Memorial: M5424

Memorial at St Clement’s Church, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating John Woollward, d. 1708

Location

St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Here lyeth the Body / of JOHN WOOLLWARD the / Master of the Wherry / Who Departed this Life / the 16th day of July Being / struck dead in a Moment / by the Lightning and Thunder / aged 36 years Anno Dom 1708 / Also of JAMES WOOLWARD Grandson of the above said J.W. / who died the 19th of Octr 1802 / Aged 63 years'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard

People

Woollward, John
Age: 36
Date of Death: 1708
Cause of Death: Struck by lightning
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Recorded by the Rev. Francis Haslewood 1883. Transcript in Suffolk Record Office.

JSON

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