Memorial: M3419

Wall tablet at St Mary’s, Tenby commemorating James Hungerford Morgan Lieutenant, Royal Marines d. 1851

Location

St Mary's Church, Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Transcript

'NEAR THIS SPOT ARE DEPOSITED THE REMAINS OF / JAMES HUNGERFORD MORGAN LIEUT. R.M. / AGED 63 / DURING MANY YEARS HE WAS A HIGHLY RESPECTED / MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION OF THIS BOROUGH. / OF WHICH HE WAS TREASURER AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH / APRIL 15TH 1851 / ALSO MARY MORGAN, (SISTER OF THE ABOVE) / WHO DIED AT TENBY JANRY. 28TH 1852 / AGED 62 / SHE FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS, AND REST IN / SURE AND CERTAIN HOPE OF A JOYFUL RESURRECTION'

Details

Description: Wall tablet, marble inscription on a slate base, an urn in relief above.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Nave
Materials: Slate, marble

People

Morgan, James Hungerford
Age: 63
Date of Death: 15/4/1851
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant
Organisation: Royal Marines

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 2018
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