LINLITHGOW] QUEENSFERRY—SLAMANNAN 227 born 16th Aug. 1832; William Grierson, born 29th April 1835. Publication—Ac- count of the Parish (New Stat. Ace, ii.). — [Steven's Mem. of Ileriot.] WILLIAM LOCKHART, M.A. ; pres. by the Town Council 31st Oct. 1854 j 1 ord. 11th Feb. 1855; trans, to Colin- ton 11th Jan. 1861. 1861 THOMAS ANDREWS, born 4th May 1831, son of Robert A., Glasgow ; educated at Glasgow Univ. ; assistant at St Matthew's, Glasgow ; ord. to St Luke's, Edinburgh, 19th May 1858; pres. by the Town Council 9th Feb., adm. 9th May 1861 ; died 25th May 1870. 1872 JOHN WHYTE, born Girvan 1821, son of David W. ; educated at Univ. of Glasgow ; licen. by Presb. of Ayr 7th Nov. 1849 ; ord. by Presb. of Bathurst to Brockville, Canada, 6th Aug. 1851 ; min. of Arthur, Canada, 1856-68 ; pres. by the Town Council 6th June 1872 ; adm. 8th Aug. 1872; dep. 26th May 1884; died at Glasgow, 9th Dec. 1893. Marr. (1) 25th Jan. 1845, Joanna Finlay, who died 20th Dec. 1866, and had issue—Mary Ruth ; John M'Clymont: (2) 30th April 1878, Robina, daugh. of John Cameron, farmer, Ardchapple, widow of Captain Harkness, Greenock. DAVID MILLER, born Edinburgh, 28th Nov. 1841, son of James M. and1884 Elizabeth M'Dowell ; educated priv- ately,and at Edinburgh Univ.; M.A. (1864), LL.B. (London 1866), B.D. (Edinburgh 1867); licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 1864; ord. to Mossgreen 14th May 1868 ; trans, to Invertiel 19th Nov. 1869; trans, to Mordington 22nd June 1871 ; trans, and adm. 3rd Dec. 1884 ; died 11th April 1897. He marr. 24th Aug. 1880, Margaret Fender, daugh. of John Hay, Manderston Mill, Berwickshire, and had issue— Elizabeth Constance Winifred, born 12th May 1882. DAVID MELVILLE STEWART ; ord. 28th Sept. 1897 ; trans, to Inver- 1897 brothock, 20th Feb. 1900. WILLIAM BOWER WILSON, bora 1900 Pertn> 26th Sept. 1870, son of James W., min. of St Leonard's, Perth ; educated at Perth Academy and Univ. of St Andrews ; M.A. (1892) ; licen. 15th May 1896, by Presb. of Perth; assistant at Arbroath, and St Enoch's, Dundee ; ord. 19th July 1900. Marr. 5th May 1908, Mary, daugh. of Robert Stewart, Tullycoll, Cookstown, Ireland, and has issue—Molly Bower, born 20th Feb. 1910 ; Marion Annie Marshall, born 26th Feb. 1913. SLAMANNAN, or ST LAURENCE. [Originally part of Falkirk; disjoined from the Presb. of Stirling, and annexed to Linlithgow Presb., 8th July 1589.] RICHARD FLEMING, styled min. 9th 1565 N°v' 1565-6 ; exhorter 1566 ; signed the articles drawn up by the Synod 6th Oct. 1571.— \_Reg. Min. and Assig., Booke of the Kirk, Stirling Presb. and Test. Reg., Wodrow's Miscell.] JOHN GIBSON, M.A. ; adm. 2nd Aug. 1602 ^2 > *rans- ^° Dalmeny after 10th March 1605 ; demitted the parson- age and vicarage in 1616. — \Edin. Test. Reg.] THOMAS AMBROSE, min. of Alva 1607 1598-1601, of Larbert 1601-1603; adm. to Denny 30th May 1603; trans, and adm. 1st April 1607 ; dep. by Bishop Gledstanes, the Presb. of Edinburgh, and Commissioners of the General As- sembly, 6th Dec. 1613, for having " married the Lord Livingston with the Marquess of Huntly's dochter," and for baptizing a child irregularly in the parish of Torphichen ; reponed by the General Assembly 1614 ; pres. by Alex., Earl of Linlithgow, in 1616 ; accused of " setting his teinds " 4th June 1617 ; suspended 13th Feb. 1628, dem. 26th March following. He marr. Janet Yule, and had issue—Jean. — [Falkirk Sess. Reg., Reg. Asdg.] JOHN DRYSDALE, M.A. (St Andrews 1628 1617 ' adm# t0 Balciuniclder 24th May 1626 ; trans, and adm. after 9th April 1628 ; suspended 1642, for drunkenness ;