Memorial: M1201

Headstone at St Nicholas’ Church, Ash, Kent commemorating Captain William Brett RN d. 1769

Location

St Nicholas' Church, Ash, Kent, England

Transcript

'In Memory of / WILLIAM BRETT Esq. / Captn. of the Royal Navy / late of Guilton in this PARISH / who died Jany 19: 1769: / aged 51 / Frances his Wife (who / erected this monument) died / Jany 11: 1773 aged 39 / W.F. Brett their son / died March ye 17, 1779 aged 23 / FRANCES their Daughter died July 14 1778 aged 23'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: Chancel, north wall
Materials: Black veined yellow marble, white marble

People

Brett, William
Age: 51
Date of Death: 19/1/1769
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER

Bibliography: J.R. Planche 'A Corner of Kent, or, some account of the parish of Ash-next-Sandwich, its historical sites and existing antiquities' (London,1864).
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

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