Memorial at St Andrew’s Cathedral to the crew of the barque ‘Merlin’ of Sunderland, wrecked 1881
Location
St Andrews Cathedral, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Transcript
'ERECTED / BY / THE PUBLIC OF ST ANDREWS / IN MEMORY OF / THE CREW OF THE BARQUE MERLIN / OF SUNDERLAND / WHICH WAS WRECKED AT ST ANDREWS / ON THE 5TH OF MARCH 1881. / THE FOLLOWING ARE THE NAMES OF THE CREW / CAPT GRIFFITH LEWIS, AGED 41 YEARS / J.G. BROWN, AGED 28 YEARS / W. CARTY AGED 24 YEARS / BENJAMIN PITT AGED 64 YEARS / C. COULSON AGED 20 YEARS / JOHN NEAL AGED 26 YEARS / CUTHBERT DIXON AGED 24 YEARS / S. ROWE AGED 18 YEARS / CHARLES SWINNEY AGED 19 YEARS / R. HETHERINGTON AGED 19 YEARS / LYNN KLAAS POST AGED 39 YEARS'
Details
Description: Headstone with triangular top and elaborate pinnacle, as well as a Gothic influence in the design details, esp. around the 'shoulders'. Inscription incised, memorial painted in light grey.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Stone
Vessel: Merlin
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Stone
Vessel: Merlin
People
Brown, J. G.
Age: 28
Date of Death: 5/3/1881
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
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Carty, W.
Age: 24
Date of Death: 5/3/1881
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
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Coulson, C.
Age: 20
Date of Death: 5/3/1881
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
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Dixon, Cuthbert
Age: 24
Date of Death: 5/3/1881
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
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Hetherington, R.
Age: 19
Date of Death: 5/3/1881
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
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Lewis, Griffith
Age: 41
Date of Death: 5/3/1881
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:
Neal, John
Age: 26
Date of Death: 5/3/1881
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
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Pitt, Benjamin
Age: 64
Date of Death: 5/3/1881
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
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Post, Lynn Klaas
Age: 39
Date of Death: 5/3/1881
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
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Rowe, S.
Age: 18
Date of Death: 5/3/1881
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
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Swinney, Charles
Age: 19
Date of Death: 5/3/1881
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
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Age: 28
Date of Death: 5/3/1881
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Carty, W.
Age: 24
Date of Death: 5/3/1881
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Coulson, C.
Age: 20
Date of Death: 5/3/1881
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Dixon, Cuthbert
Age: 24
Date of Death: 5/3/1881
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Hetherington, R.
Age: 19
Date of Death: 5/3/1881
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Lewis, Griffith
Age: 41
Date of Death: 5/3/1881
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:
Neal, John
Age: 26
Date of Death: 5/3/1881
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Pitt, Benjamin
Age: 64
Date of Death: 5/3/1881
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Post, Lynn Klaas
Age: 39
Date of Death: 5/3/1881
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Rowe, S.
Age: 18
Date of Death: 5/3/1881
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Swinney, Charles
Age: 19
Date of Death: 5/3/1881
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
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