John Gibson, Min. of St Cuthbert's

Biographical Summary

John Gibson, son of Archibald G., min. of St Ninians ; licen. by Presb. of Dunblane 18th Sept. 1750; ord. to St Ninians 9th May 1754; pres. by George III. 31st July, trans, and adm. 31st Oct. 1765. He was appointed chaplain of Stirling Castle, April 1766. A new church to seat fully 2500, which had been erected by the heritors at a cost of £4000, was opened by him, 31st July 1775. He died 30th July 1785. He marr.

(1) 20th March 1755, Mary Tait, who died 20th Dec. 1756

(2) 10th Aug. 1759, Mary (died 4th Feb. 1821), youngest daugh. of James Nimmo, cashier of Excise, and had issue —

• Archibald, W.S., born 8th Aug. 1760, died 9th April 1845;
• Mary, born 18th May 1762, died 6th March 1838 (marr. 20th March 1781, John Dickson of Coulter, advocate) ;
• Margaret, born 29th Sept. 1763 ;
• Catherine, born 20th May 1765 (marr. Lieut. Lockhart of 30th Foot);
• Elizabeth, born 14th Dec. 1766 (marr. John Lockhart, D.D., min. of Blackfriars, Glasgow, father of John Gibson Lockhart).

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