Memorial: M3798

Wall tablet commemorating Sir William Fraser HEIC d. 1818

Location

Marylebone Parish Church, London, England

Transcript

‘SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / SIR WILLIAM FRASER BART., F.R.S. / ONE OF THE ELDER BRETHEREN OF THE TRINITY HOUSE / AND FORMERLY A COMMANDER / IN THE HONBLE. EAST INDIA COMPANY’S SERVICE. / HE DEPARTED THIS LIFE, AT HIS HOUSE IN BEDFORDSHIRE / ON THE 13TH FEBRUARY 1818, IN THE 78TH YEAR OF HIS AGE / LEAVING A WIDOW / WITH THREE SONS AND ELEVEN DAUGHTERS’

Details

Description: A draped urn in relief above the inscription tablet, coat of arms above, carved oak wreath below.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North side of nave
Materials: Marble
Artists: John Bacon Jnr.

People

Fraser, William
Age: 77
Date of Death: 13/2/1818
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 2019
Photographer: B. Tomlinson 2019

JSON

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