Cross in Borough Cemetery, Harwich, commemorating Samuel James Hubbard d. 1906
Location
Borough Cemetery, Harwich, Essex, England
Transcript
'IN LOVING MEMORY OF SAMUEL JAMES HUBBARD / THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF ANN HUBBARD / WHO WAS LOST IN THE SS GT YARMOUTH / 27TH OCTOBER 1908, AGED 29 YEARS. / BODY NOT RECOVERED / ALSO OF THEIR CHILDREN / SAMUEL GEORGE, AGED 15 MONTHS / DIED 23RD FEBRUARY 1906 / AND / WALTER JOHN, AGED 15 DAYS / DIED 3RD MARCH 1909'
Details
Description: Cross (now broken) on three tiered base.
Type: Gravestone
Position: North west corner
Materials: White marble
Vessel: SS Gt Yarmouth
Type: Gravestone
Position: North west corner
Materials: White marble
Vessel: SS Gt Yarmouth
People
Hubbard, Samuel James
Age: 29
Date of Death: 27/9/1908
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Great Eastern Railway
Age: 29
Date of Death: 27/9/1908
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Great Eastern Railway
Extra
Notes: SS 'Great Yarmouth' disappeared between the Hook of Holland and Harwich. Her loss was attributed to badly stowed deck cargo.
Recorder: M. E. Manton 1997
Recorder: M. E. Manton 1997