Bolton – Dirleton p. 358

 

ord. 2nd June 1807, with the intention of proceeding to America, but became chaplain to the Edinburgh Charity Workhouse, and was subsequently min. of a Presbyterian congregation at Monkwearmouth; pres. by Robert Walter, Lord Blantyre, 8th March, and adm. 14th May 1816. Joined the Free Church; died unmarr. 5th July 1843. Publication - Account of the Parish (New Stat. Acc., ii.).- [Auchtertool Sess. Reg., New Stat. Acc.]

 

1843 THOMAS DRUMMOND born Stirling, 24th Dec. 1812, son of Thomas D., farmer, and Ann Rose; educated privately and at Univ. of Glasgow; licen. by Presb. of Glasgow 1841; ord. 21st Sept. 1843; clerk of Presb. for thirty-seven years; res. 15th Sept. 1882; died 26th April 1883. He marr. 26th Nov. 1850, Mary (died 30th June 1869), daugh. of Robert Johnstone, farmer, Nisbet, East Lothian, and Helen Caw, and had issue-.Helen Johnstone, born 2nd Nov. 1851, died 13th Feb. 1885; Thomas Ninian, min. of Saltoun; Robert Samuel Johnstone, banker, born 16th May 1555, died 28th Feb. 1906; James Johnstone, min. of Jedburgh; Ann Rose, born 14th Feb. 1857; Mary Euphemia, born 7th Feb. 1859; Isabella Sangster, born 24th Jan. 1861.

 

1883 JOHN BARR SERVICE, born Glasgow, 2nd March 1850, son of David S. and Helen Graham: educated at St James's School and Univ. of Glasgow; M.A. (1883), B.D. (1877); licen. by Presb. of Glasgow 7th June 1876; assistant at Strone Chapel-of-Ease, ord. there 30th Nov. 1880; trans. and adm. 20th Feb. 1883. Marr. 7th May 1885, Davina, daugh. of David Shanks and Janet Gourlay.

 

COCKENZIE

(Q.S.).

[Disjoined from Tranent and declared a parish quoad sacra by Act of Assembly, 28th May 1838. The church was retained by the Secessionists from 1843 to 1850, when the House of Lords held it to be the property of the Church of Scotland. Thereafter the charge quoad sacra by the Court of Teinds, 16th March 1885.] was served by licentiates till the erection of a parish

1838 ARCHIBALD LORIMER, son of George L., schoolmaster, Glenriddell, Glencairn, Dumfriesshire, and Jane Moore; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh; rector of Stiell's Hospital, Tranent; licen. by Presb. of Haddington, 28th March 1837; ord. 18th Oct. 1838. Joined the Free Church; min. of the Free Church, Cockenzie, 1843; died 23rd Dec. 1869. He marr. 5th Oct. 1841, Elizabeth, daugh. of John Waugh, Holmhead, Glencairn, and had issue-George, M.D., Buxton (deceased); Mary Bell, died unmarr. 6th Feb. 1901.

 

1885 GEORGE HOGG, born Edinburgh, 24th June 1853, son of Robert H. and Jane Gray; educated at Daniel Stewart's College and Univ. of Edinburgh; M.A. (1879); licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh May 1883; missionary at Cockenzie 1883-5; ord. first min. of parish 4th June 1885. Marr. 14th June 1887, Mary Heron Palmer, Edinburgh, who died 28th Feb. 1914.

 

DIRLETON,

Foermerly

GULLANE.

[The church at Gullane [Golyn], dedicated to St Andrew, belonged to Dryburgh Abbey. By Act of Parliament, in 1612 the church was removed to Dirleton. The church of Dirleton, also dedicated to St Andrew, had been made collegiate in 1444 by Sir Walter of Haliburton.]

 

1576 THOMAS MAKGHIE, born Balmaghie;  min. of North Berwick 1571; trans. and adm. 1576; member of Assemblies 1582, 1586, June 1587, and 1590; refused to sign the articles drawn up by Secretary Maitland in 1585; dissented from annulling the sentence of excommunication against Archbishop Adamson in 1586. He was one of those commissioned by the Secret Council in 1589 for the maintenance of true religion in the constabulary of Haddington; be dem. the vicarage before 23rd May 1599, and was alive 23rd March 1603. He was "judged well versed with the Scriptures, and prompt to confound the enemies of truth with the Word of

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