Mud (as he likes to be known) is Glasgow born and bred and he is married to Maggie and they have two children, Angus and Kirsty.
A report of t the induction service at the end of the summer (2008), Rev Gordon Martin (Muir of Ord) preached from Nehemiah 3, an encouraging and fitting chapter about the rebuilding of the broken down walls of Jerusalem. In his address, Rev. Martin observed: "The cause in Nairn has diminished over the years, but we pray that Mud, Maggie, Angus and Kirsty will be used by the Lord to rebuild the cause in that place."