Reverend George Lambert Scotland Trinidad and Tobago

Biography of Reverend George Lambert

George Lambert matriculated at the University in 1848, taking a class in Logic. He was born in Gorebridge, Midlothian in 1827, son of John, a weaver in the Temple parish of Midlothian.

Lambert was a missionary in Trinidad from 1853 to 1870: first at Arouca and later San Fernando. He returned to Scotland and preached in Rigg, Gretna from 1873 until his death in 1892.

Sources

Printed Materials

Archival Materials

  • W Innes Addison, The Matriculation Albums of the University of Glasgow from 1728 to 1858 (Glasgow, 1913), p. 476

Other

  • SC15/41/23, The Will of George Lambert, 07/04/1892, scotlandspeople.gov.uk

Summary

Reverend George Lambert
Born 1827.
Died 6 February 1892.
GU Degree: Arts, 1848;
University Link: Student
Occupation categories: clergy; missionaries
English snippet: Arts student at the University in 1848. Later, a Presbyterian minister and missionary to Trinidad.
Record last updated: 3rd Mar 2014

Country Associations

Scotland Scotland, Midlothian, Gorebridge
Place of Birth

Scotland Scotland, Lochmaben
Place of Death

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad, San Fernando

University Connections

University Roles

  • Student