret
Gardner Morrison; educ. at Whitehall
School and Univ. of Glasgow, M.A. (1922),
Ph.D. (1929); licen. by Presb. of Glasgow
19th Dec. 1923; assistant St Andrew s,
Glasgow, 1924, Cambuslang; ord. 29th
May 1925. Marr. 22nd Sept. 1925 Lily,
youngest daugh. of John Downie and
Catherine Stewart, and has issue Cathe
rine Stewart, born 9th April 1928; Margaret
Morrison, born 21st May 1937. Publica
tions The Sources and Literature of Scot
tish Church History (Glasgow, 1934);
Jamestown Parish Church (Historical Sketch)
(Dunbarton, 1934).
KILLEARN
WILLIAM GRAHAM, parson in 1566.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Stir-
15oo .. n
ling, etc.]
PATRICK PATERSON, pres. to vicar-
1572
pensionary 15th Sept. 1572 on death
of Sir John Snell. [Reg. Pres. Bene. y
i, (3), 21.]
DUNBARTON]
KILLEARN OLD KILPATRICK
279
JOHN GRAHAM, Lord of Council,
parson 1586. [Lamont Papers, 328,
105.]
JAMES CRAIG, had issue James of
1658 Costerton, W.S., died 5th Aug. 1743.
JAMES DICK, died at Kirknewton 1st
1883 May 1930.
1898
ALEXANDER GORDON MIT
CHELL, dem. 2nd Feb. 1931, died
2nd Nov. 1943; his wife, Edith
Rebecca Gillies, died 5th Nov. 1925; his
son, John William Forrester Gordon, died
21st June 1938; his daughs. Jessie Murray
Graham, died 7th Feb. 1926; Elizabeth
Edith (marr. 6th Oct. 1942 Lieut. Roy
Greer Donnan, Pioneer Corps). Addl.
Publications Original Latin Dramas of
George Buchanan in English Verse , Odes of
Horace in English Verse.
(Charges united 2nd July 1931.)
KILBOWIE
Services were begun in a hall purchased
in 1896 by the Kirk Session of Old Kil-
patrick. The church was built in 1904 and
tower built and bell instituted in 1933. A
hall was built in 1928.
JOHN HAMILTON, died 29th Jan.
1898
1947; line 8, for "Jane" read
"Janet."
KILMARONOCK
The patronage of the church was granted
to Cambuskenneih Abbey 1306-29. [Reg.
Mag. Sig., i, App. ii, 105.]
1574
GEORGE McGLEISS, reader, pres. to
vicarage pensionary 25th May 1574
on death of Sir James Hunter.
[Reg. Pres. Bene., i, 21.]
ARCHIBALD CRAWFORD, M.A.,
1581 vicar pensioner 20th Sept. 1581, also
parson of Eaglesham (#.v.). [Reg.
Privy Council, ii, 421-2.]
LUKE STIRLING, M.A., min. pres.
1601 to P arsona S e anc * vicarage on dep.
of Robert Alexander. [Reg. Sec.
Sig., Ixxiv, 175.]
WILLIAM BERRY SHAW PATER-
1836
SON, his daughs. Janet Shaw, died
at Edinburgh 1st June 1923; Mar
garet, died at Edinburgh 4th Dec. 1927.
WILLIAM BOYD, his daugh., Isobel
1879 McCulloch, died 18th Aug. 1938.
WILLIAM McLAUCHLAN GOLDIE,
1920
dem. 7th April 1948; his daugh.,
Winifred Maud (marr. 15th Oct.
1926 Walter Bilsland, farmer, Gartenban-
trick, Kilmaronock); his wife, Matilda
Maud Barr, died 2nd Aug. 1943.
KNIGHTSWOOD
GEORGE WILSON HAMILTON, born
1925
17th May 1891, second son of
Thomas H., Drumcross, Bathgate;
educ. at Peebles High School, Univ. of St
Andrews, M.A. (1913), B.D. (1916); student
missionary at Elvanfoot 1914-15; licen. by
Presb. of Peebles 1916; assistant Inveresk;
served in R.A.S.C. in France, Egypt and
Palestine; ord. to Cummertrees 4th Aug.
1920; trans, and adm. 1st Oct. 1925; trans,
to Comrie 1st Dec. 1937. Marr. 4th Aug.
1921 Elizabeth Tyler, youngest daugh. of
John Bruce, St Margaret s, Loanhead.
OLD KILPATRICK
Attached to the lands of Kilbowie, there
was a chapel with chapel lands. [Retours,
xxxiii, 36.]
ROBERT HOUSTON, exhorter.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Stirling,
i
etc.]
1573
WILLIAM HAMILTON, pres. on dem.
of Archibald Berne "not able to
travel or supply." [Reg. Pres.
Bene., i, (4), 127; Edin. Tests, 12th May
1575.]
WALTER STEWART. [G. R. Sas.,
1587 xxiv, 97.]
THOMAS ALLAN, his sons Andrew,
1667
buried 9th Aug. 1687; John, buried
27th Dec. 1689.
HARRY SMITH, trans, to Heriot 7th
1916 June 1928.
280
OLD KILPATRICK LUSS
[PRESS. OF
1928
JOHN KENNEDY, born 21st Jan. 1897,
son of Andrew K. and Barbara
Helen Kennedy; educ. at Hutchi
son s Grammar School and Univ. of
Glasgow, M.A. (1922), B.D. (1925); served
with R.A.F. in Great War, 1918; licen. by
Presb. of Glasgow 1924; assistant St
Mungo, Glasgow; ord. to Lowson Memo
rial, Forfar, 15th Sept. 1925; trans, and
adm. 19th Dec. 1928; trans, to Cambuslang
llth March 1936. Marr. 21st Oct. 1925
Ellison Bryson, daugh. of John Gilchrist,
and has issue John Gilchrist, born 9th
Nov. 1926; Margaret Alison, born 27th
Jan. 1929; Alan Gordon, born 31st March
1936. Publications Thrums and the Barrie
Country; A Quiver of Arrows , Worry, its
Cause and Cure.
NEW KILPATRICK
At Balvie-Logan there was a chapel dedi
cated to St Kessog. [Reg. Mag. Sig., ii,
2648.]
JOHN LOGAN, his son, Walter, comp
troller of customs, Perth Amboy,
New Jersey.
JAMES WATERS KING, his daugh.,
Amy Mary Waters, died Versailles
1870 15th Jan. 1943.
JOHN HENRY DICKEY, died in
Glasgow Royal Infirmary 30th Jan.
1926.
1907
1926
WILLIAM WHITE ANDERSON,
M.C., D.D. (Glasgow, 23rd June
1943), trans, from Bellahouston
(q.v.} 9th Sept. 1926; trans, to St Cuthbert s,
Edinburgh, 23rd April 1931; Vice-Con
vener Business Committee 1946; Convener
Home Board.
DRUMCHAPEL
JOHN EASTON BLACK, adm. first
min. of parish 3rd Nov. 1923; died
17th Feb. 1942; his daugh., Jean
Bethia Naismith (marr. 28th June 1933
Robert Montague Lloyd Puckeridge, Mid-
stead, Hants). His father was J.P., Stone-
house, Lanarkshire.
1910
KNOXLAND
JOHN SMITH, licen. by Presb. of
1886 Glasgow 1884.
JAMES LITTLE, died 31st March
1910 1946.
ARCHIBALD MONTGOMERY,
1916 trans, to Condorrat 22nd March
1927.
1927
NORMAN GOTTFRIED KESTING,
born 22nd June 1885, son of Ernest
K., organist and teacher of music,
and Isabella Thornwaite Rigg; educ. at
Univ. of Edinburgh, M.A. (1906); licen.
by Presb. of Edinburgh April 1909; assis
tant, St Margaret s, Edinburgh, 1909,
Selkirk 1911, Newington 1913; ord. to
Drumelzier 20th April 1917; trans, and
adm. 29th Sept. 1927; trans, to Kirkhope
17th May 1935. Marr. 26th July 1917
Maud, second daugh. of Hugh Cameron,
min. of Newington, and has issue Hugh
Morrison, born 25th May 1918, died 14th
Nov. 1940; John Rigg, born 10th Oct. 1919;
Norman Douglas, born 20th Sept. 1921;
Elizabeth Maud, born 12th April 1923;
Isabel Margaret, born 19th Jan. 1925.
Publication Chapter on Drumelzier in
History of Peeblesshire.
LUSS
On 8th March 1315-16 Robert I granted
to God and St Kessog the privilege of gyrth
round the church for three miles on every
side, both land and water. [Hist. MS.
Commiss., iii, 387.]
Sir Thomas Henderson was on 12th
April 1556 presented and invested at the
Altar of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Luss
in the south part of the church, and to the
office of clerk of the parish by delivering to
him a missal book, cup, and other vest
ments of the altar. [Chiefs of Colquhouns,
i, 117.]
1555
JOHN LAYING (LAING), M.A., par
son in Feb. 1555-6, having suc
ceeded Mr James Colquhoune, son
of Walter C., 3rd son of Sir John C. of
Luss by his first wife, Elizabeth Stewart;
DUNBARTON]
LUSS
281
designated prebendary of Luss in 1561, and
parson and vicar in 1563, when it is nar
rated that he has been possessed of "the
parsonage and vicarage years bygone and
his furneist and sustenit ministeris for
reading and edifeing of the parochinaris
thairof yeirlie sen the alteratioun of the
religioun conforme to ordour taken thaira-
nent lyke as he yiet dois"; parson of
Kirkpatrick-Juxta 1539-53, perpetual vicar
of Dreghorn 1553, Canon of Glasgow 1564,
Dean of the Faculty of Glasgow Univ.
1552-5, and Judge-Commissary of the
Archbishop of St Andrews 1564; died in
Sept. 1571. [Chiefs of Colquhoun, i, 89,
97, 118, 123, 124, ii, 82, 247, 262, 345; Acts
and Dec., xxiv, 73, xxvii, 32, xxviii, 143,
xxix, 79, xl, 153; Notes on the Black Book
of Paisley, 93, 95; Edin. Tests., ii, 232.]
JAMES COLQUHOUN, M.A., min. in
or soon after 1560; parson 28th
April 1566; died before 1st Nov.
1572; had issue John, James. He was
nephew of Mr Archibald Colquhoun, par
son of Stobo. [Reg. of Deeds, viii, 201, x,
222; Chiefs of Colquhoun, i, 222; Edin.
Tests., viii, 311.]
JAMES LAYING, reader; Clerk of the
1567
Diocese of Glasgow in 1534, and
Chaplain of the Diocese 1550; con
formed and became reader here in 1560;
dem. apparently in 1572; later was parson.
[Chiefs of Colquhoun, ii, 336, 96; Notes
on the Black Book of Paisley, 96; Compts.
Sub Coll. of Thirds, Stirling, etc.]
WILLIAM CHIRNSYDE, min., and
1572
also parson in succession to Mr
John Laying; on Jan. 10th 1572-3
he set in feu to Sir Humphrey Colquhoune,
son of Sir John C. of Luss, the parsonage
manse, place, and yard, situated at the
south side of the Rotten Row of Glasgow;
trans, apparently before 27th April 1576.
[Notes on the Black Book of Paisley, 96;
Colquhoune Cart., i, 397^00; Chiefs of
Colquhoun, ii, 435.]
JAMES LAYING, above mentioned,
15?6 parson 27th April 1576. [Chiefs of
Colquhoun, ii, 435. See Kirkpatrick-
Juxta.]
MALCOLM STEVENSON, Chaplain
1585 of the Diocese of Glasgow; vicar-
pensioner here at the Reformation;
his claim for his pension of 20 merks for
1561-2 was refused in 1563 by Mr John
Laying, parson, because he "his maid na
service thairintill this lang time bypast as
he aucht to have done," and "he is bot
ane feall and pensioner"; subsequently, in
1563, he is designated exhorter, and he
appears to have continued to discharge
that duty. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Stirling, etc.; Chiefs of Colquhoun, i, 83;
Acts and Dec., xxvii, 32; Edin. Test., ii, 232.]
WILLIAM CHIRNSYDE, had issue at
1594
least Archibald and David; died
before 1st March 1600. [Chiefs of
Colquhoun, i, 148, 180, ii, 435.]
DUNCAN ERROLL, on 1st March
1599 1600 he was presented by Alexander
Colquhoune of Luss to the par
sonage and vicarage, vacant by the death
of Mr William Chirnsyde; by act of Assem
bly 1605 he was deprived of the living, and
on 26th Feb. 1606 the Synod ordained the
presb. to put into execution against him
the Act of Assembly, and that they should
make provision, before his deposition from
the ministry, for the maintenance of him
self, his wife, and bairns, seeing he had
served so long in the ministry. He was,
however, supported by Alexander Col
quhoune of Luss and the parishioners, and
in spite of his deprivation he continued in
full possession till his death, administering
the Word and Sacraments and receiving
the stipend. He marr. -. Buchanan.
[Chiefs of Colquhoun, i, 180, 218.]
JOHN CAMPBELL, the patron, Alex-
ander Colquhoune of Luss, made a
presentation in favour of Mr Mal
colm Colquhoune, but the presb. presented
Mr Campbell, jure devoluto, on the ground
that Mr Erroll had been lawfully deprived,
and that a successor had not been timeously
presented by the patron; objections to the
presbytery s procedure were set aside and
Mr Campbell was settled. [Chiefs of
Colquhoun, i, 218-20.]
282
LUSS ROSNEATH
[PRESB. OF
WILLIAM ANDERSON, his sons-
Robert, min. of Row, Alexander;
Charles. [Deeds, Dal., 1705, No.
1698
1685
503.]
DANIEL McGILCHRIST, second son
of Donald M., writer, Rothesay, and
Janet, daugh. of William Yair, town
clerk, Glasgow. Marr. proc. 5th April 1707
Margaret McDougal, Dunblane. [Reg. of
Deeds, Dal., 21st Aug. 1721.]
JAMES ROBERTSON, line 5, delete
1723 Father of the Church.
1908
ALEXANDER SLATER DUNLOP,
trans, to St Andrews Second Charge
7th Oct. 1924; line 5, for "Edin
burgh read Glasgow.
ALISTAIR CAMPBELL, trans, from
Kilninver (q.v.) 26th Feb. 1925;
Chaplain to Lord High Commis
sioner 1932. Marr. 9th Feb. 1922 Eliza
beth M., daugh. of Matthew H. Craig and
Margaret Craig, and has issue Margaret
Elizabeth, born 10th Nov. 1922; William
Alexander, born 29th April 1927; Donald
George Craig, born 27th Aug. 1931.
MILNGAVIE ST PAUL S
1898 JOHN EDGAR, died 3rd July 1925.
DUNCAN McCORKINDALE, trans,
from Bonnybridge 22nd Dec. 1925
(q.v.); line 1, for "29" read "28";
dem. 1st Oct. 1940.
1925
RENTON
JOHN MACLEAN, trans, to Liff and
Benvie 25th March 1925; his son,
1913
John, born 13th Nov. 1919.
GEORGE NEILSON DUFF, born 12th
April 1 896, son of William Butler D.
and Janet Neilson; educ. at Hutche-
son s Grammar School and Univ. of
Glasgow, M.A. (1918); served in Great
War; licen. by Presb. of Glasgow 4th May
1921 ; assistant, St Ninian s, Glasgow, 1922,
St Paul s 1924; ord. 26th Aug. 1925; trans,
to Abbotsford-Chalmers, Glasgow, 5th
April 1934; trans, to Albert Drive, Pollok-
shields, 23rd Oct. 1946. Marr. 9th Feb.
1926 Fanny, daugh. of Edward McRoberts
and Fanny Phelps, and has issue William
Butler, born 8th Jan. 1928; Frances
McRoberts, born 30th June 1932.
ROSNEATH
The church was granted to Paisley Abbey
by Anlay or Amelec, brother of Maldouin,
Earl of Lennox, with confirmation by said
Maldouin, and by Alexander II, 12th
March 1225-6. It was dedicated to St
Nicholas. Traditionally, however, the dedi
cation is said to have been to the Virgin
Mary, but the probability is that that was
the dedication of the Chapel of Kilcreggan
hence the popular interpretation of Ros-
neath "isle" as the Virgin Promontory.
On 1st June 1621 the parishioners un
successfully petitioned Parliament for the
removal of the church from the "island"
to the mainland at Ardinconnel, where
Rhu Church was subsequently built. Be
sides the chapel at Kilcreggan, there were
in the parish the Chapel of St Modan in the
churchyard where the relics of the saint
were kept, the Chapel of St Bean at Fass-
lane, and a chapel at Port Kill, "harbour
of the Chapel. The chancel of the church
was extended in 1922 by H.R.H. Princess
Louise, Duchess of Argyll, in memory of
her husband, John, 9th Duke, and of
George, 8th Duke. The reredos was
erected by her in 1931. [Reg. of Paisley
Abbey, 209; Acts Scott. Part., iv, 407b;
Eraser s Lennox, 230; Watson s Celtic
Place Names, 289, 312.]
MALCOLM STEVENSON, exhorter
1563. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
1567
Stirling, etc.] (See Luss.)
GEORGE LINDSAY of Blackscolme.
1614
[G. R. Sas., ix, 140, 10th Dec.
1621.]
NINIAN CAMPBELL, second son of
Colin C. of Ormidale (first family);
had issue William; Colin, matric.
Glasgow 1647. [G. R. Sas., 2 Ser., xiii,
41.]
ALEXANDER CAMERON, dem. 2nd
1665 June 1680.
DUNBARTON]
ROSNEATH STRATHFILLEN
283
JAMES GORDON, third son. [G. R.
1682 Sas., 3 Ser., xxix, 341.]
JAMES GORDON, had issue Robert.
1682 [Deeds, Dal., 1706, No. 260.]
ROBERT CAMPBELL, min. at
1689
Stephenkirk in Ireland 1710; his son,
Hugh, apprenticed to William Black-
wood, merchant, 13th Dec. 1710.
ALFRED WARR, his widow, Christian
1887
Grey Laing, died 27th Feb. 1945;
1916
his daugh., Agnes Christian Con
stance (marr. 28th Oct. 1931 Stuart
FCindersley Turnbull).
ALEXANDER BROWN GRANT,
dem. 10th April 1939; his wife,
Agnes Bryden Mackendrick, died
13th Dec. 1925. Marr (2) 3rd Jan. 1928
Mabel Symon, second daugh. of David
Low, Bearsden, Glasgow; his daugh.,
Juanita Turner (marr. 1st July 1936
Robert McHarg, merchant, Glasgow).
ROW or RHU
ROBERT ANDERSON, son of William
1684
A., min. of Buchanan. [Deeds,
Dal., 1705, Nos. 503, 504.]
JOHN MACLEOD CAMPBELL, his
daugh., Margaret Duncan, died at
Stewkley Ham, Bucks, 25th Jan.
1933.
JOHN LAURIE-FOGO, his daughs.
1832
1930.
Jane, D.C.S., died 25th Nov. 1929;
Bertha Margaret, died 12th March
JOHN McKESSER WEBSTER, his
daugh., Winifred Mary (marr. 1908
Lt.-Col. Sir James Forest Halket
Carmichael, C.M.G.); his widow, Mary
Jane Dennistoun, died 22nd March 1941.
VINCENT CASSELS ALEXANDER,
1914 trans, to Rubislaw 14th June 1922.
ROBERT BALDOCK SCOTT, trans.
1922 fr m Humbie (?- v -) 9th Nov - 1922 >
died 7th May 1924; his widow,
Alexa Evelyn Macleod, died 18th March
1937.
DONALD MCGREGOR GRANT,
1924
trans, from Newport (q.v.) 16th Oct.
1924; drowned at Granton llth
Dec. 1929. Addl. issue Espeth Catherine,
born 13th June 1926. His daugh., Helen
McGregor (marr. 7th Aug. 1946 Robert,
younger son of Robert Aitken Dunbar).
