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William Calder
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William Calder was married to Margaret in June 1836 and began divorce proceedings by November 1836. He was a farmer in Hill, Muiravonside and was joint executor with his brother Alexander of his father's estate in 1875.
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Heirs of Alex Monteith & William Binnie
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Janet Ballantyne
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Wife of William Ballantyne (Farmer, Wester Jawcraig) and executor with James Ballantyne of William Ballantyne's estate.
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William Edmonstone of Duntreath and Kilsyth
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William Weston
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Joiner
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William Simpson
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Shipmaster
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William Buchan
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Dairyman
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William Brown
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Portioner
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William Lillie
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Miller and Corn and Meal Dealer
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Trustees of William Dalgleish of Parkfoot Trust
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Trustees included Alexander Nimmo (Tanner, Westbank).
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William Bryson
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Worked at Sun Foundry, Glasgow and held licence for grocery business at 144 Graham's Rd, Bainsford
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William Ross Lane
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Company Secretary for Smith & Wellstood Ltd
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James Ballantyne
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Executor with Janet Barrie or Ballantyne (widow of William Ballantyne, Farmer, Wester Jawcraig) of William Ballantyne's estate.
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Stenhousemuir Universalist Church
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Stenhousemuir Universalist Church was established in April 1867 with the Rev James Ure Mitchell as minister. Lay preachers included James Graham, George Ure, Andrew Ure and Robert Stark. The congregation - with the only Universalist Church building in Britain - closed in the 1920s. The congregation's origins were in meetings held in the Corn Exchange, Falkirk, by Rev J U Mitchell and Rev R S Bowie to further Universalist ideas. After the church was formed in Stenhousemuir, Mitchell went to Dunfermline to form another congregation and then to America to get support to build a church in Dunfermline. The Stenhousemuir congregation continued with lay preachers and established links with American Universalists. In 1910 the Rev E T Russell was the McQuaker Trust Missionary and thereafter the congregation joined the Scottish Unitarian Association
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John Anderson
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Rev John Anderson (1835-1897) was the minister of Bank St Congregational Church, Falkirk. Inducted 1867. Moved to Lerwick (date unknown)
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James Wilson
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Called to Falkirk Parish in 1794 and demitted in 1829. Previously minister at Mid Calder. Born in 1754, son of William Wilson. University of Glasgow, MA 1781. Ordained Stafford, 15 April 1784, moved to Stockport then to Mid Calder on 20 December 1792. Presented to Falkirk 8 Jan 1794 and inducted 2 May 1794. Married Jean, daughter of John Weir of Kerse, 8 April 1785 (she died 4 Sept 1819) and had seven children.
Various publications, including "A defence of public social worship: a sermon for the benefit of the public kitchen (Edinburgh 1800). "The history of Egypt" 3 vols (Edinburgh 1805); "Prayers for the use of families and individuals" (Edinburgh 1810) "Method of increasing the sensibility of the barometer" in Nicholson's Journal vol 3. Also contributed to the Statistical Account both for Mid Calder and Falkirk Inventory and Disposition of Rev Dr James Wilson, 28 Mar 1833 - NAS : SC67/36/14 (258). Long dispute with William Forbes over glebe, church building and other matters. Minister at Falkirk Parish Church , 1794-1829. Born 1754, educated at Glasgow University, ordained to congregation in Stafford, 1784, moved to Stockport then to Mid-Calder 1792, presented by George III (who held patronage of Falkirk Parish) on 11 Jan 1794. Married Jean Weir, daughter of John Weir of Kerse in 1785 and had 7 children. Various publications. Awarded DD by Edinburgh University in 1802. Died on 8 Jun 1829. [Source: Fasti Vol 1] Had long-running dispute with Forbes family over the provision of a grass glebe from Falkirk Muir (which was part of Callendar Estates). |
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Rennie Family
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James Rennie was a Miller and owner of Grahamston Mills. He married Mary Cook, daughter of John Cook. They had three children: John Cook Rennie, who became a grain merchant, Mary Gaff Rennie who married John Russel (later Provost John Russel, of Russel & Aitken), and Margaret Walker Rennie. James Rennie died in 1855 and his widow died in 1874.
His sister, Helen Rennie married Thomas Walker of Cloybank, near Denny, and they had one daughter, Margaret. Thomas Walker died in 1868 after some months of illness and disputes over his executry produced most of the papers in this collection. His nephew in law, Hugh MacPherson of Slafarquhar, farmer and cattle dealer, (husband of Margaret Kirkwood, Thomas’s niece) was Executor Nominate, but Thomas’s widow, Helen, acted against MacPherson’s wishes and Macpherson took out a court action against her. She died in 1869 and her nephew John Cook Rennie of Gowanbank was Executor of her estate. Robert Campbell Writer, Stirling, acted for Hugh MacPherson while Russel & Aitken acted for Helen Walker. There was also a second dispute involving Thomas Walker’s estate. William Harley, another nephew of Helen Walker, looked after Thomas Walker as personal attendant for several months before his death and made a claim on estate for wages. William Harley claimed that Hugh MacPherson of Slafarquhar as Executor Nominate of the deceased Thomas Walker owed and refused to pay him the sum of 23 pounds eight shillings per account. |
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William Marshall
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Collector of Poor Rates, Falkirk
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William Monro
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Son of David Monro (Moulder)
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William Miller
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Cloth-Merchant and Linen-Draper
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