James Strachan Barty (1806–1875) was a Scottish minister who served as

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in 1868/9. Bendochy Parish Kirk - geograph

Life

Barty was born in the manse at Bendochy in

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near Coupar Angus, the son of Thomas Barty. In 1829 he replaced his father as minister of Bendochy. In 1844 he took place in a survey regarding the impact of the

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on his parish. In 1868 he succeeded

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as Moderator of the General Assembly. He was replaced in turn by

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in 1869. He died in the manse at Bendochy in late January 1875. He had lived in this house for his entire life.

Family

He was married to Margaret Webster. Their son, James Webster Barty (1841-1915), married Ann Moubray Boyd of Dunblane.

References

1806 births 1875 deaths People from Perthshire 19th-century Ministers of the Church of Scotland Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland {{Scotland-reli-bio-stub