1 8 6 7 ▁at ▁Bright on ▁House , ▁ 1 1 ▁Bright on ▁C res cent , ▁Port ob ello , ▁Mid l oth ian , ▁Scotland ▁and ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁August ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁at ▁Bright on ▁House , ▁Port ob ello ▁( at ▁less ▁than ▁five ▁years ▁old ). ▁ ▁Une x pected ▁death ▁ ▁While ▁fish ing ▁on ▁the ▁River ▁Twe ed ▁at ▁Clo ven ford s , ▁a ▁stretch ▁of ▁water ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁Edinburgh ▁Ang ling ▁Club , ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁president , ▁he ▁injured ▁himself , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁blood ▁poison ing ▁and ▁comp lications ▁and ▁he ▁died ▁rather ▁unexpected ly ▁a ▁week ▁later ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁aged ▁ 7 2 . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁Port ob ello ▁C emetery ▁in ▁eastern ▁Edinburgh . ▁The ▁grave ▁( p ict ured ) ▁lies ▁mid way ▁along ▁the ▁original ▁eastern ▁path ▁( before ▁the ▁eastern ▁extension ). ▁His ▁wife ▁and ▁second ▁son ▁lie ▁with ▁him . ▁His ▁son ▁William ▁I vis on ▁Mac ad am ▁and ▁grand son ▁Sir ▁I vis on ▁Mac ad am ▁lie ▁around ▁ 2 0 m ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 2 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 0 1 ▁death s ▁Category : F ell ows ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁Category : A cadem ics ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁Category : Sc ott ish