William Meldrum, Minister at The Tolbooth

Biographical Summary

"William Meldrum, son of Andrew M., dyer, and bailie in Aberdeen; M.A. (Marischal College, Aberdeen, 1654); regent in Marischal College 1660; min. of Auchterless in 1671; trans. to Tranent 8th Aug. 1672; pres. by the Town Council, trans. and coll. 16th July 1675; dep. in 1681 for refusing the Test; died Jan. 1684. He marr. (1) Jean Colston, and had issue - Christian, bapt. 24th June 1673; Jean, born 12th Nov. 1674 (marr. 15th March 1694, Sir Francis Grant, Lord Cullen); (2) at Holyrood House, 20th Sept. 1677, Sarah Lawson, who died Nov. 1693, and was buried at Greyfriars."

SOURCE: Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae: the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation, Vol. I, page 118