John Crombie (1789–1872) was a minister of the

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, who served as

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in 1856.

Life

He was born in 1789 the son of Francis Crombie, a schoolteacher, and his wife, Jean Fair. He studied at

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, graduating MA in 1822.''Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae''; by Hew Scott He was ordained at St Andrew's Scots Church in

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in January 1819. Whilst in London

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awarded him an honorary

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in 1832. Crombie translated to

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in September 1841. Staying in the established church in the

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he translated to Scone (near Perth) in March 1844. In 1856 he succeeded

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, the highest position in the Scottish Church. He was succeeded in turn by James Robertson. He died on 4 December 1872.

Family

In October 1827 he married Frances Liddle (d.1850) of St Dunstan's in

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. They had several children: *Frances (b.1833) *Jean (b.1835) *Isabella Christie Crombie (b.1840) married Rev John Martin of

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, died in

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*John Liddle Crombie (1842-1920) doctor in

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BMJ obituaries: 8 May 1920 *Louisa Crombie (1844-1920) died in Perth

Publications

*''Statistical Account of Aberlemno'' (1845) *''The Character and Offices of Christ''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Crombie, John 1789 births 1872 deaths Alumni of the University of St Andrews Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland