M’Bean, James ♂

Education

Student United College 1816-1817 Lat. Jun.; Gk. Jun.; Hist. Civ. 1817-1818 Lat. Prov.; Gk. Prov.; Log.; Math. Jun. 1818-1819 Lat. Prov.; Gk. Prov.; Ethics; Math. Prov. 1819-1820 Lat. Prov.; Gk. Prov.; Physics 1821-1822 Chem. 1826-1827 Chem. (Ternar).

M.A. 7.7.1821.

Student St Mary’s College 1820-1822, 1824-1825 occ., 1825-1826. Part bursary, 1820, 1821, 1826. Listed for Exchequer bursary, 1822.

Assistant librarian, St Andrews University 1828-1839. University Librarian and Clerk to Senatus 1839-1863 (retired).

Birth/childhood

Born 12.1.1796 Dominica, East Indies son of Alexander M’Bean, master grocer, St Andrews and Jane Watt.

Career

Licensed by [ ] presbytery. [Minister]

Assistant librarian, St Andrews University 1828-1839. University Librarian and Clerk to Senatus 1839-1863 (retired).

Tutor in France. [Teacher]

Death

Died 26.4.1886.

Sources

• UYUC516:1822
• UYSM400/3/349, 358, 4/24
• UYUY452/13/168
• Census 1861 St Andrews
• St AUL Bulletin 5 1912 - 13 p68
• Deaths Reg. St Andrews 1886