Sir William Forbes
The name William Forbes is not the first name listed on the monument.
The monument is in St John interior interior monuments, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland.
There are 52 other graves within this cemetery that are listed within the GPR database.
No date of death is recorded against William Forbes entry on the monument.
William Forbes age is given as 53.
William Forbes is listed on the GPR grave numbered 255753.
William Forbes is listed as the brother of George Forbes on the grave monument.
William Forbes has the record number 549233 within the GPR person name database table.
The record was added to the GPR on 30 September 2012
There is one image available for the monument listing William Forbes (see grave detail page).
The follow note is stored against William Forbes record:
Eldest son; 7th Baronet. Famous banker in Edinburgh from 1795 until his death. The family bank; of Sir William Forbes and Co. did much to provide loans and in securing capital for much of the building of Edinburgh New Town. A friend of Sir. Walter Scott; and was nominated chairman of the Trustees of the creditors when Sir Walter faced financial ruin in 1826. He was one of the seven original Trustees of St John's; entrusted with the task of purchasing the ground and raising the capital to build the church. In fact he was the largest shareholder. Married 19th January 1797; . She was Sir Walter's first love. They were the parents of 4 sons and 2 daughters. William died 24th October at Colinton and is interred with his wife in Greyfriars. GPR. Grave ref no. 138317