Queensferry p. 226

 

1693 DONALD [or DANIEL (Edin. Mar. Reg.)] CAMPBELL, M.A. (Edinburgh 1676); probably ord. in Holland; adm. to Muiravonside 4th Aug. 1691; called 28th May 1691; and again 14th Sept.; trans. and adm. 27th Dec. 1693; died 8th Feb. 1698, in 43rd year. He marr. Kathrina Verheiden, and had issue -Anna (marr. 22nd Dec. 1718, Joseph Ford, M.A., preacher of the Gospel).[ Linlithg. Sess. Reg., Tombst.]

 

1700 JOHN GRIERSON, M.A. (Edinburgh, 13th July 1695); chaplain to the Lord Advocate (Sir J. Steuart); called 14th May, and ord. 21st Aug. 1700. After a long illness he died, 31st Dec. 1709, in 41st year. He marr. (1) 18th Sept. 1700, Mary, daugh. of James Ochterlonie, merchant, burgess in-Edinburgh: (2) July 1705, Agnes Learmonth (died 26th Sept. 1750), widow of John Cairncross, writer, and had issue-Margaret; Janet.-[Edin. Reg. (Marr.), Tombst.]

 

1710 JAMES KID, suffered under the persecuting reigns of Charles II. and James VII.; took refuge in Holland, and studied theology there; licen. by Presb. of Dunfermline 27th Feb. 1706; called 6th July, and ord. 28th Sept. 1710. He was one of the “twelve apostles " who gave in a representation and petition to the General Assembly 11th May 1721, against an Act of the preceding Assembly, condemning the Marrow of Modern Divinity. At the Communion in his parish in Aug. 1733 he was assisted by several of the Seceding brethren. He, however, went no farther with them; died 9th Feb. 1744, in 78th year. He marr. March 1711, Isabel, daugh. of James Auchinleck of Woodcockdale, and had issue-James; John, wine merchant, Edinburgh; Janet; Agnes, died 8th March 1813; Mary (marr. James Gladstone, schoolmaster of N. Leith); Elizabeth (marr. 13th May 1743, Alexander Wilson, merchant, Edinburgh). Publications - Letter concerning the Parish of Bathgate (1720) ; Address to the Reader prefixed to The Trust, by Wilson (1723). -[Bo'ness and N. Leith Sess. Regs.; Tombst., Brown's Gospel Truth, Boston's

Mem., Fraser's Life of R. Erskine; Edin. Chr. Inst., xxx.]

 

1746 ARCHIBALD M'AULAY, educated at Edinburgh Univ.; licen. by Presb. of Dalkeith 2nd May 1738; called June 1745; ord. 25th Sept. 1746; died 5th Aug. 1781, in 75th year. He marr. 22nd Dec. 1757, Isobel Vallant, who died 6th Sept. 1773, sp.-[Tombst. Acts of Ass.; Scots Mag., li.]

 

1782 JOHN HENDERSON, licen. by Presb. of Linlithgow 2nd Dec. 1778; pres. by Town Council, and ord. 10th July 1782; Synod clerk; died 12th June 1820, in 67th year. He marr. (1) 18th Feb. 1783, Mary (died 1st Feb. 1787), daugh. of James Arnot, brewer, Canongate, and had issue Alexander, born 29th Nov. 1783; James, born 4th March 1785, died 21st Nov. 1785; John Arnot, born 1st Feb. 1787: (2) 26th Nov. 1792, Mary Mackenzie, who died 15th March 1820, and had issue-Kenneth, born 27th Dec. 1793; Andrew Johnstone, born 16th Sept. 1795; Thomas Livingston, born 30th April 1797; William Mackenzie, born 28th Dec. 1798, died 4th Feb. 1820; Robert, born 30th Oct. 1800; Mary, born 19th March 1802, died young; James, born 23rd Feb. 1804; Charles Ritchie, born 13th June 1808; May, born 23rd Dec. 1811. Publications - The Effect of Patriotism on National Conduct, a sermon (Edinburgh, 1803); Account of the Parish (Sinclair's Stat. Acc., xvii.).

 

1820 THOMAS DIMMA, born Sprouston 1796; English teacher in George Heriot's Hospital 11th Jan. 1808, Latin and French master 26th Jan. 1809; M.A. (Edinburgh, 11th Jan. 1812); licen. by Presb. of Linlithgow 30th Aug. 1815; pres. by Town Council, and ord. 16th Nov. 1820; died 25th July 1854. He marr. 27th April 1821, Laura (died 1st Dec. 1874), daugh. of Rob. Grierson, assistant min., Inveresk, and had issue-George, born 15th Feb. 1822, died 3rd Nov. 1842; Robert, born 6th July 1823; Thomas, born 21st April 1826, died at St Helena 19th Jan. 1847; Alexander Carlyle Grierson, born 16th July 1828; James Aitchison, born 15th Aug. 1830; Laura Grierson,

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