Monument at the Church of Saint Michel du Vale, Vale, Guernsey commemorating the crew of the ‘Sea Witch’ lost 1848
Location
Church of Saint Michel du Vale, Vale, Guernsey, Channel Islands
Transcript
'IN MEMORY OF / JOHN H. FREEMAN, MASTER, / R. HUNTER, MATE / G. SMITH, J. SMITH, J. MCCABE, / C. CUDDYFORD, J. MITCHELL, / AND T. LLOYD, SEAMAN / OF THE BRIG SEA WITCH / OF LONDON WHO PERISHED IN THE WRECK / OF THAT VESSEL / IN PORTINFER BAY / ON 24TH NOVEMBER 1848. / THIS MONUMENT HAS BEEN ERECTED BY / VOLUNTARY SUBSCRIPTION AS A RECORD / OF PUBLIC SYMPATHY'[Same information in French on the west panel]
Details
Description: Relief showing vessel broken in two and a large boulder sheered off the reef when the ship struck. A piece of African oak from the wreck bolted onto the monument and carved with eight urns (they look more like rosettes).
Type: Monument
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Portland stone
Date Erected: 1848
Artists: George S. Reynolds, W. Randell
Vessel: Sea Witch
Type: Monument
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Portland stone
Date Erected: 1848
Artists: George S. Reynolds, W. Randell
Vessel: Sea Witch
People
Cuddyford, C.
Age:
Date of Death: 24/11/1848
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation:
Freeman, John
Age:
Date of Death: 24/11/1848
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:
Hunter, R.
Age:
Date of Death: 24/11/1848
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Mate
Organisation:
Lloyd, T.
Age:
Date of Death: 24/11/1848
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation:
McCabe, J.
Age:
Date of Death: 24/11/1848
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation:
Mitchell, J.
Age:
Date of Death: 24/11/1848
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation:
Smith, G.
Age:
Date of Death: 24/11/1848
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation:
Smith, J.
Age:
Date of Death: 24/11/1848
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation:
Age:
Date of Death: 24/11/1848
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation:
Freeman, John
Age:
Date of Death: 24/11/1848
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:
Hunter, R.
Age:
Date of Death: 24/11/1848
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Mate
Organisation:
Lloyd, T.
Age:
Date of Death: 24/11/1848
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation:
McCabe, J.
Age:
Date of Death: 24/11/1848
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation:
Mitchell, J.
Age:
Date of Death: 24/11/1848
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation:
Smith, G.
Age:
Date of Death: 24/11/1848
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation:
Smith, J.
Age:
Date of Death: 24/11/1848
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation:
Extra
Notes: 'Sea Witch' brig of London, wrecked on a reef in Portifer bay, Guernsey. Cargo African oak, three survivors of a crew of eleven. Monument signed by Reynolds and W. Randell, Mason, Allez Sreeet.
Bibliography: David Kreckeler 'Nineteenth Century Monumental Memorials in Guernsey and their history of nautical interest' (typescript). 'The Guernsey Star' 2 August 1849.
Photographer: Barbara Tomlinson
Bibliography: David Kreckeler 'Nineteenth Century Monumental Memorials in Guernsey and their history of nautical interest' (typescript). 'The Guernsey Star' 2 August 1849.
Photographer: Barbara Tomlinson