Memorial: M5367

Wall tablet in St Peter’s Church, Onchan, Isle of Man commemorating John Joseph Bacon d. 1809, shipowner

Location

St Peter's Church, Onchan, Isle of Man

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / JOHN JOSEPH BACON / ONLY SON OF JOSEPH AND GRAND SON OF / JOHN BACON OF STAWARD / IN NORTHUMBERLAND ESQUIRE / BORN 8TH JUNE 1728 / DIED 22ND APRIL 1809 / Multis ille Bonis flebilis occidit Horace / ALSO / TO THE MEMORY OF ANN, THE BELOVED WIFE / OF THE ABOVE JOHN JOSEPH BACON / AND DAUGHTER OF / THE LATE REVD. JOSEPH COSNAHAM / DEPARTED THIS LIFE /ON THE 27TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 1855 AGED 75 YEARS / Her children arise up and call her Blessed / SURELY THE THE CHRISTIANS LATTER END IS PEACE / NIGHT DEWS FALL NOT MORE GENTLY TO THE GROUND / NOR WEARY WORN OUT WINDS EXPIRE SO SOFT / R. BLAIR.'

Details

Description: Draped urn in relief above the inscription tablet. Inscription on a draped cloth. Bacon coat of arms below.
Type: Wall monument
Position: Nave
Materials: Marble

People

Bacon, John Joseph
Age:
Date of Death: 22/4/1809
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Shipowner
Organisation:

Extra

Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters