William Glennie

Background

He was born 1761 in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, the son of John Glennie and Jean Mitchell.

Career

He and Mary had a large family of twelve, four of whom became Australian Pioneers (James, Henry, Alfred and Benjamin). He died in 1828 in Sandgate, Kent. The Academy had originally been a Tavern called The Green Manitoba, and had been converted by 1815.

Connections

teacher:

Dulwich Grove

Friend:

Thomas Campbell