Memorial: M5332

Wall tablet in St James’s Church, Southwick, Hampshire, commemorating Captain Solomon Ferris RN d. 1803

Location

St James's Church, Southwick, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'SOLOMON FERRIS ESQRE. / FORMERLY OF THIS PARISH / WHO DIED IN THE WEST INDIES CAPTAIN OF HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP L'HERCULE / AT PORT ROYAL JAMAICA ON THE 27TH MAY 1803 / AGED 54 YEARS / WHERE HE WAS INTERRED WITH THE USUAL HONORS MUCH RESPECTED / AS A BRAVE AND GOOD OFFICER / A MONUMENT TO THE ABOVE EFFECT WAS PLACED IN THE CHURCH AT / KINGSTON JAMAICA (AS THIS IS) BY HIS WIDOW / ALSO OF ESTHER FERRIS / WIDOW OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED ON THE 13TH APRIL 1849 / AGED 85 YEARS'

Details

Description: Inscription on a sarcophagus in relief with an urn above.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Nave
Materials: Stone
Artists: John Ellis
Vessel: HMS L'Hercule

People

Ferris, Solomon
Age: 54
Date of Death: 27/5/1803
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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