Tablet in St Mary’s Church, Wareham, Dorset, dedicated to Robert Carruthers d. 1799, Captain Ned Carruthers of the Royal Marines d. 1801, and Captain Walter Carruthers of the Royal Marines d. 1810
Location
St Mary's Church, Wareham, Dorset, England
Transcript
'IN MEMORY OF ROBERT CARRUTHERS SURGEON R.N. / AND THIRTY YEARS PRACTITIONER IN THIS BOROUGH / WHO DIED MAY 21 1799 AGED 81 YEARS / ALSO MRS ISABELLA CARRUTHERS WIFE OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED FEB 26 1786 AGED 39 YEARS / THEIR REMAINS ARE DEPOSITED IN THE CHURCH OF ST MARTIN'S / WITH FOUR INFANT CHILDREN / ALSO CAPTN NED CARRUTHERS R.M. / WHO WAS DROWNED IN HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP INVINCIBLE OFF YARMOUTH / MARCH 17 1801 AGED 36 YEARS / LIKEWISE LIEUT. CHARLES CARRUTHERS 26TH REGT. / WHO DIED IN ANTIGUA SEPT 28, 1804 AGED 19 YEARS / AND CAPTN WALTER STIRLING CARRUTHERS R.M. / WHO DIED IN HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP RODNEY / JUNE 13 1810 AGED 29 YEARS / SONS OF THE ABOVE'
Details
Vessel: HMS Rodney, HMS Invincible
People
Age: 81
Date of Death: 21/5/1799
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon
Organisation: Royal Navy
Carruthers, Ned
Age: 36
Date of Death: 17/3/1801
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Captain RM
Organisation: Royal Marines
Carruthers, Walter Stirling
Age: 29
Date of Death: 13/6/1810
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RM
Organisation: Royal Marines
Extra
Recorder: B. Tomlinson, 1981