born 17th Feb. 1801 (marr. 3rd Jan. 1826, David Dickson of Kilbucho, advocate); Caroline, born 3rd Aug. 1802; Harriet, born 22nd July 1804; John, born 31st May 1807; William, born 27th Sept. 1808; Mary, born 22nd Oct. 1809. Publication Sermon preached at th Opening of the Synod (Edinburgh, 1813).-[Sine's West Kirk, Tate's Hist. of Alnwick.]

1814 ANGUS MAKELLAR, born Kilmichael Glassary, 22nd June 1780, son of Duncan M., farmer; educated at Univ. of Glasgow; licen. by Presb. of Glasgow 27th June 1810; ord. to Carinunnock 30th April 1812; pres. by Mr and Mrs Campbell of Shawfield, and adin. 29th June 1814; D.D. (Glasgow, 27th Feb. 1835); Moderator of the General Assembly 21st May 1840. Joined the Free Church 1843, but held no charge; Moderator of the Free Church Assembly 20th May 1852; died at Edinburgh, l0th May 1859. He marr. 31st Aug. 1814, Helen, born 14th Feb. 1783, eldest daugh. of William Stirling of Keir. She died about a month after her husband, and had issue-William, min. of the Free Church, Pencaitland, 1843-5, subsequently a min. and elder of the Church of Scotland, without any charge, born 29th Aug. 1816, died at Biarritz 5th Nov. 1896; John Archibald, born 26th Sept. 1817; Jane Ann, born 2nd Sept. 1820. Publications- Three Occasional Sermon (Edinburgh, 1817-38). -[Stirling Pap.]

1843 MAXWELL NICHOLSON, pres. by Mary, Lady Ruthven, 11th July 1843; ord. 29th Aug. 1843; trans. to Tron Parish, Edinburgh, 24th Aug. 1854.

1855 WILLIAM LYON RIACH, pres. by Mary, Lady Ruthven; trans. from Balmaghie,.96nd adm. 1st Feb. 1855; trans. to Robertson Memorial, Edinburgh, 14th March 1872.

1872 JAMES COULLIE, born Dundee, 30th March 1844, son of Alexander C. and Mary Wighton; educated at Montrose Academy, Univ. of Edinburgh (M.A. 1868, B.D. 1871), and at Tubingen; licen. by Presb. of Brechin 31st Oct. 1871; assistant at The Park, Glasgow;

ord. 15th Aug. 1872.Marr. 19th April 1877, Margaret Alice (died 31st Dec. 1895), daugh. of Kenneth Sutherland Brodie, of Blair Lodge, Stirlingshire, and Isabella Waters Smith, and had issue-Isabella Brodie, born 5th April 1878, died 7th Oct. 1904; Mary Alice, born 9th Sept. 1879 (marr. Major Stodart, I.M.S.); Alexander Glover, born 27th May 1881; Kenneth Ruthven, born 9th Feb. 1883; James Arthur, M.A., min. of St Columba's, Oban, born 6th Dec. 1884; William Leckie, born 12th Jan. 1887; Norman Dundas, born 12th Jan. 1887, died 15th May 1896; Evelyn Margaret, born 17th Aug. 1892.

 Prestonpans Formerly

Preston or Salt Preston

[Once a vicarage belonging to the Abbey of Holyrood; the church was burnt clown during Hertford's invasion of 1544. The lands and barony of Preston, and the Pans which had been annexed to the vicarage of Tranent, were dissolved there from, and erected into a distinct vicarage by James VI., 27th Dec. 1597, "to be call it the Vicarage of Preston." Erected again into a parish by Parliament, 11th July 1606.]

1595 JOHN DAVIDSON was born about the year 1549, at Dunfermline, where his parents owned property in houses and lands. He entered St Leonard's College, St Andrews, in 1567, and after graduating, became a regent of the College, pursuing the study of theology. Being introduced to John Knox, he set himself to advance the cause of the Reformation, and one of his earliest services was the production of a play intended to expose the errors of Romanism, which was acted in Knox's presence. In 1573 there appeared from his pen Ave Breif Commendation of Upriyhtness, a poem in praise of Knox, with accompanying verses oil the Reformer's death. Soon after, another poetical tract was issued anonymously, under the title of Ane Dialog, or Mutuale Talking betwixt  a Clerk and ane Courteour, concerniny foure Parische Kirks till ane Minister. This was a reflection on the Regent Morton, who had been uniting parishes under one minister to