Memorial: M5646

Gravestone at St Oswald’s Church, Filey commemorating William and Elizabeth Agar d. 1839

Location

St Oswald's Church, Filey, North Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'In memory / OF / WILLIAM AGAR / MASTER MARINER / AGED 28 YEARS / AND ELIZABETH HIS WIFE / AGED 27 YEARS / who were lost on their passage from London to / Shields during a severe gale / on the 7th January 1839'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Sandstone

People

Agar, William
Age: 28
Date of Death: 7/1/1839
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:
Agar, Elizabeth
Age: 27
Date of Death: 7/1/1839
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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