M’Neil, Donald Alexander

Education

Student United College 1874-1875 Eng. Lit.; Gk. 1; Lat. 1 1875-1876 Gk. 2; Lat. 2; Math. 1 1876-1877 Log.; Chem. 1877-1878 M. Phil.; Pol. Eon.; Chem.. Garth bursar, 1874.

Birth/childhood

Born c. 1855 son of Archibald M’Neil, schoolmaster, Tongue and Mary Fraser. [Teacher]

Career

Also at Aberdeen University 1 year.

Perhaps the Duncan alias Thomas Henry Carstairs McNeil who claimed to be a graduate of St Andrews and aged 54 in 1909 when he was sentenced at Halifax for fraud. But his first conviction was in 1873 and he could be a case of identity theft.

Sources

  • UYUC695 Garth
  • UYUC400:19.11.1874
  • St AUL Correspondence 5.1.1909