Wall tablet in St Mary’s Church, Wolborough, Devon commemorating Lieutenant Samuel Babb RN and others lost in the brig ‘Brothers’ 1817
Location
St Mary's Church, Wolborough, Devon, England
Transcript
'SACRED / To the Memory of / SAMUEL BABB, LIEUT. RN Aet 30 / and also of / JOHN BABB Merchant Aet 25. / Who, together with the whole crew of thirteen / souls were shipwrecked and drowned in the / brig Brothers off Castiglioncello near / Leghorn, March 6 1817 / "They were lovely and pleasant in their lives and in their death they were not divided" 2 Saml. 23'
Details
Description: A large flaming urn with scrolled shoulders set on a larger rectangular background. It rests on a concave bracket.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South wall
Materials: Marble
Artists: Coulman
Vessel: Brothers
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South wall
Materials: Marble
Artists: Coulman
Vessel: Brothers
People
Babb, Samuel
Age: 30
Date of Death: 6/3/1817
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Babb, John
Age: 25
Date of Death: 6/3/1817
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Merchant
Organisation: Unknown
Age: 30
Date of Death: 6/3/1817
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Babb, John
Age: 25
Date of Death: 6/3/1817
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Merchant
Organisation: Unknown