Wall tablet in Church of St Mary Magdalene, Woodstock, Oxfordshire commemorating Captain James King RN d. 1784
Location
Church of St Mary Magdalene, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England
Transcript
'Near this Place are interred the Remains of JAMES KING / of SKELLANDs in the W. Riding of the Coy of YORK, D.D. and Dean of RAPHOE / who died Apr. 24th 1795; and of ANNE his wife, / Daughter and Coheiress of JOHN WALKER Esqr. of HUNGRIL in the same Riding / who died Novr 4th 1794: Both in the 81st Year of their Age / Their four surviving sons erected this MONUMENT / in pious remembrance of the best of PARENTS / and with grateful Acknowledgment to the Divine Providence / for the invaluable Blessings of their EXAMPLE & INSTRUCTION / And also to the Memory of their beloved BROTHER / JAMES KING Captn. in the Royal Navy L.L.D. & F.R.S. / The Friend & Colleague of Capt COOKE on his last Voyage round the WORLD / The History of which, from the time of the Death / of that celebrated NAVIGATOR. He wrote at WOODSTOCK / during the short intervals of his Retirement from the Publick Services of his Country / in which his laborious and almost uninterrupted Exertions / brought on a premature & deeply lamented Death / He died in the 32d Year of his Age 1784. / at NICE where He is interred'
Details
Materials: White marble
People
Age: 31
Date of Death: 1784
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Recorder: Mr E.F.J. Eustace