EDINBURGH] PORTOBELLO—RATHO 181
JOHN GLEN, born Fife, 1782; licen.
1818 ky Presb. of Dunfermline 2nd July
1811 ; in charge of Portobello Chapel
from 1814; ord. 9th July 1818; preached
for the last time 18th Oct. 1840, being
attacked by paralysis. Joined the Free
Church, and died at Edinburgh, 7th Nov.
1854. He marr. 4th Dec. 1818, Sarah
Isabella (died 18th Dec. 1875, aged 91),
daugh. of John Whyt, of Kingston, Jamaica,
and had issue— Bain Whyt, died 23rd
March 1826; Jemima Agnes Bethia
Anderson, born 1824 (marr. William
Kippen, lieut. 24th Regiment), and died
26th Dec. 1846; Sarah Isabella, died 26tb
Jan. 1828. Publications
—
A Treatise on the
Sabbath (Edinburgh, 1822) ; On Cruelty to
Animals, a sermon (Edinburgh, 1833).
WILLIAM STIRLING BLACKWOOD,
1844 k°rn 1806 ; ord. to John St. Church,
Maryport, Cumberland, 1835; app.
by the managers, and adm. 7th March 1844 ;
died unmarr. 2nd June 1861.
JOHN WALLACE, ord. 28th Feb. 1862
;
1862 res * ^k Feh. 1866; [became min.
of New Deer].
GEORGE THOMAS JAMIESON, born
lg66 Currie, 27th Aug. 1838, son of Dr
Robert J., min. of Currie, afterwards
of St Paul's, Glasgow ; educated at High
School and Univ. of Glasgow ; licen. by
Presb. of Glasgow 7th May 1862 ; assistant
at North Leith ; ord. to Newton-onAyr
26th March 1863; trans, and adm. 20th
July 1866; clerk of the Presb. of Edin-
burgh 1898-1912; D.D. (Glasgow 1904).
Marr. 30th April 1868, Harriett Flora
MacWhirter (died 28th Jan. 1907), youngest
daugh. of James Bryce, D.D., first Church
of Scotland chaplain at Calcutta, and min.
of St Andrew's Church there, and had issue
—Mary Florence, born 30thAug. 1869 ; Eliza
Katharine, born 5th June 1873 (marr. 13th
July 1905, Robert E. Wallace-James, S.S.C.,
Edinburgh) ; Robert George, MA., chaplain
in India, Bengal Presidency, born 16th July
1874; James Bryce, B.D., min. of Grey-
friars, Dumfries, born 17th July 1879
;
Henry William, accountant, Secunderabad,
born 25th Dec. 1882.
RATHO.
[Belonged to the Bishopric of St
Andrews, and thereafter was annexed
to the College Kirk of Corstorphine. The
church was dedicated to St Mary. Our
Lady's Well is in the vicinity.]
1562
DAVID WEMIS [WEMYSS], one of
those in St Andrews whom the first
General Assembly, 20th Dec. 1560,
thought "maist qualified for ministreing
and teaching " ; adm. in 1562 ; trans, to
High Kirk, Glasgow, about 25th June 1505.
—[Booke of the Kirk, Keith's and Calder-
wood's Hists. ; Wodroiv Biog., ii.]
PATRICK CREICH [CREECH], com-
plained against at the Assembly,
25th June 1565, "for not repairing
to Linlithgow for the exercise of prophecy-
ing, excused himself because his stipend
was not duly paid him." Another complaint
was laid to his charge, 25th Dec. following,
of marrying a couple regardless of the dis-
cipline of the Kirk. This he confessed on
the 27tb, and was ordained to do so
publicly, twice at Edinburgh, and after-
wards at Dalmeny, where the offence had
been committed. For a similar fault he
was " suspended from his ministrie, and
lifting up of his stipend," 30th Dec. 1567
;
and again on 8th July 1568 ; "and if he
commit the like offence, that he be
deposed." He was settled at North
Berwick in 1568.
—
[Booke of the Kirk,
Keith's and Calderwood's Hists.]
JAMES HAMILTON, adm. 1st May
1568 ; had Kirknewton and Gogar
also in his charge. He resided at
the former place in 1573.
—
[Beg. Min.,
Test. Reg., Calderwood's Hist.]
1668 THOMAS BISHOP, reader.
RICHARD THOMPSON, having Gogar
also in his charge; coll. to the
vicarage Jan. 1589 ; pres. to the
Prebend of Half Byres, in the College
Kirk of Corstorphine, by James VI., 8th