Memorial: M662

Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, commemorating Captain Thomas Forshaw d. 1855

Location

Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain Thomas Forshaw drowned October 1855 with the upsetting of a boat whilst attempting to land off Lagos, West Coast of Africa age 51'

Details

People

Forshaw, Thomas
Age: 51
Date of Death: 10/1855
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 8, p. 685. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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Maritime Memorials