George Swinton
The name George Swinton is the first name on the monument.
The monument is in St John interior interior monuments, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland.
There are 52 other graves within this cemetery that are listed within the GPR database.
No date of death is recorded against George Swinton entry on the monument.
George Swinton age is given as 73.
George Swinton is listed on the GPR grave numbered 255749.
George Swinton is listed as the first name on monument on the grave monument.
George Swinton has the record number 549221 within the GPR person name database table.
The record was added to the GPR on 30 September 2012
There is one image available for the monument listing George Swinton (see grave detail page).
The follow note is stored against George Swinton record:
Fifth son. The family of Swinton takes its name from the lands of Swinton; Berwickshire; which it held for more than six centuries. Joined Bengal Establishment of the Honourable East India Company in 1805; until he retired in 1833 after holding position of Chief Secretary of the Governor-General for 4 years the culmination of a distinguished career. Married in January 1820; to Jane; a relative; whose father also enjoyed a distinguished Civil Service career in India. They were the parents of 5 sons and 2 daughters. On his return to Scotland; George and his family moved into No.4 Atholl Crescent in 1835. All 5 sons had either civil service or military careers in India. So did 5 of George's brothers; 3 of his uncles and a cousin. George died at Atholl Crescent on 17th June; Anne Elizabeth died in June. Window was erected in July 1860 by his widow and second son.