STRATHBLANE
The church belonged to the Hospital of
Polmadie, and with the hospital became a
prebend of Glasgow in 1425-6 and in
1453^ was annexed to the Collegiate
Church of Dunbarton.
JOHN COCHRANE, his daugh., Anne
165Q (marr. cont. 31st May 1679 Archi
bald Macgregor of that Ilk); died
24th June 1125. [Stir ling Sas., 10th March
1680.]
JAMES GRAY, marr. Agnes, daugh.
1748
of William Fogo, merchant, Glas
gow.
HAMILTON BUCHANAN, bora 13th
1835 June 1805.
DANIEL JOHN FERGUSON, his
widow, Henrietta Hamilton Mont-
1874
gomery, died 21st Dec. 1941.
WILLIAM BEGBIE MOVES, dem. 5th
Sept. 1933; died 8th March 1946.
Marr. (2) 12th Oct. 1932 Catherine
Renwick Watson.
(United with Blane field 9th Feb. 1934.)
STRATHFILLAN
Part of the endowment granted by
Robert I to the Chapel of St Fillan, which
he founded in 1314, was the 5 lib. Lands of
Wichtertiry (Uchterteris) in Glendochart.
On 26th Feb. 1317-18 he granted the
patronage of the Church of Killin to the
Abbey and Convent of Inchaffray on condi
tion that the abbey provided a canon to
serve at the chapel; and the grant was
repeated on 1 8th April 1318 without condi
tion. Apparently the original design of the
King was a chapel with a canon, but soon
after the foundation the chapel was con
verted into a priory, as is shown by a
charter of William Sinclair, Bishop of
284
STRATHFILLAN YOKER [PRESS. OF DUMBARTON]
Dunkeld, dated 28th Oct. 1318, granting
to the Prior of Inchaffray and to the canons
the Church of Killin (whose patronage, as
just stated, had been granted by Robert I),
and all the teinds, fruits, revenues of the
same, to be converted to the use of the
prior and canons living at the said chapel
for the worship of God, provided that
according to the capabilities of the place a
sufficient number of canons should be
settled there by the Abbot of Inchaffray.
The Prior of St Fillan s Chapel, on the
occurrence of a vacancy, was to be pre
sented by the abbot and convent, and
instituted by the Bishop. It may be that
to the enlargement of the place, in order to
render it fitting for a priory, there has
reference an entry in the Exchequer Rolls
in 1329 to the following effect Payment
through Sir Robert de Bruce, natural son
of King Robert, of a sum of 20 lib. for the
building of the Church of St Fillan. In
1543-4 the church was repaired at a cost
of 300 merks. [Charters of Inchaffray
Abbey, 116-20; Reg. Great Seal, i. App. 2,
658, ii, 347, 2458, iii, 2705; Excheq. Rolls,
i, 214.]
ALEXANDER MACKINNON, his
son, Duncan Archibald, M.A., min.
1846
of U.F. Church, Marykirk, died at
Cromdale 22nd March 1922; his daugh.,
Jessie Elizabeth, died 22nd March 1932.
GEORGE CALDER, D.D. (Glasgow
1936), died 1st April 1941; his
daughs. Helen Edith (marr. 26th
April 1922 Andrew Davidson, M.B.,
Ch.B.); Margaret Evelyn Campbell (marr.
12th Nov. 1930 George Stanley Gillies,
Travancore, India). Addl. Publications
The Scholar" s Primar (1917); Togailna Tebe.
The Bard of Statues (1922); Gaelic Grammar
(1923); Gaelic Songs by William Ross (1937).
NEIL DUNCAN MACKINNON, dem.
1913 31st May 1920.
JAMES GOURLAY, M.A., B.D., licen.
1920 ky Presb. of Dunfermline 1916,
assistant South Leith; ord. 21st Dec.
1920; dem. 30th Sept. 1930; assistant at
Larbert; died 24th Dec. 1939.
TEMPLE
JAMES STUART CARSWELL, died
1890 22nd Oct. 1940.
YOKER
JAMES SMITH, dem. 1st June 1920 on
1917
app. of Director of Religious In
struction, St Andrews and Dundee
Training College; his wife, Ruth Lindsay
Morrison, died 3rd Oct. 1945. Marr. (2)
2nd Sept. 1947 Margaret Helen Kemp,
elder daugh. of George Birnie, min. of
Speymouth. Publications The Book of the
Prophet Ezekiel , The Teacher s Handbook
to the Syllabus of Religious Instruction.
JOHN SIMPSON AGNEW, M.A., born
1920
30th June 1888; licen. by Presb. of
Paisley 1912; enlisted as private in
Scots Guards, officer in H.L.I., three times
wounded; assistant, East Wemyss, Kirk-
caldy; ord. llth Nov. 1920; died at Paisley
28th Dec. 1920. Marr. 12th Feb. 1910
Eliza Jane Campbell, and had issue
William Craigie, born 14th April 1911.
WILLIAM WALLS, born 13th Oct.
1921
1889, son of David W., farmer, East
Hillhouse, Riccarton, Ayrshire, and
Agnes Stark; licen. by Presb. of Glasgow
20th Dec. 1920; assistant Calton; ord. 20th
April 1921; dem. 30th June 1935. Marr.
27th March 1918 Mary Louisa, daugh. of
William Jackson, and has issue Phyllis
Mary, born 24th March 1919; Ian Gas-
coyne, born 28th April 1922. Publications
Life, Love and Light (Edinburgh, 1926);
Inescapable Questions (Govan, 1927).
PRESBYTERY OF GLASGOW
BANTON
JOHN ARCHIBALD DRON, trans, to
Colintraive 8th July 1932, died 26th
July 1939; his wife, Ethel Margaret
Walworth Hutchison, died 14th June 1935.
CADDER
JAMES HAMILTON, Bishop of Argyll,
held parsonage 1 576. [Cal. of Char-
1576
ters, xi, 2395.] (See Monkland.)
JOHN SPOTTISWOOD, M.A., yr.,
parson 8th Oct. 1583; John S. of
Cadder is mentioned at the same
time. [Cal. of Charters, xii, 2685.]
JOHN BELL, M.A., pres. to vicarage
of Cadder and Monkland 25th Nov.
1594 on dem. of Michael Chisholme.
-[Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixvii, 9.]
THOMAS MELVILLE, son of Thomas
1583
1594
1650
M., min. of Terregles. Marr. Chris
tian Rae, daugh. of Katherine Inglis.
JOHN BUCHAN ADAM WATT, his
1882
widow, Margaret Annie Edith
Sprague, died 21st May 1945.
JAMES WOODSIDE ROBINSON, died
1911 21st Aug. 1948.
ALASDAIR ROBERT ELLIS MAO
1929 INNES, born Tayvallich 4th Oct.
1897, son of Alexander McL, min.
of New Listen U.F. Church, and Margaret
Ellis; educ. Dingwall Academy and Univ.
of Edinburgh; licen. by Presb. of Bathgate
(U.F.) 1926, assistant Buenos Ayres 1927;
adm. by General Assembly as licentiate
24th May 1928; assistant Mauchline; ord.
A. and S. 5th June 1929, dem. 30th Sept.
1941; adm. to Rodney Street, Liverpool,
12th Dec. 1946; dem. 1949. Marr. 8th
April 1930 Jane Seton Normansell Kyd,
only daugh. of William Ingram, K.C.,
advocate (divorced for desertion 23rd Oct.
1936).
CAMPSIE
On 6th June 1508 John Stirling of Craig-
bernard, Kt., founded a perpetual chap-
lainry at the Altar of the Virgin Mary in a
cell or chapel in the church, and in a cell
or chapel, also dedicated to the Virgin
Mary, within the Place and Manor of
Craigbernard, the endowment being 6
merks 10 sh. from the lands of Craig
bernard, and 6 merks from the lands of
Glorat. [Reg. Great Seal, ii, 3240; Dioc.
Reg. of Glasgow, ii, 413-14.]
SIR WILLIAM ERSKINE, Knight,
1563 P arson m 156 ^ secon d son of James
E. of Little Sauchie, Commendator
of Kinloss, Archbishop of Glasgow, a lay
man, had issue Robert; Adam; Janet
(marr. William, Earl of Stirling); Catherine
(marr. 19th Dec. 1594 John, son of John
Blair of Westkirk, Culross). [Stephen s
Inverkeithing and Rosyth, 528; Reg. of
Deeds, ix, 103, xix, 194; Comps. Sub Coll.
of Thirds, Stirling, etc. ]
JOHN ARTHUR, reader in 1563.
1563
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Stirling,
etc.]
JOHN STOOD ART, min.; held the
1574
prebend of Castlehill; pres. to
vicarage pensionary 20th June 1589
on death of Archibald Douglas. He morti
fied to the poor of Campsie 40 sh. annual
rent from two houses and acre of land at
the Kirk of Campsie, the property to be
sold and the feu of 40 sh. administered by
the min. and elders. [Hist. MSS. Commis.
Reports, iii, Duntreith, 113; Comps. Gen.
Coll. of Thirds , Reg. Sec. Sig., Ix, 20.]
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286
CAMPSIE CATHCART
[PRESB. OF
ARCHIBALD DOUGLAS, servitor to
1576
James, Earl of Morton; his pres. on
death of William Kincaid. [Reg.
Pres.Bene., i, (4), 45.]
WILLIAM ERSKINE, marr. Janet
1578 Erskine.
ARCHIBALD DENNISTOUN, M.A.;
1649
his second wife, Katherine Stirling,
with her son, George, a writer s
servant, was resident in Tron Parish,
Edinburgh, 12th Nov. 1694 [Tron Poll
Tax Roll, 11.]
JAMES LAPSIE, pres. 6; line 26, add
1783 "pension of 50."
THOMAS MONRO, pres. by Crown
1844
6th Jan. 1844; his son, James
Berkeley Stevenson, died at Ade
laide, South Australia, 1st Aug. 1923; his
daugh., Eliza Alice Stevenson, died 14th
May 1934.
ALEXANDER WILSON FINLAY-
SON, licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh
May 1909, died 26th June 1940.
Marr. 23rd June 1914 Evelyn Violet Emily,
daugh. of James Oliver and Adeline
Moubray, and had issue Evelyn Adeline
Margaret, born 3rd June 1917 (marr. 3rd
June 1941 Robert Wark Jenkins, R.N. Pay
Corps); Marjory Edith Winifred, born 20th
Feb. 1926; Geoffrey Beauchamp Alistair
Moubray, born 17th July 1934.
CARMUNNOCK
ARCHIBALD HAMILTON, vicar in
1559
1559. [Reg. Abbrev. Feu Charters
of Church Lands, i, 81.]
ROBERT KERR, reader 1563.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Stirling,
etc.]
PETER PATERSON, his pres. in 1568
was consequent upon the dem. of
James Hamilton. [Reg. Pres. Bene.,
1563
1568
ANDREW HAMILTON, pres. to
1585
vicarage 14th Aug. 1575 on death
of William Hamilton. [Reg. Pres.
Bene., i, (4), 38.]
ARCHIBALD GLEN. [G. R. Sas.,
1608 xxvii, 37.]
ROBERT GLEN, his wife, Jean Sharp,
may have been a daugh. of Patrick
Sharp, min. of Govan, for Patrick s
son, Mr David Sharp, min. of Kilbride,
appears as a witness of Robert Glen s will.
[Glasgow Test., 13th March 1622.]
JAMES HUTCHESON, his son, James,
1633 M.A. (Glasgow, 1645).
ANDREW MORTON, line 27, for
1650
"1685" read "1683"; son of
Andrew M., min. of Lundie.
ANDREW TAIT, his son, William,
went to Virginia. [Reg. of Deeds,
1692
Dal., 6th Sept. 1745.]
JOHN KERR, his daugh., Isobel, died
1744 30th Oct. 1788.
GEORGE GREEN GILLAN, his
1888 widow, Agnes Wedderburn, died
10th Jan. 1930; his son, Sir Robert
Woodburn, died 2nd July 1943.
JOHN SMART, trans, to Carstairs 15th
1913 March 1928.
JOHN ANDERSON, born at Millerhill
28th May 1901, son of Thomas A.,
Wester Millerhill, Dalkeith, and
Helen Mathieson; educ. at Newton (Dal
keith), and Broughton, Edinburgh, and
Univ. of Edinburgh, M.A. (1923), B.D.
(1926); Union Theological Seminary, New
York, S.T.M. 1927; licen. by Presb. of
Edinburgh 12th May 1926; assistant St
Matthews, Edinburgh, 1927-8; ord. 21st
Sept. 1928; trans, to Old Monkland 12th
Oct. 1938. Marr. 29th July 1929 Dorothy
Mary Elizabeth, B.A., daugh. of David
Gall Cromb, 14 Eyre Crescent, Edinburgh,
and Eleanor Rankin, and has issue David
Mathieson, born 22nd July 1930; twin sons
stillborn 12th Sept. 1933; Elspeth Eleanor
Margaret, born 4th May 1935; Marjorie
Isabel Helen, born 28th June 1939.
CATHCART
A new church, the last in Scotland to be
built by the heritors, was opened in June
1929.
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CATHCART CUMBERNAULD
287
JOHN COLVILLE, reader 1563.
. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Stirling,
1563
etc.]
JAMES HILL, line 5, for "1572" read
1568 "1571."
JOHN RATTRAY, vicar pensioner.
1574 [Acts and Dec., liv, 229.]
ROBERT HAMILTON, son of James
H. of Garyn, pres. in 1577 when
reader here, on death of John
Rattray. Marr. Isobel, daugh. of James
Hamilton of Torrance. [House of Hamil
ton, 364.]
WILLIAM MUIRCROFT, adm. to
1652
Ardstraw, Ireland, 1655; dep. for
nonconformity 1661, but continued
to minister to 1 672.
DAVID DOW, his daugh., Janet, died
1788 21st June 1840.
ARTHUR EUGENE CLAXTON,
1896 licen. 1st May 1889.
JOHN ALEXANDER COULL MAC-
1910
KELLAR, D.D. (Glasgow, 22nd
June 1938); Convener, Jewish Com
mittee, 1922; Joint Convener 1929-33; his
wife, Jessie Kirkwood Semple, died 18th
May 1927. Marr. (2) 22nd July 1931
Margaret Stevenson, daugh. of John
Anderson and Mary Dunlop. His son, Ian
Coull Semple, chartered masseur.
CHRYSTON
WILLIAM DAVIDSON, dem. 4th June
1929; died at Bridge of Weir 9th
April 1933; his daugh., Jane Beattie,
died 15th Aug. 1929.
(Charges united 5th March 1950.)
CONDORRAT
In Oct. 1929 transferred to the Presby
tery of Linlithgow and Falkirk.
DONALD MACPHERSON, delete
1920 entry, as he did not accept.
CHARLES HEUGHAN, trans, from
Hutchesontown (q.v.) 7th Dec. 1921 ;
trans, to Carntyne 16th Sept. 1926.
1921
ARCHIBALD MONTGOMERY,
1927
trans, from Knoxland (q.v.) 24th
March 1927; trans, to Buccleuch,
Glasgow, 2nd July 1929.
GEORGE MARTIN, born Glasgow
1929 29th March 1899, son of David M.
and Jean Lafferty; educ. at Skerry s
College, Glasgow, and Univ. of Glasgow;
licen. by Presb. of Glasgow 4th June 1929,
assistant Barony; ord. and adm. 18th Sept.
1929; trans, to Chapelton 14th Oct. 1936.
Marr. 8th Oct. 1929 Christina, daugh. of
J. P. Crosbie, and has issue David Clinton,
born 2nd Aug. 1930; James Gordon, born
4th Feb. 1932; Morag Christine, born 25th
Dec. 1934.
CUMBERNAULD
The church was repaired in 1810. Within
the parish are the ruins of the old Parish
Church of Lenzie (Kirkintilloch). There
was a chapel at Chapelton on the farm of
Achinkill. Transferred to Presb. of Lin
lithgow and Falkirk Oct. 1929.
GILBERT MUSHET, on account of
1666
the opposition of the parishioners
he was compelled to "leave home
and Church" before 21st Jan. 1692, with
"no hope of returning"; and on that date
John Paterson, "Bishop of Glasgow,"
imprisoned in Edinburgh Castle, sent to
"All Archbishops, Bishops, Presbyters,
and other Clerics of Churches of England
and Ireland" a letter commending Mushet
in the hope that "he may be admitted to
the ministry." [Cal. Laing Charters,
2894.]
HUGH PARK, his son, Sir Maitland,
1848
died at Cape Town 15th March
1921.
288
CUMBERNAULD ANDERSTON
[PRESB. OF
JOHN OGILVIE, died 7th Dec.
1900 1948.
CUMBERNAULD, EAST
JOHN COCHRANE, had issue
Georgina Isabella Waddell, born
24th June 1846 (marr. 1st Aug. 1873
William Thomson Henderson, Bo ness).
1839
EAGLESHAM
HENRY SINCLAIR, Bishop of Ross,
described as parson, vicar and min.
in 1561. [Comps. Gen. Coll. o,
Thirds.]
1561
1563
ARCHIBALD CRAWFORD, M.A.,
second son of John C. of Crawford-
land; secretary and almoner to Mary
of Lorraine; app. Lord of Session 26th
April 1566, but depr. 2nd June 1568; was
parson 12th June 1558, in 1563, and still
in office 1580. [Acts and Dec., xxxiii, 404;
xli, 323, 337, 360; Reg. Abbrev.Feu Charters
of Church Lands, i, 5, ii, 160; Reg. of Deeds,
iii, 3014, vi, 272, xii, 149.] (See West
Kilbride and Kilmaronock.)
ROBERT BROWN, reader 19th Aug.
1580 1580. [Edin. Tests., viii, 277.]
ANDREW BOYD, M.A. (Glasgow,
1589
1 584), natural son of Thomas, first
Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock. [Reg.
of Deeds, clxxxiii, 176, 15th June 1603.]
JAMES HAMILTON, his sons
Robert, apprenticed to Archibald
Hamilton, merchant, Edinburgh,
13th Jan. 1675; William, apprenticed to
John Day, surgeon apothecary, 22nd April
1692.
JOHN HOUSTON, intruded at Lonmay
1685 before 1696, died 1707.
ALEXANDER DOBIE, line 8, for
1786
"Carfin" read "Greenholm"; his
son, David, surgeon, H.E.I.C.S.
JAMES BUCHANAN, died 4th Aug.
1881 1924.
DAVID LANGLANDS SEATH, born
1917 Dundee; marr. 12th Aug. 1925
Janet, daugh. of James Gemmell
and Agnes Wallace, and has issue Joyce
Gemmell, born 27th Feb. 1926.
GLASGOW
ABBOTSFORD
JAMES McN AUGHT, his wife, Janet
Kinnear Beatson, died 18th June
1876; his daughs. Jane Helen
(marr. P. Nisbet, C.A.), died at Perth 5th
June 1921; Elizabeth Barclay Campbell,
died at Droitwich 4th Feb. 1932.
1904
ROBERT NELSON, dem. 15th June
1933 on union of Abbotsford with
Chalmers (formerly U.F.) Church.
Became senior assistant, South Leith, 1st
Oct. 1936; his son, Robert Arthur, tweed
manufacturer, Earlston.
(United with Abbotsford-Chalmers \5th
June 1933.)
ANDERSTON
(now Anderston Old)
JOHN LOVE, father a weaver, mother
1800
Margaret Lang. Marr. Janet Mc-
Killop, s.p.; line 25, add "2 vols.
(1929)."
ALEXANDER NEIL SOMERVILLE,
his son, James Ewing, died at CrierT
20th Dec. 1923; his daugh., Eliza
(marr. Major-General J. Keir), died 6th
Feb. 1921.
