Memorial: M3350

Memorial at St Thomas’s Church, Liverpool commemorating William Abraham Jones and William Ward d. 1841

Location

St Thomas's Church, Park Lane, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'William Abraham Jones and William Ward who were unfortunately drowned when pleasuring on the River Mersey 15th May 1841 Upon that fatal morn the youths arose / they knew no guile, they therefore felt no dread, / They little knew that e'er next morning dawn / they would be numbered with the silent dead'

Details

People

Jones, William Abraham
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Date of Death: 15/5/1841
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
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Ward, William
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Date of Death: 15/5/1841
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
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Extra

Notes: From an MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 3, p. 688. Church closed in 1905.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
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