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Identity area
Type of entity
Person
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Herdman, A. W. (Andrew Walker), 1822-1894
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Description area
Dates of existence
1822-1894
History
Rev. Andrew Walker Herdman was born on September 5, 1822, in Rattray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
He was a clergyman. In 1849, he became a pastor at the St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Pictou, Nova Scotia where he ministered for thirty years. In 1879, he moved back to Scotland and was inducted into his native Rattray Parish Church as his brother William's successor. He served here until his death in 1894.
In 1849, he married Elizabeth Close (1827-1897). He died on August 17, 1894, in Rattray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.