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GRANT, John younger, of Blairfindy
(About 1655-)
FORBES, Helen
(About 1661-)
GRANT, William of Blairfindy, Jacobite 1745
(About 1685-1762)
TYRIE, Jean
(About 1692-)
GRANT, Robert RC Priest, Rector of Scots College, Douai, France, Father
(1720-1784)

 

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GRANT, Robert RC Priest, Rector of Scots College, Douai, France, Father 1

  • Born: 1720, Blairfindy, Banffshire, Scotland 2
  • Died: 29 March 1784, London, England 2

  General Notes:

"Robert Grant was born at Blairfindy in Glenlivet in 1720. He was enrolled at Scalan in 1736 and in 1738 transferred to The Scots College, Paris finally travelling to The Scots College Rome where he was ordained in 1748. He returned to Scotland and had five stations between 1749 and 1764. He was appointed Rector of The Scots College Douai; this college was founded by William Allan for English Priests in 1568 for the translation of the Reims-Douai Bible and managed by the Scottish Jesuit William Crichton in 1593. Robert Grant held this post until his death in 1784."

from Scalan News
2


Sources


1 Internet Site, Scalan News at http://www.scalan.co.uk/scalannews37.htm.

2 Internet Site, http://www.scalan.co.uk/scalannews37.htm.

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