Tuesday, July 01, 2008

John Welsh plaque, Ayr






Spotted this on the Bank of Scotland building in Ayr High Street. John Welsh (1568 - 1622) was married to John Knox's daughter, and their son Josias Welsh was minister at Templepatrick in County Antrim from about 1622 onwards.

Links:
"Life of John Welsh, Minister of Ayr" by Rev James Young, (Edinburgh, 1866) on GoogleBooks here
Biography here
Wikipedia entry here

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