208 FALKIRK [PRESB. OF issue—Robert John Brown, born 3rd March 1835, died 18th Aug. 1910. Publications- Ore the National Character of theAthenians, University Prize Essay (Edinburgh, 1828 ; reissued with a Memoir in 1860) ; Dis- courses, with a Memoir, and Select Literary and Religious Remains, 2 vols. (Edin- burgh, 1837) ; Lectures on the lith to 16th Chap, of St John's Gospel (Glasgow, 1840) ; Lecture VIII. (On Church Establish- ments) ; ed. Beauties of Jeremy Taylor.— [Netv Stat. Ace, viii. ; Edin. Chr. Inst., iv. ; Steven's High School, Cochburn's Mem., Diet. Nat. Biog.] ALEXANDER MELVILLE, born 28th 1836 ^U^ 1809, son of Andrew M., min. of Logie, Fife; M.A. (St Andrews 1828); licen. by Presb. of Cupar 8th Dec. 1829 ; pres. by William IV. Oct. 1835 ; ord. 22nd Jan. 1836 ; died at Largs 2nd Dec. 1839. He marr. 11th Oct. 1836, Catherine (died at Paris, 25th Feb. 1866), daugh. of Patrick MacFarlan, D.D., min. of Greenock, and had issue—Andrew, D.D., min. of the Free Church at Alva, and at St Enoch's, Glasgow, clerk to Free Church Assembly, joint-clerk to United Free ChurchAssembly, born 14th Jan. 1839, died 29th Jan. 1907. WILLIAM BEGG, born 2nd July 1815, 1840 son °^ James B., D.D., min. of New Monkland ; educated at Parish School, New Monkland, and Univ. of Glasgow ; licen. by Presb. of Hamilton 27th Sept. 1836 ; assistant at St Bernard's, Edinburgh ; ord. (assistant and successor) to New Monkland 19th Oct. 1837; pres. by Queen Victoria, and adm. 24th July 1840; D.D. (Glasgow 1886); died 10th April 1888. He marr. 24th June 1841, Helen (died April 1894, aged 74), daugh. of William Pagan, of Curriestanes, Tro- queer, and had issue—James, head of District College at Hamilton, Victoria, and Corowa, N.S.W., born 2nd July 1842, died at Melbourne, 11th Feb. 1911 ; Mary, born 7th Oct. 1843 (marr. 4th July 1865, Peter Sinclair Menzies, min. of St George's-in- the-Fields, Glasgow, afterwards of Scots Church, Melbourne, died 15th Nov. 1914) ; Jane, born 8th April 1845 (marr. John Morrison, farmer, Dalmeny), died 14th Oct. 1911 ; William, born 24th Oct. 1846, died 27th Feb. 1848; Allan Pagan, born 31st Dec. 1847, died at Hay, New South Wales, 3rd Oct. 1882; Francis Forbes, born 9th July 1849, died at Melbourne 27th June 1911 ; Helen, born 13th Dec. 1850 (marr. Duncan Cameron Macvean, min. of Strontian), died 14th Oct. 1889; William Hugh, M.A., student of divinity, born 31st Jan. 1852, died at Athens (where he was acting as tutor) 5th Jan. 1874 ; Margaret, born 13th Oct. 1853; Elizabeth Agnes, born 11th May 1855 ; Henry Cunningham, min. of Sorn, born 1st Dec. 1856 ; Catherine Evans, born 11th June 1859 (marr. John Saunders, min. of Kingarth). GEORGE CARRUTHERS, born Kirk- 1888 croft ' Applegarth, 28th March 1846, son of Robert C, farmer, and Agnes Jardine ; educated at Sandyholm and Sib- baldie schools, Dumfries Academy, and Edinburgh Univ. ; M.A. (1869), B.D. (1870) ; licen. by Presb. of Lochmaben 1870 ; assistant at Newton-on-Ayr, and St John's, Edinburgh; ord. to Dalziel Chapel, Mother- well, 19th Aug. 1875 ; trans, to Johnstone, Paisley, 11th Jan. 1877 ; trans, and adm. 27th Sept. 1888 ; died 17th July 1898. He marr. 20th Jan. 1880, Mary, second daugh. of Thomas Russell, Kirkcaldy, and had issue—Robert, born 26th Nov. 1881, died 31st Oct. 1904; Mary Hutchison Russell, born 13th June 1883; Thomas Russell Davison, born 3rd Nov. 1886. ALEXANDER LOUDON, born Airdrie, 28th Sept. 1856, son of James L. and Elizabeth Law ; educated at Calder- cruix School, Clarkston Academy, and Univ. of Glasgow ; M.A. (1880), B.D. (1883) ; licen. by Presb. of Hamilton April 1883 ; in charge of Toward Chapel 1883 ; ord. to Galashiels (West) 27th Dec. 1883; trans, and adm. 2nd Feb. 1899. He marr. (1) 30th June 1884, Jeanie (died 10th April 1898), eldest daugh. of William Reid Wiseman, Caldercruix, and has issue—Mary Grace Brown, born 15th Sept. 1885, died in infancy ; James Alexander, born 16th Nov. 1890; William Reid Wiseman, born 12th