Memorial: M1801

Memorial at St Luke’s Church, Chelsea commemorating John Woolley, John Wells Lambe and William Bruce d. 1839 in boat accidents

Location

St Luke's Church, Chelsea, London, England

Transcript

'John Woolley, John Wells Lambe and William Bruce who were drowned opposite this church through the swamping of their boat in a squall of wind'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: South wall

People

Bruce, William
Age: 29
Date of Death: 20/6/1839
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Baker
Organisation:
Lambe, John Wells
Age: 29
Date of Death: 20/6/1839
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: dressing case maker
Organisation:
Woolley, John
Age: 35
Date of Death: 20/6/1839
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Reproduces the text on a gravestone, now lost.
Bibliography: A.E. Daniell 'London Riverside Churches' (London, 1897) p. 131. 'Annual Register' 1839, vol. 81, p. 346.
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