Memorial: M2274

Wall tablet in Church of St Mary Magdalene, Gillingham, Kent, commemorating John Stover, HEIC d. 1815

Location

Church of St Mary Magdalene, Gillingham, Kent, England

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / I. STROVER ESQ. / FORMERLY COMMR OF THE ESSEX E.I.S. & SUPR OF THE WEST I.D. EST AT BLACKWALL / OB: 27 OCT 1815 AET.63 / HE WAS LORD OF THE MANOR OF WEST-COURT IN THIS PARISH / ALSO OF HIS BELOVED WIFE / MARY DUDLEY / WHO ONLY SURVIVED HIM 16 DAYS; / THEIR REMAINS ARE DEPOSIT'D IN THE FAMILY VAULT / BENEATH THIS STONE / ERECTED BY THEIR ONLY SURVIVING SON / COLONEL S R STROVER E.I.S.'

Details

Description: Urn with willow branches.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Nave
Materials: White marble
Vessel: HEIC Essex

People

Strover, John
Age: 63
Date of Death: 27/10/1815
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master HEIC
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

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