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Rev. Simon Somerville 
Stobbs
1833 - 1911


Rev. Simon Somerville 
Stobbs
, 1st minister at Ardrossan United Prebysteran church. The General Assembly in 1863 authorised the Presbytery of Glasgow to receive him into the ministry of the Established Church. In 1864 he was inducted into the charge of Swallow Street, London, a congregation of long standing, where he remained till 1868. He was afterwards in the quoad sacra church at Lugar, in the parish of Auchinleck, from 1872 to 1876. He next appears as minister of Elder Street Mission Church, Edinburgh, which became St James' quoad sacra, where he laboured till 1898. i.e. Minister of St James' Mission Church, Broughton Place, Edinburgh. See: http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/robert-small/history-of-the-cong regations-of-the-united-presbyterian-church-from-1733-to-1900-ala-402/ page-49-history-of-the-congregations-of-the-united-presbyterian-church -from-1733-to-1900-ala-402.shtml Ordained, 22nd December 1857. The call was signed by 109 members and 52 adherents, and all was unanimity and heartiness, but the bright prospect was speedily to be clouded. The people may have been over-sanguine, and, when success came short of expectation, there may have been an undue tendency to restiveness and discontent. It happened, at least, that before a year and a half had passed Ardrossan affairs were brought before the Presbytery. After a committee had failed to heal dis- sensions that Court itself took up the case. Certain parties had called a congregational meeting, at which they went on to show that they were not to blame for the differences with their minister. The Presbytery found that these proceedings were fitted to injure Mr Stobbs in his absence. Several papers which had been handed in were also read, one from 50 members declaring that they would no longer act along with Mr Stobbs, and another from 54 members expressing satisfaction with his ministrations, bating the use of the manuscript in the pulpit. It ended for the time with an exhortation to all 320 HISTORY OF U.P. CONGREGATIONS parties to humble themselves before God, review their conduct in the light of Christian duty, and endeavour to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace. This was on 2ist June 1859, but at a meeting three weeks afterwards Mr Stobbs brought up a communication he had received from three of the elders declining to co-operate with him, and also a request sent him to call a con- gregational meeting for the purpose of relieving the trustees from their responsibilities and minuting the resignation of managers. This led to a meeting of Presbytery at Ardrossan on 6th September, when a second committee reported that with two exceptions all the office-bearers of the church were alienated from Mr Stobbs' ministry, but the party adhering to him were willing to support ordinances for themselves by contributing at the rate of .4, $ s - a Y ear f r eac ' 1 member. They would also undertake the liabilities resting on the property, which amounted to nearly ^800, if the other party would relinquish their rights and withdraw, a proposal which the trustees and those in the majority refused to entertain. At a loss what to do, the Presbytery decided to refer the whole case simpliciter to the Synod. Another motion was that the dissatisfaction which prevailed with the ministrations of Mr Stobbs was not justified by anything brought out in evidence, and that measures be taken to provide the congregation with an acting session. While the reference was pending the regular income shrunk up, and before the end of the year it was intimated to the Presbytery that money claims to the extent of ^80 were about to become due, while the treasurer had only 6 in hand. The evil was too acute to admit of delay, and on I4th February 1860 a letter was read from Mr Stobbs resigning his charge. He had been anxious, he said, to labour on in spite of violent op- position, but the state of his health would not permit, and on I3th March the resignation was accepted, with the concurrence of commissioners from both sides, and arrangements were made for meeting his pecuniary claims. Mr Stobbs was now to have his name placed on the probationer list, but after acting in this capacity for two years he withdrew, and the General Assembly in 1863 authorised the Presbytery of Glasgow to receive him into the ministry of the Established Church. In 1864 he was inducted into the charge of Swallow Street, London, a congregation of long standing, where he remained till 1868. He was afterwards in the quoad sacra church at Lugar, in the parish of Auchinleck, from 1872 to 1876. He next appears as minister of Elder Street Mission Church, Edinburgh, which became St James' quoad sacra, where he laboured till 1898. Since then his name has appeared on the list of Ministers Unattached. ------- S Sommerville Stobbs Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists Name S Sommerville Stobbs Event Type Immigration Event Date 1875 Event Place Boston, Massachusetts, United States Gender Male Age 42 Birth Year (Estimated) 1833 Birthplace Scotland Ship Name Marathon CITING THIS RECORD "Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists, 1848-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRM-9ZC7 : accessed 9 August 2015), S Sommerville Stobbs, 1875; citing Immigration, ship Marathon, NARA microfilm publication M265 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1969), roll #252. This appears to have been his first visit to USA.

Born: Stromness, Orkney, , Scotland 19th Jan 1833 Baptised:
Died: London, , , England 1911 Buried:
Family:
Stobbs

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1.
Rev. Simon Somerville 
Stobbs
(
Gordon
,
Gordon
) 1833 - 1911
2.
Rev. William 
Stobbs
(
Somerville
) 1799 - ante 1875
 
 
3.
Jessie 
Somerville
(
Stobbs
) 1806 - 1875
6.
7.
Jane/Jean 
Rowbotham
(
Somerville
) 1778 - 1860

Siblings


1.
Jessie Somerville 
Stobbs
(
Davidson
) 1829 - ante 1881
2.
William 
Stobbs
1832 - post 1851
3.
Alexander Stewart 
Stobbs
1837 - post 1861
4.
Jane Rowbotham 
Stobbs
(
Edkins
) 1838 - 1861
5.
Rev. John Garrow 
Stobbs
1840 - 1882
6.
Margaret Ainslie 
Stobbs
1843 - post 1861
7.
Rowbotham 
Stobbs
1850 - post 1851

Spouses



1. London, , , England 1869
2. Manhattan, , NewYork, USA 10th Jun 1899
Fanny Eleanor 
Gordon
(
Stobbs
) 1857 - 1955

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19th Jan 1833Born (birth) Stromness, Orkney, Scotland
1841Member of household in 1841 census (census)
1861Head of household in 1861 census (census)
1869Married (marriage) London, England
10th Jun 1899Married
Fanny Eleanor 
Gordon
(
Stobbs
) 1857 - 1955 (marriage) Manhattan, NewYork, USA
31st Mar 1901Head of household in 1901 census (census) London, England
1911Died (death) London, England
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