M’Kay, William Sinclair

Education

Student United College 1822-1823 Lat. Prov.; Gk. Prov.; Log.; Physics 1823-1824 Lat. Prov.; Gk. Prov.; Ethics; Math. 2 & 3. (Ternar).

Student St Mary’s College 1824-1826. Part bursary, 1825, 1826.

D.D. 12.1.1856 (Proposed by Dr. Buist and seconded by Sir David Brewster).

Birth/childhood

Born 8.5.1807 son of John M’Kay, Thurso and Dorothea Jane Mackie.

Career

Also at King’s College, Aberdeen and Edinburgh University - divinity student 1827-1829.

Missionary Calcutta [now Kolkata, India] 1831-1843. Chinsurah (Free Church) 1843-1862.

Publications

Death

Died 6.9.1865.

Sources

  • UYSM400/4/12d, 34
  • Chalmers, Class list, New College CHA6.14.1-4
  • Edinburgh, New College CHA4.38.30, 4.79.51