The family were held closely together by a strong religious faith, being members of the Sandemanians, a form of the Protestant Church which had split from the Church of Scotland.
Ang pamilya ay gaganapin malapit nang sama-sama sa pamamagitan ng isang malakas na relihiyon ng pananampalataya, na mga kasapi ng Sandemanians, isang form ng Iglesia Protestante na may split mula sa Simbahan ng Scotland.