▁her ▁career ▁bl oss omed . ▁ ▁They ▁lived ▁in ▁Edinburgh . ▁▁ ▁His ▁role ▁as ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Scottish ▁Academy ▁played ▁a ▁part ▁in ▁this . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁they ▁moved ▁to ▁George ▁Square , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁to ▁Cal ton ▁St airs . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁they ▁set ▁up ▁home ▁at ▁Rock ▁House , ▁on ▁the ▁south - west ▁corner ▁of ▁Cal ton ▁Hill ▁near ▁the ▁southern ▁entrance ▁steps ▁to ▁the ▁hill . ▁Although ▁they ▁are ▁fam ously ▁connected ▁with ▁this ▁address ▁they ▁lived ▁here ▁only ▁two ▁years . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁and ▁Am elia ▁moved ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁house , ▁to ▁New ington ▁L odge . ▁She ▁placed ▁a ▁bronze ▁b ust ▁of ▁his ▁li ken ess , ▁sculpt ed ▁by ▁her ▁own ▁hands , ▁on ▁his ▁grave . ▁They ▁had ▁no ▁children . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁census ▁describes ▁her ▁as ▁" sc ulpt or , ▁retired " ▁but ▁she ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Scottish ▁Academy ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁aged ▁ 8 2 . ▁ ▁She ▁died ▁at ▁her ▁house , ▁New ington ▁L odge , ▁ 3 8 ▁May field ▁Terra ce ▁on ▁ 5 ▁July ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁aged ▁ 8 3 . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁buried ▁next ▁to ▁her ▁husband ▁in ▁Dean ▁C emetery , ▁beneath ▁her ▁own ▁sculpt ure ▁of ▁ 3 4 ▁years ▁earlier . ▁ ▁Princi pal