William Carstares grave monument details at Greyfriars Private Cemetery, Edinburgh, Lothian,Scotland

William Carstares grave monument in Greyfriars Private Cemetery, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland

William Carstares grave monument: legible names and details

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William Carstares
1715 first name on monumentMonument built by his daughter in 1726. Carstares was Principal of the University and Minister of Greyfriars. As adviser to William of Orange he was the architect of the Revolution Settlement of 1690 whereby the Church of Scotland in its Presbyterian form was recognised by the stare as the established church.
John Carstares
1685 father of William Carstares15th June 1685
William Dunlop
1720 nephew of William Carstares29th October 1720
Sarah Carstares
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My friend, Irmeli Merimaa, was drawn to this gravestone and she new from a distance that Will(iam) is there?! Nobody knows why. She even said to her husband that thatīs Willīs stone. Freaky.
(requested on 13 05 2012)
trying to trace family history, we are carstairs that moved to australia in middle of 1800 three brothers from kilrenny fife scotland my ggg grand fathers name was john he had william who had victor who had bruce then me wayne yay
(requested on 14 11 2013)
William Dunlap or Dunlop is a direct anscestor of mine.7th or eighth great grandfather.
(requested on 19 03 2014)
My 9th Great Grandfather
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These are two Great Grandfathers and a Great Grandmother. Also a Great Uncle. Thank you for a wonderful service!
(requested on 22 09 2017)
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(requested on 25 10 2017)
I am a descendent of Reverand John Carstares. He is my 8th great grandfather. Thank you so much for providing this information. I am planning to visit Scotland for the first time next year and hope to get to see this in person.
(requested on 07 11 2018)
Our Genealogy group recieved 32 volumes of genealogy on the Dunlop family, they started a town in our county in Illinois. Extending the history by grave marker history
(requested on 08 07 2022)
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Location of the above William Carstares monument

Greyfriars Private Cemetery, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland

Greyfriars Private Cemetery, Edinburgh
Greyfriars Private Cemetery

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