Memorial: M5751

Memorial at Kensal Green Cemetery, London commemorating Admiral Henry John Rous RN d. 1877

Location

Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / ADMIRAL / THE HONble HENRY, JOHN ROUS / WHO DIED REGRETTED AND BELOVED ON THE 19th JUNE 1877 AGED 82 YEARS / [West Side] 'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / SOPHIA / WIFE OF THE HONbl ADMIRAL ROUS. WHO DIED JANy 30th AGED 72 / 'I SHALL GO TO HER BUT SHE SHALL NOT RETURN TO ME'.

Details

Description: Gothic chest tomb, Portland stone with pink granite pillars.
Type: Tomb
Position: 22606/86/PS
Materials: Portland stone, granite

People

Rous, Henry John
Age: 82
Date of Death: 19/6/1877
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral; explorer
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Rous discovered the Richmond and Clarence rivers in Australia. In 1835, he retired from active service and became Steward of the Jockey Club and Public Handicapper (1855). In 1841 he became Member of Parliament for Westminster and Lord of the Admiralty in 1846.
Photographer: Lucy Saint, Eleanor Baugh ©RMG

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