Wall tablet at St Mary’s Church, Portsmouth commemorating Captain William Shepheard RN d. 1819 and William Henry Shepheard d. 1822 in the loss of HMS ‘Confiance’
Location
St Mary's Church, Fratton Road, Portsmouth, England
Transcript
'Sacred / To The Memory / Of William Shepheard / A Captain In The Royal Navy / Who Departed This Life / The 15th Of December 1819 / Aged 73 Years / Also Of Ann Shepheard Wife Of The Above / Who Died The 16th Of December 1821 / Aged 51 Years / Whose Remains Are Deposited In A Vault / Near This Spot / And To The Memory Of Wm Henry Shepheard / Their Only Son / Who Perished In HMS Confiance / The 21st April 1822 / Aged 21 Years / Also Of Ann Eliza (? Hille? / Their Only Daughter / Who Died The 17th Of October 1838 / Aged 40 Years'
Details
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North porch
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Confiance
Position: North porch
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Confiance
People
Shepheard, William
Age: 73
Date of Death: 15/12/1819
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Shepheard, William Henry
Age: 21
Date of Death: 21/4/1822
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 73
Date of Death: 15/12/1819
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Shepheard, William Henry
Age: 21
Date of Death: 21/4/1822
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: The 'Confiance' was a brig sloop built at Rochester in August 1813 and wrecked off the Dutch coast 21 April 1822. This memorial is not in its original position as the date belongs to the medieval St Mary's Church which was rebuilt in 1843, which in its turn was demolished for the present St Mary's church in the 1880s. Other mememorials from the earlier churches have beeen saved, including a small remnant of the memorial to those lost at the sinking of The 'Royal George' at Spithead. Also in the church are several memorials erected in memory of ships crews who died during commissions abroad