DALKEITH] PENICUIK 345 [Edin. Counc. Reg. {Marr.), Wodrow's Hist, and Anal., Tombst.] EBENEZER BROWN, educated at 1746 Univ. of Edinburgh ; licen. by Presb. of Biggar 17th March 1743; called 30th April, and ord. 19th Nov. 1746 ; died 4th Oct. 1759. He marr. 16th Feb. 1747, Margaret (died 30th Dec. 1773), daugh. of Adam Muir, brewer, and bailie of the Canongate, and had issue—John, born 14th Dec. 1747 ; Margaret, born 24th Feb. 1749 ; David, born 2nd June 1755. JOHN GOLD1E, M.A., pres. by Sir 1*760 James Clerk of Penicuik, Bart., 28th Jan., and adm. 15th July 1760; trans, to Temple 18th Oct. 1771. — [Steven's Mem. of Heriot.~\ 1772 THOMAS M'COURTY, ord. min. of Dolphinton 1st Nov. 1759; pres. by Sir James Clerk of Penicuik, Bart., 23rd Oct. 1771 ; trans, and adm. 17th Jan. 1772; died 28th Dec. 1803, in 85th year. He marr. 28th Nov. 1766, Henrietta (died 11th Nov. 1776), third daugh. of Andrew Brown of Dolphinton. Publication—Ac- count of the Parish (Sinclair's Stat. Ace, x.). — [Tombst.]. DAVID RITCHIE, pres. by Sir John l7q Clerk of Penicuik, Bart., and adm. (assistant and successor) 2nd Feb. 1798; dem. 2nd Oct. 1799. He became min. of St Andrew's, Edinburgh, and Pro- fessor of Logic in the University of Edinburgh. THOMAS COULSTON, born at Dun- 1799 ^erm^me *n ^63 5 licen. by Presb. of Kirkcaldy 5th May 1795; pres. by the trustee for Sir George Clerk of Penicuik, Bart., and ord. (assistant and successor) 12th March 1799; died unmarr. 13th March 1829. WILLIAM SCOTT-MONCRIEFF, born at Edinburgh Nov. 1804, son of William S.-M. of Newhalls and Fossaway, and Elizabeth Hogg; educated 1830 at Univ. of St Andrews and at Geneva ; licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 10th Dec. 1828; pres. by Sir George Clerk of Peni- cuik, Bart.; ord. 4th Feb. 1830; dem. through ill-health 6th Nov. 1853; died at Edinburgh 18th Feb. 1857. He marr. (1) 23rd Oct. 1832, Hectorina (died 19th Jan. 1837), daugh. of James Robertson, D.L., Ross-shire : (2) 6th April 1841, Mary (died 27th Aug. 1886), daugh. of John Irving, W.S., and had issue—Agnes, born 2nd July 1842, died unmarr. 4th Dec. 1900 ; William George, M.A., advocate, Sheriff-substitute of Lanarkshire, born 15th April 1846 ; Elizabeth Joanna, born 11th June 1848. Publications— The Angel's Tale, a poem (1850) ; Collection of Paraphrases (1855) ; Account of the Parish (Neio Stat. Ace, i.). JOHN MACALISTER THOMSON, 1854 M.A. ; ord. 2nd March 1854 ; trans, to North Parish, Stirling, 8th Nov. 1855. JOHN HOME, son of John H. of Home- jog- field, Berwickshire, and JessieHome ; ord. 12th Feb. 1856 ; res. 10th Dec. 1863, went to America; died 21st Dec. 1898. Marr. 15th Jan. 1857, Mary Cobden White, and had issue—John, born 23rd Aug. 1858, died 15th Jan. 1859; Sophia Louisa, born 15th April 1861 ; Francis Edward George, of Paddockmyre, Cold- ingham. WILLIAM MALCOLM IMRIE, born 1864 Kinrossie, Collace, 2nd Feb. 1835, son of James I. and Janet Strachan ; educated at St Martin's School, Perth Academy, and St Andrews Univ. ; M.A. ; licen. by Presb. of St Andrews ; assistant at St Mary's, Dundee, and South Leith ; ord. 12th May 1864; died unmarr. 29th April 1887. PETER DOW, born Auchtergaven, 1856, 1886 son °^ J°nn -D., farmer, and Eliza- beth Harris ; educated at Perth Academy and St Andrews Univ. ; M.A., B.D. ; licen. by Presb. of St Andrews