PEEBLES] MANOR—NEWLANDS 283 ADAM CAIRNS, pres. by Francis, Earl of Wemyss and March, 26th March, and ord. (assistantand successor) 21st Aug. 1828 j trans, to Dunbog 3rd May 1833. JAMES CRUICKSHANK, pres. by Francis, Earl of Wemyss and March, 5th June, called 15th Aug., and ord. 12th Sept. 1833 ; trans, to Stevenston 22nd Sept. 1843. Publication—Account of the Parish {Netv Stat. Ace., iii.). 1843 1861 JOHN LITTLE, born Dumfriesshire; educated at Edinburgh Univ. ; licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh ; headmaster of the Edinburgh Institution 1837-43 ; pres. by Francis, Earl of Wemyss and March, 23rd Sept. 1843 ; called 5th Oct., ord. 19th Oct. 1843 ; died 20th June 1861. He marr. Grace Grey Smith, who died at Peebles, 22nd Oct. 1876. PETER MACVICAR, born Monzievaird, 16th June 1822, son of John M. and Margaret Macainsh ; educated at Univ. of Glasgow ; licen. by Presb. of Auch- terarder; assistant at Bonhill and Cam- busnethan ; ord. to Martintown, Montreal, 1856 ; afterwards min. of the Mission Church at Cockenzie ; pres. by Francis, Earl ofWemyssand March, 18th Sept. 1861 ; called 17th Oct., adm. 31st Oct. 1861 ; died 15th May 1901. He marr. (1) 27th Aug. 1855, Jeanie Fraser, who died 20th Jan. 1862, andhad issue—Jeanie Dick, born 30th May 1856; John Ramsay, born 15th Nov. 1857; James Fraser, born 11th Jan. 1860; Elizabeth, missionary at Domasi, Africa, born 28th Aug. 1861, died 11th Nov. 1914 : (2) 5th April 1864, Barbara Stewart, daugh. of George Bayne, Edinburgh, who died 12th Jan. 1903, and had issue—Mary Stuart, born 5th March 1865, died 7th March 1865 ; Neil, M.D., medical officer, Blantyre Mission, B.C.A., afterwards of Lovedale Mission, Cape Colony, born 1st Aug. 1871. 1901 JOHN WILLIAM MURRAY, born Peebles, 9th Feb. 1864, son ofGeorge M. and Euphemia Baptie ; educated at Peebles High School, Univ. of Edinburgh, and Oxford Univ.; B.A. (Oxon. 1889); assistant professor, and sometime interim Professor ofHebrewand OrientalLanguages 1585 in the Univ. of Edinburgh ; licen. by Presb. of Peebles 12th Nov. 1890; ord. 30th Aug. 1901. Marr.19th April 1905,AnnThompson, daugh. of Alexander Bell, Dalkeith, and Martha Light. NEWLANDS. [Previous to the Reformation a prebend of the collegiate church of Dalkeith.] ROBERT ALLAN, trans, from Saltoun, where he was reader 1574-9, and min. in 1580, West Linton being also in his charge ; was probably suspended in 1588 ; returned 1590, and continued in 1591. — [Reg. Assig., Boohe of the Kirk; Calderwood's Hist., iv.] ADAM DICKSON, reader at Eddleston 1589 1574, and at Peebles 1576-86; appears as min. of the Second Charge there, 1586 ; adm. 1589 ; probably left same year ; returned in 1592, it being agreed that better provision should be made for him ; pres. by James VI. June 1593 ; died in 1595, when the stipend was assigned to his widow and bairns. — {Reg. Assig., Edin. Presb. Reg.] [JOHN COLDEN, formerly of Borth- wick ; was pres. by William, Earl of Morton, but coll. was refused 9th May 1592 ; dem. 1593, and adm. to Kinross. — Loehleven Pa})., Edin. Presb. Reg.] JOHN SYDE [FAWSYDE], mentioned 15 as min. of Eddleston 1580 ; pres. by William, Earl of Morton, May 1592 ; coll. was refused by Presb. of Edinburgh 13th June following, when the patron threatened to retain the fruits of the benefice, according to the Act of Parlia- ment ; adm. in 1596 ; recognised as lawful minister, 6th July 1598 ; continued 29th Sept. 1631 ; date of death unknown. He marr. (name unknown), and had issue — Archibald, his successor ; Margaret (marr., cont. 2nd March 1614, John, son of Patrick Thomson, burgess of Haddington : G. R. Inhib., 11th Jan. 1619); Elizabeth (marr. Patrick Purdie, min. of Newlands). — [Reg. Assig., Loehleven Pap., Edin. and Jfelroxe Presb. and Edin. Counc. Regs.]