died 13th Dec 1881. He marr. 6th Aug. 1846, Margaret (died 29th Sept. 1893), daugh. of David M'Watt, writer, Duns, and had issue — Matthew Charles Primrose, rector of Lutton-cum-Washingly, Hants, born 22nd August 1847; David Reginald, rector of Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, born 3rd May 1849; Alice Margaret, born 10th Dec. 1851 (marr. Arthur St Quentin, third son of the Hon. Robert Forbes), died 10th March 1897; Euphemia Madeline, born 19th April 1853, died unmarr.; Margaret Jessie, born 6th June 1856, died unmarr.; Isabel Kinloch (marr. Arthur Stapylton, third son of the Bishop of Barbados). Pub­lications—Vanity Church, 2 vols. (London, 1861); Seacliffe, 3 vols. (London, 1863); Hours of Quiet Thought (London, 1865); many poems and hymns. — [Edwards's Modern Scottish Poets, ii.]

1882 JOHN HUME TOD, born Glasgow, 17th May 1847, son of William T., banker, and Mary French Hume; educated at Glasgow High School, and Univs. of Glasgow and Edinburgh; M.A. (Edinburgh 1866); licen. by Presb. of Edin­burgh May 1871; assistant at Kirkhope ; pres. by Presb. jure devoluto to Drumelzier, and ord. 25th Sept. 1874; res. 23rd April 1877 ; adm. to Langside, Glasgow, 17th Feb. 1880; trans. and adm. 27th June 1882 ; res. 31st March 1891; died unmarr. at Walling-ton, Surrey, 4th March 1910.

1891 WILLIAM BLACK STEVENSON, ord.  17th Sept. 1891; adm. to Blackball Chapel-of-Ease, Edinburgh, 5th Jan. 1900.

1900 WILLIAM LINDSAY GORDON, M.A., B.D.; ord. 14th June 1900; trans. to South Parish, Aberdeen, 15th Feb. 1912.

1912 THOMAS OGILVY DUNCAN, born  Clova, Forfarshire, 21st Oct. 1864, son of Thomas D., farmer, New-bigging, and Jean Low; educated at Brae-minzion School and Univ. of Edinburgh; M.A. (1893); licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 11th May 1896; assistant at Trinity Parish, Edinburgh; ord. to Kintore 27th Oct. 1 and adm. 16th May 1912. Marr. 23rd Dec. 1896, Jessie Somerville, 896; trans. to Whitburn 10th March 1910;

trans. daugh. of John Paterson, Skirling Mains, Biggar, and Mary Waugh, and has issue—Mary Somerville Paterson, born 7th July 1902.

BOLTON.

[Previous to the Reformation the church belonged to the canons of Holyrood.]

1567 ANDREW SIMSON was vicar and exhorter in 1567, having Saltoun also in his charge.

1576 JOHN SPOTTISWOOD, mentioned as min. in 1576; trans. to Lesmahagow before 1578. — [Reg. Assig.]

1580 DAVID FORSYTH.  The General Assembly, 15th Oct. 1580, remitted him for trial to the ministers of Edinburgh, "if he be qualified and apt for the charge, without the knowledge of the Latin tongue; and if they, after trial, do find him meet, to give their testi­monial that he may be admitted, other­wise reject and repel him." He was adm. in 1580; trans. to Polwarth before 1585. — [Booke of the Kirk, .Reg. Assig.]

1587 JAMES LAMBE, reader at Tynning- hame and North Berwick; min. of Oldhamstocks 1585, of Oldcambus 1586; trans. and inst. 15th Sept. 1587; trans. to St Mary's of the Lowes, Yarrow, 22nd Oct. 1600, but not instituted. He ministered there for six months, and returned to this charge probably in 1602. He died Father of the Church, 10th Feb. 1640, aged 83, leaving a daugh., Violet.— [Edin. Presb. Reg.; Reg. Assig. and Old Dec., iii.; Excheq. Buik; Wodrow and Bannatyne Miscell., iii.; Orig.  Lett., Calderwood's  Hist; M'Crie's Melville, New Stat. Acc.]

1802 JOHN MANDERSTON, M.A., "parson of Bolton, now indweller in Edin­burgh," mentioned in 1602.

1640 JOHN COURTNEY, son of David C.,  min. of Stichill (G. R. Inhib., 11th Nov. 1681); licen. by Presb. of Dalkeith 16th Jan. 1635, had testimonials from that and Earlston Presbs.; pres. bv