John Carstairs (1758-1837)
John Carstairs (1758-1837) was born to David Carstairs, a wright, and Margaret Fair in Largo parish, Fife. He also was a cousin of Sir John Leslie. Carstairs attended United College at the University from 1771 to 1775,…
Tag: 1800-1850
Margaret Stuart Tyndall Bruce (c.1780-1869)
Margaret Stuart Tyndall Bruce of Falkland (c.1780-1869) created scholarships, bursaries and a prize at the University of St Andrews. We believe she was born in India to an unknown Bengali mother and an unmarried…
Madras Bursaries (1831)
The Madras Bursaries were established in 1831 by the trustees of Andrew Bell, a board of trustees latterly known as The Madras College (St Andrews) Trust. Under the trustees’ direction, the University of St Andrews…
Andrew Bell (1753-1832)
Andrew Bell (1753-1832), the founder of Madras College, was born on South Street in St Andrews and educated in the town, but he travelled the world, from North America to India, and was shipwrecked along the way. An…