William Gallagher

(Western District and Archdiocese of Glasgow) Born in Glasgow, 3rd September 1842, the son of John Gallagher and Margaret Hanly; left for Scotland, 26th July 1870, and ordained a priest by Archbishop Eyre in St. Andrew’s, Glasgow, 13th August 1870; died at Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, 24th May 1904.

Date	Age	Description
3 Sep. 1842		Born Glasgow
1860-1865	18	Blairs
27 Sep. 1865	23	Arrived in the college
26 Jul. 1870	27	Left for Scotland
13 Aug. 1870	27	Ordained a priest by Archbishop Eyre in St. Andrew’s, Glasgow
1870-1874	28	Partick
1874-1876	32	Maryhill
1876-1879	34	Chapelhall
1879-1897	37	Largs
1897-1904	55	Alexandria
24 May 1904	61	Died Alexandria

Report of the ordination of William Gallagher in the Scottish Catholic Directory of 1871.

The Rev. William Gallagher was born in Glasgow, 3d September 1842, and entered Blairs College, 21st July 1860. On the 2d September 1865 he was sent to the Scots College of Valladolid. On completing his studies there, he came back to Scotland on the 3d August 1870, and received from Archbishop Eyre all the orders up to the priesthood, which was conferred upon him by the same prelate on the 13th August of the same year. Soon after he was sent as junior priest to Partick.