Wall tablet at St Mary the Virgin Church, Godmanchester commemorating William Palmer d. 1821, Commissioner of the Navy
Location
St Mary the Virgin Church, Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire, England
Transcript
'Near this place / are deposited the remains of WILLIAM PALMER Esquire / late of this parish: / where he was born on the 29th of Janr. 1734 / and died on the 6th of Septr. 1821 / in the 90th year of his age. / He was a Director of the Royal Hospital / at Greenwich and upwards of thirty years / one of his Majesty's Commissioners of the Navy. / His affectionate children / WILLIAM CATHERINE AND THOMAS PALMER / inscribe the marble to his memory / in grateful recollection of his paternal / kindness and with feelings of the deepest / love and veneration for the virtues which distinguished / his long and honorable life.'
Details
Type: Wall tablet
Position: In the tower
Materials: White marble
People
Age: 90
Date of Death: 6/9/1821
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Director of the Royal Hospital
Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich