Issue-Robert John Brown, born 3rd March 1835, died 18th Aug. 1910. Publications On the National Character of the Athenians, University Prize Essay (Edinburgh, 1828; reissued with a Memoir in 1860); Discourses, with a Memoir, and Select Literary and Religious Remains, 2 vole. (Edinburgh, 1837); Lectures on the 14th to 16th Chap. of St John's Gospel (Glasgow, 1840); Lecture VIII. (On Church Establishments); ed. Beauties of Jeremy Taylor.[New Stat. Acc., viii.; Edin. Chr. Inst., iv.; Steven's High School, Cockburn's Hem., Diet. Nat. Biog.]

1836 ALEXANDER MELVILLE, born 28th July 1809, son of Andrew M., min. of Logie, Fife; M.A. (St Andrews 1828); licen. by Presb. of Cupar 8th Dec. 1829; pres. by William IV. Oct. 1835; ord. 22nd Jan. 1836; died at Largs 2nd Dec. 1839. He marr. 11th Oct. 1836, Catherine (died at Paris, 25th Feb. 1866), daugh. of Patrick MacFarlan, D.D., min. of Greenock, and had issue-Andrew, D.D., min. of the Free Church at Alva, and at St Enoch's, Glasgow, clerk to Free Church Assembly, joint-clerk to United Free Church Assembly, born 14th Jan. 1839, died 29th Jan. 1907.

1840 WILLIAM BEGG, born 2nd July 1815,  son of James B., D.D., min. of New Monkland; educated at Parish School, New Monkland, and Univ. of Glasgow; licen. by Presb. of Hamilton 27th Sept. 1836; assistant at St Bernard's, Edinburgh; ord. (assistant and successor) to New Monkland 19th Oct. 1837; pres. by Queen Victoria, and adm. 24th July 1840; D.D. (Glasgow 1886); died 10th April 1888. He marr. 24th June 1841, Helen (died April 1894, aged 74), daugh. of William Pagan, of Curriestanes, Troqueer, and had issue-James, head of District College at Hamilton, Victoria, and Corowa, N.S.W., born 2nd July 1842, died at Melbourne, 11th Feb. 1911; Mary, born 7th Oct. 1843 (marr. 4th July 1865, Peter Sinclair Menzies, min. of St George's-in the-Fields, Glasgow, afterwards of Scots Church, Melbourne, died 15th Nov. 1914); Jane, born 8th April 1845 (marr. John

Morrison, farmer, Dalmeny), died 14th Oct. 1911; William, born 24th Oct. 1846, died 27th Feb. 1848; Allan Pagan, born 31st Dec. 1847, died at Hay, New South Wales, 3rd Oct. 1882; Francis Forbes, born 9th July 1849, died at Melbourne 27th June 1911; Helen, born 13th Dec. 1850 (marr. Duncan Cameron Macvean, min. of Strontian), died 14th Oct. 1889; William Hugh, M.A., student of divinity, born 31st Jan. 1852, died at Athens (where he was acting as tutor) 5th Jan. 1874; Margaret, born 13th Oct. 1853; Elizabeth Agnes, born 11th May 1855; Henry Cunningham, min. of Sorn, born 1st Dec. 1856; Catherine Evans, born 11th June 1859 (marr. John Saunders, min. of Kingarth).

1888 GEORGE CARRUTHERS, born Kirkcroft, Applegarth, 28th March 1846, son of Robert C., farmer, and Agnes Jardine; educated at Sandyholm and Sibbaldie schools, Dumfries Academy, and Edinburgh Univ.; M.A. (1869), B.D. (1870); licen. by Presb. of Locbmaben 1870; assistant at Newton-on-Ayr, and St John's, Edinburgh; ord. to Dalziel Chapel, Motherwell, 19th Aug. 1875; trans. to Johnstone, Paisley, 11th Jan. 1877; trans. and adm. 27th Sept. 1888; died 17th July 1898. He marr. 20th Jan. 1880, Mary, second daugh. of Thomas Russell, Kirkcaldy, and had issue-Robert, born 26th Nov. 1881, died 31st Oct. 1904; Mary Hutchison Russell, born 13th June 1883; Thomas Russell Davison, born 3rd Nov. 1886.

1899  ALEXANDER LOUDON, born Airdrie, 28th Sept. 1856, son of James L. and Elizabeth Law; educated at Caldercruix School, Clarkston Academy, and Univ. of Glasgow; M.A. (1880), B.D. (1883); licen. by Presb. of Hamilton April 1883; in charge of Toward Chapel 1883; ord. to Galashiels (West) 27th Dec. 1883; trans. and adm. 2nd Feb. 1899. He marr. (1) 30th June 1884, Jeanie (died 10th April 1898), eldest daugh. of William Reid Wiseman, Caldercruix, and has issue-Mary Grace Brown, born 15th Sept. 1885, died in infancy; James Alexander, born 16th Nov. 1890; William Reid Wiseman, born 12th