Wall monument in St Nicholas Church, Boarhunt, Hampshire, dedicated to Robert Eddowes d. 1765
Location
St Nicholas Church, Boarhunt, Hampshire, England
Transcript
'Sacred to the Memory / of ROBERT EDDOWES Esqr. / late Storekeeper of the Ordnance at Portsmouth / who died the 8th of October 1765. Aged 71 / Also / of the Revd ROBERT EDDOWES A.M. / Rector of Hannington and Vicar of Twyford in this County / his eldest Son by his wife SUSANNAH H. FILMER / descended from the families of Fiennes and Filmer / He died the 21st of February 1767 Aged 48 / Also of CATHERINE BRENT / the wife of Robert Eddowes the son / descended from the BRENTS of Thorpe in Oxfordshire / who died the 21st of March 1771 Aged 55 / And ordered this Monument to be erected / Their remains are deposited in this place; / Their virtues in the hearts of their friends; / Their hopes in the Mercy of their Creator; / Through the intercession of their Redeamer / Catherine Eddowes Died April 1798'
Details
Type: Wall monument
Position: Nave
Materials: Marble
People
Age: 71
Date of Death: 8/9/1765
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Keeper of the Ordnance
Organisation: HM Dockyard, Portsmouth