Vessel Loss

Memorial: M6483

Wall tablet in Tewkesbury, Gloucesteshire, dedicated to Kenelm Chandler d. 1809

Location

Abbey, Tewkesbury, Gloucesteshire, England

Transcript

'This tablet / is intended to record / the death of / KENELM CHANDLER ESQr / of His Majesty's civil service / in the Island of Ceylon, / which happened by shipwreck, / in the Indian Ocean / in the year 1809, / aged 34 years. / On a handsome tribute of respect / presented by his Brother Officers / he is described as / "A Character of invariable integrity / and benevolence" / ALSO is inscribed to the memory of his Father / CHARLES EDWARD CHANDLER ESQr / of this Borough,/ who died on the 18th December 1833, / in the 87th year of his age./ AND, of Mary, wife of the above named / CHARLES EDWARD CHANDLER / who died on the 6th of August 1827 / in the 77th year of her age.'

Details

Description: White marble tablet on a black base. At the top, an urn, to left and right, black marble opened curtains revealing the white tablet. A curved base below the tablet.


Type: Wall tablet
Position: Nave
Materials: Marble

People

Chandler, Kenelm
Age: 34
Date of Death: 1809
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Civil Servant
Organisation:

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