His early education was at Glasgow High School .
Stevenson was born in Glasgow on 24 August 1831 , the sixth of ten children to James Stevenson , a merchant of Glasgow and his wife Jane Stewart Shannan , daughter of Alexander Shannan , merchant of Greenock .
Stevenson 's early education was at Glasgow High School .
Stevenson was born in Glasgow on 24 August 1831 , the sixth of ten children to James Stevenson , a merchant of Glasgow and his wife Jane Stewart Shannan , daughter of Alexander Shannan , merchant of Greenock .