John Jardine (minister)

[1] He was born on 3 January 1716 the son of Reverend Robert Jardine, and his wife Janet Rannie.

His father was minister of Cummertrees at the time of his birth but relocated to Glencairn in 1719 and settled in Lochmaben near Dumfries in 1732.

There is no mention of any formal training but he was licensed to preach as a Church of Scotland minister by the Presbytery of Lochmaben in September 1736.

[2] It took five years to find a posting, and only in July 1741 was he ordained as minister of parish Liberton, just south of Edinburgh.

He was translated to Lady Yester's Church in the city in 1750 and in October 1754 transferred to the Tron Kirk on Edinburgh on the Royal Mile as an assistant of Rev.