Vessel Loss

Memorial: M3309

Wall tablet at St Peter’s Church, Old Woking commemorating William Godfrey Jervis d. 1833 in the loss of the SS ‘Erin’

Location

St Peter's Church, Old Woking, Surrey, England

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / SOPHIA FLOYER JERVIS, / WIFE OF / WILLIAM P. JERVIS ESQR OF BEECH HILL, / AND DAUGHTER OF / JOHN KNELLER ESQR OF DONHEAD HALL, WILTSHIRE, / IN HER WERE UNITED / TO VERY RARE TALENTS, A MIND RICHLY STORED WITH / ALL THAT "POETS LOVE AND SAGES TEACH," / AND ALL THE TENDER SENSIBILITIES OF THE HEART, / EVERY VIRTUE THAT EMBELLISHES DOMESTIC LIFE, / HER HEARTFELT PIETY SHONE FORTH A BRIGHT EXAMPLE / OF A PURE CHRISTIAN, / SHE EXPIRED ON THE 1ST MAY 1834, AGED 37, / THE YEAR AFTER THE UNEXPECTED / AND AWFUL DEATH, / WILLIAM GODFREY JERVIS, / A VERY FINE YOUTH OF EXTRAORDINARY TALENTS / AND ACQUIREMENTS, WHO WAS LOST / IN THE ERIN STEAM PACKET, GOING TO IRELAND / TO JOIN THE 80TH REGT / 20 FEBY 1833, / AGED 17. / "AND NOW THE SAINTED MOTHER ROUND THE THRONE / HATH MET THE SAINTED SON, AND ANGELS SMILE / AND WEAVE THE FLOWERY WREATH THAT NE'ER SHALL FADE"'

Details

Description: The white inscription tablet flanked by two grooved pilasters, above, a relief of a classical female figure mourning over a sarcophagus which bears a shield with the son's name and death date. The figure on a grey background.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Chancel
Materials: Stone
Artists: W. Milligan
Vessel: Erin

People

Jervis, William Godfrey
Age: 17
Date of Death: 20/2/1833
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
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