Memorial: M6218

Gravestone at Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon commemorating James Sowton d. 1786

Location

Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

Transcript

'In Memory / of JAMES SOWTON / Late Gunner in his Majesty's Navy / who departed this Life / October 11 1786 Aged 43 Years / Also of Peggy Sowton Daughter / of the above Aged 8 Months / And also of Peggy Sowton Second / Daughter of the above who departed / this life the 20th day of March 1790 / Aged Four Years.'

Details

Description: Headstone.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Slate

People

Sowton, James
Age: 43
Date of Death: 11/10/1786
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Gunner
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Now laid flat in a path

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