Memorial: M5091

Memorial at St Anne’s Church, Killough, County Down commemorating Killaly Musgrave and Aaron Bellingham d. 1836

Location

St Anne's Church, Killough, County Down, Northern Ireland

Transcript

'Here lieth the bodies of KILLALY WILLIAM MUSGRAVE aged 19 years and AARON BELLINGHAM aged 27 years, mate, son, and son-in-law to the late William Musgrave Civil Engineer to the Port and Harbour of the City of Waterford together with the Captain and the rest of the crew of that ill-fated vessel the 'Menapia' of Waterford which was lost on the rocks of St John's Point on the night of the 13th December 1836 not one surviving to tell the melancholy tale.'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: Menapia

People

Bellingham, Aaron
Age: 27
Date of Death: 13/12/1836
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Mate
Organisation: Unknown
Musgrave, Killaly William
Age: 19
Date of Death: 13/12/1836
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

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