1788 PATRICK MOLLISON, son of James M., Kinnell, Forfarshire, and brother of Alex. M., one of the mins. of Montrose; educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen; M.A. (1767); licen. by Presb. of Kintyre 20th March 1777; pres. by Count Lockhart of Carnwath 19th Dec. 1787; ord. 5th Aug. 1788; pres. to Dunsyre by Geo. III. 16th April 1794, but declared himself against patronage, and was opposed by the parishioners. The General Assembly, 20th May 1794, found that he ought to waive his right, and refused the translation by a majority of 67 to 35 [in this case Thomas Thomson, the most profound legal antiquary of his day, made a first appearance as counsel]. M. died 16th Jan. 1825, in his 80th year. He marr. Jean Doig, Montrose, who died 15th April 1835, aged 90, and had issue-Crawford, born 24th March 1775; David, born 19th June 1781; Patrick, born 25th Feb. 1783 -all merchants in Glasgow and London; Ann, born 17th Oct. 1777; Jean Brown, born 13th July 1786; Christian, born 23rd May 1784 (marr. James Mollison, surgeon, Muirdrum, Panbride). Publication - Account of the Parish (Sinclair's Stat. Acc., vii.).-[Scots Mag., lvi.; Tombst.]

1825 JOHN WILSON, educated at Univ. of Edinburgh; licen. by Presb. of Lanark 2nd Aug. 1820; pres. to Covington by Sir Charles Macdonald Lockhart of Lee and Carnwath, Bart., Aug. and Sept. 1820, but withdrew; pres. to this parish by the same patron, and ord. 22nd Sept. 1825; suspended by the General Assembly 30th May 1842 from his judicial functions as a member of Presb. and other superior judicatories, till after the first Wednesday of March 1843, for holding communion with the ministers of Strathbogie; died 28th Dec. 1858, in his 65th year. He marr. 6th Feb. 1829, Jane Stewart (died at Newcastle, 12th April 1861), eldest daugh. of David Walker- Arnott of Arlary, sister of Professor Geo. Walker-Arnott), and had issue- John George, born 18th July 1830, died in Australia; David Walker-Arnott, born 9th March 1834, died in Newcastle; James, Baptist min. at Gorleston, Suffolk, born 9th April 1836, died 8th Dec. 1873.

Publication-Account of the Parish (New Stat. Acc., vi.).-[Reg. Acts of Ass.]

1859 JAMES HOGGAN, ord. 15th July 1859; trans. to Covington 2nd March 1865.

1865 DUNCAN MACFARLANE, born Campbeltown, 1836, son of Dugald M.; educated at Arrochar Manse by his uncle, John M., D.D., and at Univ. of Glasgow; M.A. (1856); licen. by Presb. of Dumbarton; assistant at Dalkeith; ord. 4th May 1865; res. 6th June 1898; died 22nd April 1906. He marr. 10th Dec. 1867, Jessie (died 14th Feb. 1909), daugh. of John Shand.

1898 ALEXANDER MATTHEW WYLLIE, ord. 27th Sept. 1898; trans. to Auchtergaven 7th April 1904.

1904 JAMES EADIE, born Lennoxtown, Campsie, 3rd Dec. 1871, son of Rowland Hill E. and Catherine M'Lintock; educated at Church of Scotland Normal School and Univ., Glasgow; M.A. (1894), B.D. (1897); licen. by Presb. of Glasgow May 1897; assistant at Rutherglen, Aberdeen (Holburn), Glasgow (St Andrew's); ord. 19th Aug. 1904. Marr. 27th Sept. 1904, Lizzie Euphemia, daugh. of John Gall, U.F. min., Rutherglen, and Eliza Allan Berry, and has issue-Rowland Hill, born 9th Aug. 1905; John Gall, born 22nd May 1908.

WANDEL AND LAMINGTON.

[Church dedicated to St Ninian. Wandel (Quendal in 1116), or Hartside, was united in 1608.]

1558 WILLIAM BAILLIE of Provand, Glasgow; pres. by his cousin, Sir William Baillie of Lamington.-[Lives of the Baillies, Irving's Upper Ward.]

1560 NICOL CRAWFORD, min. of Hartside in 1560.