Monday 15 June 2009

Sir James Young Simpson

Memorial to Sir James Young Simpson on the south side of St Giles

Tuesday 9 June 2009

John Crooks


Erected by the Lodge of Journeymen Masons Edinburgh No. 8.
In memory of John Crooks R.W.Master 1868 & 1869.
Died 24th May 1871.
Aged 47 Years.
His remains are interred 26 feet north from this stone.

Monday 8 June 2009

Archibald Constable

Archibald Constable. Born 24th February 1774. Died 21st July 1827.
Edinburgh publisher, who published the Scots Magazine from 1801.

Saturday 6 June 2009

John Abercrombie


In memory of John Abercrombie M.D. Edin. and Oxon. Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Edinburgh. Vice President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and First Physician to the Queen in Scotland.
Born XII Oct. MDCCLXXX
A life very early devoted to the service of God occupied in the most assiduous labours and distinguished not more by professional eminence than by personal worth and by successful authorship on the principles of Christian morals and philosophy
It pleased God to translate him suddenly to the lifer everlasting
XIV Nov MDCCCXlIV

David Gray


Here lyes David Gray Freeman Cordiner in portsburgh head died the 28th July 1717 aged **
This stone Erected by James Bell Copper Smith Burges of Edinburgh and Jean Gray his spouse 1758?

Thomas Dequincey


Sacred to the memory of Thomas Dequincey who was born at Greenhay near Manchester August 15th 1785. And died in Edinburgh December 8th 1859.
And Margaret his wife who died August 7th 1837.