Gravestone at St Martin’s Church, Cheriton, Kent commemorating Samuel Plimsoll d. 1898.
Location
St Martin's Church, Cheriton, Kent, England
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[East side] 'SAMUEL PLIMSOLL / "The Sailor's Friend" / Born at Bristol Feb 10 1824 / Died at Folkestone June 3rd 1898 "He giveth his beloved sleep" / "Oh Lord my strength and my redeemer" / HAMBROOK' [North side] 'HARRIET FRANKISH, his wife / March 12 1851-May 22 1911 / "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills / from whence cometh my help"' [South side] 'ENID MARY / dear wife of S R C PLIMSOLL / July 2nd 1893-Aug 21st 1937 / LMNBM'
Details
Description: Cross on a three tiered base. Carved with a plimsoll line.
Type: Gravestone
Position: U361
Type: Gravestone
Position: U361
People
Plimsoll, Samuel
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Date of Death: 3/6/1898
Cause of Death: Unknown
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Date of Death: 3/6/1898
Cause of Death: Unknown
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Notes: Samuel Plimsoll is best known for the development of the Plimsoll line. The Plimsoll line accurately measures the limit to which a ship may be loaded in all waters and temperatures to maintain a safe buoyancy.
Bibliography: Maureen Criddle 'St Martins Church, Cheriton Monumental inscriptions' part I, p. 18, no. U361 (Folkestone and District Family History Society 1983).
Anita McConnell, ‘Plimsoll, Samuel (1824–1898)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Sept 2013 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/22384, accessed 14 June 2017]
Bibliography: Maureen Criddle 'St Martins Church, Cheriton Monumental inscriptions' part I, p. 18, no. U361 (Folkestone and District Family History Society 1983).
Anita McConnell, ‘Plimsoll, Samuel (1824–1898)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Sept 2013 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/22384, accessed 14 June 2017]