Gravestone at St Ninian’s Church, Portpatrick commemorating John McCormack d. 1845 and other members of his family
Location
St Ninian's Church, Portpatrick, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Transcript
'Erected / by / Andrew McCormack /', 'to the / Memory/ of / His Father / JOHN McCORMACK / Master Mariner / who died 25th August 1845 aged 71 years. / And his brother / ROBERT McCORMACK / Who was drowned 15th September 1859 aged 56 years. / Brother Seaman, pass not by, my shattered Hull lies here, / My Anchor`s cast, when next its weigh`d new rigg`d I shall appear / But tho` I`m shipwrecked in the tomb, my Hull thus cast away, / I only wait to know my doom until the Judgment day. / ANDREW McCORMACK / Died in Liverpool 16th June 1850 aged 41 years. / SARAH GIBSON / wife of the above John McCormack / who ?died 1st March 1870 aged 95 years. / [NB Last line eroded and text uncertain.]
Details
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Sandstone
People
Age: 71
Date of Death: 25/8/1845
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
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