BUCCLEUCH

 (Q.S.).

(Formerly St Cuthbert's

Chapel-of-Ease. )

[Proposed 1754 as a Chapel-of -Ease to St Cuthbert's (in place of "The Little Kirk" built in 1593 as an additional church at the west end of the Pre-Reformation church of St Cuthbert, and destroyed by the Ironsides of Cromwell 1650), built 1755, and opened 1756. The bell which hung in the steeple of St Cuthbert's Church from 1700 to 1753 was used in the belfry of the daughter church at the Crosscauseway from 1763 to 1866, when the church was considerably altered and a new bell supplied. Declared a parish quoad sacra by Act of General Assembly 31st May 1834, and named Buccleuch Parish. Erected by the Court of Teinds 2nd Feb. 1859.]

1758 JAMES ROY, ord. 13th June 1758; trans. to Prestonpans 28th Nov. 1765.

1766 JOHN TOUCH, born 12th July 1740, eldest son of John T., min. of Aberlour; educated at Aberdeen; M.A. (King's College 1759); one of the teachers in Heriot's Hospital 10th Dec. 1759; licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 26th June 1765, elected by the Kirk-session of St Cuthbert's 3rd Jan., and ord. 20th March 1766; D.D. (King's College, Aberdeen, 1781); dem. 27th Jan. 1808; died 29th Oct. 1820. He was for many years chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Freemasons. He marr. Flora (died 23rd Sept. 1805, in her 71st year), fifth daugh. of Murdoch M'Donald, min. of Durness. 1808-1813 [During these years of vacancy the chapel - Was supplied by the Rev. Sir Henry Moncreiff Wellwood, and Dr David Dickson, ministers of St Cuthbert's.

1813 HENRY GREY, trans. from Stenton 18th Nov. 1813; trans. to New North Parish, Edinburgh, 11th Jan. 1821.

1821 ROBERT GORDON, trans. from Kinfauns 22nd Feb. 1821; D.D. (Aberdeen, Nov. 1823); trans. to Hope Park Chapel (now Newington Parish) 5th

Jan. 1824.

1824 PATRICK CLASON, born 13th Oct. 1789, third son of Robert C., min. of Dalziel (afterwards of Logie, Stirlingshire); educated privately, and at Glasgow and Edinburgh Univs.; licen. by Presb. of Hamilton 9th June 1813; ord. to Carmunnock 11th May 1815; trans. and adm.16th April 1824; D.D. (Glasgow, March 1836). Joined the Free Church; min. of Free Buccleuch, Edinburgh, 1843; joint-clerk of Free General Assembly 18th May 1843; Moderator of Free General Assembly 1848; died 30th July 1867. Publications-Considerations on the Propriety of erecting the Chapels-of-Ease in the Parish of St Cuthbert into Parish Churches (Edinburgh, 1833); Strictures an the Statement of the Central Board of Scottish Dissenters, two letters (Edinburgh, 1835); Speech on a Suitable Provision for the Ministers of the Gospel (Edinburgh, 1835); Speech in the Presbytery of Edinburgh (Edinburgh, 1839); Three single Sermons (Edinburgh, 1829- 1857).

1844 HENRY RUTHERFORD took charge from 1843 to 1851; he died 16th Dec. 1855.

1851-1857 [During most of this period the chapel was under the charge of the Edinburgh University Missionary Association.]

1857 ALEXANDER M'LAREN, M.A.; ord. 5th March 1857; trans. to Houston 17th Sept. 1863.

1864 FINLAY MATHIESON, born Inverness-shire; educated at King's College, Aberdeen, 1846-9, 1856-7; M.A. (1857); schoolmaster of Dunoon 1853-63; missionary at Kirtle, Annan, 1863; ord. 10th March 1864; dep. 28th May 1875. He marr. 24th Nov. 1849.

1875 JOHN YOUNG SCOTT, trans. from Invertiel, and adm. 16th Dec. 1875; trans. to Campsie 20th Sept. 1881.

1882  JOHN CAMPBELL, born Pictou County, Nova Scotia, 29th Feb. 1844, son of John C.; educated in Canada and at Univ. of Glasgow; licen. by Presb. of Glasgow; ord. to Newark 7th Jan. 1879;