HADDINGTON] ATHELSTANEFORD 355
THOMAS HEPBURN, eldest son of
lVn John H., Bearford, Haddington
;
educated at Univ. of Edinburgh
;
licen. by Presb. of Haddington 6th Aug.
1751 ; ord. to Birsay 8th July 1752 j in
1768 he was presented to Aberlady by
George III., but the presentation did not
take effect ; pres. by David Kinloch,
younger, of Gilmerton ; trans, and adm.
20th June 1771 ; died 4th Aug. 1777. He
marr. 17th Oct. 1767, Jean Sutherland
(died 8th Feb. 1775), and had issue-
Marion, born 24th Sept. 1771, died 7th Nov.
1772; John of Sydserff, born 11th July
1773 ; Jean, born 31st Jan. 1775, died 17th
Aug. 1775. Publication
—
Letter to a Gentle-
manfrom his Friend in Orkney (London,
1760). He is said to have assisted Simon
Haliburton in writing the satirical Memoirs
of Magopico (Edinburgh, 1761).—[Carlyle's
Atitob^\
GEORGE GOLDIE, born at Hillhead,
-,.,-g Cockpen, 6th Nov. 1748, son of
Robert G., farmer ; educated at
Parish School of Lasswade, and Univ. of
Edinburgh, tutor in the family of George
Bruce, min. of Minto, whom he accom-
panied on his trans, to Dunbar ; rector of
Dunbar Grammar School ; licen. by Presb.
of Dunbar 1st April 1772 ; assistant at
Dunbar ; pres. by David Kinloch of
Gilmerton, and ord. 30th April 1778 ; died
28th Feb. 1804. He marr. (1) 1st Nov.
1773, Isabel (died 28th Sept. 1780), second
daugh. of William Orr, min. of Spott,
and had issue—Jean, born 9th Aug. 1774
(marr. 31st Jan. 1794, Thomas Smith,
Edinburgh), died 5th June 1842 ; Agnes,
born 11th March 1776, died unmarr. 12th
Dec. 1847 ; Catherine, born 3rd April 1778
(marr. 16th March 1798, Thomas Dickson,
Leith), died 19th Sept. 1816 ; Janet, born
5th March 1780, died unmarr. 1833 : (2)
24th Oct. 1783, Magdalen (died at Traprain,
9th March 1836), daugh. of William How-
den, farmer, and had issue—Magdalen, born
29th Sept. 1784 (marr. Andrew Balfour),
died 29th May 1849; Isabella, born 17th
Nov. 1785, died 11th March 1811 ; Robert,
born 17th Jan. 1787, died 19th May 1811
;
William, min. of Crawfordjohn ; George
Bruce, born 2nd Nov. 1789, died 19th
Oct. 1808; John, born 15th April 1791,
died 20th Nov. 1858; James, born 25th
July 1792, died 4th April 1864 ; Andrew,
born 21st March 1794, died 15th July
1857 ; Clarissa, born 24th June 1795
(marr. Aug. 1824, James Murray, Times
foreign correspondent), died 31st Jan. 1875 ;
Anne, born 11th Nov. 1796 (marr. 2nd May
1827, Prof. Eberhard David Friedlander,
Heidelberg), died 26th March 1871 ; Thomas
Smith, min. of Coldstream ; Alexander,
born 1st Nov. 1799. Publications
—
Ser-
mons, ed. by George Hamilton and Andrew
Johnston, his co-presbyters (Edinburgh,
1805); Account of the Parish (Sinclair's
Stat. Ace, x.).
—
[Sess. Beg., Sermons.']
WILLIAM RITCHIE, born 29th March
1 Q5 1770, son of Andrew R., farmer,
Woodhouse, Manor, Peeblesshire, and
Janet Johnston ; educated at Univ. of
Edinburgh ; tutor to George Mylne of
Sydserff; licen. by Presb. of Haddington
7th Dec. 1802 ; pres. by Sir Alexander
Kinloch of Gilmerton, Bart., and ord.
14th Feb. 1805 ; died 3rd Jan. 1846. He
marr. 4th Oct. 1825, Isabella (died 8th
June 1867, aged 75), youngest daugh. of
Robert Brown of Markle, the agriculturist,
and had issue—Andrew, born 20th Sept.
1826; Jane, born 3rd Jan. 1828, died 2nd
Dec. 1851 ; Robert Brown, North British
Insurance Company, born 25th Sept. 1829 ;
James, born 20th Feb. 1833, studied for
the ministry, never took license, and died
in Switzerland. Publications— Marshall's
Gospel Mystery of Sanctification, new
edition, with sketch of the author's life
and character (Haddington, 1817) ; Account
of the Parish (JVetv Stat. Ace., ii.)
JOHN MORRISON WHITELAW, born
1846 Berwick-on-Tweed, 13th July 1812,
son of Matthew W. and Euphemia
Morrison ; educated at Silcoats School,
Yorkshire, and Univs. of Edinburgh and
Glasgow ; licen. by Presb. of Chirnside
13th Sept. 1836 ; ord. by the same Presb.
21st June 1842, to the Presbyterian Church,
Madeira ; adm. to Dunkeld and Dowally
22nd Sept. 1843 ; trans, and adm. 4th June
1846 ; LL.D. (1866), Univ. unknown, U.S.A.,