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 , his 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.