Memorial: M5828

Gravestone at Tynemouth Priory commemorating William George Richardson d. 1813

Location

Tynemouth Priory, Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory / OF / WILLIAM GEORGE RICHARDSON / LATE OF PERCY STREET NORTH SHIELDS / Master Mariner / WHO WITH HIS WHOLE CREW / CONSISTING OF 13 PERSONS / PERISHED IN A STORM AT SEA NEAR HOWICK / On the 18th Day of February 1813 / IN THE 20TH YEAR OF HIS AGE / At this early Period of Life / With a Mind adorned / By useful Knowledge, strict Integrity / And virtuous Principles / He uniformly displayed / The manly Spirit and firm Intrepidity / Of a genuine British Seaman. / With humble Christian Resignation / To the will of Divine Providence / His afflicted Father and Mother / To convey to posterity ...'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Sandstone

People

Richardson, William George
Age: 20
Date of Death: 18/2/1813
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters