Charles Stuart Grace (1859-1936) was born in St Andrews to Stuart Grace, a solicitor and bank agent, and Jesse Ranken Playfair. He attended Madras College and Fettes College in Edinburgh, then studied at United College…
The Sharp Bursary was founded by John Sharp (1788-1857), who had been a very successful baker in Perth. He left £500 to fund a Sharp Bursary, to enable a student to study for the church at any Scottish University. It…
John Sharp (1788-1857) was born on 26 September 1788 in Perth and became a very successful baker in the city. He was unmarried, and left a substantial estate of £19,000 (equivalent to at least £1.9m today). In his…
The John and Isabella MacDougall Bursaries were created by the will of Isabella MacDougall of Perth (1806-1883) and funded by ‘Miss Isabella MacDougall’s Trust’. The bursaries were for the benefit of meritorious…
Isabella MacDougall (1806-1883) was the daughter of John MacDougall, a grocer, and Isobella Carmichael. Her brother was merchant Duncan MacDougall, who was also a partner in both the Central Bank of Scotland and the…
James David Forbes (1809-1868) was born into a well-established Edinburgh banking family, whose foundations were laid by his grandfather Sir William Forbes and continued by his father, also named Sir William Forbes. JD…