Headstone at Toxteth Park Cemetery commemorating Christopher Mill d. 1860 and Thomas Wheeler Mill d. 1885 in the loss of the telegraph ship ‘Magneta’
Location
Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of Christopher MILL, late Commander of the Screw Steam Ship 'PACTOLUS', who died during the passage from Alexandria to this port, on the 20th. March 1860, aged 40 years. Also of Thomas Wheeler, youngest son of the above, Chief Officer of the Telegraph Steamer 'MAGNETA', who was lost at sea, March 1885, aged 27 years'
Details
Type: Headstone
Position: M400
Vessel: Magneta, SS Pactolus
Position: M400
Vessel: Magneta, SS Pactolus
People
Mill, Christopher
Age: 40
Date of Death: 20/3/1860
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Mill, Thomas Wheeler
Age: 27
Date of Death: 3/1885
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Chief Officer
Organisation: Eastern Extension Australasian and China Telegraph Company, Ltd
Age: 40
Date of Death: 20/3/1860
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Mill, Thomas Wheeler
Age: 27
Date of Death: 3/1885
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Chief Officer
Organisation: Eastern Extension Australasian and China Telegraph Company, Ltd
Extra
Notes: 'Magneta' thought to have foundered in the Bay of Biscay.
Recorder: Martin Davies 1985
Recorder: Martin Davies 1985