Last Name:
Souter
First Name:
Peter
Grave Plot No.:
184
Spatial:
Date of birth:
1834
year of death:
1851
date of death:
19 Oct 1851
Ethnicity / Origin:
Scottish
Age at death:
17 yrs
Gender:
Male
Relationships:
Third son of Captain Peter Soutar of Leith and Mary Soutar. Brother of William, J.P. and Elizabeth Soutar.
Full Epitaph:
Sacred/ to the memory of/ Peter Souter/ Third son of/ Captain Peter Souter/ Of Leith/ Who departed this life/ 19th Oct 1851/ Aged 17 years.-----
Occupation:
Mariner/ seaman
Place of birth / origin:
Leith
Place of death:
Calcutta
Tomb architecture:
Headstone
Detailed information:
His father is recorded as a subscriber of a A Treatise on Marine Architecture by Peter Hedderwick (see http://tinyurl.com/ncoly2m) and is described as the 'Regent Northern LH'. The 1851 England, Wales and Scotland Census lists Captain Soutar (note the spelling) as 'Buoy Master In The Service Of The Commissioners Of Northn Light Houses'. His two other sons, William Soutar and J. P. Soutar, are listed as grocery merchant and scholar respectively.
Read more about the Northern Light House Board here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Lighthouse_Board
Buried by:
James Herdman Sr. Minister of St.Andrews Church
Photo name/s:
This record has been created by::
Souvik Mukherjee
