Wall tablet in St James’s Church, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, commemorating Charles Edward Rushworth d. 1877
Location
St James's Church, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, England
Transcript
'In . Memory . of / . EDWARD . EVERARD . RUSHWORTH . / D.A.V. A.M.G. / . LIEUT . GOVERNOR . OF . JAMAICA . / . ELDEST . SON . OF . / . CHARLES . POWLETT AND MARY . ELIZABETH . RUSHWORTH . / . OF . FARRINGFORD . FRESHWATER . / . BORN . AUGST . 23RD . 1818: / . DIED . AUGST . 10TH . 1877 . AT . SHORTWOOD . JAMAICA . / . AND . AMELIA . ADELAIDE . HIS . WIFE . / . DAUGHTER . OF . HORATIO . NELSON . DE LESDERNIERS . ESQR . / : OF VAUDREUIL: LOWER . CANADA . / . DIED . AUGST . 20TH . 1867: / . THIS . TABLET . IS . ERECTED . BY . THEIR . DAUGHTER . / . ROSAMOND . LINDA . / . WIFE . OF . REVD. CECIL .EVAN . SMITH . RECTOR . OF . TITSEY: SURREY . / ALSO IN MEMORY OF HER BROTHER / . CHARLES . EDWARD . RUSHWORTH . / . MIDSHIPMAN . H.M.S. AGINCOURT . / . BORN . AUGST . 6TH . 1859 . / . ACCIDENTALLY . DROWNED . IN . BESIKA . BAY . DEC.21ST . 1877 . / . WHILE . SAVING . THE . LIFE . OF . A . MEMBER . OF . THE . CREW .'
Details
Position: Chancel, south wall
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Agincourt
People
Age:
Date of Death: 21/12/1877
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)