1764 Philip Morison, briefly in 1765 David Johnston 1765 to 1824 Walter Foggo Ireland 1799 to 1828 (initially as assistant) Both ministers are buried in the old churchyard of St.Ninians. James Buchanan 1828 to 1840 translated to St Giles Cathedral Alexander Davidson 1843 to 1858 William Smith 1860 to 1877 Robert Stewart 1877 to 1881 Andrew Wallace Williamson 1882 to 1883 John Hutton McCulloch 1884 to 1912 James Robertson Sweet 1913 to 1942 Hugh Osborne Douglas 1942 to 1951 John Heron Gibson 1952 to 1959 Andrew Stewart Todd 1960 to 1967 Recent former ministers include: Reverend Douglas Clarke (1968–1979) - originally inducted to Leith Bonnington Church in 1965, becoming minister of the united Leith North & Bonnington Church in 1968 Reverend William G. Neill (1980–1986) - originally inducted to Leith North & Bonnington in 1980, moving to St Andrew's Church, Ayr, in 1986 Reverend Alastair G. C. McGregor QC BD (1987–2002) Reverend Dr Kenneth S. Baird (2003–2009). Reverend David H. Logan was minister at St Ninian's Ferry Road Church from 1965 until his retirement in 1982, at which point the congregation united with Leith North & Bonnington. Reverend Alexander McAspurren (2011-2019), who was previously minister of one of the two Church of Scotland congregations in Corby, Northamptonshire., demitted his charge in early 2019 to become minister of the linked parishes of Craigmillar Park Church and Reid Memorial, Edinburgh. Burial Ground The 1493 church appears to have made use of the ancient burial ground of St Nicholas (around 100m north) until 1656 when the ground was built over to create the Citadel fortress. Nothing survives of this. The burial ground then moved to Coburg Street in 1664 (it is not clear where people were buried from 1656 until 1664). When the new church opened on Madeira Street it had little space for burial and families preferred to be buried with their family members on Coburg Street. The Coburg Street Burial Ground used to reach to the Water of Leith. A number of graves were lost due to the creation of the Water of Leith Walkway on the inner edge of the ground in 1981. The Coburg St burial ground lies slightly detached from the old church, on Coburg Street. Notable interments include: Robert Nicoll, poet Rev David Johnston Colonel Anne Mackintosh the only female military leader in the Jacobite rebellion Thomas Gladstones See also List of Church of Scotland parishes South