Memorial: M2921

Wall tablet at Church of St Andrew and St Mary, Langham, Norfolk commemorating Captain Frederick Marryat, RN d. 1848 and Lieutenant Frederick Marryat, RN d. 1847

Location

Church of St Andrew and St Mary, Langham, Norfolk, England

Transcript

SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN FREDERICK MARRYAT / R.N : C.B : F.R.S : / MEMBER OF THE LEGION OF HONOR / WHO DIED AT LANGHAM / AUGST. 9TH. 1848 AGED 56. / ALSO LIEUTT. / FREDERICK MARRYAT / R.N: LOST AT SEA IN THE AVENGER / DECR. 20TH. 1847 AGED 28. / ALSO FRANK MARRYAT DIED JULY 12TH. 1855 AGED 29.'

Details

Description: Tablet in white marble, decorative band towards the top, on two marble feet with black marble tablet as background.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
Vessel: Avenger

People

Marryat, Frederick
Age: 56
Date of Death: 1848
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN / Writer
Organisation: Royal Navy
Marryat, Frederick
Age: 28
Date of Death: 1847
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Captain Marryat was the inventor of a signal code and author of numerous novels and children’s books, including The Naval Officer (1829), The King’s Own (1830), Mr Midshipman Easy (1836), Masterman Ready (1841), The Children of the New Forest (1847) and Settlers in Canada (1844)

Marryat buried in the churchyard at Langham. Memorial - urn on plinth within posts and chains.

Captain Marryat's wife Catherine is buried at Wiveliscombe, Somerset.
Bibliography: Oliver Warner 'Captain Marryat, a Rediscovery' (London, 1953). David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 67.

Recorder: Geoffrey Turner
Photographer: Pippa Lacey

JSON

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