Memorial: M4576

Gravestone at Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey commemorating Captain John Smith d. 1838

Location

Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of Captain John Smith, Native of Aberdeen, who died at sea on the 16th December 1838 on board the ...ship belonging to Aberdeen - and was buried here the 18th December aged 52 years'

Details

Type: Headstone

People

Smith, John
Age: 52
Date of Death: 16/12/1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: A schooner belonging to Aberdeen freighted with potatoes, put into St. Peter Port harbour on 16th December 1838, owing to the sudden death of her captain who died shortly after leaving Jersey.
Recorder: David Kreckeler 1982

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