Before revision: In 1773 he was living on Princes Street in a brand new house facing Edinburgh Castle.Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1773–74 The elder son, John (1751–1794), studied medicine at St Andrews University and graduated in 1777, then succeeded his father as chief physician at Haslar Hospital in 1783.
After revision: In 1773 he was living on Princes Street in a brand-new house facing Edinburgh Castle.Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1773–74 The elder son, John (1751–1794), studied medicine at St Andrews University and graduated in 1777, then succeeded his father as chief physician at Haslar Hospital in 1783.