“Joined the Free Church; was unable because of ill-health to accept a church at once; resided two years in Madeira, and subsequently assisted Dr Guthrie, Dr Clason, and others; became min. of the Free Church, Dumfries, 8th June 1848.”

• Madeira — where Wood resided for two years because of ill health.
• Dumfries — where Wood became a Free Church minister in 1848.

This passage concerns James Julius Wood’s career rather than providing a separate clerical biography of Guthrie. Wood joined the Free Church, later assisted Dr Guthrie and others, and became minister of the Free Church at Dumfries on 8 June 1848.

Fasti identifies the minister only as “Dr Guthrie.” Thomas Guthrie is the probable identification from the Free Church context and the other Thomas Guthrie notices in this volume, but this passage itself does not provide his Christian name.

See also the Volume 1 entries for Thomas Guthrie at Page 48, his principal biographical entry at Page 108, and the later reference at Page 259.

“He took a deep interest in the work of the Waldensian Church, and (along with Drs Guthrie and Andrew Thomson) raised a sum of £12,000 in its behalf.”

• Edinburgh — Robertson served New Greyfriars during the period covered by this notice.
• Waldensian Church — the religious community supported by Robertson, Dr Guthrie, and Dr Andrew Thomson.

The passage concerns William Robertson’s ministry and charitable work. It identifies Dr Guthrie only as one of Robertson’s collaborators in supporting the Waldensian Church.

Fasti gives only the form “Dr Guthrie.” Thomas Guthrie, D.D., is the probable identification, but his Christian name is not stated in this passage.

See also the other Volume 1 references to Thomas Guthrie on Pages 35, 48, 108, and 259.

“For some years he carried on a weekly correspondence with his friend Guthrie of Fenwick. Returning to Edinburgh, he died 12th July 1678, and was buried in Greyfriars.”

• Fenwick — parish in Ayrshire associated with the Guthrie named in the passage.
• Edinburgh — Robert Traill later returned there and died on 12 July 1678.
• Greyfriars — Traill’s burial place.

This passage does not provide Guthrie’s clerical career; it identifies him through his association with Fenwick and his friendship with Robert Traill.

Fasti names him only as “Guthrie of Fenwick.” The identification as Rev. William Guthrie, minister of Fenwick, is based on that distinctive territorial/ministerial association rather than on a Christian name supplied in this particular passage.

William Guthrie of Fenwick appears elsewhere in Fasti Ecclesiæ Scoticanæ and will be treated in greater detail where the source provides his principal biographical notice.

“THOMAS GUTHRIE, trans. from Arbirlot; pres. by Town Council, and adm. 21st Sept. 1837; trans. to St John’s 28th Oct. 1841.”

• Arbirlot — Guthrie’s previous parish before his translation to Edinburgh.
• Old Greyfriars — his Edinburgh charge from 1837 to 1841.
• St John’s, Edinburgh — his next charge, to which he was translated in 1841.

This notice records two stages of Thomas Guthrie’s clerical career: his translation from Arbirlot to Old Greyfriars in 1837 and his subsequent translation to St John’s in 1841.

See also Volume 1, Page 108, for Thomas Guthrie’s principal biographical entry, as well as the references to “Dr Guthrie” on Page 35 and Page 259.

“He marr. Janet (died 1592), daugh. of Alexander Guthrie, common clerk of Edinburgh, and had issue—James; Elizabeth; Katharine (marr. (1) Gilbert Dick; (2) Patrick Galloway, min. of St Giles, 1607).”

• Edinburgh — Alexander Guthrie served as common clerk of the city.
• St Giles, Edinburgh — James Lawson’s ministerial charge.

James Lawson was called in 1572 to succeed John Knox at St Giles and was admitted by Knox on 9 November. Fasti also credits Lawson as a principal promoter of the University of Edinburgh during its first year in 1583.

“He marr. (1) 1st May 1583, Matilda Guthrie, who died June 1592, and had issue—James, created Baron Dunkeld 15th May 1645; William; Dorothy (marr. William Adamson of Craigcrook); Christian.”

• St Giles, Edinburgh — Patrick Galloway’s later ministerial charge.
• Craigcrook — associated with William Adamson, husband of Matilda’s daughter Dorothy.

Patrick Galloway had served at Fowlis Easter and Perth before becoming minister of the King’s House and chaplain to James VI. He was admitted at Edinburgh in 1607 and was later nominated to St Giles.

“JOHN GUTHRIE, M.A.; trans. from Perth; elected 26th March 1620, but refused to accept. The Council again dealt with him 9th May, and he was adm. 15th June 1621; he became Bishop of Moray in 1623 (q.v.).”

• Perth — Guthrie’s previous ministerial charge.
• Edinburgh — his charge from 1621.
• Moray — the bishopric to which he was elevated in 1623.

Fasti identifies John Guthrie as an M.A. His career sequence in this passage is:

• minister at Perth;
• elected to Edinburgh in 1620;
• admitted there on 15 June 1621;
• became Bishop of Moray in 1623.

See also Volume 1, Page 70, where the same bishop is referred to as “Bishop Guthrie” in the biography of another minister.

“He retired to Abbotshall, where he died, 30th Dec. 1659. Bishop Guthrie describes him as ‘a guid, modest, learned, godlie man, full of pietie and learning; an ornament to the Church of Scotland.’”

• Abbotshall — where Andrew Ramsay retired and where Fasti states that he died in 1659.
• Moray — the bishopric associated with John Guthrie.

This passage provides no new clerical career information about Bishop Guthrie. His identification and career are recorded in the earlier Volume 1 entry on page 54.

This is a supplementary mention of John Guthrie, Bishop of Moray, rather than a separate biographical notice. The passage is significant because it preserves Guthrie’s own assessment of Andrew Ramsay.

See Volume 1, Page 54 — John Guthrie, Later Bishop of Moray, for his principal entry in this volume.

“He was a member of Assembly 1648, and along with James Guthrie was appointed to draw up an account of the duties of elders, and a form for visitation of families.”

• Edinburgh — the ecclesiastical context in which James Hamilton’s biography appears.
• No residence, parish, or property is stated for James Guthrie in this particular passage.

The passage supplies no degree, parish, or other career information for James Guthrie. It records only his 1648 General Assembly appointment alongside James Hamilton.

This James Guthrie should not be confused with James Guthrie, reader at Keith-Marischal, who appears on page 378. The page 74 passage itself provides no further identifying information, so any fuller identification should be handled separately rather than inserted into the documentary record.

“THOMAS GUTHRIE, born Brechin, 12th July 1803, sixth son of David G., banker, Provost of Brechin, and Clementina Cay; educated at Brechin and Edinburgh Univ.; licen. by Presb. of Brechin 2nd Feb. 1825; ord. to Arbirlot 13th May 1830; trans. to Old Greyfriars 21st Sept. 1837; trans. and adm. 28th Oct. 1840. Joined the Free Church, and became min. of Free St John’s 1843; D.D. (Edinburgh, 9th April 1849); Moderator of Free Church General Assembly 1862; retired 1864; F.R.S.E. (1869); founder of the Edinburgh Original Ragged Industrial Schools; one of the earliest Temperance reformers; an eloquent preacher, and writer of great popularity; died 24th Feb. 1873. He marr. 6th Oct. 1830, Anne (died 2nd June 1899), daugh. of James Burns, one of the mins. of Brechin, and had issue—David Kelly, min. of the Free Church, Liberton, born 9th Aug. 1831, died 6th Sept. 1896; Christina, born 31st May 1833 (marr. 22nd March 1854, William Welsh of Mossfennan, D.D., min. of the Free Church, Broughton), died 17th Feb. 1895; James, banker, Brechin, born 15th Jan. 1835; Patrick, banker, Edinburgh, born 1st Oct. 1836; Clementina, born 28th June 1839, died 22nd Jan. 1908; Annie, born 28th June 1841 (marr. 27th April 1859, Stephen Williamson, M.P.); Thomas, farmer, near Buenos Ayres, born 19th Nov. 1843, died 3rd Nov. 1900; Alexander, merchant, Liverpool, born 10th March 1846; Charles John, Senator of the College of Justice, born 4th April 1849; Helen, born 30th Nov. 1851 (marr. David Gray, Glasgow), died 9th July 1883; John, born 11th Dec. 1853, died 9th Aug. 1855.”

• Brechin — Thomas Guthrie’s birthplace and the location associated with his parents.
• Arbirlot — his first ministerial charge, beginning in 1830.
• Old Greyfriars, Edinburgh — his charge from 1837.
• St John’s, Edinburgh — his subsequent Edinburgh charge.
• Free St John’s, Edinburgh — his ministry after joining the Free Church in 1843.
• Liberton — Free Church charge of his son David Kelly Guthrie.
• Buenos Aires — area where his son Thomas farmed.
• Liverpool — where his son Alexander was a merchant.

Thomas Guthrie was educated at Brechin and the University of Edinburgh, licensed by the Presbytery of Brechin on 2 February 1825, and ordained to Arbirlot on 13 May 1830. He transferred to Old Greyfriars in 1837 and subsequently to St John’s. After joining the Free Church in 1843, he became minister of Free St John’s. He received the D.D. from Edinburgh in 1849, served as Moderator of the Free Church General Assembly in 1862, and retired in 1864. Fasti also notes his work in founding the Edinburgh Original Ragged Industrial Schools and his prominence in temperance reform.

There is an internal date discrepancy in Volume 1. The earlier notice on page 48 states that Thomas Guthrie was transferred to St John’s on 28 October 1841, while this fuller biography on page 108 gives his translation and admission as 28 October 1840. Both dates should be preserved as printed rather than silently reconciled.

See also the Thomas Guthrie references on Pages 35 and 48, and the later reference on Page 259. His son Alexander Guthrie appears again on Page 394, where Fasti records his marriage.

“He marr. 25th Aug. 1671, Barbara Guthrie, and had issue—Harry, bapt. 19th June 1672, died 14th May 1673; David, bapt. 27th June 1675; Janet, bapt. 14th Jan. 1677; Margaret, bapt. 20th June 1678; William, bapt. 3rd Nov. 1680; James, bapt. 30th Dec. 1681; Alexander, bapt. 15th April 1683; Anna, bapt. 9th Sept. 1684; John, bapt. 20th April 1686.”

• Edinburgh — location of William Gardyne’s Tolbooth ministry.
• Forfarshire — Gardyne’s native county.
• Arbroath — presbytery before which Gardyne passed trials for licence.

William Gardyne passed trials before the Presbytery of Arbroath, was ordained to a Second Charge on 22 October 1668, elected by Edinburgh Town Council in 1686, and soon afterward admitted to the Tolbooth. He received the degree of D.D. from St Andrews on 6 November 1686, was deprived in 1689 for refusing to read the Proclamation, and died on 2 February 1708.

“DAVID LINDSAY (primus) of Pittormie (Test. of Alexander Guthrie of Halkerton: Edin. Tests.), son of Alexander L. of Haltoun and Rachael Barclay of Mathers.”

• Halkerton — the territorial designation attached to Alexander Guthrie in the citation.
• South Leith — parish under which David Lindsay’s biography appears.

This is a documentary reference to Alexander Guthrie of Halkerton, not a biographical notice of him. Fasti does not explain why his testament contains evidence concerning David Lindsay, and no relationship between the two men should be inferred from the citation alone.

“JOHN GUTHRIE, son and heir of James G., brother of John G., younger of Mongerswood (Ayr Sas., vii., 239); called 30th May, and ord. 16th Aug. 1703. He refused to take the Oath of Abjuration in 1712; died 28th Feb. 1756, in his 83rd year, being a widower, with a daugh. Margaret, and others.”

• Ratho — parish where John Guthrie was ordained in 1703 and served until his death.
• Mongerswood — territorial designation associated with his paternal uncle, John Guthrie.
• Ayrshire — the cited sasine source for the Mongerswood relationship is identified as Ayr Sasines.

Fasti does not provide John Guthrie’s education or degree in this passage. He was called on 30 May and ordained minister of Ratho on 16 August 1703. In 1712 he refused to take the Oath of Abjuration. He remained associated with Ratho until his death on 28 February 1756.

“ALEXANDER GUTHRIE, son of Alex. G., tailor, Edinburgh; M.A. (Edinburgh, 28th July 1648). ‘After seeking of God the most part of the day for direction,’ he was unanimously elected by the Session 26th April 1653, ‘having great abilities and a godlie conversation’; adm. (by the Protesting or Remonstrant Presb., at Langlands, near Pardovan) 1st June 1653; died unmarr. March 1655, aged about 27.”