JAMES ROBERTSON, his widow,
1837
1904
Anne Gordon, died at Croy 31st
Aug. 1944.
ALEXANDER MOFFATT, son of
1920 Alexander M . and Jane McClymont,
trans, from St Stephen s, Perth
(q.v.\ 15th June 1920; trans, to Second
Charge, Campbeltown, 9th July 1930; dem.
8th May 1945; adm. to Lethnot and Navar
14th Oct. 1945. Marr. Margaret Moffat,
daugh. of William Morris, and has issue
Ninian, schoolmaster, born 14th April
1913, died 23rd June 1942; Claire, born
22nd Aug. 1916.
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BALSHAGRAY BARONY
289
BALSHAGRAY
ANDREW WATT, his wife, Mary
1909
Campbell Burns, died 12th March
1937.
ALEXANDER WRIGHT STEVEN-
SON trans - to Inch 12th March
1925.
1925
PETER CARMICHAEL MILLAR,
O.B.E., trans, from Balmerino (<?.v.)
1st Oct. 1925; trans, to St Nicholas s
West, Aberdeen, 27th March 1933; D.D.
(Glasgow, 26th June 1945); trans, to
Fintray, 2nd Oct. 1947. Marr. 28th April
1 926 Ailsa Rose Brown, daugh. of Colonel
Ewan Campbell, Edinburgh, and has issue
Peter Carmichael, born 19th Feb. 1927;
Jessie, born 9th Dec. 1929.
BARONY
ZACHARY BOYD. [G. R. Sas., xxv,
1623 85.]
JAMES STIRLING, line 3, for "3000"
1699 read "300."
LAWRENCE HILL, p. 394, line 12,
1750 for "John" read "James."
NORMAN MACLEOD, his son,
1851
William Mackintosh, died at Lon
don 30th June 1931; his daughs.
Ann Campbell (Lady Wilson) died at
Crieff 13th April 1921; Jane, died at Edin
burgh 8th Feb. 1939; Mary Rhoda, died
28th Feb. 1947.
JOHN MARSHALL LANG, pres. by
1873 Crown 23rd Sept. 1873.
JOHN WHITE, D.D., born Glasgow
191 j 1 6th Dec. 1 867, son of Matthew W.,
grain merchant, Kilwinning and
Partick; educ. at Univ. of Glasgow, M.A.
(1891); licen. by Presb. of Dunbarton in
1892; missionary at Drumchapel; ord. to
Shettleston 14th March 1893; built churches
in Carntyne and Tollcross and a new parish
church at Shettleston; trans, to South Leith
27th Sept. 1904; trans, and adm. 7th June
1911; Secretary and afterwards Convener
of General Assembly s Committee for
Conference on Union with United Free
Church; Convener of Business Committee
of the General Assembly of the Church,
1926-40; Chairman of the Church and
Nation Committee; first President of the
Scottish Churches Council; Convener of
Special Committee on Teinds and Church
Property, leading to legislation in 1925;
Convener of Home Mission Committee
and afterwards Convener of the Home
Board; Convener of the special "Church
Extension Committee" 1933; Chaplain to
the Forces in France 1914-17; Convener of
Church and Nation Committee; Joint Con
vener of Committee to confer with Repre
sentatives of Anglican Church; Commis
sioner to the Church in Australia and
representative to the Church in Tasmania
on occasion of its centenary; Chaplain to
His Majesty King George V 4th Aug. 1924,
to King Edward VII, to King George VI;
Chairman of the Church of Scotland Trust;
Moderator of the General Assembly 1925;
first Moderator of the General Assembly of
the United Church Oct. 1929; received
Freedom of the City of Edinburgh 1929;
D.D. (Glasgow, 1920); LL.D. (Glasgow,
1929); LL.D. (Edinburgh, 1929); D.D. (St
Andrews, 28th Sept. 1937); honoured by
King George with the Companionship of
Honour, C.H., 1936. Marr. (1) 5th Sept.
1893 Margaret (died 20th Sept. 1942),
elder daugh. of John Gardner, Muirpark,
Partick, and has issue Matthew Kennedy,
born 29th May 1895, Captain Vth Came-
ronians (Scottish Rifles); John Gardner,
born 17th May 1897, Lieut. Vth Came-
ronians (Scottish Rifles), attached Royal
Flying Corps; fell at La Bruyere Ferme,
France, 26th Aug. 1917; Lilias Paton, born
8th Feb. 1899 (marr. Captain John K.
Tullis Glen, Caldercruix); James Bishop,
born 30th July 1901; Margaret Gardner,
born 27th July 1903, died 26th Dec. 1914;
(2) 24th April 1945 Anne May Calder-
wood, only daugh. of David Woodside,
D.D., min. of Newlands U.F. Church,
Glasgow. Publications With the Came-
ronians (Glasgow, 1917); Memorandum on
Church Properties with a View to Legisla
tion , The Church and Reunion in Scotland ,
Efficiency (Assembly closing address, 1925);
Reunion and its Tasks (The Union Assembly
290
BARONY BLACKFRIARS
[PRESB. OF
address, 1929); Surge Memorial Lecture;
Reunion and International Friendship (1930);
The New World Situation.
BARROWFIELD
(now St Francis in the East)
ROBERT TURNBULL, his widow,
1883
Kate Anderson Smith, died 27th
March 1924.
WALTER SHAW, dem. 28th Nov. 1928;
1919 died 4th Jan. 1929.
BATTLEFIELD
(now Battlefield West)
CHARLES JAMES DONALDSON,
1919 trans, to Riccarton 24th Nov. 1926.
WILLIAM WILSON MORRELL,
1927
M.B.E., born Glasgow llth July
1898, son of David Alexander M.,
assistant inspector, Glasgow Parish Coun
cil, and Eliza Wilson; educ. John Street
H.G. School, Glasgow, and Univ. of Glas
gow; licen. by Presb. of Glasgow 20th Dec.
1922; assistant Greenhead 1923; Neilston;
ord. to Elderslie 17th Sept. 1923; trans,
and adm. 7th June 1927; trans. (C. and S.)
to Trinity College and Moray-Knox, Edin
burgh, 28th Oct. 1936. Marr. 21st Nov.
1923 Grace, daugh. of James Reid and
Wilhelmina Liddell, and has issue Grace
Wilhelmina Reid, born 18th Feb. 1928;
David William James, born 26th July 1933.
BELLAHOUSTON
JOHN BROWN, his daughs. Mar-
1887
garet Romanes, died 4th March
1922; Jean, died at Edinburgh 24th
Feb. 1929; his widow, Margaret Romanes
Rankine, died at Edinburgh 25th Oct. 1943,
aged 95.
WILLIAM WHITE ANDERSON,
1919
trans, to New Kilpatrick 9th Sept.
1926; line 10, for "Doo" read
"Dud."
HENRY COULTER, trans, from Hol-
192? burn 9th Feb. 1927; his daughs.
Sylvia Lucinda (marr. Robert Dun
can Fairbairn, Midland Bank, England);
Dorothy Ruth, born 10th Sept. 1924;
Marjorie lona Bride, born 27th Jan. 1929;
his son, John Aitken, agricultural student;
his daugh., Dorothy Ruth (marr. 15th
April 1947 James Gordon, son of Thomas
Macpherson, M.P., Great Wagley, Essex.)
STEVEN MEMORIAL,
BELLAHOUSTON
ROBERT CHALMERS ANDERSON,
1915
dem. 6th July 1923; adm. to Dulnain
1925
Bridge 1925; trans, to Culsalmond
15th July 1927; died 25th Nov. 1931.
GEORGE WILLIAM WALKER, trans,
from Ceres (q.v.) 8th Dec. 1925;
trans, to Dailly 28th Nov. 1929; died
Ayr 4th May 1946.
BELMONT
JOHN FRASER GRAHAM, died 14th
1886
Sept. 1937; his wife, Helen Taylor
Thomson Hume, died 29th Sept.
1934; his daughs. Katherine (marr. (2)
16th July 1930 James John Ainslie); Helen
Thomson (marr. Colin Macfarlane, Glas
gow), died 17th March 1939.
STUART CRAWFORD PARKER,
dem. 28th March 1923; went to St
Andrews, Toronto, died 15th Jan.
1919
1950.
WILLIAM LARNOCH TENNYSON
LEVACK, trans, from Leuchars
(?.v.) 9th Oct. 1923; D.D. (Glasgow,
19th June 1929); died 8th Dec. 1935. His
son, William Larnoch, min. of Mauritius.
BLACKFRIARS
JOHN BELL, line 2, for "John B., min.
1636
of Tron Parish, Glasgow" read
"third son of James B., merchant,
Glasgow." [Burgess Roll, 23rd March
1633.]
PETER NAPIER, his daugh., Isabel,
1845 died Bridge of Allan 13th June 1943.
JAMES MACKAY, his son, Herbert
1865 James Hay, died 22nd Jan. 1937.
THOMAS SOMERVILLE, his widow,
Agnes Dawson, died at Edinburgh
28th Jan. 1926; his daugh., Agnes
Naysmith, died 6th Feb. 1940.
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BLACKFRIARS CALTON
291
DAVID FRANCIS LIDDLE, died 17th
Oct. 1936; had issue Louise Pinck-
ney, born 29th Nov. 1919; Catherine
Fraser, born 4th May 1921.
1916
BLUEVALE
ANDREW MILLER, his widow, Janet
Agnes Kirke, died 3rd Nov. 1935; his
daugh., Jane Johnstone (marr. 22nd
June 1929 Andrew, son of Andrew Yardley,
Stafford).
JAMES AITKEN BOAG, served as
1919
officer in Royal Scots Fusiliers;
1929
Chaplain to Duke Street Prison;
died 3rd Nov. 1928.
WALTER DAVIDSON, trans, from
Earlston (q.v.) 12th June 1929; trans,
to Galston (C. and S.) 30th Sept.
1931; trans, to Elie Old 23rd March 1944;
has issue Lorenzo Douglas, M.A., B.Sc.,
schoolteacher, died 1st July 1933; Frances
Mary; William Leslie Beaumont, British
Linen Bank; Phyllis Margaret, born 25th
July 1918.
BLYTHSWOOD
(United to St Matthew s \\th June 1920.)
BRIDGEGATE
JOHN STEWART, dem. 28th May
1882
1931, died 17th Dec. 1932; assistant
St John s, Glasgow, before 1875;
his son, Joseph, died 1st June 1891; his
daughs. Margaret, died 4th May 1890;
Elfledamacuaria, died llth Nov. 1909.
(United to Hutchinsontown 28th May 1931 .)
BRIDGETON
GEORGE SIMPSON, his widow,
1852
Rachel Grace Weir Thomson, died
at Lesmahagow 26th March 1939.
THOMAS HISLOP, died llth Jan.
1877 1929.
ALEXANDER LYON BENNET, trans.
1923 A. and S. from Bargeddie (q.v.) 1 1th
Oct. 1923; trans, to Chryston East
9th Jan. 1930; trans, to Lasswade Old 4th
Sept. 1935; died 19th Feb. 1940. Marr.
30th April 1929 Margaret Elizabeth, daugh.
of John Findlay.
BUCCLEUCH
JOHN MACKINTOSH, died 12th Oct.
1912
1924; his widow, Eugenie Fair-
weather, died 21st Oct. 1938.
FRANKLIN ROSS TAYLOR LOR-
NIE, M.A., trans, from Anwoth
26th March 1925; trans, to Fyvie
20th Feb. 1929.
ARCHIBALD MONTGOMERY, educ.
1929
at Dalintober and Grammar School,
Campbeltown; Royal Bounty Mis
sionary at Cairndow, Argyll, 1908; Dar-
conner Mission, Auchinleck, 1914; ord. to
Knoxland 30th March 1916; trans, to
Condorrat (q.v.) 24th March 1927; trans.
2nd July 1929; dem. 14th Oct. 1945; died
29th June 1947. Marr. 3rd May 1927
Margaret Oliver (died s.p. Oct. 1938),
daugh. of William Oliver Chisholm.
(Charge united with St Stephen s \4th
Oct. 1945.)
CALTON
The church was transported to a new site
within the parish at Newbank, opened 6th
Dec. 1935, as part of the scheme for church
extension.
JOHN JACK, pres. by Crown 30th Nov.
1861 1861.
JOHN MURRAY, son of Henry M.,
1864
farmer, and Janet Petrie; pres. by
Crown 17th June 1864.
WILLIAM CHALMERS SMITH, died
1898
7th Aug. 1937; his widow, Elizabeth
Dorothea Lyness, died 21st May
1944; his children Dorothea Stewart, died
15th June 1916; George Cruickshank
Lyness, engineer; William Courtland
Bannatyne, min. of Clousta; Helen Stewart,
doctor; Anne Lindsay Stewart, medical
student.
292
CARNTYNE, ST MICHAEL S DEAN PARK
[PRESB. OF
CARNTYNE, ST MICHAEL S
A chapel was built here in 1900 by the
Rev. John White, min. of Shettleston, and
the parish of Carntyne was disjoined from
Shettleston on 14th Jan. 1914.
JAMES STORRY BARROWMAN,
trans, to Crosshill, Ayr, 19th Jan.
1926.
1910
CHARLES HEUGHAN, trans, from
Condorrat 16th Sept. 1926; trans.
1926
to Forth 3rd June 1927.
1927
DONALD JOHNSON, born at Knock-
bain 13th Aug. 1884, son of Donald
Johnson, F.E.I. S., schoolmaster,
and Catherine McDonald; educ. Duns-
kellor P.S., North Uist, and Glasgow High
School; Univ. of Glasgow; licen. by Presb.
of Glasgow 27th April 1927, assistant
Chalmers, Glasgow; ord. 15th Nov. 1927.
CHALMERS
JAMES COLLIER, his widow, Agnes
Learmonth Davidson, died 2nd
1876
Aug. 1929.
1897
ROBERT JACK, died 16th April 1941.
Marr. 28th Oct. 1919 Euphemia
Amelia Nightingale, younger daugh.
of E. J. Mozart Allan, music publisher,
Glasgow, and had issue Robert, born 21st
Sept. 1920; David Allan, born 13th Sept.
1923; Christina McKenzie, born 20th Jan.
1926.
COLSTON WELLPARK
ALEXANDER MACLELLAN, died
14th Oct. 1934; his widow, Isabella
1904
Spence, died llth Dec. 1944.
COWLAIRS
JOHN GIBB DUNCAN, died 28th
March 1934; his widow, Catherine
1899
Reed Arthur, died 17th Feb. 1946.
DALMARNOCK
JAMES KELLY, had issue James,
born 31st Aug. 1880, Principal of
Aitchison (Chief s) College, Lahore,
1877
India; Isabella F., born 28th Nov. 1881,
teacher of Domestic Science; Margaret S.,
born 8th March 1883, shorthand typist;
Ellie A., born 15th March 1885, Church of
Scotland Mission, Madras (marr. S. H.
Pugh, M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.S. (Edin.),
London Missionary Society, Neyyoor,
Travancore, India); Katherine, born 15th
March 1885, Church of Scotland Mission,
Madras, now at Arkonam; William A.,
born 19th March 1888, incapacitated
through accident while student at Brasenose
College, Oxford; Thomas, born 10th April
1889, engineer, Babcock & Wilcox, Lon
don; John Tannahill, born 4th March 1895,
student, Glasgow University, killed in ac
tion, Ypres 31st July 1917 (25th Machine
Gun Corps).
CHARLES WILLIAM KENNEDY,
1900 died 8th March 1927.
PETER HILL NICOLL, B.D., for-
2 _ merly of Abbey, Arbroath, and All
Saints, Demerara (#.v.); adm. 27th
Sept. 1927; trans, to Garvock llth July
1944. Marr. 14th Jan. 1915 Margie Vivien,
daugh. of Michael Kennedy, and has issue
Freda Cecilia Jean, medical student, born
23rd Oct. 1915; James, C.A., born 6th July
1917; Ivan Kennedy, C.A., born 14th Jan.
1921. Publication "Argentine Memories
the Royal Road," Blackwood s Maga
zine, Sept. 1917, Jan. 1918.
DEAN PARK
JAMES THOMAS GRAHAM, his
widow, Annalexa Macmaster, died
3rd Aug. 1940; his son, William,
min. of Ardersier.
1878
CHARLES SCOTT BURDON, born
1919 3rd Nov. 1862, died 4th March 1930.
1928
JOHN MOREL McWILLIAM, trans.
A. and S. from Craigmore (q.v.) 17th
May 1928; adm. to united charge of
St Kiarans and Dean Park 19th Nov. 1931;
trans, to Tynron 8th Sept. 1938; had issue-
Hester Lowry Douglas, born 14th April
1918 (marr. 9th Aug. 1939 George Patrick
Henderson, M.A.). Publications The
Birds of Bute (London, 1927); The Birds of
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DEAN PARK GOVAN
293
1890
the Firth of Clyde (London, 1935), and
many papers on ornithology and natural
history in Zoologist, Scottish Naturalist,
British Birds, etc.
(United to St Kiarans 1st June 1932.)
ELDER PARK
Parish erected llth July 1892.
DAVID ORR, his daughs. Elizabeth
Anna (marr. 27th Jan. 1922 Sir John
Auld MacTaggart, Bart.); Elinor
Liddell (marr. 22nd Jan. 1924 Stuart
Phillip McCreadie).
ARCHIBALD GRAHAM STUART,
trans, from Ardler (q.v.) 19th May
1921, died 24th Jan. 1936; his daugh.
Ann Bruce Mackenzie (marr. 21st March
1929 Arthur John de Burgh Persse Hether-
ington, min. of Melville Church, Mont-
rose).
GARTCOSH
DONALD STEWART MACKENZIE,
|Q1 , formerly of Kildrummy, adm. 3rd
April 1926; trans, to Aberlour 25th
June 1930. His daugh., Muriel, M.B.,
Ch.B. (marr. 24th June 1948 Benjamin
Henry Dawson, M.B., Ch.B.).
GORBALS
WILLIAM ANDERSON, born 30th
1?71 June 1728, eldest son of John A.,
tenant in Bickramside of Nether
Kinneddar in parish of Saline, Fife; educ.
at Univ. of Edinburgh; app. Schoolmaster,
Precentor and Session Clerk in the parish
of Carnock, Fife, in 1748; licen. by Presb.
of Dunfermline llth Dec. 1760; app. as
preacher at Gorbals, Glasgow, in 1770;
pres. by Univ. of Glasgow in March, and
ord. first min. of the parish 9th May 1771;
died 1 1th Dec. 1792, and buried in Gorbals
Burial Ground. He marr. Elizabeth (born
17th April 1723, died 19th April 1795),
youngest daugh. of John Stobie, portioner
of Wester Luscar in the parish of Carnock,
and of Grisel Stobie, and had issue
Grisel, born 24th Dec. 1753 (marr. 15th
Feb. 1790 Bailie John Smith), died s.p.
T*
5th Feb. 1791; Janet, born llth April 1755,
died llth April 1851; Margaret, born 22nd
Dec. 1757, died 28th Oct. 1784; Elizabeth,
born 15th June 1759, died 28th May 1836;
John, born 19th March 1761, merchant,
Glasgow; William, born 17th Feb. 1765,
died 1765; William, bora 2nd July 1766,
died 1819; surgeon, Glasgow. (Glasgow
Past and Present, etc.). [Ex. inform. H. L.
Anderson, 18 Rosary Gardens, London,
S.W.7.]
1793 JAMES McLEAN, father a flesher.
THOMAS LOGAN DOUGLAS, trans.
1915 to Crawford 21st Feb. 1922.
WILLIAM FULTON, ord. 5th Dec.
1922
1922; trans, to Canisbay 18th July
1928.
EDWARD ARTHUR NEIL SIN-
1928
CLAIR, born 23rd June 1894, son
of Archibald S., Tiree, and Cathe
rine Mackinnon; educ. Bellahouston Aca
demy, Glasgow; Univ. of Glasgow, M.A.
