Mrs Thomas Stevenson, widow of the late Thomas Stevenson, of Edinburgh, and mother of Robert Louis Stevenson, died on Friday at her residence, Randolph Cliff, Edinburgh.
Mrs Thomas Stevenson, widow of the late Thomas Stevenson, of Edinburgh, and mother of Robert Louis Stevenson, died on Friday at her residence, Randolph Cliff, Edinburgh.
Inscription
THOMAS STEVENSON, FRSE, FCS,
Engineer to the Board of Northern Lighthouses,
Past president of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
and Member of the Institute of Civil Engineers
“by which devices the great sea lights in every
quarter of the world now shine more brightly”.
Born 22 Jul 1818, died 9 May 1887. His only son
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, essayist, poet and novelist
Born Edinburgh 13 Nov 1850
Died Samoa 3 Dec 1894
and buried on Vaea Mountain; his wife
MARGARET BALFOUR STEVENSON
Born Colinton Manse 11 Feb 1829,
Died Edinburgh 14 May 1897.
Gravesite Details
Grave slab within enclosure.
Family Members
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Dr John Balfour
1809–1886
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Marion Balfour Wilson
1811–1884
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George Smith Balfour
1813–1816
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Jane Whyte Balfour
1816–1907
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Lewis Balfour
1817–1870
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William Sommerville Balfour
1821–1821
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Dr George William Balfour
1823–1903
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Mackintosh Balfour
1825–1884
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James Balfour
1826–1826
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Henrietta Louisa Balfour Traquair
1828–1855
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James Melville Balfour
1831–1869
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