• Edinburgh — residence and occupational location of Alexander’s father; also the university where the younger Alexander received his M.A.
• Linlithgow — Alexander Guthrie’s ministerial charge.
• Langlands, near Pardovan — place where he was admitted by the Protesting or Remonstrant Presbytery.

Alexander Guthrie received his M.A. from the University of Edinburgh on 28 July 1648. He was elected by the Linlithgow session on 26 April 1653 and admitted on 1 June 1653. His ministry was brief, ending with his death in March 1655.

“Church 1843-8; trans. to Free St John’s, Edinburgh (as colleague to Dr Guthrie), 1850; LL.D. (Glasgow 1852), D.D. (Edinburgh 1864); retired 1866; died at London, 24th May 1882.”

• Skirling — Hanna’s former parish and Free Church charge.
• Free St John’s, Edinburgh — the congregation to which Hanna transferred in 1850 as Dr Guthrie’s colleague.
• London — where Hanna died on 24 May 1882.

William Hanna was born on 26 November 1808, son of Samuel Hanna, D.D., Professor of Divinity at Belfast. He studied at Glasgow and Edinburgh Universities, received his M.A. from Glasgow in 1830, was licensed by the Presbytery of Hamilton in 1834, and ordained to East Kilbride in 1835. He became minister of Skirling in 1837, joined the Free Church, served Skirling Free Church from 1843 to 1848, and transferred to Free St John’s in 1850 as Dr Guthrie’s colleague.

Unlike the more ambiguous “Dr Guthrie” references on page 35, this identification can be made securely from the internal evidence of Volume 1: Thomas Guthrie’s principal biography states that he became minister of Free St John’s in 1843, and this passage states that Hanna joined Free St John’s as colleague to Dr Guthrie in 1850.

See Volume 1, Page 108 — Thomas Guthrie, D.D., Minister of St John’s, for his principal biographical entry.

“Esther Struthers, born 11th May 1830 (marr. 25th Jan. 1872, Robert Dalrymple Guthrie), died 25th Nov. 1894.”

• Tweedsmuir — parish under which the Burns family biography appears.
• Edinburgh — associated with Esther’s maternal grandfather, James Struthers, minister of College Street Relief Church.

This is a brief genealogical reference embedded in the family details of George Burns. Fasti identifies Robert Dalrymple Guthrie only by name and marriage, so no further identification should be inferred from this passage alone.

“1576 JAMES GUTHRIE, reader.”

• Keith-Marischal — parish where James Guthrie served as reader.

The only clerical information given is his service as reader at Keith-Marischal in 1576.

This is a distinct James Guthrie from the James Guthrie mentioned on page 74 in connection with the General Assembly of 1648; the two notices are separated by more than seventy years.

“Marian, born 9th Dec. 1852 (marr. Alexander Guthrie, merchant, Liverpool, son of Thomas Guthrie, D.D.).”

• Liverpool — Alexander Guthrie’s place of business as a merchant.
• Saltoun — parish under which Patrick Fairbairn’s biography appears.
• Glasgow — associated with Fairbairn’s later academic career.

Alexander Guthrie is also named among the children of Thomas Guthrie on page 108, where Fasti records that he was born on 10 March 1846 and was a merchant in Liverpool. The page 394 notice adds the important marriage to Marian Fairbairn.

See Volume 1, Page 108 — Thomas Guthrie, D.D., Minister of St John’s, for Alexander Guthrie’s placement in the wider Guthrie family.

“Marr. 29th March 1906, Daisy Constance, daugh. of John Guthrie and Margaret Purves, and has issue—Ronald, born 3rd June 1907; Doris, born 31st Oct. 1911.”

• Tranent and Seton — parish under which Andrew Middlemas Hewat’s biography appears.
• Perth — Hewat’s birthplace.
• Edinburgh — one of the places where Hewat served as an assistant before his ordination.

Andrew Middlemas Hewat was educated at Perth Academy, Madras College, the University of St Andrews, and Jena. He received an M.A. in 1893 and B.D. in 1896, was licensed by the Presbytery of Perth in May 1896, served as assistant at Muthill, Monifieth, Lady Yester’s, and St Cuthbert’s, Edinburgh, and was ordained as assistant and successor on 8 March 1904.

Fasti gives no occupation, residence, or further identification for John Guthrie or Margaret Purves in this passage.

“ANDREW GUTHRIE, ord. 10th Oct. 1690; trans. to Peterhead 19th April 1699.”

• Edrom — parish in Berwickshire, within the Presbytery of Chirnside and Synod of Merse and Teviotdale.
• Peterhead — parish in Aberdeenshire, to which Andrew Guthrie was translated in 1699.

• Ordained to Edrom — 10 October 1690.
• Translated to Peterhead — 19 April 1699.

See the later Fasti volume containing the Peterhead succession for Andrew Guthrie’s subsequent ministry.

“He joined the Protesters; with Guthrie and others he was seized at a private meeting, and committed to Edinburgh Castle, 23rd Aug. 1660, but was liberated shortly afterwards in a state of mental derangement.”

• Mordington and Lamberton — the Berwickshire charge held by Thomas Ramsay, in whose biography the Guthrie reference occurs.
• Edinburgh Castle — place of imprisonment following the meeting of 23 August 1660.

The identification of this unnamed Guthrie as James Guthrie should remain qualified. The chronology and political-religious context are consistent with James Guthrie, the former minister of Lauder who had translated to Stirling in November 1650, but this particular passage supplies only the surname.

See Volume 2, Page 153 — James Guthrie, M.A., for Fasti’s notice of James Guthrie’s ministry at Lauder and translation to Stirling.

“GEORGE GUTHRIE, called to Barr Oct. 1689; trans. and adm. after 4th Aug. 1691; member of Assembly in 1692; died after 23rd March 1698. He marr. Elizabeth Tait, who survived him and had issue—an only son, William; Margaret (marr., pro. 16th Feb. 1718, William Brown of Lindsaylands).”

• Barr — parish to which George Guthrie was called in October 1689.
• Oxnam — parish in Roxburghshire, where he was admitted after 4 August 1691.
• Lindsaylands — territorial designation associated with William Brown, husband of Margaret Guthrie.

• Called to Barr — October 1689.
• Translated and admitted to Oxnam — after 4 August 1691.
• Member of the General Assembly — 1692.
• Died — after 23 March 1698.

“JAMES GUTHRIE, M.A.; ord. in 1642; trans. to Stirling Nov. 1650.”

“Margaret, born 27th Oct. 1867 (marr. 27th March 1896, David Guthrie, C.A.)”

• Lauder — parish and royal burgh in Berwickshire; Guthrie’s ministerial charge from 1642 to 1650.
• Stirling — town to which he was translated in November 1650.

• Lauder — parish in Berwickshire where James Middleton served as minister and in whose family notice David Guthrie appears.
• Aberdeen — associated with Margaret Middleton’s maternal family through her mother, Isabella Clyne.

• Styled M.A.
• Ordained to Lauder — 1642.
• Translated to Stirling — November 1650.

This brief entry gives only Guthrie’s Lauder ministry and translation. It does not provide the fuller biographical information associated with the well-known James Guthrie of Stirling.

The designation C.A. identifies David Guthrie professionally as a chartered accountant. No further biographical identification is provided in this passage.

See Volume 2, Page 57 — “Guthrie,” Probably James Guthrie, for the supplementary 1660 reference to a “Guthrie” arrested with Thomas Ramsay and others at a private meeting. The identification with this James Guthrie is probable from context but is not explicit in that passage.

“ALEXANDER GUTHRIE, M.A. (Edinburgh 1682); pres. by William, Duke of Queensberry, and Robert, Earl of Southesk, 24th and 27th May, coll. 26th Oct., and inst. 7th Dec. 1686; dep. by Presb. of Dumfries 16th June 1691, ‘for profaning the sacrament of baptism,’ etc.”

• Hoddam, Ecclefechan, and Luce — the united charge in Annandale, Dumfriesshire, to which Alexander Guthrie was appointed in 1686.
• Dumfries — seat of the Presbytery that deposed him in 1691.

• M.A., University of Edinburgh — 1682.
• Presented — 24 and 27 May 1686.
• Collated — 26 October 1686.
• Instituted — 7 December 1686.
• Deposed by the Presbytery of Dumfries — 16 June 1691.

This Alexander Guthrie should not be automatically identified with the Alexander Guthrie later appearing at Terregles and Keir without additional evidence. The passages concern ministers of the same general period, but Fasti does not state here that they are the same man.

“Robert, apprenticed to Richard Guthrie, W.S., 8th June 1631”

• Edinburgh — the surrounding passage associates George Heriot and his family with Edinburgh records; however, Fasti does not explicitly state Richard Guthrie’s residence in this sentence.

The designation W.S. identifies Richard Guthrie as a Writer to the Signet. This is a professional reference rather than a clerical biography.

“Nicol, apprenticed to Samuel Guthrie, dyer, 25th Nov. 1640”

• Edinburgh — the surrounding family notice draws on Edinburgh records, but this sentence does not explicitly state Samuel Guthrie’s residence.

This is a useful occupational reference to Samuel Guthrie as a dyer, but Fasti supplies no parentage, spouse, children, or further identification for him in this passage.

“He marr. 27th Jan. 1752, Mary, daugh. of James Guthrie, min. of Kirkpatrick-Irongray”

• Kirkpatrick-Irongray — parish where Mary’s father, James Guthrie, served as minister.
• Kirkmahoe and Kilblane — parish where her husband, Archibald Lawson, served as minister.

See Volume 2, Page 288 — James Guthrie, Minister of Kirkpatrick-Irongray, for the principal biographical notice of Mary Guthrie’s father and the fuller statement of his family.

“JAMES GUTHRIE, M.A. (Edinburgh, 28th June 1690); licen. by Presb. of Dumfries 17th May 1694; ord. 13th Sept. 1694; died Father of the Church 25th June 1756, probably in his 83rd year. He is believed to have marr. a daugh. of Biggar of Barbuie; she died before 1744, and had issue—James, apprentice W.S. in 1738; George; Janet; Mary (marr. Archibald Lawson, min. of Kirkmahoe).”

• Edinburgh — university where James Guthrie received his M.A. in 1690.
• Dumfries — Presbytery that licensed him in 1694.
• Kirkpatrick-Irongray — his ministerial charge.
• Barbuie — territorial designation of the Biggar family from which his wife was believed to come.
• Kirkmahoe — parish served by his son-in-law, Archibald Lawson.

• M.A., University of Edinburgh — 28 June 1690.
• Licensed by Presbytery of Dumfries — 17 May 1694.
• Ordained — 13 September 1694.
• Died — 25 June 1756.
• Described by Fasti at his death as “Father of the Church.”

See Volume 2, Page 283 — Mary Guthrie, Daughter of James Guthrie, where Fasti records Mary’s marriage to Archibald Lawson on 27 January 1752.

“ALEXANDER GUTHRIE, M.A.; min. in 1678; trans. to Keir before 11th Sept. 1681.”

• Terregles — parish in Dumfriesshire, where Alexander Guthrie served as minister by 1678.
• Keir — parish to which he was translated before 11 September 1681.

• Styled M.A.
• Minister of Terregles — 1678.
• Translated to Keir — before 11 September 1681.

See:

• Volume 2, Page 282 — Alexander Guthrie, Minister of Keir, where he appears as the second husband of Isobel Ross.
• Volume 2, Page 317 — Alexander Guthrie, Minister of Keir, for his principal biographical notice and family information.

“ALEXANDER GUTHRIE, of the family of Guthrie of Guthrie; M.A. (St Andrews, 25th July 1668); passed trials before Presb. of Forfar, and got a testimonial for license, 7th April 1675; ord. to Terregles in 1678; trans. and adm. in 1681; outed in 1689; ‘having been intruded against the wishes both of the gentry and parish, having informed against his parishioners, who were severely fined, and having been a party to sending dragoons who killed four men and hanged them on a tree at Irongray, and who beat Bessie Smith to the great effusion of blood, certain persons were so exasperated that they cast his family out of the house, without hurting any’; dep. by Presb. of Arbroath 5th June 1717, ‘for intrusion, accession to the late rebellion, and contumacy.’ He marr. Isobel Ross, widow of Walter Mair, min. of Kirkmahoe, and had issue—Anne, died in 1760.”

• St Andrews — university where he received his M.A.
• Forfar — Presbytery before which he passed trials and received a testimonial for licence.
• Terregles — parish to which he was ordained in 1678.
• Keir — parish to which he was translated and admitted in 1681.
• Irongray — place mentioned in the allegations surrounding his ministry.
• Arbroath — Presbytery that deposed him in 1717.

