Memorial: M5948

Memorial in Abney Park Cemetery, London dedicated to Henry Orfeur d. 1856 and John Orfeur d. 1862

Location

Abney Park Cemetery, Abney Park, London, England

Transcript

'The sea shall give up its dead', ' Sacred to the memory of Henry Orfeur, lost with all the crew, by the wreck of the schooner Invoice, in the Bristol Channel, Nov. 23, 1856, aged 23 years. Also John his brother, of the barque Geraldine, last heard of April 14, 1862, near the equator, aged 17 years'

Details

Vessel: Geraldine, Invoice

People

Orfeur, Henry
Age: 23
Date of Death: 23/11/1856
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Orfeur, John
Age: 17
Date of Death: 1862
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Rev. Thomas B. Barker 'Abney Park Cemetery' (London, 1869) p.28.

Also of John Orfeur. d. 1862
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