Memorial: M6398

Gravestone at St Cynbryd’s Church, Llanddulas commemorating Captain Hugh Evans d. 1878

Location

St Cynbryd's Church, Llanddulas, Conwy, Wales

Transcript

'In / memory of / CAPT. HUGH EVANS, / OF RHYD-Y-FOEL, / LLANDDULAS, / WHO WAS DROWNED ON / THE 22ND MARCH 1878, / AGED 40 YEARS. / HERE I DO AT ANCHOR LIE / WITH MANY OF MY FLEET / BUT ONCE MORE I MUST SAIL / MY SAVIOUR FOR TO MEET.', 'ALSO ELEANOR EVANS, BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED AUG. 28TH 1915 AGED 86 YEARS / AT ALPINE VILLA, COLWYN BAY / 'THE RIGHTEOUS HATH HOPE IN HIS DEATH' [Flat stone added below headstone] 'ALSO ELLEN BLANCHE DAVIES / NIECE OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED JUNE 8TH 1949 / AGED 84 YEARS / 'PEACE PERFECT PEACE'

Details

Description: Headstone shaped as piled rocks or boulders. Anchor with chain carved in relief.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Limestone conglomerate

People

Evans, Hugh
Age: 40
Date of Death: 22/3/1878
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Master
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