John Kinross1

#4508, (1812 - 1883)
FatherWilliam Kinross1,2 (1768 - 1846)
MotherAgnes Dawson1,3 (1768 - 1827)
RelationshipGreat-grandson of James Graham
Extended Family
ChartsJames Graham & Agnes Finlayson - collapsible 7-generation descendant chart

Life Events

BirthJohn Kinross was born on 13 Jul 1812 in Auchinlay, Dunblane, Perthshire.1,2
 
BaptismHe was baptized on 26 Jul 1812 in Dunblane, Perthshire.1 
(Executor & Heir) WillHe was named executor and an heir in the will of William Kinross dated 4 Jun 1840. He was described as John Kinross, Preacher of the Gospel, Edinburgh. Son John was to share with sisters Janet and Jean the bedding and bed clothes, napery & whole cloth. Their married siblings already received their share of such articles. John was to have £190 deducted from his share of the residual as already paid.3 
1841 CensusJohn Kinross appeared on the 1841 Census of Kilwinning, Ayrshire, at Main Street. John was a Clergyman, age 25 [ages were rounded down in 1841 census], and not born in Ayrshire. He was with the John Millar family.4 
(Inventory) ProbateJohn Kinross gave up the inventory of the estate of William Kinross on 14 Aug 1846 in Dunblane.3 
1851 CensusJohn Kinross appeared on the 1851 Census of Largs, Ayrshire, at the Manse. He was age 38, A M Parish Minister of Largs, born in Dunblane, and had two house servants.5 
1861 CensusJohn appeared on the 1861 Census of Largs, Ayrshire, at Parish Manse. He was the Minister of Largs Parish, 48 years old and born in Dunblane. He had two domestic servants.6 
(Minister) Marriage John Kinross officiated at the marriage of Robert Paton and his niece Margaret Kinross on 14 Dec 1870 in Dunblane.7 
1871 CensusHe appeared on the 1871 Census of Largs, Ayrshire, at Parish Manse. John was 58, born in Dunblane, and the Parish Minister of Largs. No one else was enumerated with him.8 
1881 CensusJohn Kinross appeared on the 1881 Census of Largs, Ayrshire, at Manse. He was 68 years old, unmarried, the minister of the parish of Largs, and born in Dunblane. Also in the household were a cook and a servant.9 
DeathJohn died on 5 Dec 1883 in Manse, Largs, Ayrshire.10,2,11
 
Newspaper Published 6 Dec 1883 in the Edinburgh Evening News.

The Rev John Kinross, parish minister of Largs, died last night. He was unmarried.12
 
Note.There is a plaque in Dunblane Cathedral:

"In memory of The Reverend John Kinross M.A. for forty years minister of the Parish of Largs. Born in Dunblane Parish 13.7.1812, died at Largs on 5.12.1883. I have fought a good fight 26im.4.7. His last text."10
 
ProbateHis estate was proved on 14 Feb 1884 in Ayr Sheriff Court Inventories. Rev., Minister, Parish of Largs, residing at the Manse, testate [I have not obtained a copy of the will].13 
(Included) GravestoneThe family's gravestone at Dunblane Cathedral contains the following information:


William Kinross farmer Mill of Ash 9.3.1846 78, wife Agnes Dawson 10.9.1827 (57)
W K A D
William Kinross 13.9.1814 6
Thomas Kinross 13.9.1880 83, wife Catherine Kinross 9.4.1877 72, daughter Agnes Dawson Kinross 7.2.1903 57, son William 17.9.1916 83, daughter Catherine 3.1.1928 90, daughter Jean 2.7.1932 91
Janet Kinross 9.11.1879 77
Reverend John Kinross for 41 years minister of Largs 5.12.1883 71.10
 
Biography
John Kinross, born Dunblane, 13th July 1812, third son of William K., farmer; educated at Univ. of Glasgow; M.A. (1833); licen. by Presb. of Dunblane 2nd Feb. 1836; was tutor in the families of Earl of Glasgow, Sir John Majoribanks, Bart., and Sir William Milliken Napier, Bart; assistant at Kilwinning in 1840; ord. to St Thomas's, Leith, 27th June 1842; pres. by Archibald William, Earl of Eglinton, 7th July, trans. and adm. 1st Sept. 1843 [to Largs parish]; died unmarr., 5th Dec. 1883. Publications - A Holiday in Scandinavia [anon.] (Glasgow, 1871); On the Disestablishment of the Church of Scotland (Edinburgh, 1878).2
 
