Window in St Peter’s Church, Willersey, Gloucestershire commemorating Charles Hand and other members of his family who died in the loss of the SS ‘Spartan’ 1862
Location
St Peter's Church, Willersey, Gloucestershire, England
Transcript
'In Memory of Charles Augustus Hand, Captain in the 63rd Regt. aged 30, Philippa Chollet Hand, his wife, aged 22, and Philippa Worgan Hand, their only child, aged 2 years 3 months, who perished together in a storm at sea on Feb. 11th 1862. The Rector of this parish, John Hartland Worgan, father of Philippa Chollet Hand, erected this window'
Details
Type: Window
Vessel: SS Spartan
Vessel: SS Spartan
People
Hand, Charles Augustus
Age: 30
Date of Death: 11/2/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Hand, Philippa Worgan
Age: 2
Date of Death: 11/2/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Hand, Philippa Chollet
Age: 22
Date of Death: 11/2/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Age: 30
Date of Death: 11/2/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Hand, Philippa Worgan
Age: 2
Date of Death: 11/2/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Hand, Philippa Chollet
Age: 22
Date of Death: 11/2/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Extra
Notes: SS 'Spartan' a military transport carrying military stores from Falmouth to Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Bibliography: '(Halifax) Chronicle Herald' (25 March 1862).
Bibliography: '(Halifax) Chronicle Herald' (25 March 1862).