Edinburgh Evening News - Monday 30 May 1898, p2:
DEATH OF SIR WALTER SIMPSON. Sir Walter Grindlay Simpson, Balabraes, Ayton, died-yesterday afternoon. Deceased was the second baronet, and was born 1843. He succeeded his father, Sir James Young Simpson, the eminent physician, who first introduced chloroform, as an anaesthetic. The deceased baronet was educated at Edinburgh Academy and Caius College, Cambridge, and was called to the Scottish bar in 1873. He was of retiring disposition, and enthusiastic golfer, being authority on the royal and ancient game.
DEATH OF SIR WALTER SIMPSON. Sir Walter Grindlay Simpson, Balabraes, Ayton, died-yesterday afternoon. Deceased was the second baronet, and was born 1843. He succeeded his father, Sir James Young Simpson, the eminent physician, who first introduced chloroform, as an anaesthetic. The deceased baronet was educated at Edinburgh Academy and Caius College, Cambridge, and was called to the Scottish bar in 1873. He was of retiring disposition, and enthusiastic golfer, being authority on the royal and ancient game.
Edinburgh Evening News - Monday 30 May 1898, p2:
DEATH OF SIR WALTER SIMPSON. Sir Walter Grindlay Simpson, Balabraes, Ayton, died-yesterday afternoon. Deceased was the second baronet, and was born 1843. He succeeded his father, Sir James Young Simpson, the eminent physician, who first introduced chloroform, as an anaesthetic. The deceased baronet was educated at Edinburgh Academy and Caius College, Cambridge, and was called to the Scottish bar in 1873. He was of retiring disposition, and enthusiastic golfer, being authority on the royal and ancient game.
DEATH OF SIR WALTER SIMPSON. Sir Walter Grindlay Simpson, Balabraes, Ayton, died-yesterday afternoon. Deceased was the second baronet, and was born 1843. He succeeded his father, Sir James Young Simpson, the eminent physician, who first introduced chloroform, as an anaesthetic. The deceased baronet was educated at Edinburgh Academy and Caius College, Cambridge, and was called to the Scottish bar in 1873. He was of retiring disposition, and enthusiastic golfer, being authority on the royal and ancient game.
Inscription
Front of enclosure:
Sir JAMES YOUNG SIMPSON, Bart
MD DCL
Born 1811. Died 1870.
Obelisk:
MAGGIE GRINDLAY SIMPSON
Died 26 May 1844 aged 3 years
MARY CATHERINE SIMPSON
Died 16 Feb 1847, aged 2 years
JAMES SIMPSON
Died 16 Feb 1862 aged 16 years; and also
JESSIE GRINDLAY, Lady Simpson
Born 1812, Died 1870
WALTER GRINDLAY SIMPSON
Born 1st Sept 1843, died 29 May 1898
"Nevertheless I Live"
Base
Here also lies
MARGARET SCOTT, widow of Walter Grindlay, Esq.
She died 5th November 1867 aged 90.
RHS:
WILLIAM SIMPSON
Born 15 Jun 1850, Died 31 Aug 1911
ALEXANDER MAGNUS RETZIUS SIMPSON, MD
1852-1890*
Gravesite Details
* 1884
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