His first role was as assistant minister in Libberton in Lanarkshire, and in May 1777 he was ordained minister there in place of the previous minister. In July 1783 he translated to Bothkennar north of Falkirk. In October 1785 he moved to Canongate Chapel of Ease in Edinburgh, effectively an "overflow" church for Canongate Kirk required due the rapidly expanding population in the city. The main church at this time was under control of Rev Robert Walker. He moved briefly to the nearby Trinity College Church to the west in 1799 before settling in the New (West) Kirk in St Giles in November 1801: one of four parishes then contained in St Giles Cathedral, and one of the most important charges in Scotland.[2]
He died at 13 Forth Street in Edinburgh on 2 August 1820.[4] He is buried in a vault in the graveyard of St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh, where his son was minister.[5]
Family
In 1777 he married Christina Wardrobe (1755-1832) daughter of Rev Thomas Wardrobe of Bathgate. Thir children included:
^"Rev David Dickson (1754-1820) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
January 25, 2023
david, dickson, elder, david, dickson, persilands, 1754, 1820, church, scotland, minister, father, david, dickson, younger, bornmarch, 13th, 1754diedaugust, 1820, contents, life, family, publications, referenceslife, edit, giles, cathedral, grave, david, dicks. David Dickson of Persilands or David Dickson the Elder 1754 1820 was a Church of Scotland minister and father of David Dickson the Younger David Dickson the ElderBornMarch 13th 1754DiedAugust 2d 1820 Contents 1 Life 2 Family 3 Publications 4 ReferencesLife Edit St Giles Cathedral The grave of Rev David Dickson St Cuthbert s Churchyard He was born on 30 March 1754 the third son of Rev David Dickson of Kilbucho minister of Newlands He was educated at West Linton parish school then in Peebles He studied at Glasgow University and Edinburgh University He was licensed to preach in sugust 1775 by the Presbytery of Biggar 1 His first role was as assistant minister in Libberton in Lanarkshire and in May 1777 he was ordained minister there in place of the previous minister In July 1783 he translated to Bothkennar north of Falkirk In October 1785 he moved to Canongate Chapel of Ease in Edinburgh effectively an overflow church for Canongate Kirk required due the rapidly expanding population in the city The main church at this time was under control of Rev Robert Walker He moved briefly to the nearby Trinity College Church to the west in 1799 before settling in the New West Kirk in St Giles in November 1801 one of four parishes then contained in St Giles Cathedral and one of the most important charges in Scotland 2 In 1810 he was living at 28 York Place Edinburgh 3 He died at 13 Forth Street in Edinburgh on 2 August 1820 4 He is buried in a vault in the graveyard of St Cuthbert s Church Edinburgh where his son was minister 5 Family EditIn 1777 he married Christina Wardrobe 1755 1832 daughter of Rev Thomas Wardrobe of Bathgate Thir children included Margaret 1778 1852 Rev David Dickson 1780 1842 minister of St Cuthbert s Church Edinburgh John Dickson WS 1781 1823 advocate at 19 Nicolson St in Edinburgh William b 1783 Anne 1787 1860 Elizabeth Somerville Dickson 1792 1843 married John Tawse advocate Secretary of the Society for Propagating Christian Knowledge James Wardrobe Dickson 1794 1847 advocate Christian Wardrobe Dickson 1800 1802 Publications EditAccount of BothkennarReferences Edit Fasti Ecclesiastae Scoticana by Hew Scott Fasti Ecclesiastae Scoticana by Hew Scott Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1810 Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1820 Rev David Dickson 1754 1820 Find A Grave www findagrave com Retrieved 13 September 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Dickson the Elder amp oldid 1111774817, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
