Memorial tablet at St Bartholomew’s Church, Rogate, West Sussex commemorating Vice-Admiral Charles Paget d. 1839, Horatio Henry Paget RN d. 1828 and Lieutenant Brownlow Henry Paget RN d. 1843
Location
St Bartholomew's Church, Rogate, West Sussex, England
Transcript
'TO THE MEMORY OF / VICE-ADMIRAL, THE HONBle SIR CHARLES PAGET / G.C.H./WHO DIED OF YELLOW FEVER ON THE 29TH JANUARY 1839 / IN THE 61ST YEAR OF HIS AGE / WHILST ON HIS PASSAGE IN H.M. STEAMER TARTARUS FROM PORT ROYAL TO BERMUDA / IN HIM HIS COUNTRY LOST ONE OF HER ABLEST SERVANTS, / AND HIS FAMILY THE KINDEST AND MOST AFFECTIONATE OF FRIENDS / HE DIED FEELING AT PEACE WITH HIS MAKER, AND IN CHARITY WITH ALL MEN. / 'BLESSED ARE THE DEAD WHICH DIE IN THE LORD.' / ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF FREDERICKA GEORGINA AUGUSTA, / DAUGHTER OF VICE HONBle SIR CHARLES AND / LADY PAGET / DIED AT FAIR OAK THE 12TH OF SEPTEMBER 1853 AGED 13 YEARS. / ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF HORATIO HENRY SON OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED AT SEA MIDSHIPMAN ON BOARD H.M.S. TALBOT / THE 28TH APRIL 1828 AGED 15 YEARS. / ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF LIEUT BROWNLOW HENRY R.N. SON OF SON OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED ON BOARD H.M.S. DUBLIN THE 18TH FEBY 1843 AGED 24 YEARS. / ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF ELIZABETH ARAMINTA, WIDOW OF SIR CHS PAGET / DIED AT FAIR OAK AUG 17TH 1843 AGED 56 YEARS.'
Details
Position: Sanctuary North Wall
Materials: Marble
Artists: J.F. Burgess
Vessel: HMS ‘Tartarus', HMS ‘Talbot'; HMS ‘Dublin'
People
Age: 60
Date of Death: 29/1/1839
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Vice-Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Paget, Horatio Henry
Age: 15
Date of Death: 28/4/1828
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Paget, Brownlow Henry
Age: 24
Date of Death: 18/2/1843
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
DOSSIER with photo.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)