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= Margaret Macgregor (1838-1901) =

Margaret Ann Kinniburgh Macgregor, n. Burns, was born in Edinburgh on 11 November 1838, and died on 20 January 1901 in Glasgow. She was the daughter of Jeanie Marshall and James Burns, clerk, and the wife of Thomas Macgregor

Margaret belonged to Lothian Road United Presbyterian Church in Edinburgh, but experienced an evangelical conversion during the evangelical revival in Scotland (1859-61), and joined St Mary's Free Church in Govan. She was involved with the church's Sabbath school and outreach work, and in 1869, began holding meetings for local mothers in her home and visiting the sick. She ran evangelical, gospel, kitchen meetings and bible classes for young men and women. In 1883, she moved to Harmony Row, and her work was now funded by Isabella Elder (1828-1905). As Lady Superintendent of the Fairfield Works Mission, she was responsible for a number of initiatives. Sewing and kitchen meetings were key elements of the mission strategy, offering women skills and materials, instruction in domestic duties and bible studies in an atmosphere of prayer. Known as Govan's 'Bible wumman', Margaret ran the mission on non-denominational lines and sought co-operation with local Protestant congregations. A nursery offered childcare for working women and widowers.

A church was erected on Crossloan Road in her honour. The Macgregor Memorial Church (constructed between 1902-04) on the corner of Craigton Road and Crosslan Road was designed by James Miller and was demolished in 1994

Education
Margaret attended Moray House School in Edinburgh.