Bell, William Dow ♂

Education

Student United College 1879-1880 Gk. 1; Lat. 1; Math. 1 1880-1881 Log.; Gk. 2; Lat. 2; Math. 2 1881-1882 Eng. Lit.; M. Phil. & Pol. Econ.; Math. 3 1882-1883 N. Phil.; Chem. 1883-1884 Gk. 3; Math. 3; Chem. M.A. 21.4.1886 (1st class Math.)

Miller prize, 1881, 1885.

Student St Mary’s College 1882-1884.

Bruce scholar, 1884. Ramsay scholar, 1885, 1886.

Birth/childhood

Born 16.12.1861 son of John Bell, farmer, St Martins and Sarah Reid.

Career

Also at Edinburgh University - math. & N. Phil 1884-1885 and divinity. [Divinity student]

Licensed

Assistant minister at Ayr and Whiteinch, Glasgow then went to Australia. [Minister]

Death

Remains on General Council register until 1960, for most of the period "Address unknown".

Sources

• Births Reg. St Martins 1862/3
• UYUC400:16.4.1881, 17.12.1885
• UYUY452/20/430, 21/72
• UYM/310: R.D. McKenzie