Alek Sawyer (1903–1973), MA, BD
Alek William Sawyer [1921-UC1-065] was born on 18 February 1903 at Newmilns, Ayshire, to Fredrick Henry Sawyer, the first Professor of Music at St Andrews, and Sarah Worsnop. He later moved to Belfast, where he was…
Category: Students
All those who studied at St Andrews from 1579 to 1897 have an entry in the Biographical Register of the University of St Andrews, which is available in print or searchable online.
Our VIP teams have been transcribing the records of students since 1898, and researching their lives. They will eventually form part of a revised/expanded edition of the Biographical Register, but until that moment, we share some of them here.
David Dick (1896–1984), MA, BD
David Dick [1921-SM1-002] was born on 8 August 1896 to John Dick and Thomasina Smith in Cellardyke, Fife, and was schooled at Waid Academy in nearby Anstruther. He matriculated at the United College in the University…
Adewale Doherty (1894?–1935)
Adewale Doherty [1921-UCD-022] was from Lagos, on the coast of west Africa (now: Nigeria). His surname may indicate that he had a European father – or that he had adopted (or been given) a European surname (for…
Veera Krishna Samy (1899–1974)
Veera Krishna Samy [1921-UCD-063] was probably born on 26 July 1899. He was from Singapore, and was the son of a well-respected medical practitioner. Samy had family connections in India, and a letter he later wrote to…
Ari Krishna Rama Chandra (1896–?)
Ari Krishna Rama Chandra [1921-UCD-013, sometimes written Ramachandra] was born 11th July 1896. He was from Singapore, but his family was Indian. At some point, he travelled to Britain. On census day in 1921, he was in…
Blema Rosen (1903–1990), MBChB 1926
Blema Rosen [1921-UCD-062] was born 30 September 1903, in Dundee. Her father was Jacob Rosen. Blema went to school locally, at Morgan Academy, and in 1921, she matriculated at University College Dundee. She studied…
Jessie Strathdee, née Cranmer (1871–1956)
Jessie Graham Cranmer [1922-UC1-070] was born on 9 October 1871, in New Kilpatrick, near Glasgow. Her parents were John Cranmer, and her mother was Margaret Alexander Graham. Nothing is currently known about her early…
Susan Bisset (later, Wilson) (1902–1981), MBChB 1929
Susan Helen Bisset [1921-UCD-008] was born on 28 September 1902, in Dundee. Her father was Christopher Bisset. She was educated at Harris academy and then at the High School of Dundee. In 1921, she matriculated at…
James Christie Ross (1895–1976) BSc 1921
James Christie Ross [1914-UCD-027] may have been born in Nigg, in 1895, though he was later living in Arbroath. He matriculated at University College Dundee in 1914 at the age of 19, to study under the Provincial…
Madge Turnbull (1895?–after 1960), MA 1917
Madge Turnbull was educated at the High School of Dundee. She matriculated at University College Dundee in 1913, studying under the committee for the training of teachers; but later transferred to St Andrews and…