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
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:
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.
Bibliography: A.E. Daniell 'London Riverside Churches' (London, 1897) p. 131. 'Annual Register' 1839, vol. 81, p. 346.