On 15 June 1865, Margaret Stuart Tyndall Bruce of Falkland registered a Deed of Mortification, Gift and Endowment of £5,000 of Bank of Scotland stock, in favour of the University of St Andrews. She wished the…
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 (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 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), 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…