Holmes, Finlay
Holmes, Finlay (1926–2008), presbyterian minister and historian, was born Robert Finlay Gregg Holmes in north Belfast on 19 July 1926, one of two sons of William Holmes and his wife Sophia Finlay (née Gregg). Both his parents were from the north Antrim district of Kilraughts. His mother…...
Holmes (Homes), William
Holmes (Homes), William (1663–1746), presbyterian minister, was born in Donaghmore, Co. Donegal, of a family well established in Donegal and Co. Tyrone and probably originating in the Salisbury area of Wiltshire. His father was probably Robert Holmes, who was an elder in Donaghmore…...
Homes, Robert
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Houston (Hewson), David
Houston (Hewson), David (1633?–1696), covenanter minister, was born in Scotland, possibly in Renfrewshire, though he may be the David Houston, minister of the gospel, who was son and heir of Robert Houston, a tailor who had property in Wigtownshire and died a.1690. He…...
Houston, Thomas
Houston, Thomas (1803–82), Reformed Presbyterian minister, was born October 1803 in Donegore, Co. Antrim, son of Thomas Houston. It is not known if he was related to the famous covenanter David Houston (qv). His parents were in…...
Hunter, James
Hunter, James (1863–1942), presbyterian fundamentalist, was born in Newtownstewart, Co. Tyrone. He was educated at the RBAI and QCB, receiving a first-class honours…...
Irwin, James Alexander Hamilton
Irwin, James Alexander Hamilton (1876–1954), presbyterian minister and Irish nationalist, was born 3 July 1876 in Feeny, Co. Londonderry, the son of Samuel Hyndman Irwin and his wife Mary (née Hamilton). Educated at Magee College, Derry, and New College, Edinburgh, he took a master…...
Irwin, Sir Samuel Thompson
Irwin, Sir Samuel Thompson (1877–1961), surgeon, rugby player, and politician, was born 3 July 1877 in Limavady, Co. Londonderry, son of John Irwin of Limavady. He was educated at Foyle College, Derry, and QCB, where he graduated…...
Johnstone, Thomas McGimpsey
Johnstone, Thomas McGimpsey (1876–1961), presbyterian minister, temperance campaigner and author, was born on 11 June 1876 in Newtownards, Co. Down, son of Joseph Hamilton Johnstone, a builder, and his wife Rosena (née McGimpsey). The family was staunchly presbyterian (with covenanter…...
Johnston, Geoffrey Deane
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Johnston, John
Johnston, John (1786–1862), presbyterian minister, was born at Aughendrummond, Clogher, Co. Tyrone, seventh son of William Johnston, farmer and merchant; his mother may have been his father's second wife, Margaret (née Armstrong?). He was educated at Mr Millar's school at Clogher…...
Johnston, John Corry
Johnston, John Corry (1855–1943), presbyterian minister, was born 19 November 1855, eldest surviving son of John Johnston, tenant farmer, and Lydia Anne Johnston (née Curry) of Roughan, Augher, Co. Tyrone. Educated locally, largely by the presbyterian minister in Ballygawley, Dr W…...
Johnston, William
Johnston, William (1818–94), presbyterian minister and philanthropist, was born 2 January 1818 at his maternal grandfather's home, Crieve House, near Ballybay, Co. Monaghan, the eldest child of the Rev. John Johnston (qv) (d. 1862) of…...
Kelburn, Sinclare (Sinclair)
Kelburn, Sinclare (Sinclair) (1754–1802), presbyterian minister and radical, was born in Dublin, the only son of the Rev. Ebenezer Kelburn, minister of the Plunkett St. (latterly Ormond Quay) presbyterian church in Dublin, and Martha Kelburn (née Sinclare). In November 1769 he…...
Kennedy, Gilbert
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Kennedy, Gilbert
Kennedy, Gilbert (1678–1745), presbyterian minister, was born in 1678 in Dundonald, Co. Down, son of the Rev. Gilbert Kennedy and his wife (née Montgomery). Kennedy primus was a nephew of the 6th earl of Cassilis, and was born (1627) in Ardmillan, Ayrshire, Scotland; he was…...
Kidd, James
Kidd, James (1761–1834), presbyterian minister and Hebraist, was born 6 November 1761 in Loughbrickland, Co. Down, youngest of three sons of impoverished parents, who may have been William Kidd and Agnes Kidd (née Allan). When his father died a few months after James was born, his…...
Killen, Thomas Young
Killen, Thomas Young (1826–86), presbyterian minister, was born 30 October 1826 in Ballymena, Co. Antrim, eldest child among six daughters and three sons of Edward Killen, a prosperous merchant, and Mary Killen (née Young; d. 1893). His father moved in retirement (c.1832…...
Killen, William Dool
Killen, William Dool (1806–1902), presbyterian church historian, was born 5 April 1806 in Ballymena, Co. Antrim, elder son of John Killen, merchant, and Martha Killen (née Dool). Through his paternal grandmother, Blanche Brice, he could claim descent from…...
Kinnear, John
Kinnear, John (1823–1909), presbyterian minister and MP, was born at Clonaneese, Co. Tyrone, second son of James Kinnear, presbyterian minister. After attending a local national school he was denied admission as a dissenter to the Church of Ireland Royal School, Dungannon, and was…...
Kirkpatrick, James
Kirkpatrick, James (1676–1743), presbyterian minister, was son of the Rev. Hugh Kirkpatrick, and was born probably in Scotland. His father was minister in Lurgan, Co. Armagh, from 1686, but with his family took refuge in Scotland from 1689 to 1695, when he went as minister to…...
Knox, Robert
Knox, Robert (1815/16–1883), presbyterian minister, was born in Clady, Co. Tyrone, third son of Hugh Knox, probably a farmer, who was ruling elder in Urney presbyterian church. There may also have been at least four daughters. His mother (whose name is unknown) died when he was…...
Latimer, William Thomas
Latimer, William Thomas (1842–1919), presbyterian minister and historian, was the only child of John Latimer (d. 1843), presbyterian minister of First Ballynahatty, near Omagh, Co. Tyrone, and Eliza Latimer (née Dudgeon). His father died while William was still a baby. Latimer's…...
Leebody, John Robinson
Leebody, John Robinson (1840–1927), scientist, commentator, and college president, was born in January 1840 in Ballinderry, Co. Antrim, the second son of Rev. Henry Leebody (d. 1879), presbyterian minister there, and his wife, Madeline Sophia (née Robinson). He was educated…...
Lee, Robert Pearson
Lee, Robert Pearson (1921–2012), veterinary scientist, was born at home at 41 Marguerite Road, Drumcondra, Dublin, on 8 May 1921, the youngest of four children (two sons and two daughters) of George Angus McLean Lee, a pharmaceutical chemist of Aberdeenshire farming stock, and…...