• M.A., St Andrews — 25 July 1668.
• Passed trials before Presbytery of Forfar and received testimonial for licence — 7 April 1675.
• Ordained to Terregles — 1678.
• Translated and admitted to Keir — 1681.
• Outed — 1689.
• Deposed by Presbytery of Arbroath — 5 June 1717.

The phrase “of the family of Guthrie of Guthrie” is explicit in Fasti, but it does not establish Alexander’s exact genealogical position within that family. That question should remain for the later Research Sketch unless corroborating evidence is introduced.

See:

• Volume 2, Page 282 — Alexander Guthrie, Minister of Keir, where his marriage to Isobel Ross is noted.
• Volume 2, Page 296 — Alexander Guthrie, Minister of Terregles, for the shorter notice of his earlier ministry.

“He marr. 20th Jan. 1835, Agnes Thomson Guthrie, who died 16th Feb. 1885.”

• Inch and Saulseat — parish in Wigtownshire where James Fergusson served as minister.
• Stranraer — Presbytery within which the parish was situated.

This entry has been deliberately kept source-focused. The fuller genealogical information previously associated with Agnes Thomson Guthrie—including her parentage and Guthrie family grouping—comes from outside Fasti and is better preserved for the later Guthrie Genealogy / Research Sketch.

“GEORGE GUTHRIE, called Oct. 1689; trans. to Oxnam after 4th Aug. 1691.”

Barr — parish in Ayrshire, where George Guthrie was called as minister in 1689.
Oxnam — parish in Roxburghshire, to which he was subsequently translated.

Fasti gives no education or earlier ministry for George Guthrie in this passage. His documented sequence here is:

• Called to Barr — October 1689.
• Translated to Oxnam — after 4 August 1691.

The passage is exceptionally brief and provides no information identifying George Guthrie with a particular Guthrie family. No genealogical connection should therefore be inferred from this entry alone.

“JOHN GUTHRIE, youngest son of James G. of Pitforthie, Forfarshire; M.A. (Glasgow 1652); adm. about 1658; deprived by Act of Parliament 11th June, and Decreet of Privy Council 1st Oct. 1662. He was accused of turbulent and seditious conduct 14th July 1663; took part in the Pentland Rising in 1666, but was prevented from being present at Rullion Green through illness. He was indicted before the Justiciary Court 15th Aug. 1667 and condemned to death, but received the royal pardon 1st Oct. thereafter; died in 1669, aged about 37. He was an excellent musician. He marr. Mary Haldane, who survived him, and was imprisoned at Edinburgh for attending a conventicle 6th Nov. 1676.”

Pitforthie — estate in Forfarshire associated with John’s father, James Guthrie.
Tarbolton and Barnweil — Ayrshire parish where John served as minister.
Rullion Green — site of the 1666 battle connected with the Pentland Rising; John was prevented by illness from being present there.

John Guthrie received an M.A. from the University of Glasgow in 1652. He was admitted to Tarbolton and Barnweil about 1658 and deprived in 1662.

Fasti explicitly places John within the Pitforthie family and describes him as the youngest son of James Guthrie of Pitforthie. The passage also records his involvement in the Covenanting conflicts of the 1660s and his later royal pardon.

“WILLIAM GUTHRIE, born 1620, eldest son of James G. of Pitforthie, Forfarshire, by a daugh. of Lyon of Easter-Ogle, in Tanadice parish. He became an apt scholar, and on 5th June 1638 he graduated M.A. at the Univ. of St Andrews, where his studies had been directed by his cousin, James Guthrie the martyr, then a regent in philosophy. He studied divinity under Samuel Rutherford. To free himself from what he considered purely worldly affairs, he made over Pitforthie to one of his brothers. He was licen. by the Presb. of St Andrews in Aug. 1642, and became tutor to the eldest son of John Campbell, first Earl of Loudoun, the Lord High Chancellor of Scotland. Some persons from Fenwick having heard him preach at a Fast-day service in Galston Kirk, they desired him to be called as the first min. of their newly created parish. That was done, and he was ord. 7th Nov. 1644.”

“Refusing to submit to Episcopacy, he was deprived 24th July 1664. He went to Pitforthie, which had again come into his hands through the death of his brother, and following a period of ill-health, he died in the manse of his brother-in-law Laurence Skinner, min. of Brechin, 10th Oct. 1665, and was buried in the Cathedral there.”

“He marr. Aug. 1645, Agnes, daugh. of David Campbell of Skeldon, parish of Dalrymple, and had issue — Agnes, born 1652 (marr. Matthew Miller of Glenlee); Mary, born 1654 (marr. Patrick Warner, min. of Irvine); Elizabeth; Margaret, John, and William, who all died young.”

Pitforthie — family estate in Forfarshire. William transferred it to one of his brothers before entering the ministry; Fasti states that it later returned to him following that brother’s death.
Fenwick — Ayrshire parish where William became the first minister in 1644.
Galston — where parishioners of Fenwick heard him preach before calling him.
Brechin — where William died in the manse of his brother-in-law Laurence Skinner and was buried in the Cathedral.
Skeldon — associated with his father-in-law David Campbell, in the parish of Dalrymple.

William graduated M.A. at the University of St Andrews on 5 June 1638. His studies there were directed by his cousin James Guthrie the Martyr, and he later studied divinity under Samuel Rutherford.

He was licensed by the Presbytery of St Andrews in August 1642, served as tutor to the eldest son of the Earl of Loudoun, and was ordained to Fenwick on 7 November 1644. He later served as an army chaplain and joined the Protesters. He was deprived on 24 July 1664 after refusing to submit to Episcopacy.

This is one of the most genealogically significant Guthrie entries in Volume 3 because Fasti explicitly connects William with the Pitforthie family and with James Guthrie the Martyr.

The statement that Pitforthie “had again come into his hands through the death of his brother” is particularly important for reconstructing succession within the family, but the brother is not named in this passage and should not be supplied here from outside research.

See also the later reference on p.100 to William’s daughter Mary Guthrie, and the supplementary reference on p.373 to William’s suspension in 1664.

“He marr. Dec. 1681, Mary, daugh. of William Guthrie, min. of Fenwick, and had issue — William of Ardeer; Patrick; Margaret (marr. (1) Ebenezer Veitch, min. of Ayr : (2) Robert Wodrow, the church historian).”

Fenwick — Ayrshire parish where Mary’s father, William Guthrie, served as minister.
Irvine — parish associated with Mary’s husband’s ministry.
Ardeer — estate acquired by Mary’s husband in 1707 and subsequently associated with their son William.

This is a substantive family reference rather than a separate ministerial biography. It is especially useful because it records Mary Guthrie as the daughter of William Guthrie of Fenwick and names the next generation.

See the principal entry for William Guthrie, minister of Fenwick, pp.93–94, where Mary is listed among his children and is stated to have been born in 1654.

“Poor Mr Patrick Hamilton, in the very nick when the Assembly was to grant all his desire, was rejected by his own unhappiness. He had let fall out of his pocket a poem too invective against the Church’s proceedings. This, by a mere accident, came into the hands of Mr Mungo Law [min. of Greyfriars, Edinburgh], who gave it to Mr James Guthrie [min. of Lauder], and he did read it in the face of the Assembly, to Mr Patrick’s confusion.”

Lauder — parish in Berwickshire where James Guthrie is identified as minister.
Edinburgh — associated with Mungo Law of Greyfriars and the General Assembly proceedings described in the passage.

The passage identifies James Guthrie only as minister of Lauder. No education, ordination, or other career information is supplied here.

This is a supplementary mention, not James Guthrie’s principal biography. Its importance lies in documenting his participation in the General Assembly proceedings of 1648.

Fasti explicitly identifies him in brackets as “Mr James Guthrie [min. of Lauder]”, so there is no need to infer which James Guthrie is intended.

This James Guthrie is the same man referred to elsewhere in Fasti as James Guthrie the Martyr. His fuller biography occurs in another volume and should remain the principal biographical entry.

“JAMES GUTHRIE, M.A.; adm. 16th Aug. 1685. He deserted at the Revolution, and was min. of Guthrie, Forfarshire, in 1692.”

Cambusnethan — parish in Lanarkshire where James Guthrie was admitted as minister in 1685.
Guthrie — parish in Forfarshire, where he was serving as minister in 1692.

Fasti identifies James Guthrie as M.A. but does not state the university or date of his degree in this passage. His recorded clerical sequence is:

• Admitted to Cambusnethan — 16 August 1685.
• Left the charge at the Revolution.
• Minister of Guthrie, Forfarshire — by 1692.

This James Guthrie must be kept distinct from James Guthrie the Martyr, minister of Lauder and later Stirling, who died in 1661. The chronology alone establishes that they cannot be the same man.

A fuller entry for this James Guthrie may occur under his later ministry at Guthrie, Forfarshire, in the appropriate Fasti volume.

“NICHOLAS BLAKIE, M.A. (Edinburgh, 15th April 1652); was resident (probably as tutor) in the family of James Guthrie, min. of Stirling, when exertions were made for his settlement at Baldernock in 1659; min. here about 1660…”

Stirling — where James Guthrie was serving as minister.
Baldernock — parish for which efforts were being made to secure Nicholas Blakie’s settlement in 1659.
Roberton — parish under which Nicholas Blakie’s biography appears in this volume.

No new details of James Guthrie’s education or clerical career are supplied here beyond his identification as minister of Stirling.

This is a supplementary reference to James Guthrie rather than his principal biography. The passage provides a small but potentially useful detail about his household in 1659.

The James Guthrie identified here as minister of Stirling is James Guthrie the Martyr, and should not be confused with the later James Guthrie admitted to Cambusnethan in 1685.

See also the supplementary reference on p.236, where James Guthrie, then minister of Lauder, is described as reading Patrick Hamilton’s poem before the General Assembly.

“WILLIAM FORBES … pres. by Charles II. 2nd March 1664; intimated the suspension of William Guthrie at Fenwick 20th July 1664, and although Wodrow says he ‘died in a few days of great torment,’ this did not happen till Aug. 1668.”

Fenwick — parish in Ayrshire where William Guthrie served as minister and where his suspension was intimated in July 1664.

This passage adds no new educational information. Its value is chronological: it places the formal intimation of William Guthrie’s suspension on 20 July 1664.

This is a supplementary reference to William Guthrie’s principal biography on pp.93–94 rather than a separate biographical notice.

The wording here is useful because the main Fenwick entry states that Guthrie was deprived on 24 July 1664, while this passage records the intimation of his suspension on 20 July 1664. These should be preserved as distinct events rather than treated as conflicting dates.

See the principal entry for William Guthrie, minister of Fenwick, pp.93–94.

“He marr. Jane Campbell, and had issue — Jane Kinnear … Elizabeth Gordon … Mary Guthrie, born 6th Sept. 1836, died 13th June 1920 …”

No place or property is specifically associated with Mary Guthrie Lorimer in the passage beyond the ecclesiastical setting of her father’s biography.

Not applicable. Mary is recorded as a member of the minister’s family rather than as a clerical figure.

This entry is retained because the project includes middle-name Guthrie occurrences when they may have genealogical value. The source itself, however, supplies no explanation for the use of the name Guthrie.

Her full name is rendered here as Mary Guthrie Lorimer, since she appears in a list of the children of John Gordon Lorimer.

“He was imprisoned in 1661, and indicted for treason, and only escaped execution, it is said, through the influence of Lauderdale, the King considering him even guiltier than his associate James Guthrie, who was beheaded.”

Stirling — James Guthrie’s ministerial charge, although the parish is not restated in this particular sentence.

No new educational or clerical information is provided here.

This is a supplementary historical reference to James Guthrie the Martyr rather than a principal biographical entry. Its value is in documenting Fasti’s explicit association of James Guthrie with Patrick Gillespie in the events of 1661.

See also the Volume 3 supplementary references to James Guthrie on p.236 and p.323.

“CHARLES GUTHRIE COOPER, born Broughty Ferry, 30th April 1882, son of George C. and Helen Janet Conacher; educated at the High School, Dundee, and Univ. of St Andrews; M.A. (1905), B.D. (1907); licen. by Presb. of St Andrews 1907; assistant at Ayr; ord. to St David’s, Kirkintilloch, 11th March 1909; trans. and adm. 21st June 1917.”

“He marr. 22nd Oct. 1912, Mary Stuart Lyall, daugh. of William Whitelaw, M.D., Kirkintilloch, and Margaret Fernie Stuart, and has issue — Guthrie Stewart, born 18th July 1913.”

