George Cook, Min. of Kincardine O'Neil

Biographical Summary

"George Cook, born 27th March 1809, second son of John C, D.D., Professor of Divinity, St Andrew's Univ. ; educated there ; M.A. (1825) ; licen. by that Presb. 28th Nov. 1832; assistant at Ceres ; ord. to Midmar 15th June 1837 ; trans, and adm. 16th May 1854 ; clerk of Presb., 1858-63; D.D. (St Andrews, 9th Jan. 1864); died 22nd May 1880. He marr. 20th Nov. 1838, Agnes (died 19th March 1879), daugh. of Andrew Watson, min. of Tarland, and had issue — Helen Maitland, born 26th Dec. 1839 (marr. 4th Oct. 1864, Alexander Young, min. of Chapel-of-Garioch); John, in Oriental Bank, Calcutta, and sometime cashier of Union Bank, Aberdeen, born 15th May 1841 ; Elizabeth Hill, born 4th July 1842, died 4th Dec. 1888 ; Andrew Watson, merchant, Gold Coast, born 31st Nov. 1844, died at Batanga, Africa, 15th Feb. 1863 ; Agnes Fordyce, born 22nd June 1847 (marr. 8th Dec. 1868, Alexander Dalziel Keith, M.D., Aboyne) ; Catherine Duff, born 25th June 1849 (marr. Robert Macpherson, D.D., min. of Elgin.)"

SOURCE: Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae: the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation, Vol. VI, page 102