Memorial: M1990

Gravestone at St George’s Church, Deal, Kent commemorating Thomas Hayton d. 1808

Location

St George's Church, Deal, Kent, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Thomas Hayton aged 16 years who lost his life by the over-setting of a boat, in which he was returning to Deal from a vist to his father, then at anchor in the Downs, the 8th June 1808. The body was afterwards found and here interred'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Hayton, Thomas
Age: 16
Date of Death: 8/6/1808
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: John Laker 'History of Deal' (Deal, 1917).

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