Memorial: M4875

Memorial in St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk commemorating Rear-Admiral William Carthew, RN, d. 1827

Location

St Mary's Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / WILLIAM CARTHEW ESQUIRE / A REAR ADMIRAL IN THE ROYAL NAVY / MANY YEARS / A MAGISTRATE AND A DEPUTY LIEUTENANT / FOR THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK / HIS HONOURABLE USEFUL AND CHRISTIAN LIFE / WAS CLOSED / ON THE XXXI JULY MDCCXXVII / IN THE LXX YEAR OF HIS AGE. / HE WAS THE ELDEST SON OF THE / LATE THOMAS CARTHEW CLERK BY HIS FIRST / WIFE ELIZABETH / DAUGHTER AND COHEIRESS OF / THOMAS MORDEN CLERK ONLY BROTHER OF / SIR WILLIAM MORDEN HARBORD / BART. K.B'

Details

Description: Neo-classical wall tablet, anthemion acroteria, arms and crest above the inscription. Crossed palm branches on the apron.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: West end of South Aisle
Materials: Marble

People

Carthew, William
Age: 69
Date of Death: 31/7/1827
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Pippa Lacey; Dr Pieter van der Merwe
Photographer: Dr Pieter van der Merwe 2019

JSON

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