George Augustus Borthwick
Dr George Augustus Borthwick FRSE FRCSE FSA (1784-1844) was a Scottish physician and surgeon. He was Physician to the Royal Dispensary in Edinburgh and helped to establish the Edinburgh Eye Dispensary.
Life
He was born in 1784.[citation needed]In 1808 he received his doctorate from the University of Edinburgh.[1]In 1820 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet, Sir George Steuart Mackenzie, and John Borthwick of Crookston (thought to be a brother or cousin).[2] At this time he was living at 83 George Street in Edinburgh's New Town.[3] In May 1831 he was commissioned as a Surgeon into the Royal Midlothian Yeoman Cavalry.[4]
He is buried in the grave of his son-in-law, Robert Lee, Lord Lee in Dean Cemetery in western Edinburgh.[5] The grave lies on the south wall of the forst northern extension, towards the south-west.
Family
In March 1821 he married Janet Kinnear.[6] They had at least five children, including George and Fearne Borthwick.[7] His daughter Catherine Alleyne Borthwick (1828-1894), married Robert Lee, Lord Lee.[8]
References
- ^ https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Borthwick-266
- ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0 902 198 84 X.
- ^ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1820-21
- ^ London Gazette May 1831
- ^ http://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/gravedetails.php?grave=71977&scrwidth=800
- ^ https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Borthwick-266
- ^ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQCQ-QB9
- ^ http://www.thepeerage.com/p53118.htm
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