Reverend William Patrick

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The Reverend William Patrick (1791 - 1872) was a 19th Century Minister of the Church of Scotland and a significant contributor to the Second, or New, Statistical Account of Scotland. He seems to have been the prime author of the Parish accounts for Hamilton , Blantyre , Bothwell and Cambuslang. In each of these, his interest in the local flora and fauna , especially those that could be hunted, shines through. He had earlier (1831) produced A popular description of the indigenous plants of Lanarkshire.

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• New Statistical Account of Scotland Vol VI (1845)
• Patrick, Rev William A popular description of the indigenous plants of Lanarkshire, with an introduction to botany, and a glossary of botanical terms. Edinburgh 1831 (in The British Library, System number 002793299)