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George Muirhead (minister)

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163: 182: 249: 241: 616: 597: 569: 330:. Muirhead preached until 1844 when he was replaced by Rev Alexander Campbell Fraser. A new church was rapidly built for the Free Church, also in Davidsons Mains and opened in December 1843. As the Free Church manse was not erected until 1857 it is unclear if Muirhead continued to live at Cramond manse. 33: 666: 308:. As the oldest minister then present he was permitted to be the second to sign the Act of separation and Deed of Demission, immediately after the first signature of 661: 651: 530: 671: 656: 279:
in 1788 and was made second in charge at Dysart as assistant to his father. In 1811 he replaced has father as first in charge. In 1816 he was translated to
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in 1764 the second son of Patrick Muirhead, the parish minister, in a family of at least nine children. The church was remodelled in 1801 by
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In 1807 he married Maxwell Fleming (sic) (d.1854) daughter of Rev Dr Thomas Fleming DD of Lady Yester's Church in Edinburgh.
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Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae; the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation
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Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae; the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation
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Their children included Rev Patrick Thomas Muirhead (1819-1888) minister of the Free Church in
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Buildings of Scotland: Edinburgh (Davidsons Mains) by Gifford McWilliam and Walker
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immediately to design a new Cramond Free Church. This was sited to the south in
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In 1820 he is listed as a Governor of the Edinburgh Orphan Hospital.
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He died in Cramond in 1847. He is buried in Cramond churchyard.
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in his final years and was one of their senior ministers.
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An Historical Account of the Orphan Hospital of Edinburgh
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19th-century Ministers of the Free Church of Scotland
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Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd. p.  472:; Gifford, John; McWilliam, Colin; Walker, David ( 444: 442: 224:(1764–1847) was a Scottish minister of the 662:19th-century Ministers of the Church of Scotland 652:18th-century Ministers of the Church of Scotland 628: 439: 415: 369:Sermon on the Death of Thomas Davidson DD (1827) 293:In 1828 he commissioned the Edinburgh architect 372:Sermon on the Death of George Wright DD (1827) 326:The Free Church met in the old schoolhouse at 304:he left the established church and joined the 672:19th-century Scottish Presbyterian ministers 657:18th-century Scottish Presbyterian ministers 412:Buildings of Scotland: Fife by John Gifford 31: 492:"Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland Genealogy" 247: 239: 180: 161: 96:4 September 1788 – 10 June 1807 336: 112:10 June 1807 – 24 October 1816 629: 579: 551: 448: 421: 13: 510:"Visit Cramond and Cramond Island" 85:minister of Dysart (second charge) 14: 683: 608: 101:minister of Dysart (first charge) 614: 595: 567: 470:Buildings of Scotland: Edinburgh 297:to remodel the church interior. 523: 502: 396:"Family tree of James Muirhead" 363: 287:replacing Rev Archibald Bonar. 