Memorial: M6057

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India, commemorating William Watts, HEIC, d. 1786

Location

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Here lie the remains of / Mr William Watts / Pilot in the Honourable Company's service / who died the 28th of July 1786, aged 34 years, / much regretted by all who knew him.'

Details

Vessel: Duchess

People

Watts, William
Age: 34
Date of Death: 28/7/1786
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Pilot
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.74.

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