. The history of the Fife Pitcairns : with transcripts from old charters . h Mall, Cork, on the 14th of Feb-ruary 1821. He lost his mother when quite a child; but his eldestsister filled her place, and was like a mother to him. Whenhe grew up he thought he would like to be a civil engineer,and became a pupil of Mr Robert Stevenson of Newcastle,son of the celebrated George Stevenson, the civil engineer. Having worked at Newcastle and York for some time, MrPitcairn decided to take Orders, and become a , in October 1841, he matriculated at Kings Col-lege, London, and remained t
. The history of the Fife Pitcairns : with transcripts from old charters . h Mall, Cork, on the 14th of Feb-ruary 1821. He lost his mother when quite a child; but his eldestsister filled her place, and was like a mother to him. Whenhe grew up he thought he would like to be a civil engineer,and became a pupil of Mr Robert Stevenson of Newcastle,son of the celebrated George Stevenson, the civil engineer. Having worked at Newcastle and York for some time, MrPitcairn decided to take Orders, and become a , in October 1841, he matriculated at Kings Col-lege, London, and remained there one year until he came ofage. In February 1842 he matriculated at Jesus College,Cambridge, and came into residence the 10th of October ofthe same year. In June 1846 he graduated in honours, 25thSenior Optime, and was twice prizeman of his College. Jesus College, June 9, 1843. Dear Sir,—I beg to inform you that the list came out thismorning, and that your name appears thus in Classics— Horsley 1st Prizeman, Venables 2nd 11 Hallewell 11 Archer 11 Pitcairn 11 James Pelham Pitcairn,1827. LIFE OF JAMES PELHAM PITCAIRN. 249 In Mathematics— Archer 1st Prizeman. Pitcairn 2nd n I am also glad to inform you that the Master has appointed youChapel Clerk for the ensuing year. It will be desirable, therefore,for you to be in residence early in the October Term.—I am, dearSir, Yours truly, Robert Merry. On Sunday the 19th of July 1846 he was ordained Deaconat Durham by the Bishop of Chester, and afterwards ap-pointed Curate of Stand, Lancashire. In the month ofJuly 1847 he was ordained priest at Durham by Dr Sumner,who became Archbishop of Canterbury. On resigning thecuracy of Stand, he was presented with a Bible and purseof 80 guineas by the congregation. Mr Pitcairn thenbecame Curate of Ardwick to the Rev. J. W. Gibson,February 1848; on the 30th of May 1850 was appointedRector of Longsight; and after being there eleven years,was given the Crown living of Eccles by Lord C
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