Menzies Bursaries
The Menzies Bursary Trust was created by James Menzies (c1778-1844), via a Trust Disposition and Settlement of 1837. The trust was to fund bursaries for four students, at a rate of £50 per annum, tenable for four…
Tag: 1800-1850
James Menzies (c1778-1844)
A fish-curer, merchant and sometime outlaw, James Menzies (c.1778-1844) was perhaps born on the Castle Menzies estate, Perthshire. He went into business in Glasgow, and by the later 1810s, was part-owner, with John…
Dow Bursary
The Dow Bursary was created by the will of Peter or Patrick Dow of Balmyle. The bursary provided two bursars with £10 annually for four years, with preference for former pupils of Kirkmichael school in Blairgowrie.…
Peter or Patrick Dow of Balmyle
Peter or Patrick Dow of Balmyle was a Scottish-born barrister who practised law in England. Dow’s will, which is dated 25 July 1837, provided for a trust which assigned monies to Perth Royal Infirmary and to a Scottish…
Duncan Bursary
Elizabeth Duncan established the Duncan Bursary in 1841, for the United College at the University of St Andrews, following the death of her entrepreneur brother, Alexander. Elizabeth Duncan gave £800 to the United…
Elizabeth Duncan (1782-1867)
Elizabeth Duncan (1782-1867) was born in Kilconquhar and was the daughter of Saunders Duncan, a shoemaker, and his wife, Margaret. Elizabeth and her entrepreneur brother, Alexander, moved to Edinburgh, where Alexander…
Garth Bursaries
The Garth Bursaries were founded by a bequest from Dr Alexander Stewart (d. 1828). He gave the University £3,000 in 3% consols, or ‘war bonds’, to fund ‘as many bursaries as possible’. Five bursaries were funded from…
Alexander Stewart (d. 1828)
Alexander Stewart (d. 1828) was part of the Stewart family of Garth, a significant Highland family whose seat was Garth Castle in Perthshire. Stewart probably studied at St Andrews, and then trained for medicine at…
David Charles Guthrie (1788-1859)
David Charles Guthrie (1788-1859) of Dundee was born to parents James Guthrie, 2nd Baron of Cragie (1740-1830) and Amelia Murray (c.1749-c.1824). He was a student at United College from 1802 to 1804. Guthrie became…
George Clerk Cheape (1801-1886)
George Clerk Cheape (1801-1886) of Strathtyrum was the son of George Cheape and Lilias Guthrie. In the 1830s, Cheape moved to London and joined the merchant firm, Chalmers & Guthrie, with his uncle David Charles…