Memorial: M5435

Wall tablet in Portsmouth Cathedral commemorating Elizabeth Kitson who was shipwrecked in 1836

Location

Cathedral of St Thomas of Canterbury, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'Sacred To The Memory of / John Sykes Kitson / Captain Royal Engineers / Who Died At Nassau N.P. / On The 14th Septr 1835 / Also of/ Elizabeth Kitson / Widow Of The Above / And Daughter Of / George Grant Esquire / Of This Town / Who / With Her Three Infant Children / Perished By Shipwreck / Near The Island Of Abaco / On Their Passage From The / Bahamas / About The 26th March 1836 / Her Sorrowing Family Erect This tablet / To Departed Worth'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: West Wall North end
Materials: Stone

People

Kitson, Elizabeth
Age:
Date of Death: 26/3/1836
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson

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