Memorial: M5491

Gravestone at Irvine Parish Church , North Ayrshire commemorating James Niven RN d. 1812

Location

Parish Church, Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland

Transcript

Gravestone erected by David Niven, ship-carpenter, and his wife to their son James, a naval officer who perished on the African coast, 5th December 1812. 'Stand still, all passengers that pass by, / With mourning parents drop a tear; / Behold our sorrow for a son / we loved so tenderly and dear / But called from his native home, / And on a strange and foreign shore, / To pay the tribute due to death, / But hopes to meet to part no more'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Niven, James
Age:
Date of Death: 5/12/1812
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Not the Lieutenant James Niven commissioned in 1808, probably a warrant officer.
Bibliography: Rev. Charles Rogers 'Monuments and Monumental Inscriptions in Scotland' (vol i, 1871)

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