Scholarship

[momat]

Is there any way of finding records of those awarded scholarships in 1920s Glasgow.
I have been told that my late Uncle was awarded a scholarship to further education but because the family needed his income he was unable to accept it.

[Currie]

Hello Maureen,

There’s a good chance that lists of scholarship winners would be published in the newspapers but could be very difficult to find. Most likely they would appear in the window between the end of main examinations and the start of the new School or University year. When would that likely to have been in Scotland?

Do you think it would most likely be a scholarship to University they were talking about or something else. When was he born and in what year, on average, would he have most likely have won the scholarship. In what part of Glasgow was he probably living, was there a particular school that covered that area, and lastly, if I may be so bold, what was his name?

The University of Glasgow has records of graduates and much more but I don’t know if that extends to scholarship winners.

Someone is sure to come up with a better answer than this one.

All the best,
Alan

[steiner]

Hi Maureen

Some of the "private schools" in Glasgow awarded scholarships every year so if you know the name of the school they may have records of awards.

I know that the Mitchell Library in Glasgow have some school records so they maybe worth trying. However, the "private schools" in Glasgow haven't changed much over the years so they maybe worth contacting direct. Hopefully, you have the name of the school. Hope this helps. Good luck with search.

Andy

[momat]

When was he born and in what year, on average, would he have most likely have won the scholarship. In what part of Glasgow was he probably living, was there a particular school that covered that area, and lastly, if I may be so bold, what was his name?

He was born in 1911 in Edinburgh .The family moved to Glasgow c 1920
They lived in the Gorbals and I imagine it would have been a local school .
His name was David Tatch.I know he wanted to be a Doctor.
He died suddenly in 1958 in London and I would like to find this information for his family who were only teenagers when he died.

[Currie]

Back again Maureen,

The name appears to be one of a kind in the UK, and that’s great from a genealogical point of view. Would he have been Jewish by any chance, if so that would probably rule out the RC etc Church Schools. http://www.theglasgowstory.com/image.ph ... earch%3D99

Scottish Jewish Archives Centre, referred to in the previous link, is here.
http://www.sjac.org.uk/

If you think he may have been Jewish then it may be worthwhile heading down that path to see where he may have had his schooling. See also http://www.jewishgen.org/JCR-UK/GorbalsPublicSchool.htm

Failing that I could probably round up a list of Glasgow Secondary Schools, but there appears to be quite a lot of them and the names don’t offer a lot of help to me so far as geographical closeness to the Gorbals is concerned.

The Glasgow Herald images on Google News Archive for the 1920’s aren’t that great and a search doesn’t work very well. There’s a chance other Glasgow newspapers may appear there or elsewhere online in the future that may give more chance of success.

There seem to be all sorts of scholarships, those given by educational establishments as a condition of government grants, those granted by private companies etc. If the family wasn’t well off maybe he had to leave school at the minimum age and the scholarship was one that would have got him into a fee-paying higher grade secondary school.

All the best,
Alan

[momat]

Hi Allan,

The name appears to be one of a kind in the UK, and that’s great from a genealogical point of view. Would he have been Jewish by any chance

Yes to this. It has not been an easy road regardless of uniqueness as I already knew most of what I found on line.
This is my Maternal Family name and the only ones in the U K.Rest of surviving lot went to live under Uncle Sam.
The original was Russian/Lithuanian and whatever it may have been is lost in the mists of time.

Funny thing is when I first started to do my searching some years ago and entered the name TATCH the first thing that popped up was BLACKBEARD The Pirate
Spelling error on their entry.
Needless to say we are not related.If one has claim to fame I doubt I would have wished for this.
Will have another look at the sites you offered .

[CatrionaL]

Hi Maureen
Have you tried researching Hutcheson's Grammar School? It began way back in the 17th century and for many years was in Crown Street in the Gorbals. I think it moved from there in 1969. My uncles were educated there. It was 'open to intelligent children from any background'.

Hope this helps
CatrionaL

[momat]

Hi Catriona,
That was the frst place I looked.
I may email them and see if they have any arcival data.