Memorial: M764

Tomb in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Captain Elisha Lindsay Halsey d. 1844

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'TO THE MEMORY OF / CAPT. ELISHA LINDSAY HALSEY / OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA, U.S.A. / WHO, / CAME TO AN UNTIMELY DEATH / ON BOARD THE SHIP / 'THOMAS BENNETT' / IN THE BAY OF BISCAY / AUGUST THE VIII MDCCCXLIV / AGED XLVI YEARS. / THIS MONUMENT / IS ERECTED TO HIS MEMORY / BY AMERICAN SHIP MASTER / AND A FEW FRIENDS / IN LIVERPOOL '

Details

Description: Pedestal tomb topped with pediments and acroteria at the corners. The sides are carved with a draped US flag.
Type: Pedestal tomb
Materials: Limestone
Vessel: Thomas Bennett

People

Halsey, Elisha
Age: 46
Date of Death: 8/8/1844
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol.7, p.119. The cemetery is in an old quarry next to the Anglican Cathedral and is now St James's Park. Sighted 2011 B. Tomlinson.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters