Memorial: M5554

Wall memorial in St Mary’s Church, Merton, London, England commemorating Rear-Admiral Isaac Smith d. 1827

Location

St Mary's Church, Merton, London, England

Transcript

[Within wreaths above] 'REAR ADM / ISAAC SMITH / OBIT 2 JULY 1831 / AET 78', 'ISAAC / CRAGG SMITH / OBIT 7 DEC 1831 / AET 38', 'CAROLINE / CRAGG SMITH / OBIT 4 DEC 1823 / AET 30', 'CHAS. SMITH / OBIT 6 SEPT 1827 / AET 72', 'SACRED TO THE MEMORY / OF / THOSE WHOSE REMAINS ARE DEPOSITED IN THE FAMILY VAULT / ADJOINING THE CHANCEL OF THE CHURCH / THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY / MRS ELIZABETH COOK / WIDOW OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK THE CIRCUMNAVIGATOR /I N AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE / OF THE MANY ESTIMABLE QUALITIES OF HER DEPARTED RELATIVES'[Behind figure and partially obscured] 'THY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH'

Details

Description: A kneeling classically draped figure, indicates the anchor behind.
Type: Wall memorial
Materials: Marble
Artists: R. J. Wyatt

People

Smith, Isaac
Age: 72
Date of Death: 6/9/1827
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Isaac Smith was a midshipman in 'Endeavour'. Cousin of Captain James Cook's wife Elizabeth.
Bibliography: www.stmarysmerton.org.uk
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters