George Seton of Careston FRSE FSA (25 June 1822 – 14 November 1908) was a Scottish philanthropist and genealogist.

[1] The family lived at Potterhill, Bridgend, east across the River Tay from Perth.

[4] However, his real love was genealogy, and in 1863 he published The Law and Practice of Heraldry in Scotland.

[6] The house was later acquired by the Roman Catholic Church and serves as the home for the Cardinal.

[1] Their son George Seton was a tea-planter in India then set up business in London.