Broughty Ferry — birthplace of Charles Guthrie Cooper.
Dundee — where he attended the High School.
St Andrews — university and presbytery associated with his education and licensing.
Ayr — where he served as an assistant.
Kirkintilloch — his first ordained charge, at St David’s.
Strathbungo — Glasgow parish to which he was translated in 1917.

Charles studied at the High School, Dundee, and the University of St Andrews, receiving his M.A. in 1905 and B.D. in 1907.

He was:

• Licensed by the Presbytery of St Andrews — 1907.
• Assistant at Ayr.
• Ordained to St David’s, Kirkintilloch — 11 March 1909.
• Translated and admitted to Strathbungo — 21 June 1917.

This is retained as a substantive middle-name Guthrie entry because Fasti supplies a full biographical and family account.

The source does not establish why either Charles Guthrie Cooper or his son Guthrie Stewart Cooper bore the name Guthrie. That question should be reserved for later genealogical research rather than inferred here.

See also the supplementary notice on p.485, which records Charles Guthrie Cooper’s ordination to St David’s, Kirkintilloch, and subsequent translation to Strathbungo.

“CHARLES GUTHRIE COOPER, M.A., B.D.; ord. 11th March 1909; trans. to Strathbungo 21st June 1917.”

Kirkintilloch — parish where Charles Guthrie Cooper was ordained in 1909.
Strathbungo — Glasgow parish to which he was translated in 1917.

Fasti identifies Charles here as M.A., B.D. and records:

• Ordained to St David’s, Kirkintilloch — 11 March 1909.
• Translated to Strathbungo — 21 June 1917.

This is a supplementary entry to the fuller biography on p.471. It independently confirms the dates of Charles Guthrie Cooper’s ordination at St David’s and translation to Strathbungo.

See the principal entry for Charles Guthrie Cooper on p.471.

“He marr. … (2) 1844, Jane, daugh. of John Guthrie, M.D., Brechin.”

Brechin — city in Forfarshire associated with Jane’s father, John Guthrie, M.D.
Glasgow — ecclesiastical setting of John Thomson’s biography.

Not applicable to Jane Guthrie. No professional or educational details for her father, beyond his designation M.D., are given in this passage.

Jane’s surname is not repeated after her first name in the printed sentence, but the wording “Jane, daughter of John Guthrie” identifies her as Jane Guthrie.

This entry should not be connected to any particular Brechin Guthrie family solely on the basis of locality. The source establishes only that her father was John Guthrie, M.D., Brechin.

No additional Volume 3 cross-reference is required unless later research identifies this John Guthrie, M.D., in another Fasti volume.

“WILLIAM BALNAVIS, M.A. (St Andrews, 16th July 1620); adm. before 13th Sept. 1624; died before 6th April 1644. He marr. Marion Guthrie, and had issue—John; William, min. of this parish; Patrick, merchant, Dundee; Henry; Janet; Jean.”

Moulin — parish in Perthshire, within the Presbytery of Dunkeld.

Dundee — burgh in Forfarshire; Marion’s son Patrick is described as a merchant there.

William Balnavis received his M.A. from the University of St Andrews on 16 July 1620. He was admitted minister of Moulin before 13 September 1624 and died before 6 April 1644.

The Fasti passage supplies no evidence for Marion Guthrie’s parentage or wider Guthrie lineage. Any identification of her with a particular Guthrie family should therefore be treated separately as outside genealogical research rather than as information contained in this source.

Their son William Balnavis subsequently appears in the same Moulin succession as minister of the parish.

“HENRY GUTHRIE, reader of Dunnichen; pres. by James VI. 10th Dec. 1582; trans. to Bendochy in 1595.”

Dunnichen — parish in Forfarshire, where Henry Guthrie served as reader before his appointment to Collace.

Collace — parish in Perthshire; its church was dedicated to St Ewan and belonged to the Abbey of Lindores.

Bendochy — parish in Perthshire, to which Henry Guthrie was translated in 1595.

• Reader at Dunnichen
• Presented to Collace by James VI, 10 December 1582
• Translated to Bendochy, 1595

This brief notice does not provide enough information to identify Henry Guthrie with a particular Guthrie family line.

See Henry Guthrie’s later service at Bendochy where relevant in the Fasti series.

“HENRY GUTHRIE, formerly of Stirling; called in March, and adm. 7th April 1656; was allowed £150 by Parliament, 9th July 1661, on account of his sufferings; consecrated Bishop of Dunkeld (q.v.) 24th Aug. 1665.”

“HENRY AUCHINLECK, M.A. (St Andrews 1645); was on the Exercise there 24th April 1650; ord. to Mains 14th Oct. 1652; elected to Edinburgh 20th October, but trans, and adm. to Second Charge here 23rd Dec. 1662; trans, and adm. 1665; died in March 1667, aged about 42. He marr. before 1655, Agnes Guthrie, who was alive in 1685, and had issue—James; Elizabeth; Agnes; Margaret; Grizell (marr. Bernard Sanderson, indweller, Dundee).”

Stirling — Henry Guthrie’s previous ministerial charge before his appointment to Kilspindie.

Kilspindie — parish in Perthshire, where he was admitted minister in 1656.

Dunkeld — cathedral city in Perthshire; Henry Guthrie was consecrated Bishop of Dunkeld in 1665.

Mains — Henry Auchinleck was ordained there on 14 October 1652.

Perth — burgh in Perthshire where Auchinleck later served in the East Church.

Dundee — burgh in Forfarshire; their daughter Grizell married Bernard Sanderson, described as an indweller there.

• Formerly minister at Stirling
• Called to Kilspindie, March 1656
• Admitted 7 April 1656
• Awarded £150 by Parliament, 9 July 1661, on account of his sufferings
• Consecrated Bishop of Dunkeld, 24 August 1665

Henry Auchinleck received his M.A. from the University of St Andrews in 1645. He was ordained to Mains on 14 October 1652, elected to Edinburgh, and later admitted to the Second Charge at Perth on 23 December 1662. He died in March 1667 at about age forty-two.

This passage identifies the Henry Guthrie of Kilspindie as the same minister who had previously served at Stirling and who later became Bishop of Dunkeld.

The Fasti passage identifies Agnes Guthrie specifically as the wife of Henry Auchinleck of Perth East Church. It does not identify her as the wife of the separate Henry Auchinleck associated with Kinnoull.

See the Volume 4 entry for Henry Guthrie at Stirling, page 318, and the corresponding Fasti biography for Henry Guthrie, Bishop of Dunkeld.

The family is documented in Fasti through the Perth East Church biography of Henry Auchinleck.

“JOHN GUTHRIE, M.A.; trans. from Arbirlot and adm. 20th Feb. 1617; had a gift of the parsonage and vicarage teinds from the Magistrates of Perth 26th March 1619; trans. to St Giles, Edinburgh, 15th June 1621.”

Arbirlot — parish in Forfarshire and John Guthrie’s previous ministerial charge.

Perth — burgh in Perthshire, where he served the Second or Collegiate Charge, later known as the West Church.

Edinburgh — city to which Guthrie was translated in 1621 to serve at St Giles.

• M.A.
• Minister of Arbirlot
• Admitted to the Second or Collegiate Charge, Perth, 20 February 1617
• Received a grant of the parsonage and vicarage teinds from the Magistrates of Perth, 26 March 1619
• Translated to St Giles, Edinburgh, 15 June 1621

This passage records the Perth stage of John Guthrie’s clerical career.

John Guthrie’s earlier service at Arbirlot and later career at St Giles, Edinburgh, should be cross-referenced with his appearances elsewhere in the Fasti series.

“GEORGE MUSCHET, probably of the family of Muschet of that ilk in Menteith; M.A. (St Andrews 1603); licen. by Presb. of Stirling 16th April 1606; adm. about 1609; was a member of Assembly 1638 and 1639; dep. prior to 14th May 1651 for subscribing the Divisive Supplication; reponed 12th April 1660; died May 1663, aged about 80. He marr. (1) Elizabeth Guthrie, who died in 1636: (2) Katherine Halliday, and had issue—Beatrix (marr. Alexander Stewart); Isobel (marr. John Miller in Dunning).”

Dunning — parish in Perthshire where George Muschet served as minister.

Menteith — district in central Scotland; Fasti states that George Muschet was probably of the family of Muschet of that ilk there.

George Muschet received his M.A. from the University of St Andrews in 1603, was licensed by the Presbytery of Stirling on 16 April 1606, and was admitted at Dunning about 1609. He served as a member of the General Assembly in 1638 and 1639, was deposed before 14 May 1651, restored on 12 April 1660, and died in May 1663.

Fasti does not explicitly assign Beatrix and Isobel Muschet to either George Muschet’s marriage with Elizabeth Guthrie or his later marriage with Katherine Halliday. Their maternity should therefore remain unassigned unless supported by another source.

This is a newly identified Volume 4 Guthrie occurrence not represented in the previous Master Index.

“ALEXANDER GUTHRIE, ord. 17th Oct. 1872; res. in 1874; adm. to Tomintoul 9th Dec. 1875.”

Haggs — ecclesiastical charge within the Presbytery of Stirling where Alexander Guthrie was ordained in 1872.

Tomintoul — parish to which he was admitted on 9 December 1875.

• Ordained at Haggs, 17 October 1872
• Resigned, 1874
• Admitted to Tomintoul, 9 December 1875

The passage is a brief clerical notice and does not provide enough information to connect Alexander Guthrie with a particular Guthrie family.

His later ministry at Tomintoul should be cross-referenced with the appropriate Fasti volume.

“HENRY GUTHRIE, M.A.; trans. from Guthrie; pres. by Charles I. 20th April, and adm. 13th May 1632; dep. by Commission of Assembly for malignancy 14th Nov. 1648; reponed by Synod 12th July 1655; became min. of Kilspindie 7th April 1656.”

Guthrie — Henry Guthrie’s previous ministerial charge before his translation to Stirling.

Stirling — burgh where he served the East Church from 1632.

Kilspindie — parish in Perthshire to which he moved in 1656.

• M.A.
• Translated from Guthrie
• Presented to Stirling East Church by Charles I, 20 April 1632
• Admitted 13 May 1632
• Deposed for malignancy, 14 November 1648
• Restored by the Synod, 12 July 1655
• Became minister of Kilspindie, 7 April 1656

This passage establishes that the Henry Guthrie serving at Stirling was the same minister who later went to Kilspindie.

See the Volume 4 entry for Henry Guthrie at Kilspindie, page 214.

“JAMES GUTHRIE, born about 1612, said to be son of Guthrie of that ilk; M.A.; regent in St Leonard’s College, St Andrews; was one of those whom the Assembly, 16th Dec. 1638, found ready to supply vacancies; ord. to Lauder in 1642… trans. and adm. Nov. 1650.”

“He was tried before Parliament, 25th May 1661, found guilty of treason, sentenced to death 28th, hanged at the Cross of Edinburgh 1st June 1661. His head was placed on the Netherbow Port.”

“He marr. Jane … daugh. of Ramsay of Sheilhill, and had issue—William, died on the eve of being licensed at Edinburgh April 1674; Sophia, who, along with her mother, was in 1666 banished to a lonely prison in Shetland…”

St Andrews — James Guthrie served as a regent at St Leonard’s College.

Lauder — parish where he was ordained in 1642.

Stirling — Guthrie was translated and admitted to the East Church in November 1650.

Edinburgh — site of his imprisonment, trial, and execution at the Cross on 1 June 1661; his head was subsequently displayed on the Netherbow Port.

Sheilhill — associated with the Ramsay family, into which Guthrie married.

Shetland — place of imprisonment to which his widow Jane and daughter Sophia were banished in 1666.

• M.A.
• Regent at St Leonard’s College, St Andrews
• Declared ready to supply vacancies by the General Assembly, 16 December 1638
• Ordained to Lauder, 1642
• Selected to attend Charles I at Newcastle, 1646
• Preached before Parliament, 10 January 1649
• Appointed a commissioner for visitation of the Universities of St Andrews and Edinburgh, 1649
• Translated and admitted to Stirling, November 1650
• Deposed by the General Assembly, 30 July 1651
• Became a leading figure among the Protesters
• Arrested, 23 August 1660
• Convicted of treason and executed, 1 June 1661

Fasti calls Guthrie the determined defender of Presbyterian principles and records that he was known as “sicker foot,”describing him as the avowed leader, secretary, and champion of the Protesters.

