William Quarrier
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William Quarrier (1829-1903) was a shoe-maket and philanthropist from Glasgow, Scotland.
He was born in Greenock in September 1829, but moved to Glasgow aged 3 following the death of his father and spent most of his childhood in poverty.
Aged 17 he began work as a shoemaker after training as an apprentice. At this stage, he became a devout Christian. He soon owned a chain of shops and married Isabella Hunter, the daughter of his first employer. During his life, Quarrier father four children: Isabella, Agnes, Frank and Mary Quarrier.
However it is for his work for impoverished and orphaned child which he is best remembered. In 1876 he founded the Orphan Homes of Scotland, later to become known as Quarrier's Village (although Quarrier was a modest man and would likely have thought this honour rather too great), a pioneering centre for the care of children and now a scenic residential village near Kilmacolm in Renfrewshire.
A charity also remains in his name, carrying on his work into the present day, and the village that bares his name stands testament to his many accomplishments.
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