Memorial: M2464

Memorial in Hackney, London commemorating Rear-Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort d. 1857

Location

Hackney Churchyard, Hackney, London, England

Transcript

'ALICIA / MAGDELENA / BEAUFORT / OBT 27TH AUGUST / 1834 ET 52/ REAR ADMIRAL / SIR FRANCIS / BEAUFORT K.C.B / OBT 17TH DECEMBER / 1857 AET 83 / DAME HONDRA / BEAUFORT / OBT 13TH FEBRUARY / 1858 AET 67 / ' [Also plaque] 'REAR ADMIRAL SIR FRANCIS BEAUFORT KCB-FRS / HYDROGRAPHER OF THE ROYAL NAVY / 1829-1853 / ORIGINATOR OF THE BEAUFORT SCALE FOR / DENOTING THE FORCE OF WIND (1805)'

Details

Type: Vault
Position: Churchyard. 80yd E Old St Augustines church tower

People

Beaufort, Francis
Age: 83
Date of Death: 17/12/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral. Hydrographer
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Born 1774.
Recorder: Mr. C.G. Wood

JSON

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