McManus Subscribers

Much debate has taken place about the number of individuals and organisations that gave so generously towards the construction of the Albert Institute. Originally thought to be 168 subscribers, then research suggested 261 and the latest agreed figure is 327. Of all the subscribers we know of 9 women; a reflection of the dominant role men played in Victorian Britain.

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Surname Forename Gender Date of Birth Date of Death Address
Parker Edward Male 1822 - Haughton Le Skerne, County of Durham - baptised 09-07-1822 25-07-1887 Mount Pleasant Dundee Cliff Ter... More...
Parker Charles Male 30-04-1796 18-04-1867 Eden Grove, Dundee earlier 10 Ref... More...
Parker Charles Male 1824 - baptised 20-04-1824 at Haughton Le Skerne, Durham 19-01-1893 65 Bucklemaker Wynd Dundee 8 We... More...
Paterson James Male 25-06-1819 17-03-1882 40 Magdalen Yard Road, Dundee (1867... More...
Paxton James Male 14-12-1819 30-10-1903 19 Meadowside (1850): Ryehill Hous... More...
Petrie James Male 08-11-1819 29-11-1864 93 Murraygate Dundee thereafter... More...
Petrie David Male. 20-03-1812 09-11-1898 Mrs. Low's, William Street, Foreban... More...
Pirie David Male 23-07-1820 06-02-1899 Fish Street Dundee 17 Crichton ... More...
Pitcairn David Male. 15-12-1810 1869 13 King Street, Dundee, c.1842-1845... More...
Powell Robert Male circa 1835: After 1901 (an initial indicator while resident in Scotland): Reform Street Dundee Constituti... More...
Prain James Male 04-10-1802 09-04-1890 25 Hawkhill, Dundee, c.1844-1847. ... More...
Prain Robert Male 26-12-1831 25/04/1874 3 Westfield Lane 18 Airlie Place More...
Prain junior James Male 28-12-1840 23-01-1929 31 Park Wynd, Dundee, c.1851-1863. ... More...
Ramsay James Male 24-06-1826 09-04-1907 Before 1863: Greenfield House, 1... More...
Rattray Peter Male 18-07-1811 30-09-1874 58 Overgate Dundee Barrack Stre... More...
Reith David Male 19-02-1814 21-02-1866 3 South Tay Street, Dundee, c.1846-... More...
Renny William Male 26-03-1809 03-01-1882 8 Douglas Terrace Broughty Ferry More...
Rickard Joseph Male Unknown - estimated year of birth - 1823 11-05-1874 Clerk Street Brechin 9 Trinity... More...
Ritchie William Male 04-12-1818 21-10-1902 Mile End, Middlesex, c.1848-1850. ... More...
Robertson David Male circa 1815/1816 12-07-1881 Union Grove Magdalen Green Dundee More...
Scott Janet Female 17-05-1791 05-09-1867 160 Nethergate Dundee More...
Scott David Male 17-02-1820 01-12-1870 Baldovan Dundee 114 Dundee ... More...
Scott William Male c.1803 1872 New Buildings, Nethergate, Dundee, ... More...
Scott Jnr William Male c.1832 30-01-1881 6 South Union Street, Dundee c.1850... More...
Scrimgeour David Male 29-03-1822 14-09-1905 Pre 1863 addresses include: 4 D... More...
Sharp John Male 10-04-1823 24-02-1895 Meadow Road (Meadowside) Dundee (18... More...
Shaw James Male 21-04-1818 26-11-1901 - see Comments 1851 Just's Cottages, Newport on Ta... More...
Shepherd Walter Male 28-05-1836 21-03-1913 West Riding Prison (1841 - 1861) - ... More...
Shield James Male 18-11-1819 05-06-1884 Denhead of Arbirlot 2 Kerr Street,... More...
Simpson George Male 18-10-1820 01-07-1892 Douglas Terrace, Broughty Ferry, c.... More...
Small William Male 03-03-1815 27-07-1870 Eden Bank Ferry Road Dundee More...
Small Robert Male 18-12-1818 26-12-1870 Edenbank Ferry Road Dundee More...
Spence Alexander Male 19-11-1813 13-03-1895 37 Dundee 6 Shore Terrace Dund... More...
Stephen William Male 11-01-1826 24-11-1893 9 Forebank Road, Dundee, c.1853-185... More...
Stephen George Male 08-04-1793 31-12-1874 Meadow Entry(1829-1844) Murraygate... More...
Stephen Robert Male 22-05-1829 05-04-1883 1 Somerville Place Dundee More...
Stevenson John Male 10-09-1814 16-11-1865 Constitution Street, Dundee 29 Con... More...
Sturrock David Male 22-12-1806 04-03-1882 2 Bank Street Dundee 2 Park Pla... More...
Sturrock Archibald Male 30-09-1816 01-01-1909 Priestgate Street(1851) Peterborou... More...
Symers Euphemia Female 07-03-1787 18-12-1869 158 Nethergate Dundee More...
Symers Lilias Female 18-04-1793 18-02-1873 Whiteleys 147 Nethergate Dundee ... More...
Symers John Male 06-12-1794 01-05-1866 77 Murraygate, Dundee (1841, 185... More...
Taylor Andrew Male 25-10-1811 01-07-1873 Addresses pre 1863 include: 125 ... More...
Thoms Thomas Male 02-02-1833 - baptised 13-02-1833 13-06-1897 The Crescent (parental home) 348 P... More...
Thoms of Aberlemno Patrick Male 07-06-1796 17-06-1882 Crescent House, Dundee; Tillywhand... More...
Thomson William Male 12-02-1823 23-09-1893 Various addresses pre 1870 include:... More...
Trail Anthony Male 31-08-1808: 26-12-1878 Church Street Broughty Ferry th... More...
Turnbull Hector Male 26-05-1814 26-07-1901 1 Bank Street, Dundee, c.1846-1847.... More...