Pyper Bursary
The Pyper Bursary was set up by the will of Professor William Pyper (1797-1861) in 1859. He instructed his trustees, including James David Forbes, Principal of the United College, and the professors of the United…
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William Pyper (1797-1861)
William Pyper (1797-1861) set up the Pyper Bursary at the University of St Andrews in 1859. He was the son of John Pyper of Rathen, Aberdeenshire, and Christian Henderson, and he was educated at Aberdeen’s Marischal…
Lawson Bursary
The Lawson Bursary was established in 1728. John Lawson (c.1660-1698) had intended to set up a bursary for a student at St Leonard’s College, but it appears that not only did a life rent intervene but there was some…
John Lawson (c.1660-1698)
The son of James Lawson, baxter burgess of Dundee, John Lawson was born c.1660 and became a matriculand of St Leonard’s College. He passed trials before presbytery of Dundee 28.1.1682 and became chaplain to Bishop of…
Henry Bursary
The Henry Bursary was created in 1755, thanks to a gift of £240 from the Reverend James Henry. It was stipulated by Henry’s will that one bursar at the University of St Andrews would receive £12 yearly for four years…
James Henry (1678-1758)
An alumnus of the University of St Andrews, James Henry (1678-1758) was licensed by the Presbytery of St Andrews in 1697 and ordained to Creich in Fife in 1702. He became the minister at Kinghorn in Fife and was…
Patrick Kidd Scholarship
The Patrick Kidd Scholarship was created by the will of Ann Kidd or Bell (d.1877) in memory of her father, Patrick Kidd, who farmed at Balgray in Angus. In her will, Ann Bell had instructed that the scholarship be for…
Ann Kidd or Bell (d. 1877)
Ann Kidd or Bell (d.1877) was the daughter of Patrick Kidd, a farmer at Balgray near Dundee, and the wife of James Bell, who also farmed at Balgray. In her will, she instructed her trustees to pay the University of St…
Thomas Thow Scholarship
The Thomas Thow Scholarship at the University of St Andrews was founded with £2,000 in 1897 by the Trustees of the late Miss Christiana Thow of Craigmore, West Ferry, near Dundee, according to the desire of Christiana…
Christiana Thow (1836-1897)
Christiana Thow (1836-1897) of Craigmore, West Ferry, near Dundee, and Margaret Thow (d. 1885) were sisters who desired to found a scholarship at the University of St Andrews in memory of their father, Thomas Thow…