George Watson
The name George Watson is the first name on the monument.
The monument is in Greyfriars private cemetery, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland.
There are 466 other graves within this cemetery that are listed within the GPR database.
George Watson was buried in 1723. The actual date of death is not currently recorded on the GPR database but it may be on the grave monument photograph.
George Watson is listed on the GPR grave numbered 138467.
George Watson is listed as the first name on monument on the grave monument.
George Watson has the record number 293560 within the GPR person name database table.
The record was added to the GPR on 23 June 2011
There are 2 images available for the monument listing George Watson (see grave detail page).
The follow note is stored against George Watson record:
A modern bronze scroll erected by the governors of the George Watson trust and a short distance away a more recent plaque He was a wealthy merchant who vested funds in the Merchant Company of Edinburgh to found a hospital for the maintenance and education of the offspring of decayed merchants The school is now coeducational and is still in existence bearing his name