195:Robert Cunningham Graham Speirs 133:minister of Cramond Free Church 128:24 October 1816 – 1843 535:National Galleries of Scotland 484: 475: 463: 454: 427: 406: 388: 185:Edinburgh Presbytery: Seated, 1: 376: 381: 256:He was born in the manse at 144:1843 – 5 April 1847 7: 197:, Rev. Dr George Muirhead, 10: 688: 621:George Muirhead (minister) 545: 435:Annals of the Free Church 348: 275:. He was ordained by the 271:then at Divinity Hall in 156: 152: 148: 137: 132: 121: 116: 105: 100: 89: 84: 80: 76: 68: 60: 55: 45: 30: 23: 647:People from Dysart, Fife 191:Alexander Earle Monteith 517:The Cramond Association 341:He was photographed by 244:Dysart Church and manse 235: 230:Free Church of Scotland 315:Muirhead commissioned 253: 245: 218: 217:, Rev. James Fairbairn 178: 283:on the north edge of 251: 243: 184: 165: 623:at Wikimedia Commons 337:Artistic recognition 174:, John Hamilton and 117:minister of Cramond 37:George Muirhead by 343:Hill & Adamson 302:Disruption of 1843 277:Church of Scotland 269:Glasgow University 254: 246: 226:Church of Scotland 219: 179: 168:William Cunningham 49:Church of Scotland 39:Hill & Adamson 619:Media related to 496:FamilySearch Wiki 166:George Muirhead, 160: 159: 16:Scottish minister 679: 618: 599: 598: 594: 571: 570: 566: 539: 538: 527: 521: 520: 514: 506: 500: 499: 488: 482: 479: 473: 467: 461: 458: 452: 446: 437: 431: 425: 419: 413: 410: 404: 403: 392: 207:Alexander Dunlop 142: 126: 110: 94: 64:11 February 1764 56:Personal details 35: 21: 20: 687: 686: 682: 681: 680: 678: 677: 676: 627: 626: 611: 596: 568: 548: 543: 542: 529: 528: 524: 512: 508: 507: 503: 498:. 22 July 2021. 490: 489: 485: 480: 476: 468: 464: 459: 455: 447: 440: 433:Ewing, William 432: 428: 420: 416: 411: 407: 394: 393: 389: 384: 379: 366: 351: 339: 328:Davidsons Mains 321:Davidsons Mains 310:Thomas Chalmers 262:Alexander Laing 238: 228:who joined the 222:George Muirhead 199:Thomas Chalmers 143: 138: 127: 122: 111: 106: 95: 90: 50: 41: 26: 25:George Muirhead 17: 12: 11: 5: 685: 675: 674: 669: 664: 659: 654: 649: 644: 639: 625: 624: 610: 609:External links 607: 606: 605: 577: 547: 544: 541: 540: 522: 501: 483: 474: 462: 453: 438: 426: 414: 405: 386: 385: 383: 380: 378: 375: 374: 373: 370: 365: 362: 350: 347: 338: 335: 267:He studied at 237: 234: 211:Thomas Guthrie 187:Patrick Clason 176:Thomas Guthrie 158: 157: 154: 153: 150: 149: 146: 145: 135: 134: 130: 129: 119: 118: 114: 113: 103: 102: 98: 97: 87: 86: 82: 81: 78: 77: 74: 73: 70: 66: 65: 62: 58: 57: 53: 52: 47: 43: 42: 36: 28: 27: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 684: 673: 670: 668: 665: 663: 660: 658: 655: 653: 650: 648: 645: 643: 640: 638: 635: 634: 632: 622: 617: 613: 612: 603: 602:public domain 592: 588: 587: 582: 578: 575: 574:public domain 564: 560: 559: 554: 550: 549: 536: 532: 526: 518: 511: 505: 497: 493: 487: 478: 471: 466: 457: 450: 445: 443: 436: 430: 423: 418: 409: 401: 397: 391: 387: 371: 368: 367: 361: 359: 354: 346: 344: 334: 331: 329: 324: 322: 318: 313: 311: 307: 303: 298: 296: 291: 288: 286: 282: 278: 274: 270: 265: 263: 259: 250: 242: 233: 231: 227: 223: 216: 212: 208: 204: 200: 196: 192: 188: 183: 177: 173: 169: 164: 155: 151: 147: 141: 136: 131: 125: 120: 115: 109: 104: 99: 93: 88: 83: 79: 75: 71: 67: 63: 59: 54: 48: 44: 40: 34: 29: 22: 19: 585: 557: 534: 525: 516: 504: 495: 486: 477: 469: 465: 456: 434: 429: 417: 408: 399: 390: 364:Publications 355: 352: 340: 332: 325: 317:David Cousin 314: 299: 295:William Burn 292: 289: 281:Cramond Kirk 266: 258:Dysart, Fife 255: 252:Cramond Kirk 221: 220: 205:; standing, 139: 123: 107: 91: 72:5 April 1847 18: 642:1847 deaths 637:1764 births 306:Free Church 51:Free Church 631:Categories 581:Scott, Hew 553:Scott, Hew 449:Scott 1915 422:Scott 1925 377:References 215:James Begg 203:John Bruce 172:James Begg 382:Citations 345:in 1844. 285:Edinburgh 273:Edinburgh 140:In office 124:In office 108:In office 92:In office 583:(1925). 555:(1915). 400:Geneanet 546:Sources 300:In the 358:Kippen 349:Family 46:Church 513:(PDF) 236:Life 69:Died 61:Born 633:: 591:87 563:13 533:. 515:. 494:. 441:^ 398:. 360:. 323:. 312:. 264:. 201:, 193:, 189:, 170:, 604:. 593:. 576:. 565:. 537:. 519:. 451:. 424:. 402:.

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Hill & Adamson

William Cunningham
James Begg
Thomas Guthrie

Patrick Clason
Alexander Earle Monteith
Robert Cunningham Graham Speirs
Thomas Chalmers
John Bruce
Alexander Dunlop
Thomas Guthrie
James Begg
Church of Scotland
Free Church of Scotland


Dysart, Fife
Alexander Laing
Glasgow University
Edinburgh
Church of Scotland
Cramond Kirk
Edinburgh
William Burn
Disruption of 1843
Free Church
Thomas Chalmers

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