Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR HENDERSON'S MONUMENT | Doctor Alexander Henderson Doctor Alexander Henderson |
name on Tombstone Map of Grave Yard Mr Gordon recorder |
[Situation] On the West Side of Greyfriars' Church Yard A Small Square monument erected to the memory of Doctor Alexander Henderson, on it is the following inscription, To the sacred memory of Mr. Alexander Henderson, Chaplain to the King, minister at Edinburgh, and Principal of the College there He was educated at the University of St Andrews, to which he was a bountiful patron and generous benefactor, was a most deligent Defender of the Freedom of the Church against the fraud and tyranny of furious Prelates a Suppressor of superStition and growing sectaries a Manitaines and Constant assertor of Relgion and the purest worship of God, Upon which, when he had exerted himself with care and judgement and laboured indefatigably both in this Kingdom and that of England for the service of the Church and his own honour, he departed this life on the 19th of August 1646 and of his 63, on the Southern and Western Sides are inscription in Poetry and on the Northern Side is the following in (prose,) He was truly a godly and great man illustrious in Virtue Piety, Learning, and Prudence, equally beloved by the King, and States of both Kingdoms, To whom George Henderson his Nephew by his brother caused, erected this monument as a Sincere toKen of his affection. the deceased having left his own memorial in the minds of all good men, |
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Parish of The City of Edinburgh
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Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 35
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 105 - Parishes of Canongate, St Cuthberts and The City of Edinburgh, OS1/11/105
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of Canongate, St Cuthberts, and The City of Edinburgh.
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Midlothian, which is in the east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.