[FoNC] Fwd: Newington Cemetery Grave

Carolyn Walker carolynwalker24 at gmail.com
Thu Nov 28 14:49:12 UTC 2019


I am forwarding an email sent to me today by a neighbour of mine.  Perhaps someone knows of the location of the grave in question? 
Carolyn

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> From: Ron and Evelynne Hill <r.g.hill at talk21.com>
> Date: 28 November 2019 at 11:37:00 GMT
> To: Carolyn Walker <carolynwalker24 at googlemail.com>
> Subject: Newington Cemetery Grave
> 
> Hello Carolyn
> 
> An interesting former West Blacket resident who has come to light following Rosemary Wake's recent History Group email is:
> 
> Sir John Melville (1803-1860), Lord Provost of Edinburgh (1854-1859)*
> 
> He was buried in Newington Cemetery. (The Newington Cemetery entry on Wikipedia lists him among the 'graves of note'.)
> 
> It would be great if you or other members of the friends group know the location of the grave and can point us in the right direction.
> 
> * Melville Drive is named after Sir John
> 
> Kind regards
> 
> Ron
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