Portobello - Ratho p. 181

 

1818 JOHN GLEN, born Fife, 1782; licen. by Presb. of Dunfermline 2nd July 1811; in charge of Portobello Chapel from 1814; ord. 9th July 1818; preached for the last time 18th Oct. 1840, being attacked by paralysis. Joined the Free Church, and died at Edinburgh, 7th Nov. 1854. He marr. 4th Dec. 1818, Sarah Isabella (died 18th Dec. 1875, aged 91), daugh. of John Whyt, of Kingston, Jamaica, and had issue - Bain Whyt, died 23rd March 1826; Jemima Agnes  Bethia Anderson, born 1824 (marr. William Kippen, lieut. 24th Regiment), and died 26th Dec. 1846; Sarah Isabella, died 26th Jan. 1828. Publications-A Treatise on the Sabbath (Edinburgh, 1822); On Cruelty to Animals, a sermon (Edinburgh, 1833).

 

1844 WILLIAM STIRLING BLACKWOOD, born 1806; ord. to John St. Church, Maryport, Cumberland, 1835; app. by the managers, and adm. 7th March 1844; died unmarr. 2nd June 1861.

 

1862 JOHN WALLACE, ord. 28th Feb. 1862; res. 28th Feb. 1866; [became min. of New Deer].

 

1866 GEORGE THOMAS JAMIESON, born Currie, 27th Aug. 1838, son of Dr Robert J., min. of Currie, afterwards of St Paul's, Glasgow; educated at High School and Univ. of Glasgow; licen. by Presb. of Glasgow 7th May 1862; assistant at North Leith; ord. to Newton-on-Ayr 26th March 1863; trans. and adm. 20th July 1866; clerk of the Presb. of Edinburgh 1898-1912; D.D. (Glasgow 1904). Marr. 30th April 1868, Harriett Flora MacWhirter (died 28th Jan. 1907), youngest daugh, of James Bryce, D.D., first Church of Scotland chaplain at Calcutta, and ruin. of St Andrew's Church there, and had issue -Mary Florence, born 30th Aug. 1869; Eliza Katharine, born 5th June 1873 (marr. 13th July 1905, Robert E. Wallace-James, S.S.C., Edinburgh); Robert George, M.A., chaplain in India, Bengal Presidency, born 16th July 1874; James Bryce, B.D., min. of Greyfriars, Dumfries, born 17th July 1879; Henry William, accountant, Secunderabad, born 25th Dec. 1882.

RATHO.

 

[Belonged to the Bishopric of St Andrews, and thereafter was annexed to the College Kirk of Corstorphine. The church was dedicated to St Mary. Our Lady's Well is in the vicinity.]

 

1562 DAVID WEMIS [WEMYSS], one of those in St Andrews whom the first General Assembly, 20th Dec. 1560, thought "maist qualified for ministreing and teaching"; adm. in 1562; trans. to High Kirk, Glasgow, about 25th June 1565. -[Booke of the Kirk, Keith's and Calderwood's Hists.; Wodrow Biog., ii.]

 

1565 PATRICK CREICH [CREECH], complained against at the Assembly, 25th June 1565, "for not repairing to Linlithgow for the exercise of prophecying, excused himself because his stipend was not duly paid him." Another complaint was laid to his charge, 25th Dec. following, of marrying a couple regardless of the discipline of the Kirk. This he confessed on the 27th, and was ordained to do so publicly, twice at Edinburgh, and afterwards at Dalmeny, where the offence had been committed. For a similar fat t he was "suspended from his ministrie, and lifting up of his stipend," 30th Dec. 1567; and again on 8th July 1568; "and if he commit the like offence, that he be deposed." He was settled at North Berwick in 1568.-[Booke of the Kirk, Keith's and Calderwood's Hists.]

 

1568 JAMES HAMILTON, adm. 1st May 1568; had Kirknewton and Gogar also in his charge. He resided at the former place in 1573.-[Reg. Min., Test. Reg., Calderwood's Hist]

 

1568 THOMAS BISHOP, reader.

 

1589  RICHARD THOMPSON, having Gogar also in his charge; coll. to the vicarage Jan. 1589; pres. to the Prebend of Half Byres, in the College Kirk of Corstorphine, by James VI., 8th

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