Memorial at All Saints Church, Freethorpe, Norfolk commemorating Captain Robert Walpole, Master, HEIC d. 1798
Location
All Saints Church, Freethorpe, Norfolk, England
Transcript
'Near this place are deposited the remains of the Honourable Richard Walpole, the proprietor of the great tythes of this parish and Lord of the Manor of Freethorpe with the members. He was the third son of the late Horatio Lord Walpole of Wolterton in this county and departed this life on the 18th of August, 1798 Aged 69 years, sincerely and deservedly lamented by his family and friends to whose memory, his affectionate wife Margaret has erected this stone'
Details
Vessel: HEIC Houghton
People
Walpole, Richard
Age: 69
Date of Death: 18/8/1798
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master HEIC
Organisation: Honourable East India Company
Age: 69
Date of Death: 18/8/1798
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master HEIC
Organisation: Honourable East India Company
Extra
Bibliography: 'Biographical Memoir of the Late Honourable Captain Richard Walpole, Commander of the Houghton East Indiaman', 'Naval Chronicle' vol.14, pp. 89-101 (London, 1805).