Gray, William Henry

Education

Student United College 1837-1838 Gk. Jun.; Lat. Jun. 1838-1839 Gk. Prov.; Lat. Prov.; Log.; Math. 1 1839-1840 Gk. Prov.; Lat. Prov.; M. Phil.; Math. 2; Sens. Phil.; Civ. Hist. 1840-1841 Gk. Sen.; Lat. Sen.; Math. 3; Chem.; N. Phil. 1842-1843 Sens. Phil.; Physiol. Gen. & Anat. Comp. 1843-1844 Physiol. Gen. & Anat. Comp. Bursar, 1839. M.A. 1.5.1841.

Student St Mary’s College 1842-1846. Bell bursar, 1843, 1844, 1845, 1846. Gray prize, 1845, 1849. Accused of impropriety and deprived of session 1843-1844.

D.D. 13.2.1869.

Birth/childhood

Born 13.2.1825 son of Andrew Gray, shoemaker, St Madoes and Janet Kettle.

[Possibly the cousin of James Gray, M.D. 1843]

Career

Licensed by Perth presbytery 1843.

Minister Perth, St Paul’s 1846-1850. Edinburgh, Lady Yesters 1850-1880. Liberton 1880-1897 (resigned).

Publications

Death

Died 6.12.1908.

Sources

  • UYUC400:9.11.1839
  • UYSM400/4/254, 269, 290-1, 292, 328
  • UYUY452/16/251-2, 255, 437
  • UYUY674
  • Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae
  • Autobiography, Jubilee jottings, Edinburgh, 1896