(1919); licen. by Presb. of Lorn, 1920;
assistant Wallyford (Inveresk) and Largs,
1921; ord. 29th Nov. 1928; trans, to
Cortachy 26th Nov. 1942. Marr. 3rd June
1929 Jane, daugh. of James Campbell, Ayr,
and Helen Neil, and has issue Maureen
Campbell, born 20th Jan. 1931; Lorna
Jean, born 4th March 1939. Publications
Legend of Kil churn , Songs oj Ivar (1921).
( United with John Knox s 30th March 1 943 .)
GOVAN
There was in the church a chapel dedi
cated to the Virgin Mary, of which the
parishioners were patrons.
At Polmadie there was a hospital, in
existence in the time of Alexander III,
1249-85, dedicated to St John, and, accord
ing to a statement in 1453 by Isabel, Coun
tess of Lennox, widow of Murdoch, Duke
of Albany and patron of the hospital,
"founded and endowed by her predeces
sors. By Bull of Pope Martin of 1 2th Jan.
1426-7 the hospital with its attached
Church of Strathblane was erected into a
prebend of Glasgow. The prebendary had
to give 16 merks for the support of four
294
GOVAN GOVANHILL
[PRESB. OF
boys to sing in the choir of Glasgow Cathe
dral, and also had to make provision for
a vicar to serve the Church of Strathblane.
In 1453 the foresaid Countess of Lennox
declared that the hospital was so remote
from Lennox that her predecessors could
not conveniently visit and reform it, so that
it is neglected and forgotten, and is turned
from its original purpose"; and on her
petition at that date the Pope decreed that
the hospital with its annexes, including the
Church of Strathblane, be attached to the
Chapel of St Mary of Dunbarton, the
future collegiate church of that town, and
that in it "shall be observed the same
hospitality as has been wont to be observed
in the said hospital from the time of its
foundation.
In the parish at the Bridge of Glasgow
there was also a leper hospital, with chapel,
founded by Marjory Stewart, daughter of
Robert, Duke of Albany, and wife of Sir
Duncan Campbell of Lochow, afterwards
Lord Campbell, and dedicated to St Ninian
the Confessor and Pontiff. For the re
building and endowment of the chapel
William Stewart, Prebendary of Killearn
and Rector of Glasford, by Charter of 31st
May 1494 granted a tenement in Glasgow
and also various annual rents. [Reg. Mag.
Sig., v, 599; Cal of Papal Registers, Letters,
x, 623-4; Reg. Epis. of Glasgow, i, Pref.,
cl, 223, 225; ii, 326-7, 341, 488-90; Excheq.
Rolls, iv, Pref. clxxxvi; Rymer s Foedera,
ii, Pt. i, 401, edition 1818; see Dunbarton
and Strathblane.]
STEPHEN BEATON, M.A., designated
parson and vicar 1563. [Comps.
Sub Coll. of Thirds, Stirling, etc.]
1560
THOMAS ARCHIBALD, M.A., parson
1566. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
1566
Stirling, etc.]
JAMES GIBSON, exhorter 1567 and
1567
1569. [Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds,
Stirling, etc.]
PATRICK SHARP, his daughs. Mary
(marr. Thomas Muir, merchant);
Rachel (by second marriage) (marr.
Gavin Stewart, min. of Dalmellington).
HUGH BINNING, his widow marr.
1650 (2) 30th Aug. 1660.
JOHN PETTIGREW, his daugh., Mar
garet (marr. Robert McBrayer,
merchant, Glasgow).
JOHN MACLEOD, the acknowledged
1875
leader of the important movement
in doctrine, ritual, and church order
of which the Scottish Church Society was
a principal exponent; his sons John Nor
man, C.M.G., C.I.E., died at Nice 16th
Jan. 1932; William Arthur, Canon and
Rural Dean of Wakefield, died 8th Nov.
1932.
JOHN McGILCHRIST, licen. 24th
April 1894; trans, to Old Machar
23rd Nov. 1923.
1913
GEORGE GORDON DUNDAS
STEWART DUNCAN, formerly of
St Cuthbert s, Edinburgh (q.v.);
trans, from St Paul s, Montreal, 13th May
1924; trans, to New Abbey 1st March 1929;
died 19th Oct. 1932.
1929
DAVID BRUCE NICOL, M.C., for
merly of Skelmorlie (q.v.), trans,
from St Mark s, Dundee, 5th Sept.
1929; died 23rd March 1930. His son,
Thomas James Trail, Chaplain to Forces.
Addl. issue David Wotherspoon, born
19th July 1926; Kenneth Mair, born llth
Dec. 1928.
GOVANHILL
(now Govanhill South)
JOHN MUIR, died 16th Jan. 1931; his
widow, Margaret Picken Pollock,
daugh. of Robert Sim, Stewarton,
died 2nd Feb. 1933.
THOMAS STOBO GLEN, trans, to
1916 Dollar 14th Feb. 1929.
1929
WILLIAM DARLING GUTHRIE,
born at Leven 23rd Sept. 1900, son
of William G. and Janet Baynes;
educ. Leven H.G. School, Univ. of St
Andrews, M.A. (1922), and Edinburgh;
licen. by Presb. of St Andrews 1924;
GLASGOW]
GOVANHILL KELVINHAUGH
295
assistant Kingsbarns 1924; St Matthew s,
Edinburgh, 1925; ord. to Thornton 17th
Dec. 1925; trans, and adm. 18th June 1929.
GREENHEAD
EDWARD GILLESPIE, born 13th Aug.
1920
1859; ord. to Ardeer Free Church
1909, adm. with his congregation
from Free Church by General Assembly
1915; pres. by Presb. of Glasgow jure
develuto; adm. 28th Sept. 1920; dem. on
union with Greenhead East 19th Nov.
1937; died 18th June 1939. Marr. 2nd June
1882 Jane and had issue Margaret
C, born 30th Nov. 1883; John M., born
8th Dec. 1887; Agnes A., born 22nd Dec.
1891.
HILLHEAD
DAVID STRONG, died 25th June 1923;
1872
his widow, Barbara Jane Hamilton
Thomson, died 9th Dec. 1931.
WALTER ROLAND LACEY, M.A.
(1895), trans, to Buchanan llth
Sept. 1922.
ALFRED ERNEST WARR, born 29th
July 1889, elder son of Alfred W.,
1914
1923
min. of Rosneath; educ. at Glasgow
Academy, Univ. of Edinburgh, M.A. (191 1 ),
B.D. (1914); licen. by Presb. of Dunbarton
1914, assistant at Hamilton; served in 16th
Royal Scots and as Major taken prisoner at
Armentieres in April 1918; locum tenens
High Church, Inverness; ord. to Cold-
stream 4th Dec. 1919; trans, and adm. 1st
March 1923; chaplaincy at Simla and
Lahore in India under General Assembly s
Overseas Committee 1932-3; trans, to St
Mary, Dundee, 8th Nov. 1933; died at
London 13th Sept. 1936. Marr. 24th June
1915 Hilda Smallpage, youngest daugh. of
John Bayley Lees, Oaklands, Handsworth,
and Emilia Smallpage, and had issue
Hilda Nevyth Sheila, born 7th Aug. 1916
(marr. 15th June 1945 Wing Commander
George E. B. Christie, O.B.E., R.A.F.V.R.);
Jean Audrey Lascelles, born 4th Nov. 1920
(marr. 15th Nov. 1946 Robert Stanley
Norim, Fleetwood, Knutsford, Cheshire);
Charles Alfred Wellesley, born 21st July
1933, Major, Black Watch.
HUTCHESONTOWN
CHARLES HEUGHAN, trans, to Con-
1917 dorrat 7th Dec. 1921.
DUNCAN MAcGILLIVRAY, trans.
1921; dem. 28th May 1931; died 2nd
Dec. 1938. Addl. issue Esther Evelyn,
born 14th March 1920; Elizabeth, born
25th April 1923; Agnes, born 7th March
1926; Mary, born 8th Feb. 1929; George
Alexander, born 1 1th Aug. 1936; his sons
Archibald, died 10th Aug. 1895; Alexander,
died 10th July 1900; his daugh., Mary
Webster, died 8th Feb. 1929.
(United to Bridgegate 28th May 1931.)
HYNDLAND
JOHN SERVICE, his widow, Jessie
1878
Bayne, died 5th May 1921; his son,
John, died 27th March 1943.
HENRY GREY GRAHAM, his widow,
Alice Carlyle, died at London 4th
April 1928, aged 82.
MATTHEW GARDNER, died at Edin-
1906
burgh 20th Dec. 1939; his wife,
Marion Plumer Semple, died 1st
Nov. 1939, aged 77; his daugh., Florence
Marguerite (marr. 7th April 1920 William
Hugh Hamilton of Cairns Castle, W.S.).
1923
JOHN LAMB, trans, from Fyvie (q.v.)
A. and S. 3rd Oct. 1923; trans, to
Crathie 6th May 1937; M.V.O. (Jan.
1947); Domestic Chaplain to H.M. the
King; has issue Catharine Beatrice How-
den, born 23rd Feb. 1915 (marr. 3rd June
1938 George Speirs); John, architect, born
16th June 1917.
KELVINHAUGH
Now incorporated with St Enoch s,
Kelvingrove (formerly U.F.), to form St
Enoch s, Kelvinhaugh, 8th March 1935.
DONALD MACMILLAN, dem. 3rd
Oct. 1923, died at Knapdale, Forest
Row, Sussex, 27th March 1927.
Addl. publications Life of Professor
Has tie (Paisley, 1926); Representative Men
of the Scottish Church (Edinburgh 1928).
296
KELVINHAUGH LANGSIDE
[PRESB. OF
GEORGE MACLEOD DUNN, trans.
1924
from West Wemyss 13th March
1924; trans, to St Nicholas, Prest-
wick, 8th June 1927.
ARCHIBALD BELL, born Aberlour
192? 3rd June 1892, son of Neil Bell and
Mary Sinclair; educ. Islay and Kin-
gussie Schools, Univ. of Glasgow, M.A.
(1920), and Edinburgh; licen. by Presb. of
Edinburgh 1920; app. assistant Northern
Suburbs, Beunos Aires, 1921; adm. 1st
Nov. 1927; trans, to Broomknoll, Airdrie,
24th Jan. 1933; trans, to Resolis 28th June
1945. Marr. 5th June 1928 Elizabeth,
daugh. of James Nicol, and has issue
Elizabeth A., born 2nd April 1929; Mary
Sinclair, born 12th March 1931; Aluinn
Neil, born 5th June 1934.
KELVINSIDE
(now Kelvinside Old)
JOHN ANDERSON, dem. 10th April
1877
1930, died 21st June 1933. Marr.
1925
(1) April 1878 Margait Hamilton
(died 23rd June 1879); his wife, Margaret
Stevenson Paton, died 22nd Feb. 1927.
ALEXANDER DOUGLAS FRASER,
born Glasgow 27th July 1898, son
of James Fraser and Helen Steed-
man Douglas; educ. Albert Road Academy,
Glasgow, Univ. of Glasgow, M.A. (1922);
licen. by Presb. of Glasgow Dec. 1923;
student assistant Govan 1922-3; assistant
St Nicholas, Prestwick, 1924, St Andrew s,
Glasgow; ord. A. and S. 23rd June 1925;
trans, to Skelmorlie 29th Oct. 1929, and to
The Park, Glasgow, 3rd March 1938.
KINGSTON
(19th Dec. 1938 united with Union (for
merly U.F.) Church.)
JAMES GIBSON, his sons Robert,
1839
born Aug. 1844, died 17th Feb.
1846; John Campbell, born 10th
Jan. 1849, died 25th Nov. 1919; his daughs.
Jane Kinnear, born Feb. 1840 (marr.
James McNaught, D.D., min. of Abbots-
ford); Isabella, born 17th April 1842 (marr.
Oct. 1889 James Main, M.A.), died 24th
Feb. 1913; Elizabeth, born 7th Dec. 1845
(marr. 21st Jan 1881 Rev. George Smith),
died 15th Feb. 1891.
JOHN GUNSON, died at Gareloch-
1882 head 15th June 1926.
JAMES CAMPBELL, trans, to Glen-
1916 cairn 15th May 1922.
JOHN LAURIE FARQUHAR, ord.
1922
A. and S. 19th Sept. 1922, trans, to
Moffat 5th March 1926.
JOHN TORRENS DOUGHERTY,
1926 M.A., born 29th Jan. 1887; ord.
1908; adm. by General Assembly
from Presb. Church of Ireland 1915; assis
tant Dalziel 1920; adm. to Forth 29th June
1921; trans, and adm. 17th Nov. 1926;
dem. 19th Dec. 1938; died 12th April 1940.
KINNING PARK
WILLIAM EDGAR, B.A. (1905); B.D.
9 8); Ph.D. (Glasgow), 1934; died
28th Jan. 1940; his wife, Rosa Eliza
beth Cullen, died 7th Dec. 1933. Publica
tion Thesis on Ideas of Life; Religion in
Scotland, with special reference to Mediter
ranean Sources.
LANGSIDE
(now Langside Old)
JOSEPH McNEILL FRAZER, dem.
1897
2nd June 1926; died at Edinburgh
7th Jan. 1929.
JAMES ANDERSON, born at Spring-
1926 burn, Glasgow, 5th Aug. 1896, son
of John Johnston A. and Isabella
Cowan; educ. at Hanley High School and
Univ. of Glasgow, M.A. (1922), B.D.
(1926); licen. by Presb. of Glasgow 1924;
student assistant at Queen s Park, Glas
gow, 191 9-24; assistant at Langside 1924-6;
ord. 5th Oct. 1926; trans, to South Leith
17th May 1938; trans, to Brechin Cathedral
30th Sept. 1942. Marr. 5th Feb. 1936
Catherine Wilson, daugh. of David Alex
ander and Agnes Arbuthnot Porteous.
GLASGOW]
LAURIESTON MAXWELL
297
1905
LAURIESTON
AUGUSTINE WENTWORTH SCU-
DAMORE FORBES, line 4, for
"Dec." read "Sept."
WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE
1920
MILLER, trans, to St Margaret s,
Arbroath, 1923.
JOHN YOUNG CLARK, adm. 3rd
1924
June 1924; trans, to Inch 23rd Sept.
1926.
THOMAS MILLER McKENDRICK,
1927 b m 27th March 1871 educ - at
South Kennington College, Univ. of
Glasgow, Evangelical Hall; licen. Oct.
1896; ord. to E.U. Innerleithen Nov. 1896;
trans, to Masson Memorial, Clydebank,
Nov. 1900; served in France in war; adm.
on probation May 1921; licen. by Presb. of
Dunbarton 1922; ord. to Overton 13th
Dec. 1922; trans, and adm. 24th Feb. 1927;
dem. 12th Nov. 1934; died 31st Dec. 1935.
Marr. 30th March 1897 Agnes Macdonald
(died 1st March 1921), and had issue
William, born 6th March 1894; Elizabeth,
born 16th March 1899; Jemima, born 28th
Jan. 1901; James, born 10th April 1904;
Thomas George, born 8th March 1906;
Agnes Jennie, born 26th May 1908;
Ethelwyn, born 22nd Sept. 1912.
MACLEOD
EDWARD WALTERS, line 9, for
\/fuv rfiiH * Qf-Vi Tnn# V
1881
"May" read "9th June"; his wife,
Mary Rue, died 8th Feb. 1937.
1919
FRANCIS GILBERT GEDDES, dem.
31st Oct. 1929 on appointment as
Chaplain to the Glasgow Infirmaries;
his daugh., Emily Alison Dorothy (marr.
12th July 1935 Neville Gordon Sutton);
his son, Francis Lennox, Civil Engineer.
(United to Brunton A^rch 1930, and to
Barony 1th Jan. 1944.)
MARTYRS
THOMAS GRAHAM, his daugh., Mary
1859 Mathers Nairn (marr. Dr William
Skinner, Ballindalloch), died 2nd
April 1932.
JAMES FORFAR, died 21st Oct.
1879 1931.
ANDREW BURNETT, trans, to New
1917 Cumnock 25th Nov. 1926.
JAMES MILLER, trans, from Invera-
rity 17th May 1927 (q.v.); trans, to
Orwell llth April 1935; his daugh.,
Naomi (marr. 27th March 1943 Captain T.
Swinbank, R.A.); his son, Colin Finnic,
min. of Auchtergaven.
( United with Robertson Memorial 3rd June
1945.)
MARYHILL
JOHN COLVIN, pres. by Crown 26th
1854 Nov. 1853.
WILLIAM SPEIRS SHANKS, pres. by
1859 Crown 25th May 1859.
JOHN OLIVER, dem. 16th May 1922,
1888 died at Edinburgh 3rd Jan. 1925;
his widow, Isabella Kellie Dunlop,
died at Boscombe 17th Oct. 1942.
PETER COWAN, born Larbert 17th
1922
Sept. 1896, son of Alexander C. and
Euphemia Muir; educ. Falkirk High
School and Univ. of Glasgow, M.A. (1920);
licen. by Presb. of Glasgow 1922; assistant
New Kilpatrick; ord. 12th Dec. 1922; dem.
30th Sept. 1940; adm. to Raploch, St
Mark s, Stirling, 31st Jan 1943. Marr. 17th
Jan. 1923 Marion Annie Grice, daugh. of
Egbert Piers Sumner, Stony Park, Aber-
foyle, and Agnes Yuill Watt, and has issue
Alexander, born 2nd Feb. 1924; Agnes
Yuill Watt, born 30th March 1926; Effie
Muir and Marion Sumner (twins), born 8th
Feb. 1928; Peta Ruth, born 20th Nov. 1934.
MAXWELL
WILLIAM WEIR TULLOCH, his
1877 w idow, Esther Procter Hamilton
Adamson, died at Greystones, Wick-
low, 28th Aug. 1929.
ALFRED BROWN, dem. 31st Aug.
1942. Lecturer in Practical Theology
1943; McNeill - Fraser, Lecturer
1943-4; Lecturer in Pastoral Theology
298
MAXWELL PARTICK
[PRESB. OF
(Glasgow, St Andrews and Aberdeen); his
wife, Petrina Marion Campbell, died 30th
April 1928; Hon. T.C.L. (1940); D.D.
(Glasgow, 1944); his daugh., Marion (marr.
29th June 1937 William Ian Gordon, M.B.,
Ch.B., F.R.C.S., Edinburgh); his son, Wil
liam died 16th Nov. 1938; Alfred Finlay,
M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.S.E.
MERRYLEA
JOHN MACLAGAN, D.D. (Edinburgh,
1919
8th July 1949); his wife, Mary
Chilton Lind Smith, died 12th July
1927; his son, Ian Addison, Lt. 1st Battn.
Seaforth Highlanders. Marr. (2) 23rd April
1941 Roberta Helen, widow of Thomas
Miller of Auchenheath House, Lanark
shire.
MILTON
JOHN DUNCAN, his daughs. Annie
1836 ( marr - ~ ~ Lochee
of St Thomas); Maria (marr. Adolph
Spaeth of Philadelphia).
THOMAS ROBERTSON, born Bal-
1920
thayock, Perth, 9th Sept. 1868, son
of David R. and Annie Brough;
educ. at Kinnoull Public School, Perth
Academy, and Univ. of Edinburgh; U.P.
College, Edinburgh; licen. by U.P. Presb.
of Perth, June 1900; assistant Paterson
U.F., Kirkwall, 1902; Cowcaddens U.F.,
Glasgow, 1903-4; ord. 29th June 1904 to
Ashington, Northumberland; trans, to
Burnbank U.F., Hamilton, 5th Sept. 1917;
adm. 17th Feb. 1920; dem. 25th Jan. 1922;
Kirkcowan U.F., 13th Nov. 1922; adm. to
Bower U.F. 1927; dem. 30th Sept. 1940.
Marr. 9th Aug. 1906 Anne, daugh. of
Ebenezer Shepherd and Jean Chalmers, and
has issue Jean Chalmers, born 18th Jan.
1911; Alice Brough, born 7th July 1914.
WILLIAM SERIGHT, ord. 27th June
1922
1922; trans, to Hurlford 28th Feb.
1929.
NEWHALL
JOHN NELSON MACDONALD, dem.
1903 2nd April 1940, died 31st Jan. 1942.
NEWLANDS
GEORGE ALLAN, died 15th Sept.
ioft 19 ^0; his widow, Jeanie Walker,
died 29th July 1937.
NORTH ALBION STREET
CHAPEL
JOHN MACLEOD, younger son of
1782 Malcolm M., merchant; his son,
John, merchant burgess of Glasgow
22nd Nov. 1811.
OATLANDS
Incorporated with St Bernard s to form
Oatlands St Bernard s 28th May, 1932.
ARTHUR WELLESEY WOTHER-
1883
SPOON, dem. 31st Oct. 1923; died
at Edinburgh 15th March 1936.
JOHN THOMSON WOTHERSPOON,
1924 born Glasgow 28th April 1897, son
of Alex. Baird W. and Ann Thom
son; educ. at Whitehill H.G. School, Glas
gow, and Univ. of Glasgow; licen. by
Presb. of Glasgow, 1923; assistant, St
Paul s; ord. 12th Feb. 1924; adm. to united
charge of Oatlands and St Bernard s 28th
May 1932; trans, to Kinglassie 9th Oct.
1935; dem. 20th Nov. 1948. Marr. 24th
July 1935 Evelyn Margaret (died 30th Jan.
1937), daugh. of John Anderson, min. of
St Kenneth s, Glasgow, and had issue
Margaret Ann Evelyn, born 6th May 1936;
died 30th Jan. 1937. Marr. (2) 18th April
1945 Flora Macdonald Barbour.
PARKHEAD
DUNCAN HUNTER BRODIE, died
23rd Dec. 1930; his widow, Mar
garet Gibb Gray, died 8th Nov.
1940.
PARTICK
JOHN SMITH, Moderator of General
1886
Assembly 1922, died suddenly at a
meeting at Glasgow 9th June 1927;
his son, John Sydney, died at West Kilbride
27th Sept. 1928; his daugh., Jane Briggs
Burns, died 21st April 1919. A distin
guished educationist, for many years Chair
man of Govan School Board.
GLASGOW]
PARTICK QUEEN S PARK
299
JOHN ANTHONY MACRAE, trans.
1928
from St John s, Dundee (q.v.), 10th
Jan. 1928; trans, to Redgorton 30th
April 1946. Publication For Kirk and
King (Edinburgh, 1911).
ST MARY S, PARTICK
WILLIAM ROSS, dem. 26th April 1922;
died at Dulnain Bridge 8th July
1893
1929.
1922
GEORGE DAVID HENDERSON,
trans, from East Parish, Greenock,
30th Nov. 1922; dem. 29th Oct. 1924
on app. to Chair of Church History, Univ.
of Aberdeen, 1st Oct. 1924.
SYDNEY HERBERT RUTT
1925
WARNES, M.A., born London
18th Sept. 1892, son of Henry
George Charles Alexander Rutt W. and
Sarah Clara Mary Page; educ. at Giggles-
wick School and Univ of Glasgow; M.A.
(1922); licen. by Presb. of Glasgow 1924;
assistant Riccarton 1924; ord. 12th May
1925; trans, to St Francis in the East 22nd
Jan. 1930, and to South Church, Buckie,
29th Aug. 1934; dem. 22nd July 1941;
Chaplain to Forces 1941; adm. to Creich,
Cupar, 16th Aug. 1945. Marr. 15th April
1914 Helen Arthur, daugh. of James A.
Hogg, min. of Galston, and has issue
Helen Arthur, born 22nd Feb. 1915; Clara
Page, born 4th Nov. 1916; David MacMath
Rutt, born 3rd Oct. 1925. Publication
"Scottish Herring Fishing Industry,"
Scots Independent, Nov. 1937.
PLANTATION
JAMES WALLACE, his widow, Chris-
1872 tina Macfarlane, died 1st April 1929.
JOHN MAIR HUTCHEON, trans, to
1916 Stromness 7th Jan. 1925.
JOHN COOPER, born Cambuslang,
1925 1st April 1886, son of John C. and
Isabella McNeil; educ. at Allan
Glen s School, Glasgow, and Univ. of
Glasgow, M.A. (1916); licen. by Presb.
of Glasgow June 1918; assistant at St
Andrew s, Glasgow; ord. 23rd June 1923,
as Associate Minister of Central Presb.
Church, Brooklyn; adm. 12th May 1925.
Marr. 8th Jan. 1934 Jenny, daugh. of
George Russell Dick Gilchrist and Janet
McNaughton Wiseman.
POLLOKSHIELDS
The Mission Chapel in Tradeston was
closed before 1911.
THOMAS BROWN WILLIAM
1876
NIVEN, his son, Thomas Brown
William, died 21st Jan. 1930.
SAMUEL JAMES RAMSAY SIB-
191 BALD, D.D. (Aberdeen 1926),
extra Chaplain to King Edward VII
1907, Chaplain in Ordinary 1908-10; to
King George V 1910-36; to King Edward
VIII 1936; and to King George VI 1936;
Examiner in Divinity, Univ. of Edinburgh,
1905-8, Aberdeen, 1915-18, and Glasgow
1930-4; Lecturer in Divinity, Univ. of
Aberdeen, 1915, and New Testament
Language and Literature, Univ. of Glas
gow, 1932-3. Marr. 14th July 1898 Eliza
beth (died 29th June 1946), daugh. of
Henry Farquharson Begg of Tillyfour, and
has issue Samuel James Ramsay; Edward
Ramsay.
( United with Titwood \5th June, 1941 .)
POSSILPARK
WILLIAM McCULLOCH STEVEN,
dem. 10th Jan. 1933, died 26th June
1935, unmarr.
1902
1868
QUEEN S PARK
DONALD MAcCORQUODALE, his
widow, Elizabeth Colville, died 24th
May 1921; his daugh., Eleanora
Emma (marr. 22nd June 1921 George
Herbert, Bearsden).
ADAM MACKAY, trans, to Huntly
1915 24th July 1924, died 25th Jan. 1931.
DONALD DAVIDSON, trans, from
Campbeltown 20th Jan. 1925; trans,
to South Leith, Feb. 1928.
300
QUEEN S PARK ST COLUMBA S
[PRESB. OF
JOHN LENNOX HOW AT, trans, from
Johnstone (q.v.) 7th Sept. 1928; died
26th Aug. 1946. Marr. 5th Aug.
1915 Christina Lennox, daugh. of Alex
ander Bennie, J.P., and has issue William
Prentice (B.D., Glasgow), ord. C.F. 4th
June 1940, min. of Chalmers, Bridge of
Allan, 1947, born 21st May 1916; Marie
Roberton, born 21st Nov. 1921; Alastair
John, born 5th April 1926.
RENFIELD
MICHAEL WILLIS, father a Burgher
1839 min.
ROBERTSON MEMORIAL
JOHN POTTER, his widow, Mary
io<v> Young Thomson, died 13th March
1928.
JAMES ANDERSON, trans, to Ruth-
1919 ven 20th July 1927.
ALEXANDER ANDERSON, trans.
fr m Mains and Strathmartin (#.v.)
12th Jan. 1928; dem. 15th May 1929.
(United with Martyrs 3rd June 1945.)
1018
ST ANDREW S
JOHN GEDDES, line 8, for "June"
1832 read "Jan."
FREDERICK LOCKHART ROBERT
SON, his daugh., Flora Isabella
Douglas, died 30th April 1948,
aged 85.
JAMES THOMSON, died 19th July
1894
1Q22
dem.
1926; his widow, Anne Dundas
Glover, died 14th Nov. 1942.
ARTHUR JOHN HOWISON GIBSON,
trans - (A. an< 3 S.) from St Stephen s,
Inverness (q.v.\ 18th May 1922;
12th Dec. 1929 on appointment as
Secretary of Church and Ministry Depart
ment. Addl. issue Marjorie Waugh, born
6th July 1926.
ST BERNARD S
ROBERT NICHOLSON THOMSON,
dem. 28th May 1931; died 7th
March 1940; his widow, Margaret
Chisholm, died 22nd Oct. 1944.
(United with Oatlands 2Sth May 1931.)
ST BRIDE S, PARTICK
JAMES MACKENZIE KIRK-
PATRICK, trans, to Caddonfoot
1897
9th Dec. 1926.
NORMAN MACLEOD, trans, from
Belhaven (^.v.), 8th June 1927; died
26th Jan. 1942. Addl. issue-
Norman, born 6th Sept. 1920; his daugh.,
Mary Lyon Campbell (marr. 21st June
1934 Frederick Neville Davidson Kelly,
LL.B., S.S.C.).
ST CLEMENT S
DAVID WATSON, born 7th Nov. 1859;
1886 dem. 31st Dec. 1938; died 5th Nov.
1943; his wife, Janet Martin, died
12th Nov. 1932; his son, David Crawford,
min. of Lenzie; his daughs. Florence Jean
Crawford (marr. 17th Sept. 1929 Professor
William Lillie, M.A., B.D., Murray College,
Sialkot); Janetta Martin (marr. Dr Thomas
Anderson, Norwich). He was a recognised
authority on all matters affecting social
welfare, particularly among the depressed
and criminal classes. Gunning Lecturer,
Univ. of Edinburgh, 1910; Lecturer,
Queen s College, Belfast, 1917; Chaplain,
Barlinnie Prison, 1910-14; Convener of
General Assembly s Committee on Social
Work, 1929-35; Founder and President,
Scottish Christian Social Union, 1901-38;
Chairman, Scottish Council for Women s
Trades, 1914-15; Vice-President, Scottish
Churches Council, 1938. Addl. Publica
tions "Hooliganism" (Hastings Diction
ary of Ethics); Chords of Memory (Edin
burgh, 1935); Memorial of A. D. Ross of
Laurieston (1938).
THOMAS SMITH, trans. A. and S.
from Anstruther Easter (#.v.) 4th
Oct. 1928; dem. 31st May 1942.
ST COLUMBA S
1928
ALEXANDER McKINNON, trans, to
1918 Kilmonivaig 20th Feb. 1925.
JOHN MALCOLM MUNRO, trans,
from West St Giles, Edinburgh, 1 8th
June 1925; trans, to Kilmartin 4th
Jan. 1928.
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ST COLUMBA S ST GEORGE S
301
ALEXANDER MACDONALD, for
merly of Glassary (q.v.)\ trans, from
Alloa 6th June 1929; D.D., Glasgow
(1944); Moderator of General Assembly
May 1948. His sons William Uist, min.
of St Nicolas, Carntyne; Donald Macaulay,
M.A., assistant Dunblane Cathedral, min.
St Paul s, Milngavie, 1941.
ST CUTHBERTS
FINLAY McCULLOCH, dem. 28th
May 1924; his wife, Anna Taylor,
died 10th March 1935; s.p., died
29th Sept. 1949.
JOHN RODERICK MACPHERSON,
1924
1928.
trans, from Evie 9th Dec. 1924;
trans, to Greenknowe 27th March
1928
SAMUEL IVAN BELL, born Ballyna-
gilly Oma S h Co T y rone > 12th
Aug. 1 878, son of John Armstrong
B. and Catherine Mayne; teacher in Mayne
National School, Omagh, Ireland, 1897-9;
local preacher; studied Arts and Theology
under Wesleyan Conference; student of
Free Church 1905; Congregational Hall,
1906-8; Univs. of Aberdeen and Glasgow;
min. of Stead Memorial Congregational
Church, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1908; Kilsyth
Congregational Church, June 1909 to 1917;
Bon Accord Church, Aberdeen, 1917;
White Street Congregational Church, Glas
gow, July 1924; adm. on probation as
licentiate 26th May 1927; assistant at Old
Monkland and Kirkintilloch; ord. llth
Sept. 1928; died 23rd Nov. 1936. Marr.
1908 Agnes Janet, daugh. of John Banks,
and had issue Kathleen Lillian Bell, born
5th Dec. 1908 (marr. L. R. Beesly); Ray
mond McKean, doctor, born 2nd Oct.
1910; Leonard John Armstrong, min. of
Laurieknowe (Maxwelton), born 31st Oct.
1912.
ST DAVID S, RAMSHORN
JOHN MAcLAURIN, of the marriage
1723
of his daughter with Andrew Craig,
surgeon, Glasgow, was born Agnes
Craig, who married James Maclehose,
writer, Glasgow, and was "Clarinda" of
Burns songs and correspondence. [Glas
gow Test., Ixix, No. 28; Poetical Works of
Robert Burns, 382-3, W. M. Rossetti s Ed.]
JOHN GORDON LORIMER, his son,
Alexander Gordon, born 12th July
1843, died 30th May 1845; his
daughs. Joanna Gordon, born 6th May
1845 (marr. 21st July 1875 William Wright),
died 9th April 1910; Agatha, born 5th Sept.
1847, died 18th Sept. 1931.
ROBERT DICKSON, his widow, Agnes
1880
Smith, died 22nd Aug. 1927; his
daugh., Agnes Margaret, died 26th
June 1948.
JOHN ARBUCKLE SWAN, wife s
mother Helen Buchanan; his son,
John Herbert St David, born 7th
March 1922; Helen Isobel Sinclair, born
19th Feb. 1927; Donald, Officer, Mercantile
Marine (R.N.R.).
ST ENOCH S
JAMES HENDERSON, his son, Archi-
1832 bald, died 16th April 1927.
ARCHIBALD MACLAREN, died 15th
1899 July 1923.
WILLIAM McCAIG WIGHTMAN,
1924 D.D. (St Andrews 30th June 1937);
trans, from Boharm (q.v.) 17th June
1924; dem. 26th Oct. 1927 on app. as
Director of Religious Instruction.
(The decrees erecting parish of \lth July
1782 and 1th June 1820 were annulled and a
new parish at Hogganfield erected \2th Jan.
1885 as St Enoch s- Hogganfield; St Enoch s
Church was demolished.)
ARCHIBALD COWAN KENNEDY,
trans, from Arbirlot (q.v.) 8th May
1928; trans, to Chair of Hebrew,
Aberdeen, 16th May 1932; D.D. (Edin
burgh, 23rd June 1944).
ST GEORGE S
JAMES CRAIK, his daughs. Mar-
1843 garet died 2nd Feb 1929 Jane
Paterson, died Kensington 1st Aug.
1932; his son, Sir Henry, died 16th March
1927.
302
ST GEORGE S ST JOHN S
[PRESB. OF
GEORGE GIBSON GUNN, his widow,
Elizabeth Robertson Kinnoch or
1882
Wilson, died 8th July 1928.
DUNCAN ALEXANDER CAMERON
REID, Convener of General Assem
bly s Committee on Chaplains to
H.M. Forces, died 16th Sept. 1941.
1907
ST GEORGE S IN THE FIELDS
THOMAS SLATER, his widow died at
1859 Edinburgh 17th Jan. 1921.
PETER SINCLAIR MENZIES. Publi-
1865 cation Sermons (1875).
ANDREW LAIDLAW, died 25th Aug.
1921; his widow, Lilias Jane Ander-
1875
son Dickson, died 15th March 1929.
COLIN MACKAY KERR, trans, from
Kettins (q.v.) 16th May 1922; dem.
24th Dec. 1925; app. to St Andrew s
Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1926.
LESLIE DUNCAN, born at Fyvie 26th
April 1886, son of William Duncan,
millwright, and Agnes Mackinlay;
educ. at Robert Gordon s College, Aber
deen, and Univs. of Aberdeen, M.A.(1909),
and Edinburgh; served with Balkan Ex.
Force 1916-17; Service Officer, North
West Persia; Captain, Cameron High
landers, 1917-19; licen. by Presb. of Edin
burgh April 1919; ord. locum tenens Liber-
ton 24th Aug. 1919; adm. to Cockburns-
path 28th Sept. 1920; trans, and adm. 17th
May 1926; app. Organising Secretary,
Foreign Mission Committee, 10th July 1928
and dem. 31st Oct. 1928. Marr. 12th April
1913 Jean, daugh. of Alexander Anderson,
schoolmaster, Aberdeen, and Charlotte
Cockerill, and has issue Alastair Robert
Campbell, Lecturer in Philosophy, Univ.
College, London, born 12th July 1915;
Elizabeth Charlotte Mackinlay, student,
Univ. of Edinburgh, born 28th July 1920.
JAMES CHALMERS GRANT, born
1929
Glasgow 14th March 1903, son of
James Grant, M.P.S., and Isabella
Smith; educ. at Glasgow High School,
Univ. of Glasgow, M.A. (1925), B.D.
(1928); licen. by Presb. of Glasgow May
1928; assistant St Mungo s, Glasgow, 1928;
ord. 9th April 1929; trans, to Uddingston
19th Oct. 1933; to Queen s Park, St
George s, Glasgow, 18th May 1939; trans,
to Dunblane Cathedral 26th Sept. 1945.
Marr. 31st July 1931 Alexandra Brown,
daugh. of David Baird and Martha Brown
and has issue James Gordon, born 5th
July 1932; David Norman, born 31st Dec.
1934.
ST GILBERT S, POLLOKSHIELDS
THOMAS JOHN BUNTING, trans, to
St Andrew s, Dundee, llth Feb.
1942; had issue Thomas, born 25th
died 26th June 1920; Marie, born 13th
Dec. 1922; John Smith Gilbert, born 19th
Aug. 1927.
(United with Sherbrooke 20th Nov. 1942.)
ST JAMES
JOHN PARKER, previously min. of
1890 South Shields Presbyterian Church.
JOHN DALL GLASS, died 25th Sept.
1910 1924; his eldest son, John Knox.
ROBERT DALY, trans, from Glasford
1925
(?.v.) 18th March 1925; died 29th
Sept. 1948; his son, Allan Sinclair,
Lieut. Anti-tank Regiment, Glasgow Yeo
manry.
ST JOHN S
THOMAS CHALMERS, p. 447, line 1,
1819 for "23" read "18."
ANDREW JAMES CAMPBELL, D.D.
1909
(Glasgow, 31st June 1933), Hastie
Lecturer, Univ. of Glasgow, 1924;
Depute Clerk of Presb. of Glasgow 27th
Feb. 1929; Joint Clerk Oct. 1929; dem. 30th
Nov. 1936; trans, to Evie 3rd Dec. 1936;
dem. 15th May 1948; Moderator of
General Assembly 20th May 1945; his
wife, Caroline Cumming, M.A., daugh. of
Robert Spence, died 8th Jan. 1924. Marr.
(2) 7th March 1927 Anna Mary, M.A.,
daugh. of William Robertson, Lerwick.
Publications The Things which cannot be
Shaken, a Sermon (Lerwick, 1914); Two
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ST JOHN S ST MARK S
303
Centuries of the Church of Scotland (Paisley,
1930); Fifteen Centuries of the Church in
Orkney (Kirkwall, 1938); Christianity in
History (Bible Class Textbook) (Edinburgh,
1931); The Story of the Church (joint author
with J. Aulay Steele) (Edinburgh, 1934).
ST KENNETH
GEORGE BELL, died 6th March
1901 1923.
NORMAN MACLEOD WRIGHT,
1923
adm. 15th May 1923; trans, to
Kilmory, Arran, 23rd Sept. 1926.
JOHN ANDERSON, trans, from Dairy,
1927
Galloway (q.v.) 18th May 1925; app.
Joint Presbytery Clerk 3rd Nov.
