Memorial: M6162

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India commemorating William Spence, Bengal Pilot Service, d. 1838

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of Mr William Spence / Master Pilot, who departed this life on the / 27th July 1838 aged 40 years / He was an affectionate Husband; a tender father / and a sincere friend; leaving a disconsolate / wife and seven children to lament / their irreperable loss / Go home my friends, and cease your tear, / I must lie here till Christ appears / Renet in time, while time you have, / there's no repentence in the grave.'

Details

People

Spence, William
Age: 40
Date of Death: 12/7/1838
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master Pilot
Organisation: Bengal Pilot Service

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.164.

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