Memorial at St Leonard’s Church, Bengeo, Hertfordshire commemorating Admiral Thomas Gosselin d. 1813
Location
St Leonard's Church, Bengeo, Hertfordshire, England
Transcript
'IN MEMORY OF / JOSHUA GOSSELIN / OF GUERNSEY / DIED MAY 27 1813 AGED 73 / THOMAS LE MARCHANT GOSSELIN / OF BENGEO HALL / SENIOR ADMIRAL OF HER MAJESTY'S NAVY / DIED NOV 27 1857 AGED 92 / ALSO SARAH HIS WIFE / DAUGHTER OF J R HADSLEY OF WARE PRIORY / DIED NOV 20 1815 AGED 39 / MARTIN HADSLEY GOSSELIN / OF WARE PRIORY / DIED OCT 8 / 1868 AGED 55' [Rest of inscription unclear].
Details
Description: Cross, inscription in lead lined letters on the stepped plinth.
Type: Cross
Position: Churchyard near north wall of church
Materials: Stone
Type: Cross
Position: Churchyard near north wall of church
Materials: Stone
People
Gosselin, Thomas Le Marchant
Age: 92
Date of Death: 27/11/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 92
Date of Death: 27/11/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Funeral hatchment inside church. The Admiral's arms as follows- Shield: Gules a chevron between three crescents ermine. Crest: A blackamoor's head in profile proper, wreathed at the temples with ribbons argent and gules tied behind the head, and a gold earring pendant from the earlobe. Mantling: Gules and argent.
Recorder: Friends of St Leonard's Church, Bengeo 2005
Recorder: Friends of St Leonard's Church, Bengeo 2005