Memorial: M6095

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India commemorating Captain Richard Laws, d. 1834

Location

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

Transcript

'Beneath lie the remains of / Captain Richard L. Laws / late commander of the ship 'Dunvegan Castle'; / who died 2d August 1834 aged 39 years, 7 months / leaving a wife and 4 children to lament the / untimely loss of an affectionate husband and a / fond father. This Monument is erected / by his afflicted widow.'

Details

Vessel: Dunvegan Castle

People

Laws, Richard L.
Age: 39
Date of Death: 2/8/1832
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.114.

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