MUIRHEAD, Thomas Minister of Cambusnethan parish, Reverend Mr ^{1 2 3}

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  General Notes:

(at Shotts in 1591)
"THOMAS MUIRHEAD, M.A. ; ad 1591 ; trans, to Cambusnethan in 1592"

(at Cambusnethan in 1592)
"THOMAS MUIRHEAD [MOOREHEAD] of Lauchope, born about 1571, son of James M. of Lauchope; M.A. (Glasgow 1591) ; adm. to Shotts in 1591 ; trans, and adm. about 1592 ; died May 1634. He marr. Margaret, daugh. of William Baillie of Carfin. She survived him, and had issue William of Lauchope, apprenticed to Hew Rose, W.S., 31st Dec. 1635 ; James of Lauchope; Margaret (marr. Alexander Thomson, min. of St Giles,
Edinburgh) ; Christian (marr. John Lindsay, min. of Carluke) ; Elizabeth (marr. George Barbour). [Reg. Assig. ; Glasg. Tests. ; Inq. Ret. Lanark, 189, 208 ; Nisbet's Heraldry, ii., app., 266 ; Family of Birnie of Broomhill ; Calderwood s Hist., vii., 106, 427 ; Lanark Homings, 7th Jan. 1636.]"

from Fasti Ecclesiae

"An individual residing in Langrig owed James (Muirhead of Lauchope) £40 at his death (in 1622). James, in turn, owed £1,529 ƒ13 4d (£333 ƒ6 8d to his son, Thomas Muirhead ....."

from Mother Bedford website

Note: Mother Bedford website places Thomas as the son of James Muirjead and Elizabeth Houston. His dates suggest he is of an earlier generation.

"Muirheid
Thomas
12/11/1635
minister at Cambusnethan
TT
Glasgow Commissary Court
CC9/7/27"

from Wills and Testaments ^{1 2 3}

  Research Notes:

PARENTS

Mother Bedford website places Thomas Muirhead, Minister of Cambusnethan, as the son of James Muirhead and Elizabeth Houston.

This placing is, frankly, impossible. He took office in his first parish, Shotts, immediately after completing his degree at the University of Glasgow in 1591. Therefore he must have been born by 1575 or 1576, and probably earlier. ¹