Gravestone at Castel, Guernsey commemorating three members of the Du Jardin family d. 1849 in the wreck of the barque ‘L’Europe’
Location
Parish church, Castel, Guernsey, Channel Islands
Transcript
'Notre vie est semblable / ombre qui passe et qui ne / s'arrete point / Madame du Jardin / et ses enfants / reposent sous cette pierre / A cote est erige / Le monument / A leur memoire'
Details
Description: Cross in relief at the top.
Type: Memorial
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Portland stone
Vessel: L'Europe
Type: Memorial
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Portland stone
Vessel: L'Europe
People
Du Jardin
Age:
Date of Death: 16/11/1849
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Du Jardin, Henri
Age:
Date of Death: 16/11/1849
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Du Jardin, Henrietta
Age:
Date of Death: 16/11/1849
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Age:
Date of Death: 16/11/1849
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Du Jardin, Henri
Age:
Date of Death: 16/11/1849
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Du Jardin, Henrietta
Age:
Date of Death: 16/11/1849
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Extra
Notes: Passenger lost in wreck of barque 'L'Europe' 16/11/1849 Albecq Bay.
Bibliography: David Kreckeler 'Nineteenth Century Monumental Memorials in Guernsey and their history of nautical interest' 1981 (typescript).
Recorder: David Kreckeler 1981
Bibliography: David Kreckeler 'Nineteenth Century Monumental Memorials in Guernsey and their history of nautical interest' 1981 (typescript).
Recorder: David Kreckeler 1981