MacEwan/[MacEwen], John

Education

Student United College 1819-1820 Lat. Jun. 1821-1822 Lat. Prov.; Gk. Prov.; Math. Jun.; Log. 1822-1823 Lat. Prov.; Gk. Prov.; Ethics 1824-1825 Gk. Prov.; Lat. Prov.; Physics. Part bursary, 1822.

Student St Mary’s College 1825-1827occ., 1827-1828, 1828-1829 occ., 1829-1830 occ. Part bursary, 1828.

Birth/childhood

Born 25.12.1800 son of Donald Macewan, farmer, Comrie and Margaret Macowan.

Career

Licensed by Kirkcaldy presbytery 1830. May be the John M’Ewan educated at the Universities of Glasgow [Glasgow University] and St Andrews who was schoolmaster Port of Menteith to at least1826at least 1837. [Teacher]

Schoolmaster Auchterderran 1831-1838. Minister Milton of Balgonie 1838-1843. Dyke 1843-13.6.1886 (died).

Death

[Died 13.6.1886.]

Sources

  • UYUC400:23.11.1822
  • UYUC516:1822
  • UYSM400/4/69
  • Dundee Advertiser 15.5.1823 Prize list
  • Parliamentary Papers 1841 Session 1 vol. xix pt1
  • Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae
  • Deaths Reg. Dyke 1886/6