Memorial: M5863

Wall tablet at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Cosgrove commemorating Admiral Sir Robert Moorsom d. 1835

Location

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Cosgrove, Northamptonshire, England

Transcript

'TO THE MEMORY / OF SIR ROBERT MOORSOM, K.C.B. / ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE SQUADRON / OF THE FLEET; / WHO DIED 14TH APRIL 1835, IN HIS 75TH YEAR.'

Details

Description: Carved with a weeping willow.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Chancel North wall
Materials: Marble
Artists: M.W. Johnson

People

Moorsom, Robert
Age: 75
Date of Death: 14/4/1835
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Blue
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Brian S.H. Egan 'Signed Monuments in the Church of St Pater and St Paul, Cosgrove, Northamptonshire', 'Newsletter, Church Monuments Society' vol. 24, No 1, Summer 2008, p. 13.

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