Tour Scotland 4K travel video of photographs, with Scottish music, on an ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the church and cemetery in Carmyllie, Scottish Gaelic: Càrn Mhoillidh, Angus. Carmyllie Parish Church has a long and interesting history. A chapel, known as Our Lady's Chapel was situated here in the 16th century, but an earlier 15th century chapel was also located here, built by David Strachan of Carmyllie. The church sits within a large walled graveyard and alongside the former glebe land, manse and hearse house. Robert Small was born on 12 December 1732 in Carmyllie, Angus, the son of Reverend. James Small, died 1771, the local minister, and his wife, Lillias Scott. As was normal with the clergy he was from a gentrified background. Robert received his education at Dundee Grammar School. He then studied Divinity at the University of St Andrews in Fife graduating around 1750. He was elected by the Town Council of Dundee to be preacher in the Cross Church and catechist and took up post on 2 May 1759. He was called to be minister of the first charge of the Parish of Dundee, St Mary's, where he was ordained on 20 May 1761. On 24 April 1764 Robert married Jean Yeaman of Blacklaw, daughter of a Patrick Yeaman of Blacklaw, a merchant and twice Provost of Dundee. His children were, Isabel, Lillias, James, Catherine and Agnes. He was appointed chaplain to the Royal Highlanders 83rd Foot in 1778. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by his alma mater in the same year. In 1783 he was a co-founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He was reputed to be an excellent classical scholar and an interesting preacher, well versed in natural philosophy and mathematics and was a patron of literature. Robert Small He died on 23 August 1808. He is buried in the churchyard of St Andrews Cathedral.
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