Memorial: M4246

Monument in St Dunstan’s Church, Stepney, London commemorating Joseph Somes, d. 1845

Location

St Dunstan's Church, Stepney, London, England

Transcript

‘Joseph Somes Esquire / Member of Parliament for Dartmouth / [ended] this life June XXV MDCCCXLV / in the LVII year of his age / [through] arduous application of a powerful mind / [he] raised himself to the position / [of the] most extensive ship owner / [of this] great commercial country / [an] unexpected internal malady / [brought on] by over exertion in his many duties / removed him from this world / in a few hours / Maria Somes / [his unfortunate] widow has erected this tablet / in memory of him / so dearly loved and valued / Annery North Devon July XXVI MCMXI / Teach us to number our days that we apply our heart unto wisdom. Psalm XX verse xii.’

Details

Description: A big neo-gothic epitaph with a relief of a maritime scene below the inscription tablet showing a ship in full sail off a port. Coat of arms above the inscription.
Type: Monument
Position: Behind the organ
Materials: Marble

People

Somes, Joseph
Age: 57
Date of Death: 1845
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Ship owner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Nikolaus Pevsner 'Buildings of England: London except the cities of London and Westminster' vol.ii (Harmondsworth, 1969).
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters