Memorial: M5520

Headstone at Arbroath Abbey commemorating John Simpson d. 1824

Location

Abbey, Arbroath, Angus, Scotland

Transcript

[Front] 'Erected by David Simpson / Ship Owner in Arbroath / and Jean Lyell his spouse / in memory of their son Joseph / who died 2nd December 1822 / Aged 17 years and John who / died at sea in November 1824 / in the 27 year of his age / David James Thomas and / Andrew survive this date' [Back] 'Nightly the wind's unkindly blast / Parched by the sun's director ray / The momentary glories waste, / The short lived beauties die away'

Details

Description: Carved with a cutter-rigged vessel above the verse. The inscriptions on both sides in cursive script.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Kirkyard
Materials: Sandstone

People

Simpson, John
Age: 27
Date of Death: 11/1824
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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