Duncan Mackay (1741-1808)
Duncan Mackay (1741-1808) was born to Donald and Christina[?] Mackay in the district of Breadalbane near Loch Tay. He attended United College from 1758, gaining his M.A. in 1762. He then studied divinity at St. Mary’s…
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Craig-Buchanan Bursary
The Craig-Buchanan Bursary was established by George Dalziel Craig-Buchanan (1772-1842, qv), minister of Kinross from 1804 until his death in 1842. The deed of Disposition and Settlement was written in 1832, and…
George Dalziel Craig-Buchanan (1772-1842)
George Dalziel Craig–Buchanan (1772-1842) was the son of Penicuik and Edinburgh architect James Craig and Mary Dalziel, and he was baptised in 1772. George Craig (as he then was) was educated at the University of…
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,…
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…