When Alexander Torrance was born about 1842, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Peter Torrance, was 22 and his mother, Cathrine Livingston, was 26. He married Margaret McNee Davidson on 31 December 1861, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Dennistoun, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1891 and Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1891.
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The Disruption of 1843 was a division within the Church of Scotland, which 474 evangelical ministers of the Church broke away from the Church to form the Free Church of Scotland. They didn’t reject the principles of the Church of Scotland but were trying to establish a purer version of the Church without the King or Parliament being its head. It had huge effects not only within the Church of Scotland, but also with Scottish civic life.
The Church Patronage Act 1874 was passed by Parliament and amended and altered the laws relating to the Appointment of Ministers to Parishes in Scotland. Paragraphs spelled out definitions to prevent the Act being subverted by processes used by Patrons and clarified that the Church of Scotland would decide on the qualifications required for Ministers.
Scottish (Glasgow and Midlothian) and Irish (Derry): variant of Torrence .
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