William King Tweedie
Rev Dr William King Tweedie D.D. was a historian, biographer and a minister of the Free Church of Scotland Tolbooth Church, Edinburgh.Life
He was born in Ayr on 8 May 1803, the eldest son of John Tweedie and Janet King. His parents moved to Buenos Aires in South America while William was young and he was left in the care of an aunt in Maybole. He never saw his parents again, and was effectively abandoned.
He studied Divinity at Edinburgh, Glasgow and St Andrews University. He was ordained by the Church of Scotland at London Wall in 1832. In 1836 he was translated to Aberdeen South and in 1842 to the Tolbooth Church in Edinburgh. He left the established church in the Disruption of 1843 and was thereafter a member of the Free Church of Scotland. He lived at 50 George Square, Edinburgh.
He moved to 3 Fingal Place in the Grange around 1845 but returned to George Square in later life.
He died at 15 George Square, Edinburgh on 24 March 1863. He is buried in the Grange Cemetery in south Edinburgh. The grave lies on the outer north wall.Family
He married Margaret Bell in 1835 in London. She was daughter of Hugh Bell, of Old Garphar, Straiton, Ayrshire, and had five children.
Their children included Major General William Tweedie who was involved in the Sepoy mutiny in India.Publications
