Vessel Loss

Memorial: M6505

Memorial in the Cathedral, Port of Spain,Trinidad commemorating passenger, Lewis F. C, Johnston d. 1852 in the loss of RMS ‘Amazon’

Location

Cathedral, Port of Spain,Trinidad, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / Lewis F C Johnston Esqr / for many years / a judge of this island / who perished on his voyage / to Trinidad / in the Royal Mail Steam Ship / Amazon / on the 4th of January 1852 / Aged 64 years / (erected by his daughter).'

Details

Position: Interior
Vessel: SS Amazon

People

Johnston, Lewis F.C.
Age: 64
Date of Death: 4/1/1852
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation: Royal Mail Steam Packet Company

Extra

Notes: RMS 'Amazon' was destroyed by fire on her maiden voyage.

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