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Memorial: M1253

Memorial window in Holy Trinity Church, Barsham, Suffolk dedicated to Captain Maurice Suckling RN d. 1778; William Suckling, Comptroller of Customs d. 1798 and Captain Robert William Suckling RN d. 1881

Location

Holy Trinity Church, Barsham, Suffolk, England

Transcript

[Roundel A] 'In memory of / Maurice Suckling D.D. / Prebendary of Westminster, Rector of this Psh 1711-1730. Interred in ye / chancel 23 Sept. 1730 & of Anne his / widow, daughter of Sir Charles Turner / Bt. who died at Burnham Thorpe, / Norfolk, Jan 5, 1763, & liethe here / buried; & of their three children' [B] 'Maurice Suckling / Captn R.N.; M.P. for Portsmouth; / died 17th July 1778 aged 52. / William Suckling, Comptroller of Customs. Died Dec. 15, 1798 aged 68; both here buried' [Base panel] 'Catherine Suckling, baptised here May 27, 1725; / married at Beccles to the Revd. Edmund Nelson, / May 11, 1749; buried at Burnham Thorpe, / Dec 30, 1767 aged 42, she was the mother of / Admiral Lord Nelson who died in the / hour of Victory Oct. 21, 1805.' [C] 'To the glory of / God & the beloved memy / of the Revd. Horace Suckling / (grandson of the Revd. Maurice / Suckling D.D.); Rector of this Parish / 1767-1828; interred in this Church / Apl 12, 1828, aged 57; & of Catherine / his wife who died July 7, 1861 / & their six children.' [wreath] ' i. Horace / George Suckling / Died 6, Sept 1828 / aged 29 / ii. Elizabeth / wife of the/Revd J.W. Flavell / Died 30th July 1833 / aged 29 / iii. Revd Richard Randall Suckling/Died 28 March 1858 / aged 43 / iv. Henry Suckling / Died 28 March 1858 / aged 43 / [D] 'Robert William Suckling / Captain Royal Navy. / Died December 24, 1881 / aged 71 / [Base panel] 'Mary Anne Suckling / wife of / Lieutenant Colonel Edward Farrer Acton / of Gatacre Park Salop. Died July 7, 1890. / aged 81'

Details

Description: Window of two lights and one tracery light with inscribed roundels and heraldic shield on a background of clear glass quarries painted with honeysuckle (canting on the name Suckling).
Type: Window
Position: Nave South Wall
Materials: stone, glass; lead
Artists: F.C. Eden

Event

Seven Years' War

People

Suckling, Maurice
Age: 52
Date of Death: 14/7/1778
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Suckling, William
Age: 68
Date of Death: 15/12/1798
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Comptroller of Customs
Organisation:
Suckling, Robert William
Age: 71
Date of Death: 24/12/1881
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Window made for Captain Thomas Acton, grandson of the Revd. Horace Suckling, Rector of Barsham and Mrs Florence Suckling.

Bibliography: DOSSIER
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
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