The statement that he was the son of “Guthrie of that ilk” is presented by Fasti only as a reported identification and should therefore remain qualified unless independently demonstrated from other evidence.

Fasti also records that Parliament rescinded his forfeiture on 22 July 1690. His skull, after remaining on public display for about twenty-eight years, was removed from the Netherbow Port by Alexander Hamilton, then a university student and later a minister of Stirling East Church.

See the supplementary Volume 4 reference on page 321, where Alexander Hamilton’s removal of James Guthrie’s head from the Netherbow Port is mentioned again.

“ALEXANDER HAMILTON, born 1663; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh (at that time he removed the head of James Guthrie, min. of this parish, from the Netherbow Port as before mentioned)…”

Edinburgh — Alexander Hamilton was studying at the university when he removed James Guthrie’s head from the Netherbow Port.

Netherbow Port — former gateway in Edinburgh where Guthrie’s head had been displayed following his execution.

Stirling — James Guthrie is identified in this passage as a former minister of the East Church there.

The passage concerns Alexander Hamilton, who was educated at the University of Edinburgh and later became minister of Stirling East Church. It provides no additional clerical career information for James Guthrie beyond identifying him as a former minister of the parish.

This is a supplementary reference to James Guthrie rather than a separate biographical notice. It is retained because it adds a specific historical detail concerning the recovery of his remains after his execution.

The fuller account on pages 318–319 states that Guthrie’s skull remained a public spectacle for about twenty-eight years before Alexander Hamilton removed it.

See the principal Volume 4 entry for James Guthrie, pages 318–319.

“DAVID GUTHRIE, licen. by Presb. of Perth 9th June 1714; called 16th Oct. 1717; ord. 8th Jan. 1718; died 9th March 1724.”

• Muckhart — parish in which David Guthrie was ordained and served as minister.
• Perth — seat of the presbytery that licensed him in 1714.

• 9 June 1714 — licensed by the Presbytery of Perth.
• 16 October 1717 — called to Muckhart.
• 8 January 1718 — ordained.
• 9 March 1724 — died.

Although Fasti places Muckhart in its section for the Presbytery of Kinross, the parish introduction explains that Muckhart had been returned to the Presbytery of Auchterarder in 1639 and remained there until 1856, when it was incorporated into the newly established Presbytery of Kinross. David Guthrie’s actual ministry therefore fell within the earlier Auchterarder period.

No evidence in this passage identifies him with any of the other men named David Guthrie appearing elsewhere in Volume 5.

See the separate Volume 5 entries for other men named David Guthrie on Pages 183, 294, 444, and 445. These should remain distinct unless additional evidence establishes an identity or family relationship.

“JOHN RAMSAY of Duniface; M.A. (St Andrews 1640); adm. to Careston before 1st May 1645; trans. to Scoonie 14th Aug. 1662; trans. and adm. 6th May 1668; died Feb. 1685, aged about 65. He acquired the lands of Duniface, which he bequeathed in 1681 to one of the United Colleges, St Andrews, to found bursaries. He marr. Isobel Guthrie, who died s.p. before 19th Jan. 1687.”

• Markinch — parish where John Ramsay was admitted minister on 6 May 1668.
• Duniface — lands acquired by Ramsay and later bequeathed to one of the United Colleges at St Andrews to provide bursaries.
• Careston — Ramsay’s earlier charge, before 1 May 1645.
• Scoonie — Ramsay’s charge from 1662 until his translation to Markinch in 1668.

No evidence in this passage establishes Isobel Guthrie’s parentage or associates her with any particular Guthrie landed or clerical family. Her identity should therefore remain unresolved unless corroborating evidence is found elsewhere.

None presently identified within Volume 5.

“COLIN ADAM, brother of Patrick A. in Auchleish; M.A. (St Andrews, 1623); pres. to Kilrenny 30th Sept. 1634; trans. and adm. 24th Feb. 1641 … He marr. Margaret Hepburn, and had issue — James, min. of Olrig; a son, Regent of Humanity in Old College, St Andrews; Jean; Catherine (marr. 29th April 1673, James Chalmers, advocate); Margaret (marr. David Guthrie, min. of Anstruther Wester); David, died before 1673; Christian; John; Rachel (marr. Alexander Pitcairn, min. of Dron).”

• Anstruther Easter — parish served by Margaret Adam’s father, Colin Adam.
• Anstruther Wester — parish served by her husband, David Guthrie.
• Kilrenny — Colin Adam was presented there in 1634 before translating to Anstruther Easter in 1641.

See Volume 5, Page 183 — David Guthrie, Minister of Anstruther Wester, where Fasti gives his clerical career, two marriages, and children. Page 183 again identifies Margaret as the daughter of Colin Adam, minister of Anstruther Easter.

“DAVID GUTHRIE, M.A. (St Andrews 1633); adm. 23rd July 1645; was carried prisoner to Edinburgh with three of his co-presbyters by the English soldiers 12th Sept. 1653 charged with praying for Charles II., but liberated after eight days on condition they should do so no more. At the Restoration he was confined to his parish, suspended 5th April 1664 for refusing to conform to Episcopacy. He was alive 23rd Feb. 1672. He marr. (1) 14th Jan. 1647, Isobel Lindsay of the parish of Kilconquhar, who died in 1649, aged 31, and had issue — Alexander; Anna: (2) Margaret, daugh. of Colin Adam, min. of Anstruther Easter, and had issue — Colin; David, apothecary, Dundee; Andrew; John, writer, Edinburgh; Margaret; Agnes; Susanna.”

• Anstruther Wester — David Guthrie’s parish ministry from his admission in 1645.
• St Andrews — university where he received his M.A. in 1633.
• Edinburgh — place of imprisonment in September 1653; also later residence or workplace of his son John, a writer.
• Kilconquhar — parish associated with his first wife, Isobel Lindsay.
• Anstruther Easter — parish served by his second wife’s father, Colin Adam.
• Dundee — where his son David worked as an apothecary.

David Guthrie received his M.A. from the University of St Andrews in 1633 and was admitted to Anstruther Wester on 23 July 1645. His ministry included imprisonment in 1653 and suspension in 1664 during the ecclesiastical and political conflicts of the period. He remained alive as of 23 February 1672.

See Volume 5, Page 180, where the family entry for Colin Adam independently identifies his daughter Margaret as the wife of David Guthrie, minister of Anstruther Wester.

“HENRY GUTHRIE, rector of Dunnichen, 1574-80; pres. to Collace 10th Dec. 1582; was one of the committee app. by Privy Council in 1589 for the Preservation of the True Religion in Angus, and a member of Assembly in 1590; trans. and adm. in 1595; pres. to the vicarage by James VI. in 1598; had also charge of Coupar-Angus for some time. Being unable for duty through age and illness, he had a joint presentation with his successor from the King to the parish 19th April 1633. He marr. Elizabeth Small, and had issue — James, W.S.; Henry, Bishop of Dunkeld (q.v.); Elizabeth (marr. 1601, William Small, brother to Patrick S., portioner of Coupar Grange).”

• Dunnichen — Henry Guthrie served as rector there from 1574 to 1580.
• Collace — he was presented there on 10 December 1582.
• Bendochy — he was translated and admitted in 1595 and presented to the vicarage in 1598.
• Coupar-Angus — he also held charge there for a time.
• Coupar Grange — associated with Patrick Small, brother of Henry’s son-in-law William Small.

Henry Guthrie’s recorded career extends from his rectorship of Dunnichen in 1574 through service at Collace, Bendochy, and Coupar-Angus. Fasti also records his participation in the Privy Council committee of 1589 and the General Assembly of 1590. His final notice concerns the joint presentation made in 1633 because of his age and illness.

See Volume 5, Page 258, where Fasti briefly notes that Henry Guthrie, minister of Bendochy, also had charge of Coupar-Angus.

See Volume 5, Page 270 for his son Henry Guthrie, Bishop of Dunkeld.

“ROBERT MALCOLM, born about 1600, son of William M., min. of Airlie; educated at Univ. of St Andrews; M.A. (16th July 1620); adm. (assistant) in 1631; pres. conjointly with preceding by James VI. 19th April 1633; died 30th June 1663. He marr. Margaret Guthrie, and had issue — Harry, his successor in the parish; William, min. of Kinloch; Isobel (marr. Andrew Many in Bruntie); Elspeth.”

• Bendochy — parish served by Margaret Guthrie’s husband Robert Malcolm and later by their son Harry.
• Airlie — parish served by Robert Malcolm’s father, William Malcolm.
• St Andrews — university where Robert Malcolm received his M.A.
• Kinloch — parish served by their son William Malcolm.
• Bruntie — associated with their daughter Isobel’s husband, Andrew Many.

Because Margaret Guthrie’s parentage is not stated, she should not be identified with the family of the preceding minister, Henry Guthrie, solely because both Guthrie and Malcolm families appear on the same page and in the same parish.

See Volume 5, Pages 252–253 — Henry Guthrie, Minister of Bendochy. Fasti does not state that Margaret Guthrie was related to Henry Guthrie.

“HENRY GUTHRIE, min. of Bendochy; had charge here about 1611.”

• Coupar-Angus — Henry Guthrie had charge of the parish about 1611.
• Bendochy — his principal ministry, by which Fasti identifies him in this reference.

This notice adds a specific approximate date, 1611, for Henry Guthrie’s service at Coupar-Angus.

See Volume 5, Pages 252–253 — Henry Guthrie, Minister of Bendochy, for his principal Fasti biography, including his earlier service at Dunnichen and Collace, his ministry at Bendochy, and his family.

“HENRY GUTHRIE, M.A., Bishop of Dunkeld (q.v.); held this parish in conjunction for a time.”

• Meigle — parish held by Henry Guthrie in conjunction for a time.
• Dunkeld — bishopric by which Fasti identifies him in this notice.
• Bendochy — parish served by his father, Henry Guthrie.

The Meigle notice identifies Henry Guthrie as M.A. and Bishop of Dunkeld, but supplies no dates or additional details of his episcopal career. Its principal contribution is the statement that he also held Meigle in conjunction.

See Volume 5, Pages 252–253 — Henry Guthrie, Minister of Bendochy, where Henry the bishop is named among the minister’s children.

“ANDREW GUTHRIE, reader in 1585.”

• Dunnichen — parish where Andrew Guthrie served as reader in 1585.

The only clerical information given is his service as reader at Dunnichen in 1585.

No evidence in this passage identifies Andrew Guthrie with any other Guthrie appearing in Volume 5. His entry should remain distinct unless further documentary evidence establishes a connection.

None presently identified within Volume 5.

“ROBERT STEVENSON, born The Shiels, Campsie, 7th Feb. 1812, sixth son of William S., farmer, and Marjory Ferrie; educated at Univs. of Glasgow (M.A. 1831) and Edinburgh; licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 1st May 1834; ord. (assistant and successor) to East Parish, Airdrie, 2nd June 1837; trans. and adm. 14th Sept. 1843; died 21st March 1877. He marr. (1) 1st Oct. 1844, Marion (died 21st Nov. 1854), youngest daugh. of David Scott, Northfield, Duddingston: (2) 8th July 1868, Agnes (died 13th July 1904), daugh. of Andrew Barron, Halkerton, Forfarshire, and Jessie Guthrie, and had issue — William Barron, D.D., D.Litt. Professor of Oriental Languages, Univ. of Glasgow (q.v.), born 12th Aug. 1869; Marion Scott, missionary, Kenya Colony, British East Africa, born 19th May 1871; Robert Ferrie, born 2nd Sept. 1874.”

• Halkerton, Forfarshire — associated with Jessie Guthrie’s husband, Andrew Barron.
• Forfar — parish served by Robert Stevenson from 1843 until his death in 1877.
• Campsie — birthplace of Robert Stevenson.
• Airdrie — Stevenson’s earlier ministry before his translation to Forfar.

The passage identifies Jessie Guthrie only through her daughter’s parentage. It provides no evidence for assigning Jessie to a particular Guthrie family or lineage.

None presently identified within Volume 5.

“DAVID GUTHRIE, reader in 1588 to 1591.”

• Meathie — parish where David Guthrie served as reader from 1588 to 1591.

The only clerical information provided is his service as reader at Meathie between 1588 and 1591.

No evidence in this passage identifies David Guthrie with the other men of that name appearing elsewhere in Volume 5.

See the separate Volume 5 entries for other men named David Guthrie on Pages 69, 183, 444, and 445. No identity between them is stated by Fasti.

