Right Reverend William Lindsay, Bishop of Dunkeld

RIGHT REVEREND WILLIAM LINDSAY

Bishop of Dunkeld

William Lindsay, born 1638, second son of James L. of Dowhill and Margaret, daugh. of Bishop James Nicolson[ Note ] ; educated at Univ. of St Andrews ; M.A. (28th July 1656) ; went to England and was ord. by Gilbert, Bishop of Chichester, Sept. 1660 ; pres. to Auchterderran, adm before 12th July 1663 ; trans. to Perth 9th April 1668 ; promoted to this See, and consecrated 26th May 1677 ; dem. his parochial charge Oct. 1678 ; died April 1679. He marr. 1666, Catherine, daugh. of Sir Andrew Skene of Hallyards (she marr. (2) Oct. or Nov. 1683, David Forman of Spinkstoune, writer, Edinburgh, and died in parish of Kinghorn in 1690), and had issue — James of Dowhill ; John, died before 1701 ; Barbara (marr. Henry Balfour of Raith) ; Margaret (marr. James INIoyes, writer, Kirkcaldy); Jean (marr. (1) her cousin, James Lindsay of Dowhill : (2) 17th June 1703, Laurence Mercer of Pitteuchar, min. of Findo Gask) ; Lilias ; Annas, died before 1701.— [P. C. Dec 13th March 1684; Fife Sheriff- Court Deeds, 27th Nov. 1701. Fasti VII: 340

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Minister of the Gospel at the East Church in Perth

William Lindsay, M.A. ; trans, from Auchterderran, and adm. 9th April 1668 ; consecrated Bishop of Dunkeld 26th May 1677 and dem. his parish Oct. 1678. Fasti IV: 230

Minister of the Gospel at Meigle

William Lindsay, M.A., Bishop of Dunkeld ; held this parish also in commendam ; died in 1679, and was buried in the church. Fasti V: 270

Genealogy and Biography

1. Fasti Ecclesiæ Scoticanæ. The Succession of Ministers in the Church of Scotland from the Reformation. By Hew Scott, DD. New Edition. Volume IV. Synods of Argyll, and of Perth and Stirling (Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, 1923), 414 pp. including indices
2. Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae. The Succession of Ministers in the Church of Scotland from the Reformation. By Hew Scott, D.D. New Edition. Volume V. Synods of Fife, and of Angus and Mearns (Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, 1928), 536 pp. including indices
3. Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae. The Succession of Ministers in the Church of Scotland from the Reformation. By Hew Scott, D.D. New Edition. Volume VII. Synods of Ross, Sutherland and Caithness, Glenelg, Orkney and of Shetland. The Church in England, Ireland and Overseas (Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, 1928), 800 pp. including indices