Memorial: M872

Memorial in Toxteth Park Cemetery commemorating Richard Whitehead d. 1894 in the loss of the ship ‘Sierra Madrona’

Location

Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'In affectionate remembrance of RICHARD, aged 20 years, youngest son of William and Mary Ann WHITEHEAD, who was lost at sea with the ship 'SIERRA MADRONA', during 1894'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: F125
Vessel: Sierra Madrona

People

Whitehead, Richard
Age: 20
Date of Death: 1894
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Sierra Shipping Company Ltd

Extra

Notes: The 'Sierra Madrona' foundered on a voyage from Liverpool to Rangoon with a cargo of coal in 1894.
Recorder: Martin Davies 1985

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Maritime Memorials