Memorial: M6091

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India commemorating George Humphreyes, d. 1816

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / Mr George Humphreyes, / a native of Newington in Kent / and Branch Pilot in the H.C. Marine / who departed this life 29 April 1816 / aged 48 years. / This stone what few marble can, may truly say, here lies an honest man.'

Details

People

Humphreyes, George
Age: 48
Date of Death: 29/4/1816
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Branch Pilot
Organisation: Bengal Pilot Service

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.112.

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