Glenmoriston.; ord. by Presb. of Abertaff as assistant to James Anderson, D.D., min. of Second Charge of the Scottish Church, Rotterdam, 9th April 1862; adm. to Second Charge 8th March 1829, and later became sole min.; elected by the Governors headmaster of Heriot's Hospital and inspector of the Heriot Foundation Schools, April 1839; D.D. (Leyden 1839); pres. by Town Council, and ind. 28th Dec. 1843; died 2nd April 1857. He marr. 6th Oct. 1830, Margaret (died at Twickenham, 10th Nov. 1865), daugh. of George Gibson, merchant, Rotterdam, and bad issue-Elizabeth Mary Gibson, born 19th Nov. 1836, died unmarr.; Jessie Ritchie, born 31st Jan. 1838 (marr. John Moodie, min. of Chryston and of Kippen); George Heriot, born 23rd July 1839, died in Australia; Isabella Martin, born 9th Nov. 1840, died unmarr.; William Ritchie, insurance manager, London, born 1st April 1842. Publications - History of the Scottish Church, Rotterdam, to which are subjoined Notices of the other British Churches in the Netherlands (Edinburgh, 1833); to this was appended a "Brief View of the Dutch Ecclesiastical Establishment," afterwards enlarged and published separately; Memoirs of George Heriot, with the History of the hospital (Edinburgh, 1845); History of the High School (Edinburgh, 1849); Progressive Geography (Edinburgh, 1841), of which later editions were enlarged and issued in parts.-[Biographical Sketch, by Thomas Murray, LL.D.]

1857 WILLIAM SMITH, trans. from Lauder and adm. 25th Dec. 1857; trans. to North Leith (assistant and successor) 15th March 1860.

1860 ROBERT WALLACE, M.A.; trans. from Newton-on-Ayr, and adm. 21st Dec. 1860; trans. to Old Greyfriars 26th Dec. 1868.

1869 CORNELIUS GIFFEN, trans. from Dailly, and adm. 13th May 1869; trans. to St Mary's, Edinburgh, 11th Jan. 1872.

1872 THOMAS GENTLES, M.A.; ord. assistant at Alloa, adm. 18th April 1872; trans. to Paisley Abbey (First Charge) 20th Dec. 1878.

1879 ALEXANDER KENNEDY, born Aberdeen 25th March 1840, son of John K. and Mary Hardie; educated at Univs. of Aberdeen and Glasgow; M.A. (King's College, Aberdeen, 1859); licen. by Presb. of Glasgow 1865; assistant at Kilmun; ord. to Stewarton 14th May 1865; trans. and adm. 13th May 1879; D.D. (Edinburgh 1906); died 13th April 1908. He marr. 8th May 1866, Susannah Simpson (died 14th Jan. 1908), daugh. of Alexander Ralston and Margaret MacDougal, and bad issue-Margaret, born 10th Feb. 1867; John, born 11th April 1869, died 4th Jan. 1910; Susannah, M.A., born 23rd Oct. 1870 (marr. David Paterson, min. of U.F. Church, Restalrig); Mary, born 19th April 1872 (marr. John Henry Dickie, min. of New Kilpatrick); MacDougal, major, Royal Engineers, Egyptian Army, born 20th Dec. 1874; Alexander, mining engineer, born 25th Aug. 1876; William, architect, born 5th May 1878; Thomas, teacher, born 11th June 1883.

1906 WILLIAM MAIN, born Paisley 27th July 1867, son of John M. and Jane Shepherd; educated at schools in Glasgow and Univ. of Glasgow; licen. by Presb. of Lorn 12th May 1891; assistant at Alexandria, Dumbartonshire; ord. to Middle Parish, Perth, 21st July 1892; trans. to Anwoth 31st July 1902; trans, and adm. 20th Dec. 1906; app. clerk of the Presb. 3rd Dec. 1913. He marr. 17th Nov. 1892, Annie, daugh. of Robert Macnaughton and Margaret Campbell, and has issue-Margaret Mary, born 20th Feb. 189-1; William Robert, born 24th May 1900. Publications -Man's Dominion, its Nature and Limits, a sermon (Perth, 1893); Charles Williamson, Founder of Bath, N. Y. (Perth, 1899).

COLLEGIATE or SECOND CHARGE.

[The Town Council having resolved (31st Jan. 1781) to erect St Andrew's Church in