Memorial: M2516

Obelisk in Borough Cemetery, Harwich, Essex, commemorating George Bridge Waights d. 1817

Location

Borough Cemetery, Harwich, Essex, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / GEORGE BRIDGE WAIGHTS / LATE MASTER MARINER OF THIS PORT / HE COMMENCED THE VOYAGE OF LIFE / 11th JANUARY 1817 / AND ENTERED THE HAVEN OF REST / 8th MAY 1860 / HE WAS MANY YEARS A MEMBER OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THIS BOROUGH'

Details

Description: Surrounded by wrought iron railings with fleur de lis finials.
Type: Obelisk
Position: Area C 3rd on right of main path
Materials: Sandstone

People

Waights, George Bridge
Age:
Date of Death: 8/5/1860
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: M.E. Manton 1997

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