Memorial: M6092

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India commemorating Captain Charles Grey, d. 1835

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / Captain Charles Gray, / of the Country Service, who departed this life 2nd / January 1835, aged 45 years. / This stone is erected by a sincere and / attached friend.'

Details

People

Gray, Charles
Age: 45
Date of Death: 2/1/1835
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Country ships were privately owned vessels trading in the coastal waters of India and neighbouring countries. From 1790 they operated under license from the East India Company.

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.113.

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