Memorial: M5593

Gravestone at Priory Church, Porchester, Hampshire, commemorating Thomas Goble d. 1869

Location

Priory Church, Porchester, Hampshire, England

Transcript

Gravestone] 'In Memory of / Mary Eliza / the Wife of / Thomas Goble / died April 8th 1869 / Aged 60 / Also / Thomas Goble Esq. / who died Dec.5th 1869 / Aged 89' [Recent plaque on grave] 'BENEATH THIS SPOT / LIE THE EARTHLY REMAINS OF / THOMAS GOBLE ESQUIRE (1780-1869) / SOMETIME SEAMAN, CLARK, MASTER'S MATE, / PURSER AND ADMIRAL'S SECRETARY / IN HIS MAJESTY KING GEPRGE'S NAVY, / TOGETHER WITH THOSE OF / HIS BELOVED WIFE OF FORTY-SEVEN YEARS, / MARY ELIZABETH, NEE GOODEVE (1801-1869). / DURING THE ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN / THE BRITISH FLEET AND THE COMBINED FLEETS / OF FRANCE AND SPAIN OFF CAPE TRAFALGAR / ON THE TWENTY-FIRST OF OCTOBER 1805, / AS A MASTER'S MATE ABOARD NELSON'S FLAGSHIP, / THE VICTORY, AND FOLLOWING THE DEATHS OF / THE ADMIRAL'S SECRETARY, JOHN SCOTT, AND / THOMAS WHIPPLE, CLARK TO CAPTAIN HARDY / THOMAS GOBLE WAS CALLED UPON / FOR A SHORT SPACE OF TIME / TO BECOME THE LAST SECRETARY TO / VICE ADMIRAL LORD NELSON, / AND SECRETARY TO HIS FLEET.'

Details

Description: Gothic headstone with pillar either side.
Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Marble

Event

Battle of Trafalgar,

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Goble, Thomas
Age: 89
Date of Death: 8/4/1869
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Purser
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Recent plaque added by the 1805 Club.

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters