Memorial: M4296

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Stoughton, Leicestershire commemorating Admiral Basil Beaumont d. 1703 in the loss of the ‘Mary’

Location

St Mary's Church, Stoughton, Leicestershire, England

Transcript

'This monument / is erected to ye memory of Admiral / Basil Beaumont was was lost in the / great Storm and to ye inexpressible grief of his relations / to whom he gave the highest proofs / of friendship. He was a public loss and / universally lamented; never was found in / any one person, more virtues and perfections / than he was blessed with. He was with the / 5th son of Sir Henry Beaumont Bart. / born in the year 1669, lost November 27, 1703. / This monument was put up by his sister / Anne Beaumont 1738.'

Details

Position: North aisle
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Mary

Event

Great Storm

Event Date

1703

People

Beaumont, Basil
Age:
Date of Death: 11/1703
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Admiral b. 1669, lost in Great Storm in 'Mary'.
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996), p. 118.

JSON

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