1918 - 1996 (77 years)
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Name |
Adam Ronald Rentoul Torrie [2] |
Prefix |
Rev. |
Suffix |
M.A. |
Birth |
12 Sep 1918 |
Belfast, Northern Ireland [2] |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
26 Jun 1996 [2] |
Person ID |
I191884 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
28 Dec 2022 |
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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
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Sources |
- [S3540] Hamish Maclaren.
- [S3699] William Douglas, Douglas Genealogy Database, (http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/famgen/index.htm).
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