Wall tablet at Greyfriars churchyard, Edinburgh commemorating Captain Alexander Tod RN d. 1815
Location
Greyfriars churchyard, Edinburgh, Scotland
Transcript
'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / CAPT. ALEXR. TOD. R.N. / WHO DIED 1ST OF OCTOBER 1815 / AGED 84 / ALSO / CHARLOTTE HIS WIFE / WHO DIED FEBRUARY 22ND 1827 / AGED 67 / AND / ELIZA THEIR THIRD DAUGHTER / DIED ON THE 7TH JUNE 1848 / IN HER 56TH YEAR', 'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / ALEXANDER BRUERE TOD / OF THE H.E.C.C.S. / ELDEST SON OF THE LATE / CAPTN. ALEXANDER TOD ESQR. R.N. / DIED AT EDINBURGH / ON THE 20TH MARCH 1853 / AGED 69 / ALSO / CHARLOTTE BRUERE TOD / ELDEST DAUGHTER OF THE LATE / CAPTN ALEXR. TOD R.N. / DIED AT CLIFTON / 21ST FEBRUARY 1860 / AGED 73 / IF I MAY BUT TOUCH / HIS GARMENT I SHALL / BE WHOLE'
Details
Position: West yard extension
Materials: Sandstone
People
Age: 84
Date of Death: 1/10/1815
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Recorder: John Steele 1988