Memorial: M5351

Wall tablet at Old Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man commemorating Thomas and James Cubbin d. 1868 following the loss of the ‘Serica’

Location

Old Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / THOMAS/AGED 11 YEARS AND 3 MONTHS, AND / JAMES / 1 YEAR AND 10 MONTHS, SONS OF THOMAS AND / MARY CUBBIN. THEY WERE DROWN'D IN EACH OTHERS / ARMS, IN THE SURF ON THE COAST OF MADAGASCAR, ON / THE 20TH MARCH 1868, AFTER ENDURING VERY GREAT / PRIVATION AND SUFFERINGS 11 DAYS IN A SMALL OPEN / BOAT, THROUGH THE FOUNDERING OF THE SHIP SERICA / AFTER AN AWFUL HURRICANE IN THE INDIAN SEA, / TEACH ME TO LIVE THAT I MAY DREAD / THE GRAVE AS LITTLE AS MY BED.'

Details

Description: A pediment with acroteria above the inscription.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Nave
Materials: White marble
Vessel: Serica

People

Cubbin, Thomas
Age: 11
Date of Death: 20/3/1868
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Cubbin, James
Age: 1
Date of Death: 20/3/1868
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:

Extra

Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters