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
Baxter Mary Female 04-05-1801 19-12-1884 Ellengowan 104 Ferry Road Dundee More...
Baxter Eleanor Female 27-09-1788 08-12-1868 Ellengowan 104 Ferry Road Dundee More...
Jobson Marion Female 26-05-1801 12-01-1877 Crawford Lodge Perth Road Dundee More...
Jobson Helen Female 23-11-1796 13-01-1880 Crawford Lodge Perth Road Dundee More...
Jobson Anne Female 06-08-1805 15-10-1891 Crawford Lodge Perth Road Dundee More...
Martin (née Low) Mary Ann Female 12-07-1797 16-11-1872 2 Magdalen Yard Road (also known ... More...
Scott Janet Female 17-05-1791 05-09-1867 160 Nethergate Dundee 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...
Whitson Margaret Female 20-06-1790 30-09-1880 33 (South) Dundee More...