224 MUIRAVONSIDE—QUEENSFERRY [PRESB. OF Ilomanes, bom 1st Feb. 1893 ; Maud Evelyn, born 25th Dec. 1894. 1897 DAVID BAYNE, born Glasgow, 24th Nov. 1870, son of Henry B. and Lilias Jack ; educated at Glen's School and Glasgow Univ. ; M.A. (1890), B.D. (1893); licen. by Presb. of Glasgow May 1893 ; ord. 16th Feb. 1897. POLMONT. [Disjoined from Falkirk, and erected by the Commissioners of Teinds, 22nd July 1724.] 1733 PATRICK BENNET, born 1705, son of Andrew B., min. of Muiravonside ; licen. by Presb. of Linlithgow 7th July 1731 ; called 1st Sept. 1732; ord. 21st March 1733; died 12th April 1783. He marr. 22nd Dec. 1752, Margaret Henderson, who died at Dundas, 11th Oct. 1800, and had issue—Andrew, born 19th Sept. 1754, died 28th Sept. 1769; George, born 11th Oct. 1755 ; Lilias, born 4th March 1757 (marr. David Clark); Elizabeth, born 21st Aug. 1758, died 16th Dec. 1760; William, min. of Duddingston ; and Margaret, Eliza- beth, Patrick, John, who all died in child- hood. — [Dalmeny Sess. Beg.] 1784 WILLIAM FINLAY, possibly son of William F., farmer, Galston ; edu- cated at Univ. of Glasgow ; M.A. (1775); licen. by Presb. of Kirkwall 4th March 1778 ; pres. by George III. 31st May 1783 ; ord. 21st July 1784 ; chaplain to George, Prince of Wales 1790 ; died 21st Jan. 1800, in 47th year. He marr. 30th Jan. 1787, Jean (died 20th Dec. 1792, in her37th year), daugh. of Gilbert Lawrie, Commis- sioner of Excise and Lord Provost of Edin- burgh,andhad issue—Sarah,born 27th Nov. 1787 (marr. 3rd July 1812,James Borthwick, merchant, Leith), died 19th April 1862 ; Gilbert Lawrie, W.S., manager of the Edin- burgh Life Insurance Co., born 29th Sept. 1792, died 1st April 1872; and Janet, Grace, William, who died in infancy. Publication—Account of the Parish (Sin- clair's Stat. Ace, iii., xix., xxi.).—[Tombst.] DYKES SMITH, born 1770, son of 1800 Th°mas S., Falkirk ; educated at Univ. of Glasgow ; licen. by Presb. of Linlithgow 29th April 1795 ; pres. by George III., and ord. 27th June 1800; died unman-. 25th Nov. 1809.—[Tombst.] PATRICK M'FARLAN, trans, from 1810 Kippen ; pres. by George III., and adm. 13th July 1810; trans, to St John's, Glasgow, 29th July 1824—[Smith's Scot. Clergy, ii.] JOHN WIGHTMAN KER, born 4th 1825 JU^ 1800, son of James K., Provost of Peebles, and ElizabethWightman ; licen. by Presb. of Peebles 27th Nov. 1822 ; pres. by George IV. Oct. 1824; ord. 5th April 1825; died 6th Jan. 1872. He marr. 16th Oct. 1839, Margaret Logan, who died 13th Dec. 1886, and had issue — an only son, James, born 6th July 1843, died 9th March 1863. Publication—Account of the Parish {Neiv Stat. Ace, viii.). PEARSON M'ADAM MUIR; trans, from Catrine ; pres. by Queen Vic- toria 27th April 1872, and adm. 1st Aug. 1872 ; trans, to Morningside, Edin- burgh, 4th Sept. 1880. WILLIAM ROSS, M.A., B.D. ; ord. 13th July 1880 ; trans, to St Mary's, 1872 1880 Partick, 3rd Oct. 1893. JOHN BUCHANAN M'KENZIE, born Bonhill, 17th June 1854, son of 1894 Archibald M'K. ; educated at Glas- gow Univ. ; M.A. (1890), B.D. (1893) ; licen. by Presb. of Dumbarton May 1893 ; assistant at Helensburgh and Bonhill ; ord. 8th May 1894. Marr. 8th March 1880, Mary Bain, daugh. of James Mushet, and has issue—Archibald, born 30th March 1882; Margaret Hurst, born 3rd Jan. 1884 ; Janetta Buchanan, born 21st Oct. 1886 ; James Mushet, born 10th April 1890. QUEENSFERRY. [Disjoined from Dalmeny and erected by the Commissioners of Parliament, 1st July 1635, and ratified by Parliament, 17th Nov. 1641.]