Wall tablet in St Mary’s Church, Totnes, Devon commemorating William Harvey Hooper, RN d. 1833
Location
St Mary's Church, Totnes, Devon, England
Transcript
'In Memory of / WILLIAM HARVEY HOOPER / (OF THE ROYAL NAVY) / SECRETARY OF THE ROYAL HOSPITAL GREENWICH, / SECOND SON OF THOMAS HOOPER, OF THIS TOWN, / HE SERVED IN THE EXPEDITION EMPLOYED IN THE CAPTURE / OF JAVA; AND IN FOUR VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY IN THE / POLAR SEAS UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN PARRY, / DIED AT PAIGNTON NOV 8TH 1833 AET 41. / HIS REMAINS ARE INTERRED IN THIS CHURCHYARD / Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace. / Luke ii 20'
Details
Description: Rectangular tablet with moulded cornice and plain pediment on a black marble ground which stands on two brackets
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South aisle south wall
Materials: Marble
Artists: Blackler
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South aisle south wall
Materials: Marble
Artists: Blackler
People
Hooper, William Harvey
Age: 41
Date of Death: 8/11/1833
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Purser
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 41
Date of Death: 8/11/1833
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Purser
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: DOSSIER. Removed from north chapel in 1896
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)