Troup, William ♂
Education
Student United College 1860-1861 Gk. 1; Lat. 1; Math. 1 1861-1862 Log.; Lat. 2 1862-1863 M. Phil.; Zool. Comp. Anat. 1863-1864 N. Phil. 1864-1865 Anat. & Physiol. 1865-1866 anat. & Physiol. 1866-1867 anat. & Physiol. Thomson bursar, 1860. Maxwell bursar, 1862. Attended Established Church while a student.
Student St Mary’s College 1864-1867.
Joint Librarian, Registrar and Clerk 26.11.1864 - 9.1.1869.
Birth/childhood
Born 26.10.1829 son of William Troup, farmer, Pitsligo and Isabel Murison.
Career
Also at King’s College, Aberdeen - arts student 1859-1860.
Joint Librarian, Registrar and Clerk 26.11.1864 - 9.1.1869. [St Andrews University]
Schoolmaster at Culter and Cullen. [Teacher]
Presbytery clerk, Stirling. His MS notebook was the source of Menzies Fergusson’s History of Logie. A cdv photo of him is in possession of Bridge of Allan History Trust. [Minister]
Death
Died at Bridge of Allan 22.4.1899.
Sources
- UYUC310
- UYUC400:8.4.1862
- UYUC695
- UYUY452/18/48, 366, 19/20-1
- Census 1861 St Andrews
- StAUL Corr. 14.9.1908