Helen Stiven Ross (1895–1990)
Helen Stiven Ross was born 17 March 1895 in Brechin in Angus, Scotland. Her family claimed a link to Robert Burns in a 1960 article, tracing Helen’s brother as a great-great-great-great-great grandson of Robert Burns’…
Tag: Origin: Scotland
Students who originally came from Scotland. Use in addition to origin-fife (and Tayside) if applicable.
Thomas Graham Mackenzie (1896–1917)
Thomas Graham Mackenzie was born in Kirkden on 22 January 1896 to his parents Donald and Isabella Mackenzie, and Grandfather Thomas Graham who was a farmer in Whinfield, St. Boswells. He was the second son. The family…
From Matriculation to the Ministry: The research students of St Mary’s College, 1920–1923
In the early-twentieth century, an undergraduate degree was the prerequisite for those seeking ministerial careers in the Church of Scotland. So, when four postgraduate research students matriculated at St Mary’s…
John Hall Batey (1878?–1950)
John Hall Batey was born c. 1878. He obtained a Bachelor of Letters prior to attending St Andrews and conducting divinity research for several years in the early 1920s. In 1917, he was inducted into the pastorate of…
Thomas Caldwell (1883 –1966)
Thomas Caldwell was born in 1883 in Galashiels to parents John Caldwell and Euphemia McLachlan. He attended Galashiels Academy and the University of St Andrews. At St Andrews, he received a Master of Arts c. 1904-1905,…
Allan Muirhead (1888–1958)
Allan Muirhead was born in 1888 to parents Allan M. and Martha Robertson Muirhead. He received several degrees at the University of St Andrews: a Master of Arts in 1914, a Bachelor of Divinity in 1918, and a Bachelor…
David Matheson Bell (1891–1978)
Reverend David Matheson Bell was born in Cambuslang on 11 May 1891 to David Bell and Elizabeth Matheson. He attended West Coats Higher Grade School, then University of Glasgow for an M.A. in 1910 and a Bachelor of…
Jocelyn Patterson (1900–1965)
Jocelyn Patterson was born in 1900 to parents John and Isabella Patterson. He attended the University of Durham and received a BSc in 1919 and an MSc in 1921, then received his PhD from St Andrews in 1922. He served as…
John Masson Gulland (1898–1947)
John Masson Gulland was born in Edinburgh in 1898 to parents Helen Orme Masson and Dr. George Lovell Gulland. He served in World War I as an engineer in the Divisional Signals Company. When he returned, he attended…
Presbyterian Ministers and War: David Dick and Alek Sawyer
David Dick (1896-1984) and Alek Sawyer (1903-1973) grew up in early 20th century Scotland, and both became ministers in the 1920s. The age gap between them was just enough that one served in the Great War, while the…