Wall tablet in St James’s Church, Emsworth, Hampshire, dedicated to Alexander Moorhead, Herbert Morse, George Shum Shean, Joseph Smith d. 1858
Location
St James's Church, Emsworth, Hampshire, England
Transcript
'ERECTED / BY THE INHABITANTS OF EMSWORTH AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD / IN MEMORY OF THE REVEREND HERBERT MORSE M.A. / CURATE OF THIS CHURCH, AGED 31 YEARS. / TO EXPRESS THEIR SORROW AT THE LOSS OF A ZEALOUS, EARNEST, AND AFFECTIONATE PASTOR AND FRIEND / WHOSE DEATH IN HUMBLE SUBMISSION TO THE WILL OF THE GREAT / DISPOSER OF EVENTS, THEY SINCERELY LAMENT. / THEY DESIRE ALSO TO RECORD THEIR REGARD FOR GEORGE SHUM SHEAN OF WESTBOURNE AGED 34 YEARS / JOSEPH SMITH OF EMSWORTH AGED 27 YEARS AND / ALEXANDER BROWN MOORHEAD AGED 17 YEARS / SON OF A.J. MOORHEAD OF THE ROYAL HOSPITAL, CHELSEA Esq. / WHO WERE ALSO HIGHLY RESPECTED AND ESTEEMED. / THEY WERE ALL DROWNED ON SATURDAY, THE 21st OF AUGUST, 1858 / BY THE SUDDEN UPSETTING OF A BOAT IN EMSWORTH HARBOUR', 'BE YE THEREFORE READY ALSO FOR THE SON OF MAN COMETH / AT AN HOUR WHEN YE THINK NOT / ST LUKE CHAP 12 VERSE 40'
Details
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North aisle north wall
Materials: Black and white marble
Artists: Baker
People
Age: 17
Date of Death: 21/8/1858
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Morse, Herbert
Age: 31
Date of Death: 21/8/1858
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Shean, George Shum
Age: 34
Date of Death: 21/8/1858
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Smith, Joseph
Age: 27
Date of Death: 21/8/1858
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Extra
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)