St Cuthbert’s – Bonnington p. 103

 

born 18th June 1810; James Jobson, accountant, Edinburgh, born 24th Nov. 1811, died 2nd Dec. 1891; John Wardrobe, born 26th June 1813, died 7th Jan. 1818; Elizabeth Crawford, born 12th Dec. 1815 (marr. 13th June 1837, John George Pack, M.D., Bathgate); Charles, advocate, born 5th Aug. 1817, died 27th May 1857; Christian, born 26th March 1819, died 25th April 1820; Jane, born 5th July 1820, died 9th Dec. 1912; Christian Helen, born 3rd March 1822, died 24th Feb. 1902; Margaret Ann, born 22nd May 1825, died 23rd May 1826. Publications-Five single Sermons (Edinburgh, 1806-31); The Influence of Learning on Religion (Edinburgh, 1814); Sermons (Edinburgh, 1818); Discourses Doctrinal and Practical (1857); edited Memoir of Miss Fanny Woodbury (Edinburgh, 1826); Sermons by the Rev. W. F. Ireland, D.D. (Edinburgh, 1829); Lectures and Sermons by the Rev. George B. Brand (Edinburgh, 1841); Articles in the Edinburgh Encyclopaedia, Christian Instructor, and other periodicals.-[Sime's West Kirk, Anderson's Edin. Clergy, Modern Athenians (portrait), Tombst. Kay's Portr. Dict. Nat. Biog.]

 

1843 JAMES VEITCH, born Inchbonny, Jed burgh, 27th April 1808, son of John V., millwright, an eminent self taught astronomer and geologist; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh; ord. to Galashiels 6th Aug. 1834; trans. to Newbattle 2nd Oct. 1840; trans. and adm. 6th March 1843; D.D. (Edinburgh 1854). For several years convener of the India Mission. In 1877 he f ell into bad health, and applied for the appointment of an assistant and successor. Died unmarr. 11th April 1879, leaving a large sum of money for the erection and endowment of a district church in the parish. He was an earnest and polished preacher, and had the reputation of being deeply read in theological literature. He was uncompromising in his hostility towards all forms of innovation in public worship. Publications-Reasons against Affiliating our Christian Missions to the Secular System of Government Education in India (Edinburgh, 1857); The Efficacy of Prayer (Edinburgh, 1865).-[Border Almanac, Hall's Galashiels, The Scotsman.]

1878  JAMES BARCLAY, born Paisley, 19th June 1844, third son of James B.; educated at Paisley Grammar School, Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh, and Univ. of Glasgow; M.A. (1865); licen. by Presb. of Paisley 1870; ord. to St Michael's, Dumfries, 26th Jan. 1871; trans. to Canonbie 10th July 1874; trans. to Linlithgow Nov. 1876; trans. and adm. (assistant and successor) 16th May 1878; res. 18th May 1883, on appointment to St Paul's, Montreal ; D.D. (Glasgow 1892); LL.D. (M'Gill Univ., Montreal, 1907); res. 1909. He marr. 18th June 1873, Marion, daugh. of Alexander Simpson, solicitor, Dumfries, and has issue-James, M.D., born 8th July 1874, died Feb. 1913; Alexander, engineer, born Nov.1875; Hugh Brown, died in childhood; Charles Norman, born Sept. 1877; Malcolm Drummond, C.E., born May 1880; Marion Rutherford, born 25th Dec. 1881 (marr. 1905, Robert Dale); MacGregor, born Jan. 1885.

 

1884 ANDREW WALLACE WILLIAMSON, trans. from North Leith, and adm. 6th Sept. 1883; trans. to St Giles 19th Jan. 1910.

 

1911 WILLIAM LYALL WILSON, born Dundee, 6th May 1866, son of Thomas W. and Amelia Swan; educated at George Watson's College and Univ. of Edinburgh; M.A. (1888); licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 1892; assistant at St Andrew's Scots Church, Buenos Aires, 1892-4; ord. to Lesmahagow 6th June 1895; trans. to St Mary's, Dundee, 29th June 1905; trans. and adm. 12th May 1911; died 1st Aug. 1914. He marr. 6th May 1901, Margarita, daugh. of James MacCulloch, Estanciero, Uruguay ,and Agnes M'Clelland, and has issue-Agnes Ruby Lyall, born 3rd Sept. 1902; Thomas Leslie Lyall, born 17th Nov. 1907.

 

 

BONNINGTON

(Chapel-of-Ease).

[Opened 14th Oct. 1900, as a Chapel-of Ease under St Cuthbert's.]

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