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Burials at the Canongate Kirkyard

  • Adam SmithAdam Smith was born in the port town of Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. His father died two months before his birth, leaving his mother Margaret Douglas a widow.
  • David RizzioDavid Rizzio arrived in Scotland during 1561 as part of a diplomatic embassy led by Carlo Ubertino Solaro, Count of Moretta.