HOME, George of Broadhaugh, Minister at Chirnside, Reverend Mr ^{1 2 3}

  General Notes:

(at Chirnside in 1704)
GEORGE HOME of Broadhaugh, second son of Alexander H. of Kennetsidehead, who was put to death as a Covenanter in 1682, and Jean Home; licen. by Presb. of Duns 6th Oct. 1702: called 18th Oct. 1703, and ord. 13th March 1704; died 5th Oct. 1755. He marr. 19th Aug. 1706, Catherine (bapt. 20th Jan. 1678, died 1745), daugh. of -John Home of Ninewells, and aunt of David H., the historian, and had issue Alexander, min. of Stichill; Abraham, his successor; Rachel, bapt. 11th Jan. 1713: Joseph, bapt. 26th Feb. 1714; George, baker, Edinburgh, bapt. 7th June 1716; Margaret, bapt. 25th March 1718 (marr. 23rd Nov. 1743, Robert Robertson of Prenderguest), died 30th July 1780. After his death a dispute arose between his executors and Walter Anderson, his successor, concerning the half-year s stipend, it being argued that but for the change in the calendar in 1752 H. would have died before Michaelmas. The Lords of Session decided that the old calendar ruled, and
that H. died before Michaelmas according to that style. [Lauder Tests,; Morrison's Dec., xvii.]"

from Fasti Ecclesiae

George married Katharine HOME, daughter of John HOME 9th of Ninewells and JOHNSTONE, on 19 August 1706.¹ (Katharine HOME was baptised on 20 January 1678 in Chirnside Parish, Berwickshire, Scotland ^{2 4 5} and died in 1745 ⁴.)