36 NEW GREYFRIARS—ROBERTSON MISSION [presb. of 1882. He marr. 22nd July 1834, Georgiana Touchet (died 17th July 1892), daugh. of James Cossins of Weymouth, and Eliza- beth, daugh. of George, Lord Audley, and had issue—William Buxton, captain 79th Highlanders, born 2nd June 1835; James, born 3rd April, died 13th April 1841 ; John Hay, born 20th Dec. 1843 ; Henry Robert, born 12th Jan. 1845, died 5th May 1855; George Touchet, planter, born 14th July 1847 ; Gertrude Susan Audley, D.C.S., born 17th July 1849, died 24th Dec. 1900. A man of rare spiritual gifts and consecration. He devoted himself to developing Home Mission Work in the Grassmarket on lines which have since been widely followed. The Vennel Ragged School, established by him in 1846, was the first of its kind in Edinburgh. The William Robertson Memorial Mission Church in the Grass- market was erected to his memory. Pub- lications—Four single Sermons (Edinburgh, 1845-61) ; Journal of a Clergyman during a Visit to the Peninsula (Edinburgh, 1845) ; Letters to the Congregation of New Grey- friars,from, Rome, 1850, andfrom Florence, 1851 ; Account of the Parish of Logie (New Stat. Ace., viii.). — [Border Almanac, 1883; private information.] HENRY COWAN, trans, from Rubis- iaa2 ^aw' Aberdeen, and adm. 1882 ; D.D. (Aberdeen 1888); res. on appoint- ment as Professor of Church History in the Univ. of Aberdeen 30th Oct. 1889. ROBERT STEWART, born Dumbreck, 1890 Kirkintilloch, 13th Dec. 1847, son of William S. ; educated at Southport School and Univ. of Glasgow; M.A. (1868), B.D. (1871); licen. by Presb. of Glasgow; assistant at Campsie ; ord. to Skelmorlie 11th June 1872; trans, to Duns 19th Aug. 1875 ; trans, to North Leith 4th Oct. 1877 ; trans, to Jedburgh 15th Dec. 1881 ; trans. and adm. 8th May 1890; D.D. (Glasgow, 24th April 1891); died 1st May 1905. He marr. 12th July 1877, Margaret, daugh. of John James Erskine Brown of Rosebank, Kelso, and had issue—Wilhelmina Jane, born 21st May 1878; William, born 28th July 1879 ; John James Erskine Brown, born 29th Dec. 1885. JAMES NICOLE OGILVIE, born lg05 Monymusk 4th April 1860, son of Alexander Ogilvie, LL.D., head master of Gordon's Hospital, Aberdeen, and Maria Nicoll ; educated at Monymusk School, Grammar School and Univs. of Aberdeen and Edinburgh ; M.A. (1881) ; licen. by Presb. of Aberdeen 1883 ; ord. by Presb. of Edinburgh 21st April 1885 ; app. chaplain on Indian Ecclesiastical Establish- ment, Madras, 8th June 1885 ; Fellow of Madras Univ. 1899 ; returned to Scotland 1904; promoted Presidency senior chaplain 23rd Sept. 1904; elected to this parish, and adm. 26th Sept. 1905 ; joint-convener of the Committee on Indian Churches 1907 ; convener of the Foreign Mission Committee 1909; D.D. (Aberdeen, 5th April 1911); member of the World Missionary Con- ference Continuation Committee 1911 ; Croall Lecturer 1914. He marr. 30th April 1885, Elizabeth Johnston, daugh. of John Massie, Aberdeen, and has issue—Norman, B.A. (Cantab.), born 20th April 1890. Publications — The Presbyterian Churches (Guild Library) ; Tide Marks of the Cove- nant (Edinburgh, 1909); Castle Memories, Twenty Tales of Edinburgh Castle (Edin- burgh, 1911; 2nd edition, 1913); Women of the Covenant (Edinburgh, 1912); The Greyfliars' Churches (Edinburgh, 1913). ROBERTSON MISSION CHURCH. [Founded in 1885 in memory of William Robertson, D.D., min. of New Greyfriars.] DOUGLASGORDON BARRON, M.A. 1884 [afterwards of Dunottar]. ALEXANDER FIDDES, M.A. [after- 1885 wards of St Bernard's, Edinburgh]. WILLIAM FRANK SCOTT, M.A. 1886 [afterwards of Logie Buchan]. THOMAS DAVID WATT, M.A. [after- 1889 wards of Powis]. DUNCAN COLQUHOUN KERR 1896 [afterwards of Shapinshay]. DONALD DAVIDSON [afterwards of 1899 Invergowrie]. JOHN RITCHIE, M.A. [afterwards of 1901 Halkirk].