Monument at St Gallgo’s Church, Llanallgo, Anglesey commemorating those lost in the wreck of the ‘Royal Charter’ in 1859

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St Gallgo's Church, Llanallgo, Anglesey, Wales

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[Front] 'This monument has been erected by public subscription to the memory of those who perished in the wreck of the Royal Charter off Moelfre on the coast of Anglesey on her passage from Australia to England Wednesday the 26th day of October AD 1859' [Reverse] 'There lie in this churchyard the remains of 140 of the sufferers and 45 in the churchyard of Penrhos Lligwy all of whom were buried by the pious and charitable incumbent the Rev. Stephen Roose Hughes and his brother the Rev. Hugh Robert Hughes' [East] 'The remains of many of the sufferers lie near the following churches Llanallgo, Llannigrorg, Penrhos Lligwy, Llanwenllwyfa, Llanfair, Malhafarn, Eithali and Llanbedregoch Pentraeth and Llanddona Amlwch. [West] 'The Royal Charter steam clipper of 2710 to burthen sailed from Melbourne Australia Aug 16th AD 1859 bound for Liverpool having on board 324 passengers besides a crew of 103'

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