Memorial: M1281

Wall tablet in the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Beddington commemorating Patrick Maxwell Shaw Stewart RN d. 1846

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Beddington, Surrey, England

Transcript

'IN THE VAULT BENEATH / LIE THE MORTAL REMAINS OF / PATRICK MAXWELL SHAW STEWART, R.N. / YOUNGEST SON OF CAPT HOUSTON STEWART, R.N.C.B. / HE WAS BORN 9TH AUGUST 1832 AND KILLED JUNE 25TH 1846 / BY THE ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE OF A FOWLING PIECE, / AT BEDDINGTON PARK / INNOCENT AMIABLE AND WARM HEARTED, / HE WAS LOVED AND LAMENTED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM, / IN LIFE HE NEVER CAUSED HIS FOND PARENTS / TO SHED ONE TEAR OF SORROW, / AND THEY HAVE NOW THE BLESSED CONVICTION / THAT HE IS SAFE IN DEATH'

Details

Description: Carved with flowers in the corners, a roundel at the top with a crown and anchor.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Carew Chapel west wall
Materials: White marble on black marble base

People

Stewart, Patrick Maxwell Shaw
Age: 14
Date of Death: 25/6/1846
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) 1998
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