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].