James Rorie (d. before 1819)
James Rorie was apparently a servant to James Playfair (1736-1819), Principal of United College. Rorie appears to have predeceased Playfair, and had left instruction and ‘a small sum’ to found a bursary. In Playfair’s own will, he left instructions and a larger sum to create the Rorie Bursary.
Nothing is known about Rorie; but the Playfair family had well-established multi-generational links to British India.