Tag: 1850-1900

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…

Blyth Scholarship

The Blyth Scholarship was created in 1878 by the will of Agnes Blyth (1825-1880). In her will, Agnes Blyth directed her brother David Carmichael to ‘sell either by public roup or private bargain, as he may think…

Agnes Blyth (1825-1880)

Agnes Blyth (née Carmichael) created the Blyth Scholarship at the University of St Andrews. Born in 1825, Agnes Blyth was the daughter of Charles Carmichael and his wife, Margaret Sommerville. Her father was a founding…

The Tulloch Memorial Fund Scholarship

In 1886, a public subscription raised funds in memory of John Tulloch, late principal of St Mary’s College. The money was used to fund a scholarship. John Grant Tulloch (1823-1886) was born to William Weir Tulloch,…