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Sorry, omitted to copy the heading, but the ages/birth years are clues;-) ;-)

Thomas from the 1841 census posted in 1851 perhaps?

1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Bondgate Within, Alnwick, Northumberland, England

Household members (4 people)
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William Davison Head
Married Male 70 1781 Chemist & book binder -
Elizabeth Davison Wife
Married Female 68 1783 - Hexham, Northumberland, England
>>Thomas Strangeways Assistant
Unmarried Male 26 1825 Assistant St Giles, Durham, England
Mary Ann Kelly Servant
Unmarried Female 17 1834 House servant Northumberland, England



—On the evening of Thursday the 25th ult., the students attending the Edinburgh Veterinary College presented Mr. Thomas Strangeways, formerly assistant to W. Davison, Esq., Apothecary, Alnwick, now assistant to Professor Mc'Cull, lecturer on anatomy
01 April 1858 - Alnwick Mercury - Alnwick, Northumberland, England


Professor Thomas Strangeways, D.C.L., of the Edinburgh Veterinary College, who died on the 6th inst., at his residence, Links, was bom in the north of England, and began life a bookseller, serving his apprentioesliip with the late Mr Davison..
27 February 1869 - Illustrated London News - London, London, England

Now that is odd, alviegal.
Thomas's Freeman record in 1846 says he is a chemist resident in Edinburgh. And he was back there later as he was a tutor at the vetinerary college. But I suppose folk did move around even then.

Thank you for the newspaper records too.

Thomas Strangeways
in the 1861 Scotland Census
Name: Thomas Strangeways
Age: 34
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1827
Relationship: Boarder
Gender: Male
Where born: England
Registration Number: 685/2
Registration district: St Andrew
Civil parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts
County: Midlothian
Address: 11 St James Pl
Occupation: Professor Of Anatomy & Physiology In The Viterinary College
ED: 69
Household schedule number: 48
Line: 4
Roll: CSSCT1861_126
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Hepburne Renton 54 Head - writer
Margaret Renton 50 Wife
Thomas Strangeways 34 Boarder
John Lewis 24 Boarder - veterinary student
John Lawson 18 Boarder - veterinary student
Marion Ross 25 Servant - domestic servant
Euphemia Mclean 42 Mar - dressmaker
Catherine Mclean 13 Daughter



William Davison is interesting too:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Davison_(publisher)

Thanks Argyllgran, I didn't have that.

Thomas's death:

STRANGEWAYS
THOMAS
44
mmn COLVILLE
M
1869
685 / 5 / 122
Newington


Original document viewable/printable for 6 credits on ScotlandsPeople.
https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

Thanks Argyllgran, I have seen his death cert at the Edinburgh Archives, before it all came online.....
He died quite suddenly of acute Bright's disease. One of his students wrote a poem about it, I have a copy, the original is held by a 'cousin'.

He was an apothecary but wanted to study veterinary science so came to Edinburgh and enrolled as a student with Professor Dick
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_(Dick)_School_of_Veterinary_Studies
After receiving his diploma, he moved to Newcastle and then London before being appointed to the Chair of Lecturer of Veterinary Anatomy and Pathology.

from The Scotsman 08 February 1869


EDINBURGH VETERINARY COLLEGE.

41 gentlemen presented themselves for examination, of whom 37 received the Diploma of the College- ........ Thomas Strangeways, Leeds; William Wright, Derbyshire; George Diack, Aberdeenshire; Alexander Gow, Athole; John Harrison, Westmoreland ; James .... He also received the Silver medal from the Highland Society and from Dr Allan Dalzell for Chemistry.
23 April 1857 - Edinburgh Evening Courant - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland


The poem by a student was published here

TIIE DEATH OF THOMAS STRANGEWAYS, Esq., L.L.D., Professor of Anatomy and Pathology, Edinburgh Veterinary College. [By Student.] The story reached us ; with faces grave Cluster'd to hear the news which some one gave, And soon the words
13 February 1869 - Alnwick Mercury - Alnwick, Northumberland, England


His marriage?

At the United Presbyterian Church, Blackett-street, on the 19th inst, by the Rev. R. Leitch, Thomas Strangeways, Esq., Professor of Comparative Anatomy in the Edinburgh Veterinary College, to Helen, daughter of Henry Watson, Esq
22 September 1866 - Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury - Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland


and one of the obituaries printed.

Professor Thomas Strangeways died at Glengyle Terrace, Edinburgh, on Saturday the Bth February current, aged 44. He was born in the city of Durham, Bth November 1824. His father, Mr John Strangeways, officer of Inland Revenue
10 February 1869 - North British Agriculturist - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thanks for that alviegal. All news to me.

You can even have a read of his book here. He was a very, very prominant figure in Veterinary teachings.

https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31175000407596&view=1up&seq=34

Thanks, I found his books some time back. Not really my subject though.

Scotland Monumental Inscriptions
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

First name(s)  Thomas
County  Midlothian
Last name  Strangeways
Country  Scotland
Death year  -
Record set  Scotland Monumental Inscriptions
Inscription  by his students. Thomas STRANGEWAYS late Prof of Anatomy, Edinburgh Vet College, wife Helen Margaret WATSON 11.6.1913 84.
Category  Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Cemetery  East Preston Street Cemetery
Subcategory  Parish Burials
Place  Edinburgh
Collections from  Great Britain, Scotland

You'll be related yourself soon alviegal!

I 'opened this box' by finding the burial. Though I think the widow Helen is buried in Berwick upon Tweed, she would have a pension if she lived there as he was a Freeman.