Memorial: M5632

Headstone at St Mary’s Church, Whitby commemorating lifeboatman William Storr d. 1861

Location

St Mary's Church, Whitby, North Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'ERECTED / IN REMEMBRANCE OF / WILLIAM STORR / WHO WAS DROWNED / WITH ELEVEN OTHERS / BY THE UPSETTING OF THE / LIFE BOAT AT WHITBY / FEBRUARY 9TH 1861 / AND INTERRED HERE / THE 12TH... / AGED 45 YEARS / ALSO JANE HIS WIFE / WHO DIED SEPT...1856 [?]/AGED 28 [?] YEARS'

Details

Description: Headstone with a draped urn above the inscription. Worn down the right hand side. Now propped against the side of the church, its original site possibly lost due to cliff erosion.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Sandstone

People

Storr, William
Age: 45
Date of Death: 9/2/1861
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Life boat crew
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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