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184 RATHO—EDINBURGH CASTLE [PRESB. OF Sabbath Schools; Preparatory Essay to Watson's Apology for the Bible. 1866 ROBERT CHARLES HENRY MAC- DUFF, born 6th March 1829, son of Alexander M. of Bonhard and Margaret Catherine, daugh. of John Ross of Balgirsh ; educated at High School and Univ. of Edinburgh ; licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh ; ord. to Falkland 10th March 1853 ; trans, and adm. 19th July 1866 ; res. 1st June 1876 ; died at Leamington, 28th May 1891. He marr. 18th Jan. 1868, Margaret Lucy (died at Aboyne, 23rd Aug. 1910), daugh. of William Spence, secretary of the British Linen Bank, and had issue —William Alexander, F.R.C.O., born 22nd July 1869 ; Robert Ross, born 31st July 1871, died 13th March 1876; Catherine Margaret, born 7th Jan. 1876. ARCHIBALD BISSET, born Edinburgh, 1876 12th Aug. 1843, son of Archibald B., merchant, Edinburgh, and Isabella Davidson ; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh ; licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 1872 ; assistant at St Cuthbert's, Edin- burgh ; ord. to Foulden 21st May 1874; trans, and adm. 17th Nov. 1876. Marr. 24th April 1878, Barbara (died 20th Aug. 1913), daugh. of Ralph Dodds, merchant, Berwick-on-Tweed, and Barbara Wright. [The following chapels, formerly belong- ing to the Church of Scotland, no longer exist.] EDINBURGH CASTLE. [Formerly a parish belonging to the Abbey of Holyroodhouse, but since the Reformation joined to Canongate Parish. On the appointment of a minister he was fully recognised and admitted as in other parishes, and had a seat in the Presb. (though excluded from the benefit of the Widows' Fund, at its establishment, 25th March 1744), till the translation of the incumbent in 1754, from which time it has been recognised only as a chapel belonging to the garrison. In 1755 the chapel was divided into three storeys, and turned into military stores.] JOHNBROWN, recommended to Parlia- 1661 ment by the Privy Council 9th April 1661.—{Acts Pari., vii.] ALEXANDER SMITH, MA. ; ord. 1668 22nd Oct. 1668 ; trans, to Crailing 1672.—[Reg. Collat.] GILBERT SIMSON, MA.; ord. 4th 1673 Feb. 1673; pres. to Eckford 25th March 1677 (Warrant Book Scot., iv., 204), but not settled ; trans, to Kings- barns 1678. — [Kingsbarns' Sess. Reg.~\ JOHN BARCLAY, MA. ; adm. 1680; 1680 trans, to Cockburnspath 1682. — [Act. Beet. Univ. St And., Min. Book Reg. Privy Seal, Test. Reg. (Glasg.).] CHARLES FORRESTER, a native of 16g2 Buchan ; M.A. (King's College 1674). He fled the country on the surrender of the Castle in 1689. He marr. 20th Nov. 1682, Barbara Alison. — [Haddington Presb. and Edin. Reg. (Marr.) ; MS. Ace. of Min., 1689.] WALTER SMYTH, M.A. (Glasgow, 27th 1692 ^U^ 1676) ; licen. by George, Bishop of Aberdeen, 1st Nov. 1684, took orders as deacon ; chaplain to Sir John Dalrymple of Stair, and tutor to his children ; adm. 1692 and dem. 1709 ; died at Restalrig, 3rd April 1738, aged 82. He marr. 6th Sept. 1699, Christian, daugh. of Peter Paterson, portioner of Restalrig. — [Mun. Univ. Glasg., iii. ; MS. Ace. of Min., 1689 ; Linlithgow Pi'esb., Edin. (Marr.), and Cniton Reg. (Btcr.) ; Acts Pari., xi.] JOHN FLEMING, ord. in the Castle w Kirk 19th Jan. 1710; trans, to Second Charge, Perth, 24th Feb. 1713. 1716 ALEXANDER KER, ord. in the Castle 7th Aug. 1716; died unmarr. 24th Jan. 1737.

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