Memorial: M6082

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India commemorating Richard Welsh, d. 1813

Location

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Mr Richard Welsh, / 1st Officer of the country ship Eliza obit 31st / March 1813, Aetat 23 years'

Details

Vessel: Eliza

People

Welsh, Richard
Age: 23
Date of Death: 31/3/1813
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: 1st Officer
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Country ships were privately owned vessels trading in the coastal waters of India and neighbouring countries. From 1790 they operated under license from the East India Company. Welsh died of injuries sustained as a result on the explosion of three barrels of gunpowder on 19 March 1813.

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1851) p.98.

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Maritime Memorials