378 Ladykirk Parish. By Rev. William Dobie. 



List of Ministers and Eeaders. 



HoRNDEAN Church. — David Douglas, exhorter and reader at Pishwick 

 and Horndean, from Candlemas 1567 to Lambmas 1572. 



James Ross, reader in Horndean in 1575 — continued in 1591. 



Upsetlington or Ladykirk.— Andrew Winsister, reader ia 1567-1570 ; 

 translated to Fishwick, as minister thereof, in 1574; retranslated to 

 Ladykirk 1576 ; remained till 1580 there, and was next translated to 

 Hilton in 1585, where he died 1598. 



From 1607 to 1623, Eev. John Home, translated from Ayton. 



From 1635 to 1650, Rev. David Hume, A.M., Saint Andrew's. 



From 1651 to 1690, Rev. William Crawford, A.M., Edinburgh. 



From 1694 to 1697, Rev. William Gullane, killed by a fall from his 

 horse. 



From 1697 to 1711, Rev. Samuel Kilpatrick, A.M., Edinburgh. 



From 1712 to 1740, Rev. George Ridpath, A.M., Edinburgh, of whom 

 more seq.* 



From 1741 to 1786, Rev. John Tod. 



From 1788 to 1800, Rev. Thomas Mill, deposed for non-residence. 



Prom 1801 to 1819, Rev. George Tod, translated from Eyemouth, 

 buried in Ladykirk Church. 



From 1819 to 1842, Rev. George Home Robertson, died at Dumfries 

 1842. 



From 1842 to 1855, Rev. William A. Corkindale. 



From 1855 to 1858, Rev. John Stevenson, D.D. 



From 1859 to Rev. William Dobie. 



* Rev. George Ridpath, minister of Ladykirk from 1712 to 1740, had 

 three sons, ministers. — 



1. — George, minister of Stitchel from 1742 to 1772, author of the 

 Border History of England and Scotland, London, 1776, and other 

 publications. 



2. — Philip, minister of Hutton from 1759 to 1788, author of a Trans- 

 lation of Boethius's Consolations of Philosophy, with Notes, etc. 



3. — William, minister of Edrom from 1759 to 1797. " All judicious 

 and learned men." 



