Rintoul, David

Education

Student United College 1822-1823 Gk. Jun.; Lat. Jun.; Math. Jun. 1823-1824 Gk. Prov.; Lat. Prov.; Log.; Math. 2 1824-1825 Gk. Prov.; Lat. Prov.; Ethics 1826-1827 Ethics. (Ternar).

Student St Mary’s College 1827-1828. Part bursary, 1828. Had to leave College on account of bad health, March, 1828.

Birth/childhood

Possibly baptised 10.4.1801 son of Robert Rintoul, Tulliallan and Sophia Aitkine.

Career

Also at Edinburgh University - divinity student 1828-1831.

Teacher Ruthwell in 1826.

May be the man who was Missionary Eday 1834. Minister St Catherine, Quebec 1841-1845 who is claimed by Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae to have been educated at Glasgow, but who does not appear in W.I. Addison, Matriculation albums of the University of Glasgow 1728-1858.

Sources

  • Chalmers, Class list, New College CHA6.14.1-4
  • UYSM400/4/69
  • Parliamentary Papers, 1837, vol.xxxvi p1 - Evidence...for visiting the Universities of Scotland. Vol 3 p83
  • Edinburgh, New College CHA4.61.16, 4.98.48