Memorial: M556

Headstone in Greyfriars Churchyard, Edinburgh commemorating Admiral William Alexander Baillie Hamilton d. 1881

Location

Greyfriars churchyard, Edinburgh, Scotland

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / WILLIAM ALEXANDER BAILLIE HAMILTON / ADMIRAL R.N. / WHO DIED 1ST OCTOBER 1881 / AGED 78 / ALSO OF / LADY HARRIET BAILLIE HAMILTON / WIFE OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED 19TH MARCH 1884 / AGED 71'

Details

Description: Headstone on plinth.
Type: Headstone
Position: Base west end of terrace
Materials: Sandstone

People

Hamilton, William Alexander Baillie
Age: 78
Date of Death: 1/10/1881
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Third son of Charles Bailllie Hamilton, 6th Earl of Haddington.
Recorder: John Steele 1988

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