1936; D.D. (Aberdeen, 1944); his daugh.,
Evelyn Margaret (marr. 24th July 1935
John Thomson Wotherspoon, min. of
Oatlands), died 30th Jan. 1937.
ST KIARAN S
DUNCAN MACNAIR CONNELL,
1879
his daughs. Jessie, died 4th Dec.
1937; Laura, died 7th Oct. 1943.
DUNCAN MACLEAN, his three sons,
1904
Duncan, Hector and Norman,
served with Canadians in Great War.
JOHN MAcCALLUM, trans, to Dores
1919 llth April 1924.
ALEXANDER MACDONALD, ord.
5th Aug. 1924; trans, to Ardchattan
20th July 1926.
1924
1928
JOHN McKECHNIE, born 2nd March
1897, son of Donald M. and Kathe-
rine McNeill; educ. at Copland Road
Academy, Glasgow, Univ. of Glasgow, M. A.
(1921), B.D. (1927); M.A. National Univ.
of Ireland, M.A. (1937); licen. by Presb. of
Glasgow May 1927; assistant at Govan,
St George s-in-the-Fields, Linwood, and
Paisley Abbey; ord. 17th Jan. 1928; trans,
to Newlands East 3rd March 1931. Marr.
25th Nov. 1921 Ailie Muriel Mackenzie,
daugh. of William Lucas and Ella Mac-
donald, and has issue Donald Kenneth
Macdonald, born 1 1th May 1923; Elizabeth
Eilidh, born 10th March 1928; Ailie Muriel
Katherine Susanna, born 1941. Publica
tions Instructio Pie Vivendi (Irish Texts
Society) (London, 1933); The Owl Remem
bers (Stirling, 1933); Gaelic without Groans
(Stirling, 1934).
( United to Dean Park by General Assem
bly 1st June 1932.)
ST LUKE S
DAVID DICKIE, D.D. (Glasgow,
1871 1919), died 12th May 1924.
1922
ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, born
Old Deer 27th Nov. 1891; son of
Alexander M., Baker, and Laura
Elizabeth Mackie; educ. at Old Deer
School, Robert Gordon s College, Aber
deen, and Univ. of Aberdeen, M.A. (1914),
B.D. (1919); licen. by Presb. of Deer 1919;
assistant South Dalziel; ord. A. and S. 24th
April 1922; served in R.A.M.C. with the
British Expeditionary Force at Salonika
1916-19.
ST MARGARET S, POLMADIE
FRANCIS DAVID BROUN, dem. 21st
Dec. 1927; died at Ayr 17th Aug.
1902
1946.
JOHN BELL, trans, from Rathen (q.v.)
1928
23rd April 1928; trans, to Amster
dam 10th May 1936; dem. and
joined Scottish Episcopal Church, deacon
1938, curate of St John s Church, Dum
fries.
ST MARK S
MURDOCH LAMONT, trans, to
1916 Rothiemurchus 10th Feb. 1925.
JOHN LIVINGSTON, born 30th Nov.
1925
1883, son of John L., engineer, and
Mary Duggan; licen. by Presb. of
Glasgow May 1923; assistant Barrowfield
1922; ord. 10th June 1925. Marr. 23rd
Dec. 1919 Elizabeth, daugh. of James
McKenna and Sarah Gillespie; s.p.
304
ST MATTHEW S ST MUNGO S EAST
[PRESB. OF
1914
ST MATTHEW S
United to Blythswood by Court of
Teinds llth June 1920.
ALEXANDER SPARK, ind. to united
charge 29th June 1920. Addl. issue
Margaret Enid Hendry, born 12th
March 1924; Alexander Graham Oatt, born
12th Oct. 1926.
ST MARGARET S, TOLLCROSS
Mission work was begun here in 1 898 by
the Min. of Shettleston Rev. John White.
A chapel was built shortly thereafter and
the parish was disjoined from Shettleston
and erected on 25th June 1920.
DAVID ALEXANDER MILLER.
Addl. issue Christian Mary, born
17th May 1921; David Alexander
Ramage, born 18th Feb. 1925.
1919
ST MUNGO or HIGH CHURCH
On 31st March 1464 Pope Pius II granted
plenary indulgence to people dying within
the poor Hospital of St Nicholas the Con
fessor, in Glasgow, founded near the
Episcopal Houses by Andrew Muirhead
(de Durrisdeer), Bishop of Glasgow, who
"proposes" to endow the hospital and
chapel. On 20th June 1506 the Chapel of
St Roche, situated "without the north
gate" of Glasgow, was described as
"founded and about to be built." The
founder was Mr Thomas Muirhead, Canon
of Glasgow and Prebendary of Stobo, and
also Prebendary of Govan, who died before
24th Nov. 1512. On or about llth June
1511 he founded a chaplainry in the chapel,
or church as it was sometimes called. On
1 8th March 1 506-7 there is reference to the
lands of the Chapel of St Mungo founded
in the Church of the Gallowgate generally
called "St Mungo s Kirk without walls"
or Little St Mungo in contradistinction
to the cathedral. [Cat. Papel Reg., Letters,
xi, 662; Diocesan Reg. of Glasgow, i, 349,
365, 505, 509, 537, 539.]
HENRY SINCLAIR, Bishop of Ross,
held parsonage 1561 and vicarage
1563. [Comps. Gen. Coll., and Sub
Coll. of Thirds, Stirling, etc.]
JAMES HAMILTON, M.A., app.
reader 1561, still in office 1566-7.
1561
Privy Council Reg., i, 188.]
JOHN HOUSTON, vicar 1563 and 1566.
[Comps. Sub Coll. of Thirds, Stir-
.. , i
ling, etc.]
DAVID WEMYSS, M.A., designated
1565 parson 8th June 1581; his pres. in
1601 was on dem. of Archibald
Douglas; his son, William, advocate and
commissary of St Andrews, father of David,
min. of Scone. [Cal. of Charters, xi, 2588;
Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixxii, 187; Gen. Reg. ofSas.,
1 Ser., xix, 336, xxviii, 317.]
ALEXANDER LAUDER, M.A., par-
1566 son 5th Oct. 1566, on which date he
was charged by the Privy Council
to furnish bread and wine for Communion
"conforme to use and wont"; Henry
(Sinclair), Bishop of Ross, last parson, had
furnished the same "sen the Reformation
of religion within this realme"; Lauder
died before 20th Aug. 1571. [Reg. Privy
Council, i, 492; Reg. Pres. to Benefs., i, (2),
19.]
ARCHIBALD DOUGLAS, his pres. in
1571 was on death of Alexander
Lauder. [Reg. Pres. Bene., i, (2),
19; Cal. of Charters, xi, 2395.]
ROBERT BOYD, son of James B. of
1571
Hutterhill; pres. to vicarage pen
sionary 2nd Sept. 1571 on dem. of
David Wemyss. [Reg. Pres. Bene., i, (2),
20.]
JOHN ALLANSON, M.A., reader 1603.
1603 [Comps. Surplus of Thirds.}
ROBERT SCOTT, his eldest son, John.
1616 [Reg. of Deeds, 492-142, 1629.]
ST MUNGO S NORTH
ADAM GORDON, line 1, for "Adam"
1680 read "James."
ST MUNGO S EAST
JOHN GLENDIE. [Books of Council
1664
and Session, 6th Sept. 1676, 4th Oct.
1678, 8th Jan. 1672; Inventory of
Fordel Writs.]
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305
ST MUNGO S WEST
ROBERT CRAIGHEAD, for "1690"
1689 read "1689."
ST MUNGO S SOUTH
ALEXANDER LAUDER, parson 1567.
[Acts and Dec., xl, 299; xlii, 401;
xliv, 141, 222, 424; xlvii, 93, 170.]
1657
ROBERT SCOTT, his eldest son, John.
1616 [Reg. of Deeds, dxcii.]
JAMES DURHAM, son of Sir James
D.; his daugh., Grizell, bapt. 31st
Dec. 1644; line 17, for "1st May"
read 30th April.
WILLIAM TAYLOR, marr. Anne,
1651
1780
daugh. of Matthew Stewart and Jean
Gait Arnot of Lochrig, Stewarton.
JOHN ROBERTSON, pres. by Crown
1858 25th Jan. 1858.
GEORGE STEWART BURNS, pres.
1865 by Crown 13th March 1865.
PEARSON McADAM MUIR, died at
1896
Manse of Cambuslang West 13th
July 1924; his son, John Joseph
Johnston, died at Aberdeen 28th Oct. 1945.
JAMES McGIBBON, died 16th Nov.
1919 1922.
LAUCHLAN MACLEAN WATT, born
1923
Grantown 24th Oct. 1867, son of
Andrew and Margaret Gillanders
M. W. (Skye); educ. various parish schools
and Edinburgh Univ., M.A. (1893), B.D.
(1897), D.D., Edin. (1920), LL.D., Glas.
(21st June 1933), F.R.S.E., F.S.A. (Scot.);
J.P. of the County of the City of Glasgow;
missionary, Lochcarron, 1894; Mission
Church, Lochinver, 1895; Church work,
Dalkeith, 1896; licen. by Presb. of Dal-
keith 1896; assistant, Lady Glenorchy s
Parish Church, 1896; ord. to Turriff
Parish 7th April 1897; Alloa and Tullibody
12th May 1901; St Stephen s, Edinburgh,
16th Feb. 1911; Glasgow Cathedral 26th
June 1923; Moderator of General Assembly
1933; retired 15th May 1934 to Kinloch,
Lochcarron, Ross-shire. In Iceland repre
senting The Times, Scotsman, Manchester
U
Guardian and Daily Graphic during visit of
the King of Denmark, 1907; Chaplain,
Great War, 1914-17, retired Hon. Lt.-Col.;
Commissioner from H.M. Gov. to U.S.A.
and Canada 1918; President, Pan-Celtic
Congress, London, 1930; Grand Chaplain,
Grand Lodge of Scotland, 1933; Murtle
Lecturer, Aberdeen Univ.; Warrack Lec
turer and McNeil Frazer Lecturer on
Pastoral Theology, Univs. of Glasgow,
Edinburgh and St Andrews, 1930; in
Australia as Turnbull Preacher, Melbourne,
and visited churches and colleges in Vic
toria, New South Wales and New Zealand,
1932; created Bard at Welsh Eisteddfod,
Amonsford title "Gwylan yr Ynys"
( Seagull of the Islands ). Marr. 8th June
1897 Jennie Hall (died 8th March 1927),
daugh. of John A. Reid of New Kelso,
Strathcarron, and had issue Hector, B.A.
(Oxon), Order of the Nile, Sudan Political
Service (marr. Gwynydd, granddaugh. of
Chief Justice Sir Wm. Grantham, died at
Khartoum 9th June 1943). Publications
God s Altar Stairs , The Communion Table;
By Still Waters; Prayers for Public Worship;
The Saviour of Men; The Minister s Manual;
Gates of Prayer; The Soldier s Friend; Life
and Religion; (Verse) The Tryst, a Book of
the Soul; In Poet s Comer; In Love s Gar
den; The Grey Mother and Songs of Empire;
The Land of Memory; Britannia s Answer;
(Fiction) Edragil 1745; Moran of Kildally;
The House of Sands; The Advocate s Wig;
By the Christmas Fire; Oscar; (History)
Scottish Life and Poetry; Burns; Carlyle;
Great Britain, for Schools 1714-1914;
Alloa and Tullibody; In the Land of War;
In France and Flanders with the Fighting
Men; The Heart of a Soldier; Scottish
Covenanters; (General) Attic and Eliza
bethan Tragedy; Douglas s Aeneid; The
Scottish Ballads and Ballad-Writing; The
Book of the Beloved; While the Candle
Burns; The Minister s Life and Work
(Pastoral Theology Lectures}; Literature and
Life. Edited the Dunedin Magazine.
Smith s Summer in Skye, Mrs. Stowe s
Dred, etc. Contributor to Spectator, West
minster Gazette, St James s Gazette,
Scribner s Magazine, Chambers s Journal,
Temple Dictionary of the Bible and leading
306
ST MUNGO S SOUTH ST THOMAS
[PRESB. OF
newspapers and magazines in prose and
verse, on folklore, antiquities and history,
especially Celtic and Gaelic.
ST NINIAN S
JAMES BRYCE, his daugh., Margaret
1877
Williamson (marr. 25th July 1895
1887
Alec Leiper Mackay); his son, John,
died 16th Aug. 1935; his daugh., Leggat
Watson (marr. Alan Cant, min. of Creich).
WILLIAM SEATH PROVAND, Hastie
Lecturer, Univ. of Glasgow, 1914;
Depute Clerk of Presb. 30th April
1919 to 1st Oct. 1929; Clerk of Synod of
Glasgow and Ayr 14th April 1924, res. 8th
Oct. 1929; dem. his charge 31st Dec. 1923;
D.D. (Glasgow, 24th June 1925); died 12th
June 1943; his son, Ninian, electrical
engineer, born 2nd Dec. 1 897. Publication
Puritanism in the Scottish Church (Paisley
1923); Editor St Andrew, 1903-6.
JOHN BAYNE, ord. 8th April 1924;
1924 trans, to Dunlop 14th Feb. 1929.
1929
1691
ALEXANDER McCLYMONT
ADAMS, trans, from Sauchie
(q.v.) llth June 1929; dem. 12th;
adm. to Arngask 26th June 1934; trans, to
Aberdour, Deer, 26th Nov. 1936.
(Incorporated 23rd Nov. \934with Wynd
(formerly U.F.) to form St Ninian s Wynd.)
ST PAUL S
(now St Paul s Outer High)
ALEXANDER HASTIE, in the com
pany of the Earl of Argyle he landed
from Holland at Campbeltown on
20th May 1685 and preached in the church
there four days later; he returned to Hol
land before 2nd Jan. 1686, and after visiting
various places, including Rotterdam, Delft,
Leyden, Utrecht and Haarlem, he came
back to Scotland soon after 8th Jan. 1687;
had issue Alison. [Erskine of Carnock s
Journal, 110, 119, 172, 185, 189, 196, 219;
Deeds, Durie, 1705, No. 1205.]
1713 JOHN SCOTT, marr. Grizel Kid.
ROBERT JAMIESON, his son, William
1844 Andrew, died 12th Jan. 1935.
GORDON QUIG, trans, to Monifieth
1913 28th Sept. 1921.
CHARLES MACKINNON, M.A.,
1011 trans, from Dundyvan (q.v.) 8th
March 1922; died 15th June 1940.
Collegiate Ministers
ROBERT McCUARD, born Glenluce.
1656
His letter to my Lord Warriston in
Prison in Edinburgh in Assembly
Library, 1662.
ST PETER S
MALCOLM MACLELLAN, died 15th
1886
June 1921; his widow, Jane Emily
1921
Robinson, died at London llth
April 1929.
JOHN FAIRLIE, trans, from Inver-
keithney 16th Dec. 1921; trans, to
Wallacetown, Dundee, 18th May
1931. Addl. issue Andrew Addison, born
6th March 1925.
ST STEPHEN S
JAMES BELL GRANT, dem. 30th
1892
Sept. 1922, died Edinburgh 22nd
March 1943.
THOMAS WYLIE SHARP, born Glas-
1923
gow 30th April 1893, son of Robert
S. and Mary Auld Wylie; educ. at
Woodside School, Glasgow, and Univ. of
Glasgow, M.A. (1914); licen. by Presb. of
Glasgow 1920; assistant St Ninian s, Glas
gow, 1920, Springburn 1921; ord. 20th
Feb. 1923; trans, to St Machan s, Larkhall,
10th Sept. 1930, to High Ch., Paisley
(C. and S.), 16th Sept. 1937. Marr. 9th
June 1925 Janet Fulton, daugh. of Thomas
Rodger and Jessie Leckie, and has issue
Jessie Leckie, born 1st Nov. 1926; Robert
Wylie, born 24th Oct. 1930. Publication
The Centenary Book, Larkhall, 1935.
(United with Buccleuch 14th Oct. 1943.)
ST THOMAS
(CHAPEL OF EASE)
Retained by Free Church in 1843, after
wards sold to Wesleyan Methodist Church
and now used by them.
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307
ST THOMAS
ANDREW BRYSON, dem. 3rd March
1938; died at Prestwick 10th Nov.
1920 1940.
(United 3rd March 1938 with Gallowgate
(U.F.) Church.}
ST VINCENT
Incorporated 1934 with Kent Road (for
merly U.F.) Church, to form Kent Road-
St Vincent s.
JAMES BELL HENDERSON, licen.
by Presb. of Edinburgh 18th May
1899
1886.
1916
THOMAS SMITH MACPHERSON,
trans, to Highland Charge, Camp-
beltown, 23rd Dec. 1925.
JOHN AULAY STEELE, trans, from
1926
Mannofield (q.v.} 17th June 1926;
trans, to Lerwick llth April 1934;
dem. 12th Jan. 1944; adm. to Cleish 4th
July 1945.
SANDYFORD
Incorporated with Henderson Memorial
(formerly U.F.) Church to form Sandyford-
Henderson Memorial 8th June 1938.
JOHN ROSS MACDUFF, his first wife,
1855 ^ nme Joan S eton died 1st Sept.
1847 and had issue Alexander
Ross, born 27th Jan. 1845.
JAMES ELDER CUMMING, his
1871
daughs. Janet Parker, died 27th
April 1925; Ella Stead, died at St
Andrews 5th Dec. 1930.
WILLIAM STEVENSON STUART,
ioni trans, to East Church, Stirling, 6th
June 1923.
JAMES PITT WATSON, trans, from
Dalmuir 18th Dec. 1923; trans, to
Alloa 12th Sept. 1929.
SPRINGBURN
DAVID ANDREW ROLLO, his widow,
., ftA _ Lizzie McConachie, died 25th Dec.
1907 1943.
DUGALD CLARK, assist. West Church,
Aberdeen, 1900-1; died 24th Nov.
1925.
1918
JOHN STUART CAMERON, trans.
1926
from St Clement s, Aberdeen (q.v.)
17th May 1926; dem. 1936 to be
come min. of Malone Presbyterian Church,
Belfast, 6th Oct. 1936.
DENNISTOUN
ROBERT WALKER MUIR, first min.
of parish on erection, 19th March
1920; trans, to Stewart Church,
Whiting Bay, 8th Feb. 1933; died 24th June
1941; Lily Craig, first wife, died 17th Nov.
1917, leaving issue James Laurence, in
Manchester; Campbell Craig, clerk; Ruby
Walker (marr. 1st July 1937 Hugh Mc-
Kenzie, M.A., teacher); Norman Dennis-
toun, ship s sick berth attendant; marr. (2)
10th Sept. 1919 Martha Cameron, daugh.
of James McMunn and Agnes Scouler; she
re-marr. 18th Dec. 1945.
STRATHBUNGO
ROBERT McMILLAN, died 1st July
1876 1920.
CHARLES GUTHRIE COOPER,
1917
trans, to Hawick Wilton 17th May
1926.
JOHN MACLAINE MUNRO, trans.
1926 ^ rom Ferrv P rt on Craig (#.v.) 16th
Nov. 1926; issue Catherine Living
ston, born 7th Sept. 1925; served with
R.A.M.C. and Argyll and Sutherland High
landers at Salonica in Great War. Publica
tion Strathbungo and its Church, 1833-
1933.
THE PARK
DONALD MACLEOD, his widow,
AO Isabella Anderson, died at Caputh
1869 7th Oct. 1923.
1915
JAMES ALAN CAMERON MUR
RAY, Chaplain to the Forces, 15th
and 51st Divisions, 1917-18; marr.
Ellen, only daugh. of Sir John Mackintosh
Macleod, Bart., M.P., C.A., Glasgow, and
308
THE PARK KILSYTH
[PRESB. OF
Edith Fielden; dem. 2nd Feb. 1932; adm.
to Kerse 31st May 1935; trans, to Tolbooth,
Edinburgh, 15th Oct. 1943. Issue Ellen
Catriona Cameron, born 3rd Feb. 1922
(marr. 22nd Sept. 1942 Rev. Lumir Soukup,
Ph.D., Prague); Alan Norman Macleod,
born 30th Nov. 1925. Publication Intro
duction to Christian Psycho Therapy (Edin
burgh, 1938).