“JOHN BUIST of Tillywhanlaw and Kirkton of Aberlemno, born Abdie about 1762, son of George B.; educated at Univ. of St Andrews; licen. by Presb. of Cupar 7th Feb. 1786; pres. by the Principal and Professors of St Mary’s College, St Andrews, in June, and ord. 15th Sept. 1796; died 9th Dec. 1845. … He marr. 25th Feb. 1802, Margaret (died 4th March 1866, aged 86), daugh. of James Jafferson, and had issue — Jean, born 23rd March 1803; George …; Isobel …; Elizabeth …; James Jafferson …; Margaret Johnson …; John …; Alexander Jafferson …; Charles Guthrie, born 19th Aug. 1822, died 3rd Dec. 1836.”

• Tannadice — parish served by Charles’s father, John Buist.
• Tillywhanlaw and Kirkton of Aberlemno — places associated with John Buist.
• Abdie — John Buist’s birthplace.
• St Andrews — John Buist attended the university there and was presented to Tannadice by the Principal and Professors of St Mary’s College.

This entry is retained because Guthrie appears as a meaningful personal middle name. The source itself provides no evidence establishing which, if any, Guthrie family connection accounts for that name.

None presently identified within Volume 5.

“JOHN GUTHRIE, born 13th Aug. 1631, son of James G., min. of Arbirlot; educated at Univ. of St Andrews; M.A. (20th July 1650); adm. to Arbirlot 4th Oct. 1655; trans. and adm. 14th March 1667; died after 4th April 1685. He marr. 3rd Feb. 1663, Isabel (died 23rd Dec. 1683), daugh. of James Lamb of South Tarrie, and had issue — John of Westhall, merchant, Stockholm, born 5th April 1664; Isobel, born 27th Sept. 1665; Margaret, born 4th Oct. 1666 (marr. Gilbert Guthrie); James, merchant, Stockholm, born 20th April 1669, died 1711; Nicolas, born 18th June 1672, died 24th June 1674; Robert, born 22nd April 1674; Ann, born 7th Sept. 1677; Alexander, born 6th Jan. 1679. His wife left £100 for the help and use of poor honest widows.”

• Arbirlot — parish served by John’s father James Guthrie and by John himself from 1655.
• Dundee South Church — John’s charge from 1667.
• St Andrews — university where John received his M.A.
• South Tarrie — associated with his father-in-law, James Lamb.
• Westhall — designation of his eldest son John.
• Stockholm — where sons John and James were merchants.

John Guthrie graduated M.A. at St Andrews in 1650, was admitted to Arbirlot in 1655, and translated to Dundee South Church in 1667. Fasti records that he died sometime after 4 April 1685.

See Volume 5, Page 421 — James Guthrie, Minister of Arbirlot, for the separate Fasti entry concerning John’s father.

Page 320 also contains a later reference to John Guthrie of Westhall, whose eldest daughter and co-heiress Isabel married Robert Norie. That occurrence should be treated separately because it adds genealogical information about the next generation.

“ROBERT NORIE, educated at St Leonard’s College, St Andrews; M.A. (27th July 1667); passed trials before the Presb. of St Andrews and had a testimonial 30th May 1678 for ordination; adm. to Dunfermline 18th Sept. that year; trans. and adm. 14th June 1686; deprived by Privy Council 29th Aug. 1689 … He was consecrated a bishop of the Nonjurant Church at Edinburgh in 1724, and had the district of Brechin assigned to him; died Jan. 1727, aged about 80. He marr. (cont. 30th April 1708) Isabel, eldest daugh. and co-heiress of John Guthrie of Westhall.”

• Westhall — territorial designation of Isabel’s father, John Guthrie.
• Dundee South Church — charge held by Isabel’s grandfather, the Rev. John Guthrie, and later by her husband Robert Norie.
• Dunfermline — Robert Norie’s earlier ministry.
• Edinburgh — where Norie was consecrated a bishop of the Nonjurant Church in 1724.
• Brechin — district later assigned to Norie.

This passage provides direct evidence that John Guthrie of Westhall had an eldest daughter named Isabel who was one of his co-heiresses. It does not identify her mother or name the other co-heir.

See Volume 5, Pages 319–320 — John Guthrie, Minister of Dundee South Church, where Isabel’s father, John Guthrie of Westhall, is named as the minister’s eldest son and a merchant in Stockholm.

“WILLIAM RAIT, born about 1615, son of James R., min. of Marykirk; became a Regent in King’s College, Aberdeen; adm. to Marykirk about 1643; trans. to Brechin 3rd Dec. 1644; trans. to Principalship of King’s College in 1661; trans. and adm. in 1662; died July 1679. He marr. Janet, eldest daugh. of James Guthrie of Kingennie, and had issue — William, min. of Monikie; Robert, min. of this parish; James; John; David; Laurence, merchant, lost at sea; Alexander; Jean (marr. John Scrymgeour of Kirkton); Margaret (marr. (1) John Campbell, min. of Tealing: (2) Bailie Kellock, Dundee); Janet; Agnes.”

• Kingennie — territorial designation of Janet’s father, James Guthrie.
• St Paul’s, Dundee — parish served by Janet’s husband William Rait and later by their son Robert.
• Marykirk — early ministry of William Rait and parish of his father, James Rait.
• Brechin — William Rait’s charge from 1644.
• King’s College, Aberdeen — where Rait had been a Regent and became Principal in 1661.
• Monikie — parish served by their son William Rait.
• Tealing — parish served by their daughter Margaret’s first husband, John Campbell.

This passage specifically describes Janet as a daughter of James Guthrie of Kingennie. It does not itself identify James with Pitforthie or provide a broader pedigree, so those later genealogical associations should not be incorporated into this source entry as statements from Fasti.

Other Volume 5 entries concern members of the Kingennie/Pitforthie Guthrie family, but this entry should retain the precise identification supplied here: James Guthrie of Kingennie.

“JAMES HODGE of Bathkemmar; ord. to Mains 6th March 1707; called by the Presb. jure devoluto 9th Aug., trans. and adm. 5th Oct. 1709; died 21st Nov. 1737. He left 400 merks for the poor of the parish. In 1715 he was obliged to leave the parish for a time, when William Elphinston intruded. He marr. 19th Jan. 1710, Margaret Scrimgeour, who died 30th Jan. 1762, and had issue — John; Elizabeth; Jean (marr. 1732, John Guthrie, younger, of that ilk); Janet; Margaret; Catherine (marr. George Lyon, min. of this parish).”

• Longforgan — parish served by Jean Hodge’s father, James Hodge.
• Bathkemmar — designation of James Hodge.
• Guthrie — implied by John Guthrie’s designation “of that ilk,” meaning of the same-named territorial estate.

The source does not identify this John Guthrie as a numbered laird or specify his parentage. Any assignment to a particular generation of the Guthries of Guthrie would therefore go beyond this Fasti passage.

Other Volume 5 references to men styled “of Guthrie” or “of that ilk” should be kept distinct unless the source itself provides enough evidence to establish identity.

“HENRY DUNCAN, brother of Alexander D., goldsmith, burgess of Dundee; min. at Ballumbie in 1585, with this parish also in charge; removed here in 1590, Ballumbie being still in his charge; was one of the forty-two mins. who signed a Protest to Parliament 1st July 1606 against the introduction of Episcopacy; died 5th April 1618, bequeathing his books to William Rait, min. of Mains, and what he might not take, to the Presb. He marr. (1) Alison or Margaret Futhie, who died June 1608: (2) Janet Sibbald (who survived him and marr. (2) cont. 11th Dec. 1621, David Guthrie of that Ilk), and had issue — Marjory (marr. George Clephane of Carslogie).”

• Guthrie — represented by David’s territorial designation “of that Ilk.”
• Murroes — parish served by Janet Sibbald’s first husband, Henry Duncan.
• Ballumbie — earlier charge of Henry Duncan.
• Carslogie — associated with George Clephane, husband of Marjory Duncan.

The source identifies David only as “David Guthrie of that Ilk.” It does not provide a lairdship number, parentage, or other pedigree information. Those details should not be supplied here from later genealogical reconstruction.

Other Volume 5 references to Guthries styled “of that Ilk” should be treated separately unless Fasti itself provides evidence linking them.

“SAMUEL MACAULAY, born Castleblayney, Ireland, son of Matthew M., min. of Irish Presbyterian Church, and Mary Margaret M‘Clelland; educated at Newry Collegiate School and Queen’s Univ. of Belfast; B.A. (1883), LL.B. (1884), LL.D. (1886); licen. by Presb. of Ballibay in 1886; adm. to Church of Scotland by General Assembly May 1887; assistant at Brechin and St Bernard’s, Edinburgh; ord. 30th Dec. 1889; app. clerk of Presb. 3rd Sept. 1919. Marr. 5th Aug. 1897, Helen Scott, daugh. of John Shiell, S.S.C., Dundee, and Susan Lyall Guthrie, and has issue — Mary Margaret, born 23rd Nov. 1898; Sheila Lyall Guthrie (marr. 23rd July 1924, Graham Nicoll Warner, min. of Bervie); Helen Scott.”

• Dundee — associated with John Shiell, S.S.C., husband of Susan Lyall Guthrie.
• Tealing — parish served by Samuel Macaulay.
• Bervie — parish served by Sheila’s husband, Graham Nicoll Warner.
• Castleblayney, Ireland — birthplace of Samuel Macaulay.

Susan Lyall Guthrie is a Guthrie by surname. Sheila Lyall Guthrie Macaulay, however, belonged to the Macaulay family; “Guthrie” appears among her given names.

See Volume 5, Page 458, where Sheila Lyall Guthrie Macaulay’s 1924 marriage to Graham Nicoll Warner, minister of Bervie, is repeated in his own Fasti entry.

“LAURENCE SKINNER, eldest son of Laurence S., min. of Navar; educated at Univ. of St Andrews; M.A. (11th May 1637); app. master of the Grammar School of Brechin in May 1642; ord. to Navar 18th May 1648; trans. to Second Charge 24th May 1650; gave a great Bible to the church in 1655; preached a Thanksgiving sermon 16th May 1689, ‘for being delivered from Popery’; trans. and adm. in 1689; died Aug. 1691, aged about 74. He marr. Margaret, daugh. of James Guthrie of Pitforthie, and had issue — John, min. of Second Charge; Janet, died before 4th Sept. 1711; Margaret (marr. James Guthrie, min. of Cambusnethan); Katherine; Anna. One of these daughters marr. John Kinnear of Bodders, burgess of Brechin.”

• Pitforthie — territorial designation of Margaret Guthrie’s father, James Guthrie.
• Brechin — where Laurence Skinner served as grammar-school master and later minister.
• Navar — Laurence Skinner’s earlier charge.
• Cambusnethan — parish served by James Guthrie, husband of Margaret Skinner.
• Bodders — associated with John Kinnear, husband of one of Laurence Skinner’s daughters.

Laurence Skinner received his M.A. from St Andrews in 1637, became master of Brechin Grammar School in 1642, was ordained to Navar in 1648, and translated to Brechin’s Second Charge in 1650. He later transferred to the First Charge in 1689 and died in August 1691.

This entry preserves only the relationships expressly stated by Fasti. The passage identifies Margaret as a daughter of James Guthrie of Pitforthie, but does not provide a fuller pedigree for that family.

See the separate Volume 5 entry for James Guthrie, minister of Cambusnethan, where his clerical career is treated in its own context.

“JAMES BURNS, born Falkirk, 1774, son of John B. … and Grizel, daugh. of John Ferrier, writer, Linlithgow … He marr. 1st Dec. 1802, Christina … daugh. of James Chalmers, printer, Aberdeen … and had issue — John …; Margaret …; James Chalmers …; Anne, born 25th Nov. 1810 (marr. Thomas Guthrie, D.D., min. of Arbirlot, afterwards of Free St John’s, Edinburgh); David …; Catherine …; Walter William …; Christina Elizabeth….”

• Arbirlot — parish where Thomas Guthrie served as minister.
• Edinburgh — later associated with Thomas Guthrie as minister of Free St John’s.
• Brechin — parish served by Anne Burns’s father, James Burns.
• Falkirk — birthplace of James Burns.
• Aberdeen — associated with Anne’s maternal grandfather, James Chalmers, printer.

In this notice, Thomas Guthrie is described only as D.D., minister of Arbirlot, afterwards of Free St John’s, Edinburgh. His fuller career belongs in his own Fasti entry elsewhere in Volume 5.

This is a collateral family reference within the entry for James Burns. It should not be expanded here with Thomas Guthrie’s broader biography or ancestry beyond what Fasti states in this passage.

See Volume 5, Page 422 — Thomas Guthrie, for his principal ministerial entry.

