Romanes, born 1st Feb. 1893; Maud Evelyn, born 25th Dec. 1894.

1897 DAVID BAYNE, born Glasgow, 24th Nov. 1870, son of Henry B. and Lilias Jack; educated at Glen's School and Glasgow Univ.; M.A. (1890), B.D. (1893); licen. by Presb. of Glasgow May 1893; ord. 16th Feb. 1897.

POLMONT.

[Disjoined from Falkirk, and erected by the Commissioners of Teinds, 22nd July 1724.]

1733 PATRICK BENNET, born 1705, son of Andrew B., min. of Muiravonside; licen. by Presb. of Linlithgow 7th July 1731; called 1st Sept. 1732; ord. 21st March 1733; died 12th April 1783. He marr. 22nd Dec. 1752, Margaret Henderson, who died at Dundas, 11th Oct. 1800, and had issue-Andrew, born 19th Sept. 1754, died 28th Sept. 1769; George, born 11th Oct. 1755; Lilias, born 4th March 1757 (marr. David Clark); Elizabeth, born 21st Aug. 1758, died 16th Dec. 1760; William, min. of Duddingston; and Margaret, Elizabeth, Patrick, John, who all died in childhood.-[Dalmeny Sess. Reg.]

1784 WILLIAM FINLAY, possibly son of William F., farmer, Galston; educated at Univ. of Glasgow; M.A. (1775); licen. by Presb. of Kirkwall 4th March 1778; pres. by George III. 31st May 1783; ord. 21st July 1784; chaplain to George, Prince of Wales 1790; died 21st Jan. 1800, in 47th year. He marr. 30th Jan. 1787, Jean (died 20th Dec. 1792, in her 37th year), daugh. of Gilbert Lawrie, Commissioner of Excise and Lord Provost of Edinburgh, and had issue-Sarah, born 27th Nov. 1787 (marr. 3rd July 1812, James Borthwick, merchant, Leith), died 19th April 1862; Gilbert Lawrie, W.S., manager of the Edinburgh Life Insurance Co., born 29th Sept. 1792, died 1st April 1872; and Janet, Grace, William, who died in infancy. Publication-Account of the Parish (Sinclair's Stat. Acc., iii., xix., xxi.).-[Tombst.]

1800 DYKES SMITH, born 1770, son of Thomas S., Falkirk; educated at Univ. of Glasgow; licen. by Presb. of Linlithgow 29th April 1795; pres. by George III., and ord. 27th June 1800; died unmarr. 25th Nov. 1809.-[Tombst.]

1810 PATRICK M'FARLAN, trans. from Kippen; pres. by George III., and adm. 13th July 1810; trans. to St John's, Glasgow, 29th July 1824.-[Smith's Scot. Clergy, ii.]

1825 JOHN WIGHTMAN KER, born 4tb July 1800, son of James K., Provost of Peebles, and Elizabeth Wightman; licen. by Presb. of Peebles 27th Nov. 1822; pres. by George IV. Oct. 1824; ord. 5th April 1825; died 6th Jan. 1872. He marr. 16th Oct. 1839, Margaret Logan, who died 13th Dec. 1886, and had issue- an only son, James, born 6th July 1843, died 9th March 1863. Publication-Account of the Parish (New Stat. Acc., viii.).

1872 PEARSON MADAM MUIR; trans. from Catrine; pres. by Queen Victoria 27th April 1872, and adm. 1st Aug. 1872; trans. to Morningside, Edinburgh, 4th Sept. 1880.

1880 WILLIAM ROSS, M.A., B.D.; ord. 13th July 1880; trans. to St Mary's, Partick, 3rd Oct. 1893.

1894 JOHN BUCHANAN M'KENZIE, born Bonhill, 17th June 1854, son of Archibald M'K.; educated at Glasgow Univ.; M.A. (1890), B.D. (1893); licen. by Presb. of Dumbarton May 1893; assistant at Helensburgh and Bonhill; ord. 8th May 1894. Marr. 8th March 1880, Mary Bain, daugh. of James Mushet, and has issue-Archibald, born 30th March 1882; Margaret Hurst, born 3rd Jan. 1884; Janetta Buchanan, born 21st Oct. 1886; James Mushet, born 10th April 1890.

QUEENSFERRY.

[Disjoined from Dalmeny and erected by the Commissioners of Parliament, 1st July 1635, and ratified by Parliament, 17th Nov. 1641.]