Church 1843-8; trans. to Free St John's Edinburgh (as colleague to Dr Guthrie) 1850; LL.D. (Glasgow 1852), D.D. (Edinburgh 1864); retired 1866; died at London, 24th May 1882. He marr. 30th March 1836, Agnes, daugh. of Thomas Chalmers, D.D., Edinburgh, and had issue-two sons, died in infancy; Thomas Chalmers, C.A., Edinburgh, born 22nd June 1837, died 23rd Dec. 1910; Matilda Grace, born 24th March 1857 (marr. 17th Oct. 1882, A. W. Blackie), Publications - Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Thomas Chalmers, D.D.,LL.D., 4 vols. (Edinburgh, 1849-52); Postscript to Dyke's Apostolic Times Revived (Edinburgh; 1859); The Headship of Christ (1860); Wycliffe and the Huguenots (Edinburgh; 1860); The Martyrs of the Scottish Reformation (1861); The Last Day of Our Lord's Passion (Edinburgh, 1862); The Irony Days after Our Lord's Resurrection (Edinburgh, 1863); The Earlier Years of Our Lord's Life on Earth (Edinburgh, 1864); The Passion Week (1866); The Ministry in Galilee (1868); The Close of the Ministry (1869); The Wars of the Huguenots (1871); The Resurrection of the Dead (1872); Memoir of Sir Alexander Gibson Carmichael of Skirling, Bart. (Private circulation); Memoir of Alexander Keith Johnston (private circulation). He edited the "Posthumous Works of Thomas Chalmers," 9 vols. (1847-9); Essays by Ministers of the Free Church of Scotland (1858); Dr Charles Hodge's Idea of the Church (1860); Letters of Thomas Erskine of Linlathan (1877); edited the North British Review for a time.-[Dict. Nat. Biog.]

1843 WILLIAM M'KENZIE, born Kirkcudbright, 17th Sept. 1789, son of John M. and Janet Kelly; educated at Academy, Kirkcudbright (in which he was afterwards English master) and Edinburgh Univ.; licen. by Presb. of Kirkcudbright 1818; ord. loth Nov. 1843; died unmarr. 21st Feb. 1854. Publications History of Galloway (Kirkcudbright, 1841); Statistical Account of Kirkcudbright; Poems.-[See Scraps by M'K. (Kirkcudbright, 1881); Statement of Facts as to the Writing, Printing, and Publishing of History of Galloway, by J. C. M'Kenzie (1882).]

1854 MATTHEW ARMSTRONG, born Tinwald Mill, Dumfriesshire, 9th Oct. 1819, son of Francis A. and Jean Brown; educated at Dumfries and Edinburgh Univ.; licen. by Presb. of Dumfries; assistant at Skirling; pres. by Sir Thomas Gibson Carmichael, Bart.; ord. 7th June 1854; died 13th Jan. 1888. He marr. 30th Nov. 1854, Ramsay Hannay (died 16th May 1895), daugh. of John Christison, D.D., min. of Biggar, and had issue-John Brown, his successor; Francis, born 11th April 1857, died in the Bahamas, Sept. 1912; Ramsay Maclellan, born 25th July 1858 (marr. 11th Aug. 1881, Dr Miller, Birkenhead); Thomas, born 12th Oct. 1859, died abroad; Christison, born 7th March 1861, died in Havana; Jean Brown, born 5th Feb. 1864 (marr. John Crawford Dick, min. of Eskdalemuir).

1888 JOHN BROWN ARMSTRONG, son of preceding, born 17th Oct. 1855; educated at Biggar and Edinburgh Univ.; licen. by Presb. of Biggar 1880; assistant at Duirinish, Skye; ord. 5th July 1888; died 5th May 1906. He marr. 24th Dec. 1895, Rhoda Charlotte Mary, daugh. of Dr Trueman, and had issue-Christison Matthew, born 26th Oct. 1898.

1906 THOMAS MUIR, born Old Monkland, 21st Feb. 1858, son of James M. and  Isabella Forbes; educated at Glasgow Univ.; M.A. (1885), B.D. (1887); licen. by Presb. of Hamilton 26th April 1887; assistant at Holywood, Coylton, and St Paul's, Glasgow; ord. to Methil 24th Sept. 1891; trans. and adm. 25th Sept. 1906. He marr. 2nd Dec. 1891, Joanna, daugh. of John Brown and Jeannie Russell, Wester Rhinds, Baillieston, and has issue-James Forbes, born 25th Oct. 1892; John Alexander Russell Brown, born 13th Sept. 1895.

SYMINGTON.

[The church previous to the Reformation belonged to the Abbey of Kelso.]

1567-73 JOHN LINDSAY, reader.