1861 JAMES HILL TAIT, born 31st Aug. 1835, son of Aam Duncan T., min. of Kirkliston; educated at Edin-burgh Univ.; licen. by Presb. of Linlith-gow; ord. 26th Sept. 1861; chaplain to the Royal Company of Archers, King's Bodyguard for Scotland 17th Oct. 1866; res. 12th Nov. 1877; took orders in the Church of England; officiated as chaplain at Paris, Sienna, Rome, Versailles, Sorento  died at Rome, 18th April 1900. He marr. 28th March 1865, Ada Frances (died 20th July 1909), younger daugh. of Francis Kogan, M.D., Londonderry.

1878 JOHN HART, born Aberruthven, Auchterarder, 27th Aug. 1827, son of John H. and Isabella Campbell; educated at Auchterarder Academy and Univ. of Edinburgh; licen. by Presb. of Auchterarder 5th July 1853; ord. to St David's, Dundee, 3rd March 1859; trans. and adm. 2nd May 1878; died 31st May 1914.  He marr. 8th April 1850, Janet Mailer (died 25th March 1861), and had issue—John; and others deceased.

1814 THOMAS CALDWELL, trans. from Houndwood (q.v.) and adm. 10th Dec. 1914.

ATHELSTANEFORD.

[Previous to the Reformation the church belonged to the Cistercian nunnery at Haddington.]

1576 ROBERT BONCLE, reader.

1576 JOHN ARCHIBALD, reader.

1578 JOHN SIMSON, vicar and reader; pres. 26th Sept. (A. and D., lv., 259).

1601 JOHN GIBSON, brother of James G., min. of Tranent, had been admitted to orders by the Archbishop of Canterbury; adm. between 29th April and 20th May 1601; left "for lack of provision" 16th Jan. 1605.

1607 ARCHIBALD LIVINGSTON, M.A.; trans. from Broughton; adm. 16th March 1607; pres. to the vicarage of St Martin by James VI. 1609; trans. to Saltoun in 1613. —[Reg. Assig.]

1614 JAMES CARMICHAEL, M.A. (St Andrews 1606); son of James C., min. of Haddington; pres. to the vicarage and also to the vicarage of St Martin by James VI. 1st Oct. 1613, and adm. 19th June 1614; inst. 8th March 1630; was still min. 14th Jan. 1664, but "aged and infirm."—[Reg. Assig., Act. Rect. Univ. St And., Dalkeith Presb. Reg.; Council on Tithes, iii.]

1656. GEORGE PRINGLE, licen. by Presb. of  Haddington 12th July 1654; called 2nd Dec. 1655; adm. (assistant) 20th March 1656; continued 2nd July 1663; does not appear to have conformed to Episcopacy. —[Council on Tithes, iii.]

1665 WILLIAM CARMICHAEL, M.A. (Edin- burgh, 14th July 1659); school­master of Colinton 1661; licen. by George, Bishop of Edinburgh, 18th Feb. 1663; ord. to Wamphray 1663; trans. and coll. 22nd Feb., and inst. after 15th June 1665; deprived for refusing the Test in Dec. 1681. He marr. (cont. 13th July 1664) Janet, daugh. of John Johnston of Wamphray {Reg. of Deeds, Durie, 30th Jan. 1680).— [Reg. Collat., Wodrow's Hist., Shankie's Colinton.'}

1682 WALTER RIGG, son of William R. of Aithernie, by his first wife, Sara Inglis (St And. Tests, 9th May 1685; Edin. Tests, 24th Nov. 1693); educated at Univ. of St Andrews; M.A. (1648); licen. by George, Bishop of Edinburgh, 14th Sept. 1664; ord. to Bathgate 15th Sept. 1665; trans. and coll. before 5th, and inst. 19th Aug.1682; died Feb. 1691, aged about 63. He marr. Catherine Mitchell, and had issue Sara, bapt. 8th April 1670 (marr. Patrick Hepburn, writer, Edinburgh); William, bapt. 29th Sept. 1671. —[Test. and Edin. Reg. {Bapt.); MS. Acc. of Min., 1689.]

1692 ADAM ALCORN [ALCORAN]; M.A. (St Andrews, 23rd July 1674); living in Kelso 5th May 1684; was a preacher 28th Jan. 1686, and within the bounds of the Synod 6th July 1687; ord. before 10th July 1692. He died in March 1701, aged about 46. —[Act. Sect. Univ. St And., Wodrow's Hist.]