“JAMES M’COSH, born 1st April 1811, only son of Andrew M., farmer, Carskeoch, Straiton, Ayrshire, and Jean, daugh. of James Carson, farmer; educated at Univs. of Glasgow and Edinburgh; M.A. (30th March 1833); licen. by Presb. of Ayr 26th March 1834; ord. to Abbey Church, Arbroath, 17th Dec. 1835; pres. by Queen Victoria 7th June, and by the Presb. jure devoluto 6th Nov. 1838; trans. and adm. 24th Jan. 1839. Joined the Free Church in 1843; min. of Free Church, Brechin, 1843-51; app. Professor of Logic and Metaphysics in Queen’s Univ., Belfast, 14th Nov. 1851; President of Princeton College, New Jersey, 27th Oct. 1868 to 20th Jan. 1888 … He marr. 29th Sept. 1845, Isabella (died 12th Nov. 1909), daugh. of Alexander Guthrie, surgeon, Brechin, and had issue — Mary Jane, born 5th July 1846; Andrew, born 15th April 1848, died 15th Oct. 1849; Alexander Guthrie, born 16th Jan. 1850; Margaret Sarah, born 21st June 1852; Andrew James, born 15th March 1858.”

• Brechin — residence or professional association of Isabella’s father, Alexander Guthrie, surgeon; also a major part of James McCosh’s ministry.
• Arbroath — McCosh’s earlier charge at the Abbey Church.
• Belfast — where McCosh became Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at Queen’s University.
• Princeton, New Jersey — where he became President of Princeton College.

James McCosh was educated at Glasgow and Edinburgh, ordained to the Abbey Church, Arbroath, in 1835, admitted to Brechin in 1839, joined the Free Church in 1843, moved to Queen’s University, Belfast, in 1851, and became President of Princeton College in 1868.

This entry should remain limited to the evidence in Fasti. The passage does not provide Alexander Guthrie’s parentage or identify a wider Guthrie lineage for Isabella.

None presently required within Volume 5.

“DAVID WOOD, M.A. (King’s College, Aberdeen, 1608); was an ‘expectant’ 4th Sept. 1611; adm. before 6th Oct. 1613; got liberty of transportation from the Synod 2nd Oct. 1616; died before 25th Nov. 1640. He marr. a sister of John Guthrie of that ilk, and had issue — Andrew, Bishop of Caithness.”

Guthrie is represented by the territorial designation of her brother, John Guthrie “of that ilk.” Edzell and Newdosk was the parish served by her husband David Wood. David was educated at King’s College, Aberdeen.

David Wood graduated M.A. from King’s College, Aberdeen, in 1608, was an “expectant” in 1611, was admitted to Edzell and Newdosk before 6 October 1613, and died before 25 November 1640.

The wife’s forename is not supplied by Fasti and should remain unidentified in this source entry. The passage likewise does not number her brother John Guthrie within the lairdship sequence or name their parents.

Other Volume 5 references to persons styled “of that Ilk” should not be merged with this family without direct supporting evidence.

“ALEXANDER GUTHRIE, youngest son of James G. of Pitforthie, and brother of William G., min. of Fenwick, and John G., min. of Tarbolton; educated at Univ. of St Andrews; M.A. (26th July 1649); was on the Exercise 10th July 1651; called in May, and ord. 19th July 1655. It is said the change to Episcopacy so affected him that it shortened his life; died March 1662, aged about 33. He marr. Magdalen (died 1702), daugh. of Alexander Carnegy of Cookston, and had issue — Alexander, served heir 12th July 1667; Margaret; Janet (marr. William, grandson of William Lyon of Ogil); May (marr. David Lyon, W.S., Commissary of Brechin).”

Pitforthie is the territorial designation of Alexander’s father, James Guthrie. Stracathro and Dunlappie was Alexander’s ministry. His brothers served at Fenwick and Tarbolton. His wife’s father was associated with Cookston, while the marriages of his daughters connect the family with Ogil and Brechin.

Alexander was educated at the University of St Andrews and received his M.A. on 26 July 1649. He was “on the Exercise” on 10 July 1651, was called in May 1655, and ordained on 19 July 1655. Fasti says that the change to Episcopacy was believed to have affected him so severely that it shortened his life. He died in March 1662.

The kinships in this entry are explicitly stated by Fasti: Alexander was the youngest son of James Guthrie of Pitforthieand brother of ministers William Guthrie of Fenwick and John Guthrie of Tarbolton. No additional reconstruction is required to establish those relationships.

See other Volume 5 entries concerning the Pitforthie Guthries, particularly the references to James Guthrie of Pitforthie and his descendants.

“JOHN GUTHRIE, M.A.; trans. from Kinnell, and adm. in 1603; pres. by James VI. 14th March 1610; trans. to Second Charge, Perth, 20th Feb. 1617.”

Kinnell was John Guthrie’s previous charge. Arbirlot was his ministry from 1603 until 1617. He then moved to the Second Charge at Perth.

John Guthrie held an M.A. He came to Arbirlot from Kinnell in 1603, received royal presentation in 1610, and was translated to Perth in 1617.

This entry should remain limited to the career information supplied by Fasti. Although other research may suggest a later identification or additional biography, this passage itself does not provide the evidence needed to extend the entry beyond his documented ministries at Kinnell, Arbirlot, and Perth.

See Volume 5, Page 441, where Fasti records John Guthrie’s earlier service at Kinnell before his translation to Arbirlot.

“JAMES GUTHRIE, born 17th Sept. 1590, son of Patrick G., goldsmith, St Andrews; M.A. (St Andrews, 28th July 1610); min. of Kinnell in 1614; app. clerk of Synod 29th April 1617; pres. by Charles I. 24th Aug., trans. and adm. Oct. 1625; died 17th May 1662. He marr. 12th July 1614, Isabella Durie, who died 5th Dec. 1668, and had issue — a son, Laird of Aldbar; James, M.A.; John, min. of this parish; Jane (marr. James Philip, min. of Lunan).”

St Andrews was James Guthrie’s birthplace-family association and university. Kinnell was his first recorded ministry, and Arbirlot his later charge. Aldbar was associated with his unnamed son, while Lunan was the parish served by his son-in-law James Philip.

James received his M.A. from the University of St Andrews on 28 July 1610. He was minister of Kinnell by 1614, became clerk of Synod on 29 April 1617, was presented by Charles I on 24 August 1625, and was translated and admitted to Arbirlot in October of that year.

The father named here is specifically Patrick Guthrie, goldsmith of St Andrews. He should not be conflated with Patrick Guthrie of Guthrie or other contemporary men of the same name.

See Volume 5, Page 441, where James Guthrie’s earlier ministry at Kinnell is recorded.

See the following Page 421 entry for his son John Guthrie, who succeeded to the ministry at Arbirlot.

“JOHN GUTHRIE, M.A., son of preceding; called 12th Aug., and adm. (colleague) 4th Oct. 1655; trans. to Second Charge, Dundee, 14th March 1667.”

Arbirlot was the parish where John served first as colleague to his father. In 1667 he was translated to the Second Charge, Dundee.

John held an M.A. He was called to Arbirlot on 12 August 1655, admitted as colleague on 4 October 1655, and translated to Dundee on 14 March 1667.

This John Guthrie is clearly distinguished in Fasti by his relationship to the preceding James Guthrie. His later Dundee career should be treated under the corresponding Dundee entry rather than expanded here.

See Volume 5, Page 421 — James Guthrie, Minister of Arbirlot, for his father’s full family notice.

See Volume 5, Pages 319–320 — John Guthrie, Minister of Dundee South Church, for the continuation of this John Guthrie’s career and family.

“GEORGE MAKGILL, born about 1641, second son of Patrick M., min. of Monikie; educated at Univ. of St Andrews; M.A. (1662); passed trials before Presb. of St Andrews, and recommended for licence 28th June 1666; ord. 16th Sept. 1667; died between 18th June 1691 and 27th July 1702. He marr. Margaret Guthrie, and had issue — Alexander, architect, Edinburgh.”

Arbirlot was George Makgill’s ministry. Monikie was the parish served by his father, Patrick Makgill. George was educated at St Andrews, and their son Alexander was associated with Edinburgh.

George Makgill received his M.A. from the University of St Andrews in 1662, was recommended for licence on 28 June 1666, and ordained on 16 September 1667. He died sometime between 18 June 1691 and 27 July 1702.

No relationship should be inferred between Margaret Guthrie and the several Guthrie ministers recorded elsewhere on Page 421 merely because their entries occur together.

None established by Fasti.

“THOMAS GUTHRIE, pres. by George IV. 21st Jan., and ord. 13th May 1830; trans. to Old Greyfriars Parish, Edinburgh, 21st Sept. 1837.”

Arbirlot was Thomas Guthrie’s charge from 1830 to 1837. He then moved to Old Greyfriars Parish, Edinburgh.

The passage records his royal presentation on 21 January 1830, ordination on 13 May 1830, and translation to Old Greyfriars on 21 September 1837.

This entry should remain source-focused. Fasti provides only a brief ministerial chronology here and does not supply Thomas Guthrie’s broader biography or ancestry.

See Volume 5, Page 377 — Thomas Guthrie, D.D., Husband of Anne Burns, where Fasti identifies Anne Burns as his wife and describes him as minister of Arbirlot and later of Free St John’s, Edinburgh.

“JOHN KIRK, born St Andrews, 1795, son of John K., baker; educated at Univ. of St Andrews; licen. by Presb. of St Andrews 8th Sept. 1820; ord. to Barry 24th June 1824; pres. by Queen Victoria 12th Oct., trans. and adm. 28th Dec. 1837. Joined the Free Church in 1843; min. of the Free Church, Barry, 1843-58; died 4th March 1858. He is described as ‘a man of cultivated mind, of a deportment becoming his high calling, and of a conversation that savoured of the things of Christ.’ He marr. 10th Dec. 1828, Christian Guthrie (died at Edinburgh, 22nd June 1865), daugh. of Alexander Carnegie, min. of Inverkeilor, and had issue — Alexander Carnegie, LL.D., eminent naval engineer, born 16th July 1830, died in Glasgow 5th Oct. 1892; Sir John, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., F.R.S., M.D., LL.D., D.C.L., D.Sc., born 19th Dec. 1832 …; Elizabeth Jane, born 29th Sept. 1834 (marr. 26th June 1852, James R. Black, writer, Arbroath); James, born 8th April 1838.”

Inverkeilor was the parish served by Christian’s father, Alexander Carnegie. Arbirlot was John Kirk’s later charge, while Barry was his earlier ministry and later Free Church charge. Christian died in Edinburgh.

John Kirk was educated at the University of St Andrews, licensed in 1820, ordained to Barry in 1824, translated to Arbirlot in 1837, joined the Free Church in 1843, and died in 1858.

Christian’s surname was Carnegie, not Guthrie. The source gives Christian Guthrie as her personal name within the Carnegie family. No Guthrie parentage should be inferred from the name alone.

See Volume 5, Page 440, where Christian Guthrie Carnegie appears again in the family notice for her father, Alexander Carnegie.

“HENRY PHILIP of Almeriecloss, born about 1572, perhaps son of David P. … He marr. Isobel Paterson, Cupar-Fife, who died after 21st April 1628, and had issue — James, of Almeriecloss, burgess and bailie of Arbroath, died in 1634; Thomas; Marjory; Isobel (marr. (1) after 16th Aug. 1638, John Guthrie of Halkertoun: (2) James Fraser, min. of this parish).”

Halkertoun is the territorial designation attached to John Guthrie. Almeriecloss was associated with Isobel’s father Henry Philip and her brother James. Arbroath was Henry Philip’s parish and later the ministry of Isobel’s second husband, James Fraser.

No parentage or wider pedigree is supplied for John Guthrie of Halkertoun in this passage. He should not be merged with another John Guthrie without direct supporting evidence.

None established by this passage.

“Guthrie. — The church of Guthrie was dedicated to St Mary. It belonged to the Abbey of Arbroath. A collegiate foundation was granted to Guthrie in 1479 by Sir David Guthrie of that ilk and it was confirmed 1497 by Sir Alexander Guthrie.”

“DAVID LINDSAY, M.A.; pres. by Alexander Guthrie of that ilk to the provostry of Guthrie and prebend of Hilton and Langlands 29th Dec. 1598; adm. in 1598; trans. to Dundee before 1604.”

“THOMAS GLOVER, M.A. (St Andrews 1591) … pres. by Alexander Guthrie of that ilk to the provostry of Guthrie 18th Jan. 1604 and prebend of Hilton and Langlands 2nd April 1604; died Nov. 1623, aged about 53.”

