Memorial: M1136

Wall tablet in St Michael’s Church, Aldbourne commemorating Captain Henry Frowd Seagram RN d. 1845

Location

St Michael's Church, Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England

Transcript

'TO THE MEMORY / OF CAPTAIN HENRY FROWD SEAGRAM R.N. / (ELDEST SON OF THE PRESENT RECTOR OF THIS PARISH) / GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF / OF THE GAMBIA: / WHO IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES AND CLIMATES / HAVING FOR A PERIOD OF 21 YEARS SERVED / HIS COUNTRY ZEALOUSLY AND FAITHFULLY / DIED IN THE EXECUTION OF HIS DUTY / AT BATHURST ON THE GAMBIA / 26TH OF AUGUST 1845' [Signed below] 'HARRISON MARLBRO'.

Details

Description: An anchor above the inscription tablet.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Above and to right of altar
Materials: Black and white marble
Artists: Harrison

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Africa

People

Seagram, Henry Frowd
Age:
Date of Death: 26/8/1845
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: On the north aisle wall, by Harrison, is the monument to his father, the Rev John Seagram who d. 28 Aug.1852 aged 79 and the latter's wife Felicia who died 2 July 1847 and also on the same tablet their third son Edgar who died aged 19 on 6 Feb 1825 'on board the 'Lady Campbell' when proceeding the Madras as a cadet in the HEIC service.
Recorder: Professor Norman Hammond & Dr J. L. Wilson
Photographer: Professor Norman Hammond

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters