Gravestone at Flamborough commemorating the crew of the ‘Galway lass’ wrecked in 1875
Location
Flamborough, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Transcript
'IN MEMORY OF / THE CREW OF THE BRIG / 'GALWAY LASS' / OF NEWHAVEN / WRECKED OFF FLAMBRO HEAD / OCTOBER 14TH 1875 / GEORGE GRIMSEY CAPTAIN AGED 55 / ALFRED PENN MATE 36 / WILLIAM BART COOK 30 / KILLICK STEVENS SEAMAN 24. / GEO. EDWARD GRIMSEY SEAMAN 20 / NELSON TASKER ORDINARY SEAMAN 19 / EDMUND EARLE ORDINARY SEAMAN 19 / ISAAC WILLIAM GRIMSEY ORDINARY SEAMAN 17 / BE YE ALSO READY FOR IN SUCH AN HOUR AS / YE THINK NOT THE SON OF MAN COMETH'
Details
Type: Gravestone
Materials: Stone
Vessel: Galway Lass
Materials: Stone
Vessel: Galway Lass
People
Bart, William
Age: 30
Date of Death: 14/10/1875
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Cook
Organisation:
Earle, Edmund
Age: 119
Date of Death: 14/10/1875
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation:
Grimsey, Isaac William
Age: 17
Date of Death: 14/10/1875
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation:
Grimsey, George Edward
Age: 20
Date of Death: 14/10/1875
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation:
Grimsey, George
Age: 55
Date of Death: 14/10/1875
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:
Penn, Alfred
Age: 36
Date of Death: 14/10/1875
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Mate
Organisation:
Stevens, Killick
Age: 24
Date of Death: 14/10/1875
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation:
Tasker, Nelson
Age: 19
Date of Death: 14/10/1875
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation:
Age: 30
Date of Death: 14/10/1875
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Cook
Organisation:
Earle, Edmund
Age: 119
Date of Death: 14/10/1875
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation:
Grimsey, Isaac William
Age: 17
Date of Death: 14/10/1875
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation:
Grimsey, George Edward
Age: 20
Date of Death: 14/10/1875
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation:
Grimsey, George
Age: 55
Date of Death: 14/10/1875
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:
Penn, Alfred
Age: 36
Date of Death: 14/10/1875
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Mate
Organisation:
Stevens, Killick
Age: 24
Date of Death: 14/10/1875
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation:
Tasker, Nelson
Age: 19
Date of Death: 14/10/1875
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation:
Extra
Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001).