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above mentioned; Jean, born 3rd March 1782 (marr. 20th Aug. 1806, George Irvine of the High School), died 20th June 1808: (2) 5th Jan. 1803, Ann (died 27th May 1837), daugh. of Francis Cowan, min. of Gladsmuir, and had issue-John, min. of Shettleston, born 25th Sept. 1803; Francis, born 8th March 1807, died 23rd Nov. 1810; Ann, born 19th Sept. 1809. Publications Three single Sermons (Glasgow, 1781-93); View of the Agriculture of the County of Fife (Edinburgh, 1800); Account of Markinch (Sinclair's Stat. Acc., xii.). 1822 WILLIAM MUIR, D.D., LL.D.; trans. from St George's, Glasgow; pres. by
the Town Council 12th June, and adm. 12th Sept. 1822; trans. to St Stephen's
26th Feb. 1829. 1829 DANIEL WILKIE, born 1781, son of James W. of Gilchriston; educated at
Haddington and Univ. of Edinburgh; licen. by Presb. of Haddington 25th March
1806; ord. to Stonehouse 28th Aug. 1806; trans. to Yester 6th Dec. 1821;
pres. by the Town Council, and adm. 13th Aug. 1829; died of a malignant fever
caught while visiting among the poorer classes of his parishioners, 29th Nov.
1838. He marr. 20th Sept. 1809, Jane Clark Elliot (who died from having
accidentally set her dress on fire at Portobello, 10th Dec. 1866, aged 78),
and had issue - Jane Bogle, born 19th Oct. 1810, died 14th June 1833 (marr.
Robert Batt of Purdie's Burn, Co. Down); Anne Macqueen, born 14th Nov. 1811;
James, born 10th March 1813; William Clark, born 23rd July 1814; David
Elliot, born 14th Aug. 1815; Daniel M'Queen, born 26th Oct. 1816; Susan
Charlotte, born 7th Nov. 1817; Mary Elliot Lockhart, born 9th Aug. 1819;
Christiana Stewart, born 7th June 1821; Caroline Nisbet, born 21st May 1823;
Emilia, born 11th Jan. 1825; George Hay, born 13th Oct. 1826; Patrick John, born 2nd Nov. 1828.-[Anderson's
Sketches.] 1839 JAMES JULIUS WOOD, born Jedburgh 4th Sept. 1800, son of Dr William
Wood, a medical practitioner |
in Jedburgh, and Isabella Hedley; M.A. (Glasgow);
licen. by Presb. of Jedburgh 5th Oct. 1825; ord. to Newton-on Ayr 16th Aug.
1827; trans. to First Charge, Stirling, 12th March 1836; trans. and adm. 5th
June 1839; when on leave of absence for ill-health acted as chaplain to 42nd
Royal Highlanders at Malta 1842. Joined the Free Church; was unable because
of ill-health to accept a church at once; resided two years in Madeira, and
subsequently assisted Dr Guthrie, Dr Clason, and others; became min. of the
Free Church, Dumfries, 8th June 1848; D.D. (Glasgow 1856); Moderator of the
Free Church Assembly 1857; died 27th March 1877. Marr. 21st Oct. 1833,
Christian Inglis (died 14th Feb. 1886), daugh. of .lames Henderson, I.R., and
Sophia Young, and had issue-William, born 31st July 1834, who died in New
Zealand; Sophia, born 8th March 1836 (marr. D. N. Mackay, min. of Free
Church, Rafford); Isabella Hedley, born 13th May 1838; James, banker, Sydney,
Australia, born 14th March 1840; Julius, M.D., lieut. col. I.M.S., born 10th
April 1842; besides one who died in infancy. Publications-Two single Sermons
(Edinburgh, 1841-7); Letter to the Congregation of New Greyfriars, from
Malta, 1843; Address to the Congregation of New Greyfriars, on occasion of
quitting the Establishment (Edinburgh, 1843); Lecture to Young Men (Glasgow,
1842).-[Smith's Scott. Clergy.] 1843 WILLIAM ROBERTSON, born Alloa, 28th July 1805, son of William R.,
corn merchant, Eyemouth (whose father, Robert R. of Prenderguest and
Brownsbank, was descended from the Robertsons of Ladykirk), and Margaret
Henry; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh; licen. by Presb. of Chirnside 10th
June 1828; ord. to Muckhart 28th July 1831; trans. to Logie, Bridge of Allan,
12th Jan. 1832; trans. and adm. 21st Dec. 1843; convener of the Committee on
Correspondence with Foreign Churches 1845-70; he took a deep interest in the
work of the Waldensian Church, and (along with Drs Guthrie and Andrew
Thomson) raised a sum of £12,000 in its behalf ; D.D. (Edinburgh 1868); died
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