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Thomas Randall Davidson

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In 1794, on the death of his maternal uncle, William Davidson, who had died without an heir, Thomas inherited the mansion and estate of
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In 1771 he returned to his home town of Inchture to replace his father as parish minister of Inchture, his father having translated to
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Over and above his Muirhouse estate he owned the estate of Old Barony in Hatton and a fine Edinburgh townhouse at 8
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Following Christian's death in 1797, in August 1798 he married Elizabeth Cockburn (1770-1850), daughter of
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Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae; the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation
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He died at Muirhouse on 25 October 1827. His funeral service in St Giles was overseen by Rev
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In January 1772 he married Christian Rutherford (d.1797) daughter of John Rutherford of
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Notes and recollections of the Tolbooth Church : parish and congregation
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as minister of Tolbooth Parish: one of the four parishes contained within
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William Randall (1783-1865) later known as William Davidson of Muirhouse
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in July 1747, the son of Rev Thomas Randall (b.1710), minister of
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
138:. Apart from this "country house" he also had a town house at 87 73:. His family had strong Dutch connections and he studied at the 119:. His writings began attracting international attention and 202:. She was 23 years his junior. Their children included: 69:. Early education was at least in part at a college in 92:. In 1773 he translated to the "Outer High" Church in 453:. Vol. 1. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd. pp.  321: 319: 241:
A Sketch of the Character of Dr John Erskine (1803)
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Church of Scotland


Inchture
Dundee
Glasgow
University of Leyden
Rotterdam
Amsterdam
Stirling
Glasgow
Lady Yester's Church
Edinburgh
James MacKnight
Alexander Webster
St Giles Cathedral
Harvard University
Doctor of Divinity
Muirhouse
Firth of Forth
Princes Street
Edinburgh's First New Town
Heriot Row
Henry Mackenzie
George Muirhead
Tolbooth Church
Edgerston
Archibald Cockburn
Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn

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