dig ious ▁h ymn od ist . ▁Fri ends ▁knew ▁him ▁as ▁Hor ace ▁Bon ar . ▁ ▁Life ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁James ▁Bon ar ▁( 1 7 5 8 - 1 8 2 1 ), ▁Sol ic itor ▁of ▁Ex c ise ▁for ▁Scotland , ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Mar j ory ▁Py ott ▁M ait land . ▁The ▁family ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁Br ought on ▁district ▁of ▁Edinburgh . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁in ▁Edinburgh . ▁▁ ▁He ▁came ▁from ▁a ▁long ▁line ▁of ▁minister s ▁who ▁served ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 6 4 ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Scotland . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁eleven ▁children , ▁his ▁brothers ▁John ▁James ▁and ▁Andrew ▁Alexander ▁were ▁also ▁minister s ▁of ▁the ▁Free ▁Church ▁of ▁Scotland ▁ ▁He ▁married ▁Jane ▁Catherine ▁Lund ie ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁and ▁five ▁of ▁their ▁young ▁children ▁died ▁in ▁succession . ▁Tow ards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁their ▁lives , ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁surv iving ▁daughters ▁was ▁left ▁a ▁wid ow ▁with ▁five ▁small ▁children ▁and ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁her ▁parents . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 3 , ▁Bon ar ▁received ▁an ▁honor ary ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Div inity ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Aber de en . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁this ▁home , ▁ 1 0 ▁Pal mer ston ▁Road ▁in ▁the ▁G range , ▁ 3 1 ▁July ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁They ▁are ▁buried ▁together ▁in ▁the ▁Can ong ate ▁Kir ky ard ▁in ▁the ▁la