Memorial: M507

Wall monument located in Bath Abbey, Bath, to Captain Andrew Barkley, d. 1790

Location

Bath Abbey, Bath, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / ANDREW BARKLEY ESQr late a / Post Captain in his Majesty's Royal Navy / who departed this Life January 30th 1790 / Aged 49 years / He Married ELIZABETH WILLIS / one of the Daughters of RICHARD WILLIS of Digswell / in the County of Hertford ESqr deceased / who out of respect to the Memory of her most / affectionate Husband has caused this Monument / to be erected / Also of ELIZABETH Relict of the above named / ANDREW BARKLEY Esqr / who died 17th December 1800 / Also of JOHN BARKLEY Esqr his Nephew / who died 16th December 1822, Aged 74 Years'

Details

Description: Urn bearing a portrait of Barkley, supported by a stand on which are his arms. The urn is supported by an angel pointing heavenwards (right) and a mourning female figure crowning Barkley's portrait with a laurel wreath.
Type: Wall monument
Materials: Marble

People

Barkley, Andrew
Age: 49
Date of Death: 30/1/1790
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Post Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson, 1986
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters