Memorial: M2852

Memorial at Kingston Parish Church commemorating Captain Thomas Stopford RN d. 1824

Location

St Thomas Church, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Thomas STOPFORD Esqr., Late Commander of H.M.S. 'CARNATION', who departed this life on the 11th day of October 1824. Aged 32 years.' [In churchyard] 'Capt. Thomas STOPFORD, R.N., OB 10 Oct., 1824'

Details

Type: Wall monument
Materials: Marble
Artists: Richard Westmacott
Vessel: HMS Carnation

People

Stopford, Thomas
Age: 32
Date of Death: 11/10/1824
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London, 1875).

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