Memorial: M821

Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Captain William Forster d. 1852, and Captain George Forster d. 1836

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY / of / ANN / the beloved Wife of Peter Forster / who departed this Life Sept. 24th 1852 / Aged 45 Years / Also of Capt. WILLIAM of the / Brig Elizabeth of this Port / and son of the above who died in Old / Calabar August 16th 1852 and Interred / on the premises of Duke Ephraim / Aged 20 Years / PETER FORSTER died 26th July /1835, Aged 45 Years / CAPTAIN GEORGE FORSTER / of the Sir Walter Scott / who died 8th Septr. 1836, Aged 26 Years / Also PETER FORSTER / son of the above who departed...'

Details

Description: Headstone.
Type: Gravestone
Materials: Slate
Vessel: Elizabeth, Sir Walter Scott

People

Forster, William
Age: 20
Date of Death: 16/8/1852
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:
Forster, George
Age: 26
Date of Death: 8/9/1836
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 6, p. 223. Site in an old quarry next to Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, now St James's Park. Memorial sighted 2011 by B. Tomlinson.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
Photographer: B. Tomlinson 2011

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters