1830 ROBERT BUCHANAN, trans. from Gargunnock; pres. by Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun, and adm. 22nd April 1830; trans. to Tron Parish, Glasgow, 22nd Aug. 1833.

1834 ROBERT KERR HAMILTON, fifth son of Daniel H. of Gilkerscleugh; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh; M. A. (30th March 1833); licen. by Presb. of Inveraray 11th Dec. 1833; pres. by Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun, and ord. 10th April 1834; trans. to the junior cbaplaincy H.E.I.C. at Madras, 22nd Aug., and adm. 3rd Oct. 1839; prom. to the chaplaincy there in 1848, which he dens. In 1858; died at Edinburgh 18th Jan. 1865. He marr. 7th Jan. 1845, Susan Ann Sophia Churchhill (died 13th Nov. 1866), daugh. of George Trevor Spencer, D.D., Bishop of Madras. Publications-The India Mission, an address (Edinburgh, 1850); Account of the Parish (New 5tat. Acc., ii.).

1840 PATRICK FAIRBAIRN, born Halyburton, Greenlaw, Berwickshire, 28th .Jan. 1805, second son of John F., farmer, and Jessie Johnston, Middlestots; educated at Greenlaw School and Univ. of Edinburgh; licen. by Presb. of Duns 3rd Oct. 1826; tutor in the family of Captain Balfour of Balfour; ord. to North Ronaldshay 28th July 1830; trans. to Bridgeton, Glasgow, 16th March 1837; trans. and adm. 25th .Tune 1840. Joined the Free Church; min. of Saltoun Free Church 1843; D.D. (Glasgow 1854); Professor of Theology in the Free Church College, Aberdeen, May 1855; Professor of Theology, Free Church College, Glasgow, May 1856; Principal of the College 1857; Moderator of the Free Church General Assembly 1864; one of the revisers of the Old Testament; died 6th Aug. 1874. He marr. (1) 27th March 1833, Margaret (died 4th May 1837), daugh. of Alexander Pitcairn, merchant, Edinburgh, and had issue-John, born 22nd Jan. 1834, died in Australia 1874; Alexander, born 7th Oct. 1836, died 21st May 1837; Margaret, born 27th April 1837, died 22nd May 1837: (2) 23rd July 1839, Mary (died 9th Dec. 1852), daugh. of Patrick Playfair, merchant, Glasgow, and had issue-Patrick,

born 21st Sept. 1840, died at Demerara, 20th March 1910; Jane Jessie, born 27th Sept. 1842, died 28th Sept. 1859; Thomas Pitcairn, born 16th March 1848, died 3rd Nov. 1877; Marian, born 9th Dec. 1852 (marr. Alexander Guthrie, merchant, Liverpool, son of Thomas (Guthrie, D.D.): (3) 21st Sept. 1861, Frances Eliza Turnbull, Eyemouth, who died 25th Jan. 1903, aged 85. Publications-The Typology of Scripture, 2 vols. (Edinburgh, 1845-7, and various editions); Jonah, his Life, Character, and Mission (1849); Ezekiel and the look of his Prophecy (Edinburgh, 1851); Opinions of Reformers Regarding the Sabbath (Edinburgh, 1852); The Christian Ministry (Edinburgh, 1852); Prophecy, its Nature, Function, and Interpretation (Edinburgh, 1856); Hermeneutical Manual (Edinburgh, 1858); The Revelation of Law in Scripture (Cunningham Lectures; Edinburgh, 1869); The Pastoral Epistles of St Paul (Edinburgh, 1874); Pastoral Theology (Edinburgh, 1875). He edited The Imperial Bible Dictionary (London, 1864-6, 2 vols.), contributing many important articles, and for Clark's Biblical Cabinet and Foreign Theol. Library he translated in whole or in part several works from the German-Hengstenberg's Commentary on the Psalms and Commentary on the Revelation, etc -[Disruption Worthies; Memoir by James Dodds, prefixed to Pastoral Theology; Dict. Nat. Biog., private information.]

1843 JAMES M'WATT, born Duns, 23rd June 1816, son of David M'W., writer, and Alice Purves; educated at Duns and Univ. of Edinburgh; M.A., B.D.; licen. By Presb. of Duns 17th May 1841; pres. by Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun, and ord. 23rd Aug. 1843; died 11th Feb. 1876. He marr. 6th Aug. 1845, Johanna Purves, Ford, Northumberland (his cousin), who died 28th Dec. 1886, and had issue -Agnes, born 17th Jan. 1847, died unmarr. 24th Feb. 1902; David James, born 30th Nov. 1849, died 23rd Feb. 1856; Alice Purves; born 1st May 1851, died unmarr.; Johanna, died unmarr. 18th Sept. 1890.