Richardson, David ♂

Education

Student United College 1794-1795 Gk. Prov.; Lat. Prov. 1795-1796 Gk. Prov.; Lat. Prov.; Log.; Math. Jun. 1796-1797 Gk. Prov.; Lat. Prov.; Ethics; Math. Prov.; Hist. Civ. 1797-1798 Gk. Prov.; Lat. Prov.; N. Phil. (Ternar). 3rd in bursary comp., but resigns place. Malcolm bursar, 1794.

Student St Mary’s College 1798-1802. Alexander bursar, 1798.

Birth/childhood

Baptised 26.12.1779 son of David Richardson, writer, Auchtermuchty and Grissel Ballingall.

Career

Possibly the ‘Richardson’ alcoholic, Adam Anderson writes about to Thomas Chalmers in 1827.

Sources

• UYUC400:4.11.1794
• UYSM400/3/198
• Edinburgh, New College CHA 4.65.29