Aitchison, Craigie Mason, Lord Aitchison (1882–1941), judge, was born at the manse, Erskine, Falkirk, on 26 January 1882, the second son of the Revd James Aitchison, minister of the United Presbyterian church, and his wife, Elizabeth Mason Craigie. He was educated at Falkirk high school...
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Aitchison, Craigie Mason, Lord Aitchison (1882–1941), judge
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Aitchison, Craigie Mason, Lord Aitchison (1882–1941)
Maker: Stanley Cursiter
Craigie Mason Aitchison, Lord Aitchison (1882–1941) by Stanley Cursiter, 1937 in the collection of the Faculty of Advocates; photograph courtesy the Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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Annan, Thomas (1829/30–1887), photographer
Sara Stevenson
Annan, Thomas (1829/30–1887), photographer, was apparently the fifth of the seven children of John Annan (1792–1869), a farmer, flax spinner, and corn miller, who lived in the parish of Dairsie in Fife, and his wife, Agnes Bell (1791?–1878). He left home in November 1845 to begin an apprenticeship as a lithographic writer and engraver with the ...
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Annan, Thomas (1829/30–1887)
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Thomas Annan (1829/3030–1887) self-portrait?, 1857 Annan Gallery, Glasgow
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Bethune, Margaret (1820–1887)
Maker: unknown photographer
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Margaret Bethune (1820–1887) by unknown photographer Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh
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Bethune [née Peebles], Margaret (1820–1887), midwife
Barbara E. Mortimer
Bethune [née Peebles], Margaret (1820–1887), midwife, was born in Largo, Fife, on 2 October 1820, the only child of Margaret Walker (d. 1874), a linen worker. Her father was Andrew Peebles, a weaver of Lundin Mill. The family was not wealthy, although in 1847 ...
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Blyth, James (1839–1906)
Maker: E. J. Mills
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James Blyth (1839–1906) by E. J. Mills, 1901 by permission of Strathclyde University Archives
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Blyth, James (1839–1906), electrical engineer and university teacher
Trevor J. Price
Blyth, James (1839–1906), electrical engineer and university teacher, was born on 4 April 1839 at Marykirk in Kincardineshire, near Montrose (Forfarshire), the son of John Blyth (1793/4–1874), an innkeeper and small farmer, and his wife, Catherine (1802/3–1884), daughter of John Grant, militia officer; his parents were both originally from ...
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Brown, John (1784–1858), minister of the United Presbyterian church and theologian
Lionel Alexander Ritchie
Brown, John (1784–1858), minister of the United Presbyterian church and theologian, was born at Burnhead, Whitburn, Linlithgowshire, on 12 July 1784, the third child and eldest son of the Secession minister John Brown of Whitburn (1754–1832) and his first wife, Isabella Cranston (...
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Brydone, Patrick (1736–1818), traveller and author
Katherine Turner
Brydone, Patrick (1736–1818), traveller and author, was born on 5 January 1736, probably in Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland, one of the seven children of Robert Brydone (1686?–1761), minister of Coldingham, and Elizabeth, daughter of the previous minister, John Dysart, or Dysert, who were married on 30 June 1727 at ...
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Cairns, John (1818–1892), minister of the United Presbyterian church and theologian
Donald C. Smith
Cairns, John (1818–1892), minister of the United Presbyterian church and theologian, was born on 23 August 1818 at Ayton Hill, Berwickshire, the third of eight children of John Cairns (1790?–1841), shepherd, and his wife, Alison Murray (1788?–1860). Cairns was raised in the strict but loving environment provided by his godly parents within the tradition of Presbyterian dissent: the family belonged to its largest branch, the ...
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Cameron, Sir David Young (1865–1945)
Maker: unknown photographer
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Sir David Young Cameron (1865–1945) by unknown photographer © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Cameron, Sir David Young (1865–1945), painter and etcher
W. N. Smith
Cameron, Sir David Young (1865–1945), painter and etcher, was born on 28 June 1865 at 1 Queen's Terrace, Glasgow, the fourth of the nine children and elder surviving son of the Revd Robert Cameron (1825–1898), minister of Cambridge Street United Presbyterian Church in ...
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Cameron, Katharine (1874–1965), watercolour painter and etcher
W. N. Smith
Cameron, Katharine (1874–1965), watercolour painter and etcher, was born on 26 February 1874 at 16 Sardinia Terrace, Hillhead, Glasgow, the eighth of the nine children of Robert Cameron (1825–1898), minister of Cambridge Street United Presbyterian Church in Glasgow, and his wife, Margaret Johnston (...
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Cameron, Katharine (1874–1965)
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Katharine Cameron (1874–1965) by unknown photographer, 1931 [detail] © reserved; collection National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh; photograph National Portrait Gallery, London
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Chalmers, James (1841–1901), missionary and explorer
Andrew Porter
Chalmers, James (1841–1901), missionary and explorer, was born at Ardrishaig, Argyll, on 4 August 1841, the son of John Chalmers (1802–1869), a stonemason from Peterhead. His mother, Mary, née Glen (1808–1876), came from Luss on Loch Lomond. Brought up in Ardrishaig, Lochgilphead, and ...
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Chalmers, James (1841–1901)
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James Chalmers (1841–1901) by unknown photographer © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Chisholm, George Goudie (1850–1930), geographer
Elizabeth Baigent
Chisholm, George Goudie (1850–1930), geographer, was born in Edinburgh on 1 May 1850, the second child and first son of David Chisholm, actuary with the North British Insurance Company, and Anne Goudie. The family were strong United Presbyterians. After attending preparatory school, in 1860 or 1861 ...
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Chisholm, Sir Samuel, baronet (1836–1923), local politician and temperance campaigner
Irene Maver
Chisholm, Sir Samuel, baronet (1836–1923), local politician and temperance campaigner, was born in Dalkeith, Midlothian, on 23 September 1836, the eldest son in the family of four sons and three daughters of John Chisholm (c.1810–1882), a tobacco manufacturer, and his wife, ...
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Chisholm, Sir Samuel, baronet (1836–1923)
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Sir Samuel Chisholm, baronet (1836–1923) by unknown photographer by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Cultural and Leisure Services, Glasgow City Council
