Memorial: M557

Wall tablet at Greyfriars churchyard, Edinburgh commemorating Captain George James Hay RN d. 1862

Location

Greyfriars churchyard, Edinburgh, Scotland

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / COLONEL WILLIAM HAY / ELDEST SON OF / GENERAL SIR JAMES HAY K.C.H. / DIED 11TH APRIL 1844 AGED 54 / ALSO / IN MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN GEORGE JAMES HAY C.B. R.N. / SECOND SON / DIED 21ST OCTOBER 1862 AGED 66 / BLESSED ARE THE DEAD WHICH DIE IN THE LORD' REV XIV 13 / AND GEORGINA MIDDLETON WHITEFORD / WIDOW OF / CAPT GEORGE JAMES HAY C.B. R.N. / DIED 22ND DECEMBER 1887. / 'THEM ALSO WHICH SLEEP IN JESUS WILL GOD BRING WITH HIM' 1ST THESS. IV 14'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: East wall of church
Materials: Sandstone

People

Hay, George James
Age: 66
Date of Death: 21/10/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER
Recorder: John Steele 1988

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