Memorial: M5868

Wall tablet in memory of Charles Taylor d. 1818 in Youlgreave, Derbyshire.

Location

All Saints Church, Youlgreave, Derbyshire, England

Transcript

'In memory of / Charles Taylor, Esq. / Surgeon in the Royal Navy; son of / John and Elizabeth Taylor, / of Stanton in this parish: / being appointed / Surgeon, Mineralogist, and Botanist / to the first Sierra Leone Company / he travelled through various parts / of Africa / in search of knowledge; / and returned in MDCCXCII/ amply rewarded, / to his native country, / which he continued to serve / with fidelity / to the day of his death, / the XXVIII of November MDCCCXVIII, in the LVI year of his age.'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Interior
Materials: Marble
Artists: Watson

People

Taylor, Charles
Age: 56
Date of Death: 28/11/1818
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon; explorer
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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