ST OSWALD S WOODSIDE
Erected as Woodside Parish by Court of
Teinds 1921.
DAVID WATSON, died 12th Feb.
1877 1934.
JOHN MITCHELL KERR, adm. first
min. of parish 28th Jan. 1922; trans.
19 to Whiting Bay 27th May 1942.
Marr. 29th Nov. 1922 Isabella Black,
daugh. of John Morrison; his daugh.,
Jessie, died 3 1st July 1933.
TITWOOD
DAVID PRESTON, Convener of
Colonial and Continental Com
mittee, 1935.
( United with St Kentigern *s 1 5th June 1 94 1 .)
1918
TOWNHEAD
ROBERT PRYDE, died at Morebattle
1879
llth Jan. 1925; his wife, Margaret
Drysdale, died 9th Jan. 1924; his
daugh., Crichton Jane Isobel (marr. W.
Weir Breen, Newport).
ROBERT LOVE HUNTER, trans, to
1915 Kirkgunzeon 15th Jan. 1926.
1926
CHARLES WHITEHEAD HUTCHE-
SON, trans, from Aberfeldy (q.v.}
17th May 1926; dem. 16th May
1935; died 17th Sept. 1935; his widow,
Isabella Martin, died 31st May 1946.
TRON
JOHN BELL, line 17, delete "John,
1594 Min. of Blackfriars, Glasgow."
1628 JOHN BELL, delete parentage.
HEW BLAIR, line 9, for "1657" read
1644 "1651."
JOHN ANDERSON, marr. (2) Marion,
daugh. of Walter Menzies, min. of
Erskine.
1730
ROBERT BUCHANAN, his daugh.,
1833
Charlotte Elizabeth, died 29th
March 1932.
WILLIAM RATTRAY, died 29th Nov.
1903
1942; his daugh., Catherine (marr.
1925 John Boyd, Trinidad); his
widow, Catherine Stevenson, died 1st Aug.
1947.
WHITEINCH
Disjoined 1875, not 1865.
QUINTIN JOHNSTON, assistant at
1872 Duffus 1857.
DONALD NESS, trans, to Savoch 16th
1894 Aug. 1928.
WILSON SIMMS LESLIE, trans, from
MacdurT(<7.v.) 13th Dec. 1928; trans,
to Falkirk Old 22nd Nov. 1940.
1928
1912
WILTON
JOHN LIVINGSTON, trans, to Teviot-
head 12th Nov. 1929. Addl. issue-
Stewart Kennedy, born 18th Jan.
1919; Robert H. D. (third son), now a
C.A.; his wife, Janet Brackenridge Mary
McCallum, died 26th April 1948.
HOGGANFIELD
JOHN FERGUSON ANDISON, died
1887 18th Jan. 1938.
KILSYTH
ALEXANDER LIVINGSTON, parson
1560
before 1560 and 18th May 1584.-
[Cal. of Charters, xii, 2728; Reg.
Abbrev. Feu Charters of Church Lands, i,
105.]
SIR GILBERT LAW, parson and vicar
1568-72. [Comps. Sub Coll. of
Thirds, Dumfries, etc.]
GLASGOW]
KILSYTH KIRKINTILLOCH
309
ARCHIBALD GRAHAME. [G. R.
1615 Sas., 2 Ser., vii, 259.]
GABRIEL CUNYNGHAME, son of
William C. of Craigends and Eliza
beth Napier. [G. R. Sas., 2 Ser.,
vii, 332, vi, 156.]
JAMES HAY, his daugh., Marian
(marr. James Anderson of Dowhill,
provost of Glasgow.)
1637
1682
ROBERT RENNIE, pres. 13th June
1789 1789.
HENRY DOUGLAS, pres. by Crown
1843 14th July 1843.
ALEXANDER HILL, pres. by Crown
1849 29th Aug. 1849.
ALEXANDER SPIERS, pres. by
1861 Crown 29th Nov. 1860.
ROBERT HOPE BROWN, pres. by
Crown 25th March 1 871 ; his widow,
Agnes (died llth Aug. 1923), only
child of Adam Duncanson, bank agent,
Enniskillen.
PETER ANTON, his widow, Mary
1881 Alice Heggie, died 3rd July 1927;
his daugh., Florence Heggie (marr.
19th Jan. 1920 Sir Thomas Guthrie Russell,
K.C.B., K.C.).
DUNCAN CAMERON, app. Assistant
Clerk of Assembly May 1928; died
30th July 1929; his son, Donald
Ewen, M.B., Ch.B.; his daugh., Aileen
Isabel (marr. 7th Oct. 1930 Dr William
McC. Harrowes, Glasgow).
KIRKINTILLOCH
Before 1195 William, son of Thorald,
Sheriff of Stirling, gave the Church of
"Kirkintulach" to Cambuskenneth Ab
bey. The grant was confirmed by Alexan
der II 27th March 1226-7. On 23rd July
1451 Robert Fleming of Biggar founded a
chaplainry at the High Altar of St Ninian s
Church of Kirkintilloch, alias Lenzie, the
endowment being the 10 merk lands of
Auchinrivoch in the lordship of Auchtyr-
moyne in Stirling, 6 merks annual rent
U*
from the lands of Panmure in Forfar,
2 merks from the lands of Kirkintilloch,
and a tenement in Kirkintilloch. It will be
noted that at that date Lenzie appears as
an alternative name to Kirkintilloch; and
in 1 530 the church is designated St Ninian s
Church of Lenzie. There was also in the
church an altar dedicated to the Virgin
Mary. In 1621 the Earl of Wigton and the
parishioners petitioned Parliament for
licence to transport the church from the
west end of the parish to the middle of it;
but at that time nothing was done. The
church, however, was included in Cumber-
nauld when that parish was erected in 1649;
and thus it lost its parochial status. The
church has disappeared. Its precincts,
situated in the churchyard, are designated
"The Old Aisle." By Charter, confirmed
by Robert III on 17th Aug. 1399, David
Fleming, Lord of Biggar, mortified to the
Chapel of the Virgin Mary at Kirkintilloch
his whole lands of Drumtieblae in Lenzie.
On the site of the chapel there was built in
1644 a church which became the church of
the parish of Kirkintilloch five years later.
Alterations were made to the church in the
early part of the 19th century, when
galleries were introduced; but it is still a
good example of a 1 7th century attempt to
revive the Gothic tradition in architecture.
It stands in the old churchyard, on the line
of the Roman fortifications. [Reg. Epis. of
Glasgow, ii, 309; Diocesan Reg. of Glasgow,
ii, 406-7, 421; Acts Scott. Parl., iv, 6076;
Reg. Pres. to Benefs., i, 68; Chart of
Cambuskenneth, 175-6, 195; Charter Chest
of the Earl of Wigton, Nos. 12, 13, Scott.
Rec. Society.}
ALEXANDER DRYSDALE, M.A.,
1568 VJCar 1568 ~ 72 - [Comps. Sub Coll.
of Thirds, Dumfries, etc.]
1574
NINIAN DREW, M.A., min. in 1589;
pres. to vicarage 29th Sept. 1594 on
death of Richard Herbertson.
[Reg. Sec. Sig., Ixvi, 217; Comps. Gen. Coll.
of Thirds.}
JOHN FORSYTH. [G. R. Sas., xx,
1620 f. 1, 2 Ser., ii, 25.]
310
KIRKINTILLOCH RUTHERGLEN
[PRESB. OF
ROBERT FLEMING OF BALLOCH,
his sons Charles, apprenticed to
Alexander Murray, merchant, Edin
burgh, 18th Feb. 1708; Robert, apprenticed
to Andrew Simpson, sometime min. at
Kirkinner, 8th Feb. 1710, afterwards book
seller and printer, Edinburgh. [Edin. App.
Roll]
SAMUEL TELFER, his son, John,
1709
1728.
apprenticed to William Carmichael,
merchant, Edinburgh, 4th Sept.
THOMAS ANGUS MORRISON, died
21st June 1941; his daughs. Janet
Galloway Angus (marr. (1) 7th Sept.
1921 Arthur Poole, M.B., Ch.B., Man
chester; (2) 21st April 1934 Rev. John
Whitehead Cheshire, B.A., C.F., Rector of
Utrecht, Natal); Mary Bethia Galloway
(marr. 9th April 1937 Robert Mclnnes,
advocate).
KIRKINTILLOCH ST DAVID S
FRANK ROBERTSON, trans, to Mon-
1919 quhitter 6th June 1924.
DAVID FYFE McMATH, M.C., trans.
1924
from Sorn (q.v.) 15th Oct. 1924.
Addl. issue Margaret Cargill, born
4th April 1922.
TEWCHAR
Disjoined from Kirkintilloch and erected
Jan. 1922.
WILLIAM DEANS, died at Alexandria,
1911
Egypt, llth Nov. 1934; his wife,
Minnie Scott, died 8th Jan. 1930.
He marr. (2) 5th Sept. 1933 Nurse Agnes
Daffa, Jaffa, Palestine; she died at Ham
burg 8th June 1935; his daugh., Minnie
Hunter, died 30th Oct. 1922.
THOMAS MURRAY INGLIS, trans.
1917 to Quarter 14th Sept. 1920.
THOMAS JAMES CAMPBELL
1922
1926.
CRAWFORD, ord. 15th May 1922;
trans, to Helensburgh 10th Nov.
ROBERTSON McCALLUM MILLAR,
1Q2 trans, from Ladyburn, Greenock,
7th April 1927; dem. 30th Oct. 1928;
adm. to Stronsay 6th Feb. 1929.
GORDON MILNE EWAN, born Glas-
1929 8 W ^k May ^ 9 ^ S0n ^ James
Gordon E. and Kate Nelson Twad
dle; educ. Albert Road Academy, Glasgow,
and Univ. of Glasgow; licen. by Presb.
of Glasgow 26th March 1924; assistant
Campsie 1924; ord. to Forgandenny 17th
May 1926; trans, and adm. here 12th June
1929; trans, to St Peter s, Glasgow, 2nd
May 1939. Marr. 17th Sept. 1929 Annie
Mitchell, daugh. of Daniel Duncan and
Anne Mitchell, and has issue Audrey
Mitchell Duncan, born 10th Aug. 1930.
LENZIE (now Lenzie Old)
WILLIAM BROWNLIE, dem. 30th
1891
June 1926; died 1st Jan. 1933;
originally a teacher at Castle Doug
las and Dundonald; his widow, Isabella
Anderson Simpson, died 23rd Aug. 1946.
DAVID CRAWFORD WATSON,
1Q1 _ trans, from High Kirk, Kilmarnock
(<7.v.), 19th Jan, 1927; dem. 31st
Dec. 1948. Addl. issue David George
Martin, born 29th July 1923; his daugh.,
Lorna Martin Turnbull (marr. 10th Aug.
1943 Fred Young, son of Rev. Alexander
Frazer). Wife s name for "Mary" read
May, daugh. of George Turnbull, ship
owner, and Janet Go van."
RUTHERGLEN
There were in the church Altars of the
Holy Rood and St Nicholas. [Reg. Sec.
Sig., 1, 67.]
THOMAS INCH, exhorter, 1563 and
1563
1568, called min. 1569. [Comps.
Sub Coll. of Thirds, Stirling, etc.]
JOHN MUIRHEAD, his pres. in 1586
was on death of Robert Herbertson.
1586
[Reg. Pres. Bene., i, 75.]
ROBERT YOUNG, son of a burgess of
Glasgow. Burgess Roll, 27th May
1643.]
GLASGOW]
RUTHERGLEN WARDLAWHILL
311
JOHN DICKSON. [G. R. Sas., 2 Sen,
1635 188.]
HEW BLAIR, M.A. It may have been
his widow, Ann Blair, and her
children, Jean and Marjorie, resident
in the Canongate, Edinburgh, 14th Nov.
1694. [Canongate Poll Tax Book.}
JAMES FURLONG, father a mer-
1780 chant.
WILLIAM FERRIE STEVENSON, his
1862
widow, Anne Paterson, died 20th
Nov. 1921.
GEORGE SIMPSON YUILLE, died
1909 20th May 1932.
WALLACE NEWMAN JAMES, born
Welshpool, Montgomery, 7th Nov.
1877, son of Thomas J. and Julia
Elvina Keeling; educ. at Stonehouse School
and Collegiate Academy, Welshpool, Dids-
bury Theological College (affiliated to
Univ. of Manchester); entered as candidate
for Wesleyan Ministry 1900; ord. in
Wesleyan Church 1907; held the following
charges Hamstreet, Ashford, Kent;
Thrapston, Northants; Kettering, do.;
Burnley, Lancashire; St John s Wesleyan,
Glasgow (12 years); adm. by General
Assembly, 24th May 1928; licen. by Presb.
of Glasgow June 1927; assistant Barony;
ord. A. and S. 12th Dec. 1928; trans, to St
George s in the Fields, Glasgow, 16th May
1934; died 8th Aug. 1946. Marr. 1st Aug.
1916 Lilian, daugh. of Thomas Andrew
Hayward and Jennie Hamar. Publications
Contributions to Scottish Pulpit.
RUTHERGLEN WEST
WILLIAM VALLANCE, died 17th Jan.
1896 1923.
ANDREW VEITCH, trans, to East
191? Church, Tarbert, 15th Sept. 1937;
dem. 15th May 1945; has issue
Thomas, born 10th July 1912, M.A. Glas
gow, student of Divinity, assistant (student)
at Kirkintilloch.
SHETTLESTON
Was disjoined from the Barony; a new
church was built and opened during the
ministry of Rev. John White, 1903.
MATTHEW RODGER, pres. by Crown
1861 18th Sept. 1861.
GILBERT JOHNSTON, pres. by
1864
Crown 14th Sept. 1864; his son,
George Burns, died 28th April 1921.
ALEXANDER (also ALISTAIR)
MACLEAN, trans, to Daviot and
1913
Dunlichity 1st Dec. 1922.
JAMES McCARDEL, trans, from Dun-
- lop (q.v.) 5th June 1923; trans, to
New Kilpatrick 19th Nov. 1931.
Marr. 4th April 1916 Agnes, daugh. of
Philip Mackie, marine engineer, Burma,
and Janet Watt, and has issue James
Dunlop, born 3rd Nov. 1919; Philip
Mackie, born 3rd June 1922.
STEPPS
GEORGE CONDIE, line 4, for "July"
1904 read "Dec."
MALCOLM SHENNAN, born Glas-
1913 gow; dem. 24th Jan. 1948.
WARDLAWHILL
DAVID JACK, dem. 30th Sept. 1922,
^ ec ^ at Hornchurch, Essex, 1 st Aug.
1925; his wife, Isabella McLean
Finlayson, died 28th Oct. 1920.
CHARLES McARTHUR, trans, from
1923
Gardenstown 21st March 1923; dem.
16th Dec. 1925; became Chaplain
to Fleet; adm. to St Fittock s, Aberdeen,
28th Dec. 1928.
WILLIAM WRIGHT, born Paisley, 5th
1926
Sept. 1890, son of Walter W. and
Mary Scott; educ. at Paisley Gram
mar School and Univ. of Glasgow, M.A.
(1914), B.D. (1921); licen. by Presb. of
Paisley, 1920; ord. to Mills and Steamers
Chaplaincy, Calcutta, 28th March 1920;
assistant Barony, Glasgow, 1925; adm. to
Wardlawhill 25th March 1926. Marr. 9th
July 1930 Elizabeth Jamieson, daugh. of
James Branagan and Alison Scott Jamie-
son, and has issue Alison Scott, born 6th
July 1931; Walter Andrew, born 18th July
1933; James William, born 1st Aug. 1938.
SYNOD OF ARGYLL
PRESBYTERY OF INVERARAY
ARDRISHAIG (Q.S.)
JOHN McRORIE KAY, trans, to
1918 Lochlee 19th May 1922.
JOHN PAUL GLEN, trans, to Strone
1920 6th Nov. 1925.
WILLIAM McPHAIL, trans, from
1926
Kilbrandon far.v.) 3rd March 1926;
dem. 15th April 1945; died Oban
3rd Dec. 1948.
(Charge united with North Church 1 5th
April 1945).
CRAIGNISH
NEIL CAMPBELL, son of Archibald,
son of John C. of the Melfort
family, parson of Luing, 20th Dec.
1558; rector and vicar 24th July 1580;
chaplain at the Altar of the Virgin Mary in
Kilmartin Church; died between 1591 and
1602. His daugh., Bessie (marr. 6th Jan.
1587-8 James, son of Alexander Kincaid,
maltman, Stirling). [Reg. Mag. Sig., v,
131; Cal. of Charters, x, 2303; xii, 2796.]
1571
COLIN CAMPBELL, after his deposi
tion the church was vacant till at
least 10th Oct. 1649. [G. R. Sas.,
xlv, 294.]
1617
JOHN MACLACHLAN, son of John
1669 M., min. of Kilninver.
FRANCIS STEWART, his daugh.,
Grace, died at Carlisle 24th Aug.
1891, aged 82.
NEIL MACMICHAEL, his daugh.,
Elizabeth Davina Colville, died at
Edinburgh 9th Sept. 1923.
1860
JAMES KEITH WILKIE, dem. 15th
May 1945; died 14th Feb. 1947.
Marr. 30th April 1925 Janet Riddell,
daugh. of John Pendreich, Park Road,
Trinity, and Elizabeth Riddell.
CUMLODDEN
In 1840 the presbytery resolved to build
a church at Cumlodden for the people in
that area of Inveraray and in the adjacent
part of Glassary parish. The church was
built in the following year at a cost of 548,
towards which contributions were made by
General Assembly s Committee on Church
Extension, 225; Duke of Argyle, 200;
Sir Archibald Campbell of Garscube, 100.
MR JACKSON, a probationer, was
appointed in 1841, to "preach and
visit"; his salary was forthcoming
from the General Assembly s scheme for
the employment of probationers 20, from
Sir Archibald Campbell 10, and contribu
tions from other individuals in the district
and presbytery; apparently he was identical
with Donald Jackson who was ordained to
Lochgilphead in 1843.
WILLIAM EADIE, died 25th Nov.
1926; his widow, Mary Danks, died
29th Nov. 1945.
1841
1917
1927
DONALD MACKINNON, trans, from
Assynt 19th Aug. 1927; died 10th
Nov. 1939.
GLASSARY
1575 JOHN WHYTE, rector.
ARCHIBALD McCALLUM, his sons,
Duncan and Donald. [Argyll Sas.,
xxxii, 68, 15th Feb. 1672.]
1639
312
PRESB. OF INVERARAY]
GLASSARY INVERARAY
313
ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, his son,
1687 Nigel [Argyll Sas., iv, 294.]
DONALD CAMPBELL, his son,
Colonel Donald Graham, died at
Balerno 14th Dec. 1928; his daugh.,
Jessie Campbell Graham, died at Guild-
ford 7th Nov. 1940.
ALEXANDER MACDONALD, his
1914
son, William Uist, min. of St
Nicholas, Cardonald.
JOHN CAMERON, his sons James,
killed on Campsie Hills 7th June
1936; Gilleasbuig, died 3rd Aug.
1942; his daugh., Jessie Russell, marr. 18th
Dec. 1948 Terence Laurie, only son of
Rev. William Monaghan-Combs, Egham,
Surrey.
GLENARAY
On 27th Dec. 1651 the Commissioner for
the Plantation of Kirks modified stipends
for the respective Irish (Gaelic) and English
Churches of Inveraray. [Recs. of Synod of
Argyll, 251, S.H.S.]
