Dr. John (Dean of Chapel Royal) Drysdale, FRSE DD

1718 - 16 Jun1788

• Name	John (Dean of Chapel Royal) Drysdale
  Prefix	Dr.
  Suffix	FRSE DD
  Birth	29 Apr 1718	Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Jun1788	3 Princes Street, Edinburgh, Scotland
  	He died at his home
  Burial	Greyfriars Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland
  	He is buried in Greyfriars Kirkyard in the Adam family vault next to the Robertson vault.
  Person ID	I142905	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	Rev. John Drysdale,   b. Abt 1681   d. May 1726 (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Anne Ferguson
  Family ID	F56040	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Adam   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Ann Drysdale
  Family ID	F55859	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2019

  
  

• Notes

  Very Rev Dr John Drysdale FRSE DD (29 April 1718-16 June1788) was twice Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, both in 1773 and in 1784. He was Dean of the Chapel Royal in Scotland 1766 to 1788, serving George III. He was brother-in-law to Robert Adam and father-in-law to Prof Andrew Dalzell.