Guthrie — parish church dedicated to St Mary and formerly belonging to the Abbey of Arbroath; location of the collegiate foundation established by Sir David Guthrie.

Hilton and Langlands — prebends attached to the provostry of Guthrie and included in Alexander Guthrie’s presentations of 1598 and 1604.

Carbuddo — united with Guthrie; its rectory church was dedicated to St Buit and was described as a mensal kirk of Guthrie.

The repeated appearance of Alexander Guthrie of that Ilk as patron is significant, but Fasti does not assign lairdship numbers or provide enough genealogy in these passages to identify each man within a reconstructed succession. Those identifications should therefore remain outside this source-focused entry.

Later entries for Guthrie and Carbuddo continue to show presentation rights exercised by members of the Guthrie family.

“HENRY GUTHRIE, M.A.; adm. after 1623; trans. to Stirling in 1632.”

Guthrie and Carbuddo was Henry Guthrie’s charge before 1632. He was then translated to Stirling.

Fasti identifies Henry as an M.A., records his admission sometime after 1623, and his translation to Stirling in 1632. No university or degree date is given in this notice.

The notice is extremely brief and does not identify Henry’s family or explain his connection, if any, to the Guthries of that Ilk despite his ministry in the parish of Guthrie. No such relationship should be inferred from geography alone.

Any fuller account of Henry Guthrie’s later career at Stirling should be treated separately where Fasti provides it.

“FRANCIS ARCHIBALD, M.A. (St Andrews, 14th April 1704); pres. by Guthrie of that ilk; called by the Presb. jure devoluto 1st Aug., and ord. 15th Nov. 1716.”

“THOMAS CRAIG, born about 1720, son of James C., farmer, Traprain; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh; licen. by Presb. of Dunbar 7th Dec. 1743; pres. by John Guthrie of Guthrie 31st Oct. 1753; ord. 21st Feb. 1754; died unmarr. 16th April 1797.”

“JAMES WILL … pres. by John Guthrie of Guthrie Oct. 1797; trans. and adm. 16th Aug. 1798; died 3rd May 1818.”

“JOHN BRUCE, M.A.; pres. by John Guthrie of Guthrie in July, and ord. 24th Sept. 1818; trans. to New North Parish, Edinburgh, 13th Jan. 1831.”

“JAMES WHITSON … pres. by John Guthrie of Guthrie in Jan., and ord. 12th May 1831; died 1st Jan. 1840.”

Guthrie and Carbuddo was the parish over which the Guthries of Guthrie exercised patronage. The notices also connect the appointed ministers with Traprain, Edinburgh, Dunbar, Ruthven, and other places through their individual careers.

The source does not assign lairdship numbers to these patrons. The repeated name John Guthrie of Guthrie should therefore not be converted here into modern numbered identifications such as “15th,” “16th,” or “17th of Guthrie” unless separately demonstrated from other evidence.

Likewise, the notices do not by themselves establish whether every occurrence of John Guthrie refers to a different individual or, where chronologically possible, the same man.

See Volume 5, Pages 436–437 — Sir David Guthrie and Sir Alexander Guthrie of That Ilk, Founders and Patrons at Guthrie, for the earlier history of Guthrie family patronage in the parish.

“WILLIAM GUTHRIE LAW, born Montrose, 21st Oct. 1867, son of John Daniel L. and Margaret Elizabeth Guthrie; educated at Montrose Academy and Univ. of St Andrews; M.A. (1889); licen. by Presb. of St Andrews in 1892; assistant at Brechin, Montrose, St Ninians, Marykirk; ord. 18th April 1907.”

“ALEXANDER CARNEGIE of Redhall … He marr. 28th Sept. 1801, Elizabeth … daugh. of Adam Skirving, farmer, Garleton, Haddington … and had issue — Christian Guthrie, born 10th Jan. 1803 (marr. John Kirk, min. of Arbirlot); John of Redhall, born 14th March 1805; Adam, born 8th Oct. 1806.”

“JOHN GUTHRIE, M.A.; pres. by James VI. 27th Aug. 1599; trans. to Arbirlot in 1603.”

“JAMES GUTHRIE, M.A.; min. in 1614; app. clerk of Synod 29th April 1617; trans. to Arbirlot Oct. 1625.”

“ALEXANDER MILN DAVIDSON, born Knowhead, Menmuir, 1838, son of Alexander D., farmer, and Catherine Guthrie; educated at Brechin High School and Univ. of St Andrews; licen. by Presb. of Brechin; assistant at St John’s, Dundee; ord. (assistant and successor) 6th April 1865; died 20th Feb. 1883. He marr. 19th Dec. 1865, Margaret Findlay … and had issue — … Guthrie (son), born 21st May 1874, died 5th Feb. 1902 …”

“DAVID GUTHRIE, reader, 1574 to 1578.”

“DAVID GUTHRIE, reader, 1574 to 1590.”

“JAMES PHILIP, brother of Henry P., D.D., min. of Arbroath; M.A. (St Andrews, 26th July 1613); schoolmaster of Arbroath; pres. by James VI. 15th Oct. 1622, and was still min. 20th Nov. 1630. He marr. (1) Jane, daugh. of James Guthrie, min. of Arbirlot: (2) Margaret Aikman.”

“ALEXANDER PEDEY [or PEDDIE]; M.A. (King’s College, Aberdeen, 1662) … He marr. (1) 19th Feb. 1671, Isobel Guthrie, St Vigeans, who died (s.p.) Sept. 1682: (2) Marjory Lindsay, of the family of Dowhill, who survived him (s.p.) …”

“GRAHAM NICOLL WARNER, born Dundee, 13th July 1896, son of Robert W. and Elizabeth Nicoll; educated at Downfield School and Morgan Academy, Dundee, and Univ. of St Andrews; M.A. (1921); licen. by Presb. of Dundee 7th Dec. 1922; assistant at St Mark’s, Dundee; ord. 27th Feb. 1924; marr. 23rd July 1924, Sheila Lyall Guthrie, daugh. of Samuel Macaulay, min. of Tealing.”

“GIDEON GUTHRIE, born at Castleton of Fordoun, 24th May 1663, second son of Harry G. of Halkerton in Angus, and Margaret, daugh. of David Sibbald of Kair, and Jean, daugh. of Sir David Auchmouty; educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen; licen. by Presb. of Mearns Sept. 1688; had calls to Grange and Aboyne, but ‘the Committee of the Kirk coming North, anno 1694, defeated me.’ He intruded at Glenmuick Dec. 1697 to May 1698, and after spending some years as tutor to the sons of William, ninth Earl Marischal (one of his pupils becoming the famous Marshal Keith), he was settled in this charge 26th Dec. 1703; was required to give up the keys of the church 21st March 1705. He intruded afterwards at Brechin in 1709 and was forbidden to preach or exercise any part of the ministry within that parish under pain of 500 merks, and further declared incapable for seven years of any post or benefice in Scotland, fined 1000 merks and ordered to go to prison till payment. Instead of doing so, he and John Skinner assumed possession of the pulpit during the Jacobite Rising in 1715. He was dep. 3rd Oct. 1716, afterwards went to Edinburgh, and was subsequently at Carmylie; died in 1732. He marr. 1706, Anne (born 1671, died 7th Feb. 1727), daugh. of Andrew Melvin or Melville, min. of Morham, and had issue — William, author of a Historical and Geographical Grammar, a History of England, and a General History of Scotland, born 7th Jan. 1708, died 9th March 1770; Harry, writer, Edinburgh, born 5th Jan. 1709, died 5th June 1794; Margaret, born 13th Sept. 1711, died 7th Aug. 1715; Isobel, born 3rd May 1713, died 14th Sept. 1714.”

William was born at Montrose and educated there before attending the University of St Andrews. His assistantships were at Brechin, Montrose, St Ninians, and Marykirk, followed by ordination to Guthrie and Carbuddo.

Redhall was associated with Christian’s father, Alexander Carnegie. Inverkeilor was his ministry. Garleton, Haddington was associated with her maternal grandfather Adam Skirving, while Arbirlot was the parish served by her husband John Kirk.

Kinnell was John Guthrie’s ministry from 1599 until 1603. He was then translated to Arbirlot.

Kinnell was James Guthrie’s ministry from at least 1614 until 1625. He was then translated to Arbirlot.

Knowhead, Menmuir was the birthplace of Alexander Miln Davidson. He was educated at Brechin High School and the University of St Andrews, served as assistant at St John’s, Dundee, and became minister at Kinnell.

Kirkden, formerly called Idvie, was the parish in which David Guthrie served as reader. Fasti notes that the parish was added to the Presbytery of Arbroath in 1616, after David’s period of service.

Lunan, formerly called Inverlunan, was the parish in which David Guthrie served. Fasti notes that its church belonged to the Abbey of Arbroath.

Arbirlot was the parish served by Jane’s father, James Guthrie. Lunan was the ministry of her husband James Philip, who had earlier been schoolmaster at Arbroath.

St Vigeans is the place associated with Isobel Guthrie in the marriage notice. Lunan was the parish served by her husband Alexander Pedey.

Tealing was the parish served by Sheila’s father, Samuel Macaulay. Her husband Graham Nicoll Warner was born and educated in Dundee, attended the University of St Andrews, and served as assistant at St Mark’s, Dundee before his ordination.

Castleton of Fordoun was Gideon’s birthplace. His father was styled of Halkerton in Angus. Gideon’s career connected him with Grange, Aboyne, Glenmuick, Fetteresso, Brechin, Edinburgh, and Carmylie.

He attended Montrose Academy and the University of St Andrews, receiving his M.A. in 1889. He was licensed by the Presbytery of St Andrews in 1892 and served as assistant at Brechin, Montrose, St Ninians, and Marykirk before his ordination on 18 April 1907.

Fasti identifies John as an M.A. and records his royal presentation by James VI on 27 August 1599 and his translation to Arbirlot in 1603.

Fasti identifies James as an M.A., records him as minister at Kinnell in 1614, notes his appointment as clerk of Synod in 1617, and records his translation to Arbirlot in October 1625.

Alexander Miln Davidson was licensed by the Presbytery of Brechin, served as assistant at St John’s, Dundee, and was ordained as assistant and successor on 6 April 1865. He died on 20 February 1883.

The only clerical information given is that David Guthrie was reader at Kirkden from 1574 to 1578.

The only information supplied is that David Guthrie was reader at Lunan from 1574 to 1590.

Alexander Pedey received his M.A. from King’s College, Aberdeen, in 1662. He passed trials for ordination in 1669 and was admitted to Lunan on 20 May that year. He remained in his charge through the Revolution and died on 17 February 1713.

Graham Nicoll Warner was born on 13 July 1896, educated at Downfield School, Morgan Academy, and the University of St Andrews, where he received his M.A. in 1921. He was licensed by the Presbytery of Dundee in 1922 and ordained on 27 February 1924.

Gideon was educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen, and licensed by the Presbytery of Mearns in September 1688. After unsuccessful calls to Grange and Aboyne, he intruded at Glenmuick in 1697–1698 and later served as tutor to the sons of William, ninth Earl Marischal. He was settled at Fetteresso on 26 December 1703 but required to surrender the church keys in 1705. His later disputed ministry included Brechin during 1709 and again during the Jacobite Rising of 1715. He was deposed on 3 October 1716.

This is a useful middle-name occurrence because Fasti directly identifies the source of the Guthrie name: William’s mother was Margaret Elizabeth Guthrie. The entry should not be expanded beyond that stated maternal relationship without outside evidence.

This is a supplemental entry to the Page 422 notice. The important new information supplied here is Christian’s birth date, parents, and siblings. Her surname was Carnegie; Guthrie was part of her given name.

This is a supplemental career notice for the John Guthrie whose Arbirlot ministry is recorded on Page 421. It supplies the specific date of his presentation to Kinnell.

This is a supplemental career notice for the James Guthrie whose fuller biography appears on Page 421. It confirms his earlier ministry at Kinnell and the date of his appointment as clerk of Synod.

Catherine is a Guthrie by surname. Her grandson Guthrie Davidson belongs to the Davidson family and carries Guthrie as a given name. No further Guthrie ancestry is supplied in this passage.

No evidence in this passage identifies him with any other David Guthrie appearing elsewhere in Volume 5.

No evidence in this passage identifies him with David Guthrie, reader at Kirkden from 1574 to 1578, despite the overlapping dates. The two notices should remain separate unless additional evidence establishes that they concern the same man.