Memorial: M2892

Gravestone at Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man commemorating Paul Gelling d. 1834

Location

Old Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man

Transcript

'Here lie the Remains / of Paul Gelling of Douglas / Isle of Man, / who was unfortunately drowned / on his passage from Whitehaven / to the afore-said place the 21st / of October 1834 in the 56th / Year of his age / Tho' boreas blasts and neptunes waves / Have toss'd him to and fro / In spite of both by God's decree / He is harbour'd here below / Here at anchor he does sleep / With many of the fleet / Yet once again he will set sail / His Saviour Christ to meet'.

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Gelling, Paul
Age: 56
Date of Death: 21/10/1834
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: David Wilson 'Awful Ends: The Museum Book of Epitaphs' (London, 1992) pp. 39-40

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Maritime Memorials