Reverend Robert Macpherson

REVEREND ROBERT MACPHERSON

Minister of the Gospel at Elgin

Biographical Summary

"Robert Macpherson, born Forres, 2nd Nov. 1850, son of Robert M., D.D., min of Forres, afterwards Professor of Divinity, Univ. of Aberdeen; educated at Grammar School and Gymnasium, Aberdeen and Univ. of Aberdeen; M.A. (1869), B.D. (1872); licen. by Presb. of Aberdeen 27th Jan. 1872; assistant of Kinloss, Inverness (High Church), Stirling (East Church), and Govan; ord. to Newton-upon-Ayr 16th Aug. 1877; trans. to Junior Charge 17th Feb. 1881; became senior min. 15th April 1882; D.D. (Aberdeen, 1904); app. clerk of Presb. Nov. 1882; dem. 14th Dec. 1921; died at Helensburgh 27th April 1926. He marr.

(1) 20th Nov. 1877, Catherine Duff (died 26th May 1895), daugh. of George Cook, D.D., min. of Kincardin O'Neil, and had issue --

• Robert, born 21st Sept. 1878;
• George Cook, O.B.E., M.A., B.D., Indian chaplain, born 11th March 1880
• Anne Mearns, born 15th Sept. 1882
• Agnes Watson, born 9th April 1884 (marr. Thomas Smith Macpherson, min. of St Vincent's, Glasgow)
• John Cook, 2nd lieut., 3rd Batt. 1st Gordons, born 30th Jan. 1886, killed in action near Loos, 25th Sept. 1915
• Duncan Mearns, born 28th April 1887
• Catherine Duff, born 1st Jan. 1889
• Malcolm Munro, born 30th Jan. 1892 [educated at Univ. of Edinburgh, M.A. (1919), O.B.E. (3rd June 1919), licen. by Presb. of Elgin in 1920, assistant at St Giles, Edinburgh, ord. to Helensburgh 25th Oct. 1922]

(2) 19th Aug. 1896, Elizabeth (died 20th July 1916), daugh. of Robert Paisley, min. at St Ninians, Stirling)"

SOURCE: Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae:the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation, Vol. VI, page 392