| Activity | The Rev. James Aitchison, minister of Erskine Church, Falkirk, 1875-1920, was born at Glasgow on 6 May 1846, and died on 28 February 1930. During that time Erskine Church was a member of two different denominations : United Presbyterian until 1900, then United Free until 1929. He was educated in Glasgow and Edinburgh, and trained and worked as a watch and clockmaker from 1859 to 1866 before turning to the ministry. He was the author of poems, lectures and sermons published in book and periodical form. |