Memorial at St Illtud’s Church, Pembrey, Carmarthenshire commemorating casualties of the wreck of ‘La Jeune Emma’ in 1828 the ‘Brothers’ lost in 1835 and the ‘Pickering Dodge’ lost 1839
Location
St Illtud's Church, Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Transcript
'SACRED / to the memory of Lt. Col. COQUELIN / aged 45 Years / And ADELINE his daughter aged 12 Yr / Both natives of France / who lost their lives by the wreck of the / ship La Jeune Emma on Cefn sidon Sand / as they were returning home from MARTINIQUE / in the West Indies and were interred in this ground / on 25th Novr. 1828. / The above named Lady was Niece to Josephine, Consort / of that renowned Individual / NAPOLEON BUONAPARTE. / The captain CHACELOT DE CHATILLON, and five seamen / also perished in the same Shipwreck / and were buried near this place. / In Decr. 1835 was wrecked the ship Brothers of Liverpool / from BAHIA on Cefn sidon Sand which also caused the death / of five persons who are buried here. / In July 1839 the ship Pickering Dodge of Boston AMERICA / was driven on the same Sand by which several Seaman lost / their lives Thomas Sweet, Jacob Winter & Luther Goldwright / were buried in this ground. / For particulars see the Parish Registers'
Details
Type: Gravestone
Position: South wall
Materials: Slate
Vessel: La Jeune Emma, Pickering Dodge
People
Age: 12
Date of Death: 11/1828
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Coquelin, Coquelin
Age: 45
Date of Death: 11/1828
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
de Chatillion, Chacelot
Age:
Date of Death: 11/1828
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:
Goldwright, Luther
Age:
Date of Death: 1839
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation:
Sweet, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 7/1859
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation:
Winters, Jacob
Age:
Date of Death: 1839
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation:
Extra
Recorder: David Saunders 1983, Gail Thomas 2011
Photographer: Gail Thomas