Univ.; M.A. (1886); licen. by Presb. of Hamilton 1889; assistant at St Matthew's, Glasgow; ord. 2nd May 1893. Marr. 15th June 1893, Jessie Baird Dodds, daugh. of Neil MacDonald, Glasgow, and has issue Isobel; Henry Alan; Allan; William Baird.

TORPHICHEN.

[Previous to the Reformation the church belonged to the Preceptory of the Knights Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem.]

1565 THOMAS DUNCANSON, min. in 1565 (Acts and Dec., 33, 35, 19, 119).

1567 THOMAS DICKSON, vicar of Torphichen 1567.-[Dundonald Inventory, Scot. Rec. Soc., 38.]

 1572  ROBERT HODGE [HOGG], M.A., brother - german of James H. in Leith, and of Mungo H. of Nether Barnton (Reg. Ho. Cal., 28th Nov. 1596); exhorter at Dalmeny, Lammas 1569; entered Candlemas 1572, with the manse and glebe; trans. to Bathgate before 1574, but re-entered 1585. He represented, 7th July 1613, "that thair was great profanation of the Sabbath in his parochyne, at the corn-stack, be pyping and dancing in gryt multitudes"; died 12th Jan. 1627. He marr. (1) Agnes Douglas, who died before 9th March 1591-2 (Edin. Com. Dec.), and had issue-Margaret, alive 1585, died 1630; George, heir to his sister; Robert (Edin. Sas., xvi., 349): (2) Agnes Polwart, who died 27th June 1595: (3) Cristine Clelland, who survived him, and had issue-Agnes; Grisell.-[Reg. Min. and Assig., Test. Reg.]

1627 GEORGE HANNAY, M.A.; ord. between 19th Sept. and 12th Dec. 1627. Having annoyed those who were against his settlement, he was beaten by some of his parishioners 6th May 1637;

he retired from the charge, and was suspended. He petitioned the General Assembly, 21st Aug. 1639, to restore him. He was trans. to Alves 12th Nov. 1640. - [Maitland Miscell., ii.; Baillie's Lett., Craufurd's Univ., Elgin Presb. Reg.; Peterkin's Records, Reg. Old Dec.]

1639 THOMAS VASSIE, M.A. (St Andrews 1616); on the exercise at Glasgow, and got a testimonial 12th Nov. 1623; adm. in 1639; was a member of the Commissions of Assembly 1646-8; one of the visitors of the College of Edinburgh 31st July 1649; died Aug. 1661, aged about 65. He marr. (1) Anna, daugh. of William Livingstone, min. of Lanark: (2) Margaret Wallace, who died 20th March 1655, and had .issue-Margaret: (3) Oct. 1657, Margaret or Marion, sister of Capt. William Monteith, in the parish of Falkirk (who survived him, and marr. James Eskdale or Erskine in Magdalens, Linlithgow), and had issue-Isobel; Catherine, died in 1676.-[Act Rect. Univ. St And.; Glasgow Presb., Falkirk Sess., and Test. Regs. (Edin., Stirl., and Lanark); Acts of Ass. and Parl., vi.]

1663 GEORGE WILSON, M.A. (St Andrews, 26th July 1649); pres. by Walter, Lord Torphichen, ord. and coll. 21st July 1663. In 1677 two men were scourged for an assault on him. Refusing to take the Test, he was deprived in 1681. He marr. Agnes Dundas (Edin. Sas., v., 193), and had issue-Susanna, eldest daugh. (G. R. Inhib., 17th July 1679).-[Act Rect. Univ. St And., Reg. Collat., Wodrow's Hist]

1682 WILLIAM BAIN, M.A. (Edinburgh 1674); inst. 17th May 1682; outed by the rabble and deserted his charge April 1689; died 6th Aug. 1702, in his 48th year. He marr. 14th Dec. 1686, Helen, sister of George Butler of Kirkland, and had issue-John, writer, Edinburgh. [Edin. Reg. (Marr. and Bur.); MS. Acc. of Min., 1689.]