Prof. Robert Macpherson

Biographical Summary

"Robert Macpherson, born Montrose 9th Jan. 1806, son of James M., merchant, and Margaret Burnett ; educated at King's College, Aberdeen ; M.A. (31st March 1827) ; licen. by Presb. of Aberdeen 5th Aug. 1834; ord. chaplain at Fort George 3rd Nov. 1835 ; adm. to Forres 6th Sept. 1843 ; adm. to this Chair 25th June 1852; D.D. (Aberdeen, 1st July 1852) ; died 23rd Jan. 1867, having lectured to his students as usual on the previous day. He marr. 4th April 1836, Anne (died 29th April 1885), daugh. of Duncan Mearns, Professor of Divinity, King's College, Aberdeen, and had issue —

• Duncan, D.D., Indian chaplain, born 17th May 1837, died 6th Aug. 1881
• George Morison, M.A., LL.D. (Aberdeen, 1887), Indian Civil Service, Bombay, born 13th April 1840
• William Mearns, D.D., min. of ;Monymusk, born 13th April 1842
• Eliza, born 16th Nov. 1843 (marr. Samuel Trail, D.D., LL.D., Professor of Systematic Theology, Univ. of Aberdeen)
• Isabella, born 6th July 1846 (marr. 16th Feb. 1871, William Barron, captain Bengal Staff Corps)
• Anne, born 24th Feb. and died 15th March 1848
• Anne, born 26th March 1849, died 19th May 1858
• Robert, D.D., min. of Elgin, born 2nd Nov. 1850, died at Helensburgh 27th April 1926
• James Rose, min. of Dingwall, born 7th Jan. 1853."

SOURCE: Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae: the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation, Vol. VII, page 373