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12. | Rev. Adam Ronald Rentoul Torrie, M.A. was born on 12 Sep 1918 in Belfast, Northern Ireland; died on 26 Jun 1996. Notes:
Rev Adam Ronald Rentoul Torrie was born in Belfast in 1918, a son of the manse. He attended St Andrew's University from 1937-40 and 1945-48 interrupted by war service. He was licensed by St Andrew's Presbytery in 1948 and inducted and ordained in Islay.
He married Elizabeth Maclean of Ardgour and they had five children. From Islay, Ronald Torrie was transferred and inducted at Gibraltar St Andrew's in 1951 where he remained before being inducted at Birnie in 1956. In 1973 the parish of Pluscarden was linked with Birnie and Mr Torrie, who referred to himself as "Hobson's choice" served the linked charge until he retired in 1986. He died in 1996
(Research):His father's last sibling, Hazel, died February 2021, at close to100 years old
Adam married Elizabeth Muriel Phillipa (of Ardgour) Maclean on 27 Oct 1948. Elizabeth (daughter of Lt.-Col. Alexander John Hew Maclean, 16th of Ardgour and Hon Muriel Annette Burns) was born on 10 Jun 1927; died on 28 Nov 2009 in Cantsford, Nairnshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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