James Alexander Guthrie (1823-1873) and Arbuthnot Charles Guthrie (1825-1897) were the sons of David Charles Guthrie (1788-1859) and Jane Campbell Hunter (1798-1859). Their lives and careers were intricately linked to…
The Patrick Kidd Scholarship was created by the will of Ann Kidd or Bell (d.1877) in memory of her father, Patrick Kidd, who farmed at Balgray in Angus. In her will, Ann Bell had instructed that the scholarship be for…
Ann Kidd or Bell (d.1877) was the daughter of Patrick Kidd, a farmer at Balgray near Dundee, and the wife of James Bell, who also farmed at Balgray. In her will, she instructed her trustees to pay the University of St…
The Thomas Thow Scholarship at the University of St Andrews was founded with £2,000 in 1897 by the Trustees of the late Miss Christiana Thow of Craigmore, West Ferry, near Dundee, according to the desire of Christiana…
Christiana Thow (1836-1897) of Craigmore, West Ferry, near Dundee, and Margaret Thow (d. 1885) were sisters who desired to found a scholarship at the University of St Andrews in memory of their father, Thomas Thow…
The William Byers Scholarship was established by Betsy Byers (née Kidd, d. 1878) in memory of her husband, William Byers, who died in 1856. Her sister Ann (Kidd) Bell also established a scholarship, in memory of their…
Betsy Byers (née Kidd, d. 1878) was the daughter of Patrick Kidd, a farmer at Balgray in Angus, and she also inherited lands from someone else at Hillhead, near Kirriemuir, and she retained control of those lands after…
The Guthrie Scholarships were established in 1865 by brothers James Alexander (1823 – 1873) and Arbuthnot Charles Guthrie (1825 – 1897), who gave £6,250 to the University in memory of the father, David Charles Guthrie…