Fernie, William ♂

Education

Student United College 1827-1828 Lat. Jun.; Gk. Jun. 1828-1829 Lat. Prov.; Gk. Prov.; Math. 1; Log. 1829-1830 Math. 2; Lat. Prov.; Gk. Prov.; Ethics 1830-1831 Lat. Prov.; Gk. Prov.; Physics; Math. 3. Malcolm bursar, 1827.

Student St Mary’s College 1831-1832, 1832-1833 occ, 1833-1834. Part bursary, 1831, 1834.

This man and next [William Fernie, United College 1829-1831] probably both involved in breaking Professor Alexander’s windows in 1831.

Birth/childhood

Born 3.3.1814 son of Thomas Fernie, mason, St Andrews and Mary Scott.

Career

Teacher then golfer’s caddie.

Involved in paternity suit while a student.

Death

Died St Andrews 24.8.1882.

Sources

• UYUC400:17.11.1827
• UYSM400/4/123, 141
• St Andrews Citizen 9.9.1882
• Deaths Reg. St Andrews
• Census 1851 St Andrews
• St Andrews Kirk Session minutes 1834 ff.