Memorial in St Peter’s Church, Boughton Monchelsea, Kent, commemorating Commander James Bird, d. 1865, in the loss of the ‘Corea’ off the coast of China.
Location
St Peter's Church, Boughton Monchelsea, Kent, England
Details
Vessel: Corea
People
Bird, James W.
Age: 33
Date of Death: 30/6/1865
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: P & O Line
Bird, Isabella Mary Jane
Age: 25
Date of Death: 30/6/1865
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation: P & O Line
Age: 33
Date of Death: 30/6/1865
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: P & O Line
Bird, Isabella Mary Jane
Age: 25
Date of Death: 30/6/1865
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation: P & O Line
Extra
Notes: Commander James Bird of P & O ship 'Corea', perished with all on board in a typhoon off coast of China, 30/6/1865. Brother of Edward Greaves Bird. Wife, Isabella Mary Jane Bird also died on board in same incident.
Recorder: J. Millar. 1997
Recorder: J. Millar. 1997