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Memorial: M2709

Memorial at Hilton, Huntingdonshire commemorating Captain John Theed RN d. 1823

Location

Church of St Mary Magdalene, Hilton, Huntingdonshire, England

Transcript

‘SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / EDWARD THEED. ESQR. / OF THIS PLACE / AND OF / CRAFTON IN THE PARISH OF WING / BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. / UNOSTENTATIOUSLY BENEVOLENT / AND ESTEEMED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM. / HE DIED OCTR. 7TH A.D. 1835 / AGED 79. / HERE ALSO ARE DEPOSITED THE REMAINS OF / JANE, / WIFE OF THE ABOVE EDWARD THEED, ESQR. AND DAUGHTER OF J. SEARLE, A.M. / VICAR OF BUCKDEN IN THIS COUNTY. / HER LIFE WAS ONE / UNVARIED SCENE OF ACTIVE PIETY, / HER DEATH A SOURCE OF SORROW AND REGRET. / SHE DIED JANY. 31ST. A.D. 1821 / AGED 64. / ALSO / TO THE MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN JOHN THEED. R.N. / YOUNGEST SON OF THE ABOVE. / HE DIED / WHILE IN COMMAND OF H.M.S. TAMAR / AND WAS BURIED / AT PORT ROYAL IN JAMAICA / NOVR. 20TH. A.D. 1823 / AGED 30.’

Details

Description: Wall tablet. On the top, the family crest flanked by branches, below on the apron, a shield of arms. The inscription tablet is flanked by pilasters carved with inverted torches in relief and terminating in urns.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Interior
Materials: Stone
Vessel: HMS Tamar

People

Theed, John
Age: 30
Date of Death: 20/11/1823
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain
Organisation: Royal Navy

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