Elizabeth Anderson (née Randale or Randall) was the widow of James Anderson, a mariner from Kirkcaldy. In a Trust Disposition and Settlement of 1809, she left funds to create the David Anderson Bursaries in memory of…
The Robert Wemyss Bursary was established in 1861 as a result of a bequest from Amy Wemyss (née Beanland (c.1786/91-1861). The Fifeshire Journal reported that her bequest of 6,000 Indian rupees was ‘for the foundation…
Amy Wemyss (née Beanland, c.1786/91-1861) had been born in Fort William, India, the eldest daughter of an indigo planter and his wife. In 1825, in Calcutta, she married Robert Wemyss of the Bombay Naval Service. He…
The Valentine Bursary was established in 1898 by Ronald Crauford Munro Ferguson and his sister Alice Luttrell, in memory of their deceased sister (Emma) Valentine Munro Ferguson (1864-1897). Ronald Ferguson funded the…
Ronald Crauford Munro Ferguson (1860-1934) and Alice Luttrell (c1861-1912, née Ferguson) were the children of Colonel Robert Ferguson (d.1868), of Raith, Fife. Their father had inherited lands in Ross-shire, and added…
In 1865, Margaret Stuart Tyndall Bruce provided funds for the Bruce of Grangehill and Falkland Logic Prize (as well as scholarships and bursaries). She directed that remaining money from the endowment be used to award…
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…
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…
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…