James Ingram (minister)

James Ingram
James Ingram from Disruption Worthies[1]
Personal details
Born3 April 1776
Died3 March 1879
James Ingram of Unst
Mary Barclay Ingram (1776–1859)
James Ingram by Otto Leyde
Presbyterian Catechising by John Phillip
Hillside Kirk, Baltasound
Hillside Kirk manse, Baltasound
Uyeasound Kirk
Carte de visite showing Thomas Guthrie in the early 1870s.
James Ingram aged 100

James Ingram (3 April 1776 - 3 March 1879) was a Church of Scotland minister who spent most of his life working in the parishes of Fetlar and Unst. At the Disruption he joined the Free Church. His was sometimes known as the Patriarch of the Free Church. He is remembered for his long life as he lived till within a few weeks of completing his 103rd year. He came from a long-lived family: his father lived to the age of 100, and his grandfather to 105. Additionally he is remembered as the sitter in works of art, including a painting by Otto Leyde. He was also photographed by Charles Spence of Lerwick. He wrote the New Statistical Account for the parish of Unst in 1831.