James Veitch (minister)

James Veitch (1808–1879) was a minister of the Church of Scotland and noted astronomer and geologist.

[1] He was born at Inchbonny near Jedburgh on 27 April 1808 one of at least seven children of Betty Robson and her husband, James Miller Veitch, a ploughwright.

[1] His father made telescopes and this evolved into Veitch and his brothers being keen astronomers.

He translated to the collegiate section of St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh in March 1843 in place of Rev David Dickson in the mids of the ministry (at "first charge") of Rev John Paul.

He lived his final years at 8 Merchiston Park in west Edinburgh.