Biography
THE CHURCH OF LARGS.
1843. John Kinross, A.M., born at Dunblane 13th July 1812, in which parish his ancestors on the mother's side had been for at least nine successive generations, father and son, of the same name and surname, and occupiers of the same farm of Crosscaple, part of the estate of Kippenross. His grandfather, James Dawson, originated and acted on the idea of planting trees for a profitable return, and induced the Dukes of Athole and Montrose to plant their highland estates. The subject was afterwards taken up and urged upon the notice of the Highland and Agricultural Society in a paper read by Sir Walter Scott, Baronet. Mr. Kinross studied at the University of Glasgow, where he took his degree 24th April 1833, and afterwards attended the Theological Hall, Edinburgh, for two years, under Drs. Chalmers, Walsh, and Brunton. He was licensed by the Presbytery of Dunblane 2d February 1836 ; was tutor to the present Earl of Glasgow, Sir John Marjoribanks, Bart., of Lees, and in the family of Sir William Millikin Napier of Millikin, Bart. Appointed in 1840 assistant to Dr. Campbell, Kilwinning ; presented by Sir John Gladstone of Fasque, Bart., to St. Thomas's Church, Leith, on 10th May 1842, and inducted 22d June thereafter, having in the interim declined the ofier by the Duke of Portland of the Laigh Kirk of Kilmarnock. Presented to this charge by Archibald William, Earl of Eglinton and Winton, on 7th July 1843, and inducted 1st September following. He died, after a brief illness, on 5th December 1883, in the 72d year of his age, and 41st of his ministry in this parish. "He was a kind and scholarly gentleman, a vigorous and eloquent preacher, and a warm friend to missionary and educational movements." Publications, anonymous — A Holiday in Scandinavia, Glasgow, Murray and Son, 1871, 12mo; and a pamphlet On[ the Disestablishment of the Church of Scotland, Edinburgh, Blackwood, 1881, 8vo.14
 
Last Edited16 Aug 2015

Citations

  1. [S161] Microfilm of the Old Parochial Register of Dunblane, Perthshire, 1653-1859 (Family History Library, 1040065 & 1040066).
  2. [S351] Hew Scott, Fasti Ecclesiae scoticanae: the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation (Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1915), FHL microfiche #6026402, John Kinross, vol 3, p 216.
  3. [S497] Trust Disposition and Settlement & Inventory of William Kinross of Mill of Ash, 4 June 1840, proved in the Dunblane Sheriff Court, 14 August 1846 (Family History Library, film# 0484988).
  4. [S647] Website FreeCEN: UK Census Online (http://freecen.rootsweb.com/). A volunteer project to transcribe the UK census, SCT1841/599 ed10 folio 10 page 36.
  5. [S1185] Online index to the 1851 Census for Scotland (Ancestry.com) "Largs (602), ED 8, page 25."
  6. [S1186] Online index to the 1861 Census for Scotland (Ancestry.com) "Largs ED 3, page 19, household 107."
  7. [S150] Scotland Statutory Register of Marriages. Paton/Kinross, 1870.
  8. [S1207] Online index to the 1871 Census for Scotland (Ancestry.com) "Largs (601), ED 6, Page 2."
  9. [S246] 1881 Census for England, Scotland, and Wales (Family History Library, on CD), vol 602, ed6 p5.
  10. [S432] John Fowler Mitchell and Sheila Mitchell, compilers, Monumental Inscriptions (pre-1855) in South Perthshire (n.p.: Scottish Genealogy Society, 1975), FHL film #962930; does not contain full text of inscriptions.
  11. [S262] Scotlands People Statutory Deaths Index, 1855-2006 (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/), 602/000086, John Kinross, 71, Largs.
  12. [S2827] Edinburgh Evening News, Rev John Kinross death, 6 December 1883, Page 2. Image accessed online at Find My Past.
  13. [S710] Website Scotlands People Wills & Testaments Index (www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk), Index of Scottish Wills.
  14. [S3136] Ayrshire and Galloway Archaeological Association, Archæological and Historical Collections Relating to Ayrshire & Galloway (Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1889). Viewed at the Internet Archive, page 53.