PEEBLES] STOBO 291 WILLIAM RUSSELL (primus), son of lfi William Russell of Kingseat, called Oct. 1687 ; ord. (at Happrew) by a committee of Synod 22nd March 1688 ; was a member of Assemblies 1690, 1692 ; died Aug. 1699. He marr. 27th June 1671, Catherine, daugh. of George Brown of Scotstoun. — [JVetvlands Sess. Beg.; Rule's Sec. Vindication, Pennecuik's Works; Beg. Gen. Ass. and Old Dec, ii. ; Peterkin's Constitut. of the Church.] WILLIAM RUSSELL (secundus), of 1(_01 Kingseat, nephew of preceding, eldest son of James R. of Kingseat ; ord. to Coulter 1692; trans, to Morham 1693; dep. 1697 for contumacy in refusing to supply " the North " ; reponed 1699 ; called 25th Sept. 1700; adm. 29th April 1701; died 13th March 1733. He marr. (1) Helen, sister and co-heiress of John Hamilton of Preston, and had issue — Eleazer, died s.jj. ; William of Kingseat ; Helen ; Margaret ; Grisell (marr. Oswald of Spittal) ; James ; John : (2) (pro. 15th Nov. 1730) Margaret Bowden, widow of Capt. John Baillie, and of Samuel M'Clellan, merchant, Edinburgh: (3) 23rd Jan. 1733, Elizabeth, daugh. of Capt. John Skene of Hallyards {Edin. Mar. Beg.).—[Prestonp. Sess. and Test. Beg.; Inq. Bet. Had- dingt., 386 ; Pennecuik's Works, Chambers's Peeblesshire.] JOHN BAIRD, licen. by Presb. of 7 Biggar 25th Jan. 1733; pres. by John, Earl of Wigtown, 12th Sept. following ; called 5th Dec, and ord. 21st March 1734; died Father of the Church, 4th April 1795, in 86th year. He marr. 26th Feb. 1750, Janet (died 20th Aug. 1751), daugh. of William Kelso of Dankeith, and had issue—Janet, born 16th Aug. 1751, died 15th Sept. 1757. ALEXANDERKER, a native of Peebles, 17 7 nephew of preceding, tutor in the family of Lord Chief Baron Mont- gomery, at Stobo Castle ; licen. by Presb. of Peebles 24th April 1782 ; called 21st Sept., and ord. (assistant and successor) 9th Nov. 1787 ; died 30th March 1842, in 85th year. He marr. 15th Feb. 1788, Katherine (died 29th April 1812, aged 57), daugh. of James Williamson of Cardrona, and had issue—Isabella, born 31st Jan. 1789 (marr. 1818, James Ker, Judge of the Court of King's Bench, Quebec), died at Quebec 7th Feb. 1821 ; Joanna Baird, born 21st July 1791, died 21st Dec. 1814 ; Alexander, probationer, born 10th Oct. 1792, died 7th Feb. 1821 ; Captain James, who assumed the name of Williamson on succeeding to Cardrona, born 3rd Oct. 1793, died 15th Aug. 1847; Walter Charles, born 16th Feb. 1795, died 10th May 1795; Elizabeth, born 12th May 1796 (marr. 9th Nov. 1818, Charles Balfour Scott, W.S., third son of Charles Scott of Woll), died 1870; Thomas, W.S., born 23rd Sept. 1798, died at Pau, France, 18th June 1832 (buried at Stobo, 25th Sept. 1832). Publications- Accounts of the Parish (Sinclair's Ace, iii., and Neio Stat. Ace, iii.). — [Tombst.] ALEXANDER EDGAR, probably of the 1837 Wedderlie family, licen. by Presb. of Lauder 7th Feb. 1826 ; pres. by Sir James Montgomery of Stobo, Bart., 6th Sept., called 9th Oct., and ord. (assistant and successor) 17th Nov. 1847; died 21st May 1850, in 56th year. He marr. 16th July 1840, Christina, sister of Alexander William Kinglake, the historian, daugh. of William Kinglake, banker, Taunton, who marr. again 20th March 1862—[Tonibst.] 1850 JAMES LARGIE BLAKE, M.A. ; pres. by SirG. Graham Montgomery, Bart., 19th July 1850; called 5th Sept.; ord. 19th Sept. 1850 ; trans, toLangton 10th Oct. 1867. JOHN ROBERT ROBERTSON, born 28th Jan. 1842, elder son of Robert 1868 John R., min. of Forteviot ; edu- cated at Edinburgh Univ. ; licen. by Presb. of Perth 7th Nov. 1866 ; assistant at East- wood; pres. by Sir G. Graham Mont- gomery, Bart., 20th Nov. 1867 ; called 26th Dec. 1867; ord. 16th Jan. 1868; died 26th March 1871. He was a brother of Lord Robertson of Forteviot, a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.