Memorial: M6083

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata commemorating George Silverlock d. 1813

Location

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Mr George Silverlock, / 2d Officer in the Country ship 'Eliza' obit the / 26 March 1813, Aet 16 Years.'

Details

Vessel: Eliza

People

Silverlock, George
Age: 16
Date of Death: 26/3/1813
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: 2nd Officer
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Country ships were privately owned vessels trading in the coastal waters of India and neighbouring countries. From 1790 they operated under license from the East India Company. See Richard Welsh, fatally injured by the explosion of three barrels of gunpowder.
Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1851) p.98.

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