Emigration, Vessel Loss

Memorial: M5126

Wall tablet at St George’s Church, Beckenham commemorating members of the Dennis family who died in the wreck of the emigrant ship ‘Northfleet’ in 1873

Location

St George's Church, Beckenham, London, England

Transcript

'CATHERINE ANN, daughter of James Dennis, / Sexton of Beckenham, and Catherine his wife; / Thomas Webb, her husband, and their three / infant children, Henry, Thomas Frederick, and / Mary Elizabeth, were all drowned, together / with nearly three hundred more, on the night, / of January 22ND, 1873, in the emigrant ship / Northfleet, wrecked off Dungeness when / outward bound for Australia. / Their neighbours / have erected this tablet to their memory. / 'It is I; be not afraid'. / Matthew. xiv-27'

Details

Description: Plain rectangular tablet in mottled marble.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South aisle lower
Materials: Marble
Vessel: Northfleet

People

Webb, Catherine Ann
Age:
Date of Death: 22/1/1873
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Webb, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 22/1/1873
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Webb, Henry
Age:
Date of Death: 22/1/1873
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Webb, Mary Elizabeth
Age:
Date of Death: 22/1/1873
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Webb, Thomas Frederick
Age:
Date of Death: 22/1/1873
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
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