of West Calder, and had issue-George, born 22nd Oct. 1766, lost at sea 1791; William Augustus, born 18th May 1768, died March 1796; Andrew, born 29th Sept. 1770; Jean, born 4th March 1773, died 12th Jan. 1801; Elizabeth, born 3rd Nov. 1774, died May 1795; Charlotte, born 5th Aug. 1776, died Nov. 1794.

1802 JAMES MAITLAND ROBERTSON, born 11th May 1774, son of James R., min. of Ratho; M.A. (St Andrews 1797); licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 26th Oct. 1796; pres. by Sir William A. Cunninghame, Bart., and ord. 23rd Sept. 1802. On his father's death the parishioners of Ratho unanimously but unsuccessfully petitioned the patron for his succession. Died 6th March 1855. He marr. 4th March 1803, Alice (died 17th Feb. 1860, aged 80), daugh. of George Lindsay, surveyor of Customs, Inverness, and had issue-James, born 18th Feb. 1804, died 12th July 1827; Elizabeth, born 10th Aug. 1805; George Lindsay, born 11th May 1807, died 29th Aug. 1831; Jean, born 4th Dec. 1808; Mary Anne, born 29th July 1810, died 20th Feb. 1816; John, born 29th April 1812; Alexander Hamilton, born 2nd April 1814, died 5th Aug. 1832; Alice Lindsay, born 19th Nov. 1815; Helen Laing, born 11th May 1817; Andrew Dalziel, born 8th Feb. 1819.

1842  JOHN LAING, born Edinburgh, 16th Feb. 1809, son of John L., factor at Dalmeny, and Mary Fyfe; educated at the High School and Univ. of Edinburgh; licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh; pres. by Archibald, Earl of Rosebery, 5th Oct. 1841; ord. to Livingston (assistant and successor) 13th Jan. 1842. Joined the Free Church; min. of Livingston F.C. 1843; res. 1845; became Presbyterian chaplain at Gibraltar 1846, and at Malta 1847; app. Librarian of the New College, Edinburgh, 1850; died 3rd April 1880. He marr. 29th Aug. 1843, Catherine (died 16th Feb. 1869), daugh. of Macduff Fyfe, West Indies, and had issue-Mary, died young; Catherine; Fanny. Publications -Catalogue of the Printed Books and Manuscripts in the Library of the New College, Edinburgh

(1868); A Dictionary of Anonymous and Pseudonymous Literature of Great Britain, 4 vols. (1882-8). [After the death of Samuel Halkett the materials collected by him for this work were entrusted to Laing, who more than doubled the store. Laing died before the publication of the work, which was completed and edited by his daughter Catherine.]

1844 JOHN GARDNER of Knightsridge, born 2nd Nov. 1804, son of James G., min. of Tweedsmuir; educated at Edinburgh Univ.; licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh; assistant at Inveresk; pres. by Archibald John, Earl of Rosebery, 6th Dec. 1843; ord. (assistant and successor) 25th Jan. 1844; died unmarr. 23rd Feb. 1878.

1872 THOMAS AITON, born Kirkintilloch, 22nd Dec. 1841, son of William A. and Agnes Hamilton; educated at Glasgow Univ.; B.A. (1859); licen. By Presb. of Glasgow 13th June 1866; assistant at High Church, Paisley, and St Mary's, Dundee; ord. to Sauchie Chapel-of-Ease 25th May 1869; trans. on presentation by Archibald Philip, Earl of Rosebery, 11th  May, and adm. (assistant and successor) 5th July 1872. Marr. 7th Sept. 1880, Jane Charteris, daugh. of Robert Scott, Brotherston, West Calder, and has issue-Jane Charteris Scott, born 1881; Agnes Hamilton, born 1884; Marjory, born 1888; William, born 1889; Adam Charteris, born 1891; Robert Scott, born 25th April 1896.

MUIRAVONSIDE or MANUEL.

[The parish originally formed part of Falkirk. After being served by a min. for about sixty years, it was disjoined, and erected by Parliament 10th June 1648. Manuel, the old name, was taken from the Cistercian Nunnery of Emmanuel, founded by Malcolm IV. in 1156.]

1591 WILLIAM KEIR, M.A.; adm. 1591; trans, to Ecclesmachan in 1597. - [Reg. Assig.]