EDINBURGH] WEST ST GILES 145 junior clerk of Assembly 24th May 1781, and Almoner to His Majesty Feb. 1799. Died 27th April 1802. He marr. 30th Nov. 1773. Euphemia (died 13th Jan. 1833), eldest daugh. of William Wilson of Soonhope, writer in Edinburgh, and had issue— John, merchant and magi- strate of Edinburgh ; Euphemia, born 19th June 1775 (marr. William Kerr, secretary to the Post Office, Edinburgh) ; Andrew, born 8th Jan. 1777, died 12th Dec. 1777; Jean, born 28th Oct. 1778, died unmarr. July 1803 ; Susanna, born 22nd Sept. 1782, died 9th Dec. 1782; Henrietta, born 24th Sept, 1785 ; Martha, born 22nd April 1790. Publications—Two single Sermons (Edinburgh, 1792-1800).— [Moncreiffs Fun. Serm.] JOHN THOMSON, D.D., trans, from 1802 -^ew Greyfriars ; pres. by the Town Council, and adm. 16th Dec. 1802 ; retranslated to his former charge 20th Oct. 1814. ROBERT NISBET, born Auchterarder, 1843 ^^h Jan. 1814, son of Christopher N. and Margaret Sime ; educated at Auchterarder School, and TJnivs. of St Andrews and Edinburgh ; licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 29th June 1836 ; assistant at Lanark ; ord. (assistant and successor) there 4th May 1842 ; trans, and adm. 7th Dec. 1843; D.D. (St Andrews 1853); died 22nd Nov. 1874. He marr. 18th July 1848, Eliza (died 26th June 1883), daugh. of John Tawse of Stobshiel, advocate, and had issue—Eliza Margaret, born 5th Aug. 1849, died 18th May 1860 ; Christopher Charles, of Stobshiel, Writer to the Signet, born 31st Aug. 1851 ; Jessie Anne, born 5th Jan. 1853 ; Christian, born 23rd May 1854 (marr. James Paisley, son of Robert P., D.D., St Ninians) ; John Tawse, M.D., born 12th March 1856, died 13th Feb. 1909; Robert, born 29th Oct. 1857, died 22nd July 1858 ; Robert James, born 11th June 1859. Publications— The Songs of the Temple Pilgrims (London, 1863) ; Studies on the Epistle of Paul to Philemon (Edinburgh, 1876, posthumous) ; Youthful Builders Instructed, sermon preached before the Governors of George Heriot's VOL. I. Hospital ; Sermon (preached under the auspices of the S.P.C.K.). ALEXANDER WILLIAMSON, born 18 ,_ 5 Peebles, 31st Jan. 1833, youngest son of Alexander W., writer and town clerk, Peebles, and Mary Dickson ; edu- cated at Peebles Grammar School and Univ. of Edinburgh ; licen. by Presb. of Peebles 22nd June 1859 ; ord. to Inner- leithen 17th Nov. 1859 ; trans, and adm. 1st July 1875 ; sometime convener of the Colonial Committee ; D.D. (Edinburgh 1896) ; died 28th April 1911. He marr. 9th July 1861, Sarah Anne, daugh. of Robert Tod, farmer, Cardrona Mains, Traquair. Publications— Glimpses of Peeblesshire— Drumelzier, etc. (publishedwhen a student) ; Ask and Receive ; Sure and Comfortable Words (London, 1865) ; Missionary Heroes of the Pacific ; The Patriarchs ; Lightfrom Eastern Lands (Edinburgh, 1892) ; Glimpses of Peebles (Selkirk, 1895) ; Plain Words and Simple Facts about the Church of Scotland ; Is the Church of Scotland to Stand or Fall ? ; What has the Church of Scotland done for Scotland ? ; editor of the Juvenile Missionary Record. JOHN MACGILCHRIST, M.A., B.D. ; trans, from Skelmorlie, and adm. 10th March 1911 ; trans, to Govan 13th May 1913. JOHN MALCOLM MUNRO, born Devonport, England, 26th April 1867, son of John M. and Elizabeth Mitchell ; educated at Row and Hermitage (Helensburgh) Public Schools and Univs. of Glasgow (M.A. 1888) and Edinburgh; licen. by Presb. of Inveraray 1st June 1892 ; assistant at St Columba's, Glasgow ; ord. to Insh (Inverness-shire) 29th March 1895 ; trans, to Tarbert 17th Feb. 1897 ; trans, to Campbeltown 11th Oct. 1905 ; clerk to Presb. of Kintyre 1909-13 ; trans, and adm. 18th Sept. 1913. He marr. 20th April 1897, Alice Margaret, daugh. of James Hunter, Edinburgh, and has issue—Susan Alison, born 18th Oct. 1898, died 4th Dec. 1899; Margaret Alice, born 13th Sept. 1900 ; Robert James, born 13th Sept. 1900, died 10th July 1910. K 1913