296 TWEEDSMUIR [PRESB. OF ment for the burgh of Linlithgow, and frequently represented the same burgh in the General Assembly. He was on the committee for settling the Church govern- ment. He took license from Presb. of Linlithgow 27th Jan. 1697 ; was called between 27th July and 10th Aug., and ord. 15th Dec. 1698 ; dem. his seat in Parliament 24th May 1700. He died May 1718, having marr. Isabel, probably daugh. of Treasurer Robert Andrew, Linlithgow, and had issue— Christian.— [Test. Reg., Pennecuik's Works ; Acts Pari., ix., x. ; Wight on Elections, Linlithgotv Council Records.'] JAMES WELSH, born at Over-Menzion 1721 1671, a native of the parish ; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh ; M.A. (16th April 1700) ; licen. by Presb. of Peebles 22nd Oct. 1707 ; assistant to previous min. ; called 28th Dec. 1720 ; ord. 9th May 1721 j died unmarr. 17th April 1755. CHRISTOPHER CAIRNS, born Little 1732 Jerahj Logie, Stirlingshire, 1703, son of Robert C. and Catherine Hender- son ; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh ; M.A. (17th April 1723) ; licen. by Presb. of Peebles 10th July 1728; pres. by John, Earl of Wigtown, 20th Dec. 1731 ; called 16th Feb., and ord. (assistant and successor) 1st Aug. 1732; died 6th Jan. 1761. He marr. 8th Nov. 1732, Margaret (died 12th Sept. 1779), daugh. of Thomas Simson, min. of Broughton. THOMAS MUSCHET, born 1714, a i7ei nat^ve °f Stirlingshire ; schoolmaster of Inverkip ; a Gaelic-speaker ; licen. by Presb. of Peebles 18th June 1746; assistant at Newlands ; ord. 26th Aug. 1752 missionary at Strontian ; afterwards min. of the Presbyterian congregations at Keighley,and at Thornton, Yorkshire ; pres. by William, Earl of March and Ruglen, 1st July, and adm. 22nd Oct. 1761 ; died 16th Feb. 1793. He marr. 4th July 1757, Joan Douglas (said to be related to the March family), who died 29th May 1788, aged 65. Publication—Account of the Parish (Sin- clair's Stat. Ace, viii.). — [Tombst. ; Netv Stat. Ace, iii.] JAMES GARDNER, licen. by Presb. of 17Q3 Edinburgh 26th Aug. 1789 ; assistant to preceding ; pres.by William, Duke of Queensberry, 31st May, and ord. 22nd Aug. 1793; died 14th Aug. 1830, in 71st year. He marr. 24th Nov. 1795, Jean (died at Edinburgh, 16th Aug. 1844), daugh. of Thomas Gray, min. of Brough- ton, and had issue—Andrew, born 25th Aug. 1796; Thomas, born 28th Sept., died 16th Dec. 1798 ; Thomas, born 22nd Oct. 1799, died 3rd Oct. 1800; James, merchant, Edinburgh, born 28th May 1801, died 1876; George, born 18th Feb. 1803; John, born 2nd Nov. 1804, died 15th Aug. 1808 ; Robert, farmer, Traquair, born 26th Oct. 1806, died 20th Jan. 1892 ; Alexander, born 24th May 1808 ; Helen, born 2nd Feb. 1810; Janet, born 24th Dec. 1811; John, min. of Livingston ; Ebenezer, born 11th May 1815 ; Anne Mary, born 12th Nov. 1818. Publications—Account of the Parish {Lit. and Stat. Mag., ii.) ; Articles on Agri- culture and Stock-Raising {Trans. High- land Soc).—[Tombst. ; New Stat. Ace, iii. ; private information.] [JAMES STRUTHERS, D.D., min. of the Scots Church, Georgetown, Demerara ; was pres. by the Principal and Professors of St Mary's College, St Andrews, 26th Jan. 1831. He accepted 23rd March, and a call was unanimously signed, but at a later date he withdrew in favour of his brother-in- law.] GEORGE BURNS, born 12th Oct. 1790, youngest son of John B., surveyor of Customs at Borrowstounness, factor to the Duke of Hamilton, and Grizel, daugh. of John Ferrier, writer, Linlithgow ; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh ; licen. by Presb. of Linlithgow 28th July 1812; ord. by Presb. of Aberdeen, 19th Feb. 1816, first min. of the Presbyterian congregation, St John's, New Brunswick; D.D. (St Andrews, 1st Feb. 1817) ; pres. by the Principal and Professors of St Mary's College, St Andrews, 13th May, and adm. 3rd Nov. 1831. Joined the Free Church ; adm. to Corstorphine Free Church in 1844 ; died at Edinburgh, 5th Feb. 1876. He