GARTHSHORE, James Minister at Carmichael, Father of the Synod, Reverend Mr ^{1 2 3 4}

   Other names for James were GARSHOAR, James,⁵ GARTHSHOR, James,⁶ GARTHSHOR, James ⁷ and GARTHSOAR, James.²

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  General Notes:

"1679-1716James Gartshore (Garthsoar) When he died in 1745 he was Father of the Synod."

from Chronology and List of Previous Ministers of Cairngryffe Parish Church

(at Carmichael in 1694)
"JAMES GARTHSHORE, son of James G. of that ilk; licen. by Presb. of Lanark 25th Oct. 1693; ord. 2(?)Jan. 1694; died FATHER OF THE SYNOD 29th Nov. 1745. He marr. 20th July l6(??) Jean Grahame, who died 8th Aug. 1756; had issue Beatrice, bapt. 18th June 16(??); Mary, died before 3rd Sept. 1748; Jam(?) W.S., died 22nd Jan. 1774; Margaret (ma (?)) pro. 21st June 1752, Thomas Mutter, merchant, Edinburgh); Ann. [Lanark Tes (?) Nisbet's Heraldry, ii., App. 301.]"

from Fasti Ecclesiae ^{1 2}

James married Jean GRAHAM on 20 July 1696 in Edinburgh, Scotland.¹ (Jean GRAHAM was born about 1675 and died on 8 August 1756 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

A record for this couple, James Garthshor and Jane Grhame [sic], exists in Edinburgh parish registers dated 11 July 1696, probably the proclamation of marriage. ⁷