Memorial: M4337

Memorial in Taunton, Somerset dedicated to Lieutenant John Onebye Bliss RN d. 1828 in the loss of HMS ‘Acorn’

Location

Church of St Mary Magdalene, Taunton, Somerset, England

Transcript

'TO THE MEMORY OF / JOHN ONEBYE BLISS R.N. / YOUNGEST SON OF THE LATE REVEREND PHILLIP BLISS, M.A. / RECTOR OF FRAMPTON COTTERELL AND OF DODINGTON IN THE COUNTY OF GLOUCESTER / HE SAILED AS LIEUTENANT OF HIS MAJESTY'S SLOOP OF WAR ACORN / AND WAS LOST TOGETHER WITH THE WHOLE SHIPS COMPANY / IN A HURRICANE BETWEEN BERMUDA AND HALIFAX / APRIL XV MDCCCXXVIII AGED XXVIII / ERECTED BY HIS MOTHER, BROTHER AND SISTER / AS A TESTIMONY OF HIS EXEMPLARY WORTH AND THEIR SINCERE AFFECTION'

Details

Description: Sarcophagus-shaped with acroteria. Above the inscription, waves are carved in high relief, amidst which is the stern of a vessel.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North Aisle, east End
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Acorn

People

Bliss, John Onebye
Age: 28
Date of Death: 15/4/1828
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: 'Acorn' ship sloop, 18 guns, 455 tons built at Chatham in 1826. Sailed from Burmuda to Halifax with Â£10, 00 on board, last seen on 14 April in a storm and presumed foundered soon after with all hands.
Recorder: Saunders Milford Hara.

JSON

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