Traill, John ♂
Education
Student United College 1867-1868 Chem. 1868-1869 N. Phil.; Chem. 1870-1871 N. Phil.; Chem.; Prac. Chem.
Birth/childhood
Born 22.9.1851 at Malacca [Malaysia] son of William Traill of Woodwick M.D., Madras Army and Emma Harvey. [Soldier?, doctor?]
Career
Also at Edinburgh University - arts student 1871-1872.
Civil engineer, Madras [now Chennai, India].
Succeeded to father’s estate of Woodwick in 1887. [Landowner]
Death
Died at Holland House, North Ronaldshay 5.9.1898.
Sources
- W. Traill, Genealogical account of the Traills of Orkney (Kirkwall, 1883) p78
- Deaths Reg. North Ronaldshay 1898/3
- Monumental inscription St Andrews Cathedral burial ground