Andrew Duncan (1755–1827) was an 18th/19th century

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minister who served as

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in 1824.

Life

He was born in 1755 the son of Rev Patrick Duncan, minister of

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. He was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Perth in July 1778.''Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae''; by Hew Scott He was ordained as minister of

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in September 1781. In September 1802 he was presented to the congregation of

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by his colleague Rev Dr

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and in March 1803 he translated to this new ministry. In 1807 he was appointed as Principal Clerk of the General Assembly. In 1811

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awarded him an honorary

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. In 1824 he succeeded Rev

Alexander Brunton Alexander Brunton FRSE FSA (2 October 1772 - 9 February 1854) was a Scottish minister in the Church of Scotland who rose to its highest rank, Moderator of the General Assembly in 1823. He was a noted academic, as Professor of Hebrew and Orien ...

as Moderator of the General Assembly. He was succeeded in turn in 1825 by George Cook. He died in Ratho on 29 July 1827. He is buried in the graveyard of his church with a large cuboid gravestone just north-east of the church.

Family

In August 1786 he married Margaret Bethune, daughter of Rev Neil Bethune of

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. Their ten children (eight daughters and two sons) included: *Jean Duncan (b.1790) married Captain Duncan Ogilvy, died 1821 in India *Christian (b.1791) *Janet (b.1793) *Hannah (b.1793) married Captain H A Montgomerie *Margaret (b.1795) *Catherine (b.1796) *

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(b.1797) minister of

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*Susan (b.1798) *Ann Mercer Duncan (b.1800) married James Craig surgeon in Ratho *Grace (b.1802) *James (b.1806)

Publications

*The Benefits of Christianity (1806)

References

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