1560
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Alexander Callendar
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1569
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James Hunter, reader
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1569
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John Snell, reader
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1574
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John Porterfield, reader
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1574
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William Russell, reader
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And again in 1580?
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1st July 1619
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John Galbraith MA
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Ed Uni St Andrews. Pres. to the vicarage by James VI.
Transferred to Bothkennar 17th Feb 1629. Married daughter of John Norwell.
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1629
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John Norwell MA
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Transferred from Bothkennar. Died in Stirling Sept 1671,
aged 87. His daughter married his predecessor.
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11th June 1656
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William Stirling MA
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Son of minister of Baldernock. Transferred to Drymen, 15th
Dec 1663
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12th July 1664
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Alexander Cameron
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Pres. 3rd Mar 1664 by Charles II. Transferred to Roseneath 25th
Apr 1665
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8th May 1666
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James Buchannan
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Pres. By Charles II 18th Apr 1666; deposed 13th
Aug 1690 for contumacy. He married
at Holyrood 29th Apr 1668 Bessie Johnstone of parish of
Inniscailloch.
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1691
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David Fleckfield
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Ed at Uni of Glasgow 1676. Ord. 23rd Sep 1691. Married (1) 8th dec 1692 Janet
nee Dunlop, widow of James Hamilton.
(2) Janet Paterson. (3) Jean
Callendar, who survived him and married again.
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1731
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George Sinclair
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Of Upper ward, Lanarkshire. He was ordained (in Parish of Biggar?) by
a committee of the Commission of Assembly with one member of the Presbytery
after 6pm 23rd Apr 1731, under the protection of the military.
He was employed to assist at the Communion at Cardross in 1731, but so
obnoxious was he, that when he preached on the fast-day and the greater
part of the people left the church. He was also to have assisted on the
Lord’s day, but the elders refusing to serve if he did so, he withdrew, and
returned home. He married 11th Dec 1747 Jean Baine, dau of
minister of Bonhill. He died 5th Mar 1756.
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1760
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Hugh Gourlay
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Grandson of David Fleckfield, born 1732. Ed Uni of Glasgow; ordained 25th Sept 1760 (in Stirling?). Married (1) Margaret Lauder (2) 30th
Jul 1782 Elizabeth Colquhoun.
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1787
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James Jeffrey MA
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Born 1750. Ed Uni
of St Andrews 1770. Pres by Thomas, Earl of Kinnoul 23rd Feb
1787. Married Margaret Bathie, of
Auchtermuchty. He got a new church
built in 1793. He died 10th Feb 1824 (in his 75th
year and 37th minute!).
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1825
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Alexander Niven MA
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Born 8th Jan 1798, 3rd son of
minister of Dunkeld. Ed Uni of St Andrews 1817. Pres by Thomas, Earl of Kinnoul 19th
Jul 1824. Married 22nd
Sept 1829 Eliza Brown, dau of minister of St John’s Glasgow. His 2nd
son became minister of Pollockshields; his 3rd son became
minister of North Parish, Paisley. Died 14th Feb 1872. He
rebuilt the church.
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1872
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James Ballingall MA BD
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Ordained 16th May 1872. Transferred to Rhynd 24th Jan
1878
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1878
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Alexander Slessor
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Born Rathen, Aberdeenshire. Ed Uni of Aberdeen. Ordained 14th May 1878. Married 6th Aug 1878 Elizabeth
Ross. He died 17th July
1904, sp.
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1905
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James Black MA
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Born Elgin 8th Nov 1870. Yr son of Provost of
Elgin. Ed Uni of Aberdeen 1891. Ordained 5th Jan 1905.Married 5th
Jul 1905 Roberta Cecilia Williamson of Edinburgh. Res. 6th Feb
1912 on appointment to Scottish Church, Simla. OBE 1919. He died sp.
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1912
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William John Sym MA BD
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Ordained 5th June 1912. Transferred to Broughty Ferry 20th
Oct 1915.
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1916
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Alexander Cameron Campbell
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Born Glasgow 1873. Ed Uni of Edinburgh. Ordained to St Mark’s, Glasgow, 2nd
Sept 1914. Capt RAMC European War 1917-18.
Married 31st Oct 1901 Helen Buchannan.
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1919
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Archibald MacKenzie
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Born in Alexandria, 30th Mar 1882, son of
minister of Polmont. Ed Uni of Glasgow. Ordained 14th Dec
1919. Married 24th Aug
1918, Frances Theodora Philips, of Bearsden.
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Balfron North Church
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Church and manse. Old manse was sold and new manse built
in 1929.
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1927
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Thomas Hutchison Burns-Begg
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Retired 11 Jul 1967
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United 11th Jul 1967 with Balfron South
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Balfron South church
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Balfron church and manse in one building. The Holm
church and manse were sold 15th May 1952.
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1871
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James Lindsay MA
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Died 7th Jan 1938. ‘Father of the Church’
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1909
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George Turner MA
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Married 9 sep 1944 Janet McNaught, dau of John McLintock
of Balfron.
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1945
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Joseph Ernest Somerville MA
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Ordained and inducted 20th Jun 1945. Dem. on
appointment to Birmingham, Alabama, USA 20th Feb 1949.
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1949
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John Garriock Ross
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Ordained and inducted 20th Oct 1949. Transferred to Ettrick and Buccleugh 31st
Mar 1954.
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28th Oct 1954
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George Dickson McMillan
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Born 6th Feb 1913 in Dumbarton. Ed at Uni of
Glasgow and at Trinity College. Ordained and inducted in Clydebank West 13th
Feb 1946. Married 19th
April 1947 Isobel Ruth Donald. During his youth Mr McMillan had suffered
from poliomyelitis which had left him partly crippled. Due to this, he was
often accompanied by his wife on his many pastoral visits. He transferred
to Bonkle in 1960 but due to his infirmity, Mr McMillan retired on health
grounds in September, 1970, having served the Bonkle Congregation for 10
years. On retirement, he set up residence in Helensburgh, where he died on
30 August, 1978.
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Linked 30th Jun 1959 with Fintry. Linking arrangement terminated 11 Jul
1967 to permit union same date with Balfron North under name of Balfron.
The South Church was sold in 1991.
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Balfron Church
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Formed 11th
Jul 1967 by union of Balfron North and Balfron South.
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19th Nov 1967
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John Jamieson
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Born 9th Jul 1929 in Motherwell. Ed Uni of Glasgow. Married 15th Feb 1952 Agnes
Ferguson. Ordained and inducted 19th Nov 1967. He retired in
1993.
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3rd Oct 1994
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John Turnbull L.Th
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A retired police officer. At this time, Balfron became
linked with Fintry. During his tenure, the Session House at Balfron Church
was extended, using funds from the sale of the former South Church. Retired
November 2006.
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23rd Aug 2007
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Willem Bezuidenhout
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Formerly of South Africa, he married whilst in office.
He transferred to Dumfriesshire.
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20th Sep 2010
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Vacant
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Rev Moira MacCormick was appointed as Interim
Locum Minister on 1st November 2010. Rev Ian Goring
succeeds as Interim Minister on 7th July 2011.
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28 Nov 2013
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Rev Sigrid Marten
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Sigrid joins us from London Road , Church of Scotland in
Edinburgh.
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