Gilbert Garden (also known as Gardin or Gardyn) was a 16th-century

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minister immediately after the Reformation, who served as

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in August 1571.

Life

He was born and/or raised in Boath near

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. From 1563 to 1565 he was minister of

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. In 1565 he became minister of

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. In July 1568 he was presented by

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to the congregation of Fordyce, the principal Presbytery of the area, and translated as minister of the parish church in February 1569. In August 1571 he succeeded George Hay as

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the highest position in the Scottish church. This Assembly met in

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. In 1595 he translated to Cullen for a year before returning to Fordyce. As his position at Fordyce was filled by Patrick Darg in 1599 Garden must be presumed dead in or before 1599.Fasti Ecclesiastae Scoticana by Hew Scott

Family

His wife Margaret died in April 1592 aged 66 and is buried in Fordyce. In August 1592 he married Isobel Strachan of

(west of

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References

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