DONALD MACILVORICH or Mo
1595 ILVORIE; on 1st May 1650 his
widow, Janet Campbell, represented
to the Synod of Argyle that she was "in
great necessity, and that through the burn
ing of Mr Donald s parish, houses and
dwellings (by the Irish under Alexander
McDonald in 1644) she is disappointed of
that composition which ministers wifes
get either from Ann or for contentation of
glebe and manse, and so left very poor and
indigent"; the Synod granted to her the
share of her husband from the money
granted by the Estates for distressed mins.
of Argyle. His daughs. Anna (marr. cont.
22nd March 1624 Alexander Maclver or
Campbell of Pennymore); Katherine (marr.
Niall Malcolm, min. of Kilchrenan).
[G. R. Sas., xxii, 36; xxix, 328; Records,
Synod of Argyll, 181.]
NEIL MACPHERSON, his sons
Malcolm, died 4th May 1939; God
frey, died 18th Dec. 1932.
PETER NEIL MACKICHAN, his
18 o 7 daugh., Muriel Gladys (marr. 15th
Oct. 1922 Frank Macdonald Hoi-
man of Pen Harbour, Hurstpierpoint,
Sussex); his widow, Harriet Kathleen
Whitfield, died at Edinburgh 7th March
1940, aged 85.
JOHN MACLACHLAN, trans, from
t 2 Lochcarron 4th Jan. 1923, died at
Glasgow 17th Oct. 1927; his daugh.,
Margaret Morris (marr. 19th July 1933
Hugh McLure, son of James McArdle,
Airdrie).
(Charge united to Inveraray, March 1930.)
INVERARAY
The saint of the old Church of Glenaray
at Kilmalew, Kilmaliew, is said to have
been Liubha or, in its earlier form, Liba,
Kilmalieu being Cill Mo Liubha, "my
Liubha s Church." There are various
saints of that name. Another view is that
Kilmalew is "Church of St Maluog" or
Moluoc, probably a friend of Columba,
and equivalent to my dear little Leu or
St Lupus. The site was at the old town on
the north shore of the bay where the river
Aray joins the sea. About 1778 the old
town was removed and the present town of
Inveraray built. The church was de
molished at the same time as the town; and
for fifteen years there were only temporary
places of worship. Eventually in 1794 the
existing two churches, with a steeple 107 ft.
high, were built at Inveraray from a design
by Mr Milne, London. They were repaired
in 1838, having suffered serious damage
from lightning in the previous year. The
steeple, having become dangerous, had to
be taken down in 1941. The name Kil
malew remained with the churchyard.
Mundu or Munnu is an affectionate form
of the name of St Fintan. Hence Kilmun,
the name of the place on the west side of
Glen Aray, where stood the chapel dedi
cated to that saint. [Watson s Celtic
Place Names, 304-5, 307; Johnston s Place
Names of Scotland, 220.]
314
INVERARAY NORTH KNAPDALE
[PRESB. OF
ALEXANDER GORDON, one of the
1650
leading characters of Neil Munro s
"John Splendid." It is stated that
he was min. of a church at Tynemouth,
Northumberland, now Howard Street
Church, North Shields. He had sasine in
the lands of Knock in Ayrshire on adjudi
cation 16th April 1670. [Brit. Weekly,
llth Jan. 1931; G. R. Sas., 3 Ser., xxiv,
310.]
ALEXANDER McTAVISH, marr.
Margaret, daugh. of John Campbell
of Lerags; his son, John, went to
Jamaica.
JOHN FINLAY DAWSON, dem. 21st
19Q4 Nov. 1930; died 24th June 1941; his
wife, Flora, daugh. of John Thom
son, burgh chamberlain, Inveraray, died
21st July 1939; he dem. to facilitate union
21st Feb. 1930.
(Both charges united March 1930.)
KILMARTIN
There was in the church an altar dedi
cated to the Virgin Mary, the endowment
of which included the lands of Pennykill
and Darrok in the barony of Craignish,
3 merks of the lands of Auchafyne, and the
40 sh. lands of Aithaned in the barony of
Ardskeodenis. [Reg. Great Seal, v, 131,
2249.]
NEILL CAMPBELL, son of Neill C.,
t __ 4 Bishop of Argyll, became Bishop of
Argyll in 1580, rector 8th July 1585,
on which date his natural son, Nigel, re
ceived letter of legitimation, apparently
identical with Mr. Nigell, rector of Craig
nish. [/&#. Mag. Sig., v, 839.]
DONALD CAMPBELL, had issue
Nei11 Robert - [G. R. Sas., 2 Ser.,
viii, 33 , 6th June 1654.]
WILLIAM MACLACHLAN, his sons
1669
1696.]
Archibald; William of Fearnoch.
[Auchendarroch Writs, 16th July
DONALD CAMPBELL, marr. Isobel
1699 Campbell, who survived him.
HECTOR CAMERON, trans, to Oban
1912 12th Oct. 1922.
1923
ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, trans.
fr m Duirinisn (#- v -) llth A P r il
1923; trans, to North Bute 25th
Nov. 1927.
JOHN MALCOLM MUNRO, son of
1929 John M., Chief Officer, Clyde Train
ing Ship, and Jane Mitchell; trans.
from St Columba s, Glasgow, 4th Jan.
1929; dem. 19th May; died 16th June 1942.
Marr. (2) 16th Jan. 1929 Adelaide Mary
Louisa Fletcher, daugh. of James Bapty
and Anne Renton; his daugh., Margaret
(marr. 3rd Aug. 1926 William Christopher
Miller, M.R.C.V.S., Edinburgh).
NORTH KNAPDALE
In the second quarter of the 1 5th century
there occur references to the Perpetual
Vicarage of St Ferchanus s in Knapdale,
probably Kilberry, Ferchan being an
erroneous form of Bearchan, Saint of Kil
berry. The writer of the new Statistical
Account states that the mother church of
the two Knapdales, built by Cormaig Mac
O Charmaig, was called Kilvic O Char-
maig. The saint may be either Baetan
Maccu Cormaic, abbot of Cluain mac Nois,
who died 1st March 664, or Abban Maccu
Cormaic of Magh Arnaide, whose day was
27th Oct. The Church of Kilmichael Inver-
lussay was built in 1 820, and the Church at
Tayvallich in 1827. [Cal. Papal Regs.,
Letters, viii, 596, 625; Watson s Celtic
Place Names, 282.]
DUNCAN MACPHAIL, vicar. [Acts
and Dec., 25th July, 1567-8, 113,
1567
149.]
PATRICK MACQUEEN, parson,
grants a tack of teinds to Campbell
1595
of Auchenbreck, 1595.
DUGALD CAMPBELL, his daughs.
t , lft Elizabeth (marr. cont. 15th July
1655); Mary (marr. cont. 10th Dec.
1659), alive 18th Dec. 1670. [G. R. Sas.,
xxxviii, 217; 3 Ser., vii, 247; xxxiii, 102.]
INVERARAY]
NORTH KNAPDALE TARBERT
315
JOHN McGILCHRIST, son of John ML,
1715 writer, Kilmichael-Glassary.
JOHN CAMPBELL, M.A. (King s
1811 College, Aberdeen, 1782.)
DUNCAN CAMPBELL, pres. by Queen
1846
Victoria 26th April 1846; his sons
John Archibald, born 9th April
1844, died Jersey 25th Oct. 1906; Francis
Stewart, born 1846; his daughs. Cathe
rine, born 1841, died 3rd Oct. 1910;
Eugenia (marr. Roderick Maclaren, M.D.);
Jane Macdiarmid, died at Bath 30th Aug.
1926, aged 75.
DONALD MACLACHLAN, pres. 15th
1871 June 1871.
LACHLAN MACLEAN, his widow,
187g Annie Miller, died 4th Aug. 1928;
his sons Lachlan, died Makalapye,
Bechuanaland, 18th June 1934; Thomas
Finlay, died 27th Nov. 1934.
1914
DONALD MCDONALD LAMONT,
his wife, Sarah Lamont. died 5th
Feb. 1940.
DONALD GRANT, dem. 31st May
1921 1944.
SOUTH KNAPDALE
The Churches at Achahoish and Inver-
neil were both built about 1775. For the
saint of Eilan-mor-vic-O Charmaig, see
North Knapdale. [Watson s Celtic Place
Names, 282.]
ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, pres. by
1843 Crown 30th Dec. 1842.
DONALD ALLAN CAMERON, trans.
1896 to Westray 10th May 1922.
ANGUS MACDONALD, born North
1922 ^ St ^ cen - b v Presb. of Glasgow,
1921; assistant St Michael s, Dum
fries; served in Navy during war for three
years; ord. 27th Sept. 1922; dem. 16th May
1925.
HECTOR CAMERON, trans, from
Small Isles (q.v.) 12th Nov. 1925;
trans, to Kilfinan, 23rd Dec. 1930.
LOCHGILPHEAD
DONALD JACKSON, pres. by Crown
1843 10th May 1842.
JOHN MACKAY, pres. 30th Sept.
1844 1844.
JOHN MACFARLANE, pres. 8th June
1847 1847.
PETER NEIL MACKICHAN, pres. by
1863 Crown 1st Jan. 1863.
ALEXANDER CAMERON ROBERT
SON, D.D. (Aberdeen 1923), died
18th Jan. 1933 unmarr.
TARBERT
A mission with a missionary was estab
lished here about 1775.
DONALD MACINTOSH LOGAN,
1914 trans, to Arisaig 27th April 1927.
JOHN MACDONALD GILLIES, born
1927
Laggan, Kingussie, 10th Dec. 1894,
son of James G., grocer, and Jane
Mackintosh; educ. at Kingussie School and
Univ. of Aberdeen, M.A. (1918); licen. by
Presb. of Abernethy, 12th May 1921;
assistant Wemyss 1921; ord. to Murthly
12th May 1925; trans. 31st Aug. 1927;
trans, and adm. 31st Aug. 1927; trans, to
South Knapdale 4th Nov. 1931. Marr.
28th April 1932 Chrissie, only daugh. of
Lauchlan Scott, Burrelton, Coupar Angus.
PRESBYTERY OF DUNOON
ARDENTINNY
JAMES PATTERSON, born Kilsyth
26th Jan 1 830; ord. to Hemmingford
8th Sept. 1865; D.D. (Montreal
Presb. College, 1915); was chaplain of
prisons for Montreal for 35 years; Clerk of
Presbytery 1858-1917; died April 1932,
aged 102. Marr. 8th April 1863 Rosina,
daugh. of F. W. Sherriff of Huntingdon,
and had seven children.
ROBERT CRAIG, his daugh., Jean
186Q Sarah, M.A. (marr. 26th Oct. 1932
Malcolm Smith, rector of St Paul s
Episcopal Church, Rothesay).
1903
ALEXANDER WILLIAM MIT
CHELL, dem. 2nd June 1932, died
20th July 1935; his wife, Janet
McGibbon Stalker, born 4th Aug. 1887,
died 22nd April 1924.
(Charge united to Strone \st June 1932.)
CRAIGMORE
THOMAS NELSON ALLEN, adm. to
1903 Savoch of Deer 22nd Feb. 1924.
JOHN MORELL McWILLIAM, trans,
to Dean Park, Go van, 17th May
1928.
1916
JOHN DUNLOP BROWN, trans, from
Whiting Bay (q.v.) 25th Oct. 1928;
died 16th July 1948.
DUNOON
On 12th March 1439-40 Lord Duncan
Campbell of Lochow gave \ merk from the
lands of Ardenslate for the maintenance of
lights and wax candles before the image of
the Virgin Mary in the church. The church
was dedicated to St Mary; and by Bull of
Pope Pius II 4th March 1461-2 it was
united to the mensa of Lismore. In the
church there was an Altar of the Holy Rood,
founded on 21st Aug. 1420 by John Camp
bell, inhabitant of Dunoon. The church
was enlarged in 1911 by addition of tran
septs and the flat ceiling opened up and
supported with transverse beams of pitch
pine at a cost of 5,200. [Cal. of Scottish
Supplications, 226 S.H.S.\ Theiner s Vet.
Monumenta, 434-5.]
1560 JOHN CAMERON. Delete entry.
JOHN CAMERON, probably Treasurer
1610 of diocese.
1626
EWEN CAMERON of Dunloskin, had
also issue Margaret (marr. cont.
24th June 1686 Edward Gillespie,
merchant, Edinburgh). [Deeds, Mack.,
1705, No. 1241.]
HECTOR McLAINE, line 2, for "5th
Aug. 1666" read "20th March
1665."
1666
ALEXANDER MACKAY, marr. cont.
1?40 18th and 19th Aug. 1725 Elizabeth,
daugh. of John Campbell, Captain
of Dunoon.
1844
JOHN CLARK, line 7, for "1818"
read "1828"; line 8, for "ord."
read "adm."
JOHN CAMERON, his daugh.,
Williamina Buchanan, died at Van
couver 9th Sept. 1932.
1901
WILLIAM HOWIE, died 1st Nov. 1929;
his wife, Mary Catherine McNeill,
was born at Entre Rios, Argentina,
22nd May 1881. Addl. issue William
Bruce, M.B., Ch.B., born 20th Jan. 1924.
316
PRESB. OF DUNOON]
INNELLAN KILFINAN
317
1919
INNELLAN
ARCHIBALD EWING MACINTYRE,
trans, to Pollokshaws 7th March
1928.
DOUGLAS GORDON McLEAN, born
1928
19th Dec. 1893, son of William
George Green M., min. of Cullen;
educ. at Boddam School, Fordyce Academy
and Univ. of Aberdeen, M.A. (1920);
served with Gordon Highlanders in Great
War, wounded at Hooge 1915, Company
Commander and Brigade Bombing Officer
1917-18; tutor in Glasgow; licen. by Presb.
of Edinburgh 16th March 1928; assistant
Lady Glenorchy s; ord. 7th June 1928.
Marr. 22nd June 1918 Jessie Cormack
Shaw, M.A., daugh. of James Shaw,
auditor, Indian Railways, and has issue
William James, born 28th May 1920, died
26th Nov. 1943; Wendy Moira, born 1st
Jan. 1926. Publications The History of
Fordyce Academy (1936); Life at a Banff-
shire School, 1592-1935.
TOWARD CHAPEL
RONALD MACDOUGALL, died 4th
1885 Feb. 1942.
WILLIAM GRAHAM BROWN, went
1918 to Canada, died 13th Dec. 1928.
JOHN ALEXANDER, app. 15th Jan.
1922
1922, died 29th March 1926, aged
73.
(St Bride s Church was rebuilt and restored
Aug. 1935.)
INVERCHAOLAIN
The Churches of Inverchaolain and Kil-
morie in Strathlachlan were united, appa
rently some time after the Reformation;
on 27th Dec. 1651 the Commission for the
Plantation of Kirks dissolved the union,
made Inverchaolain "a distinct kirk" and
modified to the same a stipend with manse
and glebe. The church was rebuilt in 1745.
At Toward Point there was a chapel dedi
cated either to St Fillan, but which of that
name is uncertain, or, as the designation
Kyllenane also occurs, to St Finan. [Recs.
of Synod of Argyle, 250, S.H.S.; Watson s
Celtic Place Names, 285, 518.]
DUGALD CAMPBELL, his pres. in
1574 was on the death of John
1 5/4
Lamond. [Reg. Pres. Bene., i, (4),
24.]
JOHN SCOULAR THOMSON, dem.
1918
llth Nov. 1938; died at Edinburgh
30th March 1939; his son, Ian
Alastair Cameron, min. of Latheron llth
May 1946. Addl. issue Roland Malise
Fraser, born 16th March 1923; Madeline
Ruth Veronica, born llth March 1930.
Publications Editor British Students Song
Book, and Editor Glasgow University
Magazine.
KILFINAN
The church was granted to Paisley Abbey
by 1230-40 by Duncan, son of Ferchar or
Ferhard, and Laumann, son of Malcolm
and nephew of Duncan confirmation by
Angus, son of Duncan, 9th July 1270; in
1253 the church was designated "the
Church of St Finan which is in Kethrome-
congall" (in the quarter of Cowal), and at
that time it was known as "Kerry or
Caathramh," i.e. "the fourth part." Of
a Charter of 6th July 1452 Sir Robert
Dewar, "vicar of St Serf s of Kilfinnan,"
is a witness; but of this dedication nothing
further is known. There was in the church
an altar dedicated to St Fynnan, to which
pertained the 4 lib. lands of Awchingyle.
Whether this was a second altar to St Finan
is not clear. At Ardmarnock, St Marnock s
Field, there was a chapel dedicated to that
saint. A small portion of the chapel still
exists. A short distance above the chapel
there was a cell, to which St Marnock was
wont to resort for fasting, penance and
devotion. [Reg. Great Seal, iv, 791, v,
2095; Reg. of Paisley, 132-3, 137-9.]
JOHN McNEIL, min. in 1614. [G. R.
1614 Sas., x, 204.]
DONALD McVICAR, died before 12th
1637
Jan. 1637. [G. R. Sas., xlv, 258;
xlvi, 13.]
318
KILFINAN KILMUN
[PRESB. OF
AENEAS McLAINE, trans, to Kil-
1666 ninian in Mull, 1673.
ANGUS MACPHEE, dem. 30th Sept.
J876 1924, died 1st March 1926; his
widow, Margaret Ferguson Russell,
died at Paisley llth June 1927.
ARCHIBALD ANDERSON, trans,
from Kilcalmonell (<7.v.) 6th May
1925; trans, to Kilmore llth Feb.
1930; dem. 28th May 1945.
1925
KILMODAN
WALTER LAMONT, died before 12th
1575 Aug. 1595.
1595
ROBERT LAMONT, son of Walter L.,
natural son of Sir John L. of
Inneryn, Kt., pres. to parsonage 12th
Aug. 1 595 on death of Walter Lamont, his
father. [P. S. Reg., Ixvii, 184.]
DONALD MACVICAR, died before
1598
12th Jan. 1637; his son, Gilbert.-
[G. R. Sas., xlv, 253.]
DONALD McCLOY, marr. Elizabeth
1611
Crawford; his daugh., Beatrice
(marr. cont. 16th March 1637
Donald Campbell of Kilmichael); had also
issue, a son John. [Prot. Book of Donald
McGilchrist; Reg. of Deeds, 10th July
1652.]
JOHN CAMPBELL, his daugh.,
1699
1737.
Marianna (marr. 18th July 1737);
line 12, for "1738" read "18th July
DUNCAN MACLEAN, line 16, for
"Georgina" read "George; died
1838
1901 ." See Vol. VII, 44, for family.
JOHN CAMERON, dem. 31st Dec.
1933; died at Corstorphine 31st Oct.
1908
1935.
KILMUN
The Church of St Columba, Kyllemine
(Kilmun), is mentioned on 24th Aug. 1391.
To the Glory of God and in honour of St
Mundus and all saints, Sir Duncan Camp
bell of Lochow erected the church into a
collegiate church for five chaplains, one of
whom was to be provost, and another was
to serve the cure of the parishioners; and
by Charter of 4th Aug. 1442, confirmed by
James II, 12th May 1450, for the souls of
James I and Joan, his consort, James II
himself, Marjorie (Stewart), his late wife,
Margaret (Stewart), his wife, and the late
Celestine, his eldest son, he gave an endow
ment to the church the 3 merk land of
Auchinlochir in the barony of Kilmun, the
6 merk land of Blairmore and Garronletter
in said barony, the 2 merk land of Cragha-
was in the barony of Cowal, the 2 merk
land of Cafflade and Clogyne in the barony
of Kilmun, the 1 merk land of Kilmolew in
the barony of Lochow; 2 merks Scots
annual rent from the lands of Dalmelon-
charde, 1 merk Scots annual rent from the
land of Auchingar, 2 merks Scots annual
rent from the lands of Greghane and
Gawane. He also gave the Church of St 
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