Wall tablet in Church of St John the Baptist, Boldre, Hampshire, dedicated to Captain Robert Hockings RN d. 1849
Location
Church of St John the Baptist, Boldre, Hampshire, England
Transcript
'IN MEMORY OF / MAGDELENA, / THE BELOVED WIFE OF ROBERT HOCKINGS, ESQR. / CAPTAIN, ROYAL NAVY, / AND ELDEST DAUGHTER OF THE LATE / GERARD MONTAGU, ESQRE. OF BURLINGTON HALL, NORFOLK, / WHO DIED 5TH DECEMBER 1848, AGED 61 YEARS. / ALSO OF / ROBERT HOCKINGS, ESQRE. / CAPTAIN, ROYAL NAVY / WHO DIED 13TH OCTOBER 1849, AGED 73 YEARS. / ALSO TWO OF THEIR CHILDREN: / GEORGE MONTAGU, DIED 10TH MARCH 1824, AGED 11 MONTHS. / ARTHUR MONTAGU, DIED 25TH MAY 1826, AGED 11 MONTHS.'
Details
Description: Rectangular white marble tablet with a moulded cornice surmounted by a triangular pediment and mounted on black slate of conforming shape on two bracket feet.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North chapel, north wall
Materials: Marble, slate
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North chapel, north wall
Materials: Marble, slate
People
Hockings, Robert
Age: 73
Date of Death: 13/10/1849
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 73
Date of Death: 13/10/1849
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Recorder: Mrs Penelope Chitty, Talbots, Rope Hill, Boldre, Lymington, Hants, SO41 8NE