Wall tablet at St Hilda’s Church, South Shields commemorating Cuthbert Young d. 1835
Location
St Hilda's Church, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England
Transcript
'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / CUTHBERT YOUNG ESQUIRE / OF SOUTH SHIELDS / SHIP BUILDER AND SHIP OWNER / WHO DIED JUNE 24TH 1835 / AGED 70 YEARS / THOMAS, CUTHBERT AND JAMES YOUNG / SONS OF THE DECEASED / HAVE ERECTED THIS MONUMENT / AS A TRIBUTE OF THEIR AFFECTION / TO ONE OF THE BEST OF PARENTS / BLESSED ARE THE MEEK FOR THEY SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH / MATTHEW CH. 5 VERSE V / JAMES YOUNG, BORN 8TH AUG 1804, DIED 28TH AUG 1886 / ELIZABETH RELICT OF THE ABOVE DIED AUGUST 31ST 1846 AGED 85 YEARS'
Details
Description: Neo-classical memorial with relief of seated weeping female figure with an urn, below a willow tree.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South side of nave
Materials: Marble
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South side of nave
Materials: Marble
People
Young, Cuthbert
Age: 70
Date of Death: 24/6/1835
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ship builder; ship owner
Organisation:
Age: 70
Date of Death: 24/6/1835
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ship builder; ship owner
Organisation: