Roger, James ♂
Education
Student United College 1781-1783 b, s. 1783-1784 Gk. Prov.; Lat. Prov.; Ethics 1784-1785 Gk. Prov.; Lat. Prov.; N. Phil. (Ternar). Foundation bursar, 1781. Chancellor’s prize, Public humanity class, 1782.
Student St Mary’s College 1785-1788.
Birth/childhood
Born 24.6.1767 son of Peter Roger, farmer, Ryehill of Coupar Grange, Bendochy and Janet Davidson.
Career
Also at Marischal College, Aberdeen - divinity student.
Licensed by Dundee presbytery 1791.
Schoolmaster Monikie 1799 - 1800. [Teacher]
Secretary to George Dempster of Dunnichen.
Minister Dunino 1805 - 23.11.1849 (died).
First editor of Dundee Advertiser.
Death
[Died 23.11.1849.]
Sources
- UYUC400:6.11.1781, 10.4.1782
- Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae
- Charles Roger, Leaves from my autobiography