Wall tablet in St Mary’s Church, Chigwell, dedicated to James Urmston d. 1815 and Captain George Constantine Urmston RN d. 1820
Location
St Mary's Church, Chigwell, Essex, England
Transcript
'TO THE MEMORY OF / JAMES URMSTON ESQR / (MANY YEARS A COMMANDER IN THE NAVAL SERVICE / OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY). ONE OF HIS MAJESTY'S JUSTICES OF THE PEACE / OF THIS COUNTY, / AND HIGH SHERIFF IN THE YEAR 1806. / HE DIED NOVEMBER 24TH 1815, AGED 65 YEARS. / DURING A LONG RESIDENCE IN THIS PARISH, / HIS BENEVOLENCE OF HEART AND URBANITY OF MANNERS / SECURED HIM UNIVERSAL RESPECT AND ESTEEM. / TO PERPETUATE HIS MEMORY AND AS A MARK OF FILIAL DUTY, / THIS MONUMENT IS INSCRIBED BY HIS ELDEST SON / SIR BRABAZON URMSTON. / ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF WILLIAM JOHN URMSTON, / WHO DIED JANUARY 10TH 1810, AGED 19 YEARS. / AND OF CAPTAIN GEORGE CONSTANTINE URMSTON, / A CAPTAIN IN THE ROYAL NAVY, WHO DIED JANUARY 9TH 1820, AGED 34 YEARS. / ALSO OF LEONORA MARIA, / WIFE OF CAPTAIN THOMAS L. PEAKE, R.N. / WHO DIED JUNE 30TH 1825 AGED 34 YEARS. / SONS AND DAUGHTER TO THE ABOVE JAMES URMSTON ESQRE.'
Details
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Tower, west wall
Materials: Stone
People
Age: 65
Date of Death: 24/11/1815
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander
Organisation: Bombay Marine
Urmston, George Constantine
Age: 34
Date of Death: 9/1/1820
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy