Memorial: M5761

Memorial at Cullen Old Kirk, Cullen, Scotland commemorating Rear Admiral James Oughton RN, d. 1832

Location

Cullen Old Kirk, Cullen, Moray Scotland

Transcript

“Sacred / to the memory of / Rear Admiral JAMES OUGHTON / who died in Cullen / the place of his nativity / on the 9th of June 1832. / Aged 71. // Here also lie / the remains of his father and mother. / JOHN OUGHTON and MARGARET WATT / likewise natives of Cullen. / The former of whom died in 1796. / and the latter in 1811."

Details

Description: White marble wall stone
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Graveyard wall
Materials: marble
Vessel: Sphinx, Isis, Windsor Castle, Leander

Event Date

French Revolutionary Wars

People

Oughton, James
Age: 71
Date of Death: 9/6/1832
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Photographer: P Lacey
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