William Forbes Skene WS FRSE FSA DCL LLD, was a Scottish lawyer, historian and antiquary.
A portrait of Skene by Sir George Reid, c. 1888
27 Inverleith Row in Edinburgh
Skene's offices at 5 Albyn Place (centre)
Memorial plaque to the Skene family graves, St John's, Edinburgh
Sir Henry Jardine of Harwood WS FRSE was a solicitor, antiquarian and a founder member of the Bannatyne Club in 1823, with his friend Sir Walter Scott.
William Forbes Skene
…Castle. He was educated at the High School in Edinburgh. He was then apprenticed as a lawyer first to Francis Wilson WS at Parliament Square then to Henry Jardine WS also at Parliament Square. He then studied law at the University of St Andrews and Edinburgh University, also taking a special interest in the study…
The grave of Sir Henry Jardine, Canongate Kirkyard, Edinburgh.