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- WILLIAM SIMPSON, born 22nd Aug. 1744, second son of James S., min. of Wilton ; licen. by Presb. of Kelso 3rd Oct. 1760; ord. to Morebattle 18th April 1761 ; trans, to Lady Yester s, Edinburgh, 9th June 1785 ; pres. by the Town Council 25th Feb., trans, and adm. 2nd Aug. 1789 ; D.D. (Edinburgh, 8th Feb. 1810) ; died 24th Jan. 1831. He marr. (1) 7th Nov. 1775, Jean Douglas Balderston, who died 2nd Dec. 1786, and had issue Euphemia, born 15th Sept. 1776; Ann, born 15th Nov. 1778; James, advocate, author of A Visit to Flanders after the Battle of Waterloo, born 10th Sept. 1780, died 2nd Sept. 1853 ; George, born 5th July 1782, died 3rd Sept. 1807 : (2) 29th Sept. 1794, Isabella (born 27th Nov. 1742, died 27th Nov. 1825), daugh. of James Ker of Bughtrig.
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